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Bitfinex covered Ark in 2023 as an unimplemented proposal; today two operational versions, Arkade and Bark, run on the Bitcoin mainnet. Ark Labs raised $5.2 million in March 2026 with backing from Tether, Ego Death Capital, Epoch VC, and Anchorage Digital. Hodl Hodl, Bitrefill, and Lendasat already integrate Arkade to provide payments, swaps, and escrow, consolidating a real commercial offering. Three years after Bitfinex covered Ark as an unimplemented proposal, the architecture is no longer mere theory. Arkade, developed by Ark Labs, and Bark, developed by Second, operate today on the Bitcoin mainnet and have several commercial integrations. What in…

Morpho launched its Midnight fixed-term, fixed-rate lending protocol on Ethereum on Sept. 8, expanding the product beyond Base and giving Ethereum users access to $USDC loans backed by WBTC or cbBTC. The deployment adds predictable borrowing terms for Ethereum users, but its largest potential source of capital remains blocked. Morpho Vaults, which hold about $5 billion in deposits, can still allocate only to Morpho Blue markets until the DAO enables Midnight allocations. Morpho’s Ethereum-filtered Markets page displayed $7.41 million in total deposits and $2.63 million in outstanding loans around publication. The retained page output did not expose the individual market…

Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap ETF (GRNY), managed by BitMine Chairman Tom Lee, has sharply increased its position in Strategy (MSTR) just weeks before Strategy’s stock surged 46%. The move pushed MSTR from one of the fund’s smallest holdings to its largest, surpassing Robinhood (HOOD). This raised questions about why GRNY increased its exposure, and what their strategy was behind it. GRNY Makes MSTR Its Largest Holding Surpassing Robinhood According to historical portfolio data shown by Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, Tom Lee’s Fundstrat Granny Shots U.S. Large Cap ETF (GRNY) made a major change to its portfolio during…

Some memecoin burning transactions seen on Binance founder Changpeng Zhao’s (CZ) publicly available donation address turned out not to have been carried out by CZ himself, as initially thought. On-chain data shows that the developer of the token called “Niu Lai” used privileged authority in the smart contract to forcibly transfer the tokens from CZ’s address. According to Arkham data, three consecutive token burns were observed at CZ’s publicly disclosed donation address around 4:15 PM today. These transactions involved sending 4,444 “Niu Lai” memecoins, 4,444 MarsCoins, and 4,444 “Binance Life” tokens to the burn address. However, the investigation revealed that…

Police have arrested more people in Poland as part of the probe into the collapse of a leading coin trading platform in the country and the region, Zondacrypto. Among the recently detained is a prominent Polish stock market trader. The latest arrests come amid growing allegations of fraud, money laundering and political ties. New suspects arrested in the Zonda case, Zaorski is in jail Polish law enforcement has detained another three persons within the criminal investigation into the spectacular crash of Poland’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. The arrests were made on Wednesday at the request of prosecutors who also ordered the…

OKX has announced a significant enhancement to its wallet services, allowing users to execute looping strategies without the need for manual transactions and compounding fees. This innovation enables users to select their loop count, assess projected returns and borrowing costs, and complete the entire borrow-swap-supply process in a single transaction. This simplification could attract more users to the platform and improve overall transaction efficiency. Source. What Happened The broader crypto market is currently experiencing mixed signals, with varying momentum across different assets. In this context, OKX’s announcement of streamlined looping strategies for wallet users stands out. This new feature not…

BitFuFu, a Bitcoin miner and cloud-mining provider, reported a 55.4% rebound in August production as additional capacity came online. Cloud-mining customers accounted for about three quarters of the extra output, while the company’s Bitcoin holdings increased by 59 $BTC. The unaudited Sept. 3 operating update put total production at 174 $BTC, up from 112 $BTC in July. Cloud-mining production rose from 40 to 86 $BTC, contributing 46 $BTC of the 62 $BTC increase. Self-mining added the remaining 16 $BTC, rising from 72 to 88 $BTC. That split matters for shareholders assessing BitFuFu’s decision to spend Bitcoin on future mining capacity.…

Hupzy reported significant activity from Mt. Gox, with 10,608 $BTC moved after being dormant for eight months. The tweet highlights two notable transfers: 185.5 $BTC sent to Kraken and 10,422 $BTC transferred to a new wallet, likely for future distribution. This unusual movement has attracted considerable attention in the cryptocurrency space, as detailed in Hupzy’s tweet. The Latest The broader cryptocurrency market is currently displaying mixed signals, and Mt. Gox’s recent activity adds another layer of complexity. Following a prolonged period of inactivity, the transfer of over 10,600 $BTC could lead to increased market volatility. As traders digest this information,…

Crypto and blockchain companies disclosed $292.35 million across 10 funding deals between Aug. 31 and Sep. 5, 2026. Félix led the week with a $200 million financing package that combined equity and debt, while bank-backed digital money network Cari secured $32.5 million. OpenReserve and Diameter Pay also attracted funding for regulated banking and stablecoin payment infrastructure. The weekly total includes Félix’s $113 million credit facility and therefore represents disclosed financing rather than pure venture capital. Data from DeFiLlama’s crypto raises database, CryptoRank, and company announcements showed that investors concentrated most of the week’s capital in stablecoin payments, remittances and tokenized…

CoinGecko, a cryptocurrency data and tracking platform, has announced the most searched cryptocurrencies by users in the last three hours. According to current data, USD.AI ($CHIP), Bitcoin ($BTC), and Plume ($PLUME) ranked in the top three of the platform’s trending list. CoinGecko data highlights the strong price movements recorded by USD.AI and Cysic (CYS) in the last 24 hours. USD.AI rose 21% in the last 24 hours, while Cysic increased by 49.1%. Humanity (H) also gained 16.6% in the same period. Bitcoin, on the other hand, saw more limited movement. The price of $BTC changed by 0.1% in the last…