Pencil Finance completes $1M onchain lending cycle for 6.6K students in Southeast Asia
Pencil Finance said that its firstofakind loan offered financing to 6,600 students in Southeast Asia who were underserved by traditional lenders.…
Bitcoin recovers toward $78,000 as pons and arbitrum extend Robinhood Chain rally
BTC rose 0.76% since midnight as a softer dollar lifted equities and metals alongside crypto, while ARB and PONS pushed higher for a third session.…
Standard Chartered launches spot Bitcoin and Ether trading in UAE
Standard Chartered said it is the first major global bank to offer institutional access to spot Bitcoin and Ether trading in the UAE region.…
Whether the Fed raises interest rates this month isn’t as big a deal for stocks as you might think
There are more important things for investors to be worried about. Source:MarketWatch
Coldcard hacker swaps stolen Bitcoin for ETH via THORChain
The thirdwave Coldcard exploiter moved about 10% of stolen funds through THORChain as researchers traced the assets to a new Ethereum address.…
CFTC asks judge to dismiss CME lawsuit over crypto perpetual futures
The regulator claims the dispute is "much ado about nothing," noting that the order allows any designated contract market, including CME, to list these…
Why alarming bond yields might drop sooner than investors think
The surge in government bond yields that has alarmed investors may reverse itself has cyclical forces overwhelm fears over the sustainability of debt, one…
Broadcom stock fall as investors weigh guidance. Here’s what Wall Street analysts are saying.
JPMorgan said that while guidance for revenue for the current quarter was inline with analysts’ expectations, it was likely below that of investors.…
Catastrophe bonds may join tokenization rush, with plans for test issuance in 2027
A law firm and a tokenization platform say their proposed structure would give investors legal ownership of cat bonds onchain and could lower the minimum…
Dogecoin becomes only losing bet for Japan-listed firm as it sells altcoins for bitcoin
Remixpoint booked gains on ether, solana and XRP, but sold DOGE below its fiscalyear opening value as it concentrated its crypto holdings in bitcoin.…
Hyperscale Data ends Michigan BTC mining as holdings fall 79%
Hyperscale Data’s Bitcoin holdings have fallen about 79% since late July to 215 BTC as it redirects capital toward its Michigan AI data center.…
Bitcoin back above $77,500, XRP leads majors as Fed hike odds slide to 62%
Every major token is green over 24 hours, though only zcash and hyperliquid are holding gains on the week. Source:CoinDesk