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Cointelegraph.com - 09:26 Sep 15, 2025
Yield-bearing stablecoins promise steady income onchain, but regulation, taxes and risks make them more complex than cash. Here’s what you need to know in 2025. Yield-bearing stablecoins include treasury-backed, DeFi and synthetic models. US and EU law ban issuer-paid interest; access is often restricted. Rebases and rewards are taxed as income when received. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 09:25 Sep 15, 2025
Shiba Inu’s DeFi team offered a $23,000 bounty to the Shibarium bridge attacker after a $2.4 million exploit, urging the return of stolen funds. Shiba Inu’s decentralized finance platform on its Shibarium layer-2 network offered a 5 Ether ($23,000) bounty to the attacker behind a recent bridge exploit, urging the return of stolen assets. On Monday, the DeFi platform sent an onchain message to the attacker saying that the bounty offer will remain open for 30 days. The protocol added a deadline and a condition that the bounty will begin decreasing in seven days. “Settlement is atomic when we call recoverKnine(). If you call accept() we cannot cancel the deal. Code is law,” K9 Finance wrote. “Bounty is live. Please, act fast.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 07:39 Sep 15, 2025
The London Stock Exchange launched a Microsoft-powered blockchain platform for private funds, marking the first such initiative by a global exchange. Update Sept. 15, 7:58 am UTC: This article has been updated to include another section on LSEG and Microsoft’s collaboration. The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) launched a blockchain-based infrastructure platform for private funds, making it the first major global stock exchange to use such a system. The platform, called Digital Markets Infrastructure (DMI), supports the full lifecycle of digital assets, from issuance and tokenization to post-trade settlement. It was developed with Microsoft and runs on Microsoft Azure, the exchange said on Monday. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:20 Sep 14, 2025
Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology can modernize the entire capitalist system and are not just a niche internet development. Calling crypto “Web 3.0”, the third layer of the internet that enables permissionless asset ownership on the Web, “undermines” crypto’s true significance, which is a complete overhaul of the capitalist system, according to Mert Mumtaz, CEO of remote procedure call (RPC) node provider Helius. Mumtaz said that crypto supercharges all the necessary ingredients for capitalism to function properly, including the free flow of information in a decentralized way, immutable property rights, incentive alignment, transparency, and “frictionless” capital flows. Mumtaz added: In September, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), two US financial regulatory agencies, released a joint statement teasing the possibility of 24/7 capital markets in the country. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:07 Sep 14, 2025
Native Markets claimed the US dollar-pegged stablecoin ticker following a heated bidding war closely watched by the crypto community. Native Markets, one of the teams that submitted a proposal to issue and manage the Hyperliquid crypto exchange’s US dollar stablecoin (USDH), officially claimed the USDH ticker on Sunday, following a community vote. The project will deploy the inaugural Hyperliquid Improvement Proposal (HIP) for USDH and an ERC-20 token, the token standard for the Ethereum network, in the coming days, Max Fiege, founder of Native Markets, said in an X post. He also outlined the next steps: Native Markets’ odds of winning the ticker spiked to over 99% on Saturday, on prediction market Polymarket, following synthetic stablecoin issuer Ethena’s withdrawal from the race on Thursday. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:43 Sep 14, 2025
The ratio compares the price of ETH to BTC; a higher ratio indicates ETH is gaining strength against BTC, while a lower ratio signals weak ETH. The Ether-Bitcoin (ETH/BTC) ratio, which measures the price of Ether (ETH) against the price of Bitcoin (BTC), has failed to reclaim 0.05, despite adoption of ETH by institutions and the historic price rally in July and August that took ETH to new all-time highs. ETH/BTC has remained below the 0.05 level since July 2024, and the ratio peaked in June 2017 when it hit the all-time high of 0.14, according to CoinGecko. The ratio current sits at 0.039, down from the 0.04 reached in August. The ratio fell to a 5-year low in March, collapsing to 0.02, amid macroeconomic uncertainty and rising trade tensions between the United States and its trading partners. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:15 Sep 14, 2025
Bitcoin lacks momentum into the weekly close as a trader says now is the "time to pay attention" to BTC price behavior ahead of the Fed rate-cut decision. Key points: Bitcoin drifts toward $115,000 into the weekly close ahead of a key macro week. BTC needs a weekly close above $114,000 to stay “bullish,” analysis says. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:30 Sep 14, 2025
