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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…
Major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Dogecoin continued to fall Monday, triggering a wave of liquidations that topped $900 million over the past 24 hours.Bitcoin dropped below $110,000 for the first time since early July, spearheading a market-wide swoon after a whale unloaded 24,000 BTC worth $2.7 billion on Sunday. The continued dive also…
In brief Canary Capital has applied for a “Made in America” crypto ETF. The fund, if approved, would give investors exposure to digital coins created in the U.S. or primarily backed by U.S. operations. Canary Capital has applied for a number of altcoin ETFs, including Litecoin and Tron. Crypto fund manager Canary Capital has applied…
In brief Grayscale submitted a registration statement for its Avalanche Trust. VanEck is also seeking approval for an Avalanche ETF in the U.S. Analysts are eyeing a round of crypto ETF approvals in October. Crypto asset manager Grayscale submitted a registration statement for its Avalanche Trust to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday,…
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 Investment firms are filing a wave of sophisticated crypto ETF applications, including 21Shares’ active crypto fund and 2x leveraged Dogecoin and Sui products. Multiple XRP ETF issuers updated filings following SEC feedback, while regulators delaying decisions on Trump Media and Solana funds until October. Experts predict approval momentum to begin in October despite…
In brief The Federal Reserve has left the interest rate unchanged at its last five meetings. In a speech at an annual gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Powell said that conditions had changed. The Fed meets again in September. The price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies rose on Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell…
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 mostly red heading into Jackson Hole; BTC -1% at $112,300 MetaMask introduces new stablecoin mUSD, to launch on ETH +…
In brief The odds on the Myriad market for “XRP’s next hit” have shifted dramatically. The bears have taken over as the price of XRP dips below critical levels. Can XRP regain support, or will bears send the Ripple-linked token back down to $2? What a difference a week has made for XRP.Just last week,…
In brief Ripple’s shares trade at a discount to its XRP holdings VivoPower is trying to buy them for discounted XRP exposure. The shares aren’t owned by Ripple itself, a person familiar with the matter said. Ripple owns billions of dollars worth of XRP, but company shares trading on private secondary markets don’t fully reflect…
