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Hayden Adams Says AMMs Will Win The Biggest Markets. A Former XTX Trader Says They're Going To Zero

The Uniswap founder's first blog post since 2019 argues tokenized stocks will trade against index funds instead of dollars. The replies split between investors who called the thesis disruptive and traders who asked who would want to sell NVIDIA for SPY.

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Judge Keeps Sun's World Liberty Claims In Court

Justin Sun's individual claims will be heard in open court, and the two sides must negotiate which of the claims brought by his corporate plaintiffs go to a private arbitrator. No written order had been entered on the docket as of Thursday afternoon.

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Coinbase Launches Tokenized Stocks On Base

Four tokens covering Nvidia, Apple, Meta and Alphabet went live for non-US users, with about $4.5 million minted and $3 million of DEX liquidity on day one. Chainlink price feeds run 24/5 while the tokens trade 24/7.

Live updates: Bitcoin settles in under $80,000, with interest rates headed lower on Tuesday

Spot bitcoin funds took in $337.56 million on Aug. 24, extending an unbroken run of inflows that has now put real money behind a rally that started with a short squeeze.

Bitcoin tops $80,000, solana jumps 8% but rally now runs into overbought warning

BTC is up more than 25% on the week after Treasury’s bond-buyback expansion sparked a rally, while Solana led majors Tuesday as validators vote on proposals to slow new SOL creation and raise daily burns.

Bitwise turns Coinbase's tokenized stocks into automated AI, robotics and tech portfolios

The crypto ETF issuer is pushing deeper into onchain asset management as tokenization create new ways to build and manage investments.

Treasury’s bond buyback plan fights the market and heightens the danger, billionaire Druckenmiller says

The billionaire investor argues the intervention removes a vital check on government borrowing and fiscal accountability while markets remain the better judge of prices.

Robinhood Chain DEX Arcus launches pTokens to turn perp accounts into transferable ERC-20s

Each pToken represents a pro-rata ownership stake in an underlying Arcus perpetuals account at a fixed market and leverage level.

A 3% token move just triggered $36 million in Ethereum DeFi liquidations

One wallet bought heavily into a yield token, which pushed the price of its paired principal token down just enough to trigger liquidations across borrowers using it as collateral.

South Korea trade giant POSCO brings trade receivables to Avalanche in latest tokenization move

The $22 billion trading company worked with Olea and Intain on the transaction, following an Injective pilot with LG CNS last month.

Crypto custody firm Copper has potential buyers. But offers are way below its $500 million asking price

Once valued at $2.5 billion, Copper was being marketed by investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald at around $500 million in May this year.

Crypto rally spills into dog and cat memecoins as smaller tokens double in a week

Robinhood Chain-based Cash Cat jumped more than 50% in a day, while several smaller animal-themed tokens have gained between 50% and 130% over the past week.

Solana ETFs extend growth streak to 5 days after year's biggest inflows

Monday's $33.5 million was the largest single-day inflow since December, pushing cumulative net inflows to a record $1.22 billion and trading volume to $166.8 million.

Coinbase Investor Class Action Can Move Forward, Federal Judge Rules

Coinbase Investor Class Action Can Move Forward, Federal Judge Rules - Read the full analysis.

Korean bank taps Ripple for payments, Pakistan opens crypto licensing: Asia Express

Asia’s biggest crypto hubs are locked in a tax-cut arms race, while Ripple will help Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank move money across borders.

BNB Chain activates Pasteur hard fork to strengthen bridge security

BNB Chain activates the Pasteur hard fork on BSC, closing bridge and validator security gaps while targeting greater transaction capacity.

US targets Iran’s crypto sector, cites over $100M in oil-linked payments

The US Treasury expanded sanctions to Iran’s digital asset sector, alleging a UAE-based broker processed over $100 million in crypto for oil sales.

