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The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both dipped around midday Wednesday, while Bitcoin surpassed $113,800 at last check. Summary Major U.S. indexes slipped at midday: Nasdaq -0.53%, S&P 500 -0.37%, Dow Jones -0.17%. Alibaba jumped 7.34% after unveiling plans to exceed its $50B AI spending budget, fueling Wall Street optimism on AI. Micron fell 3.9% despite beating earnings, while gold held record highs and cryptocurrencies stalled. Bitcoin (BTC) swung near the $113,800 price level, according to CoinGecko. See below. Source: CoinGecko Nasdaq is down 0.53% in midday trading. The benchmark index S&P 500 is down 0.37%. The blue chip index Dow…

CAN is back above the $1 mark after trading below it for months. With a landmark 50,000-unit ASIC order and new partnerships with SLNH and Luxor, sentiment is shifting fast. So is this a smart entry point now? The following guest post comes from BitcoinMiningStock.io, a public markets intelligence platform delivering data on companies exposed to Bitcoin mining and crypto treasury strategies. Originally published on Oct. 15, 2025, by Cindy Feng. A few weeks ago, some of my followers pinged me about Canaan Inc. (NASDAQ: CAN). They argued its share price was a bargain compared to its OG peers –…

This is a segment from the Forward Guidance newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Not all digital asset treasury companies (aka DATs) will last forever. Some just won’t be able to hack it. Others will, as we saw this week, get gobbled up by a competitor. But there’s a bigger picture for this segment that we should be mindful of. Just before I was set to take the Korea Blockchain Week stage with executives from ReserveOne, Awaken Finance and TON Strategy, the moderator for the panel before us noted the fast-growing DAT landscape. He went on to say that all…

Another crypto treasury company is betting on stock buybacks to appease investors, with Thumzup Media Corporation—which is currently stockpiling Bitcoin (BTC) and Dogecoin (DOGE)—the latest to see its share price climb after revealing such plans. Thumzup, which trades as TZUP on the Nasdaq, announced its board has approved a $10 million share repurchase program running through the end of 2026. This follows the recent completion of an initial $1 million buyback program this month, as the company repurchased 212,432 shares at a weighted average price of $4.71 per share. TZUP was recently trading for $4.82 per share, up about 6%…

Key Takeaways Circle Ventures has invested in Crossmint to boost global stablecoin payment solutions. Stablecoins are now behind nearly half of digital asset use in regions such as Africa, fueling cross-border remittance. Circle Ventures, the investment arm of stablecoin issuer Circle, has invested in Crossmint, an all-in-one platform for crypto wallets, checkout, minting, and digital money management, to advance global stablecoin payments. The investment comes as stablecoins drive nearly half of digital asset activity in regions like Africa amid growing adoption in cross-border finance. These digital assets pegged to fiat currencies are increasingly powering global remittance and payment networks. Crossmint…

Stablecoins won’t unseat incumbent payment platforms, including Visa and Mastercard, until the blockchain tokens feature robust consumer protections, according to Guillaume Poncin, chief technology officer of payment company Alchemy. Traditional payment companies offer chargebacks, fraud protection, disputed transaction resolution and credit features that consumers have come to expect. Stablecoin projects must integrate these features to attract the everyday person, Poncin told Cointelegraph. Consumer protection features can be embedded directly in smart contracts, while stablecoin issuers and payment platforms can fund their own insurance pools for payouts in cases of fraud, Poncin said. He said traditional payment rails and stablecoins will…

Tether is looking for a deal that would push its valuation to $500 billion, and if that happens, Giancarlo Devasini would end up with a net worth of $224 billion, putting him ahead of Warren Buffett, right behind Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison, and Mark Zuckerberg. This info came from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, and it’s based on what Devasini would pocket from his ownership stake if Tether Holdings pulls this off and becomes one of the most valuable private companies on the planet. As Cryptopolitan reported earlier, the stablecoin giant, headquartered in El Salvador, is trying to raise…

The cryptocurrency world is always buzzing with new developments, and recently, reports about a potential yuan stablecoin issuance in Hong Kong captured significant attention. However, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has swiftly stepped in to clarify the situation, unequivocally denying these claims and reminding everyone of the stringent regulatory framework in place. What’s the Truth Behind the Yuan Stablecoin Buzz? Recent news circulated regarding Chinese fintech firm AnchorX and its purported launch of the AxCNH stablecoin in Hong Kong. These reports suggested that a new yuan stablecoin, designed for cross-border transactions, was on the horizon. Such news naturally sparks…

Key Highlights Three firms are partnering to tokenize $1 billion worth of essential housing projects, turning ownership into digital tokens on the Solana blockchain The partnership aims to make real estate investing more accessible This announcement comes after the CFTC introduced a proposal to use tokenized collateral in the derivative market On September 24, the Littlestone Company, Alpha Ledger Technologies, and Celadon Capital Markets revealed that they will work together to tokenize $1 billion worth of essential housing projects on the Solana blockchain. 🚨JUST IN: Littlestone, @alpha_ledger, and Celadon are partnering to tokenize a $1B pipeline of essential housing projects…

Sky, formerly MakerDAO, has introduced stUSDS, the first risk capital token in its ecosystem, designed to supercharge decentralized finance (DeFi) yields for sophisticated investors. stUSDS Debuts as Sky’s First Risk Capital Token for High-Stakes Yield Hunters The new token represents Sky’s most ambitious step yet, offering high-yield potential in exchange for greater exposure to system risk. Available on Sky.money and Spark.fi, stUSDS derives returns from the stability fees paid by borrowers using Sky’s Staking Engine, directly rewarding those who back the system’s liquidity and governance functions. “Sky is bringing maximum effectiveness and efficiency to capital formation,” Sky co-founder Rune Christensen…