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Polymarket's core platform took the biggest hit, with monthly volume plunging from $7.89 billion to $4.59 billion.

Robinhood will route event contracts through OG.com’s CFTC-regulated infrastructure as it expands its prediction markets business. Robinhood has taken equity stakes in Crypto.com and its newly spun-off prediction market platform OG.com as part of a multi-year deal to use OG.com’s regulated infrastructure for event contracts. Under the agreement, Robinhood will route retail event contracts through OG.com’s Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)-regulated derivatives exchange and clearinghouse, with the rollout beginning Tuesday for eligible US customers. According to Tuesday’s announcement, the online brokerage will receive initial equity stakes in both Crypto.com and OG.com, with the stakes priced at the valuations established by an earlier Citadel Securities investment in the platforms. The companies did not disclose the size or value of Robinhood’s holdings. Read more

BitMine now holds 5.93 million ETH, worth roughly $14.8 billion, representing 4.9% of total supply and bringing it close to its 5% target.

Brent touched $99.46 after reported Saudi energy disruptions, while Friday's CPI measures August prices. The post Fed inflation trap threatens Bitcoin below $80k as $100 oil blindsides Friday’s CPI report appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Visa is combining VisaNet settlement data with blockchain lending as stablecoin payment volume on its network jumps nearly 200% year over year. Payment giant Visa is connecting its settlement network with onchain lending, giving stablecoin-linked card programs another way to access working capital, potentially expanding the role of onchain lending from crypto markets into payment settlement. The company announced Tuesday that settlement data from VisaNet will be combined with blockchain-based lending infrastructure, allowing lenders to finance payment obligations using data from the Visa network. The initiative enables lenders to use Visa settlement records alongside onchain transaction data to assess borrowers and finance their settlement obligations. Visa highlighted Credit Coop, a blockchain-based protocol that extends credit lines to businesses, as an early example of the model. Credit Coop has financed more than $2.5 billion in cumulative settlement volume since 2023 across participating facilities, invo...

XRP trades near $1.39 as analysts eye a decade-long triangle breakout targeting $60. Full price analysis, key levels, and an early-stage alternative. The post XRP Price Prediction: Analyst Makes Crazy $60 Ripple Prediction appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin fell with US stocks on the opening of Tuesday’s Wall Street trading session as analysis warns that BTC price support at $78,300 must hold. Bitcoin (BTC) dipped below $78,000 at Tuesday’s Wall Street open as risk assets fell on renewed Middle East tensions. Key points: Read more

Tether’s WDK design separates wallet access from payment approval, leaving developers to enforce the limits users expect. The post Paolo Ardoino wants AI agents to hold Tether, but developers are left on the hook for overspending appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Memos from the NYPD to Homeland Security warn the devices could be used for covert filming inside jails and police facilities.

The multi-year deal makes OG.com the infrastructure and clearing engine behind Robinhood's fastest-growing business.

Kuchinad, the CEO of cryptocurrency custody firm Copper since 2024, has left the company, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The company says it holds roughly 4.9% of Ethereum’s supply, with most of its tokens staked to earn rewards.

The deal could grant Circle vital, regulated "last-mile" infrastructure, bridging the gap between stablecoins and traditional local banking systems.

CrowdStrike says the Aug. 31 disruption blocked new payload delivery while installed malware can still swap cryptocurrency payment addresses. The post Active crypto address “copy and paste attack” threatens users even after major malware cleanup cut off hackers appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ethereum has entered a consolidation phase after a sharp recovery from the $1.5K area. The cryptocurrency is now trading slightly below $2.5K, holding relatively firm despite repeated tests of the upper end of its recent range. Meanwhile, exchange reserves continue to decline, pointing to a potentially constructive supply-side backdrop. Ethereum Price Analysis: The Daily Chart […]

SATA’s 13% annualised dividend and resilience around par are helping Strive raise capital and outperform Strategy.

Visa's stablecoin settlement volume surpassed a $20 billion annualized run rate, up 15x year over year. Now it wants blockchain lenders to use that data to extend credit to the issuers driving the growth.

The Bitcoin treasury firm spent $176.3 million on its own preferred stock, and doubled the buyback program's authorization to $2 billion.

While Bitmine’s completed 97% of its goal to acquire 5% of Ether’s supply, Tom Lee’s team faces a $5.1 billion unrealized loss on its main treasury asset. Bitmine Immersion Technologies, the largest corporate Ether holder, announced another purchase of the second-biggest crypto, bringing the company closer to management’s goal of accumulating 5% of the total supply. Bitmine acquired 28,086 Ether (ETH) last week, according to a Tuesday announcement, which is currently worth about $69.5 million. The purchase brings Bitmine’s total holdings to 5.93 million Ether acquired at an average price of $2,495 per ETH.  Bitmine reported $15.7 billion in total assets, including $593 million in marketable securities, cash, other crypto holdings and 5.1 million in staked ETH, which is expected to generate $330 million in annualized staking revenue. Read more

Cloud customers accounted for about 74% of August’s production increase, while company holdings recovered only part of July’s decline. The post Bitcoin miner burns through millions in BTC to buy compute, but new coins are not returning to treasury appeared first on CryptoSlate.