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The symposium theme is “Financial Innovation: Implications for Payments and Policy.” Warsh divested a dozen blockchain positions before taking office. He appointed Marc Andreessen to co lead the Fed’s AI task force. Friday’s speech could move crypto markets on policy content alone. Every Fed chair gets one first Jackson Hole speech. It sets the tone for their tenure, signals their priorities, and reveals how they think about the economy’s most pressing structural questions. Kevin Warsh’s first keynote arrives at a moment when the stablecoin market exceeds $230 billion, when tokenized deposits are settling real transactions on public blockchains, and when…

A leveraged Dogecoin ETF is a fund that aims to deliver a multiple, usually double, of Dogecoin’s daily price move by holding derivatives instead of the coin itself, and it resets that exposure every single trading day. This structure exists across several cryptocurrencies now, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and $XRP, but for Dogecoin specifically, only one such fund currently trades in the US. Because these funds rebalance daily rather than tracking the underlying asset over weeks or months, their longer-term returns can look very different from simply doubling the coin’s price chart. What Is a Leveraged Dogecoin ETF? The category…

While Bitcoin and crypto-linked stocks fell sharply after the US Senate failed to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity, or CLARITY, Act, Saxo Bank believes exchanges like Coinbase have more at stake than most because clearer rules could directly affect their trading businesses. In a Wednesday note, Saxo strategist Ruben Dalfovo said Coinbase (COIN) is the most directly exposed to developments around CLARITY because market-structure rules could determine registration requirements, which assets can trade and who can participate in US crypto markets. “Coinbase is most exposed to clearer market rules because trading and crypto participation directly affect its business,” Dalfovo…

Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance has sent out a notice to its users concerning a wallet system upgrade scheduled to take place on the platform on September 22, 2026. In its announcement, Binance said that on September 22, 2026, at 06:00 (UTC), it will conduct an infrastructure wallet upgrade as part of its ongoing efforts to improve its service experience. To support the upgrade, Binance stated it will be suspending deposits and withdrawals across its platform from September 22 at 06:00 (UTC) and will resume once the upgrade is complete. The upgrade will take about one hour. The trading of tokens…

Bitcoin and altcoins experienced sharp declines after the Senate vote on the Clarity Act stalled. Although the US Federal Reserve (FED) subsequently raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time in three years, $BTC showed a relatively limited reaction, maintaining its pre-decision level of $76,000. While $BTC is said to remain resilient, an updated forecast has come from Zach Pandl, Grayscale’s head of research. The Debate on Bitcoin’s Bottom is Back on the Agenda! Speaking to The Block, Zach Pandl said Bitcoin had likely already formed its $58,000 bottom in late June. Pandl noted that Bitcoin remained strong despite…

Ethereum has captured attention with potential innovations that could enhance staking rewards, as highlighted by crypto commentator @krakenfx. The tweet noted that better utilization of each block could lead to increased benefits for stakers. As Ethereum continues to evolve, this development may attract more users to participate in staking, signaling confidence in the network’s future. Source Inside the Move Ethereum’s recent advancements have positioned the network for significant growth, particularly in staking rewards. Traders scanning the order books noted the excitement surrounding Blockspace’s upcoming innovations, suggesting a potential boost in the rewards structure for those staking $ETH. This optimism comes…

Russia’s MTS, Rostelecom and MegaFon have prepared to accept digital ruble payments from Sept. 1 as Russia begins the first mandatory stage of its nationwide central bank digital currency rollout. Vedomosti reported that the three major telecommunications operators are preparing their payment systems for the launch, with MTS offering digital ruble transactions across services connected to MTS Pay while Rostelecom and MegaFon work on their own integrations. MTS plans to make the payment option available without restricting it to particular products or services. Customers will initially be able to use digital rubles through the My MTS mobile app and the…

3 August 2026 – Tether Gold (XAU₮), the world’s largest tokenized gold product by market capitalization, continued its momentum in the second quarter of 2026 as investor holdings increased 9.5%, reflecting growing demand for direct, fully backed exposure to physical gold. Even as gold prices fell 14.1% during the quarter, investors continued to buy XAU₮. This shows that demand for XAU₮ is not limited to periods when gold prices are rising. Buyers also used the correction as an opportunity to add fully backed physical gold to their holdings. Gold closed the quarter at US$4,008.02 per ounce, holding above US$4,000 as…

Michael Selig, Chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), announced that the institution will continue its regulatory efforts using its existing legal powers following the failure of the Senate vote on the Clarity Act, a regulatory framework for the cryptocurrency market. Selig, in a statement made via X, called the Senate outcome “unfortunate,” adding that Americans deserve regulatory clarity, legal certainty, and consumer protections in the crypto asset markets. Selig, recalling that US President Donald Trump promised to create a future-proof crypto asset market structure, stated that the CFTC would contribute to the realization of this goal within…

Stable.com now lets Polygon users fund bank transfers directly from self-custodied $USDT or $PYUSD wallets without first depositing assets on a centralized platform. Unlimit’s payment network supports delivery across more than 180 countries and over 150 currencies, linking on-chain stablecoins with established banking rails for global transfers. Polygon says its network has processed $2.9 trillion in stablecoin transfers, with average fees near $0.002 and throughput exceeding 5,000 transactions per second. Stable.com has expanded its payment infrastructure to Polygon, allowing users to turn $USDT or $PYUSD held in self-custodied wallets into bank transfers without first depositing funds on a centralized platform.…