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This follows Gemini’s opening of its first permanent office in London, highlighting the company’s effort to expand its presence in the region.

Bitcoin is repeating earlier BTC price behavior, analysis suggests, as a Coinbase Premium comeback joins positive ETF flows for a crypto market rebound. Key points: Bitcoin is “getting closer” to its next local bottom after a trip below the $109,000 mark. A positive Coinbase Premium returns, raising hopes of a US demand recovery. Read more

The Solana-based meme coin consolidates near $0.0000205 after a corporate financing deal boosts market confidence.

Alongside, Trump Jr. will join the Polymarket advisory board.

Spot Ethereum ETFs consecutive positive flows, led by funds from BlackRock and Fidelity, double those for Bitcoin ETFs, suggesting continued institutional confidence in ETH amid market downturn. The post ETH ETFs Haul $443.9M Crushing Bitcoin with 2x Inflows — Is Confidence Shifting to Ethereum? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Traders piled into short positions against WLFI as the Trump-linked DeFi token debuted on Hyperliquid, sending its price tumbling more than 44% in hours.

SharpLink Gaming, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBET), one of the world’s largest corporate holders of Ether, reported a substantial increase in its digital asset reserves. The post SharpLink Acquires 56,533 ETH After $360.9M Raise appeared first on Cryptonews.

Binance and Tether are eyeing Korea’s stablecoin rules that may boost coins pegged to the South Korean won or strengthen USD dominance. South Korea has become a key focus in the global stablecoin conversation as it draws close attention from major players like Binance and Tether.  Both companies are among the largest stablecoin issuers worldwide, and they both could face major challenges depending on how new regulations unfold in the East Asian nation.  Read more

Bitcoin faces a key test as analysts highlight $100K–107K as the primary support, with $92K seen as the final defensive line.

Gemini has launched an XRP-linked Mastercard: does this mean the XRP price prediction is about to turn super-bullish? The post XRP Price Prediction: Massive Mastercard Deal Goes Live – Rally to $10 Begins Now appeared first on Cryptonews.

A coalition of 44 state attorneys general have written to 13 AI firms demanding they protect children from sexually suggestive chatbot content.

Trump Media Group has reached a deal with Yorkville Acquisition Corp., a Nasdaq-listed blank check company, to form a new entity focused on acquiring and holding Cronos’s CRO token, according to an Aug. 26 statement. The proposed company, Trump Media Group CRO Strategy, will be capitalized with around $6.42 billion, which is a mix of […] The post Trump Media taps into CRO boom taking 19% of supply in massive $6.42B acquisition strategy appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Tokyo-based Monex Group is weighing the launch of a yen-pegged stablecoin, with its chairman, Oki Matsumoto, citing the need to keep pace in digital finance. Tokyo-based publicly traded financial services company Monex Group is considering a Japanese yen-pegged stablecoin. According to a Tuesday TV Tokyo report, Monex Group Chairman Oki Matsumoto told the outlet that the company is considering issuing a yen-pegged stablecoin in Japan. “Issuing stablecoins requires significant infrastructure and capital, but if we don’t handle them, we’ll be left behind,” Masumoto said. He concluded: Read more

BTC is currently 11% down from its all-time high of over $124,000, which was reached in mid-August.

The firm said it has roughly $200 million in untapped cash for further ETH acquisitions.

Standard Chartered is setting a $7,500 year-end price target for Ether, and argues ETH treasury companies make more sense than BTC alternatives.

SharpLink has expanded its Ether treasury to almost 800,000 ETH after last week’s $252 million purchase, while also approving a $1.5 billion stock buyback plan. SharpLink Gaming boosted its Ether treasury again last week, acquiring $252 million in ETH and raising $360.9 million through its at-the-market (ATM) equity program. The company now holds 797,704 Ether (ETH), worth about $3.7 billion, with $200 million in cash for further buys, the company revealed in a Tuesday update. “Our regimented execution of SharpLink’s ETH treasury strategy continues to demonstrate the strength of our vision,” said Co-CEO Joseph Chalom, adding that the firm is committed to “building long-term value for our stockholders while simultaneously supporting the broader Ethereum ecosystem.” Read more

FIL trading volume was 75% above 30-day averages, signaling heightened institutional interest.

Moremarkets will manage Flare-native decentralized finance (DeFi) strategies, such as lending or liquid staking, to generate yield for users.

Developers are sharing stories related to concerning BigQuery pricing strategies, which charged multiple developers with a $5,000 bill for a single query. Blockchain developers are sharing "horror stories" related to eye-watering bills received from Google Cloud's BigQuery service, including a developer who was suddenly charged a total of $15,000 for performing three queries. BigQuery is a serverless data warehouse offered by Google Cloud, designed for analyzing large sets of data via Structured Query Language (SQL) with built-in artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. “I want to warn everyone that BigQuery is a big scam and every day you’re risking getting a ridiculous bill that can bankrupt you,” wrote a pseudonymous developer in a post shared by Mikko Ohtamaa, co-founder of decentralized algorithmic trading protocol Trading Strategy, adding: Read more