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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

The Bank of Canada held its benchmark overnight rate at 2.25% at its September monetary policy meeting on local time September 2, marking the seventh consecutive hold since its last 25-basis-point cut in October last year. The central bank maintained the bank rate at 2.5% and the deposit rate at 2.2

Polygon introduced simplified RPC access through a single endpoint via Lavanet, as announced in a tweet by @0xPolygon. The integration aims to streamline user interactions with the network. Polygon is a blockchain platform that enables developers to build scalable decentralized applications, and

Cardano's ADA token trades at approximately $0.20, down 8.9% over seven days, after Sony-backed cryptocurrency exchange S.BLOX listed ADA and the Midnight network's NIGHT token on 24 August. S.BLOX, a Sony Group subsidiary registered with Japan's Kanto and Kinki Local Finance Bureaus, enabled ADA tr

Hedera launched an AI coding agent that provides live access to its official documentation, including API references and code examples. The tool aims to streamline the development process by offering real-time assistance to programmers without requiring wallet or key access. The announcement,

Blackrock's IBIT led Bitcoin ETF outflows on Tuesday with $201.18 million in withdrawals, contributing to a total net loss of $236.46 million across Bitcoin exchange-traded funds. The outflows occurred as investors demonstrated selective crypto risk-taking, with Ether ETFs recording their 12th

1inch announced its support for the Clarity Act ahead of a Senate vote scheduled for September 15. The decentralized exchange aggregator backs the legislative initiative aimed at establishing clearer regulations for digital assets in the

ARK Invest published a white paper analyzing the blockchain design spectrum across Bitcoin, Solana, and Ethereum. The research examines how these networks fall along a continuum of characteristics including auditability, security, governance, and ownership, rather than existing as binary

John Williams, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, assessed recent inflation indicators as "encouraging" on May 2 (local time), stating "we are actually seeing the inflation trend slowly declining as some tariff impacts pass." Williams made the remarks during an interview with US