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Blockchain Association CEO Mersinger Steps Down

The Blockchain Association‘s chief executive, Summer Mersinger, will step down on October 16 and hand leadership of the crypto industry’s leading Washington advocacy group back to its founding leader, Kristin Smith, the organization announced in a press release on September 25. Smith, who currently serves as president of the associations board of directors, will return as interim chief executive on October 17, while Mersinger stays on as an advisor through the end of the year to ease the transition.　　A leadership change after the CLARITY Act setback　　The handoff lands about ten days after the Senate failed to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in a 49-50 cloture vote on September 15, a defeat that stalled the industrys primary push for a comprehensive market structure law. Mersinger joined the Blockchain Association in June 2025 after serving as a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, bringing years of public service that included senior staff roles in both chambers of Congress and work as an advisor to Senate Majority Leader John Thune.　　Mersingers tenure delivered the GENIUS Act and regulatory clarity　　Under Mersinger‘s leadership, the association pressed a dual legislative and regulatory strategy that produced a string of milestones. It backed final passage of

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Cathie Wood Brings OpenAI, SpaceX and Anthropic Exposure to Ethereum

ARK and Securitize announced on Sept. 24 that the ARK Venture Funds tokenized share class, ARKVX, will be available on Ethereum, with Securitize handling the onchain issuance and investor infrastructure through its official tokenization platform.　　The more important part is what sits inside the fund.　　ARKs latest portfolio data show SpaceX at 7.54%, OpenAI at 5.26% and Anthropic at 3.86%, alongside Stripe, Crusoe, Figure AI and other private and public technology companies in the ARK Venture Fund portfolio.　　That means investors are not buying tokenized OpenAI, SpaceX or Anthropic shares directly. They are buying a tokenized interest in a regulated fund that owns exposure to those companies.　　Ethereum Becomes the Settlement Layer for Venture Exposure　　The underlying companies remain inside the ARK Venture Fund. What changes is the ownership infrastructure around the fund itself.　　Securitize says ARKVX will use Ethereum for its tokenized share class, while eligible investors access it through a regulated platform. The fund itself remains an actively managed closed-end interval fund focused on disruptive innovation.　　That distinction matters because Coinpaper has already explained how tokenized stocks and funds move onchain: the blockchain layer changes how ownership is recorded and transferred, but it does not turn the underlying private companies into crypto assets.　　ARKs portfolio is

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Dow Jones: Stocks Rally, Silver Price Holds Despite 5% Yields

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended Friday at 51,828.62, up 0.93%, even as Treasury yields remained at levels that would normally make life harder for both stocks and precious metals.　　Spot silver finished the week around $64.17 an ounce, after trading between roughly $63.24 and $65.22 on Friday. The metal recovered during the session but still finished the week about 3.4% below Mondays level near $66.40.　　Meanwhile, the U.S. Treasurys official Sept. 25 yield curve put the 10-year yield at 5.17%, after it reached roughly 5.2% earlier in the week.　　That leaves markets in an unusual position: stocks are absorbing the rate shock better than silver.　　Dow Jones Buyers Are Looking Past 5% Yields　　Fridays rally was broad enough to push all three major U.S. indexes higher.　　The Dow gained 0.93%, while the S&P 500 rose 0.51% and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.48%. Technology and AI-related stocks helped offset pressure from elevated borrowing costs.　　That extends a pattern Coinpaper has tracked throughout the week. The S&P 500 managed to hold up despite a 5.2% Treasury yield, while an earlier session showed the Dow and S&P 500 rising as oil and yields temporarily eased.　　The Dows resilience is notable because the index had recently struggled as bank stocks and

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Institutions Watched Bitcoin Fall 50%: Yet None of 15 Bitwise Surveyed Investors Cut Exposure

The survey shows that institutions have not backed away from crypto, even as they remain picky about what they buy.　　Institutional investors are keeping their crypto exposure steady despite the intense turmoil between Q4 2025 and Q2 2026, according to a survey by Bitwise.　　The firm interviewed 15 institutions and found that none cut their allocation during a period when the market fell by about 50%.　　Bitcoin Is the Institutional Favorite　　Crypto allocations remain relatively small across the portfolios surveyed and range from 0.5% to 13% of investable assets. Most institutions hold between 1% and 2%. Their exposure is spread across ETFs, direct crypto holdings, venture capital, and hedge funds. The survey found that institutions are not stepping away from crypto. Some are maintaining their current targets, while others are still working toward higher allocations.　　Several investors are also moving away from illiquid private placements. Some are even adding market-neutral strategies to reduce volatility and make crypto investments easier to approve internally. Bitwise said the debate is increasingly focused on how much crypto to hold and which investment vehicles to use, rather than whether to invest at all.　　Institutional investors are also taking different approaches when it comes to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana.　　It is no surprise

