1 month ago
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It's been a bloodbath for Hunter Biden's Laptop (LAPTOP) memecoin since its launch a week ago, far worse than that of President Donald Trump's memecoin in its debut week.
LAPTOP launched on Base, a Layer 2 blockchain developed by Coinbase Global Inc., at roughly $37, according to CoinMarketCap. Within minutes, it surged to a record high of $401.12, pushing its market cap to $50 billion.
However, the frenzy was short-lived.
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It's been a bloodbath for Hunter Biden's Laptop (LAPTOP) memecoin since its launch a week ago, far worse than that of President Donald Trump's memecoin in its debut week.
LAPTOP launched on Base, a Layer 2 blockchain developed by Coinbase Global Inc., at roughly $37, according to CoinMarketCap. Within minutes, it surged to a record high of $401.12, pushing its market cap to $50 billion.
However, the frenzy was short-lived.
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#laptop #week #finance #president
1 month ago
The CLARITY Act failed to pass votes in the Senate earlier this week, a piece of legislature that would set out guardrails and ground rules for crypto **** ets in the U.S. With the failure of passage, the Securities and Exchange Commission took matters into its own hands, passing a conditional exemption Thursday for tokenized stocks. This Innovation Exemption allows for a limited type of tokenized securities to trade on specific Tokenized Securities Venues (TSVs), giving them a 5-year runway to prove their trading chops.
Tokenization is one of the latest trends in the investing world, whereby an **** et is represented digitally on a blockchain. It's seen as the next frontier in finance, with digital trading opening up greater access both for a broader investor base as well as the potential to trade 24/7, while also offering the potential for increased efficiency. However, some argue that tokenized **** ets come with added, unique risks and that by moving investments to the blockchain you introduce greater exposure to bad actors in an as-yet unregulated **** e in the U.S. That is, until now.
The SEC exemption allows for a specific type of tokenized stocks to be traded, specifically ones that retain the investor rights of the stock they are tied to (voting and dividends for example). Only tokenized U.S. National Market System (NMS) stocks qualify that trade through U.S. venues who have established standards for who can trade, limit trading volumes to a certain percentage of the stock, and make public their trading activities as well as any affiliates on the TSV. In addition, venues must halt trading when the primary exchange halts, and leverage is not permitted. Any company that does not want tokenized shares has 30 days to object and prevent their shares from being created.
It's important to note that currently there are two main types of tokenized securities, those that are directly linked to the **** et they represent digitally and those that provide synthetic exposure. Of the two, only the direct exposure tokenized stocks qualify that meet all of the exemption's restrictions.
"The Commission is not cementing today's technology as the standard for tomorrow. Instead, it is allowing the market to evolve, monitoring its development, and using that insight to inform a nimbler and future-ready regulatory framework," SEC Chair Paul Atkins said in a statement.
#exposure #commission
Tokenization is one of the latest trends in the investing world, whereby an **** et is represented digitally on a blockchain. It's seen as the next frontier in finance, with digital trading opening up greater access both for a broader investor base as well as the potential to trade 24/7, while also offering the potential for increased efficiency. However, some argue that tokenized **** ets come with added, unique risks and that by moving investments to the blockchain you introduce greater exposure to bad actors in an as-yet unregulated **** e in the U.S. That is, until now.
The SEC exemption allows for a specific type of tokenized stocks to be traded, specifically ones that retain the investor rights of the stock they are tied to (voting and dividends for example). Only tokenized U.S. National Market System (NMS) stocks qualify that trade through U.S. venues who have established standards for who can trade, limit trading volumes to a certain percentage of the stock, and make public their trading activities as well as any affiliates on the TSV. In addition, venues must halt trading when the primary exchange halts, and leverage is not permitted. Any company that does not want tokenized shares has 30 days to object and prevent their shares from being created.
It's important to note that currently there are two main types of tokenized securities, those that are directly linked to the **** et they represent digitally and those that provide synthetic exposure. Of the two, only the direct exposure tokenized stocks qualify that meet all of the exemption's restrictions.
"The Commission is not cementing today's technology as the standard for tomorrow. Instead, it is allowing the market to evolve, monitoring its development, and using that insight to inform a nimbler and future-ready regulatory framework," SEC Chair Paul Atkins said in a statement.
#exposure #commission
1 month ago
A crypto whale appears to be shifting a large portion of its portfolio from Bitcoin into Ethereum.
According to blockchain ***** ytics platform Lookonchain, 11 newly created wallets suspected to belong to the same whale, sold 602 BTC and bought 18,780 ETH on Hyperliquid over the past three days. Both sides of the transactions were worth roughly $45.83 million, indicating a large-scale portfolio rebalancing.
At press time, Bitcoin was trading around $81,001, up nearly 5.5% over the past 24 hours, while Ether was around $2,594, gaining about 5%.
JPMorgan says one ***** et class could soon beat gold
Kevin O'Leary has a warning on Washington's tax plans
#whale #Portfolio #ethereum #lookonchain
According to blockchain ***** ytics platform Lookonchain, 11 newly created wallets suspected to belong to the same whale, sold 602 BTC and bought 18,780 ETH on Hyperliquid over the past three days. Both sides of the transactions were worth roughly $45.83 million, indicating a large-scale portfolio rebalancing.
At press time, Bitcoin was trading around $81,001, up nearly 5.5% over the past 24 hours, while Ether was around $2,594, gaining about 5%.
