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Bitcoin volatility eased after BTC hit its highest level since mid-May, while gold joined the cryptocurrency in approaching three-month highs. Bitcoin (BTC) consolidated above $77,000 after Friday’s Wall Street open as gold joined the crypto rally to hit 14-week highs. Key points: Data from TradingView showed BTC/USD cooling after reaching its highest levels since May 15, still up nearly 6% on the day. Read more

The suspected address has spent nothing, while Maya has not detailed who absorbs the wider repricing and arbitrage damage. The post Unresolved $11 million liquidity crash leaves pools exposed as attacker still holds 20.83 BTC on Maya Protocol appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Reopening a settled provision four weeks before a vote would sink the bill, argues Summer Mersinger, CEO of the Blockchain Association.

Solana has activated the first reduction in its block timing since launch, speeding up transactions on the network.

CFTC officials are already preparing an alternative regulatory framework if lawmakers remain deadlocked and fail to pass the CLARITY Act.

Trump urged executives to pass a "fair version" of the Clarity Act, the CFTC warned it would write its own rules if the bill stalls, and the SEC abruptly advanced its first crypto fundraising framework.

The Bitcoin treasury giant is sitting on roughly $1.4 billion in unrealized gains after Bitcoin climbed above its average acquisition price.

Four days of fund inflows now face a $183 billion Treasury auction window that can test the rally’s staying power. The post The latest $1.61 billion crypto ETF surge risks grinding to a halt against a 30-year US Treasury yield spike appeared first on CryptoSlate.

XRP's move to $1.42 has changed the tone around the market, but overheating signals could still test bullish momentum.

The approximately $6 million figure stems from a 2017 attempted extortion, and DOJ materials do not allege that HBO paid. The post US expands Iran-linked hacking case to 17 defendants over HBO’s $6 million Bitcoin ransom plot appeared first on CryptoSlate.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $606 million Thursday, the biggest haul since May. And altcoin funds finally showed up too.

The RISE program would use the Canton Network to combine and distribute state-administered benefits across three US states beginning in 2027. Digital Asset, the creator of the Canton Network, and former US House Speaker Paul Ryan’s American Idea Foundation plan to pilot a blockchain-based system for distributing state-administered benefits across three US states using the Canton Network. The RISE program is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2027 and would combine multiple benefits into monthly or twice-monthly payments, with spending rules applied to categories including food, child care and cash. According to Friday’s announcement, the system would automatically adjust benefit levels as household income changes and allow participating agencies to track payments, balances, spending and compliance data through Canton. Digital Asset said Canton would coordinate the rules, permissions and transactions used to distribute benefits while limiting access to sensitive information. Read more

Burning SHD is irreversible and only preserves eligibility for a Feather allocation whose ratio, amount and timing remain unknown. The post Holders face permanent token destruction with no guarantee of value as deadline looms for Shade’s privacy protocol appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin’s rally above $79,000 lifted miners and treasury companies, with Canaan, Strive and Metaplanet posting double-digit gains as crypto stocks surged. Shares of Bitcoin miners and digital asset treasury companies surged toward the end of the week, tracking a broader rally across crypto markets after the US Treasury announced it would double certain long-dated bond buybacks — a move aimed at supporting liquidity in the Treasury market that also helped bolster risk appetite. Bitcoin (BTC) miner Canaan led crypto-related stocks on Friday, rising more than 25%. MARA Holdings edged higher after gaining nearly 16% during Thursday’s session. Strive, which holds more than 20,000 Bitcoin (BTC) on its balance sheet, jumped more than 16% on Friday. Japan-listed Metaplanet, which recently expanded its Bitcoin treasury strategy by acquiring Nasdaq-listed Super League Enterprise, also gained more than 16%. Read more

ENA is rallying on a $1 billion FalconX deal, while HYPE tests its record, though flat dominance shows this is no broad alt season.

Bitcoin rallied as Treasury bond buybacks fueled the “not-QE” trade, while Metaplanet expanded to the US and Cypherpunk made a $33 million Zcash mining bet. Bitcoin and the broader digital asset market got a taste of “not-QE” this week — and liked it. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) jumped more than 23% toward $79,000 and Ether’s price crossed $2,400 after the US Treasury moved to double certain long-dated bond buybacks, adding fuel to an increasingly important question for digital asset markets. If Washington keeps finding new ways to support liquidity without technically embarking on quantitative easing, could Bitcoin and other risk assets become some of the biggest beneficiaries? That question is already shaping business decisions across crypto. Standard Chartered sees Bitcoin heading toward $100,000, Metaplanet is taking its Bitcoin treasury strategy to the US and Cypherpunk Technologies is making a $33 million bet on Zcash mining. Read more

The token spent all August trapped under a bearish crossover. Today it closed above both moving averages for the first time since the pattern formed.

PI is up 5% this week and is looking to find more buyers. Will they come? PI Network (PI) Price Predictions: Analysis Key support levels: $0.070 Key resistance levels: $0.10, $0.13, $0.16 PI Aims for $0.10 After confirming 7 cents as a key support, PI has been consolidating in a range. The current resistance and […]

It was one of the most impressive endings to a business week in a long, long time. Let's dive in.

Nearly all H1 sales came from related-party inventory as a still-unproven ASIC launch absorbs capital. The post This Nasdaq-listed crypto firm is swapping fresh Ethereum buys for an AI pivot appeared first on CryptoSlate.