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UNI Price Holds Breakout as Stock Token DEX Volume Reaches $20.9B

TLDR:UNI price trades near $9.61 after a quarterly breakout, while $12.30 marks the next major hurdle on the daily technical chart.Tokenized stocks generated $20.9 billion in DEX volume over 30 days, with Uniswap v4 and v3 processing a combined 60.1% share.Uniswap v4 led tokenized-stock DEX trading with a 40.7% share, while Uniswap v3 ranked second at 19.4% during the period.Holding $9.33 could support another UNI test of $9.93, while a breakdown would place $8.37 and deeper support back in focus.　　The UNI price traded near $9.61 on September 26 after a third-quarter advance reshaped the tokens structure. Market data showed a modest pullback as buyers defended the $9.33 support area. The move followed a rally from $2.35 to $10.85 during the quarter. That advance broke a descending triangle that had contained the token since its 2021 peak.　　Meanwhile, Token Terminal reported $20.9 billion in tokenized-stock DEX volume over 30 days. Uniswap v4 led that market with 40.7%, while v3 captured 19.4%. Their combined 60.1% share adds a usage measure to UNIs price setup.　　Uniswap (UNI) PriceUNI Price Holds Its Breakout Below the $12.30 Hurdle　　The Q3 move changed a structure that had restricted UNI. UNI price cleared the triangle and reached $10.85 before sellers

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Cathie Wood Brings $1.3 Billion Fund Holding SpaceX and OpenAI Onchain

Cathie Woods ARK Invest is tokenizing its ARK Venture Fund with Securitize, putting it on the Ethereum blockchain. The fund owns stakes in OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX.　　OpenAI and Anthropic do not trade on any stock exchange. ARK and Securitize announced the move on Sept. 24. Bloomberg reported the funds size at about $1.3 billion.　　What the ARK Venture Fund Onchain Offers Investors　　Tokenizing means recording ownership as a digital token on a blockchain, a public ledger anyone can check. Eligible investors buying through Securitize get exposure to the funds portfolio this way, according to the release.　　Discover more　　Enterprise blockchain solutions　　Crypto trading course　　Digital payment systems　　That portfolio is mostly private. About 78% of the fund sat in companies without a public stock ticker as of August 31, ARKs holdings file shows. SpaceX was the top position at 7.54%. OpenAI made up 5.26% and Anthropic 3.86%.　　ARK first opened this door in September 2022. It launched the fund with a $500 minimum, calling venture capital a market long reserved for wealthy investors, its announcement said.　　The catch is the exit. The fund is an interval fund, so it buys back shares only at set times. Its prospectus schedules those buybacks quarterly, and the release warns they may be

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XRP ETFs hit 6 green months – But 2 signals warn of profit taking

Ripple [XRP] has been getting a lot of love from ETF investors lately. However, theres two sides to every story, and traders are on the other end of the tale.　　What gives？　　Discover more　　Crypto market updates　　Crypto trading course　　Hire Grant Writers　　Six months in the green for XRP ETFs　　Monthly net inflows have stayed green for half a year now, per SoSoValue. August was the biggest of the lot at $159.18 million.　　September has added another $117.44 million so far. That brings total net assets to $1.77 billion.　　Source: SoSoValue　　Now heres the catch.　　Source: CryptoQuant　　Over on the futures side, CryptoQuants 90-day taker CVD showed sell-dominance earlier in the month.　　Its been bleeding red ever since.　　Source: CryptoQuant　　Funding rates have, for the most part, been positive. However, they fell massively into the deep red for a few times since late August. A look at the numbers will show dips as low as -0.018 in mid September.　　While most traders still lean long, short bets keep popping up like weeds.　　XRP active addresses rise, and so do reserves　　Traders might be split, but the XRP ledger itself has been bustling.　　Active addresses rose to 29.9K, per CryptoQuant. That‘s the highest in half a year, and a king’s leap from the 10.7K of mid-September. For most of