JPMorgan says one ***** et class could soon beat gold
Kevin O'Leary has a warning on Washington's tax plans
#whale #Portfolio #ethereum #lookonchain
1 month ago
The Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) cryptocurrency is up 5.8% at 2:17 p.m. ET, floating atop a broad surge across the crypto sector. It's the kind of day where you almost expect stablecoins to rise, as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) moved one step closer to permitting token-based trading of stock-type securities.
And Ethereum would benefit directly if tokenized stocks ever get the SEC's final stamp of approval. The news is a day old, but traders needed time to process the situation after a tumultuous week in which the Clarity Act failed to move forward.
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The SEC is allowing a new kind of venue to trade blockchain versions of regularly listed stocks without first registering as a stock exchange. It's temporary, it's capped, and it comes with strings attached.
This isn't retail investors buying tokenized stocks on a public blockchain tomorrow. It's explicitly a placeholder for further announcements. The tokenized securities venue (TSV) designation is essentially a bold but limited experiment.
#stocks #missed #investors
And Ethereum would benefit directly if tokenized stocks ever get the SEC's final stamp of approval. The news is a day old, but traders needed time to process the situation after a tumultuous week in which the Clarity Act failed to move forward.
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The SEC is allowing a new kind of venue to trade blockchain versions of regularly listed stocks without first registering as a stock exchange. It's temporary, it's capped, and it comes with strings attached.
This isn't retail investors buying tokenized stocks on a public blockchain tomorrow. It's explicitly a placeholder for further announcements. The tokenized securities venue (TSV) designation is essentially a bold but limited experiment.
#stocks #missed #investors
1 month ago
Ethereum runs smart contracts on a proof-of-stake network where over a third of circulating ETH is staked, earning low single-digit yields.
Over five years, Bitcoin gained 58% while Ethereum lost 30%, exposing a stark performance gap despite Ethereum's expanding platform usage.
Spot Ethereum ETFs exclude staking yield, and IRS tax uncertainty on staking rewards continues to limit institutional capital from participating.
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Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) is a blockchain built to run programs, which is why people point to it when they say crypto can do more than move money. Developers deploy code to it, users call that code, and the network's native token, ETH, pays for the computing power behind every transaction.
#ethereum #Crypto #stocks #enter
Over five years, Bitcoin gained 58% while Ethereum lost 30%, exposing a stark performance gap despite Ethereum's expanding platform usage.
Spot Ethereum ETFs exclude staking yield, and IRS tax uncertainty on staking rewards continues to limit institutional capital from participating.
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Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) is a blockchain built to run programs, which is why people point to it when they say crypto can do more than move money. Developers deploy code to it, users call that code, and the network's native token, ETH, pays for the computing power behind every transaction.
#ethereum #Crypto #stocks #enter
1 month ago
Polymarket has hired Jacob Horne, the co-founder of Zora, the app behind Coinbase's failed creator-coin experiment, to rebuild its onchain trading product. Chief executive Shayne Coplan announced the move Thursday.
Horne left Zora eight days ago after more than six years running it. His new job sets him against Kalshi, the exchange that now powers Coinbase's own prediction markets across the United States.
Polymarket runs two venues:
Traders outside the US use a market that settles on the Polygon blockchain, a corner of the industry known as Decentralized Finance (DeFi).
Americans use a separate exchange licensed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
#shayne
Horne left Zora eight days ago after more than six years running it. His new job sets him against Kalshi, the exchange that now powers Coinbase's own prediction markets across the United States.
Polymarket runs two venues:
Traders outside the US use a market that settles on the Polygon blockchain, a corner of the industry known as Decentralized Finance (DeFi).
Americans use a separate exchange licensed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
#shayne
1 month ago
Wall Street spent years debating whether crypto deserved a place inside the financial system.
Franklin Templeton increasingly thinks that debate has it backwards. The more important question may be how much of the existing financial system eventually starts behaving like crypto.
For Chris Perkins, head of Franklin Crypto, the shift is already underway.
"Every institution is integrating blockchain technology in one way, shape or form," Perkins told Coinage. "Market structure is changing overnight. We will be in an era of 24-seven markets. If you're not 24-seven capable, you'll be left behind and someone else is going to eat your lunch."
That is a notably aggressive prediction coming from Franklin Templeton, one of the world's largest traditional ***** et managers. But Franklin has increasingly been putting money behind that conviction, too.
#franklin #Crypto #seven #behind
Franklin Templeton increasingly thinks that debate has it backwards. The more important question may be how much of the existing financial system eventually starts behaving like crypto.
For Chris Perkins, head of Franklin Crypto, the shift is already underway.
"Every institution is integrating blockchain technology in one way, shape or form," Perkins told Coinage. "Market structure is changing overnight. We will be in an era of 24-seven markets. If you're not 24-seven capable, you'll be left behind and someone else is going to eat your lunch."
That is a notably aggressive prediction coming from Franklin Templeton, one of the world's largest traditional ***** et managers. But Franklin has increasingly been putting money behind that conviction, too.
#franklin #Crypto #seven #behind
1 month ago
Stablecoin developer Circle Internet Group (NYSE: $CRCL) has unveiled a new blockchain called "Arc."
The blockchain arrives as Circle tries to diversify beyond issuing its $74 billion USDC stablecoin (CRYPTO: $USDC).
