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Dell stock surged 9% following analyst target upgrades led by Melius Research raising its price target to a Street-high $735, with BofA and Mizuho lifting targets to $600, Raymond James to $617, Evercore ISI to $575, and Morgan Stanley to $499, after the company reported record quarterly revenue of

Crypto firms, asset managers and consumer advocates submitted competing regulatory proposals to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, the last day the agency accepted comment letters on novel exchange-traded funds. The submissions from the Crypto Council for Innovation, Andreessen

THORChain launched a public dashboard displaying revenue, trading volume, staking data, and network distribution metrics as part of a transparency initiative that includes collaboration with DeFiLlama and analytics from Raynalytics. In July 2026, the protocol's first full month after restarting trad

Former Ripple CTO David Schwartz defended Tether's decision to freeze $42.4 million in USDT before receiving a formal court warrant, following a lawsuit filed on Aug. 31 by two Thai businessmen in the Southern District of New York. The businessmen alleged that Tether blacklisted 10 Ethereum

Kalshi is pricing a 25-basis-point September rate increase at 59% against 42% for no change, with other reported measures putting the probability at 60% to 68% before the September 15-16 Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Fed rate-cut odds have dropped to just 1%. The repricing follows a

Prospect Markets signed a definitive agreement with Crypto.com's US derivatives business to launch regulated sports prediction contracts, the companies disclosed on 1 September. The deal gives Prospect access to Crypto.com's CFTC-registered exchange and clearing infrastructure without building its o

Sky Ecosystem is working to improve institutional due diligence through verifiable collateral data and reporting systems. John Conneely presented this initiative at the RWA Summit, emphasizing the need to address information fragmentation in financial processes. The effort aims to enhance

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce tweeted a hint about upcoming regulatory information, suggesting the news is significant enough to stay awake for. The tweet received 477 likes and 87 retweets, indicating heightened community interest. Peirce serves as a commissioner at the SEC, the agency with

Maple Finance announced the addition of three new allocation strategies to enhance its institutional lending operations. According to a tweet from @maplefinance, these strategies include direct lending secured by institutional credit, asset-backed securitization, and a basis trade. The move aims to

Tokenization firm Securitize and Chiliz Group-powered Socios.com are partnering to develop regulated tokenized equity offerings for professional sports teams. The partnership aims to connect fan engagement with regulated tokenized equity, serving eligible fans seeking a deeper economic

Chevron CEO Mike Wirth on Wednesday cited better economics and stronger legal protections as two key factors behind the decision to invest more than $7 billion to expand operations in Venezuela. The oil company announced updated agreements covering its Venezuelan joint ventures, with plans to more t

XRP fell 27% by Sept. 1, 2026, even as the XRP Ledger processed 21% more daily transactions, reaching 2.4 million during the January-to-July period. The price decline occurred alongside Ripple's strategic shift of its RLUSD stablecoin to XRPL, with 58.9% of RLUSD's $1.58 billion supply now issued on

Binance CEO Richard Teng recently highlighted a $43 million block trade that settled in just one hour with zero exchange fees. The rapid settlement reflects an evolution in crypto market infrastructure as institutions demand faster trading processes. Traditionally, such large transactions involved l

Bitcoin is testing a resistance zone between $64,000 and $65,000 as Bitfinex analysts highlight potential risks from a broader market pullback that could impact the cryptocurrency's price trajectory. The warning comes as buyers attempt to regain control after repeated failures to break through

New Jersey filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the US Supreme Court on September 2, asking the Court to review a Third Circuit ruling in Flaherty v. KalshiEX, LLC that blocked the state's ability to enforce gambling laws against prediction market operator Kalshi. The Third Circuit ruled on

ArbitrumDAO reported approximately $19 million in income for the first half of 2026, according to the Arbitrum Foundation's Bi-Annual Progress Update covering the six months ending June 30, 2026. The decentralized autonomous organization achieved gross margins exceeding 97% on protocol revenue

The Trump administration filed a statement of interest on September 1-2 in The New York Times' copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, supporting the AI company's argument that training large language models on copyrighted material constitutes fair use under US law. The government cited scientific

Ondo Finance submitted three comment letters to the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Aug. 24 requesting approval to bring perpetual futures tied to individual US stocks onshore. The company argued that existing security futures rules can accommodate

Phygitals launched a tokenized magazine based on the anime One Piece on Solana's blockchain. The project aims to revolutionize digital collectibles by integrating traditional media with blockchain technology. This development is part of broader trends in Solana's ecosystem, which has seen growing in

OpenAI announced Tuesday that Astra, an unreleased AI model, has become the first model the company has classified at the 'Critical' tier for cybersecurity capability under its Preparedness Framework. The designation, disclosed Sept. 1, means Astra can independently find previously unknown security