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Saylor Outlines Bitcoin Capital Strategy With MSTR and STRC Products

Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor outlined a Bitcoin-based capital markets strategy on September 29, announcing two complementary investment products through a post on X. Saylor described Bitcoin as digital capital, Strategy's common stock MSTR as digital equity, and its preferred stock STRC as digit

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STRC0.31%

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US AI Hardware Stocks Rise Early; Micron Up 2%, Corning Climbs 2.8%

Stocks

AI hardware and memory stocks in the US market posted gains in early trading on September 29, according to Odaily. Micron Technology rose 2%, Western Digital climbed 2.2%, SanDisk added 1.8%, and SK Hynix advanced 1.7%. Corning, tied to optical communications, gained 2.8%

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Bitwise Launches First US Spot NEAR ETP With Staking Yield

Stocks

Bitwise, a global digital-asset manager, is launching the first U.S. spot exchange-traded product tied to NEAR Protocol, with trading set to begin on Sept. 29 on NYSE Arca under the ticker NRR. The launch reflects Bitwise's focus on NEAR's potential use in payments between AI agents and blockchain-b

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Bitwise Launches First US Spot NEAR ETP With Staking Yield

Senate Probe: 87% of Iran Terror-Finance Wallets Primarily Used USDT

Enforcement Actions

Regulation & Policy

U.S. Senate investigators found that 87% of cryptocurrency wallets tied to Iran's terrorist financing primarily transacted in Tether's USDT stablecoin, according to a report published on September 29. Senator Richard Blumenthal, the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on

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Senate Probe: 87% of Iran Terror-Finance Wallets Primarily Used USDT

Bitcoin Outperforms Gold as Correlation Nears Record High

Market Analysis

Metals

Stocks

Coinbase reported on September 29 that Bitcoin's price correlation with gold is approaching a record high, yet the cryptocurrency has recently outperformed the precious metal. Over the past month, Bitcoin has risen while gold has fallen, creating a performance gap despite the two assets

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Bitcoin Outperforms Gold as Correlation Nears Record High

Lite Strategy Holds 832,716 LTC, Over 1% of Total Mined Supply

Capital Flow

Lite Strategy, a U.S.-listed company using Litecoin as a primary reserve asset, disclosed it held 832,716 LTC as of the end of June, according to a GlobeNewswire release on September 29. The holdings exceed 1% of the total Litecoin supply mined to date. The disclosure accompanied the company's

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Lite Strategy Holds 832,716 LTC, Over 1% of Total Mined Supply

Vance Says US Believes Iran Supreme Leader Alive, Sets Deal Conditions

US Vice President JD Vance stated on September 29 that the United States believes Iran's supreme leader is alive. The statement was cited by Walter Bloomberg, an overseas financial news alert channel. Vance made the remarks amid ongoing speculation about the supreme leader's status and potential

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Vance Says US Believes Iran Supreme Leader Alive, Sets Deal Conditions

Cboe and S&P Dow Jones Extend Exclusive License Through 2051

Indices

Partnerships & Ecosystem

Stocks

Cboe Global Markets and S&P Dow Jones Indices agreed on September 29 to extend their exclusive licensing partnership by 25 years through 2051. The extension preserves Cboe's exclusive rights to offer S&P 500 index options, one of its flagship

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Cboe and S&P Dow Jones Extend Exclusive License Through 2051

Bitcoin Gains 35% From August Low as Open Interest Falls to March Levels

Derivatives Data

On-Chain Data

Bitcoin has gained approximately 35% from its August low while open interest measured in BTC declined about 20% over the same period, according to on-chain analytics firm Glassnode. The firm reported on September 29 that Bitcoin's current rally is occurring with significantly less derivatives

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Bitcoin Gains 35% From August Low as Open Interest Falls to March Levels

ECB Recruits for Digital Euro AI and Machine Payment Tests Starting 2025

AI Agent

AI Industry News

The European Central Bank is recruiting participants for its digital euro innovation platform to test AI agent payments, micropayments and machine-to-machine payment technologies, Cointelegraph reported on September 29. The proof-of-concept program will run from January to June next year with

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Saylor Outlines Bitcoin Capital Strategy With MSTR and STRC Products

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US AI Hardware Stocks Rise Early; Micron Up 2%, Corning Climbs 2.8%

Bitwise Launches First US Spot NEAR ETP With Staking Yield

Senate Probe: 87% of Iran Terror-Finance Wallets Primarily Used USDT

Bitcoin Outperforms Gold as Correlation Nears Record High

Lite Strategy Holds 832,716 LTC, Over 1% of Total Mined Supply

Vance Says US Believes Iran Supreme Leader Alive, Sets Deal Conditions

Cboe and S&P Dow Jones Extend Exclusive License Through 2051

Bitcoin Gains 35% From August Low as Open Interest Falls to March Levels

ECB Recruits for Digital Euro AI and Machine Payment Tests Starting 2025