Bitcoin
Metaplanet Unveils BitBonds With $1.3 Million Private Debt Sale
Metaplanet completed its first BitBond sale with four private placements worth about 200 million yen, adding a fixed-rate funding channel tied to…
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Author: Kean Mattos
Kean Mattos is the BTC-Pulse byline for protocol explainers and market news: Ethereum upgrades and validator rules, token standards, regulation, and price outlooks built on on-chain and market data. Articles under this byline are drafted with AI tools and fact-checked against primary sources by BTC-Pulse editor Simeon before publishing.
Blockchain
Securitize Falls 20% After Tokenization Revenue Miss
Securitize shares dropped about 20% after tokenization revenue fell short of expectations, even as tokenized assets on its platform reached a record…
Regulation
CFTC Warns Prediction Markets Over Faulty Incentive Filings
CFTC guidance says prediction market platforms are submitting deficient incentive-program filings, making it harder for the regulator to check adequate notice and…
Regulation
Goldman Sachs Enters Bitcoin Income ETFs via $2.25B NEOS Buyout
Goldman Sachs will acquire NEOS Investments in a cash-and-equity deal valued at up to $2.25 billion, adding the $1.1 billion BTCI bitcoin…
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Holds Near $64,000 as US Inflation Data Looms, Harmony Exploit Rattles Altcoins
Bitcoin is trading in a narrow range near the $64,000 level as traders await a U.S. inflation report, while a Harmony protocol…
Blockchain
LMAX: Stablecoins and Tokenization Are Fixing Crypto’s Settlement Bottleneck
LMAX Group’s Jenna Wright argues crypto markets break less from scarce capital than from liquidity stuck in slow settlement cycles, making stablecoins…
Regulation
Russia Moves to Restrict Retail Crypto Trading to Bitcoin, Ether and USDT
Russia's central bank will limit retail crypto trading to bitcoin, ether and USDT starting September 1, with a 300,000-ruble annual cap for…
Bitcoin
Metaplanet Moves 3,881 BTC Between Wallets as Bitcoin Holds $63,600
Metaplanet moved 3,881 Bitcoin worth approximately $247 million between its own wallets, confirming it wasn't a sale despite a $1.4 billion paper…
Regulation
CFTC Orders Kalshi to Continue Offering Prediction Markets in New York Despite State Lawsuit
The CFTC has directed Kalshi to maintain its prediction market operations in New York, overriding a state lawsuit that sought to block…
Regulation
The9 Investee Nanyang Biologics Moves Toward Nasdaq Listing with $1.5 Billion Valuation
The9's Singapore-based investee Nanyang Biologics secures SEC clearance for its Nasdaq listing plans, with The9 set to hold a 15–16% stake in…