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BTC WHALE CAUSES MINI-CRASH, ETH HITS ATH, FOOTBALLFUN GOES VIRALETH hits new ATH then retreats. Whale dumps 24k BTC, triggers mini-crash. Only 18.3m ETH is left on exchanges. Jump & Galaxy plan $1bn SOL treasury vehicle. Sharps Technology plans $400bn SOL DAT. VanEck files for first SOL liquid staking ETF. Sharplink to buy back $1.5b…
In brief Football Dot Fun, a Web3 fantasy soccer game on Base, exploded with $25.7M trading volume and 10,284 users in under two weeks. Players buy and trade fractionalized “shares” of real football players using in-game Gold currency, with shares depleting as players appear in matches. The ecosystem’s market cap surged from $60M to $160M…
In brief FTSE Russell’s September review has elevated the company from small-cap to mid-cap status. Eric Trump, a strategic adviser since March, is expected to attend the company’s next shareholder meeting in Tokyo. The inclusion will channel passive investment flows into a balance sheet centered on Bitcoin, though not without risks, analysts told Decrypt. Metaplanet,…
CRYPTO PUMPS AFTER JEROME POWELL SPEECH, ETH CLOSE TO ATH, ALTS & MEMES PUMPBTC slips on hawkish fed, Jackson Hole today. BTC ETFs hit 5-day losing streak. ETH poised for meteoric growth: JP Morgan. Hayes predicts $20k ETH this cycle. 27% of DATs now trade with mNAV below 1. CFTC launches ‘Crypto Sprint Initiative’. Eric…
In brief Japan’s Payment Services Act amendments, effective since 2023, created a licensing regime for issuing and distributing fiat-pegged stablecoins. SBI VC Trade, the first firm licensed as an Electronic Payment Instruments Exchange Service Provider, already handles USDC and will now add RLUSD. Japan has a structured and bank-friendly crypto regime, while its local players…
In brief London-listed web design and marketing firm The Smarter Web Company has appointed Jesse Myers to steer its Bitcoin strategy. Myers, author of the “Once-in-a-Species” newsletter, created a valuation model that inspired the Bitcoin 24 framework that Michael Saylor employed at Strategy. Smarter Web plans to hold reserves in both cash and Bitcoin, in…
In brief Stablecoin supply climbed to $160 billion, with $32 billion on exchanges and daily inflows topping $1.2 billion, creating the largest pool of deployable capital in crypto history. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP posted modest 24-hour gains as markets consolidate ahead of a possible September Fed rate cut. While some analysts see the surge in…
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 are slightly green after volatile day; BTC at $115,600 Tom Lee buys $1.7B in ETH in the past week, becomes…
CRYPTO SLIDES, LINK LEADS ALTS, FED ENDS CRYPTO SUPERVISIONBTC slides to $115k despite stability in stocks. ETH & SOL weakest in majors, LINK leads alts. Fed ends crypto supervision program. US weighs digital ID verification in DeFi. BTC hits 1.7% of total global money supply. ETH hits ATH in transaction count, active addresses. ETH ETFs…
In brief James Chanos warns that Strategy’s $51 million Bitcoin buy signals weak demand for its preferred stock offerings and criticizes the company for loosening shareholder protections. Strategy modified its equity issuance policy by adding “when otherwise deemed advantageous”, with Chanos alleging it gives CEO Michael Saylor more flexibility to dilute shares at lower valuations.…
