Crypto Industry News & Market Trends

The Ultra-Rich Fear Inflation Now. What Are They Buying？

Inflation now tops family offices‘ list of concerns, yet stocks remain their favorite destination for new capital. Some 46% raised public equity exposure over the past year, according to Citi Wealth’s 2026 Global Family Office Report.　　The survey covered 351 family offices in 41 countries. For the next year, 37% expect to add developed-market equities, against 3% for digital assets.　　Sponsored　　Sponsored　　Inflation Climbs the Worry List While Stocks Collect the Cash　　Citis report shows 63% of respondents named inflation their top concern, up from 37% in 2025. Tariff worries, which led last year, fell to 18% from 60%.　　Those concerns have not translated into equity selling. The survey shows only 12% of family offices cut public equity exposure in the past 12 months.　　The net increase in public equity allocations was also 23 percentage points larger than in the 2025 survey. Over the next 12 months, only 5% of family offices plan to reduce their allocation to global developed equities.　　Alexandre Monnier, head of family office advisory at Citi Wealth, told CNBC that allocations had not shifted as sharply as inflation fears.　　“I think family offices are becoming more sophisticated and see risk management as something more active that allows you to stay invested during periods of uncertainty,

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Hyperliquid Strategies Keeps Buying the Token That Drove Its $305.5 Million Profit

A wallet linked to Hyperliquid Strategies has purchased 494,200 Hyperliquid (HYPE) tokens, worth $45.8 million.　　The latest buy extends a month-long run. The token behind that treasury has also sharply outpaced Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) this year.　　Sponsored　　Sponsored　　HYPE Did the Heavy Lifting in Fiscal 2026　　According to Lookonchain, the wallet has bought 5.51 million HYPE, worth $476 million, over the past month. That averages 183,574 tokens, or $15.86 million, a day.　　The firm now holds 35.1 million HYPE worth about $3.2 billion. That is up from roughly 29.3 million tokens when its fiscal year closed on June 30.　　Hyperliquid Strategies booked $305.5 million in net income for the fiscal year, largely from HYPE price gains, its full-year profit report showed. Unrealized gains on its holdings came to $709.9 million, per the companys results.　　Follow us on X to get the latest news as it happens　　HYPE Outruns Bitcoin and Ethereum　　The accumulation has come during a strong year for the token. HYPE has climbed 280% so far in 2026, according to market data.　　Sponsored　　Sponsored　　In contrast, Bitcoin has lost 5.42% this year, while Ethereum is down 10.98%.　　Year-to-date Performance of HYPE, Bitcoin and Ethereum. Source: TradingView　　Artemis data shows how that split has played out for treasury firms. Hyperliquid Strategies holds

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Bitcoin faces a new inflation test after diesel hits a nominal $6.53 record

US on-highway diesel climbed to $6.529 a gallon on Sept. 21, up 24.4 cents in a week, according to the Energy Information Administration. The rise raises a freight-cost inflation risk for Bitcoin investors watching how long interest rates stay elevated. Because EIA had called the lower Sept. 14 price a record in nominal dollars, the newer, higher reading marks another nominal high. The record describes the dollar price at the pump, without an inflation adjustment.　　Related Asset Bitcoin #1 BTC · $83,601.74 24-hour change: down 0.98% Loading price history… 24H Down 0.98% 7D Up 3.59% 30D Up 7.08%　　The fuel buffer also narrowed. EIA data put US distillate stocks at 107.431 million barrels in the week ended Sept. 18, down from 107.859 million barrels a week earlier. The agency published the stock reading on Sept. 23. The inventory decline adds to evidence of constrained supply. EIA also identifies global distillate and crude markets as drivers of the price rise.　　EIA attributes the recent diesel surge to tight global distillate supply and elevated crude prices. Diesel powers freight movement, and the agency says high prices can contribute to higher road and rail shipping costs. Whether companies pass those costs to customers, and how quickly,

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Cardano (ADA) Eyes First Major Golden Cross of 2026: Potential Scenarios

