Latest Crypto News & Market Updates

Ethereum Hits Record Usage as Active Users Fall 30%

Ethereums Layer-1 network reached fresh usage records in Q2 2026, despite a sharp decline in monthly active users. Token Terminal data shows Ethereum processed 203.9 million transactions during the quarter, up 68.4% from a year earlier. Average throughput also reached a record 25.9 transactions per second.　　However, monthly active users dropped 30% quarter over quarter to 9.2 million. Consequently, the remaining users generated significantly more transactions. Fees climbed 31.6% to $52.5 million, while ETH burn revenue more than doubled to $17.1 million.　　Tokenization Strengthens Ethereums Position　　Ethereums tokenized asset market averaged $203.1 billion during Q2. Stablecoins accounted for $176.8 billion, while tokenized funds reached $20.8 billion. Additionally, tokenized U.S. Treasury funds hit a record $7.5 billion average.　　Moreover, Ethereum retained the largest share of stablecoins and tokenized funds among leading chains. Its ecosystem TVL averaged $287.2 billion, although that figure declined 9.2% quarter over quarter.　　Staking Growth Supports ETH　　Ethereums staking ratio reached a record 32%, signaling stronger participation in network security. The number of ETH-holding addresses also climbed 6.6% to 312.1 million.　　Significantly, ETH currently trades around $2,538, up 1.18% over 24 hours. Hence, stronger network usage, rising staking participation, and expanding tokenization could support Ethereums long-term market position.　　Related: Strive Adds 469 BTC, Bringing Bitcoin Holdings

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Privacy Coins Outrun Bitcoin as Market Rotates Into Zcash and Monero

Privacy coins have broken away from a weak crypto market, with zcash and monero delivering gains while bitcoin remains below its October peak. Fresh sector data points to a rotation amid privacy demand, institutional access, and persistent network use.　　Key TakeawaysPrivacy coins gained 213% after bitcoins October 2025 peak.Zcash accounted for about 62% of the privacy sector on Sept. 7.Monero activity remains elevated despite major exchange delistings.　　Privacy Coins Separate From the Broader Crypto Market　　Market leadership has rotated toward privacy coins as most major cryptocurrencies remain below their October 2025 levels. A Bitfinex analysis published Sept. 11 highlighted the shift, drawing on data Glassnode published on Sept. 7. Among the 25 largest crypto assets, only zcash, Hyperliquid‘s HYPE, monero, and WhiteBIT’s WBT traded above their Oct. 6 levels.　　Glassnode‘s privacy-coin sector data showed the category gained 213% since bitcoin reached its record above $126,000 on Oct. 6, 2025. The basket also advanced 90% over the preceding month. Over the previous year, the sector’s combined market value increased from $7.1 billion to $33.6 billion.　　Zcash accounted for about 62% of the privacy sector‘s value in Glassnode’s Sept. 7 snapshot after delivering the largest gain in the group. ZEC rose more than 25-fold over the past

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Iran's President Pezeshkian: Our demands are the same as our previous demands

Iran‘s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that Tehran is not at war with Saudi Arabia. Pezeshkian added that Iran’s demands for negotiation with the United States (US) are the same as our previous demands.　　Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said the US is open to engaging with Iran after previously repeatedly insisting that he did not want to negotiate with the Islamic Republic. Trump further stated on Monday that oil is flowing through the Hormuz Strait and the price will drop after the Iran conflict ends.　　Key quotes from Irans President Pezeshkian　　How can we negotiate with the United States, when they have never honored their commitments？　　Our demands are the same as our previous demands.　　We have no intention of going to war with Saudi Arabia.　　Countries in the region can create security and a dynamic economy through cooperation.　　Market reaction　　At the time of writing, the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is up 1.44% on the day at $98.05.　　Discover more　　Economics　　FINANCE　　Fintech　　WTI Oil FAQs　　WTI Oil is a type of Crude Oil sold on international markets. The WTI stands for West Texas Intermediate, one of three major types including Brent and Dubai Crude. WTI is also referred to as “light” and “sweet” because of its relatively low gravity and

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Patrick Witt Signals CLARITY Act Progress After Trump Ethics

