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BTC

$119,954.00

1.11%

ETH

$4,468.14

1.48%

BNB

$1,090.18

5.08%

SOL

$229.39

1.95%

TRX

$0.344432

0.73%

ADA

$0.857977

-0.48%

WBTC

$120,004.00

1.38%

XLM

$0.400128

-0.21%

BCH

$600.83

2.84%

LTC

$116.91

-1.25%

CRO

$0.213964

-0.68%

SHIB

$0.00001244

-1.89%

XMR

$328.86

3.65%

ENA

$0.611109

1.53%

PEPE

$0.00000992

-2.44%

OKB

$192.24

-0.77%

M

$2.04

-6.76%

TAO

$325.66

1.18%

ETC

$19.72

-0.51%

IP

$9.57

4.86%

POL

$0.238181

-0.90%

PUMP

$0.00685875

-0.78%

ARB

$0.444466

0.07%

ZEC

$136.60

-1.75%

PI

$0.26129

-2.49%

KAS

$0.079619

-0.81%

VET

$0.02349787

0.34%

GT

$16.37

-0.01%

FLR

$0.02510967

-4.52%

2Z

$0.538032

-10.97%

SEI

$0.293788

-2.15%

MYX

$8.88

-42.90%

XPL

$0.919059

-1.64%

SKY

$0.068502

-3.27%

BONK

$0.00002014

-3.28%

FET

$0.59723

0.53%

QNT

$106.56

-2.11%

LBTC

$120,268.00

1.51%

JUP

$0.461272

-1.89%

IMX

$0.701061

-2.92%

XDC

$0.07591

0.15%

OP

$0.733372

1.41%

STX

$0.616544

0.65%

CRV

$0.750729

1.67%

S

$0.274794

-5.45%

WBTC

$119,892.00

1.03%

GRT

$0.087369

1.05%

WIF

$0.767562

-2.86%

CFX

$0.148167

-1.39%

TBTC

$119,865.00

1.44%

XTZ

$0.710758

-0.63%

AB

$0.00830408

-0.19%

A

$0.411626

-1.37%

0G

$2.94

9.09%

ATH

$0.050816

-5.64%

WAL

$0.408589

-0.15%

BTT

$0.00000061

-0.26%

BDX

$0.080769

0.36%

W

$0.109923

-4.97%

LION

$0.01631939

-2.57%

SUN

$0.02536256

-1.46%

DAI

$0.999767

-0.01%

TEL

$0.00477545

10.46%

VSN

$0.134682

0.48%

CHZ

$0.0446586

-3.08%

BEAM

$0.00867169

3.35%

APE

$0.554507

-0.55%

NFT

$0.00000043

1.09%

FF

$0.177704

-11.91%

GNO

$153.71

0.89%

ZK

$0.055688

-3.14%

XCN

$0.01137712

-1.91%

RSR

$0.00661919

-0.75%

UBTC

$119,856.00

1.06%

AR

$5.89

-3.84%

XEC

$0.00001858

-0.12%

OHM

$22.15

-0.85%

DCR

$20.99

15.82%

GHO

$0.999597

-0.02%
Price data by
André Beganski

André Beganski

André Beganski became a Staff Reporter at Decrypt after serving as the publication's first intern in 2022. He graduated from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, where he studied Business and Economics Reporting while specializing in Data Journalism. He is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and has previously written for The New York Times and the New York Daily News. Disclosure: He owns more than $1,000 worth of BTC and ETH.

Stories by André Beganski

  • The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). Image: Shutterstock

    CME Group Eyes 24/7 Trading on Options and Futures Ahead of XRP, Solana Debut

    The world’s largest derivatives marketplace plans to offer customers round-the-clock trading for its cryptocurrency products next year, CME Group said on Thursday. In a blog post, the organization said that its cryptocurrency futures and options, which currently cover Bitcoin and Ethereum, will become tradable 24/7 in early 2026, pending regulatory review. Meanwhile, Solana and XRP options are expected to become available on Oct. 13. A CME spokesperson confirmed to Decrypt that the shift will ap...

