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Jane Street Expands Bitwise $XRP ETF Holdings by More Than 5,700% The firm separately reported call options representing another 15,100 shares of underlying exposure, valued at about $176,000. Including the call position, Jane Street reported exposure tied to roughly 1.22 million Bitwise $XRP ETF shares worth $14.23 million. This placed Jane Street among the largest reported institutional holders of the fund in Q2. Goldman Sachs held the largest position with approximately 2.21 million shares worth $25.76 million, while Jane Street ranked second in the latest institutional ownership data. Bitwise $XRP ETF Holds Spot $XRP The Bitwise $XRP ETF launched in…

Bridges, Support and New Expansions Users can bridge $USDe and sUSDe to TRON through Stargate Finance, with the ability to hold and transfer both assets within the network. Support for TRON’s leading DeFi applications, including JustLend DAO and $SUN.io, is scheduled for the coming weeks. The expansion also contemplates adoption across wallets, exchanges and payment applications. $USDe adds an additional dollar-denominated asset to the TRON ecosystem, while sUSDe gives network users exposure to the rewards-accruing digital dollar product developed by Ethena. Cross-network connectivity is maintained through the company’s multichain ecosystem, ensuring interoperability with the liquidity available across all other supported…

As US President, Donald Trump is the only person under federal law who can nominate replacements to fill the empty SEC and CFTC leadership seats. However, the White House has not announced any nominations or intention to nominate additional members to the financial agencies, all of whom were chosen by Trump with the exception of Uyeda, a Biden pick from 2022. Cointelegraph reached out to the SEC and CFTC for comment on any potential nominations but did not receive an immediate response. A White House official said that Trump intended to nominate members to both agencies “in the near future.“…

Price exposure without share ownership The proposal covers cash-settled futures on individual equity securities and ETF shares, including contracts with no fixed expiration date. A cash-settled contract resolves gains and losses through money payments instead of delivering the underlying stock or ETF shares. That structure would give traders exposure to changes in an underlying security’s reference price without making them shareholders. The contracts would not deliver shares or convey ownership of the underlying security. They would provide a derivatives position whose value follows the referenced stock or ETF rather than the rights attached to holding that asset directly. Any gain…

Market Snapshot Currently, the broader market context for Solana indicates mixed momentum, with no significant volume reported in the last 24 hours. Despite this, the launch of Cloak’s Payroll could act as a catalyst for increased interest in privacy protocols, especially among businesses. As the demand for enhanced security grows, this feature presents a timely solution that could reshape transaction dynamics within the Solana ecosystem. Cloak is a privacy-focused protocol designed to enhance transaction confidentiality on blockchain networks. Its recent launch of the Payroll feature aligns with a growing trend of prioritizing user privacy, particularly within the Solana ecosystem, which…

However, Bitcoin’s short-term whale holders are sitting on historically high unrealized gains, creating a potential source of selling pressure as $BTC consolidates. Meanwhile, wallets holding Bitcoin for more than five years have become increasingly active. Although the rise in movement could reflect some selling, analysts caution that many of the transfers may involve investors reorganizing or securing their holdings. Short-term Bitcoin whale profits reach record high Unrealized profit held by short-term Bitcoin whales reached a record $9.07 billion on September 4, according to CryptoQuant contributor IT Tech. The reading marked the highest level recorded since the metric’s data series began…

The Ethereum Foundation has launched an open autoresearch challenge to develop secure stateless hash-based signatures for post-quantum applications. This initiative, unveiled through a tweet from the Ethereum Foundation, aims to enhance Ethereum’s security amid growing concerns about quantum computing threats. By encouraging researchers to prove their designs secure in Lean and optimize size versus verification cycles, the foundation is taking proactive steps to fortify the network’s infrastructure. The Key Development Market sentiment in the crypto sector remains mixed, with Ethereum at the forefront as it pushes for advancements in security technology. The open challenge has sparked interest among developers and…

Stablecoins are playing a growing role in Latin America’s crypto economy. According to a September Chainalysis report, stablecoins by June 2026 accounted for 32.1% of cross-border crypto value, and 22.1% of domestic P2P activity and 17.6% of personal wallet balances in the region. Countries with the greatest monetary instability exhibited the fastest growth in stablecoin adoption. Source: Varys Capital and Verda Ventures Chu said a disruption affecting a key provider could leave users holding stablecoins as they face higher costs or delays when converting them into a local currency. “The problem would be at the exits. Spreads would widen, cash-outs…

That comes as StonkFun has emerged as a trending Solana-based token launchpad, supporting crypto assets paired against tokenized real-world equities such as S&P 500 ETFs alongside memes. The combination of supply burns, rewards and ecosystem activity has helped $STONK crypto gain attention, while its market capitalization has moved above $250 million. $STONK Revenue Surges Past $PONS For Two Days Liquidity and visibility also increased after $STONK was officially listed on global crypto exchanges such as HTX. More importantly, StonkFun has now slipped Robinhood Chain-based launchpad $PONS in daily revenue for two consecutive days. StonkFun recorded $1.355 million in fees compared…

“The concern is not simply that the asset is speculative; it is that someone entrusted with public power could potentially benefit from the market value attached to that power.” Political memecoins connect official influence with personal gain For Kirkley, attention-driven pricing makes political tokens particularly difficult to separate from the officeholder behind them. He said the association with public authority can blur the boundary between political influence and private financial benefit, even though the token itself may have little underlying economic value. Rather than treating every blockchain asset as part of the same policy problem, the executive argued that lawmakers…