DeFi TVL Rebounds to $170B, Erasing Terra-Era Bear Market Losses
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The total amount of capital locked on decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols hit $170 billion on Thursday, a landmark figure as now all of the the losses from the 2022 Terra/LUNA ecosystem collapse and subsequent bear market have been erased. While Ethereum still commands the lion’s share of capital at 59%, newcomers including Coinbase-backed layer 2 […]

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Bittensor’s dTAO Shows a Retail Path to AI Exposure Beyond Robinhood’s SPVs
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Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. Robinhood got all kinds of attention earlier this year when it […]

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Fragility or Back on Track? BTC Holds the Line at $115K
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Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. Bitcoin BTC$115,224.82 traded just above $115k in Asia Tuesday morning, slipping […]

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Monero Suffers Deepest-Ever Blockchain Reorganization, Invalidating 118 Transactions
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Monero’s blockchain experienced an 18-block reorganization on Sunday, its deepest to date, that effectively invalidated 118 confirmed transactions by rolling back 36 minutes of transaction history. The reorg began at block height 3,499,659 when Qubic, a lesser-known AI-focused layer-1 blockchain, unleashed a longer chain that Monero’s network nodes accepted, orphaning the other chain’s previously confirmed […]

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Native Markets Wins Right to Issue USDH
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Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. Hyperliquid’s validator community has chosen Native Markets to issue USDH, ending […]

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Why Bitcoin Miners Are Powering AI’s Expansion
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When Core Scientific signed a $3.5 billion deal to host artificial intelligence (AI) data centers earlier this year, it wasn’t chasing the next crypto token — it was chasing a steadier paycheck. Once known for its vast fleets of bitcoin mining rigs, the company is now part of a growing trend: converting energy-intensive mining operations […]

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What the Fed’s Sept. 17 Interest Rate Decision Means for Crypto, Gold and Stocks
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Investors are counting down to the Federal Reserve’s Sept. 17 monetary policy decision; markets expect a quarter-point rate cut that could trigger short-term volatility but potentially fuel longer-term gains across risk assets. The economic backdrop highlights the Fed’s delicate balancing act. According to the latest CPI report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics […]

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On-Chain Capital Markets and Agentic Finance Are Coming
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U.S. SEC Chair Paul Atkins said crypto’s time has come, pledging to modernize the U.S. securities rulebook and expand “Project Crypto” to bring markets on-chain. Speaking in Paris on Sept. 10 at the OECD’s inaugural Roundtable on Global Financial Markets, Atkins said the SEC is shifting away from enforcement-driven policymaking and will provide clear rules […]

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Massachusetts Attorney General Alleges Prediction Market Kalshi Violating Gambling Laws
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Prediction market Kalshi is violating Massachusetts’ state gambling laws, its attorney general alleged in a lawsuit Friday. Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell alleged in a filing that sports event contracts, which Kalshi introduced in January 2025, violate the state’s sports wagering laws, which require operators to be licensed. Campbell is asking for a court to […]

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BTC’s September Low May Already Be In, History Suggests
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Historical data suggests that bitcoin BTC$114,904.98 has likely put in its September 2025 low, around $107,000 on the first of the month. Looking back to July 2024, a consistent pattern emerges where bitcoin tends to form a bottom for the month within the first 10 days of each month. The notable exceptions were February, June […]

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Crypto Bull Market Still Has Legs
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Coinbase analysts remain optimistic for the fourth quarter, arguing that a mix of resilient liquidity, a favorable macro backdrop and supportive regulatory signals could keep the crypto market rally alive. Bitcoin BTC$115,502.36, they argue, continues to benefit from macro tailwinds and could outperform market expectations, analysts David Duong and Colin Basco said in a Wednesday […]

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BTC Price Tops $114K as Traders Eye U.S. CPI for Rate-Cut Clues: Crypto Daybook Americas
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By Francisco Rodrigues (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitcoin BTC$113,974.60 is up around 1.4% in the past 24 hours as investors await key inflation data in the U.S., which could shape expectations for a much-discussed interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve. Before that hits though, the European Central Bank announces its own interest-rate decision. […]

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