Author: John Smith

Disclosure: This content is provided by a third party. Neither crypto.news nor the author of this article endorses any product mentioned on this page. Users should conduct their own research before taking any action related to the company. XRP derivatives experienced a rare 10,535% liquidation imbalance during the Labor Day period, a time typically characterized by lower liquidity. Summary XRP briefly fell to about $1.38 as leveraged long liquidations intensified during low holiday liquidity. XRP open interest reportedly dropped 14%, from $558 million to $478 million. US spot XRP ETFs recorded an eighth straight week of inflows, adding approximately $19…

Bitcoin has become one of the world’s largest pools of digital capital, yet only a small fraction participates in onchain financial activity. Summary Stacks plans to use self-custodial Bitcoin Staking as an entry point for BTC holders, targeting roughly 3% annualized rewards paid in Bitcoin. Its roadmap moves from attracting Bitcoin capital to scaling network infrastructure and expanding into lending, trading, perpetual markets and programmable BTC. StackingDAO, Bitflow, Zest Protocol and Hermetica are developing liquid staking, trading, credit and yield products that could give staked and Bitcoin-linked capital more uses across the ecosystem. Other crypto ecosystems built large economies around…

Robinhood’s tokenized AMC product briefly traded far above the referenced stock during the U.S. Labor Day weekend, prompting a fresh test of whether activity on Robinhood Chain can move real equity markets. Summary Robinhood Stock Tokens provide economic exposure but grant holders no ownership or voting rights whatsoever. IOSG estimated tokenized AMC supply expanded nineteenfold as arbitrageurs responded to an onchain price premium. AMC shares rose during premarket trading, although researchers could not isolate token related buying precisely. Dynamic creation and redemption can close premiums, limiting sustained squeezes in genuinely backed stock tokens. Market closures can interrupt issuance, leaving token…

HashKey Cloud said on Sept. 7 that it had joined Stacks as a launch partner for self-custodial Bitcoin staking. Summary HashKey Cloud joined Stacks as a Genesis Bond participant and an sBTC signer operator officially. The institutional Genesis Bond is scheduled to launch around September 10, according to Stacks developers. Bonded Bitcoin remains timelocked on Bitcoin while participants pair it with locked STX tokens separately. HashKey Cloud says its staking infrastructure spans more than 40 different blockchain networks globally today. sBTC signers coordinate Bitcoin deposits and withdrawals using a threshold-based approval system collectively onchain today. The agreement gives the infrastructure…

F2Pool co-founder Chun Wang criticized Zcash on Sept. 8 as ZEC traded near $1,130 following a rally that carried the privacy coin into the cryptocurrency market’s top ten. Summary Zcash traded near $1,130 after gaining more than 2,300% during the previous twelve months overall. F2Pool co-founder Chun Wang criticized Zcash’s funding structure, governance history and optional privacy model publicly. Zcash allocated 20% of early block rewards through its original four-year Founders’ Reward system initially. Ironwood replaced Orchard after developers disclosed a four-year vulnerability carrying theoretical hidden counterfeiting risks onchain. Developers found no evidence of exploitation but cannot cryptographically prove counterfeit…

Chainalysis estimated on Aug. 26 that France generated about $9.4 billion in potentially taxable crypto activity during 2025, placing the country among the world’s 15 largest markets covered by its latest crypto tax study. Summary Chainalysis estimated global potentially taxable crypto activity reached $457 billion across six blockchains during 2025. France accounted for estimated $9.4 billion in income, gains, and crypto payment activity during 2025. French taxpayers reported €368 million in crypto gains for 2024 through approximately 24,000 tax filings submitted. DAC8 requires providers to collect 2026 transaction data, with first exchanges due September 30, 2027. Chainalysis cautioned its estimates…

Liquid Network has recovered 3,400 BTC worth about $269.2 million from the self-described white-hat hackers behind a 4,000 BTC withdrawal, although nearly $47 million remains outstanding. Summary The actors returned 3,400 BTC, recovering about 85% of the withdrawn funds. Roughly 598.5 BTC, worth about $47 million, remains in the withdrawal-linked address. Blockstream told the actors that its bridge nodes had been patched before the repayment. Liquid has not announced when its bridge and L-BTC services will resume normal operations. Liquid Network has recovered 85% of the withdrawn Bitcoin On-chain data shows that the actors returned 3,400 BTC, worth about $268.2…

Brazil’s largest banks have expanded their crypto offerings to as many as 28 assets after transactions across the country reached R$505.5 billion or about $98.7 billion in 2025. Summary Itaú now offers 15 crypto assets, while Nubank has listed 28 tokens for customers. Banco do Brasil has processed more than R$11 million in crypto transactions since January. March filings show Brazilian banks held no virtual assets on their own balance sheets. Crypto firms face new licensing, capital and client-asset rules under Brazil’s regulatory framework. Brazil banks expand crypto access without taking exposure Folha de S.Paulo reported on Sept. 7 that…

The Ethereum Foundation has published ratings for 62 Hegotá proposals after collecting 397 assessments from about 60 protocol specialists across nine teams. Summary 62 Ethereum Improvement Proposals received ratings ahead of the planned Hegotá network upgrade. 397 assessments came from researchers, engineers, and specialists across nine Protocol Cluster teams. Ethereum’s Protocol Cluster wants the Layer 1 network to resist quantum attacks by December 2029. A Reddit AMA on Sept. 16 will cover the ratings and Ethereum’s protocol priorities. The Ethereum Foundation said in a Sept. 7 post on X that its Protocol Cluster had released two articles covering Hegotá and…

Local-currency stablecoin launches have increased demand for 24/7 foreign exchange liquidity as more than 70% of conversions into dollar stablecoins begin in another currency. Summary TransFi CEO Raj Kamal expects local-currency stablecoins to move more foreign exchange activity onchain. Round-the-clock settlement could produce thinner liquidity and higher conversion costs outside normal trading hours. Fragmentation across currencies, issuers, and blockchains may leave businesses relying on dollar stablecoins as intermediary assets. Banks will need redemption, FX, and network connections to turn token issuance into regular commercial use. Raj Kamal, founder and CEO of payments company TransFi, told crypto.news that issuing euro, sterling,…