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BTC

$115,939.00

0.35%

ETH

$4,704.70

4.19%

SOL

$242.43

3.97%

BNB

$928.35

2.55%

ADA

$0.925662

2.39%

TRX

$0.352106

1.05%

WBTC

$115,765.00

0.03%

XLM

$0.403469

1.93%

BCH

$595.89

-0.07%

LTC

$117.97

1.77%

CRO

$0.251393

-2.55%

SHIB

$0.00001395

4.03%

ENA

$0.768915

-0.85%

XMR

$284.66

4.99%

PEPE

$0.00001192

11.24%

OKB

$198.77

2.35%

M

$2.24

17.21%

TAO

$359.15

0.63%

IP

$9.64

-0.54%

PI

$0.365893

2.54%

POL

$0.274774

0.66%

ARB

$0.543447

2.05%

MYX

$13.85

22.53%

KAS

$0.0881

1.42%

PUMP

$0.00630852

3.86%

VET

$0.02528072

0.96%

GT

$17.37

1.03%

SEI

$0.342688

1.90%

BONK

$0.00002609

6.03%

KCS

$15.31

-0.65%

FET

$0.678955

1.06%

JUP

$0.556337

1.20%

SKY

$0.073734

0.40%

FLR

$0.02290335

0.67%

LBTC

$115,948.00

0.05%

QNT

$102.30

0.23%

OP

$0.800013

1.25%

XDC

$0.076576

2.15%

IMX

$0.656106

10.68%

STX

$0.68973

1.07%

S

$0.314808

2.37%

CRV

$0.842751

1.73%

GRT

$0.100703

0.90%

WBTC

$116,394.00

0.62%

WIF

$0.961256

4.50%

CFX

$0.181816

-0.09%

GALA

$0.01815769

2.58%

XTZ

$0.776178

1.93%

A

$0.490118

1.63%

TBTC

$115,608.00

0.11%

AB

$0.0084117

-0.04%

WAL

$0.447175

-1.27%

BTT

$0.00000066

1.89%

ATH

$0.051474

-3.86%

BDX

$0.080587

6.15%

LION

$0.01929101

-1.69%

VSN

$0.16956

0.36%

B

$0.544994

0.15%

APE

$0.623149

1.13%

AR

$7.55

2.61%

RSR

$0.00811426

-0.48%

TEL

$0.0051982

-1.59%

ZK

$0.062572

1.21%

W

$0.094722

-2.72%

XCN

$0.01258317

13.82%

DAI

$0.999586

-0.00%

NFT

$0.00000044

-0.56%

CHZ

$0.04329271

1.56%

REKT

$0.00000101

1.98%

BEAM

$0.00795729

1.07%

XEC

$0.0000205

0.53%

SUN

$0.02119759

0.66%

MOG

$0.00000103

7.20%

GNO

$146.71

3.33%

UBTC

$115,949.00

0.33%

ZBCN

$0.00430782

-2.68%

RON

$0.528493

1.90%

SNEK

$0.00472775

4.28%

GHO

$0.999873

0.01%

AXL

$0.332584

1.28%

TWT

$0.814724

0.01%

JST

$0.03427836

0.29%

LUNC

$0.00006143

0.47%
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

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    Gemini Jumps on Nasdaq Debut, Hitting $4.4 Billion Valuation

    Gemini debuted on the Nasdaq at a roughly $4.4 billion valuation on Friday, as the crypto exchange’s shares immediately jumped above their initial offering price. The Winklevoss twins-founded firm’s stock opened at $37.01 apiece, a 32% increase compared to its upped IPO price of $28, according to Yahoo Finance. That initially gave Gemini a $3.32 billion valuation. The company previously targeted a range of $24 to $26 per share. Trading under the ticker symbol “GEMI,” Gemini was established in 20...

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    Polymarket Taps Chainlink for More Accurate Prediction Market Resolutions

    Polymarket is taking a new approach to how certain markets are resolved on its platform, giving oracle platform Chainlink authority over some of its users’ price predictions. Focusing on the “accuracy and speed” of markets that hinge on the performance of digital assets, Chainlink said in a press release on Friday that it is now Polymarket’s go-to source for determining whether a price was reached within a certain period of time. In a statement, Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov called it a “p...

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    Figure Shares Jump 24% From IPO Price in Crypto Lender's Nasdaq Debut

    Figure Technologies shares closed above its initial offering price on Thursday, the latest indication of investors’ interest in crypto-native firms on Wall Street. The firm’s stock price rose to $31.11, a 24% gain compared to its boosted IPO price of $25, according to Yahoo Finance. That gave it a valuation of $6.58 billion. Figure shares initially changed hands at $36 apiece.  Figure CEO Michael Tannenbaum told Decrypt that the company is showing Wall Street how blockchains can be used to creat...