In a statement, Circle said that Arc will help it become one of the biggest blockchain companies to provide the rails for moving money and financial ***** ets onchain.
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#usdc
The blockchain arrives as Circle tries to diversify beyond issuing its $74 billion USDC stablecoin (CRYPTO: $USDC).
In a statement, Circle said that Arc will help it become one of the biggest blockchain companies to provide the rails for moving money and financial ***** ets onchain.
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#usdc
1 month ago
A public company typically has limited control over third-party financial products that reference its shares, but Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) and AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AMC) are now testing that notion in public, in one of the year's most intense corporate spats. The debate revolves over stock tokens and has evolved from a heated social media post on September 3 to a live televised retort by September 9.
Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) expanded its tokenized shares offering, which is issued through a unit named Robinhood ****** ets (Jersey) Limited and traded on Robinhood's proprietary blockchain, Robinhood Chain, to include over 190 public firms, including AMC, without the companies directly signing on. When AMC CEO Adam Aron discovered that his company was among them, he did not mince words. On September 3, Aron posted on X, calling the practice "contemptible, outrageous, disgusting, detestable, inexcusable, vile," questioning how it could possibly be legal, and stating that AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AMC) had no relation to the tokens and did not condone them.
He stated that the company would retain independent securities counsel and vowed to take the matter to the SEC, characterizing Robinhood's tokens as an unregistered securities product that undermines the regular relationship between a public company and its shareholders.
The market reaction was fast and telling: AMC shares rose as much as 21% in overnight trading after the public dispute broke out.
Robinhood did not back down. In the days that followed, the company's chief legal officer, Dan Gallagher, a former SEC commissioner, mocked the tone of Aron's complaint on social media, saying Robinhood "know[s] a little something about the US securities laws," and inviting AMC's lawyers to contact them. CEO Vlad Tenev originally commented on X with a brief "What's the concern?" before making his first extensive, broadcast comments on the controversy in a CNBC "Squawk Box" interview on September 9.
#company
Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) expanded its tokenized shares offering, which is issued through a unit named Robinhood ****** ets (Jersey) Limited and traded on Robinhood's proprietary blockchain, Robinhood Chain, to include over 190 public firms, including AMC, without the companies directly signing on. When AMC CEO Adam Aron discovered that his company was among them, he did not mince words. On September 3, Aron posted on X, calling the practice "contemptible, outrageous, disgusting, detestable, inexcusable, vile," questioning how it could possibly be legal, and stating that AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AMC) had no relation to the tokens and did not condone them.
He stated that the company would retain independent securities counsel and vowed to take the matter to the SEC, characterizing Robinhood's tokens as an unregistered securities product that undermines the regular relationship between a public company and its shareholders.
The market reaction was fast and telling: AMC shares rose as much as 21% in overnight trading after the public dispute broke out.
Robinhood did not back down. In the days that followed, the company's chief legal officer, Dan Gallagher, a former SEC commissioner, mocked the tone of Aron's complaint on social media, saying Robinhood "know[s] a little something about the US securities laws," and inviting AMC's lawyers to contact them. CEO Vlad Tenev originally commented on X with a brief "What's the concern?" before making his first extensive, broadcast comments on the controversy in a CNBC "Squawk Box" interview on September 9.
#company
1 month ago
The House Ways and Means Committee will consider legislation Wednesday that would exempt some crypto transaction fees from capital-gains calculations and apply new federal tax rules to stablecoins, staking, mining and digital ***** et trading.
Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., introduced the 114-page Digital ***** et Tax Certainty Act, or H.R. 10357. The committee has scheduled its markup for 10 a.m. Eastern on Sept. 16.
During a markup, committee members debate a bill, propose amendments, and decide whether to advance it to the full House.
The legislation would create a "de minimis" exemption for qualifying network or transaction fees of $10 or less. De minimis refers to an amount considered too small to require standard tax treatment.
Paying a blockchain fee with crypto can create a taxable event because the IRS treats digital ***** ets as property. The exemption would allow taxpayers to disregard gains or losses on eligible fees.
#committee #digital #asset
Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., introduced the 114-page Digital ***** et Tax Certainty Act, or H.R. 10357. The committee has scheduled its markup for 10 a.m. Eastern on Sept. 16.
During a markup, committee members debate a bill, propose amendments, and decide whether to advance it to the full House.
The legislation would create a "de minimis" exemption for qualifying network or transaction fees of $10 or less. De minimis refers to an amount considered too small to require standard tax treatment.
Paying a blockchain fee with crypto can create a taxable event because the IRS treats digital ***** ets as property. The exemption would allow taxpayers to disregard gains or losses on eligible fees.
#committee #digital #asset
1 month ago
Online brokerage Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: $HOOD) says that it will offer share redemptions and voting rights on tokenized stocks.
The move comes as Robinhood faces mounting criticism over its plans to put U.S. stocks on blockchain rails.
"In-kind redemption and voting are coming for Robinhood Stock Tokens," said Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev in a social media post on Sept. 14.
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The move comes as Robinhood faces mounting criticism over its plans to put U.S. stocks on blockchain rails.
"In-kind redemption and voting are coming for Robinhood Stock Tokens," said Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev in a social media post on Sept. 14.
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1 month ago
Cronos rebrands its trading app as Ult, expanding beyond crypto into prediction markets, perpetuals and tokenized **** ets.
Ult targets 100+ countries with 24/7/365 trading, 10 sports prediction categories and around 40 leveraged markets at launch.