The CLARITY Act faces a crucial Senate vote Tuesday after President Donald Trump agreed to tougher ethics limits for federal officials with crypto interests, White House adviser Patrick Witt said Monday.　　Republicans accepted as much as 95% of Democrats requests during negotiations, Witt said at the Solana Policy Institute summit. The agreement comes as lawmakers seek a broader framework for cryptocurrency regulation.　　Trump accepts wider ethics limits　　Under the latest deal, Trump could be required to place some investments in blind trusts, while states could gain greater authority to enforce federal ethics rules, Witt said.　　Related: 17 Attorneys General Warn Clarity Act Could Weaken State Crypto Enforcement　　The changes aim to address concerns about potential conflicts involving government officials with crypto holdings. However, Democratic staffers have questioned whether the provisions could give Trump administration officials too much control over ethics enforcement.　　The Senate needs 60 votes to advance the bill, leaving Republicans with little room for defections.　　CLARITY Act faces more hurdles　　Banking groups have warned that stablecoin rewards could encourage customers to move funds from traditional bank deposits. Witt called the concern “entirely hypothetical and speculative.”　　Crypto advocates remain concerned about restrictions affecting decentralized finance projects. Even if the Senate reaches the 60-vote threshold, lawmakers would still need

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Grayscale Launches 4 Crypto Portfolios for Financial Advisors

Key TakeawaysGrayscale launched four model portfolios built from crypto ETPs.Every strategy is rebalanced quarterly with a 40% weighting cap per asset.Advisors retain control over allocations made in client accounts.　　Four Models Package Crypto Exposure for Advisor Accounts　　Financial advisors gained four preconstructed approaches to digital asset exposure on Sept. 14, when Grayscale announced its model portfolio suite. The strategies combine multiple crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs), while incorporating asset selection, position sizing, diversification, and rebalancing into methodologies that financial platforms can make available for client accounts.　　Laurie Katz, Grayscales global head of distribution, described the models as a way to reduce the operational work involved in maintaining separate crypto allocations. Katz stated:　　“Advisors are increasingly looking for ways to bring digital assets into client portfolios without having to build and maintain allocations asset by asset.”　　The launch moves Grayscales advisor offering beyond individual funds and into portfolio construction, where several products are grouped under one strategy. Each model provides suggested allocations rather than a directly managed account, leaving the financial professional responsible for deciding how the portfolio applies to each client.　　Bitcoin, Altcoins, and Infrastructure Define the Four Strategies　　Each strategy uses market-cap weighting, rebalances quarterly, and limits any single asset to 40% of the portfolio. The official

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Clarity Act Update: US Crypto Bill Faces Fresh Hurdle Before Critical Senate Vote

Key InsightsClarity Act update draws opposition from James and 17 other attorneys general.Revised text adds ethics rules, state enforcement, and a stablecoin-rewards circuit breaker.A Tuesday cloture vote needs 60 votes as banks seek tighter rewards language.　　The Clarity Act update faces a fresh obstacle before Tuesdays Senate procedural vote. New York Attorney General Letitia James and 17 other attorneys general urge lawmakers to reject the crypto market-structure bill. Their Monday letter says federal preemption could weaken state registration authority and investor-protection cases. The group argues that the measure could make fraud enforcement harder for state prosecutors.　　The Clarity Act Senate vote needs 60 votes to advance. Republican sponsors say the revised text incorporates 126 changes requested by Democrats. Those revisions address official ethics, stablecoin rewards, decentralized finance, and developer registration.　　The debate also tests how crypto regulation will divide federal and state authority. Even so, state officials and banking groups say unresolved language still needs changes.　　Clarity Act Update Draws State Enforcement Warning　　James‘s coalition sent the letter to Banking Committee leaders Tim Scott and Elizabeth Warren. It places the Clarity Act update at the center of the dispute. The coalition’s central concern is language allowing the Securities and Exchange Commission to preempt state registration

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Australian Dollar gets caught between AI selloff and 5% US yields

