Stablecoin cards enter ‘hyper growth’ mode as monthly spending hits record $1.17 billion
Paymentscan's Sept. 29 snapshot shows a new tracked volume high and a higher implied amount per transaction.
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Robinhood Chain kept producing blocks through a roughly 40-minute app disruption
New full-day measurements correct the block-halt claim, while separate data show a steep drop in successful app traffic.
SEC changes token buyback guidance as spending hits $638M
The staff added a no-central-party condition, raising a harder question than how much a project buys back.
Binance ends Funding Account crypto deposits as Pay and Convert move to Spot
Pay receipts and Convert settlement change now, while Funding-backed recurring sends face a later cutoff.
Bitcoin could react to new 40M barrel US oil sale before a single barrel is delivered
DOE's reserve exchange takes bids through October 6, while August PCE arrives before any newly offered crude can be delivered.
Coinbase just completed its US derivatives stack but its biggest bet still sits outside it
The new clearinghouse may clear fully collateralized derivatives; Coinbase's separate stock-futures proposal remains pending.
Bitcoin’s $87,000 rally just flipped from short squeeze to long risk
Bitcoin’s newly confirmed bull market is already showing signs that the rally powering it may be losing momentum. Last week, the top digital asset climbed to an eight-month high near $87,400 after reclaiming a long-term technical threshold that CryptoQuant says…
Anthropic tokenized pre-IPO volume hits $643M, but liquidity test looms
Binance would shift the contract toward a public-stock index after a transition notice; SpaceX offers a measured but incomplete precedent.
Bitcoin could put the average ETF buyer back in losses this week
A 2.2% decline from Tuesday’s captured quote would reach Seyffart’s average holder cost estimate; yields and ETF flows will help show what follows.
Sentora split 50% Aave revenue, but suppliers absorb all losses
The DAO would keep the contracts, but Sentora would set market risk controls and suppliers have no specified loss cushion in the plan.
Hut 8 locks in $1B credit line, but faces 40% liquidity rules
Letters of credit can cover site obligations without equivalent cash deposits, while borrowing would add corporate debt exposure.
Bitcoin drops to $82,000 on US data, and inflation fear is blamed
August job openings eased modestly, while households' inflation views kept the path to lower yields uncertain.