Cardano (ADA) is about to experience its first major golden cross of 2026. The daily chart moving averages are just days from converging.　　The daily MA 50 is steadily rising and is on the verge of crossing the daily MA 200 to form a golden cross, a bullish sign. If it is confirmed, this will be Cardanos first golden cross of 2026. Cardanos last golden cross was in August 2025, when the ADA price reached $0.92 for a short time. Cardano then went on to have a series of lower highs between $0.83 and $0.92 for the next few months before a price dip and a daily death cross in November 2025.　　A death cross was completed on the weekly chart in May 2026, the opposite of a golden cross, which occurs when the MA 50 drops below the MA 200 and is viewed as a bearish signal.　　ADA/USD Daily Chart, Image by TradingView　　ADA was trading up 8% in the last 24 hours to $0.256 at the time of writing, as several altcoins posted significant gains on a daily and weekly basis. Bitcoins price has gone sideways, and altcoins are benefiting as a consequence. CoinMarketCaps altcoin season index has a reading of 58

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Ethena takes USDe basis trade into tokenized US equities

Ethena has added tokenized U.S. equities and equity perpetual futures to the basis trading strategy used for part of USDes backing, taking a funding model previously centered on crypto markets into listed stocks.　　SummaryEthena will use Binance bStocks as tokenized spot collateral and equity perpetual futures as the hedge for part of USDes backing strategy.The move takes Ethenas delta neutral basis trade beyond crypto assets after its Risk Committee approved a framework for tokenized equities.Binance has more than $2.9 billion in equity perpetual open interest, while the equity basis has averaged 3.56% annualized over the past six months.Ethena expects the opportunity in equity perpetual markets to eventually become significantly larger than the crypto perpetual market.　　According to a statement shared with crypto.media, Ethena will use Binances bStocks as the spot side of the trade while taking offsetting positions through equity perpetual futures on the exchange.　　The structure follows a framework previously approved by the Ethena Risk Committee for adding tokenized equity basis trades to the protocols allocation strategy. Ethena has historically used a delta neutral approach in crypto markets, pairing asset exposure with derivatives positions intended to hedge movements in the underlying asset.　　Under the new setup, bStocks will provide tokenized equity exposure while

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Ripple News: What Dan Morehead Said About XRP

In the latest Ripple news, Pantera Capital founder Dan Morehead appeared on CNBC‘s Squawk Box. During the segment, he said that “there might be other use cases, you know, like Ripple’s going after SWIFT.” The remark frames Ripple as a competitor for part of the cross-border payments market. It does not say Ripple will replace SWIFT, has already displaced it, or has captured any measurable share of its activity.　　That distinction matters, because Moreheads wording has already been stretched far beyond what it supports. SWIFT, formally the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, remains the dominant global network for cross-border payment messaging between financial institutions. Morehead named a target, not a timetable.　　Even CNBC admits that „Ripple is going after Swift. ????????????$XRP is a done deal ✔️ pic.twitter.com/86ZIm33Qlt　　— ???????????????????????? (@_Crypto_Barbie) September 22, 2026　　Sign Up With MergeX And Trade CryptoRipple News: What Did Panteras Dan Morehead Actually Say on CNBC？　　The comment came during a broader survey of blockchain use cases. Morehead said Solanas capacity could reach as many as 9 billion transactions per day. He also described Bitcoin as “digital gold.”　　Ripple came up as a separate category. He presented it as a network aimed at a narrower financial function, rather than a store

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XRP Price Forecast: Can Ripple Break Resistance This Time？

XRP trades at $1.54 on September 25, up 4.1% over the past 24 hours, as the token pushes back toward the resistance band that has capped it for most of September. For anyone building an XRP price forecast, the key question is whether this attempt breaks through or fades like the last one, and the answer depends on data thats only now coming into focus.　　The rejection near $1.64 on September 23 sent XRP down to around $1.46 the next day before buyers stepped back in. Even after that pullback, XRP is up 15.5% over seven days and 8.2% over 30 days, though its still 45.5% below where it traded a year ago. Daily trading volume sits near $4.19 billion, with market capitalization at roughly $97 billion.　　Demand is also building beneath the surface. Spot XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) products added roughly $20 million in inflows on September 22, while cumulative XRP ETF inflows have reached $1.73 billion. Institutional infrastructure keeps expanding, too: Absas launch of digital asset custody with Ripple opens regulated access across African markets.　　JUST IN: Bitwise and Franklin ETF clients buy a combined $14.89 million worth of $XRP. pic.twitter.com/eUx2u4wBvm　　— Whale Insider (@WhaleInsider) September 25, 2026　　Market Intelligence: Crypto Analyst Predicts

