Ripple puts AI agents inside its $1 billion corporate treasury bet
The software can monitor cash, risk and forecasts and suggest financial moves, but humans still have to approve every action. Source:CoinDesk
ESMA warns growing crypto ties could amplify risks to traditional finance
The EU securities regulator flagged tokenized equities, DeFi exploits and prediction markets as areas where growing crypto ties could pose risks to the broader…
OKX brings OpenAI and Anthropic bets to Europe as pre-IPO trading grows
The exchange is offering up to 10x leverage on privatecompany valuations alongside 100 tokenized stocks and ETFs. Source:CoinDesk
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:CoinDesk
Bitcoin falls on US PPI overshoot as 30-year bond yield hits new 19-year high
Bitcoin fell with US stocks as high inflation and a further surge in oil prices coincided with another multidecade high for US bond yields. Source:Cointelegraph
Markets see a near 50-50 chance the European Central Bank will hike again in October
Financial markets are virtually evenly divided that the European Central Bank will lift interest rates once more next month after a statement issued Thursday…
Treasury yields continue to rise even as Bessent doubles down on bond buybacks
Longterm yields moved higher despite a $6 billion Treasury buyback, as debt concerns and rising oil prices continue to pressure global bond markets.…
History shows the bar to disrupt AI is surprisingly high, says Bank of America
Bank of America argues that equity markets can withstand more severe bond market shocks than those witnessed so far in 2026 and that volatility may be better…
Bitcoin trades near $78,000 as memecoins, small caps lead a broad crypto retreat
Bitcoin fell 2% over 24 hours to $78,111 as 95 of the 100 CoinDesk 100 constituents declined, with most of the damage done overnight. Source:CoinDesk
Bitcoin ETFs shed $167M after strongest three-week inflow run of 2026
ARKB led Wednesday’s Bitcoin ETF outflows as Ether and Solana funds returned to net inflows. Source:Cointelegraph
Bitcoin sell-side risk returns to rare lows as $80K sellers fade from view
Bitcoin investors showed little sign of panic selling as BTC held most of its August gains and sellside risk fell to rare lows, data showed.…
SGX's bitcoin and ether perpetual futures are now open to U.S. institutions
The Singapore Exchange says U.S. institutions can now trade its bitcoin and ether perpetual futures, a milestone that bridges U.S. trading desks with Asian…