Bitcoin Near $80,000 as Fed Rate Hike Fears Meet CPI Test
Bitcoin snapshot meets a divided Fed on rates By Otto Bergmanr Bitcoin’s latest supplied CoinGecko snapshot shows a modest daily decline against a policy backdrop of unchanged Federal Reserve
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Visa Adds On-Chain Credit for Its Expanding Stablecoin Card Program
Visa has unveiled a new approach to funding businesses by linking its payment settlement records with blockchain-based lending. The payments company says the move is designed to let lenders u
Germany's Crypto Tax: 160 Million Euros for a 555-Billion Budget
Germany's Federal Ministry of Finance has sent its draft bill on the taxation of crypto assets into interdepartmental consultation. For the first time the paper states what the plan is meant
Bitcoin ETFs Erase Most 2026 Losses, With $1B Left to Go
Bitcoin exchange-traded funds have clawed back most of what they lost across 2026, with roughly $1 billion left to recover before the group returns to its starting point, according to the rep
DBS and Citi Complete Tokenized Deposits via Swift Ledgers
DBS and Citi have completed a tokenized deposit transaction through Swift's digital ledger, with DBS reporting a single live US dollar payment between Singapore and Citi's New York office set
Visa Stablecoin-Linked Cards Hit Hypergrowth With 160+ Programs Live Worldwide
TLDR: Visa now runs 160+ stablecoin-linked card programs, up nearly 200% year over year. Cuy Sheffield calls stablecoin-linked cards a “hypergrowth” trend across Visa’s global network. Visa’s
OpenAI and Anthropic bankers chase top credit ratings to open the bond market
Bankers steering OpenAI and Anthropic toward stock-market listings are pushing for both companies to secure investment-grade credit ratings soon after they go public, according to the Financi
Polkadot Leads Legacy Layer-1 Rotation as Fed Hike Bets Grow
Polkadot's DOT traded at $1.25 on September 8, 2026, up 17.90% over a rolling 24 hours while Bitcoin and Ethereum slipped, a standout move that unconfirmed reports frame as a rotation into le
Bitcoin Rebounds as Oil and Fed Bets Test Crypto Markets
Bitcoin rebounded after crypto markets shook off early-session pressure tied to oil prices and shifting Federal Reserve expectations, though the available data does not confirm the size, timi
Plattsburgh Proposes 12-Month AI Data Center, Crypto Mining Pause
Plattsburgh, New York, is weighing a proposed 12-month pause on approvals for AI data centers and crypto mining projects, a local policy development that, if adopted, would temporarily halt t
Trezor adopts ERC-7730 clear signing for enhanced crypto transaction security
Trezor has activated support for the ERC-7730 standard, enabling clear signing on its latest hardware wallets in an effort to address longstanding challenges in crypto transaction security. T
Missed Floki and Pepe’s Wealth-Making Runs? Apeing Stage 1 Offers 10,000% ROI in the Next 100x Meme Coin Race
What if the coin everyone talks about tomorrow is still sitting at its earliest price today? Floki and Pepe turned early meme coin attention into price moves that left late arrivals staring a