US August Retail Sales Rise 1.2% From Month Earlier, Beating Forecasts

Two Prime Launches Bitcoin Vault, Targets 1.5%-2% Annual Yield

Crypto financial services firm Two Prime has launched a Bitcoin-based lending product. CoinDesk reported on September 16 that Two Prime unveiled the Axiom WBTC Yield Vault, a Bitcoin yield vault built on Pareto, an on-chain private credit platform. T

Justin Sun to Establish Math Prize With Awards of Up to $1 Million

Tron founder Justin Sun said he will establish a mathematics prize called the Justin Sun Prize, with awards of up to $1 million. Sun announced in a post on X on Sept. 16 that he would create a math prize that rewards problem-solving itself, rather th

Reuters Says SK Hynix, Intel Discuss US Memory Production, Weigh Joint Venture

SK Hynix is discussing cooperation with Intel on producing memory semiconductors in the US, in what would mark the South Korean company's first memory chip manufacturing operation in the country. Reuters reported on September 16, citing multiple sour

Dunamu Signs Digital Finance Innovation MOU With Kazakhstan's Alatau City Authorities

Dunamu, the operator of Upbit, South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange, said on Sept. 16 that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Kazakhstan's Alatau City Administration, or ACA, and Alatau City Bank to develop digital financial in

Kalshi Launches Gold, Silver Perpetual Futures After Securing CFTC Approval

U.S. prediction-market platform Kalshi has launched perpetual futures tied to gold and silver prices. CNBC reported on September 10 that Kalshi recently received approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to list gold and silver perp

ECB Raises Deposit Rate to 2.50%, Second Increase This Year

The European Central Bank raised all three of its key policy rates. Following a monetary policy meeting in Berlin on September 10, the ECB said it would raise its deposit rate by 0.25 percentage point to 2.50% from 2.25%. The deposit rate is now at i

Consensys Separates MetaMask, Institutional Business Into Two-Company Structure

Consensys, a developer of Ethereum infrastructure, is separating its retail business from its institutional operations. The company said on September 9 that it will rename its current legal entity MetaMask. That company will operate the MetaMask cryp

Kaia to Burn 2.46 Million Tokens After 98.5% of First CR Mission Budget Went Unused

Kaia will burn about 2.46 million KAIA tokens left undistributed in its first Contribution Reward, or CR, mission. The Kaia Foundation said in an operations report released Sept. 9 for "CR Mission 1 Epoch 1" that it will burn 2,463,579 KAIA tokens fr

Korea Exchange to Open After-Hours Stock Market Sept. 14, Extending Trading to 8 p.m.

Stock trading in South Korea will be available until 8 p.m. starting in mid-September. Korea Exchange said Sept. 9 that it will open an after-hours stock market on Sept. 14, operating for four hours from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The move follows the Financia

IoTrust Rebrands DCENT After Eight Years, Expands Into Institutional and Premium Wallets

IoTrust, a South Korean digital-asset wallet company, is rebranding its wallet brand DCENT. The company said on September 8 it will change the wallet’s English brand name to “DCENT” from “D’CENT,” removing the apostrophe. The Korean brand name will r

Abraxas Capital Buys 16,554 More Ether, Keeps 120,178-ETH Short

Global asset manager Abraxas Capital has made another large purchase of Ether. Lookonchain said on September 3 that Abraxas Capital bought an additional 16,554 ETH over the past 12 hours. The purchase was worth $39.8 million at current prices. The fi

SoFi, Kraken Tie Banking Rails to Crypto Infrastructure for 24/7 Dollar Settlement

SoFi Technologies is partnering with Payward, the operator of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, to connect banking payment rails with crypto trading infrastructure. The US fintech company announced the strategic partnership on September 3. The tie-up i

Jensen Huang Says Nvidia Agreed to Buy Hugging Face for $12.93 Billion, Keep It Open

Nvidia has agreed to acquire global artificial intelligence development platform Hugging Face for about $12.93 billion. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang wrote in an official blog post on September 3 that the company agreed to buy Hugging Face for

People Power Party Weighs Summoning Mirae Asset Chairman in ETF Probe

PPP to submit request for parliamentary probe on Sept. 3 South Korea’s People Power Party, which is seeking a parliamentary investigation into single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds, plans to ask Mirae Asset Financial Group Chairman Park Hyeon-

Robinhood Chain DEX Daily Volume Nears $1.9 Billion, Sets Record High

Daily trading volume on decentralized exchanges built on Robinhood Chain, the proprietary blockchain of U.S. stock trading platform Robinhood, has climbed to nearly $1.9 billion. BlockBeats, citing Dune Analytics data, reported on Sept. 3 that daily

