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In brief Gemini will offer 16.67 million shares of GEMI between $24-26. Trading is set to begin Friday. Even after upsizing its IPO share price, reports indicate the firm’s public launch is massively oversubscribed. By going public, the firm hopes to join the wave of recent successful crypto IPOs like Circle, Bullish, and Figure. American…
In brief Rising demand from ETFs and DATs has scooped up 8.40% of Ethereum‘s market cap, according to digital asset bank Sygnum. Crypto-friendly regulation under Trump’s administration has helped drive massive capital inflow into Ethereum. The successful Pectra upgrade also played a key role in shaping Ethereum’s value proposition, analysts argued. Ethereum’s renewed bullish momentum…
In brief The SEC pushed back its deadline on staking in the BlackRock iShares Ethereum Trust to October 30, a 45-day delay. The regulator also delayed its decision on Franklin Templeton XRP and Solana funds by 60 days to November 14. In recent weeks, the agency has postponed decisions on rule change requests that would…
In brief Brian Quintenz, President Trump’s nominee to head the CFTC, publicly released screenshots of purported Signal messages with Gemini founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. Quintenz claimed that they tried to derail his nomination after he wouldn’t commit to their demands regarding CFTC reform. According to Quintenz, the Winklevoss brothers threatened to contact President Trump…
In brief Projects are fighting over who will take control of the USDH ticker to create a “Hyperliquid-aligned” stablecoin. Major companies like Ethena, Paxos, Sky, and Agora have submitted proposals, most of which include a way to give back to the Hyperliquid community. But the relative newcomer Native Markets is currently looking most likely to…
In brief Ethena presented a proposal for Hyperliquid’s stablecoin. USDH would be indirectly backed by BlackRock’s tokenized BUIDL fund. Ethena would divert USDH revenue back into Hyperliquid’s ecosystem. Ethena Labs, makers of the synthetic-dollar protocol, cast its name into the USDH ring on Tuesday, presenting itself as a potential suitor for issuing Hyperliquid’s stablecoin.The decentralized…
In brief The conditions were outlined in a letter published Tuesday by Sen. Ruben Gallego, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee’s Subcommittee on Digital Assets. The letter underscored the willingness of the group to pass crypto legislation so long as it was meaningfully bipartisan. The letter also requests numerous additions to the Senate…
In brief Multiliquid CEO Will Beeson has argued yield is important for stablecoins to scale in a competitive market. The GENIUS Act banned issuers from paying interest but leaves openings for third-party arrangements. Banks have warned loopholes could drive trillions in deposits out of the U.S. banking system. The clash between Wall Street and the…
In brief Kazakhstan will establish a State Digital Asset Fund to build a strategic crypto reserve. Crypto ownership among citizens has doubled in two years while mining generates millions in tax revenue. President Tokayev also warned of rising online fraud and pushed for a fully digitalized smart city. Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has proposed the…
In brief Investors are bracing for revisions to U.S. payrolls, inflation updates, and the Fed’s September 17 rate call. Analysts warn overlapping events, including VIX futures expiry, could set off sharp swings in risk assets. Ethereum shows stronger trading momentum than Bitcoin, with rising open interest and sustained spot demand. Monday’s lull in trading for…