The Aussie Dollar registered losses of over 0.73% on Monday as sentiment soured due to a fall in technology shares, along with heightened tensions in the Middle East, high energy prices, and a jump in bond yields. The AUD/USD trades at 0.7118, after hitting a high of the day (HOD) of 0.7168.　　AUD/USD falls as tech weakness, Oil risks and Fed bets lift Dollar　　The leaders of AI companies in the US expressed concerns about the rapid pace of advances in the industry and called for a slowdown. This triggered a leg lower in US equity markets, while the US Dollar – boosted by the US 10-year T-bond yield past 5% – is poised to end Mondays session up 0.33%, according to the US Dollar Index (DXY).　　The DXY, which measures the advance of the American Dollar against its six peers, reclaims the 99.00 level, up 99.46.　　Geopolitics are playing a big role, following Yemen‘s Houthis attack on a Saudi Oil pipeline, which could be shut for several weeks, triggering a shortage of about 7 million barrels per day. Hence, investors’ inflation expectations continued to rise following last weeks US inflation data, which pushed traders to price in almost a full rate hike by

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The Euro breaks both its moving averages as the Fed's hike becomes certain

EUR/USD closed near 1.1550 on Monday, 0.42% lower, and beneath both of its moving averages for the first time since late July. The 50-day and 200-day Exponential Moving Averages (EMA), the chart‘s two usual reference lines, now sit two pips apart, so the pair fell through one line rather than two. The Dollar rose against every major currency on the day. Futures tied to the Fed’s rate ended it with Wednesdays quarter-point increase priced at 100%, which would be the first American increase since 2023. The European Central Bank (ECB) raised its own rate last Thursday, and the Euro has fallen in every session since.　　The forecast that justified the hike has a cheaper barrel in it　　The ECB raised its deposit rate, the rate it pays banks on the cash they park with it overnight, to 2.50% on September 10. It was the second increase of the year, and the decision was unanimous. The statement said inflation will stay well above target for an extended period. The staff forecast published alongside has inflation peaking at 3.6% in the fourth quarter and back at 2.5% by the middle of next year. That path rests on a Crude Oil price assumption fixed on

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Armstrong Pushes Real-Share Model as Coinbase Expands

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said tokenized stocks should represent real shares, giving investors ownership rights rather than simply tracking stock prices.　　Armstrong outlined the approach on X as Coinbase expands blockchain-based access to US equities for customers outside the US. Under the model, underlying shares would be held in custody, while tokens could include redemption and dividend features.　　Weve set the standard with Coinbase Tokenized Stocks.　　No synthetics or debt instruments, real fully-backed securities, redeemable for the underlying shares, with dividends integrated, and voting rights coming soon.　　That means access for global investors and institutions to the…　　Real shares behind tokens　　Coinbase launched Base-native tokens linked to Apple, Nvidia, Meta and Alphabet in August. The products use the B20 token standard and trade under the tickers AAPLc, NVDAc, METAc and GOOGLc.　　Related: Bitget 8-Year Evolution: From Crypto Exchange to Universal Exchange　　The tokens do not give holders direct ownership of the underlying companies. Coinbase Onchain SPV issues the tokens, while Alpaca Securities holds the corresponding shares. Legal ownership therefore remains with the trust rather than token holders.　　Redemption and voting limits　　Vested token holders can request redemption for underlying stocks, dollars or USDC, subject to eligibility checks and a 0.05% fee. Voting rights are exercised indirectly through the structure.　　Unvested holders

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Hard assets are entering their next explosive phase – Are you positioned？

Its official: Commodities and Hard Assets have become the best-performing asset class of 2026.　　In a year defined by persistent inflation, geopolitical conflict, rising sovereign debt and intensifying supply disruption, capital is rotating aggressively into the one area governments cannot print and central banks cannot manufacture: scarce physical assets.　　From Oil, Natural Gas and refined fuels to Copper, Tin and Aluminium and Coffee, Sugar, Cocoa, Wheat and Soybeans, the message is clear: the world is repricing the raw materials it needs to function.　　“What we are seeing is not a temporary spike in one isolated corner of the market,” says Lars Hansen, Head of Research at The Gold & Silver Club. “This is a broad-based Hard Asset repricing driven by inflation, scarcity, geopolitical fragmentation and resurgent physical demand. Commodities are no longer an alternative trade. They have become the dominant macro trade of 2026.”　　Measured from their 2026 lows, the breadth of the rally is difficult to ignore.　　European Natural Gas has surged 204%, Heating Oil 149% and Diesel 136%. Gasoline has more than doubled, Jet Fuel has climbed 98%, while WTI and Brent Crude Oil have advanced 85% and 82%, respectively.　　Agriculture is being repriced just as aggressively. Cocoa has roughly doubled from its 2026

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