Cronos Network could see more trading flow as Ult brings users, **** ets and liquidity into the ecosystem, with plans to move more markets onchain as volume grows.
Cronos, the blockchain ecosystem **** ociated with Crypto.com, is reshaping its product strategy around a new trading application called Ult. It has introduced a revenue-linked mechanism designed to support its native CRO token.
Cronos CEO Ryan Wyatt announced the changes on X, saying the new strategy is intended to provide greater clarity for users and developers. It aims to put a stronger focus on products that generate value for CRO.
#markets
Ult targets 100+ countries with 24/7/365 trading, 10 sports prediction categories and around 40 leveraged markets at launch.
Cronos Network could see more trading flow as Ult brings users, **** ets and liquidity into the ecosystem, with plans to move more markets onchain as volume grows.
Cronos, the blockchain ecosystem **** ociated with Crypto.com, is reshaping its product strategy around a new trading application called Ult. It has introduced a revenue-linked mechanism designed to support its native CRO token.
Cronos CEO Ryan Wyatt announced the changes on X, saying the new strategy is intended to provide greater clarity for users and developers. It aims to put a stronger focus on products that generate value for CRO.
#markets
1 month ago
Online brokerage Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: $HOOD) says that it will offer share redemptions and voting rights on tokenized stocks.
The move comes as Robinhood faces mounting criticism over its plans to put U.S. stocks on blockchain rails.
"In-kind redemption and voting are coming for Robinhood Stock Tokens," said Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev in a social media post on Sept. 14.
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#robinhood
The move comes as Robinhood faces mounting criticism over its plans to put U.S. stocks on blockchain rails.
"In-kind redemption and voting are coming for Robinhood Stock Tokens," said Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev in a social media post on Sept. 14.
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1 month ago
Stablecoin developer Circle Internet Group (NYSE: $CRCL) has unveiled a new blockchain called "Arc."
The blockchain arrives as Circle tries to diversify beyond issuing its $74 billion USDC stablecoin (CRYPTO: $USDC).
In a statement, Circle said that Arc will help it become one of the biggest blockchain companies to provide the rails for moving money and financial ***** ets onchain.
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#circle #usdc #group #NYSE
The blockchain arrives as Circle tries to diversify beyond issuing its $74 billion USDC stablecoin (CRYPTO: $USDC).
In a statement, Circle said that Arc will help it become one of the biggest blockchain companies to provide the rails for moving money and financial ***** ets onchain.
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#circle #usdc #group #NYSE
2 months ago
Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN), one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, recently partnered with Moov, a payments infrastructure provider, to bring stablecoin payments and settlements to more than 1,000 U.S. community banks and credit unions. By integrating Coinbase's digital ******* et infrastructure into Moov's payments platform, the two companies will enable those financial institutions to accept stablecoins without building their own blockchains.
Let's see how this partnership could help Coinbase, why everyone is talking about stablecoins right now, and how the upcoming vote on the CLARITY Act could impact those plans.
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Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies pegged to a stable fiat currency, such as the U.S. dollar or the euro, and can be held without a bank account. Their payments can be settled 24/7, enabling faster, cheaper money transfers than fiat currencies. They can be deposited in third-party lending platforms and liquidity pools to earn higher yields than traditional bank accounts.
Stablecoins can also allow people in countries with hyperinflation to preserve their savings without buying the underlying fiat currencies. They can also be used to accelerate cross-border transfers by acting as a "bridge currency" between the two fiat currencies.
#signal #Coinbase
Let's see how this partnership could help Coinbase, why everyone is talking about stablecoins right now, and how the upcoming vote on the CLARITY Act could impact those plans.
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Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies pegged to a stable fiat currency, such as the U.S. dollar or the euro, and can be held without a bank account. Their payments can be settled 24/7, enabling faster, cheaper money transfers than fiat currencies. They can be deposited in third-party lending platforms and liquidity pools to earn higher yields than traditional bank accounts.
Stablecoins can also allow people in countries with hyperinflation to preserve their savings without buying the underlying fiat currencies. They can also be used to accelerate cross-border transfers by acting as a "bridge currency" between the two fiat currencies.
#signal #Coinbase
2 months ago
Iran is increasingly using cryptocurrencies to settle cross-border trade as the country faces intensifying U.S. sanctions and a naval blockade, the Financial Times reported on Sep. 8.
A cryptocurrency is a digital currency that runs on a blockchain, a shared public ledger, allowing money to move across borders without passing through the traditional banking system.
The country's central bank has in recent months quietly eased its strict foreign currency controls, encouraging businesses to bring funds back into the country through whatever channels are available, including crypto exchanges that handle Tether's USDT and Bitcoin (BTC), citing regime insiders, business executives and **** ysts, the report said.
Tether's USDT is a stablecoin, a type of cryptocurrency designed to hold a steady value against the U.S. dollar, making it useful for trade settlements.
Bitcoin is the world's first and largest decentralized cryptocurrency which has seen a wild appreciation in its value since its launch in 2009.
#trade #Iran
A cryptocurrency is a digital currency that runs on a blockchain, a shared public ledger, allowing money to move across borders without passing through the traditional banking system.
The country's central bank has in recent months quietly eased its strict foreign currency controls, encouraging businesses to bring funds back into the country through whatever channels are available, including crypto exchanges that handle Tether's USDT and Bitcoin (BTC), citing regime insiders, business executives and **** ysts, the report said.