    NewsBusiness
    2 min read
    André Beganski
  • Image: Tron/Decrypt

    Justin Sun's Hyperliquid Clone on Tron to Feature Private 'Dark Pools'

    As Hyperliquid and Aster jockey for DeFi supremacy, Tron founder Justin Sun unveiled his own decentralized perpetual contracts exchange on Wednesday called SunPerp. The platform is designed to subsidize users’ transaction fees, conceal order books and permission data through “dark pools,” and eventually connect to other ecosystems, including Ethereum and Solana, according to a press release. Onstage at crypto confab in Singapore, the Chinese-born billionaire said the service, which is already in...

    NewsDeFi
    3 min read
    André Beganski
  • Strategy founder Michael Saylor, with eyes on Bitcoin. Source: Michael Saylor/Decrypt

    Bitcoin Giant Strategy Dodges Multi-Billion Tax Liability Following IRS, Treasury Guidance: TD

    Strategy, the world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, is no longer anticipating a multi-billion tax liability from an increase in the value of its $75 billion stockpile, following a clarification from the IRS and Treasury Department on Tuesday. In a 71-page document, the regulators said that firms are not required to incorporate unrealized gains or losses on the value of digital assets into calculations on whether they are subject to a 15% corporate alternative minimum tax (CAMT) that was e...

    NewsBusiness
    2 min read
    André Beganski
  • Image: Gabriel Haines/Decrypt

    Dark Comedy TV Pilot Inspired by Argentina’s Libra Crypto Scandal Raises $150K

    When a meme coin crisis befell Argentine President Javier Milei in February, Gabriel Haines told Decrypt that he was enthralled. Over half a year later, the controversy’s scope is still developing, but the comedian and podcaster is bent on folding elements of it into a TV pilot. Haines has honed his talents for years on X. But the individual, who often posts videos of himself ranting about crypto-related topics—while shirtless and holding a machete—said that he has raised $150,000 to create the...

    NewsCoins
    4 min read
    André Beganski
  • SEC Logo. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    What an SEC No Action Letter Means for Solana DePIN Token DoubleZero

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a “no action” letter to DoubleZero on Monday, effectively blessing the project’s 2Z token days before its debut on Solana. In a statement, the Commission said that it “will not recommend [an] enforcement action” against DoubleZero, which was established last year, and is building a high-performance fiber-optic network for blockchains while using tokens to incentivize participants. The two-paragraph letter indicated that, based on its understandi...

    NewsLaw and Order
    5 min read
    André Beganski
  • Eli Ben-Sasson, CEO and co-founder of StarkWare. Image: StarkWare

    Bitcoin Staking Debuts on Ethereum Layer-2 Starknet With STRK Incentives

    Bitcoin became a core part of Starknet’s ecosystem on Tuesday, as the Ethereum layer-2 network began using the asset as a way to secure itself, according to a press release. Starknet users can now participate in the process of validating transactions by delegating Bitcoin to the network in order to earn rewards, StarkWare, the network’s developers, said. Previously, Starknet users could only stake its native STRK token. The company also said that RE7, a London-based investment firm, is building...

    NewsDeFi
    3 min read
    André Beganski
  • Michael Saylor, founder and chairman of Strategy. Image: Swan Bitcoin/YouTube/Decrypt

    Strategy Notches Third Smallest Bitcoin Purchase in 2025 as Dividend Payments Approach

    Strategy notched its third smallest Bitcoin acquisition of the year on Monday, disclosing that it only bought $22 million worth of the asset, according to a press release. The Tysons, Virginia-based firm now owns roughly 640,000 BTC, which was worth $73.1 billion on Monday, as Bitcoin climbed past $114,000, according to crypto data provider CoinGecko. That sum represented around 3% of the Bitcoin that will ever be mined. Although the Bitcoin purchase that Strategy disclosed on Monday was its sma...

