DBS and Citi complete weekend USD payment via Swift’s Digital Ledger using tokenized deposits
The transaction is the second confirmed live use of Swift's blockchain ledger, coming as the network races to prove it can compete with digital payment rails…
Bitcoin blinks less than gold when Treasury yields move
Your dayahead look for Sept. 7, 2026 Source:CoinDesk
UK regulator weighs easing financial prediction market ban: Times
The FCA reportedly held talks with trading platforms as Britons turn to Polymarket and Kalshi, though its public position still supports the ban.…
Weekend altcoin rally runs out of road as bitcoin slips
Bitcoin fell 1.1% since midnight UTC as Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.3%, while the weekend's doubledigit altcoin gains stalled. Source:CoinDesk
Bitcoin struggles at $83,000 sell wall as whales distribution flip into net selling
All wallet cohorts have shifted into net distribution for the first time since early June, but a potential golden cross offers bulls some hope. Source:CoinDesk
U.S. inflation, Coinbase’s Deribit switch: Crypto Week Ahead
Your look at what's coming in the week starting Sept. 7. Source:CoinDesk
Oil up, bitcoin down as U.S. strikes Iranian crude carriers
Bitcoin trades lower by nearly 1% as escalating U.S.Iran hostilities push oil higher. Source:CoinDesk
Bitcoin network used by exchanges hit by $320 million exploit. Hackers claim they're the 'good guys'
Liquid Network, a settlement layer used by exchanges, halted all transactions after losing $320 million worth of bitcoin in a security exploit. Source:CoinDesk
Prediction markets inch closer to the Supreme Court: State of Crypto
New Jersey petitioned for a writ of certiorari in Kalshi's case against it last week, finally throwing the ball to the high court. Source:CoinDesk
Ukrainian police took down a crypto scam that stole up to $1 million a month
Investigators have identified 62 victims and say more than 46 Ukrainians took part in the alleged operation. Source:CoinDesk
Better and Coinbase’s bitcoin-backed mortgages can reuse borrowers’ collateral
Better Mortgage can reuse the pledged bitcoin, and borrowers cannot recover their crypto until the main conventional mortgage is fully repaid or refinanced.…
Why crypto experts say buying and holding bitcoin easily beats trying to time the market
A historical analysis of bitcoin price performance from 2010 through 2026 demonstrates that the vast majority of the asset's annual returns occur during a tiny…