Tether's USDT is a stablecoin, a type of cryptocurrency designed to hold a steady value against the U.S. dollar, making it useful for trade settlements.
Bitcoin is the world's first and largest decentralized cryptocurrency which has seen a wild appreciation in its value since its launch in 2009.
#trade #Iran
2 months ago
TRM Labs has doubled its valuation to $2 billion as the San Francisco blockchain **** ytics company expands beyond tracking crypto-related crime and moves deeper into artificial intelligence.
The company raised a $70 million Series C round in September at a $1 billion valuation. Six months later, TRM has secured additional funding from existing investors, CEO Esteban Castano told Fortune. He declined to disclose the size of the latest investment, describing it only as "modest."
Castano told the outlet that the company expects annual recurring revenue to reach $100 million in the coming weeks. TRM had about 500 employees as of early September, with offices in London, Singapore and Washington, D.C.
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The company raised a $70 million Series C round in September at a $1 billion valuation. Six months later, TRM has secured additional funding from existing investors, CEO Esteban Castano told Fortune. He declined to disclose the size of the latest investment, describing it only as "modest."
Castano told the outlet that the company expects annual recurring revenue to reach $100 million in the coming weeks. TRM had about 500 employees as of early September, with offices in London, Singapore and Washington, D.C.
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2 months ago
Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) could gain an important new source of fee revenue with its recently launched Robinhood Chain platform. Activity on that blockchain is accelerating rapidly.
On September 4, Deutsche Bank raised its price target on Robinhood stock to $136 from $115. It also raised its earnings estimates for the company. The bank cited a sharp increase in Chain fee revenue as the reason for these upgrades.
Now, the more important question for investors is not whether the Robinhood Chain is generating fees. Instead, it is whether the recent surge in network activity can become a sustained source of earnings growth.
The pace and scale of the recent increase are difficult to ignore. Robinhood Chain's daily revenue run rate was below $200,000 through mid-August, according to data from DeFiLlama cited by Deutsche Bank. The figure jumped sharply to nearly $500,000 on August 29 before exploding to almost $1 million on August 30.
It kept rising from there. Daily revenue surpassed $1.9 million on August 31, reached $3.38 million on September 1, and hit $4.01 million on September 2.
#robinhood #revenue #chain #million
On September 4, Deutsche Bank raised its price target on Robinhood stock to $136 from $115. It also raised its earnings estimates for the company. The bank cited a sharp increase in Chain fee revenue as the reason for these upgrades.
Now, the more important question for investors is not whether the Robinhood Chain is generating fees. Instead, it is whether the recent surge in network activity can become a sustained source of earnings growth.
The pace and scale of the recent increase are difficult to ignore. Robinhood Chain's daily revenue run rate was below $200,000 through mid-August, according to data from DeFiLlama cited by Deutsche Bank. The figure jumped sharply to nearly $500,000 on August 29 before exploding to almost $1 million on August 30.
It kept rising from there. Daily revenue surpassed $1.9 million on August 31, reached $3.38 million on September 1, and hit $4.01 million on September 2.
#robinhood #revenue #chain #million
2 months ago
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Maybe there is a public embrace to be had by dueling executives Vlad Tenev and Adam Aron.
"I'm open to it, you know, I love debates. I'm open to many things," Robinhood (HOOD) co-founder and CEO Vlad Tenev told Yahoo Finance from the Goldman Sachs Communacopia & Tech Conference (video above).
A fierce public war of words erupted on X between AMC Entertainment (AMC) CEO Adam Aron (known as the "Silverback" on X) and Tenev over the brokerage's extensive use of stock tokens that track AMC shares.
Aron ignited the dispute by blasting tokenization — the practice of issuing digital versions of ***** ets, such as stocks, on a blockchain network — as "contemptible," "vile," and "disgusting," demanding a cease-and-desist order while threatening legal action.
"What's the concern?" Tenev fired back, insisting that Robinhood's debt-backed derivatives do not require permission from the underlying companies.
#vlad #open #calif #maybe
"I'm open to it, you know, I love debates. I'm open to many things," Robinhood (HOOD) co-founder and CEO Vlad Tenev told Yahoo Finance from the Goldman Sachs Communacopia & Tech Conference (video above).
A fierce public war of words erupted on X between AMC Entertainment (AMC) CEO Adam Aron (known as the "Silverback" on X) and Tenev over the brokerage's extensive use of stock tokens that track AMC shares.
Aron ignited the dispute by blasting tokenization — the practice of issuing digital versions of ***** ets, such as stocks, on a blockchain network — as "contemptible," "vile," and "disgusting," demanding a cease-and-desist order while threatening legal action.
"What's the concern?" Tenev fired back, insisting that Robinhood's debt-backed derivatives do not require permission from the underlying companies.
#vlad #open #calif #maybe
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2 months ago
A crypto trader saw an unrealized gain of over $2 million in less than 12 hours by capitalizing on the controversy surrounding Robinhood Markets (Nasdaq: HOOD) and AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE: AMC).
Here is what happened.
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As reported earlier, the two companies recently got involved in a major controversy.
Robinhood is an e-brokerage platform that offers equity, crypto, and stock tokens. A tokenized stock or a stock token is a digital token created on a blockchain that tracks the price of a publicly listed company's stock. It is only a synthetic version of a stock, with no official relation to the company publicly listed on a stock exchange.
