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Japanese yen stablecoin GYEN shuts down; holders must redeem by Nov 11, 2026
GMO-Z.com Trust Company is winding down its GYEN stablecoin, pegged to the Japanese yen, with a redemption period ending November 11, 2026. Holders can redeem tokens at par value through GMO Trust's platform after meeting KYC requirements. Coinbase, ...

Strive plans to buy 500 Bitcoin this week using preferred stock sales to fund the purchase.
Strive Inc., led by Vivek Ramaswamy, aims to acquire 500 Bitcoin this week funded by sales of its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock (SATA). The company has aggressively built a Bitcoin treasury of over 24,000 BTC in about a year, prima...

XRP users warned of rising identity scams targeting the community
The XRPL Commons team has issued an urgent security warning to XRP users following a surge in identity impersonation scams. Malicious actors are increasingly targeting unsuspecting users, putting their personal information and assets at risk. XRP hol...

Ex-Ripple CTO says XRP could surpass Bitcoin if crypto market expands broadly.
David Schwartz, former CTO of Ripple, stated that XRP could eventually overtake Bitcoin by market capitalization if the overall crypto market grows significantly. Currently, XRP trades at $1.34 with a market cap around $85 billion, while Bitcoin's ma...

Injective's RWA perpetual markets surpass $5.3B volume as SEC moves to clear regulated stock perpetuals in the US.
Injective's real-world asset (RWA) perpetual markets have generated over $5.3 billion in trading volume since early 2025, with monthly volume reaching $209.7 million in August 2026, a 3.4-fold increase from May. The platform operates 135 active RWA p...

Bitcoin ETFs see $987M inflows in a week, marking strong investor interest and a 6.7% rise.
Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) attracted $986.9 million in inflows over the past week, driven largely by the IBIT fund. This marks the third consecutive week of positive inflows, indicating renewed investor confidence in Bitcoin-related assets....

Bitcoin Suisse plans to cut up to 60 Swiss jobs and close its Copenhagen office amid global restructuring.
Bitcoin Suisse announced plans to reduce up to 60 of its 120 positions in Switzerland and close its Copenhagen IT development site as part of a shift toward an international financial services model. The company will consolidate software development ...

Zcash mining is now about twice as profitable per rig and four times per MWh compared to Bitcoin mining.
Zcash mining has become significantly more profitable than Bitcoin mining on an individual rig basis, with miners earning roughly twice as much per rig and about four times more per megawatt hour, according to Grayscale Research. This increased profi...

SEC proposes modernizing transfer-agent rules to enable blockchain use for securities records.
The SEC has proposed updating transfer-agent regulations to allow the use of blockchain technology for maintaining securities ownership records. This modernization aims to support the growing offshore demand for tokenized stocks, though it does not g...

Ethereum price jumps 7% as Tom Lee predicts strong rally amid inflation data.
Ethereum's price surged 7.46% to $2,619 by the end of the week, driven by bullish momentum and positive market reactions to the August U.S. Consumer Price Index data. Fundstrat co-founder Tom Lee called this the start of a major "face-ripper rally," ...