Wyoming Adopts Chainlink to Verify Reserves for State-Issued Stablecoin FRNT

Wyoming will use Chainlink to verify the reserve assets backing its state-issued stablecoin. The Block reported on September 2 that the Wyoming Stable Token Commission recently adopted Chainlink’s Proof of Reserve, or PoR, system as the onchain asset

Coinbase Co-Founder Fred Ehrsam Seeks Control of at Least Three Venezuelan Oil Fields

Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam is seeking control of at least three oil fields in Venezuela. Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, reported on Sept. 2 that Ehrsam is pursuing control of more than three Venezuelan oil fields operated by

UK-Listed Smarter Web Company Buys 35 More Bitcoin, Bringing Holdings to 2,747

UK-listed Smarter Web Company has expanded its Bitcoin holdings. Bitcoin Treasuries said on Sept. 2 that the company recently bought 35 more Bitcoin. The purchase brought its total Bitcoin holdings to 2,747. Smarter Web Company is a UK-based digital

Gate Launches US Stock Options Trading for Nine Names Including Tesla, Nvidia

Global cryptocurrency exchange Gate has launched a US stock options trading service. Gate began offering trading in US stock options on September 2, according to Odaily and other outlets. The initial lineup covers nine stocks: Nvidia, Tesla, Apple, M

a16z Backs Félix Pago in $200 Million Funding to Expand Services

Félix Pago, a stablecoin remittance startup, has raised $200 million from investors including Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, known as a16z. BlockBeats and other outlets reported on September 2 that the company had secured $2

BofA Keeps Buy Rating on SK Hynix, Maintains $250 ADR Target

Bank of America maintained its buy rating on SK Hynix, according to ODaily on Aug. 27. The firm also kept its $250 price target unchanged. SK Hynix's American depositary receipts fell 0.95% from the previous session to close at $158.02 that day. Bank

Upbit 24-Hour Trading Volume Nears $1.4 Billion, Up 11% From a Day Earlier

Upbit, South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, recorded nearly $1.4 billion in trading volume over the past 24 hours. Dunamu said on Aug. 27 that Upbit’s trading volume for the latest 24-hour period totaled about 1.97 trillion won ($1.41 billi

Dallas Fed Says Tokenized Deposits Could Reduce US Banks’ Lending Capacity by Up to $700 Billion

The spread of tokenized deposits could reduce US banks’ lending capacity by as much as $700 billion, according to an analysis. CoinDesk reported on August 25 that the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas said in a recent report that tokenization could make

CZ Says US Legalization of Hyperliquid Would Expand Decentralized Markets

Global decentralized exchange Hyperliquid's entry into the US regulatory framework would significantly expand the decentralized finance industry, Changpeng Zhao said. Zhao, the Binance co-founder known as CZ, made the remarks on August 26 at the 2026

Revolut Launches Euro Stablecoin EURR in Three EU Countries

Revolut has launched a euro-denominated stablecoin in three European Union countries. Cointelegraph reported on August 25 that Revolut launched its euro stablecoin, EURR, in Denmark, Poland and Portugal. The company plans to expand the service to oth

Wintermute Cuts Hyperliquid Short Position to $80.48 Million From $211.53 Million

Global crypto market maker Wintermute has reduced its short position by about $130 million. Onchain Lens said on Aug. 26 that Wintermute recently cut its short position on decentralized exchange Hyperliquid to $80.48 million from $211.53 million. As

This Week's Key Economic and Crypto Events: Jackson Hole, BOK Rate Decision

<Key Economic Events This Week> ▶︎Monday, Aug. 24: ▶︎Tuesday, Aug. 25: △ Japan BOJ core CPI (2 p.m. Korea time, 12 a.m. U.S. time) △ U.S. ADP weekly employment change report (9:15 p.m. Korea time, 7:15 a.m. U.S. time) △ U.S. August Conference Board c

Coinbase Bitcoin Discount to Binance Hits Record 97 Days

Coinbase, the U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, has seen Bitcoin trade below Binance for 97 straight days in a record reverse-premium streak. Odaily reported on Aug. 23 that the Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index remained in negative territory for 97 consecu

Standard Chartered Says Bitcoin Could Climb to $126,000 on ETF Inflows, Short Liquidations

Bitcoin could climb to $126,000 as inflows into spot exchange-traded funds combine with the liquidation of large short positions. Geoffrey Kendrick, Standard Chartered's global head of digital assets research, said the bank's existing year-end Bitcoi