Shared security protocols are positioning themselves as solutions to infrastructure challenges that have complicated institutional blockchain adoption due to unified security layers’ potential ability to reduce development costs and technical barriers for enterprises.
According to Symbiotic CEO Misha Putiatin, the shared security model allows organizations to leverage existing blockchain security...
Bitcoin (BTC) scored an average trust rating of 4.67 on a 10-point scale across 25 countries, according to a survey released by Cornell Bitcoin Club on Sept. 3.
The survey reveals significant regional variations in perceptions of cryptocurrency. Nigeria led global Bitcoin trust levels, while Japan recorded the lowest scores among surveyed nations.
BTC consistently ranked below traditional assets...
Bitcoin’s largest investors are steadily reducing their exposure, with data showing a direct link to profit-taking during the recent rally.
Glassnode reported on Sept. 3 that wallets holding between 100 and 10,000 BTC now average just 488 BTC—the lowest level since December 2018.
Bitcoin Supply Per Whales (Source: Glassnode)
According to the firm, this decline marks a continuation of a trend that...
American Bitcoin Corp. (ABTC), backed by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Sept. 3 seeking to raise $2.1 billion through share sales.
The filing follows a volatile Nasdaq debut that saw ABTC stock surge 91% in one hour before crashing lower than the opening price by closing.
ABTC opened at $6.90 and climbed to $13.20, prompting five...
Arbitrum, the largest Ethereum layer-2 protocol, has launched a new initiative designed to channel liquidity into decentralized finance.
The DeFi Renaissance Incentive Program (DRIP), announced on Sept. 3, will allocate up to $40 million in rewards to users performing targeted on-chain actions rather than simply generating attention.
The program, structured by Entropy and powered by Merkl, will...
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,...