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Strategy doubled the size of its preferred-stock repurchase program to $2 billion Tuesday as Michael Saylor’s Sept. 8 recovery benchmark arrived with STRC still short of its $100 stated value. The board’s decision extends a campaign that was approaching the limits of its original $1 billion authorization after seven weeks of increasingly large purchases. Data […] The post Strategy doubles its stock buyback to $2 billion to pull its STRC shares back to $100 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Metaplanet’s Bitcoin expansion has exposed an executive compensation windfall that shareholders want the company to unwind. The dispute centers on an executive options pool that expanded as the Tokyo-listed company repeatedly issued equity to finance its Bitcoin purchases. Shareholders are now demanding the cancellation of roughly 273 million potential shares added to management’s compensation package […] The post Metaplanet’s Bitcoin boom quietly turned a 46 million-share executive pay plan into a 319 million-share windfall appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The New York Fed’s Sept. 2 analysis separates currency choices from reserve-size changes, leaving sovereign Bitcoin demand unproven. The post Why Bitcoin bulls shouldn’t mistake a shrinking dollar reserve share for central bank buying appeared first on CryptoSlate.

ETF demand remains strong, but inflation data could determine where Bitcoin goes next.

NYU's Tristan Buckmaster accuses OpenAI's Sébastien Bubeck of racing to claim credit for a Navier-Stokes proof after learning about his unpublished work with Anthropic's Levent Alpöge.

One of the first towns in the US to ban Bitcoin mining for 18 months is considering another temporary moratorium extending to data centers and other crypto mining operations. The town of Plattsburgh in New York state held a public hearing to discuss a temporary land use moratorium for operations including AI data centers and crypto mining. In a Thursday hearing, Plattsburgh Mayor Wendell Hughes and the common council heard from members of the public about a law proposed to impose a short-term ban on land use related to “certain high energy computing facilities,” including cryptocurrency mining and artificial intelligence. The moratorium, if passed, would halt approvals for operations requiring 300 or more kilowatts (kW) for 12 months. As of Tuesday, reports signaled that the mayor had not approved the moratorium. The council is scheduled to hold another meeting on Sept. 17. Read more

The store advertises cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay, while all nine listed shoe sizes are unavailable. The post Strategy’s $250 Bitcoin Jordans sold out as Saylor turns 4% of BTC supply into a consumer brand appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Former Franklin Templeton digital asset executive Christopher Jensen will lead StablecoinX, the largest corporate holder of Ethena’s ENA token. StablecoinX appointed former Franklin Templeton digital asset executive Christopher Jensen as CEO, putting him in charge of the largest corporate holder of Ethena’s ENA token. Jensen succeeds Ted Chen, who led StablecoinX through its public listing in June and will remain chairman of the company’s board. StablecoinX, which trades on Nasdaq under the ticker USDE, is a publicly listed company focused on the Ethena ecosystem. Ethena issues USDe, a synthetic dollar that ranks as the fifth-largest stablecoin with nearly $4.4 billion in circulation, according to DefiLlama data. ENA, Ethena’s governance token, gives holders voting rights over changes to the protocol. Read more

The hackers have returned 3,400 of the roughly 4,000 BTC drained from the sidechain, but about 600 BTC remains outstanding—and some doubt the actors' "white hat" claims.

Glassnode’s September 8 report shows richer calls and easing net spot selling, while stronger ETF inflows complicate the demand picture. The post Bitcoin bulls are loading up on calls while spot traders keep selling appeared first on CryptoSlate.

What it used to take up to two business days was settled for minutes during the weekend.

CME FedWatch puts September’s 25-basis-point Fed hike odds near 56% after Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech, while Bitcoin impact remains unconfirmed. The post FOMC September 2026 Odds for a Rate Hike Surpass 50% appeared first on Cryptonews.

A euro-led decline in DXY would need confirmation from real yields, credit conditions and Bitcoin’s performance across currencies. The post Bitcoin could get the dollar drop bulls want this week without getting the liquidity rally they need appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin is defending its golden zone support while the S&P 500 grinds inside its tightest range yet, both waiting on Friday's inflation report before the Fed's September 16 rate call.

Bybit added USDT-settled perpetuals tracking EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/JPY, with 24/7 trading and leverage of up to 100x. Dubai-based crypto exchange Bybit has launched USDT-settled perpetual contracts tracking three major foreign currency pairs, adding FX to its growing lineup of traditional finance derivatives. The contracts cover EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/JPY, tracking movements in the underlying currency pairs without giving traders ownership of the currencies themselves. They have no expiration date and offer leverage of up to 100x. Profits and losses are settled in USDT, with trading available around the clock, including when underlying FX markets are closed. Read more

Declining Chainlink whale transactions and rising exchange balances create fresh selling concerns.

The payment processor giant is pairing payment settlement data with blockchain lending tools to help fintechs and stablecoin-linked card programs access working capital.

t54’s September 8 dashboard also records 4,125 RLUSD settled, showing why payment counts alone cannot establish substantial XRP demand. The post AI agents are executing millions of micro-payments on XRP Ledger, but hardly any tokens are being bought appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The Vivek Ramaswamy-founded asset manager added 1,375 BTC last week, its third straight week of 5%-plus growth.

The rollback reversed legitimate activity alongside the attack, while $9.19 million remains unrecovered, according to Cronos.