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Bitcoin ETFs Turn Positive in 2026 After $2.4B Weekly Inflow

TLDR:Bitcoin ETFs attract $2.4 billion for the strongest week since October 2025, turning 2026 net flows positive at $934.1 million.BlackRock‘s IBIT leads issuers with $1.2 billion, while Fidelity’s FBTC adds $701.7 million and ARKB receives $294.7 million.Ether ETFs reverse a $140 million outflow with $689.9 million in inflows, taking 2026 net additions to about $1.6 billion.Solana ETFs register a record $86.7 million inflow as weekly demand reaches $188.2 million and assets rise to $1.5 billion.　　U.S. Bitcoin ETFs drew $2.4 billion in net inflows during the week ending Sept. 25. That marks their strongest weekly result since October 2025. The demand pushes their 2026 flow total back above zero. According to SosoValue data, the year-to-date inflows now reach about $934.1 million, reversing a deficit that stood near $5.8 billion two months earlier, in mid-July.　　Monday provides the week‘s largest daily share with a $999 million inflow. Daily additions then slow through Friday, but the funds extend their streak to seven sessions. Ether ETFs reverse the previous week’s outflow, while Solana ETFs record their largest single-day intake since their October 2025 launch.　　Bitcoin ETFs Extend Seven-Day Inflow Streak to $3 Billion　　The 12 Bitcoin ETFs collect $714.7 million on Tuesday after Mondays near-billion-dollar opening. They

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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Says XRP and Solana Can Both Thrive in Cryptos Next 5 Years

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has pushed back against the idea that investors must choose XRP over other major cryptocurrencies, saying he remains bullish on multiple digital assets, including Solana, for different reasons.　　Garlinghouses comments have resurfaced as XRP and Solana both trade near important technical levels following recent gains.　　“I‘m not one of these people who’s an XRP maximalist, Im bullish on a bunch of cryptos for a bunch of reasons,” Garlinghouse said when asked why someone should hold XRP rather than Solana over the next five years. The remarks, originally made earlier in 2026, have gained renewed attention in September.　　His position puts the focus on utility rather than loyalty to a particular cryptocurrency. He argued that the appropriate digital asset depends on the problem being addressed, particularly in cross-border payments. He also acknowledged that stablecoins could sometimes provide a more suitable solution than XRP.　　XRP and Solana Can Serve Different Roles　　Garlinghouse did not frame Solana as an asset that must lose for XRP to succeed. Instead, his comments suggest that both networks can develop around different applications and sources of demand.　　Garlinghouse views XRP as a potential bridge asset for cross-border payments while acknowledging that stablecoins may be better suited to some use

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Ethenas Binance integration lifts ENA 25% – $0.50 next IF…

Ethena‘s Binance integration accelerated ENA’s price recovery, surging 25.83% and bringing broader focus to its expanding basis-trade strategy.　　Source: X　　In fact, the collaboration widened Ethenas basis-trading model beyond crypto by integrating tokenized equities as spot collateral.　　Previously, Ethena operated within an underlying crypto market worth nearly $2.5 trillion. The equity integration, however, introduced exposure to an estimated $150 trillion real-world asset market.　　The expansion therefore considerably broadened the potential collateral pool supporting Ethenas delta-neutral strategy.　　Alongside the fundamental catalyst, market activity around the rally responded with a spot volume increase of 78.25% to $1.11 billion.　　However, ENAs rapid advance still brought supply conditions into consideration as investors positioned themselves around the expanding ecosystem narrative.　　Discover more　　Deploy Cloud Servers　　Crypto market updates　　Secure crypto storage　　Coinbase custody deposit brings fresh supply　　As the Binance integration unfolded, the exchange flows changed direction as ENA accelerated, creating a significant counterweight to the growing fundamental backdrop.　　Source: X　　In particular, Ethena Coinbase custody moved $7.73 million in ENA to Bybit, creating a potential exchange-side supply pressure.　　Also notably, the deposit coincided with a spot netflow reversal across ENAs broader spot flows.　　Before the parabolic price uptick, ENA registered roughly $4.4 million in outflows on 25th September, showing tokens previously left exchanges.　　The latest reading, however, had flipped to approximately

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