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In brief Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade, which would cut transaction finality from over 12 seconds to 150 milliseconds, already has over 99% validator support. Over $1.7 billion in SOL is already locked in corporate treasuries. MEXC chief analyst Shawn Young forecasts SOL at $215 in September and $250 by year-end, barring setbacks. Solana is preparing to…
In brief Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP prices are holding relatively steady as the market rolls into Red September. September is historically the worst month of the year for markets, with BTC on average dropping 3.77%. Despite the sideways action, technical indicators suggest traders could be positioning for history to repeat. The cryptocurrency market is attempting…
In brief El Salvador’s Bitcoin Office said it had moved its crypto holdings to new addresses for security reasons. Blockchain data shows that the country is still adding more Bitcoin to its reserve, but the IMF says they aren’t new buys. The country, under a deal with the IMF, was supposed to scale back its…
Prediction market protocol Myriad has passed $10 million in USDC trading volume with over half a million users, as it builds on its mission to make information itself a tradable asset class.The protocol’s rapid expansion is “building the rails for prediction markets to evolve beyond a niche crypto product and become an entirely new segment…
In brief BRC-2.0 embeds EVM functionality directly into Bitcoin’s BRC-20 indexer. The upgrade aims to expand Bitcoin tokens beyond meme coins into programmable assets. Backers say the move positions BRC-20 ahead of Runes by enabling a DeFi ecosystem. BRC-20, the first token standard built directly on Bitcoin’s base layer and indexers, has officially launched “BRC2.0”…
A federal judge on Friday handed prison terms totaling nearly eight years to two former executives at failed crypto lender Cred, whose actions fueled one of crypto’s worst investor losses.Legal experts told Decrypt that the sentences establish new precedents for executive accountability in crypto fraud cases.Daniel Schatt, former CEO and co-founder of Cred LLC, received…
In brief Nike and StockX have ended their legal battle over trademark misuse. A judge ruled in March 2025 that StockX sold counterfeit Nike sneakers. Analysts told Decrypt the deal signals less room for gray-area resale platforms and more focus on brand-approved NFTs. Nike Inc. and StockX, a Detroit-based online marketplace, settled a three-year case…
In brief Bitcoin ended the month with a 6.47% loss, despite reaching a record high of $124,545.60. Experts are closely watching jobless claims, U.S. productivity, and the August jobs report that could influence the Fed’s September rate cut decision. A weak jobs report could counterintuitively be a positive catalyst for Bitcoin, according to experts who…
In brief Tech giants like Google and Amazon are betting on AI agents, and Ethereum developers believe their blockchain is uniquely positioned to power this new machine economy. Ethereum core developer Davide Crapis has proposed ERC-8004, a standard for AI agents to discover, verify, and transact with one another. Supporters argue Ethereum’s payment rails, digital…
In brief Eric Trump said this week that he expects Bitcoin to reach a price of $1 million in the future. President Trump’s son highlighted the major demand and limited supply for the top crypto asset. He told listeners that buying now will age terrifically in the next five years. Eric Trump thinks Bitcoin reaching…
