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Pyth Network has launched 50 new indices, significantly expanding its offerings in the financial market. This includes a variety of sectors such as equities, commodities, and ETFs, as highlighted in a recent tweet by the platform. The introduction of these indices is likely to attract more traders and investors, enhancing liquidity and market participation. The Latest The launch of these 50 new indices marks a substantial development for Pyth Network, as it aims to broaden its appeal within the financial markets. The addition of ETFs to this lineup is particularly noteworthy, as it signals a growing interest in diverse investment…

The International Energy Agency has cut its 2026 oil supply forecast and now expects full Gulf supply recovery in 2027, complicating the prospect of energy-driven relief in borrowing costs for Bitcoin investors. Its Sept. 11 report projects average global supply of 100.7 million barrels a day this year, down from 102 million in the Aug. 12 outlook. The downward revision is 1.3 million barrels a day. Demand is weakening too. The IEA forecasts global oil consumption will fall by 2.5 million barrels a day in 2026 compared with 2025. It puts that contraction at about 940,000 barrels a day deeper…

Ethereum ($ETH) has surged nearly 2% over the past 24 hours, reaching the previously forecast target of $2,800 as improving technical and on-chain indicators support the possibility of further gains. The latest rally strengthens the argument that Ethereum’s previous bearish cycle ended when the cryptocurrency fell to approximately $1,550. Since establishing that low, $ETH has recovered sharply and broken out of a bullish continuation pattern, putting the next major upside target near $3,400. Although the broader macroeconomic environment remains challenging, rising trading activity, renewed exchange-traded fund inflows and a notable on-chain signal suggest that buyers are regaining control of the…

Coinbase’s recent announcement highlights a substantial achievement, reporting over $1 billion in trading volume from its tokenized stocks on the Base platform within just one month. This rapid growth signals a strong market interest in tokenized equities, as noted by influential CryptoTwitter commentator @base. The implications could lead to further expansion in this market segment, potentially inviting more investors. What Happened The crypto market is exhibiting mixed signals, yet Coinbase’s performance with tokenized stocks stands out amid this backdrop. The report of over $1 billion in volume demonstrates a significant level of engagement from investors looking to participate in tokenized…

Today, September 18, 2026, marks one year since the launch of REX Osprey $XRP ETF (XRPR), the first U.S. spot $XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF), which has lost roughly 60% since its debut. On launch day, September 18, 2025, $XRP was trading at roughly $3.08. By press time, the price had fallen to about $1.33, marking an approximately 59% decline in the span of a year. The fund itself was trading at $25.73 upon going live, only for the price to plummet to $10.57 at the time of writing. Still, the fund retains about $46.2 million in net assets. XRPR price…

The Singapore Exchange has cleared a regulatory hurdle that could reshape how American money flows into Asian crypto markets. SGX has obtained authorization from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission under Regulation 48.10, letting U.S. institutional investors trade its SGX bitcoin ether futures directly for the first time. The approval marks a notable shift for a derivatives market that has grown steadily since its debut just months ago, and it opens a new channel connecting Wall Street trading desks to liquidity pools that were previously off-limits. Key takeaways SGX received CFTC authorization under Regulation 48.10, allowing U.S. institutions to trade…

Sergey Nazarov, the Chainlink Co-Founder, is heading to one of the biggest gatherings in global banking technology next week, and his presence says a lot about where Chainlink blockchain finance integration currently stands. Nazarov is set to take part in three sessions at the Sibos conference, appearing alongside representatives from Microsoft and DTCC in what amounts to one of Chainlink’s most visible moments on a traditional finance stage this year. Key takeaways Chainlink Co-Founder Sergey Nazarov will participate in three sessions at the Sibos conference next week. Sibos is a major global financial services and technology conference that brings together…

Lightning Development Kit, a toolkit for building Bitcoin Lightning applications, released v0.2.6 on Sept. 9 with fixes for bugs that could divert small amounts of a node’s funds or prevent saved channel state from loading. LDK packages a Lightning implementation as a software development kit for uses including mobile wallets and payment-service infrastructure. The update gives developers maintaining affected applications fixes for both a financial risk and a condition that can disrupt normal node restarts. A splice lets a node add funds to or remove funds from an existing payment channel. LDK’s API documentation describes this as spending the channel’s…

Ethereum price fell below $2,700 on Sep. 23 after a rally toward $2,800 stalled. The reversal brought the day’s $2,648 low into focus, while US spot Ethereum ETFs had recorded two consecutive days of net inflows before the pullback. Ethereum price $2,800 breakout runs out of steam The daily chart showed $ETH price near $2,675 at 15:07 UTC on Sep. 23. It had opened around $2,754, reached approximately $2,789, and fallen as low as $2,648. The decline stood at 2.84% for the session when the chart was captured. The reversal followed a rally from around $2,400 in mid-September. $ETH moved…

Gold Lending Has Run for 50 Years. Most Owners Couldn’t Touch It For half a century, the gold market has produced a lending rate every working day. The strange part is that almost everyone who actually owns gold has been effectively shut out of earning it. Paxos Labs is trying to crack that contradiction with PAXGy, a new $PAXG-backed token launched Sept. 24 that gives holders exposure to the institutional gold leasing market. Rather than paying a return in dollars or another cryptocurrency, PAXGy is designed to appreciate against $PAXG. In plain English, someone can enter with exposure to a…