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In brief Four years ago, El Salvador made Bitcoin legal tender in the country. The country has been in the spotlight since then as its Bitcoin-loving president becomes a larger player on the world stage. President Bukele claims he still buys Bitcoin for the country—but the IMF says otherwise. Bitcoin advocates around the world are…
September 12, 2025 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that XAUt is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading XAUt trading is live as of September 12, 2025. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’. Make sure to deposit your tokens…
In brief Gold hit an inflation-adjusted record high of $3,683/oz, surpassing a 45-year-old record. Bitcoin climbs 6% to $114,286 but analysts watch gold-to-Bitcoin ratio for breakout signals. Prediction markets now favor gold over Bitcoin through year-end, with 63% betting on precious metal. If Bitcoin can keep pace with gold as it soars to an inflation-adjusted…
In brief SharpLink Gaming’s treasury strategy will be a positive “white swan event” for Ethereum as it helps educate traditional players, its co-CEO told Decrypt. Some industry observers fear that the crypto treasury trend could end badly for the industry, as swarms of companies have started stockpiling digital assets this year. Joseph Chalom, co-CEO of…
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 Tokenized Pokémon cards are having a moment. Some developers think that the NFTs can serve as collateral in DeFi. Leading tokenized cards platform Courtyard isn’t exploring that, according to its CEO. A pseudonymous developer in Canada knows that his project’s target demographic cares little about crypto or decentralized finance. For the most part,…
In brief Metaplanet has finalized a $1.45 billion international share sale on Sept. 10. Most of the proceeds are allocated to Bitcoin purchases and income-generation operations. The company now holds 20,136 BTC worth $2.25 billion, making it the sixth-largest public corporate holder globally. Metaplanet is betting bigger on Bitcoin.The Tokyo-listed firm has locked in a…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors green, SOL leads again; BTC at $112,700 Tom Lee 30x’s Moonshot bet on OCTO (WLD +75%) HYPE hits a new…
In brief Anton Kobyakov, an advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said the U.S. is using crypto to help fix its debt issue. Kobyakov highlighted stablecoins will play a role in the U.S.’s debt devaluation. He added that the U.S.’s actions are at the “world’s expense.” An advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin said that…
In brief Cantor Fitzgerald has debuted a new Bitcoin fund. The fund also gives investors exposure to gold—for downside protection. Gold rose to a record high near $3,680 on Monday, while BTC is trading about 9% off its all-time best, set last month. Wall Street giant Cantor Fitzgerald debuted a new fund Monday that aims…
