Circle's shares rose about 10% in premarket trading after the company reported second-quarter earnings that beat profit expectations despite slightly missing revenue forecasts. Adjusted earnings were 18 cents per share versus an expected 16 cents, with net income at $48 million beating estimates. USDC stablecoin circulation grew 19% year-over-year to $73.3 billion, and onchain transaction volume surged 151% to $14.8 trillion, highlighting strong institutional use. Circle also revealed progress on its Arc blockchain, launching publicly on Sept. 16, with major financial firms like BlackRock and Mastercard as validators, signaling growing adoption for tokenized assets and payments infrastructure.
Bitcoin's mining difficulty increased by 1.31% at block height 965664, marking the eighth rise in 2026, reaching 127.45 trillion. Despite this, the network's hashrate remained steady at 934 EH/s, below the 1 ZH/s threshold. Meanwhile, the hashprice s...
The Graph (GRT) surged 15% to $0.02 with a 180% rise in trading volume to over $37 million, signaling strong bullish momentum. Top Binance traders show a clear buying bias, and retail involvement has increased, supporting the price rise. However, ris...
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed EIP-8141, aiming to simplify Ethereum wallets by allowing multiple actions in one transaction, supporting key rotation to reduce reliance on seed phrases, and enabling apps to pay users' gas fees. This...
Since the Federal Reserve's establishment in 1913, the US dollar has lost about 97% of its purchasing power due to inflation and major economic events. This decline has increased interest in Bitcoin, which offers a capped supply and potential protect...
In Q2 2024, Goldman Sachs held the largest institutional position in XRP ETFs, with $87.45 million in exposure, far ahead of Jane Street and Millennium Management. These holdings represent about 12.4% of the total $1.48 billion in XRP ETF net assets,...
