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Robinhood sets up Ventures Fund I to open private markets to retail

Key Takeaways Robinhood wants to open up private equity–style investing to retail traders via a listed closed-end fund. The fund follows Robinhood's previous expansion into private tokenized stocks and plans to list RVI shares on the NYSE. American fintech company Robinhood Markets has filed an initial registration statement with the SEC to launch Robinhood Ventures Fund I (RVI), a closed-end fund that targets investors seeking private market exposure, the company said Monday. The fund will focus on investing in high-growth private companies across various industries. Once approved by the SEC, retail investors can purchase RVI shares to gain indirect access…

Tilted Partners with Majyo Treasure to Transform the Future of Web3 Gaming

Tilted is excited to announce its groundbreaking collaboration with Majyo Treasure to infuse artificial intelligence into blockchain-powered gaming. This partnership is designed to empower players and creators by bringing fresh opportunities for them. With this, the alliance aims to build an innovative future for Web3 gaming that will be presented in entirely new ways. 🪄 Majyo Treasures x Tilted: Idle RPG Meets AI Gaming 🎮✨@MajyoGame, the idle RPG mini-game by @MokokoStudio powered by @SeiNetwork, is teaming up with Tilted, the AI-driven platform that transforms live gameplay into structured data for creator economies. This partnership… pic.twitter.com/zB4qw18hhV — Tilted (@tiltedxyz) September 20,…

BNB Price Jumps on Report Binance Is Nearing a DOJ Deal to End Compliance Monitoring

The price of BNB rose nearly 3% over the last 24 hours after Bloomberg reported that Binance is moving toward a potential deal that would end a a key compliance requirement from the exchange’s 2023 settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice. BNB, which offers discounted trading fees on the exchange, was recently trading near $950 after failing to decisively push through it on a rally that started after the report was published. The court-appointed monitor was appointed as part of Binance's $4.3 billion settlement over anti-money transmitting violations. The move would follow a growing trend inside the DOJ, which…

NFT sales jump to $109.8m, CryptoPunks recover 136%

The NFT (non-fungible token) market has continued its recovery with sales volume rising by 4.09% to $109.8 million. Summary NFT sales continued recovering with 4.1% growth to $109.8 million CryptoPunks posted the week’s standout performance with 136% growth Market participation rebounded strongly with buyer counts up 53% and seller counts up 67% This is the second consecutive week of growth following several weeks of sales drops. According to data from CryptoSlam, market participation has rebounded with NFT buyers increasing by 53.35% to 277,059, and NFT sellers rising by 67.19% to 206,669. However, NFT transactions have declined by 6.65% to 1,630,579.…

Cardano Founder Shares Why He Thinks Ethereum Is Doomed to Fail

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has continued to predict the doom of Ethereum, sharing a new perspective to support his persisting prophecy. Hoskinson appeared on an exclusive CoinDesk interview and again insisted that Ethereum will fall. He highlighted the failed vision of the Ethereum mainnet and why its perceived solution could make the ecosystem would not stand the test of time. Problematic Approach to Spell Ethereum Demise Specifically, Hoskinson noted that the Ethereum Layer 1 network failed to meet the vision its co-founders envisioned. Despite being the hub of smart contracts and decentralized finance (DeFi), Ethereum has had challenges with scalability…

Crypto mining stocks surge with Bitfarms, HIVE, and IREN leading gains

Markets are walking on green street on Monday’s US morning market sessions, as crypto-mining equities extend their gains and Tesla shares jump following Elon Musk’s latest stock purchase. Shares of crypto mining companies were among the strongest performers this morning. Bitfarms Ltd. climbed to $3.10, up 10.71% with a $0.30 gain as of 8:00 AM Eastern Time. The company is one of the several publicly listed miners benefiting from Bitcoin’s recent price bumps, with the king coin trading at around $114,800 at the time of this publication. HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. also posted double-digit gains, now priced at $3.81, up…

Web3 gaming is ready for embedded fair play

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. When people talk about web3 gaming, they usually think of tokens, economies, and speculation. But that’s missing the point. As many have pointed out, web3’s real magic for gaming is in going beyond play-to-earn. It’s about cryptography enabling fairness in ways web2 can’t. Web3 redefines what “fair play” means. Summary Vibecoding experiments show ZK’s potential — early tests with blackjack and slots revealed that while standard ZK proofs were slow, optimistic verification made real-time, provably fair gameplay…

Flare’s FLR token begins spot trading on Hyperliquid via LayerZero’s OFT 

Flare (FLR) has been listed for spot trading on Hyperliquid, enabled through LayerZero’s Omnichain Fungible Token (OFT) standard, as per the reports shared with Finbold on September 17. The integration allows users to deposit FLR via Stargate and trade it directly on the decentralized exchange, with the aim of simplifying access and improving efficiency. A more efficient and simpler trading experience Unlike wrapped assets, Hyperliquid has listed native FLR, removing the need for unwrapping and reducing transaction complexity for deposits and withdrawals. The listing was permissionlessly enabled after Flare secured the FLR ticker, and bridging is facilitated through LayerZero, linking…

Ethereum ETFs end six-day losing streak as ETH holds $4,300

Ethereum-tracking exchange-traded funds have turned a corner after nearly a week of heavy redemptions. The funds saw fresh inflows on September 9, breaking a multi-day losing streak that had drained hundreds of millions from the market. Summary Ethereum ETFs ended a six-day outflow streak with $44.16 million in inflows on September 9, led by BlackRock’s ETHA. The losing streak had seen more than $780 million pulled, including record daily outflows of $447 million on September 5. ETH holds support near $4,280 as it trades above $4,300, reflecting consolidation before a potential move higher. Ethereum ETFs recorded a $44.2 million net…

‘We’ll get this over with as quickly as possible’

On Monday, thousands of investors joined a social audio space on X to discuss the worst day since David Bailey took Nakamoto (NAKA) public. Its title, NAKA -60%: Is the Bitcoin Treasury Trend Over?, highlighted the stock’s 60% weekend price drop to an all-time low of $1.16. From its all-time high of $34.77 on May 22, its crash to $1.16 this morning marked a 96% decline. Bailey once cheered as his bitcoin (BTC) treasury company traded up to 23 times the value of its BTC holdings. Today, his company’s multiple-to-Net Asset Value or mNAV multiplier has declined 96% — mirroring…