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    Blockchain Lender Figure Hits Nasdaq at $5.3 Billion Valuation

    Blockchain lender Figure Technologies was set to begin trading on the Nasdaq on Thursday under the ticker symbol “FIGR” after raising $787.5 million through an initial public offering alongside existing investors, according to a press release. The New York-based firm, which uses a blockchain-based platform to facilitate lending outside its traditional scope, sold 31.5 million shares at $25 apiece. The firm and its investors previously targeted a range of $20 to $22 per share for its IPO across 2...

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    Backpack Crypto Exchange to Debut in 'Many' US States This Year: CEO

    Backpack’s crypto exchange will likely debut in the U.S. this year, starting with spot trading in several states, according to CEO Armani Ferrante. The firm established by employees of defunct crypto exchange FTX has been focused on establishing itself within Japan and the EU, but it’s getting closer to attaining money transmitter licenses needed to operate on American soil, he told Decrypt. “The U.S. has always been a priority for us,” the California native said from Japan. “It's the biggest ma...

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    3 min read
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    Tokenized Pokémon Cards Are Hot. Lending Them for Crypto Is a Different Story

    A pseudonymous developer in Canada knows that his project’s target demographic cares little about crypto or decentralized finance. For the most part, Pokémon card collectors are a skeptical group, according to the individual who goes by Keef on X. “These people don’t really want to go on-chain,” he told Decrypt, in reference to NFTs that are redeemable for trading cards from the globally recognized media franchise. “I think a lot of people that aren’t already here are very apprehensive.” A bigge...

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  • ENA is the native token of Ethena. Image: Shutterstock

    BlackRock Exec Pitches Hyperliquid on Ethena’s Stablecoin Proposal

    Ethena Labs, makers of the synthetic-dollar protocol, cast its name into the USDH ring on Tuesday, presenting itself as a potential suitor for issuing Hyperliquid’s stablecoin. The decentralized exchange and layer-1 network is currently being powered by Circle’s USDC and Tether’s USDT0, but Hyperliquid’s community is currently soliciting proposals on a “Hyperliquid-alinged” stablecoin that could serve as an alternative. Proposals have already been penned by entities including stablecoin issuer P...

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    Crypto Users Warned to Stop Transacting as Massive Exploit Threatens Apps and Wallets

    Swathes of crypto users could be at risk of having their funds stolen following the discovery of compromised JavaScript code packages, Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet warned Monday. NPM is a prominent package manager for JavaScript, and Guillemet said on X that the entire programming language’s ecosystem could be vulnerable after a reputable developer’s account was compromised, potentially spreading a malicious payload to various websites. “The malicious payload works by silently swapping crypto ad...

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    4 min read
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  • US Capitol building. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    ATM Operator Athena Bitcoin Profits From Elderly Scams, Alleges DC Attorney General

    Washington, D.C., Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb unveiled a lawsuit against Athena Bitcoin, Inc., on Monday, accusing the Bitcoin ATM operator of consistently ignoring scams targeting elderly residents and failing to disclose excessive fees. The firm, which operates 4,100 Bitcoin ATMs in five countries, was charged with two counts of violating the Consumer Protection Procedures Act through deceptive and unfair trade practices. Athena was also charged with the financial exploitation of vulnera...

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  • Solana is a smart contract blockchain network. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Forward Industries Stock Soars Following $1.65 Billion Solana Treasury Pivot

    Forward Industries unveiled a $1.65 billion private placement in public equity, or PIPE, to anchor its Solana treasury strategy on Monday, according to a press release. The firm, which was previously dedicated to designing products for medical and technology firms, is expected to be led by Multicoin Capital co-founder and managing partner Kyle Samani, who will serve as chair of Forward Industries board once the PIPE closes, the company said. Multicoin was established as an investment firm in 201...

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  • Ethereum is the second largest crypto asset by market cap. Source: Decrypt/Shutterstock

    Wall Street's Needs Will Advance Ethereum's Privacy, Says Etherealize

    Privacy advocates should be cheering on Wall Street’s adoption of cryptocurrencies, according to Etherealize co-founder and President Danny Ryan. As markets move on-chain, financial institutions are expressing a need for infrastructure that echoes elements of traditional markets, and privacy is “table stakes,” he told Decrypt. “The market does not, and cannot, function fully in the clear,” he said. “If we’re going to onboard the world to blockchains, ‘everyone sees everything all the time’ is ju...

