Crypto Industry News & Market Trends

MicroStrategy Drops $250 Bitcoin Jordans. But You Cant Buy With Crypto

MicroStrategy has stamped its own branding on Nike Air Jordans, and the $250 Bitcoin Jordans now sit in its online store.　　Michael Saylors MicroStrategy treats merch as an extension of its Bitcoin pitch. Nike, meanwhile, has lost almost half its value in a year.　　Sponsored　　Sponsored　　Bitcoin Jordans Land at $250 a Pair　　The listing describes a mid-top silhouette built on the original AJ1, with leather overlays and custom branding. MicroStrategy sells it as a custom build, not an official Nike collaboration.　　The store carries 53 products, from $10 Bitcoin shoelaces to $250 Nike Dunks. Checkout, however, accepts only cards and wallets such as Apple Pay. Bitcoin itself buys nothing there.　　A company whose entire business is Bitcoin is not accepting crypto payments for its products.　　Nike Bitcoin Jordans by MicroStrategy. Source: Strategy Store　　Regardless, MicroStrategy has benefited significantly from the latest Bitcoin bull run. MSTR stock went up 45% in a month, erasing all losses from the last 6 months.　　Smaller firms now copy the same corporate treasury playbook, and the merch doubles as a recruiting tool for that audience.　　Sponsored　　Sponsored　　Nike Needs More Than a Sneaker Drop　　Nike (NKE) stock trades at $38.40 after another 0.95% slip. The shares have lost 48.63% over the past year and 40% since January.　　Nike (NKE)

09-05Industry

Bitcoin to $85,000 in September: Kalshi Traders Ignore Price Correction

Although Bitcoin has recently slumped below the $80,000 mark following a recent market correction that has caused Bitcoin to flip to the red territory, Kalshi traders are still bullish on the asset.　　While optimism appears to have remained high, the latest data from the crypto market prediction platform Kalshi shows that traders are betting on further upside movements in Bitcoin this September.　　Bitcoin to $85,000　　It appears that Bitcoin has sustained the bullish momentum triggered by the August rally as investors confidence in the asset remains strong even though its price is beginning to slow.　　Notably, the data shows that traders on Kalshi are betting on Bitcoin reaching $82,000 before this month runs out, as of Saturday, September 5th.　　With Bitcoin still showing a modestly strong price movement at around $79,000 as of the time of writing, the prediction from the traders is not entirely surprising, as it suggests that traders on Kalshi expect Bitcoin to surge by at least around 8% from its current level this month.　　Bitcoin in September　　Although the latest Bitcoin prediction on Kalshi shows that traders still believe in a further price rally despite the short-term correction in its price, this could further drive sustainable bullish momentum for the asset.　　If the prediction

09-05Industry

The 18-Year Housing Cycle Says the Next Market Crash Is Close

Investors are watching stocks and Bitcoin for the next major peak. Popular macro analyst Jason Pizzino thinks the first warning has already arrived from US housing.　　His thesis uses an 18-year property cycle drawn from roughly 220 years of US sales data. The current cycle began around 2011–2012 and places the housing peak in 2025–26, with a possible trough around 2029–30.　　Sponsored　　Sponsored　　“Once everyone‘s in, you’re at the peak,” Pizzino said.　　The latest data does not prove the cycle. But it does make the call harder to dismiss. US home prices rose 1.5% year-on-year in June, while falling in real terms for a 13th straight month.　　July new-home sales dropped 10.5%. The median price fell to $393,800, its lowest in five years. Builder confidence sits at 35, far below the neutral 50 line.　　18-year US Real Estate and Economic Cycle. Source: SubstackHousing First. Stocks Could Be Next　　Pizzinos key signal is D.R. Horton. The homebuilder peaked before the broader market during the last housing cycle. Its late-2024 peak, using the same pattern, points to a possible stock-market top around late 2026 or early 2027.　　D.R. Horton closed Friday at $142.75. Pizzino says a break below roughly $130 would strengthen his case.　　Sponsored　　Sponsored　　Stocks remain near records. The S&P 500 closed

