Why newly granted federal approval won’t save these 3 crypto banks
Agora, Catena and Bastion still face final approval or conversion, leaving distribution and liquidity to decide who gains an edge.
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Bitcoin may go quantum-safe while Lightning privacy stays exposed
PQLN protects five off-chain surfaces with sub-millisecond cryptography, but its default design drives gossip downloads up 10.2 times.
Animoca Brands suspends Currenc deal that would have taken it public
Exclusivity expired without definitive terms, but Animoca says its broader major-exchange relisting push remains intact.
Why Bitcoin’s rally is dangerous according to new Fed data
The index measures shock-amplification capacity, exposing funding risks that can build while spot demand remains firm.
Narrowing price cushions leave Bitcoin loans vulnerable to 4.7% price dips as Aave weighs higher leverage
The plan would lift WBTC and cbBTC borrowing limits while shrinking the simplified maximum-leverage price cushion from 6.4% to 4.7%.
Bitcoin ETFs just absorbed 11,500 BTC in their biggest buying day in nearly two years
ARKB and FBTC each drew substantial capital, widening participation without displacing BlackRock from the top spot.
Coinbase targets stock futures but CFTC standstill blocks launch
The cash-settled contracts would offer price exposure without ownership or delivery of the underlying shares.
Massive ETF capital exits threaten Bitcoin’s fragile $86,000 price surge
Spot taker flow and realized-cap growth improved while futures exposure and profit-taking climbed with the rebound.
GameStop may have surrendered $31 million of Bitcoin upside with one options trade
Bitcoin traded above the $70,000 strike ahead of the Sept. 25 maturity, but GameStop’s position status and settlement terms remain undisclosed.
Moscow Exchange launches 5 crypto perpetual futures as demand tops 600 billion rubles
The automatically rolling contracts track Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, XRP and Tron prices, but settle in rubles and never deliver cryptocurrency.
Coinbase pushes beyond crypto with retail access to $2.2 billion Oura IPO
Eligible U.S. users can request Oura shares at the offer price, but allocations remain limited and early exits may restrict future access.
Bitcoin clears $86,000 as $1B in shorts liquidated again – battle now shifts to $90k
Bitcoin’s break above $86,000 has cleared a major pocket of bearish leverage and put $90,000 back in traders’ sights. The largest cryptocurrency climbed as high as $87,363 over the past 24 hours, its strongest level since January, before easing to…