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XRP could lose some payment flows to stablecoins, Ripple CEO says

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has said XRP is not necessarily the best asset for every payment use case, acknowledging that stablecoins can solve some customer problems more effectively.　　Faena Roses January 22 program, titled The Transformative Power of Crypto Assets, featured Garlinghouse discussing cross-border payments, stablecoins, financial inclusion and digital financial infrastructure. Clips from the interview resurfaced on social media on September 24, more than eight months after the conversation originally took place.　　The timing matters because the remarks are not a new Ripple policy announcement made this week. They show how Garlinghouse described the roles of XRP and stablecoins earlier in 2026, while Ripples current product documents now show a payments platform built to use several settlement assets.　　Why XRP may not be the answer for every Ripple payment　　During the discussion, Garlinghouse used cross-border transfers as an example of how the choice of asset can depend on the payment itself. He said “XRP is the best bridge asset” could be the answer for one transaction, while another could work better through a stablecoin.　　His qualification was explicit. Garlinghouse said “a stablecoin is going to solve that problem better” in some cases, putting the customers payment requirement ahead of using one specific cryptocurrency. The

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NEAR price rally meets Bitwise ETF listing, is $5 next？

NEAR has pushed toward the $5 level after NYSE Arca approved Bitwises NEAR ETF listing application under ticker NRR, extending a rally that has lifted the token more than 170% this year.　　SummaryNYSE Arca approved Bitwise NEAR ETF shares for listing under ticker NRR on September 24.Bitwise charges 0.75% annually and plans to stake all NEAR holdings under normal conditions initially.Staking expenses take 33% of generated NEAR, leaving roughly 67% for the trust itself ultimately.NEAR trades near $4.96 after gaining about 43% weekly and roughly 176% year-to-date so far.Money Flow Index near 77 signals heavy buying while KST remains strongly positive above signal.　　The SEC filing trail shows that Bitwise registered the ETFs shares under Section 12(b) on September 24, with the Form 8-A stating that NYSE Arca had approved the listing application. The filing names common shares of beneficial interest in the Bitwise NEAR ETF for trading on the exchange.　　The wording requires an important distinction. Bitwises prospectus states that neither the SEC nor any state securities regulator has “approved or disapproved” the securities themselves. The exchange has approved the listing application, while the SEC registration process governs the public offering disclosures.　　You might also like:　　Why ZEC and NEAR are winning cryptos alternative

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Samourai co-founder faces new move after 30-day ordeal

Samourai Wallet co-founder Keonne Rodriguez has said he faces another federal prison transfer after a drug-treatment program at FCI McKean was deactivated.　　SummaryRodriguez says FCI McKean ended his treatment program, triggering another transfer with roughly seventy inmates.Completing the federal drug program could cut Rodriguezs five-year sentence by up to twelve months.His previous transfer from Morgantown to McKean took thirty days despite a four-hour driving distance.DOJ says Samourai transmitted more than $237 million in criminal proceeds through its privacy services.Senate CLARITY legislation containing developer protections failed to advance on a 49–50 procedural vote September.　　Rodriguez‘s September 24 post on X says the prison warden informed program participants that he and roughly 70 other inmates would be transferred to facilities where the treatment remains available. The Federal Bureau of Prisons had not published a separate notice confirming McKean’s program shutdown at the time of reporting, so the transfer details come from Rodriguezs account.　　You might also like:　　Samourai Wallet co-founder seeks donations after $2M legal debt　　Why is Rodriguez facing another prison transfer？　　Rodriguez entered the Residential Drug Abuse Program, or RDAP, because successful completion can reduce an eligible federal inmates sentence. The BOP explains that eligible participants may receive an early-release reduction after completing the residential treatment

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