Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to CEO Phong Le in a Bloomberg Crypto interview on September 1, MicroStrategy purchased 4,603 BTC for $369.7 million between August 24 and 30, at an average price of $80,318 per bitcoin. The purchase brought total holdings to 845,050 BTC, acquired for approximately $63.73 billion at an ave

The USDC Treasury burned 127,418,527 tokens, equating to approximately $127,526,270, according to cryptocurrency monitoring account @whale_alert. The burn was conducted to maintain liquidity and stabilize the USDC supply. USDC, developed by Circle, operates as a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar, a

Pyth Network announced the launch of new 24/7 indices that provide continuous pricing for major companies including Amazon, Meta, Palantir, Oracle, and Samsung. The announcement was shared via Twitter and became effective immediately. The indices aim to enhance market efficiency by providing real-ti

According to Pyth Network's Twitter announcement today (September 2), the protocol launched 24/7 indices covering Amazon, Meta, Palantir, Oracle, and Samsung. The new indices will provide continuous real-time pricing for these major publicly traded companies, enhancing market efficiency and

Gate News bot message: Gate market data shows that ETH has fallen below 2,400 USDT and is currently trading at 2,398.45 USDT.

The SEC announced Tuesday the agenda and participants for its Sept. 17 roundtable on 24/7 U.S. stock trading. Major firms including BlackRock, Nasdaq, and Citadel Securities will join 24 other TradFi companies to evaluate round-the-clock trading, a model cryptocurrency markets have used since

Centrifuge, Janus Henderson, and SmartMedia Technologies (SMT) announced a partnership to bring onchain reserve management to the loyalty industry through institutional tokenized vaults. The initiative addresses the disconnect between how loyalty reserves are held and how points are issued and

Centrifuge, Janus Henderson, and SmartMedia Technologies announced a partnership in August 2026 to bring onchain reserve management to loyalty programs through institutional tokenized vaults. Janus Henderson's JTRSY and JAAA products, which manage $1.5 billion in assets under management, will

Bitwise Asset Management launched the Bitwise Premium RWA Vault, ticker PAPY, on September 2 on the Morpho lending protocol over Ethereum. The vault accepts deposits in Agora's AUSD stablecoin, which is fully reserved in US Treasuries and custodied by State Street, and lends the deposits against ove

According to ChainCatcher, Fairshake PAC backed by Coinbase, Ripple, and a16z has helped approximately 50 candidates win nominations during the U.S. primary season and raised $122 million for the general election. The group's victories include Democrat Massachusetts Rep. Jake Auchincloss and

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

According to The Block, Farmmi shares surged as much as 350% to $0.50 on Wednesday after traders piled into JINQIAN, a memecoin paired with an onchain token using the small-cap Chinese mushroom seller's FAMI ticker on Robinhood Chain. The stock quickly corrected to roughly $0.18 with over 720

THORChain launched a public-facing dashboard in July 2026 tracking its revenue, trading volume, staking data, and network distribution metrics, as part of a transparency initiative involving collaboration with DeFiLlama and data analyst Raynalytics. In July, its first full month after resuming trad

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

According to Kalshi, market pricing for a 25-basis-point rate increase in September has reached 59% to 68% ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting on September 15-16. Fed rate-cut odds have collapsed to just 1%, as markets shift expectations toward tighter policy rather than potential eas

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