Key Takeaways Sberbank plans to accept bitcoin, ether, and tether as loan collateral. The expansion depends on Russia’s new crypto rules taking effect. Sber previously conducted a crypto-backed loan pilot with Intelion. Sberbank Plans to Expand Crypto-Backed Lending Sber, Russia’s largest bank, majority-owned by the government, plans to accept bitcoin, ether, and tether as collateral
Key Takeaways CME’s Fedwatch tool puts a Sept. 16 federal funds rate (FFR) hike at 57%, versus just 39.9% on Aug. 21. Polymarket and Kalshi price a Fed hold at 52%, exposing a razor-thin September split. Warsh flagged 3.7% PCE inflation as traders brace for the Fed’s September decision. The real action is now centered
Key Takeaways Saylor’s cryptic post renewed speculation about a bitcoin purchase. Strategy held 840,447 BTC after pausing transactions for two weeks. Its $1.59 billion USD Cash account may finance bitcoin purchases. Saylor Revives Strategy’s Bitcoin Purchase Mystery Speculation over a renewed bitcoin purchase emerged Sunday after Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) Executive Chairman Michael Saylor posted
Key Takeaways Isabel Schnabel believes that the ECB must bring its reserves onchain. Project Pontes is due to launch in September 2026, syncing TARGET Services with DLT platforms. Project Appia targets a full tokenized-market blueprint for Europe by 2028. Schnabel’s Pitch Isabel Schnabel didn’t mince her words, stating unequivocally that stablecoins lack “the independent capacity
Key Takeaways Pablo Hernández de Cos flagged four failures in stablecoins during his Jackson Hole address. Global stablecoin supply has climbed to $308B as of this month. De Cos urged central banks to prioritize tokenized deposits over stablecoins as part of his commentary. A Blunt Verdict From Basel The BIS is the institution central bankers
Key Takeaways Powerball’s $1 million Austin ticket expired after its Aug. 1 claim deadline. Circle K sold the ticket matching 5 white balls in the Feb. 2 Powerball drawing. Texas Lottery rules send the unclaimed $1 million to state-authorized programs. Somewhere in North Austin, a Powerball ticket that was good for $1 million sat in
Key Takeaways JaredfromSubway.eth’s bot has extracted over 117,000 ETH (~$295M) from trades since March 2023. An attacker drained the sandwich bot of $7.5M in June 2026 using 66 fake token contracts. Three relays route 88% of MEV-Boost blocks, and Titan alone builds more than half of them. The Hunter Becomes the Hunted Earlier this year
Key Takeaways Bullish extended USD.AI a $100 million facility for GPU-backed AI loans. The firm’s shares gained 44% in 1 month as tokenized AI credit expands. Bullish plans to list sUSDai as GPU collateral faces its next credit test. Bullish Puts $100 Million Behind the AI Credit Boom It seems that two big trends are
Key Takeaways Global institutional demand could drive bitcoin’s bull cycle peak. Wider ETF access may extend adoption beyond the United States. Stablecoin liquidity and RWA rails could support the next phase. Global ETF Demand Could Shape Bitcoin’s Cycle Peak The peak of bitcoin’s current bull cycle could be driven by institutional capital and exchange-traded funds
Key Takeaways Goldman Sachs predicts gold will hit $4,900 per troy ounce by year-end due to high central bank demand. Central banks are buying 50 tonnes monthly, up 300% from pre-2022 levels to hedge geopolitical risk. Paused Fed rate hikes and fiscal debasement fears are spurring both institutional and private buying. Goldman Sachs: Gold to