Kraken is offering perpetual futures tied to the private-market valuations of OpenAI and Anthropic, giving eligible traders leveraged exposure before either artificial intelligence company completes a public listing. Summary Kraken offers cash-settled Anthropic and OpenAI pre-IPO perpetuals with maximum leverage of five times globally. The contracts provide price exposure without shares, voting rights, dividends or

Chilean crypto exchange Orionx began permanently closing its operations on Sept. 3 after a forensic audit identified a custody shortfall exceeding $7 million. Summary Orionx began permanently closing after an audit found over $7 million missing from custodial wallets. Customer withdrawals remain suspended while Orionx calculates balances and prepares its planned asset restitution process. Chile’s

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlined a longer-term transaction model on Sept. 6 that could allow the network to process some validation work in parallel. Summary Buterin proposed separating transaction actions from dependencies so Ethereum can optimize each component independently later. Dependencies include signatures, state proofs and validity conditions that transactions must satisfy before execution begins.

Federal Reserve researchers proposed a framework on Sept. 4 for deciding how stablecoins and other blockchain-based financial products could fit within U.S. money supply statistics. Summary Federal Reserve researchers said payment stablecoins could eventually qualify for inclusion within M1 or M2. Everyday payment use would support M1 classification, while short-term value storage would point toward

Ripple has added former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan to the opening program for Swell 2026, its annual conference focused on payments, digital assets and financial infrastructure. Summary Raghuram Rajan will open Ripple Swell week during an invitation-only institutional summit on October 27. Swell 2026 runs from October 27 through 29 at The

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NFT sales rose 55.6% to approximately $75.54 million over the past seven days, with BNB Chain overtaking Ethereum after recording more than $32.75 million in sales. Summary NFT sales increased 55.6% to $75.54 million, while transactions fell 14.77% to 650,332. Buyer addresses rose 20.38% to 273,655, and seller addresses increased 18.09% to 291,266. Ethereum sales

Poland’s Sejm has fallen 25 votes short of overriding President Karol Nawrocki’s third veto of a crypto regulation bill, with 241 lawmakers supporting the measure against the 266 required. Summary The Sejm voted 241–198 to override Nawrocki’s veto, while three lawmakers abstained. Passing the bill again required a three-fifths majority, or 266 of the 442

U.S. spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds attracted a combined $1.20 billion during the trading week ending Sept. 4, with Bitcoin products accounting for more than 80% of the total. Summary Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $986.7 million in weekly net inflows. Ethereum ETFs added $215.3 million, down sharply from the previous week. BlackRock’s Bitcoin funds

Robinhood Chain has set a daily fee record of $6.04 million, lifting its seven-day annualized revenue rate to approximately $1.1 billion as memecoin trading and token launches drive network activity. Summary Robinhood Chain generated $6.04 million in fees and retained $5.44 million in daily revenue. Seven-day revenue reached $20.33 million, equal to an annualized rate