#listed
Here is what happened.
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As reported earlier, the two companies recently got involved in a major controversy.
Robinhood is an e-brokerage platform that offers equity, crypto, and stock tokens. A tokenized stock or a stock token is a digital token created on a blockchain that tracks the price of a publicly listed company's stock. It is only a synthetic version of a stock, with no official relation to the company publicly listed on a stock exchange.
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2 months ago
On September 1, Rezolve AI (NASDAQ:RZLV) reported first-half revenue of $130.8 million, up from just $6.3 million a year earlier, a jump of roughly 1,970%. The AI commerce and payments company also said its enterprise customer base grew to 1,640 accounts. Numbers like that demand attention, but the same report showed losses widening even faster than sales. Here's what's really going on underneath the headline growth rate.
Rezolve's enterprise base grew from 950 customers at the end of the prior fiscal year to 1,640 by June 30, and management is leaning on partnerships with Microsoft, Google, Tata Consultancy Services, and Tech Mahindra to keep that pipeline filling without building out its own global sales force. That distribution strategy got a notable vote of confidence after the quarter closed: Google selected Rezolve's proprietary distributed database technology following a technical evaluation of 24 competing companies, and the system is now indexing roughly 100 terabytes of data across 10 blockchain networks inside Google Cloud's infrastructure.
The platform also proved it can handle real traffic. During the FIFA 2026 World Cup measurement window from June 1 through July 31, Rezolve's technology logged about 103 million app opens from 9.86 million unique devices across 16 stadiums, along with 5.84 million geofence events. On the loyalty and payments side, the recently completed acquisition of Reward Loyalty expanded Rezolve's footprint to more than 15 markets, and a partnership with Zilch now touches almost 6 million customers, driving over $3.3 billion a year to partner merchants. Management reaffirmed guidance for approximately $360 million in full-year 2026 revenue, implying second-half sales near $229 million, and reiterated a target of at least $500 million in annual recurring revenue by year-end.
Growth this fast has come at a steep price. Rezolve's operating loss widened to $128.1 million in the first half of 2026, compared with $32.4 million a year earlier, and net loss grew to $139.5 million from $57.9 million. Some of that reflects noncash items, including $41.5 million in share-based compensation and $20.4 million in depreciation and amortization, but cash is also going out the door faster. Net cash used in operating activities jumped to $96.1 million from $19.8 million in the prior-year period, and investing activities consumed another $148.3 million, largely tied to acquisitions and platform development.
#million #revenue #grew #june
Rezolve's enterprise base grew from 950 customers at the end of the prior fiscal year to 1,640 by June 30, and management is leaning on partnerships with Microsoft, Google, Tata Consultancy Services, and Tech Mahindra to keep that pipeline filling without building out its own global sales force. That distribution strategy got a notable vote of confidence after the quarter closed: Google selected Rezolve's proprietary distributed database technology following a technical evaluation of 24 competing companies, and the system is now indexing roughly 100 terabytes of data across 10 blockchain networks inside Google Cloud's infrastructure.
The platform also proved it can handle real traffic. During the FIFA 2026 World Cup measurement window from June 1 through July 31, Rezolve's technology logged about 103 million app opens from 9.86 million unique devices across 16 stadiums, along with 5.84 million geofence events. On the loyalty and payments side, the recently completed acquisition of Reward Loyalty expanded Rezolve's footprint to more than 15 markets, and a partnership with Zilch now touches almost 6 million customers, driving over $3.3 billion a year to partner merchants. Management reaffirmed guidance for approximately $360 million in full-year 2026 revenue, implying second-half sales near $229 million, and reiterated a target of at least $500 million in annual recurring revenue by year-end.
Growth this fast has come at a steep price. Rezolve's operating loss widened to $128.1 million in the first half of 2026, compared with $32.4 million a year earlier, and net loss grew to $139.5 million from $57.9 million. Some of that reflects noncash items, including $41.5 million in share-based compensation and $20.4 million in depreciation and amortization, but cash is also going out the door faster. Net cash used in operating activities jumped to $96.1 million from $19.8 million in the prior-year period, and investing activities consumed another $148.3 million, largely tied to acquisitions and platform development.
#million #revenue #grew #june
2 months ago
The University of Florida's athletic program announced a lucrative multi-year partnership with Ripple, a leading provider of blockchain solutions across traditional and digital finance, beginning with the 2026 football season.
As part of the agreement, the XRP cryptocurrency logo will be prominently featured on the field inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at each 25-yard line beginning with the season opener against the FAU Owls this Saturday.
The deal is worth $5 million annually, which is among the largest in college sports, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Ripple will also support financial and technology education for Florida student-athletes and the campus community, covering both traditional finance and digital ******* ets.
"Florida has a long history of embracing innovation and technology to enhance the experience of our fans and advance our programs," said Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin in a statement. "Ripple has established itself as an innovative leader in financial technology, and we're excited to welcome XRP to Gator Nation. This partnership brings together two organizations that think boldly about the future, and we look forward to introducing XRP to our fans."
Last season, Geico Insurance paid $1 million to advertise in each of the Gators' final two home games against Tennessee and Florida State. Florida took advantage of an NCAA ruling allowing field logos to aid athletic revenue as schools prepared to share revenue with student-athletes via NIL.
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As part of the agreement, the XRP cryptocurrency logo will be prominently featured on the field inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at each 25-yard line beginning with the season opener against the FAU Owls this Saturday.
