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In brief The native token for meme coin launchpad Pump.fun led losses among crypto’s meme economy Friday morning. Dogecoin, PEPE, BONK and other top meme tokens also lost ground, underperforming Bitcoin and Ethereum. Gaming token Immutable jumped 17% on the day, buoyed by partnerships and broader altcoin momentum. Meme coin markets cooled on Friday morning…
In brief A new paper argues that BTC-settled prediction markets could beat stablecoin-powered platforms by preserving Bitcoin exposure. It explores three liquidity bootstrapping methods and their risk profiles, favoring cross-market making. However, the author warns that volatility, hedging costs, and user risk perception remain major hurdles to adoption. Imagine placing a bet on whether 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 mostly flat into FOMC, Bitcoin leads +1% to $116,300 Binance in talks with US DOJ to end its compliance monitor…
In brief Bitwise, Defiance, Tuttle, and T-Rex filed five new crypto ETFs, from Avalanche and Sui to memecoin Bonk and leveraged Orbs. Analysts say AVAX and tokenization funds have the strongest approval odds, while memecoin and basis-trade ETFs face “more scrutiny.” The filings add to a queue of over 90 crypto ETF applications infront of…
September 16, 2025 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that STBL is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading STBL trading is live as of September 16, 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 Publicly traded firms are starting to stack up Solana in addition to Bitcoin and Ethereum. The top firms have already amassed more than $2.5 billion in SOL. The leader, Forward Industries, maintains a balance of nearly 7 million SOL on its own. Michael Saylor popularized the digital asset treasury when his firm Strategy…
In brief The pair have asked Judge Edgardo Ramos to stay litigation until later this year while settlement paperwork is finalized. The case centers on whether Gemini Earn, a yield-bearing service tied to Genesis, constituted an unregistered securities offering. A final resolution could set precedent for how regulators treat crypto lending and yield products in…
In brief Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick believes Ethereum treasury companies are most likely to succeed long-term due to their ability to generate staking yields. Bitmine announced its treasury has grown to 2.15 million ETH worth over $9.7 billion, more than double competitor SharpLink’s 837,230 ETH holdings. Digital asset treasury companies hold significant crypto portions (4%…
In brief PayPal launched PayPal Links, a peer-to-peer payment tool for messaging apps that will soon support transfers of Bitcoin, Ethereum, PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin, and other tokens. The program will first roll out in the U.S. before expanding to the U.K., Italy, and other markets later this month. Crypto transfers between friends and family on…
In brief The Bank of England proposal would cap stablecoin holdings at £10,000-£20,000 for individuals and £10 million for businesses. A Coinbase executive said the caps would be “bad for UK savers, bad for the City and bad for sterling.” Banking officials in the U.S. have also raised concerns about the market impact of stablecoins.…