09-05Industry

Router Protocol to shut down, burn 303M ROUTE tokens

Router Protocol has announced that it will end more than four years of cross-chain development, close all operations by Sept. 30, 2026, and permanently burn 303,333,198 ROUTE tokens held in its treasury.　　SummaryRouter Protocol will wind down its remaining operations before Sept. 30, 2026.The project will permanently burn 303,333,198 ROUTE tokens held in its treasury.Centralized exchanges will publish separate ROUTE delisting and withdrawal schedules.ROUTE fell about 50% after the announcement and reached a new all-time low.　　Router Protocol shutdown follows two years of financial pressure　　According to Router Protocols announcement on X, weak revenue and limited access to capital left the team without a sustainable path for keeping the cross-chain project operational.　　Liquidity across Web3 has remained scarce for about two years, the team said, while a large share of investor attention and capital has moved toward artificial intelligence. Within the interoperability market, growing competition has pushed bridging fees lower as user activity has become concentrated on a limited number of major networks.　　Although Router continued operating infrastructure across multiple blockchains, the project said revenue from its bridging services could no longer cover development and operating costs. The team spent the past year exploring commercialization agreements, technology licensing, and possible acquisitions, but none of the

09-05Industry

Vesu oracle incident triggers $3M in liquidations

Starknet lending protocol Vesu has reported that a faulty Pragma price feed triggered the abnormal liquidation of 47 positions holding $3 million in collateral on Sept. 4.　　Vesu traces $3M liquidation to Pragma price feed　　Vesu said in a Sept. 5 incident disclosure that the liquidations occurred between 04:08 and 04:10 UTC on Sept. 4 after an upstream price source operated by Pragma supplied incorrect data.　　During the two-minute incident, the faulty prices reached several Vesu liquidity pools and made 47 borrowing positions appear eligible for liquidation. Automated liquidators then removed approximately $3 million in collateral before the feed returned to the correct value.　　According to the protocol, the price source corrected itself within two minutes and has operated normally since then. Vesu did not identify the affected assets or provide a pool-by-pool breakdown in its initial statement.　　The company also did not disclose how far the incorrect prices differed from market rates, the amount of debt attached to the liquidated positions, or how much collateral liquidators retained. A technical report covering the incident is expected to provide more information about the affected markets and the sequence of on-chain transactions.　　Pragma has since worked with the relevant organizations to deploy a fix addressing the source of

09-05Industry

Poland upholds crypto bill veto as Zondacrypto scandal widens

Polish lawmakers have again failed to secure the three-fifths majority needed to overturn President Karol Nawrocki‘s veto of legislation aimed at strengthening oversight of the country’s crypto market.　　The Sejm, Polands lower house of parliament, on Friday voted 241-198 in favor of overriding the veto, with three abstentions, falling 25 votes short of the 266 needed.　　The vote was yet another attempt to advance Polands crypto market rules after President Karol Nawrocki vetoed crypto legislation three times, arguing that the proposed rules would overregulate the industry.　　The regulatory dispute comes amid a deepening scandal involving defunct crypto exchange Zondacrypto, with its Estonian operator declared bankrupt and Prime Minister Donald Tusk citing an expanding criminal investigation to push for tighter crypto oversight.　　Poland remains without MiCA crypto supervisor　　The vetoed legislation was designed to establish Poland‘s national framework for applying the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), including placing oversight of the crypto market under the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF).　　KNF said Friday that the country still lacks a designated authority responsible for supervising the cryptoasset market, despite MiCA already applying across the European Union.　　Nawrocki has said he supports crypto regulation but argues that Poland‘s proposed rules go too far, citing concerns over regulatory costs

09-05Industry

Bitcoin OG activity doubles as 1,500 BTC moves

Bitcoin holders whose coins have remained dormant for more than five years have doubled their spending activity since May, pushing the cohorts 90-day average to about 1,500 BTC.　　SummaryFive-year Bitcoin holders 90-day spent-output average has climbed to approximately 1,500 BTC.Activity has doubled from its May level as Bitcoin continues to trade within a tight range.Spent UTXOs show that old coins moved, but they do not confirm sales.Coldcard-related security concerns may account for part of the increased wallet activity.　　Bitcoin OG activity doubles from May levels　　CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost reported that activity among Bitcoins oldest holders has increased during the latest period of price consolidation. The analyst defines the group as investors whose coins had remained unspent for more than five years before moving onchain.　　The 90-day moving average of spent outputs from the cohort has reached about 1,500 BTC, twice the level recorded in May, according to Darkfost. A moving average smooths daily changes, making it less sensitive to isolated transfers from a few large wallets.　　At 1,500 BTC, the current average is also about 56% above the 962 BTC reported on June 24. At the time, the reading had fallen below 1,000 BTC for the first time since November 2024, indicating that activity from

