Bitcoin Hodlers ‘Selling Less’ As Sell-Side Risk Returns To Lows

Bitcoin (BTC) sell-side risk remains near historic lows as August profit-taking cools, new data shows. Key points: Bitcoin’s sell-side risk ratio fell to seven from 16 in September, placing it among its lowest-ever readings. Selling pressure eased while Bitcoin held most of its 25% August gains. Bitcoin ETF investors have spent 229 sessions below their…

European Finance Groups Push to Remove DLT Market Cap

A coalition of European financial and tokenization groups has urged EU lawmakers to remove a proposed 100 billion euro cap ($116.3 billion) on tokenized financial instruments or raise it to at least 500 billion euro. The draft letter, dated Sept. 7 and addressed to EU Council members and the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs…

Metaplanet Equity Backlash, SE Asia Crypto Funding Doubles: Asia Express

JAPAN Metaplanet’s executive stock pool sparks shareholder backlash Japanese Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet’s executive stock pool continues to draw shareholder backlash over stock dilution concerns.  Multiple shareholders objected across social media to Metaplanet’s 10th Series executive option pool, which was designed as 20% of fully diluted shares and automatically expanded as the company issued new…

New Clarity Act text tweaks DeFi, credit union provisions, but road ahead for bill remains murky

The Clarity Act needs 60 votes when the Senate returns from its recess next week. Republicans circulated a fresh draft on Thursday ahead of the vote. Source link

UK House of Lords Backs Digital Asset Strategy

The UK House of Lords backed an amendment requiring the government to develop a digital asset strategy, in a 194–138 vote on Wednesday, despite the Labour government’s opposition to the measure. The amendment was added to the Financial Services and Markets Bill during its Report Stage on Wednesday. The bill is progressing through Parliament and…

Bitcoin Slips Under $77,000 as High US PPI, Oil Drive Risk Assets Lower

Bitcoin (BTC) dipped below $77,000 around Thursday’s Wall Street open as risk assets faced resurgent macro headwinds. Key points: Bitcoin saw downside on the back of higher-than-expected US PPI inflation data, which hit 5.4% in August. Middle East strikes sent WTI crude oil over $100 per barrel for the first time since May. The US…

Polymarket names former Amazon finance chief Warren Jenson as its first CFO

Jenson becomes the prediction market’s first CFO as Polymarket builds its regulated U.S. exchange and global platform. Source link

Treasury Secretary Bessent urges CLARITY Act passage after Senate returns

Secretary Scott Bessent warned that failing to pass the CLARITY Act would send a “troubling signal” about America’s leadership in the digital asset industry. Source link

Bitcoin ETF Outflows Reach $167M as Ether and Solana ETFs Rebound

US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded $120.2 million in net outflows on Wednesday, bringing withdrawals across the first two sessions of the holiday-shortened week to $166.8 million, according to Farside Investors data.  The ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) led Wednesday’s withdrawals with $78 million, followed by Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC) with $27.2 million…

Arya.ag Tests Tokenized Grain Ownership Records on Avalanche

Indian agricultural warehousing and lending company Arya.ag is testing a system to tokenize warehouse receipts for stored grain on a dedicated Avalanche layer-1 blockchain.  Arya.ag is working with Finternet to connect grain deposits, warehouse receipts, collateral commitments and loan status through the network. Devika Mittal, Ava Labs’ head of India, told Cointelegraph that testing was…