Circle will launch its Arc blockchain on the public mainnet on September 16, with major financial institutions like BlackRock, DTCC, Mastercard, Visa, and Standard Chartered acting as founding validators. BlackRock plans to deploy its tokenized money market fund on Arc, while DTCC aims to integrate tokenized assets by 2027. Arc has been operating on a private mainnet with over 100 institutional participants and will introduce AI developer tools and tokenized asset management services at launch. This launch marks a significant step in institutional adoption of blockchain for secure, compliant financial applications.
Russia's Moscow Exchange (MOEX) will launch perpetual futures contracts for XRP alongside Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and TRON on September 22. These contracts, quoted in USD but settled in Russian rubles, allow qualified investors to gain price expos...
Stacks (STX) surged about 13% recently due to increased buying in the Spot Market, where traders accumulated STX by moving purchases into private wallets, indicated by a negative Netflow of around -$165,000. Over the past ten days, accumulation has t...
An unauthorized party exploited the SingularityNET bridge infrastructure, withdrawing about $1.56 million worth of FET tokens. Fetch.ai confirmed its own contracts remain secure and unaffected, but paused AGIX-to-FET conversions and the Ethereum-side...
Hyperliquid, a decentralized perpetuals exchange, reached an all-time high open interest of $8.1 billion on September 20, 2026, representing about 10.9% of the global perpetual futures market. This milestone was driven by the launch of tokenized trad...
Bitcoin recovered from $75,000 to nearly $82,000 last week, driven by institutional demand and short position liquidations. However, the price hit strong resistance between $81,500 and $82,300, limiting further gains. Geopolitical tensions in the Mid...