Bitcoin ETFs add $338M as six-day inflow streak hits $2.26B

Bitcoin ETFs have drawn $2.26 billion over six trading days, while year-to-date net outflows have narrowed to about $2.57 billion.

Business owner faces up to 280 years over $24M crypto Ponzi scheme

A federal jury convicted Brent Kovar of wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering after he took $24 million from at least 400 investors.

Galaxy puts Coldcard hack losses at 1,789 BTC, with 87% unmoved

Galaxy Research’s latest tally shows that more than half of 221 Coldcard hack victim reports involved individual losses exceeding 1 Bitcoin.

Standard Chartered becomes first bank distributor of HKD stablecoin

The bank plans tokenized money market fund settlements in the fourth quarter as HKDAP expands its phased rollout into conventional banking.

Thailand moves closer to Bitcoin, Ether ETFs with draft rules

Thailand’s SEC opened consultations on local Bitcoin and Ether ETF rules and qualification standards for foreign digital asset custodians.

BTC RSI bullish divergence draws 2022 comparisons as analysis weighs new price trend

Bitcoin price analysis eyes the potential end of its current macro downtrend based on weekly RSI signals.

Shipyard winds down IPFS work after Protocol Labs ends funding

The funding loss leaves InterPlanetary File System software without dedicated maintainers and puts the future of key public services in Protocol Labs’ hands.

Morning Minute: Coinbase Puts Tokenized Stocks on Base

These aren’t derivatives tracking stock prices; each token has a direct claim on a share including its rights.

India plans first tokenized bonds using wholesale CBDC: Report

India plans to test tokenized corporate bonds in a September pilot, with state-controlled REC issuing the debt and select investors using wholesale CBDC payments.

Chainalysis-led operation flags 7,700 accounts in child abuse probe

Operation Lighthouse generated 14,300 investigative leads across 11 crypto exchanges and payment services and flagged over 7,700 suspect accounts.

Arcus launches tokenized perp positions on Robinhood Chain

Arcus introduced transferable ERC-20 tokens for perpetual positions and lets tokenized stocks back leveraged trades without requiring users to sell their holdings.

Bitcoin slips from $80K as gold cools with falling US bond yields

Bitcoin bulls battled for control of the $80,000 zone as gold came off its highest levels since mid-May on falling US bond yields.

DGrid AI token jumps 93% after launch as decentralized AI network goes live

DGAI nearly doubled in its first day of trading as DGrid expands its distributed AI inference network and rolls out hardware for its personal AI agent.

Pendle Oracle Move Liquidates $36 Million

A wallet bought yield tokens in a $9 million Pendle pool, pushing the principal token price down 2.8% and clearing out looped positions on a Morpho market carrying $52 million in borrows. No bad debt was incurred.

Crypto Group Warns Regulators Against Expanding Stablecoin KYC

The crypto trade group warned that forcing issuers to verify identities for peer-to-peer wallet transfers would “cripple the industry” as regulators implement the GENIUS Act.

Bitwise launches self-custodied tokenized stock portfolios with Coinbase

Bitwise’s new portfolios automatically rebalance Coinbase tokenized stocks while allowing eligible non-US investors to keep the assets in their own wallets.

Strategy’s $66B Bitcoin machine hinges on capital markets, not BTC price: Report

Strategy’s biggest risk may not be a Bitcoin crash, but losing access to the capital markets that help it service $1.76 billion in annual obligations.

Solana transactions hit record 4.2B as SOL rallies 40%

Tokenized real-world assets on Solana are nearing $4 billion as network activity accelerates alongside a broader recovery in crypto markets.

Bitcoin enters ‘initial phase’ of new bull market, but $83K remains key: CryptoQuant

CryptoQuant says Bitcoin’s 24% rally has flipped key market indicators bullish, though rising profit-taking could bring near-term turbulence.

World Liberty Financial launches USD1 natively on Canton Network

USD1 is the sixth-largest stablecoin, with a market capitalization of more than $4 billion, according to industry data.