Bitcoin price traded near $84,000 on Sep. 28 after retreating from a recent high above $87,000, leaving traders focused on whether U.S. spot ETF demand can help the price hold its September breakout. Summary Bitcoin price traded near $83,960 on the daily chart, above its 20-day moving average of $80,730. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs drew
The Cardano Foundation has announced a multi-year partnership with the Venture Accelerator at UCLA Anderson School of Management that will bring blockchain coursework, five startup fellowships, and a founder showcase sponsorship to the Los Angeles campus. Summary Five early-stage companies selected for UCLA Accelerate will receive sponsored fellowships. Cardano Academy material will enter a UCLA
A wallet linked to the Bitget hacker has swapped about $6.3 million in ETH for Bitcoin through THORChain after the network rejected the exchange’s request to block addresses tied to its Sep. 24 breach. Summary The wallet completed 27 swaps, converting about 2,390 ETH into 75.2 BTC. Bitget asked THORChain to refuse transactions from addresses
Wallet in Telegram has rebranded as Walt, with more than 300 supported assets, as Telegram prepares to extend its separate Gram wallet to its users. Summary Walt offers trading, yield products, tokenized assets, and perpetual futures inside Telegram. Telegram’s self-custodial Gram wallet supports purchases, transfers, and payments within the app. Walt says crypto cards and
D3 has launched Frontier, a program that lets users deposit eligible assets in Solana and Hyperliquid vaults to earn points toward priority access to new internet domain names. Summary D3 says users can commit Frontier Points to names offered by participating domain registries. Loopscale supports the Solana vault, while Hyperion DeFi and Upshift support the
Tether and Shiga have announced plans to bring self-custodial wallets for USD₮, Bitcoin, and Tether Gold to individuals and institutions across Africa and the Gulf Cooperation Council. Summary Shiga plans two products: ENTA for individuals and businesses, and Pulse for banks and fintech companies. Users will be able to fund ENTA wallets with local currency,
BitMine Immersion Technologies has bought another 17,362 ETH over the past week, pushing its total Ethereum holdings above 6 million tokens as the company moves closer to its stated goal of owning 5% of Ethereum’s supply. Summary BitMine bought 17,362 ETH last week, lifting total Ethereum holdings above six million tokens overall. BitMine now holds
A wallet linked to Wintermute has built roughly $126.25 million in short positions on Hyperliquid, with a $46.92 million Ethereum short making up the largest reported exposure as major cryptocurrencies trade below recent highs. Summary Wintermute-linked wallet holds $126.25 million in shorts, with Ethereum representing its largest reported position currently. Ethereum short exposure stands near
Acurast has deployed open source AI decision model Laya across its decentralized smartphone compute network, allowing the model to process real time decisions on Android devices instead of centralized data centers. Summary Acurast has deployed open source Laya AI across its decentralized smartphone compute network. Laya processes structured decisions for gaming, classification, moderation and security
XRP has returned to the $1.50 area as traders prepare for a Sept. 30 shareholder vote on Evernorth Holdings’ planned Nasdaq transaction, while U.S. spot XRP ETFs continue attracting fresh capital. Summary XRP trades near $1.50 now as the September 30 Evernorth shareholder vote approaches this week. Spot XRP ETFs attracted $75.59 million last week,
