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DeFiVariational: The "Perp DEX" Everyone's Farming Is Actually Something Different, and That Changes the Risks
Variational takes zero trading fees and still profits, has drawn farmers chasing a VAR airdrop before its program ends this month, and is backed by Coinbase Ventures and Dragonfly. But it isn't really an exchange. It's a dealer, and understanding that is the key to both the appeal and the risk.
NewsNasdaq Bets $100M on Kraken to Build Tokenized Stocks, With the One Thing Robinhood's Version Lacks
Nasdaq is investing $100M in Kraken's parent Payward to launch tokenized stocks in 2027, valuing it at $21B. The key difference from Robinhood's controversial version: these tokens would carry real shareholder voting rights, with issuers on board.
PolicyIt's CLARITY Act Vote Day, and No One's Sure the Vote Will Even Happen
The Senate's make-or-break crypto vote is scheduled for 2:15 p.m. ET today, but insiders say it might be delayed, reshaped, or quietly shelved. With odds of passage collapsed to ~10-16%, here's what to actually watch, and why the outcome may be murkier than a clean yes or no.
NewsBitcoin Ticks Back Above $77K as In-Line CPI Brings Relief, but a Fed Hike Is Now 90% Priced In
August CPI landed with headline inflation on target, enough to steady crypto after a brutal week. Bitcoin ticked back above $77,000 and Ethereum held $2,400. But hot core inflation pushed Fed rate-hike odds to ~90%, so this looks more like relief than a reversal.
MarketsBitcoin Drops Below $77K as Traders Brace for a Rare Fed Rate Hike, All Eyes on Today's CPI
Hot inflation data pushed Fed rate-HIKE odds to ~74% ahead of next week's decision, sending Bitcoin under $77K and triggering $562M in liquidations. Today's CPI report is the last big data point before the Fed acts. Here's what's driving the selloff.
TradFiRobinhood's CEO Fires Back at AMC: "Companies Can't Control How Their Stock Is Tokenized"
The AMC vs. Robinhood war escalated on live TV. CEO Vlad Tenev rejected AMC boss Adam Aron's demand to kill its tokenized AMC shares, arguing public companies get no veto over securities that reference them. The fight is now about who controls a stock once it's public.
Breaking NewsHunter Biden's $LAPTOP Memecoin Crashes From $316 to Single Digits Within Minutes of Launch
Hunter Biden's $LAPTOP went live on Base today, with a free airdrop for wallets that lost money on TRUMP. It spiked to $316, then collapsed almost instantly, and at least 14 copycats appeared within an hour.
NewsCircle Buys Payments Firm Tazapay for $400M to Make USDC the Default Rail for Global Money
Circle is spending $400M on its biggest acquisition since 2018, buying Singapore's Tazapay to plug USDC directly into local banking systems across 100+ markets. It's a bet that owning the pipes matters more than issuing the coin.
NewsLiquid Network Hacker Returns $268M in Bitcoin, but Keeps $47M as a "Bounty" Nobody Agreed To
Two days after draining $320M from Blockstream's Liquid Network, the "white-hat" attacker returned 3,400 BTC, then kept 598.5 BTC (~$47M) for themselves. Was it a bug bounty or a ransom? Crypto still can't decide.
Web3StonkFun's STONK Jumps 250% as the Tokenized-Stock Memecoin Craze Hits Solana
A Solana launchpad that pairs memecoins with tokenized stocks sent its STONK token up 250% to a $140M market cap, dragging Jupiter (+21%) and Raydium (+46%) along. The Robinhood Chain casino now has a Solana rival.
Security$320M Drained from Bitcoin's Liquid Network, and the Hackers Say They're the "Good Guys"
Attackers pulled ~4,000 BTC (95% of reserves) from Blockstream's Liquid Network via a software bug, no keys stolen. Now they claim to be white-hats and are negotiating the return on-chain. Here's what happened.
NewsHow a $1,491 Bet Became $1.2M in Hours, and Dragged AMC's CEO Into a Memecoin War
Frank DeGods turned $1,491 into $1.2M on an "AMC" memecoin via the FOMO app in under 12 hours. Then AMC's CEO called in securities lawyers. Inside crypto's latest tokenized-memecoin frenzy.
SecurityHow a Single Hacked Price Feed Took Down Multiple DeFi Protocols in One Week
A single compromise at oracle provider Switchboard cascaded across four blockchains, draining Full Sail (which is now shutting down) and Virtue, and exposing DeFi's most underrated risk: the infrastructure protocols quietly depend on.
NewsRobinhood Chain Was Built for Tokenized Stocks, So Why Is It a Memecoin Casino?
Robinhood's blockchain topped $1B in value and out-earned Ethereum some days, but 88% of the activity is memecoins launched via PONS, not the tokenized stocks it was built for. Here's what's actually happening.
MarketsCrypto Calendar: The September 2026 Events That Could Move the Market
A $797M HYPE unlock, a make-or-break Fed decision, CPI inflation data, and an Ethereum testnet fork all land within weeks, while institutions quietly stack ETH. Here's your month-ahead guide.
NewsBitcoin Drops to $76K as US Strikes on Iran Trigger a Risk-Off Selloff
US airstrikes on Iran sent oil above $90 and dragged crypto lower, Bitcoin fell to ~$76,800, ETH broke $2,400, and ~$115M in longs were liquidated. But the damage was uneven, and one major buyer stepped in.
MarketsForget October, September May Be the Real Test for Crypto's 2026 Rally
Traders brace for an "October crash" every year. But analysts warn this year's real danger is mid-September, when a Senate crypto vote, a Fed decision, and quadruple witching all collide within days.
SecurityInjective Exploited for ~$4.9M as Two Layer-1 Blockchains Halt on the Same Day
Injective suffered a ~$4.9M exploit via a flaw in its binary-options settlement logic, halting for nearly four hours. Separately, Ontology paused its mainnet as a precaution. Here's what happened, and what didn't.
Companies"We're Back": Strategy Buys 4,603 Bitcoin, Ending Its Two-Month Pause
Michael Saylor's Strategy resumed Bitcoin buying with a $369.7M purchase after a 10-week pause, and after quietly selling BTC over the summer. The reversal was funded entirely by selling MSTR stock.
NewsCoinbase Powers Webull's Crypto Launch in Canada as Ownership Hits 25%
Coinbase is bringing institutional-grade crypto trading and custody to Webull's Canadian customers, its fourth market with the brokerage, just as Canadian crypto ownership jumps to 25%.