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Speaking at Blockchain.RIO 2026 conference, Guto Antunes, head of Itaú Digital Assets, said economies heavily dependent on bank credit could face unintended consequences if stablecoins replace traditional deposits too quickly. “The Brazilian economy is very dependent on credit, and that involves the banking multiplier, demand deposits,” Antunes said. “If we migrate everything 100% to the world of stablecoins, we could have a crash within what has been established.” Bank’s stake The comments come from a bank with a significant stake in the outcome. Itaú, Latin America’s largest private lender, serves about 70mn customers and held roughly R$3.2tn ($618bn) in total…

A prominent figure in the Shiba Inu community and advisor to the Shiba Eternity game has pushed back against claims that the entire $SHIB ecosystem is preparing for a complete restart. The speculation gained traction after Shiba Inu figures Shytoshi Kusama and Kaal Dhairya appeared largely silent on social media, particularly on X. As a result, some community members began speculating that the project could abandon parts of its existing infrastructure and rebuild the ecosystem from the ground up. Claims of a Complete Ecosystem Reset Community figure RuggRat recently outlined what he described as a major proposal that could fundamentally…

Blockchain project CRIPCO, currently facing rug-pull allegations, has been identified as the initial issuer and developer of Mini Coin (MINI), according to a report by Bloomberg Bit. The revelation stems from a white paper previously linked through the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) registry, which listed CRIPCO as MINI’s issuer and the platform’s lead developer. This directly contradicts earlier statements from GLLUE, a backer of MINI, asserting that the two projects were unrelated. White Paper Revisions and Registry Records Following the emergence of the controversy, the white paper was replaced with a version that removed all references to CRIPCO.…

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has welcomed the possibility of greater engineering collaboration between Cardano and Ethereum, arguing that both ecosystems could benefit from sharing technological innovations. Speaking in a recent interview, Hoskinson urged Ethereum’s development community to remain open to innovations Cardano has developed over the past several years, particularly its approach to implementing novel smart-contract capabilities on a UTXO-based blockchain. According to Hoskinson, Ethereum developers could explore these innovations to gain access to new capabilities while also strengthening interoperability between the two ecosystems. At the same time, he believes Cardano could benefit if Ethereum adopted some of its technology.…

Bitcoin ($BTC) is going through one of the key turbulent sentiment periods. In this respect, Bitcoin ($BTC)’s positive-to-negative commentary ratio has slumped to the lowest levels across Telegram, Reddit, X, and other such social media platforms. As per the data from Santiment, the Coldcard firmware exploit is the leading incident that has shocked traders. Particularly, it has hit self-custody, the point that is considered to be the safest last defensive mechanism in the crypto sector. 🚨 BREAKING: Bitcoin just recorded its lowest positive-to-negative commentary ratio across X, Reddit, Telegram, and other platforms since Santiment’s modern social tracking began. The Coldcard…

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev called on US policymakers to modernize securities rules so tokenized stocks can trade in America, in a long post published Tuesday that named the absence of US Stock Tokens as “one glaring gap” in the company’s tokenization push. The post landed five days after the SEC pulled a scheduled discussion of its “innovation exemption,” the relief that would let blockchain venues trade tokenized equities outside existing market-structure rules. The agency shelved the exemption in May, then again on Aug. 13, after the White House warned it could complicate Digital Asset Market Clarity Act negotiations and SIFMA…

World Liberty Financial, the decentralized finance (DeFi) project associated with the Trump family, has appointed Mack McCain as its chief legal officer and chief administrative officer, according to a statement from CEO Zach Witkoff on X. McCain will also serve as chief trust officer at World Liberty Trust Company, National Association (WLTC), which is currently in the process of being established. Leadership expansion amid regulatory focus McCain brings a background in U.S. financial law and regulatory compliance. Prior to joining World Liberty Financial, he served at Robinhood as chief of staff to the chief legal, compliance and corporate affairs officer,…

Thirty-nine state banking associations in the United States have united to establish the BankChain Alliance, a consortium aiming to launch a nationwide, industry-owned blockchain network for banks by 2027. This move marks a significant step in efforts to integrate blockchain technology into the core operational infrastructure of US financial institutions. BankChain Alliance’s Vision and Structure The BankChain Alliance said on Tuesday that the network will be designed to support tools such as smart payments, tokenized deposits, stablecoins, and automated settlement processes. The group emphasized its focus on interoperability with other blockchain systems and announced that it is in the process…

The cold wallet that many crypto holders treated as the ultimate vault has just cracked open a debate the market wasn’t ready for. A Coldcard firmware exploit—targeting a device explicitly marketed as air-gapped and self-custodial—has sent Bitcoin’s social commentary into a historic tailspin. According to the Santiment update, Bitcoin’s positive-to-negative commentary ratio across X, Reddit, Telegram, and other platforms has fallen to the lowest mark since the firm’s modern tracking began. With only 0.58 bullish remarks for every 1.00 bearish remark, fear is now louder than greed by a margin not seen during the FTX unwind, Mt. Gox, or even…

The contract raced higher once the stock began trading. UNITREE-$USDC was around $121 on Wednesday morning, up about 20% over 24 hours, after briefly trading above $140. Trading volume reached $64 million and open positions were worth about $29 million. UNITREE-$USDC trading on Hyperliquid. (Hyperliquid)Unitree shares also came back from the 1,100 yuan opening and were recently around 884 yuan, still nearly six times the IPO price. This is the second big test this summer for crypto markets trying to put a price on a company before Wall Street or another stock exchange gets the chance. SpaceX gave them an…