Football’s transfer system is plagued by delays and barriers. Blockchain technology offers faster settlements and global market access. Opinion by: Przemysław Kral, CEO of zondacrypto The football transfer market has long been seen as a world of discrete backroom deals and negotiations. The transfer window brings immense excitement to supporters wanting to see how clubs prepare for the season ahead. It’s not always smooth sailing, given the huge capital requirements and tight deadlines the clubs face to complete the deals. There is an option that could overcome these issues.The answer has come to the fore in recent years, and the football industry is beginning to embrace it. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:11 Sep 14, 2025
Yala’s Bitcoin-collateralized YU stablecoin dropped as low as $0.2046 after an attempted protocol attack, failing to restore its $1 peg. Yala’s Bitcoin-backed stablecoin YU has failed to regain its dollar peg following an “attempted attack” early Sunday that sent the token plummeting to $0.2046. The Yala team confirmed the incident in a post on X, noting that it “briefly impacted YU’s peg.” The team added that they are working with blockchain security firm SlowMist and other security partners to investigate the breach. “Update: All funds are safe. Bitcoin deposited to Yala remains self-custodial or in vaults, with none lost,” the team wrote in their latest post on X. “We’ve identified issues and, as a precaution, paused some product features. Please wait for our green light before re-engaging,” they added. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:03 Sep 14, 2025
Capital Group has turned a $1 billion bet on Bitcoin treasury stocks into $6 billion, with major holdings in Strategy and Metaplanet. Capital Group, a 94-year-old mutual fund powerhouse known for its conservative investment approach, has grown a $1 billion position in Bitcoin-related stocks into more than $6 billion. Mark Casey, a portfolio manager with 25 years at Capital Group, led the firm’s move into Bitcoin. Casey, who describes his investment style as shaped by Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffett, has become an advocate for Bitcoin (BTC), according to a Sunday report by The Wall Street Journal. “I just love Bitcoin, I just think it is so interesting,” Casey said during a podcast interview with venture firm Andreessen Horowitz. He called Bitcoin “one of the coolest things that has ever been created by people,” per the WSJ report. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 07:57 Sep 14, 2025
Nakamoto CEO David Bailey says the digital asset treasury company “moniker itself is confusing," amid growing interest in balance sheet holdings beyond Bitcoin. Companies adding underperforming altcoins to their balance sheets are muddying the broader treasury narrative, says Bitcoin treasury company Nakamoto CEO, David Bailey. “The treasury company moniker itself is confusing,” Bailey said in an X post on Sunday. “Toxic financing, failed altcoins rebranded as DATs, too many failed companies with no plan or vision. It’s totally muddled the narrative,” Bailey said. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 07:37 Sep 14, 2025
Pakistan has invited international crypto firms to apply for licenses under its regulatory authority PVARA, with strict criteria and global compliance standards. Pakistan has opened the door to international crypto businesses, inviting leading exchanges and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to apply for licenses under a new federal regime. On Saturday, the Pakistan Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (PVARA) called on major crypto firms to submit Expressions of Interest (EoIs) to enter the country’s digital asset market, according to a report by local news outlet Dawn. “This EoI is our invitation to the world’s leading VASPs to partner in building a transparent and inclusive digital financial future for Pakistan,” said Bilal bin Saqib, PVARA chair and minister of state for crypto and blockchain. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 04:32 Sep 14, 2025
Wall Street veteran Jordi Visser says Bitcoin allocations in traditional finance portfolios "will go higher" next year. Wall Street veteran and macro analyst Jordi Visser is forecasting that US financial institutions are set to ramp up their Bitcoin allocations before the year is out. “Between now and the end of the year, the allocations for Bitcoin for the next year from the traditional finance world are going to be increased,” Visser told Anthony Pompliano during an interview published to YouTube on Saturday. “I think Bitcoin’s allocation number will go higher across portfolios,” Visser said. “That is going to happen,” he emphasized. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 00:23 Sep 14, 2025
Can XRP revisit the $3.60 level it? Coinbase files a legal motion requesting a hearing to address the SEC Office: Hodler’s Digest Coinbase is escalating its dispute with US regulators over past communications involving former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler. Coinbase filed a legal motion on Thursday requesting a hearing to address the SEC Office of the Inspector Generals investigation, which found that the agency deleted nearly one years worth of text messages from Gensler and other senior officials in avoidable errors. The exchange said the SEC should explain why it did not conduct a full search of agency records, including text messages from Gensler and senior SEC officials, when it requested the messages in several Freedom of Information Act filings from 2023 and 2024. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 00:23 Sep 14, 2025
