Crypto World News
Crypto World News
Strategy raised $2B via equity sales last week, lifting total dollar liquidity to $6.69B. The USD cash pool gives flexibility to buy Bitcoin, repurchase shares, or repay debt, as the 843,738 BTC holder shifts from aggressive accumulation toward a risk-managed treasury strategy.
The Hyperliquid Policy Center urged the SEC and CFTC to harmonize perpetual futures rules, asking that protocol publishing not trigger exchange registration and licensed firms can use rails like HyperCore to bring the $61.7 trillion market onshore.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the US is an outlier as most G20 nations and UK already regulate crypto. He urges the Senate to pass the CLARITY Act September 15 to define SEC-CFTC jurisdiction and unlock institutional growth.
Coinbase One offers 6.5% APY for one month on up to $500k USDC after adding $1,000. The deal stacks atop 4.5% base rewards, 7% Morpho lending on Base, staking boosts, and up to 4% Bitcoin back via card.
Tokenization is having its ETF moment, Ondo Finance's John Hoffman told The Block. Stablecoins took three years to hit $1B, tokenized Treasuries took 18 months, and Ondo Stocks took eight months, signalling rapid product-market fit as regulatory clarity for tokenized assets firms.
HSBC and Standard Chartered completed SWIFT’s first live blockchain payment, settling tokenised deposits across borders in real time. The milestone connects traditional banking with blockchain, advancing institutional adoption and setting a benchmark for future tokenisation and settlement rails.
PayPal rejected Stripe’s $53 billion buyout, seeking $70 per share instead. The decision impacts crypto as both firms lead in stablecoins and payments, influencing merchant adoption, exchange integrations, and fintech consolidation amid evolving 2026 regulations.
Anthropic’s rumored $2T valuation follows SpaceX’s June record, and crypto platforms are now offering $ANTHROPIC Pre-IPO perpetuals. The move bridges AI, private equity, and crypto trading, expanding access for institutions and retail while raising regulatory questions as demand for synthetic exposure to real-world assets grows.
Polygon is pushing embedded wallets as default onboarding for consumer crypto, letting developers spin up non-custodial wallets via email or passkey with gas sponsorship and a unified dashboard to manage policies and transactions, aiming to cut churn and compete directly with Privy, Dynamic and Coinbase.
Stripe, Circle and Tether are building dedicated stablechains with over $1 billion raised to move digital dollars. The shift away from Ethereum and Tron marks a growing infrastructure war for control of stablecoin settlement and compliant payment rails globally.