09-05Industry

Robinhood Chain daily fees hit record $6 million

Robinhood Chain has set a daily fee record of $6.04 million, lifting its seven-day annualized revenue rate to approximately $1.1 billion as memecoin trading and token launches drive network activity.　　SummaryRobinhood Chain generated $6.04 million in fees and retained $5.44 million in daily revenue.Seven-day revenue reached $20.33 million, equal to an annualized rate of roughly $1.06 billion.GMGN and Pons have become two of the largest application-level revenue sources on the network.Robinhood Chain recorded $1.71 billion in decentralized exchange volume over the latest 24 hours.　　Robinhood Chain daily fees reach $6.04 million　　DefiLlama data showed Robinhood Chain collecting $6.04 million in transaction fees over the latest 24-hour period, exceeding the previous level of about $4.6 million and setting a record for the network.　　After deducting Ethereum settlement expenses and Robinhood Chains fee-sharing obligations to the Arbitrum ecosystem, the network retained approximately $5.44 million as chain revenue. Fees refer to the total amount users paid, while revenue measures the portion kept by the network after associated costs and allocations.　　Robinhood Chain generated $20.33 million in revenue during the latest seven-day period, according to the same dashboard. Maintaining that rate for a full year would produce approximately $1.06 billion, commonly rounded to $1.1 billion.　　You might also like:　　Pendle launches

09-05Industry

Robinhood rejects AMC CEO’s demand to halt AMC tokenized ‘meme stock’ which offers no shareholder rights

Social media crypto drama is heating up again. The latest spat is between Robinhood and the once Prince of Meme Stocks AMC.　　Related Company Robinhood American financial services company　　Robinhoods top legal officer rejected AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Arons demand to stop trading an AMC-linked Stock Token, and Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said the company stands behind the product.　　The dispute centers on a basic distinction. Robinhoods instrument follows the economics of AMC shares, while its holders own debt issued by a Robinhood affiliate and receive no ownership rights in AMC.　　Dan Gallagher, Robinhoods chief legal, compliance, and corporate affairs officer, said the company would not “DECIST,” echoing the misspelling in Arons demand, and told AMC to send its lawyers. Tenev followed by saying, “We stand behind Stock Tokens.”　　Aron first said AMC had no connection to the token and that the cinema operators outside securities counsel would examine it. After Tenev asked, “Whats the concern？” Aron listed several objections. He argued that the product could blur the line between economic exposure and share ownership, separate trading activity from AMCs capital-raising process, and deny token holders the rights attached to AMC shares. He also said AMC would take the matter to the Securities and Exchange

09-05Industry

Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs draw $1.2B in weekly inflows

U.S. spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds attracted a combined $1.20 billion during the trading week ending Sept. 4, with Bitcoin products accounting for more than 80% of the total.　　SummarySpot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $986.7 million in weekly net inflows.Ethereum ETFs added $215.3 million, down sharply from the previous week.BlackRocks Bitcoin funds attracted $691.5 million across the five sessions.The largest combined inflows arrived on Sept. 3 as crypto prices rebounded.　　Bitcoin ETF inflows approach $1 billion　　According to data from Farside Investors, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $986.7 million in net inflows between Aug. 31 and Sept. 4. The weekly intake increased about 6.7% from the $924.5 million added during the previous five trading sessions.　　The funds opened the week with $216.7 million in net inflows on Aug. 31 before recording $236.5 million in withdrawals on Sept. 1. Demand returned over the following three sessions, producing inflows of $101.1 million, $730.8 million, and $174.6 million.　　Sept. 3 accounted for roughly 74% of the entire weekly total. BlackRock‘s spot Bitcoin products attracted $454 million that day, while ARK Invest and 21Shares’ ARKB added $137.7 million. Fidelity‘s FBTC and Grayscale’s Bitcoin Mini Trust recorded $74.4 million and $48.8 million, respectively.　　You might also like:　　U.S. Bitcoin ETFs draw $731

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