The deal is worth $5 million annually, which is among the largest in college sports, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Ripple will also support financial and technology education for Florida student-athletes and the campus community, covering both traditional finance and digital ******* ets.
"Florida has a long history of embracing innovation and technology to enhance the experience of our fans and advance our programs," said Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin in a statement. "Ripple has established itself as an innovative leader in financial technology, and we're excited to welcome XRP to Gator Nation. This partnership brings together two organizations that think boldly about the future, and we look forward to introducing XRP to our fans."
Last season, Geico Insurance paid $1 million to advertise in each of the Gators' final two home games against Tennessee and Florida State. Florida took advantage of an NCAA ruling allowing field logos to aid athletic revenue as schools prepared to share revenue with student-athletes via NIL.
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2 months ago
Solana Foundation president Lily Liu has laid out the case for what she calls the "token supercycle", a long-term shift in which money, **** ets and ownership move onto blockchain infrastructure permanently, not as a trend but as a structural change in how markets work.
Solana is a high-speed blockchain network designed for fast, low-cost transactions. The Solana Foundation is the nonprofit organization that supports the network's development and ecosystem growth.
In an op-ed published Sep. 2, Liu argued that tokenization, the process of representing real-world **** ets like stocks, bonds or real estate as digital tokens on a blockchain, is not just another technology cycle but a fundamental reworking of who can issue, invest in and distribute financial **** ets.
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Liu pointed to four developments that she says have now converged. Stablecoins, digital tokens pegged to currencies like the U.S. dollar, have proven that money can move onchain at global scale. Financial institutions are beginning to bring traditional **** ets onto blockchains.
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Solana is a high-speed blockchain network designed for fast, low-cost transactions. The Solana Foundation is the nonprofit organization that supports the network's development and ecosystem growth.
In an op-ed published Sep. 2, Liu argued that tokenization, the process of representing real-world **** ets like stocks, bonds or real estate as digital tokens on a blockchain, is not just another technology cycle but a fundamental reworking of who can issue, invest in and distribute financial **** ets.
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Liu pointed to four developments that she says have now converged. Stablecoins, digital tokens pegged to currencies like the U.S. dollar, have proven that money can move onchain at global scale. Financial institutions are beginning to bring traditional **** ets onto blockchains.
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2 months ago
As the first edition of the Roundtable 100 went live this week, what shocked the crypto investors was that the **** ysts ranked Bitcoin (BTC) much lower than every cryptocurrency in the list.
With a market cap of $1.5 trillion, Bitcoin is the world's largest cryptocurrency. But it sits at No. 94 in the ranking list.
Every cryptocurrency that made it to the Roundtable 100 has outranked Bitcoin.
The NEAR blockchain network is built to maintain decentralized applications (dApps) and high-throughput transactions. With a market cap of $2.4 billion, NEAR is the 39th largest cryptocurrency. It is the highest-ranked digital **** et in the Roundtable 100 at No. 15.
Curve Finance (CRV) is a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that enables the decentralized exchange trading of stablecoins. Its native token has a market cap of $554 million, making it the 97th largest cryptocurrency. But it sits at No. 17 in the Roundtable 100.
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With a market cap of $1.5 trillion, Bitcoin is the world's largest cryptocurrency. But it sits at No. 94 in the ranking list.
Every cryptocurrency that made it to the Roundtable 100 has outranked Bitcoin.
The NEAR blockchain network is built to maintain decentralized applications (dApps) and high-throughput transactions. With a market cap of $2.4 billion, NEAR is the 39th largest cryptocurrency. It is the highest-ranked digital **** et in the Roundtable 100 at No. 15.
Curve Finance (CRV) is a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that enables the decentralized exchange trading of stablecoins. Its native token has a market cap of $554 million, making it the 97th largest cryptocurrency. But it sits at No. 17 in the Roundtable 100.
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2 months ago
Ondo Finance has filed three comment letters with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), arguing that existing U.S. regulations already have room for products built on blockchain technology, they just need to be applied differently.
The letters, published Sep. 2, cover three separate rulemaking areas: perpetual futures product definitions, portfolio margining, and market data reporting.
Each letter addresses a different rule, but the underlying argument is the same across all three: regulators should judge whether a system works, not whether it looks like the one it's replacing.
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Perpetual futures, or "perps," are contracts that let traders bet on an ***** et's price without the contract ever expiring. Traditional futures use expiration dates to force prices to converge with the underlying ***** et.
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The letters, published Sep. 2, cover three separate rulemaking areas: perpetual futures product definitions, portfolio margining, and market data reporting.
Each letter addresses a different rule, but the underlying argument is the same across all three: regulators should judge whether a system works, not whether it looks like the one it's replacing.
Related: Cathie Wood buys millions in popular crypto stock on Chelsea FC deal
Perpetual futures, or "perps," are contracts that let traders bet on an ***** et's price without the contract ever expiring. Traditional futures use expiration dates to force prices to converge with the underlying ***** et.
#commission #whether #finance
2 months ago
Circle Internet Group (NYSE: $CRCL) President Heath Tarbert warned lawmakers on Wednesday that the United States could lose its financial influence if the next generation of money and capital markets develops on infrastructure governed outside the country.
Testifying before the House Financial Services Committee, Tarbert argued that the rise of stablecoins, tokenized ****** ets, and blockchain-based settlement is turning financial infrastructure into software, according to his written testimony. He claimed that this is giving governments a new battleground over where money moves and which laws govern it.
