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Companies listed on US stock exchanges continue to rapidly increase their Bitcoin holdings. According to the latest data shared by the on-chain data platform Unfolded, the total amount of Bitcoin held by publicly traded companies in the US has reached 1.24 million $BTC. This figure represents 92.7% of the total Bitcoin reserves held by publicly traded companies worldwide. Data reveals that US-based companies are by far the leaders in institutional Bitcoin ownership, with purchases reaching remarkable levels in the past year. Accordingly, companies traded on US exchanges added 510,000 $BTC to their portfolios in the last 12 months. One of…

The cryptocurrency and privacy-focused financial world is experiencing eventful times. Valor Group Founder Dev and Mert Mumtaz, a well-known figure in the crypto ecosystem, participated in The Rollup program on the crypto broadcasting platform, sharing the latest developments on the Zcash (ZEC) network and a critical roadmap for the project’s future. The discussions highlighted the network’s scalability, security updates, and measures taken against quantum threats. The recent Ironwood update implemented on the Zcash network is considered one of the project’s most important milestones. Speaking at the event, Mert recalled that during internal red teaming and AI-powered security audits, a potential…

Pump.fun, the Solana-based memecoin launchpad, generated approximately $2.4 million in fees on Aug. 25, marking its highest single-day fee revenue since September 2025. The surge reflects renewed trading activity on the platform, which has seen fluctuating volumes throughout the year. Record weekly and monthly performance Weekly fee revenue for the platform has climbed to $13.68 million so far in August, the highest weekly figure since February 2026. Over the past month, cumulative fee revenue is estimated between $42 million and $48 million, translating to an annualized run rate of roughly $460 million to $500 million. These figures, derived from on-chain…

Billionaire investor and Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio has confirmed that Bitcoin still represents roughly 1% of his investment portfolio, but he continues to favor gold as his primary hedge against economic uncertainty. Speaking on the Diary of a CEO podcast, Dalio outlined specific concerns about Bitcoin’s long-term viability, including risks from quantum computing and government action. Dalio’s Cautious Stance on Bitcoin Dalio, known for his macroeconomic insights and his book Principles, has long been skeptical of Bitcoin’s role as a store of value. While he acknowledges Bitcoin’s capped supply of 21 million coins as a positive attribute, he argues…

The number of tokenized stock holders has more than doubled over the past month to 1.31 million, according to RWA.xyz data. Monthly transfer volume surged nearly 180% over the same period to $23.13 billion, while monthly active addresses increased 34.62% to nearly 572,000. The total distributed value of tokenized stocks also rose 5.9% to $2.38 billion. At the time of writing, Ondo leads the market with about $872 million in distributed value, followed by Kraken’s xStocks at $557.8 million and Binance’s bStocks at $521.8 million. BStocks launched in June and is already within roughly $36 million of xStocks in distributed…

Solana’s new network governance system is approaching votes on its constitution, inflation schedule and fee structure. The frontend’s production bundle still contains a 60% quorum path that conflicts with the stated one-third rule. The discrepancy is a display problem, not an allegation that Solana’s on-chain voting system is corrupting votes. Pull request 170, the proposed frontend fix, remained open as of press time. A Solana Foundation repository issue recorded public proposals with voting enabled, a start at epoch 1021 and an end at epoch 1024. A network sample at 07:08 UTC implied that epoch 1021 would begin around 03:35 to…

Pump.fun has added trading for any HyperEVM token through $USDC as Hyperliquid L1 records about $503 million in decentralized exchange volume over 24 hours. Pump.fun said on Aug. 26 that its application now supports tokens issued on HyperEVM, giving users a new route to buy and sell the assets with $USDC. The company described itself as the first application to introduce HyperEVM assets into this type of trading interface. Pump.fun did not provide independent evidence supporting the claim, which could not be verified at the time of publication. Alongside token swaps, users can earn rewards when people trade through their…

U.S.-listed companies now collectively hold 1.24 million Bitcoin, accounting for 92.7% of all Bitcoin held by publicly traded firms worldwide, according to data from Unfolded. The figure marks a significant concentration of corporate Bitcoin ownership within the United States and reflects a sharp acceleration in institutional adoption over the past year. Record Corporate Accumulation Outpaces New Supply Over the last 12 months, U.S.-listed companies added 510,000 $BTC to their balance sheets—more than three times the amount of Bitcoin mined during the same period. This means corporate demand has vastly exceeded new supply, a dynamic that has drawn attention from analysts…

The synchronized selloff has shoved major long-term yields to levels unseen for years, and in some cases decades. U.S. 30-year Treasury yields hit about 5.25%, their highest since 2001, while Germany’s 30-year Bund yield neared 3.73%, its highest since 2011. “Good Morning from Germany, where the bond market is sending an unmistakable message: 30y Bund yields have climbed to 3.73%, the highest level since 2011,” German journalist, author and senior financial editor Holger Zschäpitz wrote on X. “Germany is now paying borrowing costs last seen during the euro-crisis era. The age of ultra-cheap money is history.” Bund yield chart via…

The last week has proven extremely strong for $XRP as the asset regained momentum across both its spot and ETF markets, following its recent price rally. Over the period, $XRP saw its price suddenly flip bullish after seeing stronger demand from investors, causing its ETF market to post its best weekly performance since May. Nearly $40 million fresh capital Per data provided by SosoValue, $XRP ETFs saw steady inflows on nearly all days of the week as they attracted a total of $39.78 million in net inflows last week. While this is coming after multiple weeks of recording little to…