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2026/09/08

Circle to Acquire Tazapay to Expand USDC Cross-Border Payments

Circle has reached an agreement to acquire Singapore-based cross-border payments platform Tazapay in a deal expected to close in 2027, the company announced Tuesday. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and requires approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.The proposed

Visa Stablecoin Settlement Run Rate Crosses $20B as Card Payment Volume Jumps Nearly 200%

Visa’s stablecoin-linked payments business is scaling rapidly, with the company now processing settlement activity at a pace equivalent to more than $20 billion annually.The annualized settlement rate has increased more than 15-fold year over year, reflecting the broader expansion of stablecoin-powe

Flare Founder Defends FXRP Security Amid Ripple Engineer's Bridge Concerns

한국어로 보기Flare Networks co-founder Hugo Philion has responded to concerns about FXRP after Ripple engineer Neil Hartner raised questions about the security of blockchain bridges.Notably, the discussion followed a security incident involving Liquid Network’s Liquid BTC. The company said hackers withdre

Hunter Biden to Launch LAPTOP Memecoin, Tokens to Be Sent to TRUMP Investors

Hunter Biden is preparing to enter the memecoin market with LAPTOP, a token scheduled to launch Wednesday that will distribute part of its supply to investors who lost money on President Donald Trump’s Official Trump (TRUMP) cryptocurrency, according to The Wall Street Journal.Hunter Biden, whose fa

Strategy Bitcoin Holdings show a $2.398B profit; Bitmine Ethereum holdings suffer a $5.194B loss.

Odaily Planet Daily report: According to on-chain analyst Yujin, Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy did not increase its Bitcoin holdings last week and currently holds 845,050 BTC ($66.125 billion), with an average cost basis of $75,412 and an unrealized profit of $2.398 billion (+3.7%).Last week, Ether

Mexico Bitcoin Robbery Case: Four Killed in Targeted Attack on Cold Wallet

ChainCatcher report, according to Cointelegraph, the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Mexico (FGJEM) announced the arrest of two suspects, Diego Sebastián and Gerardo, in connection with the murders of Jonathan Meléndez, keyboardist of the rock band Camilo Séptimo, his pregnant wife, t

Liquid Recovers 3,400 BTC Worth $270M After Security Incident

Liquid has regained control of 3,400 BTC after a weekend security incident drained nearly 4,000 BTC from the Bitcoin sidechain’s reserves.The recovered coins were worth approximately $270 million at the time and make up about 85% of the Bitcoin removed during the incident. The federation wallet had

StablecoinX Appoints Christopher Jensen as CEO and Director, Holds 303M ENA

Odaily Planet Daily reports: StablecoinX, the treasury company for ENA, has appointed Christopher Jensen as CEO, effective immediately; Jensen has also been appointed to the company’s board of directors. Upon assuming his role, Jensen will oversee the day-to-day operations of three business lines—in

StablecoinX Appoints Christopher Jensen as CEO and Board Member

According to Huoxing Finance, on September 8, StablecoinX, the treasury company of ENA, appointed Christopher Jensen as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Jensen was also appointed as a member of the company’s board of directors. Upon assuming his role, Jensen will oversee the day-to-da

Stellar Adds Pyth Pro and Pyth Indices for Real-Time Pricing in $4B RWA Ecosystem

TL;DR:Stellar added Pyth Pro and Pyth Indices, bringing continuous pricing infrastructure to a tokenized real-world asset ecosystem already exceeding $4 billion in value.Pyth Indices provide 24/7 marks for equities and commodities, helping Stellar applications update collateral, risk controls, accou

Silver Holds $66 Amid CPI and Fed Rate Hike Expectations

Silver held near $66 an ounce Tuesday, Sept. 8, as a softer U.S. dollar helped precious metals recover while elevated Treasury yields and renewed Federal Reserve rate-hike expectations kept the upside in check. Kitco showed spot silver at a bid of $66.13 and an ask of $66.38 at 2:15 a.m. New York ti

Bitcoin ETFs See $643M Inflows in Single Day, Largest Since January 2026

Spot Bitcoin ETFs just had their best day in months. Net inflows hit $731 million on September 3, marking the largest daily haul since mid-January 2026 and extending a streak that’s starting to look less like a blip and more like a trend.BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust, better known by its ticker

Tom Lee Predicts ETH/BTC Ratio to Rise with Asset Tokenization and Agentic AI Adoption

ChainCatcher report, according to PRNewswire, Tom Lee, Chairman of Bitcoin treasury company Bitmine, stated that historically, during crypto bull markets, the ETH/BTC ratio has typically risen as Ethereum’s usage relative to Bitcoin increases—such as during the 2020–2021 NFT boom and the 2025 stable

Tom Lee: ETH Leads Q3; Tokenization and AI May Drive the Next Bull Run

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Tom Lee stated that historically, during crypto bull markets, the ETH/BTC ratio tends to rise as Ethereum's usage grows relative to Bitcoin. Key catalysts for Ethereum's adoption growth have included the ICO boom of 2017–2018, the NFT surge of 2020–2021, and the stab

Bitmine adds 28,086 ETH, bringing total holdings to 592.9K

ChainThink reports that, according to an official announcement, Bitmine increased its ETH holdings by 28,086 ETH last week, bringing its total holdings to 5,929,198 ETH as of September 7 (approximately 5.929 million ETH).This marks Bitmine's 66th consecutive week of weekly increases.

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