    NewsBusiness
    3 min read
    André Beganski
  • Kickflips require skill. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Kickflips for Crypto? This Project Will Pay $28K for a Guinness World Record

    As countless crypto projects work tirelessly to reshape Wall Street, a relatively novel one is focused on Guinness World Records. The premise: Skateboarding history will either be made, or a group of backers will accept their ambitions are quixotic and promptly liquidate. For three weeks, a little-known project called POIDH—“pics or it didn’t happen”—has been incentivizing people to do more than 36 kickflips on a skateboard in a minute, hoping that a crowdsourced bounty of meme coins will be eno...

    NewsDeFi
    6 min read
    André Beganski
  • Blockchain. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Meme Coin Modeled on Baby Shark Creator Collapses

    A meme coin touting Pinkfong’s name collapsed on Thursday after the entertainment company behind YouTube hit Baby Shark said that it was unaffiliated with the token. The meme coin, which was created using Story Protocol’s network for managing intellectual property rights and creating derivative works, was issued “without authorization,” Pinkfong said in a post on X, promising “grave legal consequences” for those violating the law. Although Story Protocol is designed to remove rent-seeking interm...

    NewsDeFi
    3 min read
    André Beganski
  • Strategy founder Michael Saylor at Bitcoin Nashville 2024. Photo: Decrypt/André Beganski

    Did Michael Saylor Rebut a Controversial Bitcoin Proposal? It’s Complicated

    When Michael Saylor speaks, Bitcoiners often listen. But on Thursday, they couldn’t seem to agree on whether Strategy’s co-founder and executive chairman meant to weigh in on a controversial change to Bitcoin’s codebase that’s split the community in recent months. On Wednesday, Saylor reposted a stylized video on X of him speaking on The Peter McCormack Show. The episode, which debuted over a year ago, showcased his thoughts on how changes to Bitcoin’s protocol could potentially lead to unintend...

    NewsCoins
    4 min read
    André Beganski
  • Kraken Logo. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Crypto Users Care More About Trust than Lower Fees: Kraken Survey

    In an industry that prides itself on decentralization, a recent survey conducted by crypto exchange Kraken found that Americans are placing a premium on trust. After surveying 1,000 crypto users in the U.S., Kraken found that 79% of them were willing to pay “slightly higher fees” when purchasing crypto through an exchange that they trust, as opposed to saving some cash by using one that they don’t. According to Mark Greenberg, global head of consumer at Kraken, the data shows that crypto users i...

    NewsBusiness
    3 min read
    André Beganski
  • Source: Decrypt/Shutterstock

    ATM Operator Athena Bitcoin Accused of Stealing Copyrighted Source Code

    AML Software, a company registered in Illinois, has sued Athena Bitcoin, accusing the Bitcoin ATM operator of trying to steal its source code, according to a complaint filed on Tuesday. In the 16-page document, AML Software alleged that Athena engaged in copyright infringement, the misappropriation of trade secrets, and “a number of other unlawful acts,” while allegedly trying to overtake 3,000 machines from a third party starting in 2023. Decrypt has reached out to Athena and AML Software’s law...

    NewsBusiness
    3 min read
    André Beganski
  • BNB is the native token of BNB Chain, formerly known as Binance Chain. Image: Shutterstock / Decrypt.

    Franklin Templeton Taps BNB Chain for BENJI Expansion After Binance Team-Up

    Franklin Templeton’s tokenization platform is expanding to BNB Chain, bringing one of the world’s largest asset managers to the Binance-created blockchain. The asset manager, which has $1.6 trillion in assets under management, said the move would allow Franklin Templeton to use BNB Chain’s “low-cost, compliance ready” infrastructure, while expanding the availability of its products, according to a press release. The Benji Technology Platform is used to administer shares in Franklin Templeton’s O...

    NewsBusiness
    2 min read
    André Beganski
  • Ripple is a crypto software company focused on XRP solutions. Source: Ripple/Decrypt

    Ripple’s Stablecoin Debuts on BlackRock-Backed Tokenization Platform

    Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin has been integrated into Securitize’s platform, allowing users to exchange shares in tokenized money market funds for the dollar-pegged asset. The feature was enabled through a smart contract, which now serves as another off-ramp for products offered by asset managers BlackRock and VanEck, according to a press release. It functions 24/7, allowing users to access instant liquidity, Ripple added. Ripple’s stablecoin debuted in December. And although it’s much smaller than...