Can XRP revisit the $3.60 level it? Coinbase files a legal motion requesting a hearing to address the SEC Office: Hodler’s Digest Coinbase is escalating its dispute with US regulators over past communications involving former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler. Coinbase filed a legal motion on Thursday requesting a hearing to address the SEC Office of the Inspector Generals investigation, which found that the agency deleted nearly one years worth of text messages from Gensler and other senior officials in avoidable errors. The exchange said the SEC should explain why it did not conduct a full search of agency records, including text messages from Gensler and senior SEC officials, when it requested the messages in several Freedom of Information Act filings from 2023 and 2024. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 00:23 Sep 14, 2025
Can XRP revisit the $3.60 level it? Coinbase files a legal motion requesting a hearing to address the SEC Office: Hodler’s Digest Coinbase is escalating its dispute with US regulators over past communications involving former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler. Coinbase filed a legal motion on Thursday requesting a hearing to address the SEC Office of the Inspector Generals investigation, which found that the agency deleted nearly one years worth of text messages from Gensler and other senior officials in avoidable errors. The exchange said the SEC should explain why it did not conduct a full search of agency records, including text messages from Gensler and senior SEC officials, when it requested the messages in several Freedom of Information Act filings from 2023 and 2024. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 23:06 Sep 13, 2025
The privacy roadmap included adding features for private transactions and decentralized identity solutions across Ethereum's tech stack. The Ethereum Foundation has released a roadmap to bring end-to-end privacy features to the Ethereum network, a layer-1 (L1) smart contract blockchain, and rebranded its “Privacy & Scaling Explorations” initiative to “Privacy Stewards of Ethereum” (PSE). PSE said it aims to bring privacy solutions to the protocol, infrastructure, networking, application, and wallet layers in Friday’s announcement, and laid out several key goals for the next 3-6 months. These included enabling private transfers through the development of the PlasmaFold layer-2 network, confidential voting, and privacy in decentralized finance (DeFi) applications. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:14 Sep 13, 2025
US dollar-pegged Stablecoins have become commoditized, diminishing the need for individual price tickers from the viewpoint of crypto users. Dollar-pegged stablecoins will eventually lose their price tickers, as exchanges abstract away the differently denominated stable tokens on the backend, presenting only a “USD” option to the user, according to Mert Mumtaz, CEO of remote procedure call (RPC) node provider Helius. The bidding war for the Hyperliquid USD stablecoin (USDH), and proposals from several firms promising to give 100% of the yield back to Hyperliquid, revealed that the stablecoin sector has become “commoditized,” Mumtaz said. Mumtaz added that he expects many companies to issue their own stablecoins and many existing stablecoin issuers to start their own payment chains in the future, which may create liquidity fragmentation, keeping capital trapped within those ecosystems. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:54 Sep 13, 2025
The 24/7 nature of onchain markets makes spot crypto collateral preferable to lenders than crypto held in investment vehicles like ETFs. Fabian Dori, the chief investment officer at digital asset bank Sygnum, says that banks offering crypto-backed loans prefer crypto collateral in the form of onchain assets rather than exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and using onchain collateral can benefit borrowers. Dori said that onchain assets are more liquid, allowing lenders to execute margin calls for crypto-backed loans on demand and offer higher loan-to-value (LTV) ratios to borrowers because the lender can liquidate the collateral in real-time. Dori told Cointelegraph: Loan-to-value ratios in crypto refer to the total amount of a loan versus the collateral backing the loan, like Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), or any other tokens accepted by the lender. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:05 Sep 13, 2025
DOGE’s price technicals and on-chain data suggest the bull market is not finished, strengthening the case for a move toward $0.60. Key takeaways: Dogecoin has broken out of a multimonth symmetrical triangle. Trading volumes tripled during the breakout, signaling strong bullish momentum. Read more
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