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    Bitcoin Seesaws as Investors Weigh Weak Jobs Data, Rate Cuts

    The price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies seesawed on Friday as investors weighed a weaker-than-expected jobs report against the increased likelihood of rate cuts. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 22,000 in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said, while economists anticipated that the U.S. economy would add 75,000 jobs last month. The unemployment rate meanwhile ticked up to 4.3% from 4.2% a month prior. Bitcoin climbed to $113,000 following the report’s release, but then it dove $11...

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  • President Donald Trump. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Trump-Backed World Liberty Token Falls 50% From Peak—But Early Buyers Are Still in Profit

    World Liberty Financial, the decentralized finance project backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, saw its governance token fall to a new low price on Thursday since trading opened earlier this week. WLFI hit a low of nearly $0.16 on Thursday, according to crypto data provider CoinGecko. The token’s price peaked above $0.33 on Monday, not long after a significant portion of the token’s supply became tradable, putting the low about 50% down from the peak. The price of WLFI has rebounded slightly t...

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    Gotta Catch ‘Em All? Tokenized Pokémon Cards Are Exploding Right Now

    Tokenized Pokémon cards are seeing renewed interest lately, partly due to the recent debut of a token for a Solana-based project called Collector Crypt. Like several other projects, Collector Crypt offers customers "packs" that contain NFTs, which can be redeemed for physical trading cards that are graded and stored by third-parties. The project also operates a marketplace for connecting buyers and sellers. The project conducted a presale for its CARDS token on Solana using the protocol Metaplex...

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    Billionaire Ray Dalio Links Bitcoin’s Rise to ‘Debt-Fueled Heart Attack’ in U.S.

    The U.S. economy is staring down a debt-fueled heart attack within the next few years, but that will likely buoy cryptocurrency prices, according to veteran asset manager Ray Dalio. In an interview with the Financial Times, the Bridgewater Associates founder linked a rise in the price of digital assets and gold to America’s overwhelming debt burden, which isn’t improving, according to a transcript of the conversation that he posted to X on Wednesday. The U.S. government is spending more money th...

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    Coinbase's New Futures Index Tracks Bitcoin, Ethereum—Plus 'Mag 7' Stocks Like Nvidia

    Coinbase is debuting futures in the U.S. that will simultaneously give traders exposure to cryptocurrencies and tech firms, CEO Brian Armstrong said on Tuesday. The company is rolling out a hybrid index called “Mag 7 + Crypto Equity Index Futures,” and it will track “Magnificent 7” stocks, Coinbase’s own shares, and BlackRock’s Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, according to a blog post. Each of the index’s components are weighted equally, meaning a change in Bitcoin’s price will have a similar effect o...

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    BitMine Boosts Ethereum Stash Above $8 Billion, Now Holds 1.5% of ETH Supply

    BitMine Immersion Technologies recently purchased 153,000 Ethereum, taking a $655 million step toward its goal of owning 5% of the asset’s supply, according to a press release. The Las Vegas-based firm now owns roughly 1.86 million Ethereum worth $8.1 billion. The company, which initiated its Ethereum treasury strategy in late June, currently owns 1.5% of the 120.7 million Ethereum in existence, according to crypto data provider CoinGecko. BitMine is the largest corporate holder of Ethereum, acc...

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    Strategy Drops $450 Million on Bitcoin, Benchmark Reiterates 'Buy' Rating

    Strategy recently purchased 4,000 Bitcoin worth $450 million, raising funds for its latest acquisition mostly by issuing common shares, according to a press release. The Tysons Corner, Virginia-based firm now owns roughly 636,500 Bitcoin worth $70.6 billion. Strategy sold $425 million in common stock compared to $46.5 million in preferred shares. Strategy has come up with myriad ways to fund its Bitcoin purchases, but the company has traditionally leaned on common shareholders as a way to grow i...

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    Trump-Backed USD1 to Supplant Tether, USDC as Top Stablecoin by 2028: Blockstreet

    By the time U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term is over, USD1 will have become the world’s most dominant stablecoin, according to Blockstreet co-founder Kyle Klemmer. “With the team, the backing, and just the overall excitement that the blockchain community has, I can certainly see USD1 being the most widely adopted stablecoin in the world by 2028,” he told Decrypt in a recent interview. “USDC is the first target.” Blockstreet’s stated mission as a “USD1-native launchpad” is to amplify Wor...

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    Bitcoin Home Invasion Ringleader Gets More Prison Time for Beating Witness

    A Florida man sentenced to 47 years in prison last September for orchestrating a string of violent home invasions against crypto owners received additional punishment last week, awarded extra time for attacking a witness, according to the U.S. Justice Department. Remy St Felix, 25, was sentenced to another seven years in prison for attacking a witness who testified to his involvement in the sweeping home invasion scheme, in which some crypto owners were assaulted and bound with zip ties, authori...

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