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Billionaire investor Ray Dalio said the U.S. is nearing the late stages of a debt cycle that threatens the dollar’s role as the world’s reserve currency, a shift that he believes could boost demand for Bitcoin, gold, and other limited-supply assets.
Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, released the comments after accusing the Financial Times of misrepresenting his views shared in an...
The Federal Reserve Board announced on Sept. 3 that it will host a payments innovation conference on Oct. 21, where it will discuss stablecoins, DeFi, and tokenization.
The conference will feature panel discussions on the convergence of traditional and decentralized finance, emerging stablecoin use cases and business models, artificial intelligence applications in payments, and tokenization of...
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) granted regulatory approval for prediction market platform Polymarket to resume US operations through a no-action letter issued to QCX LLC on Sept. 3.
The CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight and the Division of Clearing and Risk announced that they will not pursue enforcement action against QCX LLC or QC Clearing LLC regarding swap data reporting...
Turtle has introduced a new framework designed to measure and reward one of the scarcest assets in digital finance, onchain liquidity.
The company announced the launch of the Turtle Liquidity Leaderboard, which ranks participants by verified deposits, user distribution, and engagement multipliers, creating a standardized scoreboard for protocols and liquidity providers.
The launch comes at a time...
Ethereum posted its strongest August performance in four years, with data showing large holders played a decisive role in the rally.
According to CoinGlass data, ETH gained 18% last month, climbing to a new all-time high of $4,953. It marked the token’s first positive August since 2021, when it advanced more than 35%.
Ethereum Monthly Price Performance Since 2021. (Source: CoinGlass)
Since then,...
Ukraine has begun formal steps to legalize the crypto industry, shifting from a largely unregulated market to one with a defined legal status.
On Sept. 3, Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak revealed that he and his colleagues approved a bill that legalizes and taxes the use of digital assets in the country.
According to him, the draft bill introduces a tax framework that makes transactions...
The market for tokenized equities could expand to nearly $190 trillion within the next 20 years, according to new projections from Galaxy Research.
Galaxy made this projection after it became one of the first public companies to tokenize its stock on the Solana blockchain via Superstate, which specializes in compliant tokenization infrastructure.
Speaking on the move, Alex Thorn, Galaxy’s Head of...
Bitcoin’s derivatives market entered September with a split message: traders are taking on more positions, but the balance of trading activity is leaning against price strength.
Open interest climbed to $41.19 billion on September 3, an increase of $1.02 billion over the past month. At the same time, Bitcoin’s spot price slipped below $110,000.
This shows that while more leverage is in play,...
European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde has called on policymakers to accelerate legislation targeting the risks posed by stablecoins.
Speaking at the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) conference on Sept. 3, Lagarde warned that while stablecoins appear innovative, they reintroduce long-recognized financial vulnerabilities in new forms.
According to her:
“The categories of risk...
World Liberty Financial now carries a market value near $5.6 billion. However, many of us who watched WLFI’s debut are still unsure what the project actually does, what has shipped, and what, if anything, is new.
To date, deliverables include USD1, governance voting, and a proposed Aave v3 money market. Let’s weigh those elements against the valuation and ownership incentives that frame WLFI’s...