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Solana treasury giant DeFi Development opens $300M CHAD offering backed by a massive 13% dividend catch

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Solana treasury giant DeFi Development opens $300M CHAD offering backed by a massive 13% dividend catch
Solana treasury company DeFi Development Corp. has opened an at-the-market program for up to 30 million CHAD preferred shares, creating an optional financing channel that could support further SOL purchases alongside other corporate uses. Related Reading Solana treasury company shutters its SOL accelerator as a $27 million quarterly reversal forces deep cuts CHAD is variable-rate … Read more

UK opens a major loophole for stablecoin payments while clamping down on crypto lending

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UK opens a major loophole for stablecoin payments while clamping down on crypto lending
HM Treasury has laid the final draft of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026, which would narrow parts of the UK’s forthcoming crypto regulatory perimeter for UK qualifying stablecoin payments. The draft instrument, laid before Parliament on Sept. 15, would remove qualifying transfers from the rules for dealing as … Read more

Ripple’s university strategy is evolving from blockchain labs to XRP logos in packed stadiums

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Ripple’s university strategy is evolving from blockchain labs to XRP logos in packed stadiums
Ripple is extending XRP’s push into US college sports, adding Louisville to a campaign that has rapidly expanded since July. The crypto company said Monday it struck a partnership with Louisville Athletics that will give XRP prominent exposure around the university’s basketball program, including branding on Denny Crum Court, extending a strategy that has already … Read more

Congress wants to make crypto easier to use and still collect $500 million more in taxes

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Congress wants to make crypto easier to use and still collect $500 million more in taxes
A House crypto tax overhaul would raise an estimated $500 million while easing taxes on stablecoin payments and small fees. The House Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to consider H.R. 10357, the Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act, on Sept. 16, putting a broad rewrite of digital-asset taxation before lawmakers after months of negotiations over … Read more

Leveraged funds rebuilt 1,669 BTC of Bitcoin futures shorts before Fed

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Leveraged funds rebuilt 1,669 BTC of Bitcoin futures shorts before Fed
Leveraged funds, a CFTC category that includes hedge funds and other money managers, increased their combined net short across four regulated Bitcoin futures markets by 1,668 BTC in the week to Sept. 8. The BTC-normalized position widened to 39,876 BTC net short from 38,208 BTC a week earlier, according to CFTC futures-only data. The calculation … Read more

Bitcoin ETFs just lost $463 million as the Fed puts BTC at risk of losing $75,000

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Bitcoin ETFs just lost $463 million as the Fed puts BTC at risk of losing $75,000
US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) posted $462.7 million in weekly outflows, ending a three-week stretch of heavy investor demand. The funds recorded withdrawals across all four trading sessions in the holiday-shortened week, marking their first weekly loss since mid-August. SoSoValue data showed net withdrawals of $46.7 million Tuesday, the first trading day after the … Read more