Block files for federal bank charter to custody bitcoin and…
A federal charter would give Block a unified regulatory framework for crypto custody, putting it alongside Coinbase, Ripple, and Circle in a wave of fintech firms seeking OCC approval.
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A federal charter would give Block a unified regulatory framework for crypto custody, putting it alongside Coinbase, Ripple, and Circle in a wave of fintech firms seeking OCC approval.
At $400K, Bitcoin's market cap would land near $8T, comparable to gold. Armstrong's long-dated calls anchor retail expectations more than they move spot tape.
Brian Armstrong's signal that regulatory progress is no longer contingent on a single bill shifts the debate from legislative timing to which framework wins the race.
A single on-chain transaction on Base captured 2,268 LAPTOP tokens at $0.40 each and flipped them at an average of $111, netting over $250,000 in profit from a sub-$1,000 stake.
A $29.9M Polymarket contract pricing a 95% chance of Israeli airspace closure by September 30 reflects trader anxiety, not an official order — Ben Gurion remains operational under heightened caution.
The round arrives as TRM pivots beyond blockchain tracing into AI-powered criminal investigations, with a new deepfake fraud detection platform set to launch in November.
Wallet tracking shows two addresses linked to the Safe protocol's architect claimed and sold 8,553 LAPTOP tokens at an average $75.7 each, raising fresh insider-selling concerns around the memecoin…
Trezor's second third-party breach in two months, and this time attackers sent phishing from the vendor's own domain, not a look-alike address.
The market maker has already offloaded nearly 20% of its allocation at an average of $4.47, raising immediate questions about whether the sell-off is a routine liquidity provision or a vote of no…
A single FOMO trade on a celebrity-branded memecoin wiped out 98.5% of one investor's capital, a stark reminder of the asymmetric risk in low-liquidity token launches.
About 80% of LAPTOP traders lost money on launch day, with the team now pushing 4M tokens into Aerodrome pools to deepen liquidity.
The same trader who banked $27M on $TRUMP in 48 hours has now deployed $2.19M USDC as margin for a 3x leveraged short on Zcash, a bet that carries a liquidation price of $1,613.47.
The non-compliance notices target major offshore venues including WOO X, DigiFinex, and WhiteBIT, escalating a 2023 law that pulled every VDA platform serving Indian users into FIU jurisdiction.
The latest buy brings wallet 0x8e48's 8-month accumulation to 1.89M $HYPE (~$159M), all routed through Galaxy Digital and staked: a patient, structurally-funded bid rather than a one-off swing trade.
Selection pressure explains the pattern: only 16% of pre-seed projects clear the Series A bar, yet conversion rates climb steadily at every stage beyond that.
Bipartisan progress has cleared Coinbase's red lines, but Dimon's stablecoin critique and lawmaker disclosure rules are the final knots before a vote.
Hayes argues that an AI investment unwind could reverse leveraged financing, force monetary intervention and ultimately strengthen the case for Bitcoin.
Most of the 20,085 first-day wallets have not sold, so Nansen's six-figure losses are still largely unrealized. The team is adding 4M tokens to Aerodrome liquidity pools from Sept. 10.
Brent crude near $102 and 10-year yields at their highest since late 2023 are doing the damage; a bitcoin golden cross adds a counterweight the bulls are watching.
The dealer relief must spread into repo and securities-backed funding before it touches Bitcoin. The $6B figure is a ceiling, not a purchase commitment, so the spillover bridge is still the open…