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Memecoin platform Pump.fun accounted for most of the new tokens among launchpads, as the Solana network notched a new all-time daily issuance high. The Solana network reached an all-time high in daily token issuance, surpassing the number of new coins issued during the peak of the memecoin cycle in late 2024. More than 263,000 new Solana Program Library (SPL) tokens were minted on the Solana blockchain on Wednesday, marking a new record high, according to Solscan. Some 40,000 to 50,000 daily tokens were issued on Solana at the peak of the memecoin cycle in December 2024.  Of the total 40,360 tokens issued through launchpads, memecoin platform Pump.fun accounted for the majority, or 34,184 coins, according to Blockworks’ dashboard. Read more

A paper shared with CoinDesk shows humans and AI agents beating Google’s March result on a core calculation used by Shor’s algorithm, adding another variable to crypto’s quantum clock.

So-called digital arrest scams use false claims of authority to pressure victims virtually into making rapid digital payments, including cryptocurrency transactions, writes Moody's Rich Graham.

BTC is down by over $3,000 from the Monday peak.

Qualifying trusts can use a faster generic route while derivatives measured at gross notional can quickly exhaust the flexible sleeve. The post SEC gives Bitcoin-heavy trusts a new 15% window to venture beyond existing listing rules appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The meme coin plunged on its debut, as recent alt leaders and many onchain darlings slipped in a nasty day for crypto.

Jon Cunliffe, Jochen Metzger and Ron Berndsen join Fnality Europe’s supervisory board as the company works to expand beyond its sterling payment system. Fnality has named former Bank of England deputy governor Jon Cunliffe to chair its UK board as the blockchain settlement company develops euro and US dollar payment systems. The company said Thursday that Jochen Metzger, a former Deutsche Bundesbank director general for payments and settlement systems, had joined its European subsidiary’s supervisory board and was expected to chair it. Ron Berndsen, a former senior official at the Dutch central bank, also joined the board. Fnality’s sterling payment system launched in 2023 and is regulated by the Bank of England. It enables market participants to settle obligations using central bank money balances. Read more

Liquidity is showing early signs of recovery, but Bitcoin needs stronger stablecoin inflows before the rebound becomes truly convincing.

Pablo Hernandez cited historical railway and dot-com bubbles to caution that spending driven by hype over actual profits risks broad economic corrections.

Speculative trading may seed inventory for lending and vaults, but the full adoption flywheel remains unproven. The post Memecoin degens are providing the spark for Wall Street to turn stock tokens into real capital appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Long-term yields moved higher despite a $6 billion Treasury buyback, as debt concerns and rising oil prices continue to pressure global bond markets.

Nasdaq invested $100 million in Payward as part of its push toward tokenized stock products with round-the-clock trading. Nasdaq has invested $100 million in Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, as part of the New York electronic bourse’s expansion into tokenized assets. Nasdaq’s venture arm made a $100 million investment in Payward, the exchange operator revealed in a Thursday announcement. As part of the deal, Kraken will offer tokenized versions of Nasdaq-listed stocks on its own platform. The investment builds on Nasdaq’s partnership with Payward announced in March. The investment valued Kraken’s parent company at $21 billion, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg on Thursday. Cointelegraph approached Nasdaq for comment on the matter but did not receive a reply before publishing time. Read more

Bybit has an electronic money institution license in Austria and is about to snag a MiFID license too, CEO Ben Zhou told Coindesk.

Deutsche Börse's April stake implied a $13.3 billion valuation. Five months on, Nasdaq is paying at $21 billion.

Bitcoin trades near $78,294 amid a bearish RSI divergence and key resistance at $80,000-$82,000. Full technical breakdown and price scenarios inside. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Can BTC Reclaim $80K After Losing $78K Support? appeared first on Cryptonews.

The investment expands a strategic partnership to bring tokenized, voting-enabled equities to crypto exchange users.

Your day-ahead look for Sept. 10, 2026

The baseline is already hostile. A CPI, central-bank or oil deviation could decide whether Bitcoin breaks its current range. The post Bitcoin holds near $78K as markets confront the macro shocks they may have underpriced this week appeared first on CryptoSlate.

XRP trades near $1.38 as traders eye a $1.50 breakout ahead of the Senate's CLARITY Act cloture vote. Key levels, scenarios, and catalysts inside. The post XRP Price Needs a $1.50 Breakout Ahead of CLARITY Act Vote appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin fell 2% over 24 hours to $78,111 as 95 of the 100 CoinDesk 100 constituents declined, with most of the damage done overnight.