    NewsBusiness
    2 min read
    André Beganski
  • Vivek Ramaswamy. Image: Shutterstock

    Strive Asset Management to Acquire Semler Scientific, $567 Million in Bitcoin in All-Cash Deal

    Strive Asset Management is acquiring Semler Scientific at a $1.3 billion valuation, the company said on Monday, growing its Bitcoin holdings by snapping up a competitor that has come under pressure in a strategy that some analysts predict could become more common.  The Texas-based financial services firm, which was co-founded by Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, said in a press release that it is acquiring Semler though an all-stock deal at $90.52 per share, while gaining...

    NewsBusiness
    3 min read
    André Beganski
  • Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Prediction Markets and DAOs Are Cousins, Says Syndicate Co-Founder

    Prediction markets and decentralized autonomous organizations, or DAOs, may be closer cousins than most people think, according to Syndicate co-founder Ian Lee.  There are strong similarities between the two, as both are fundamentally about blending social behavior and money, despite what terms suggest, he told Decrypt. (Disclosure: Decrypt’s parent company, DASTAN, operates a prediction market called Myriad.) “In the abstract, [DAOs are] about coordinating human capital and financial capital at...

    NewsDeFi
    2 min read
    André Beganski
  • Coinbase. Image: Decrypt

    Temporary ‘Boost’ from DeFi Lender Morpho Behind Elevated USDC Lending Rates for Coinbase Users

    A lending product unveiled by Coinbase that offers up to 10.8% returns on USDC deposits is receiving a temporary boost from DeFi lender Morpho. On X, Coinbase Head of Consumer and Business Products Max Branzburg said on Thursday that around 6% of the product’s returns stem from activity that takes place on Morpho’s platform, while an additional 5% is being “boosted” by the protocol itself. In a statement to Decrypt, a Coinbase spokesperson confirmed that Morpho is currently augmenting the lendin...

    NewsDeFi
    3 min read
    André Beganski
  • Stablecoins are being increasingly used for payments. Image: Decrypt/Shutterstock

    PayPal Stablecoin Tops $1.3 Billion as PYUSD Expands to Tron, Avalanche

    PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin expanded to nine new blockchains on Thursday after LayerZero, an interoperability protocol, unveiled additional support for the token in a blog post. The stablecoin, which was introduced two years ago, can now be used on Abstract, Aptos, Avalanche, Ink, Sei, Stable, and Tron, LayerZero said. The expansion was enabled through Stargate, a bridge connecting over 80 blockchains that was acquired by LayerZero last month. PayPal’s first payment service debuted nearly a decade...

    NewsBusiness
    2 min read
    André Beganski
  • Source: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Grayscale ETF Tracking XRP, Solana and Cardano to Hit Wall Street After SEC Pause

    An exchange-traded fund from crypto asset manager Grayscale that tracks the price of XRP, Solana, and Cardano—along with Bitcoin and Ethereum—was primed for its debut on the New York Stock Exchange, following long-sought approval from the SEC.  In an order on Wednesday, the regulator permitted the listing and trading of Grayscale’s Digital Large Cap Fund (GDLC), following an indefinite pause in July. The SEC meanwhile approved of generic listing standards for commodity-based products, paving the...

    NewsMarkets
    4 min read
    André Beganski
  • Blockchain. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    xStocks Issuer Chose Switzerland to Avoid Whitelisting Tokenized Tesla Shares: CEO

    Balancing compliance needs against the open and accessible nature of decentralized finance ultimately brought Backed Finance to Switzerland, according to co-founder Adam Levi. The company was registered in the European nation because it allowed them to issue digital representations of stocks like Tesla and Nvidia, called xStocks, that are freely transferable, as opposed to those constrained by a so-called whitelist, he told Decrypt. “We were looking into five jurisdictions, and lawyers told me,...

    NewsDeFi
    3 min read
    André Beganski
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