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Experts Dave Weisberger, Peter Tchir, and David Duong discussed the global economy, cryptocurrency markets, and recent key news topics. Academy Securities Macro Strategist Peter Tchir noted that Bitcoin has shown strong consolidation recently despite sharp sell-offs in semiconductor and AI stocks. Stating that capital withdrawn from the technology sector is beginning to shift back into crypto ETFs, Tchir said: “I think the group of investors stuck in AI and semiconductor trading may turn back to crypto. Bitcoin’s resilience despite the MicroStrategy news is quite positive. I would be concerned if the price dropped below $58,000, but given the current structure,…

Ampleforth, a DeFi protocol governed by FORTH token holders, saw Proposal 54 canceled on-chain before its voting window opened. The proposal would have transferred 2.5 million $USDC to its author, but Tally records zero votes and lists the cancellation block before the scheduled voting-start block. No transfer executed. The author presented the payment as a retrospective grant for Observatory for SPOT, a public, open-source analytics interface for the AMPL and SPOT ecosystem. The proposal called the tool completed, independent and unofficial, and its sole executable action directed the $USDC to proposing wallet 0x730C…dd82. A Sept. 15, 2026 treasury dashboard snapshot…

A Nine-Day Run Comes to an End The party lasted nine trading sessions starting August 17, when U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) pulled in fresh money every single day (swelling to roughly $3.04 billion before it broke). On August 28, $202 million in net outflows made their way out of the funds, snapping the streak. That nine-day tally had already pushed combined bitcoin ETF assets past a milestone few expected this fast. Bitcoin.com News reported the group crossed $100 billion in net assets on August 27, with Blackrock’s Ishares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) adding $277.6 million in a single day,…

Cryptocurrency research company 10x Research has analyzed Cardano’s ($ADA) recent rise and stated that current data may indicate a bottoming out in price. According to 10x Research, $ADA is trading above both its 7-day and 30-day moving averages. Cardano’s price has risen by approximately 20.8% in the last week, largely driven by purchases from large investors. The research firm noted that whale wallets accumulated over 240 million $ADA in just five days. The continued buying by large investors as the price rises was considered a significant bullish signal by 10x Research. Technical and regulatory developments within the Cardano ecosystem were…

Italy’s central bank, Banca d’Italia, ordered mandatory sanctions screening for cryptocurrency transfers to help curb illicit flows across the EU. The bank said that crypto asset service providers (CASPs) must put policies and internal controls in place to enforce EU financial sanctions when processing crypto transfers, according to a Monday announcement. The central bank said that CASPs should strive to ensure adequate controls to identify customers and transactions linked to sanctioned entities. Cryptocurrencies are increasingly being used by Iranian and Russian entities alike to avoid financial sanctions. The Russian ruble-backed A7A5 stablecoin processed $110 billion in cumulative transactions between February…

The group of Bitcoin miners that have stopped hashing entirely to focus on something else, in most cases, AI, continues to receive more entrants. To them, power is now worth more AI tenants than whatever is coming from the Bitcoin Network. Keel hits zero, Core Scientific pays to quit The clearest sign of a full exit came from Keel (NASDAQ: KEEL), the operator formerly known as Bitfarms. It switched off its last mining sites, Panther Creek, Scrubgrass and Sharon, on June 29, after shutting Moses Lake in April, and will book no mining revenue at all in the third quarter,…

Velodrome, a key player in the Ethereum ecosystem, has announced its upcoming merger with Aerodrome to establish Aero, a unified liquidity layer for Ethereum. This strategic move aims to enhance liquidity and streamline user experience within the network. As the announcement surfaced via a tweet from @VelodromeFi, it raises anticipation among traders and users about the upcoming changes and improvements in liquidity dynamics. What Happened The broader crypto market shows mixed signals, with Ethereum continuing to draw attention amid the announcement of the Velodrome and Aerodrome merger. This strategic partnership aims to consolidate liquidity, potentially reshaping how users interact with…

The central question behind DeFi’s latest rebound is whether protocols gained fresh deployable liquidity or simply more valuable collateral. A Sept. 15 capture of DeFiLlama’s chain data showed Ethereum’s dollar-denominated DeFi total value locked up 21.38% over 30 days and Solana’s up 22.94%. Stablecoin growth trailed far behind. Ethereum’s stablecoin market cap increased 0.68%, Solana’s stablecoin market cap rose 5.51%, and the aggregate across chains gained 1.59%. Native assets moved faster than all of them. $ETH gained 32.80% over 30 days and $SOL rose 34.67%, according to CryptoSlate’s Ethereum market data and Solana market data. The relative moves make asset…

An unnamed institutional investor has drastically tightened its leash on $AVAX One, raising the Nasdaq-listed crypto firm’s minimum liquidity requirement 35-fold and strictly excluding its namesake Avalanche token from counting toward the new threshold. The stringent restructuring, detailed in an Aug. 5 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, follows the July departure of CEO Jolie Kahn. Her exit triggered a default on a key-person covenant, forcing the digital asset treasury company to renegotiate its debt. Kahn previously orchestrated the firm’s pivot from agriculture to digital assets under the AgriFORCE moniker. Since her exit, the company’s shares have fallen about 42%…

Aave has announced a significant governance proposal introducing Custodied Collateral Lending, which is set to enhance institutional borrowing capabilities. This initiative allows institutions to borrow stablecoins against assets held in custody at Anchorage, utilizing Chainlink’s infrastructure for synchronization. This proposal signals Aave’s commitment to innovating in the DeFi space and could attract more institutional participants in the market, as detailed in Aave’s tweet. Breaking It Down The broader cryptocurrency market is currently experiencing mixed signals, with volatility present across various assets. Aave’s latest move aims to solidify its position in the DeFi lending landscape by facilitating access to stablecoins, which…