"Congress cannot determine which technologies will succeed. It can determine whether American law, American institutions, and the dollar will remain embedded in the systems that do," Tarbert said.
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Testifying before the House Financial Services Committee, Tarbert argued that the rise of stablecoins, tokenized ****** ets, and blockchain-based settlement is turning financial infrastructure into software, according to his written testimony. He claimed that this is giving governments a new battleground over where money moves and which laws govern it.
"Congress cannot determine which technologies will succeed. It can determine whether American law, American institutions, and the dollar will remain embedded in the systems that do," Tarbert said.
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2 months ago
The Ripple dollar-pegged stablecoin RLUSD has surpassed a $2Bn market capitalization, with more than $1Bn of that supply issued on the XRP Ledger, according to Jack McDonald, Ripple's senior vice president responsible for stablecoins.
The milestone arrived less than two years after RLUSD's launch, McDonald said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, first reported by blockchain outlet The Crypto Basic.
This is not simply a supply-growth headline. It is Ripple's clearest signal yet that RLUSD is meant to function as dollar-based settlement infrastructure across tokenized finance, payments, and lending, rather than as a token confined to exchange order books.
McDonald's disclosure stated that RLUSD issued on the XRP Ledger alone has exceeded $1Bn, a figure distinct from the token's total market capitalization across all networks.
The primary reporting places this announcement in early September, with The Crypto Basic's account crediting the milestone to McDonald's own attestation post rather than to a third-party data aggregator.
#ledger #dollar #market
The milestone arrived less than two years after RLUSD's launch, McDonald said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, first reported by blockchain outlet The Crypto Basic.
This is not simply a supply-growth headline. It is Ripple's clearest signal yet that RLUSD is meant to function as dollar-based settlement infrastructure across tokenized finance, payments, and lending, rather than as a token confined to exchange order books.
McDonald's disclosure stated that RLUSD issued on the XRP Ledger alone has exceeded $1Bn, a figure distinct from the token's total market capitalization across all networks.
The primary reporting places this announcement in early September, with The Crypto Basic's account crediting the milestone to McDonald's own attestation post rather than to a third-party data aggregator.
#ledger #dollar #market
2 months ago
The London Stock Exchange ($LSEG) is partnering with cryptocurrency exchange Kraken to place shares of the United Kingdom's largest publicly traded companies on blockchain rails.
In coming weeks, the 100 largest London-listed companies will be made available on Kraken's xStocks tokenized equities framework.
A tokenized stock is a digital token on a blockchain that represents a share or exposure to a traditional company stock.
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In coming weeks, the 100 largest London-listed companies will be made available on Kraken's xStocks tokenized equities framework.
A tokenized stock is a digital token on a blockchain that represents a share or exposure to a traditional company stock.
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2 months ago
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) (NYSE: $ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, has partnered with blockchain infrastructure firm tZERO to build the systems behind its planned market for tokenized securities.
On Monday, the companies announced that tZERO will work with ICE on transfer-agent and broker-dealer infrastructure designed to support the onchain settlement of tokenized securities on ICE's upcoming NYSE-affiliated digital trading platform.
ICE will also invest in tZERO's latest funding round and license its portfolio of 103 blockchain patents. The size of the investment was not disclosed.
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#Blockchain #infrastructure
On Monday, the companies announced that tZERO will work with ICE on transfer-agent and broker-dealer infrastructure designed to support the onchain settlement of tokenized securities on ICE's upcoming NYSE-affiliated digital trading platform.
ICE will also invest in tZERO's latest funding round and license its portfolio of 103 blockchain patents. The size of the investment was not disclosed.
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#Blockchain #infrastructure
2 months ago
Cardano (ADA) continues to underperform its peers this year, as on-chain metrics continue to indicate that this former crypto darling meets all the criteria of a "zombie chain."
The native token of this blockchain has booked a 40% loss in 2026, dramatically lagging its former peers like Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL), both of which have managed to trim their yearly losses 17% as a result of the latest rally.
Market sentiment has improved in the past couple of weeks, as indicated by the Crypto Fear and Greed Index. This key gauge has jumped from a recent Neutral reading of 36 to 75 at the time of writing, indicating that investors are now in "Greed" mode.
Despite this shift in sentiment, ADA is not among the token that has managed to break above its 200-day exponential moving average (EMA), primarily as investors seem to be focusing on more mature projects that have demonstrated their real-world use cases.
This explains the huge performance gap between ADA and its peers. We can list a couple of red flags that may justify why market participants are shunning this token.
#greed #Crypto #market #managed
The native token of this blockchain has booked a 40% loss in 2026, dramatically lagging its former peers like Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL), both of which have managed to trim their yearly losses 17% as a result of the latest rally.
Market sentiment has improved in the past couple of weeks, as indicated by the Crypto Fear and Greed Index. This key gauge has jumped from a recent Neutral reading of 36 to 75 at the time of writing, indicating that investors are now in "Greed" mode.
Despite this shift in sentiment, ADA is not among the token that has managed to break above its 200-day exponential moving average (EMA), primarily as investors seem to be focusing on more mature projects that have demonstrated their real-world use cases.
This explains the huge performance gap between ADA and its peers. We can list a couple of red flags that may justify why market participants are shunning this token.
#greed #Crypto #market #managed