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Imagine a world where the colossal $700 trillion traditional financial market operates with the speed and transparency of blockchain. This isn’t a distant dream, but the audacious goal set by Joseph Shalom, CEO of Sharplink Gaming (SBET). His vision extends far beyond simply holding Ethereum; it’s about fundamentally transforming traditional finance on-chain. Why Sharplink is Revolutionizing Traditional Finance On-Chain? Sharplink Gaming, a Nasdaq-listed company, is not competing with the relatively smaller $4 trillion cryptocurrency market. Instead, their sights are set on the much larger $700 trillion traditional financial system. Shalom highlighted this ambition at KBW 2025, explaining that the ultimate…

Ethereum has fallen sharply, dropping more than 6% in the past 24 hours to trade near $4,172, its lowest level since early August. The sharp decline wiped billions from ETH’s market cap, which now sits near $505 billion. The move has stirred concern among retail traders, but analysts say this reset may set up the next phase of accumulation. Van de Poppe sees his chance around $4,000 Market analyst Michael van de Poppe described the drop as a “market flush” and pointed to the $4,100–$4,000 range as an area where long-term buyers could step in. A breakdown of $ETH.Result is…

Michael Saylor’s flagship preferred share, Strike (STRK), was conspicuously absent from his company’s listing announcement this morning. The company instead announced that investors may now purchase calls and puts on Strife (STRF), Stretch (STRC), and Stride (STRD), as well as the earlier options chain for Strategy common stock (MSTR). No options chain exists for STRK — despite its Series A seniority and market capitalization exceeding STRD and STRF, respectively. Strike is unique not only because it was Saylor’s first attempt at selling preferred shares with perpetual dividends, but because the most bullish type of preferred share that the company has…

Floki unveiled details of the first-ever tournament for its play-to-earn game Valhalla, with qualifiers set for Sept. 30, and the main event in early October. Summary Floki is kicking off its first-ever Valhalla play-to-earn tournament, with qualifiers starting on September 30 and the main event taking place in early October. Players will compete for a $150,000 prize pool—double the initially announced amount—with top prizes including $50,000 for the champion. The tournament highlights Valhalla’s tactical PvP gameplay, upgradeable NFTs, and player-owned economy, marking a major milestone for Floki’s flagship blockchain gaming project on the opBNB mainnet. Valhalla, Floki’s flagship game, launched…

Canton Network, a blockchain built for regulated finance, has struck a strategic partnership with Chainlink to broaden institutional adoption. The agreement, announced Wednesday, will see Canton integrate Chainlink’s suite of services, including Data Streams, Proof of Reserve, and its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol. Canton has also joined the Chainlink Scale program, which helps cover the costs of running oracle nodes that feed external data into blockchains. Chainlink Labs will take on the role of Super Validator in Canton’s Global Synchronizer, a system designed to keep transactions across the network in sync. That places Chainlink alongside a roster of more than 30…

Ethereum (ETH) lost over $3 billion in market cap in less than 24 hours, dropping from just north of $543 billion on September 21 to around $506.85 billion on September 22. Trading at around $4,203 at the time of writing, the cryptocurrency is down 6.11% on the daily and nearly 7% on the weekly chart. Far from an isolated incident, the loss comes as the global crypto market capitalization tumbles down to $3.89 trillion, down from a recent peak of over $4 trillion as a result of more than $1.5 billion in bullish positions being liquidated. While Bitcoin (BTC) also…

USDC circulation hits $72B, doubling from last year, boosting trust in stablecoins. Reserve income rises with increased blockchain activity, fueling revenue growth. Circle seen as building essential infrastructure beyond crypto speculation. Circle stock (CRCL:NYSE) soared 14% on Thursday, sending a clear signal that investors are warming up to the company’s evolving role in the financial tech and crypto space. For those who have watched Circle’s journey since its June IPO: through regulatory uncertainty, market volatility, and the inevitable growing pains of a company trying to legitimize digital assets, today’s surge feels like vindication. This climb puts Circle back in the…

Salvo Games, a popular Web3-based GameFi platform, has partnered with U2DPN, a next-gen decentralized platform offering untapped internet bandwidth. The partnership focuses on utilizing the infrastructure of U2DPN for the tokenization of unused bandwidth, revolutionizing it into a decentralized digital asset market. As the platform disclosed in its official social media announcement, the development attempts to start a new epoch of gaming connectivity within the Web3 sector. Hence, the joint effort is set to offer substantial efficiency gains and improve the consumption and valuation of bandwidth in the decentralized ecosystem. 🤝 Excited to partner with @u2dpn_network — the first global…

Franklin Templeton, the global investment powerhouse managing $1.6 trillion in assets, is expanding its proprietary Benji Technology Platform to the BNB Chain ecosystem. The move amplifies Benji’s institutional-grade tokenization expertise by leveraging BNB Chain’s technological strengths, including its scalable, low-cost infrastructure and high transaction throughput, to create a new class of on-chain financial assets. “Our goal is to meet more investors where they’re active, while continuing to push the boundaries of what tokenization can deliver with security and compliance at the forefront,” Roger Bayston, head of digital assets at Franklin Templeton, said in a press release shared with CoinDesk. “Together,…

On Monday, ethereum may have survived a brutal sell-off, but signs of a proper comeback are still hanging in the balance. With a current price of $4,172, a market cap of $503 billion, and a 24-hour trading volume of $48.60 billion, all eyes are on whether the recent price floor between $4,029 and $4,497 was the crypto equivalent of a panic attack—or just the beginning of a stylish rebound. Ethereum Let’s not sugarcoat it: the daily chart just served up a classic capitulation candle, complete with a nosedive from approximately $4,600 to $4,029. Traders saw the life flash before their…