Christian Catalini warns that corporate-led blockchains like Stripe’s Tempo and Circle’s Arc risk repeating the compromises that doomed Libra’s open vision.
The purchases, disclosed in recent trade filings, consisted of 387,000 shares of BitMine and 144,000 shares of Bullish, with ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) leading the way.
The U.S. jobs report revealed only 22,000 job additions in August, far below expectations, increasing the likelihood of a Fed rate cut. Still, BTC remains below $112K.
The new unit, led by former Hashdex executive João Marco Braga da Cunha, will operate within Itaú's multidesk investment structure, which oversees $21.6 billion in assets.
The move keeps XRP locked in a 47-day consolidation under $3.00, with traders now eyeing the $2.77 support pivot and October’s SEC ETF decisions as the next catalysts.
Lukashenko pressed regulators to finalize a framework for digital tokens, saying Belarus must pair investor safeguards with its bid to be a crypto-friendly hub.
Onchain data shows WLFI’s sharp drop was driven by shorting and dumping across exchanges – not Justin Sun's token movements – while the project says wallet freezes targeted phishing-related compromises, not market participants.