Author: John Smith

Mantle has accumulated about $880 million in stablecoins and tokenized assets as its onchain product range has expanded across equities, Treasuries, funds and yield-bearing assets. Summary Mantle holds about $550 million in stablecoins and $330 million in tokenized assets. USDT0 accounts for approximately $440 million, or nearly 80% of the network’s stablecoin supply. The network supports 985 distinct tokenized assets across six product categories. Mantle increased its tokenized equity selection from 10 products in April to 155 by late June. Mantle’s asset base approaches $880 million Blockworks Research data shows that Mantle’s stablecoin circulating supply has reached approximately $550 million,…

Stable Sea has added two WisdomTree digital funds to its treasury platform, giving eligible businesses access to three SEC-registered products with minimum investments starting at $1. Summary Stable Sea has added WTSIX and FLTTX alongside the previously available WTGXX. The three funds carry minimum investments ranging from $1 to $25. Eligible users place fund orders through WisdomTree Securities from Stable Sea’s dashboard. Tokenized real-world assets in the United States have exceeded $31 billion. Stable Sea adds two WisdomTree funds Stable Sea said the WisdomTree Short-Duration Income Digital Fund and WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Digital Fund are now available through Stable…

Ethena’s ENA traded near $0.147 on Aug. 27, retaining a weekly gain of about 25% after its sharp breakout met resistance near $0.180. Summary ENA price remains about 25% above its Aug. 21 opening price of $0.11717. Price has corrected about 18% from the Aug. 23 weekly high of $0.18023. The daily Supertrend remains bullish, with dynamic support near $0.1202. Liquidation clusters around $0.150 and $0.161 could shape ENA’s next move. ENA price retreats after reaching $0.180 Ethena (ENA) price was trading near $0.147 at the time of writing, up about 25% from its Aug. 21 opening price of $0.11717.…

Bitcoin price held near $79,500 on Aug. 27 after a rapid breakout from the $63,000 area, with ETF demand and U.S. policy developments supporting the rally even as technical indicators warned that momentum may be stretched. Summary Bitcoin price traded near $79,500 after gaining roughly 25% from its mid-August consolidation range. Daily RSI reached 81.14, placing BTC firmly in overbought territory. The 4-hour Supertrend remained bullish while MACD showed fading short-term momentum. Liquidation clusters near $81,000 and $77,500 could shape Bitcoin’s next move. Bitcoin price holds above its breakout zone According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) price was trading…

Unstoppable Domains has abandoned plans to seek ICANN recognition for several of its original web3 domain extensions and has begun refunding customers who bought names after the company committed to pursuing the 2026 application round. Summary Unstoppable Domains did not submit ICANN applications for several original web3 extensions and has begun refunding affected customers. Founder Matthew Gould said ICANN compliance, application and bidding costs were higher than the sales the company expected from the domains. The reversal comes six months after Unstoppable committed to applying for extensions including .crypto, .wallet, .NFT, .Bitcoin and .DAO. Existing web3 domains will remain onchain…

A cluster of 12 wallets deposited 36 million USDC into Hyperliquid during the 24 hours ending Aug. 27 and used about $24 million to purchase HYPE, according to on-chain analyst EmberCN. Summary Suspected linked wallets deposited 36 million USDC into Hyperliquid through twelve addresses within one day. Twenty-four million USDC reportedly purchased 282,090 HYPE at an average price near $81.50 per token. EmberCN estimated the cluster held and staked 4.679 million HYPE worth approximately $381 million overall. No public a16z statement, filing or signed wallet proof confirms ownership of the reported addresses. Earlier analysts produced different cluster totals, showing attribution…

Bitcoin’s long-term investment case is gaining support from rising U.S. debt and persistent fiscal deficits, according to BlackRock global head of digital assets Robbie Mitchnick. Summary $40.05 trillion U.S. debt has renewed investor attention toward Bitcoin and gold, according to Mitchnick. Mitchnick argues fiscal sustainability matters more for Bitcoin’s valuation than pending cryptocurrency market structure legislation. CBO projects fiscal 2026 deficit at $1.9 trillion, widening further through 2036 under current law. Bitcoin remained below $80,000 after its strongest three-day advance since 2023 during last week’s market rebound. CLARITY Act progress could affect decentralized finance more than Bitcoin, which already has…

Hyperliquid Policy Center and trade[XYZ] have asked the CFTC to permit regulated perpetual contracts tied to WTI crude, Brent crude, and Henry Hub natural gas after their markets recorded more than $500 billion in cumulative volume. Summary trade[XYZ] has operated perpetual markets on Hyperliquid since October 2025. The groups said continuous trading could help U.S. firms hedge energy exposure during weekends. Crude perpetual prices anticipated nearly 75% of the Sunday reopenings examined in a cited study. The filing proposes stablecoin margin, leverage limits, and regulated onchain market infrastructure. Hyperliquid Policy Center and trade[XYZ] said in an Aug. 26 joint filing…

Unstoppable Domains has dropped plans to seek ICANN recognition for its own Web3 domain extensions after finding that compliance, application, and auction costs would exceed the sales it expected to recover. Summary Unstoppable Domains did not apply for its Web3 extensions during ICANN’s 2026 round. Customers who bought affected blockchain domains will receive refunds, according to founder Matthew Gould. ICANN received more than 1,600 primary applications during its 15-week submission period. The company remains involved as a service provider for applications including Telegram’s proposed .gram domain. Unstoppable Domains says ICANN costs became too high Unstoppable Domains said it did not…

Chainalysis has estimated that potentially taxable onchain crypto activity exceeded $457 billion worldwide in 2025, while transactions within the practical reach of international reporting rules represented only 14% of the total. Summary Potentially taxable onchain crypto activity exceeded $457 billion globally during 2025. CARF-covered transactions represented only 14% of the activity identified by Chainalysis. The United States led individual countries with an estimated $112.6 billion. DeFi, private wallets, income streams, and peer-to-peer payments create reporting gaps. Chainalysis said in an Aug. 26 crypto tax report that the other 86% included decentralized exchange activity, peer-to-peer transfers, onchain income and crypto payments…