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Circle Foundation funds UNDP, WFP stablecoin payment trials

Circle Foundation has announced two grants to help the United Nations Development Programme and World Food Programme test digital payments for development work and humanitarian aid.　　SummaryUNDP will create a Digital Asset Innovation Pool to help country offices use lessons from earlier payment pilots.WFP will test two to three country payment corridors over the next three years.The WFP grant will fund risk controls, payment records, compliance tools and links to local financial providers.Circle Foundations funding comes from an equity commitment by U.S.-listed Circle Internet Group.　　Circle Foundation said in its Sep. 25 announcement that the separate grants will help UNDP and WFP examine whether digital payments, including regulated payment stablecoins, can get funds to recipients faster and at lower cost.　　UNDP will focus on making payment methods tested in individual projects available to more country offices. WFP will build the controls needed to test stablecoin payments alongside local financial services.　　The grants fund different stages of that work. UNDP has already tested digital payment methods in several countries and will use its grant to support their use in regular programs. WFPs grant, made to World Food Program USA, will pay for systems and partnerships needed before it tests payments across two to three country

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3 Altcoins That Could Reach All-Time Highs This Weekend

Selected altcoins — WhiteBIT Coin (WBT), Hyperliquid (HYPE), and Venice Token (VVV) — all set new all-time highs (ATH) between September 21 and 23. Each now trades between 4% and 12% below those peaks heading into the weekend.　　WBT and HYPE return to the list after breaking their earlier records. However, bearish RSI divergence on all three charts suggests the next leg higher may not come easily.　　Sponsored　　Sponsored　　WBT Sits 4.7% Below Its Record　　WBT broke out above the 0.618 Fibonacci retracement at $62.48 in late August. It then climbed to its previous peak near $75.　　From September 7, the token extended its rally inside an ascending parallel channel. Price reached the first target at the 1.272 Fibonacci extension near $84 and set a new record at $87.99.　　WBT daily chart Source: TradingView　　WBT has since pulled back to that target, which now aligns with the channels lower boundary. A bounce could open the way toward the 1.618 extension at $95.37, roughly 13.5% higher.　　Meanwhile, volume is fading, and the Relative Strength Index (RSI) has cooled to 67. Early bearish divergence has also appeared. A channel breakdown could send WBT back toward $75, around 11% lower.　　Sponsored　　Sponsored　　HYPE Needs 6.1% for a New Peak　　HYPE has already reached its first target

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Sequans ends Bitcoin strategy after selling its remaining BTC

Sequans Communications has sold its remaining 314 Bitcoin and fully exited its BTC treasury strategy after using earlier sales to cut debt and reshape its balance sheet.　　SummarySequans sold its remaining 314 BTC, completing its Bitcoin treasury exit and leaving no cryptocurrency on its balance sheet.The company had already used earlier Bitcoin sales to redeem convertible debt and now plans to focus its resources on its semiconductor business.Empery Digital, Nakamoto, Strategy and Smarter Web have sold portions of their Bitcoin holdings in 2026, mainly for debt payments and other financing needs.Unlike Sequans, several of those companies continue to hold Bitcoin, while Strategy returned to buying in September and raised its holdings to 846,000 BTC.　　Sequans said on Sept. 24 that the sale covered all Bitcoin held on its balance sheet as of June 30, leaving the semiconductor company with no cryptocurrency holdings. The exit completes a process that had already accelerated this year as the company sold BTC and redeemed its convertible debt.　　The decision represents a substantial change from Sequans position less than a year ago. In November 2025, the company said its long term conviction in Bitcoin remained unchanged after selling 970 BTC to reduce its debt from $189 million to

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US crypto ETFs draw over $3 billion this week, with nearly $800 million flowing beyond Bitcoin

US crypto exchange-traded funds have pulled in more than $3 billion this week as fresh demand spread beyond Bitcoin into Ethereum and altcoin products.　　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%　　Spot ETFs tracking Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP and Zcash recorded about $3.04 billion of combined net inflows from Monday through Thursday, according to SoSoValue data. Bitcoin remained the dominant destination with $2.25 billion, while the other four assets attracted nearly $793 million.　　Bitcoin spot ETFs began this week with a positive flow of $999 million, which was the strongest daily inflow of 2026 and the largest since the funds drew about $1.2 billion on Oct. 6, 2025. These purchases represented roughly 11,530 BTC, the biggest single-day intake in coin terms since November 2024.　　Related Asset Ethereum ETH · $2,675.67 24-hour change: down 0.25%　　The inflows stayed positive for a fourth consecutive session on Thursday, as the funds added $190.65 million, extending their four-day haul to $2.25 billion.　　Related Asset Solana SOL · $119.37 24-hour change: up 2.78%　　Bitfinex said this ETF demand had re-emerged alongside corporate treasury buying, creating simultaneous sources of spot demand for the first time this year.　　The

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Blackrock Drives $191M Bitcoin ETF Inflow as Shorts Bet on Pullback

U.S. crypto ETFs posted broad inflows on Thursday, led by $190.65 million entering bitcoin funds. ETH, SOL, XRP, and HYPE products also attracted capital, while Zcash ETFs remained flat for a second straight session.　　Key TakeawaysBitcoin ETFs drew $190.65M on Thursday, extending their inflow streak to six sessions.Blackrock led broad gains as ether, solana, XRP, and HYPE funds also attracted capital.Traders will test whether ETF demand can offset rising bitcoin shorts and $3B+ Hyperliquid OI.　　Bitcoin ETF Buying Hits 6 Straight Days　　Institutional demand kept building Thursday.　　Bitcoin ETFs recorded their sixth straight day of inflows, adding $190.65 million as investors continued to rebuild exposure after sharp volatility affected markets earlier this month.　　Blackrock‘s IBIT once again carried most of the load, attracting $162.63 million. Fidelity’s FBTC added $12.86 million, while Morgan Stanley‘s MSBT brought in $10.16 million. Franklin’s EZBC gained $4.88 million, and Bitwise‘s BITB added $4.13 million. Wisdomtree’s BTCW recorded the only outflow at $4.02 million.　　Daily trading volume reached $2.27 billion, while net assets closed at $108.92 billion. The persistent buying keeps attention firmly on bitcoins price, which has benefited from a renewed wave of institutional demand across the crypto market.　　Six days of inflows for bitcoin ETFs worth $2.84 billion. Source: SosovalueEther Stretches

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Polygon payment channels hit 11 million updates per second across 25 hubs

Polygon has tested a new agent payment system that processed more than 11 million verified payment updates per second across 25 hubs while keeping final settlement anchored to Polygon Chain.　　Polygon Labs said the benchmark used agent pay channels designed for software that pays for inference, data, API calls and other services as they are consumed, instead of sending every individual payment through an onchain transaction.　　The system combines high frequency offchain payment updates with batched settlement on Polygon, allowing an agent to make repeated small payments while working through a task. Each update was confirmed by the payment engine in 20 microseconds, excluding network latency between the user and the hub.　　Polygon payment channels separate payments from settlement　　Agent pay channels begin with a payer depositing funds into a vendor agnostic channel contract on Polygon and binding a session key. The deposited amount determines how much the agent can spend during the session.　　Once a service requests payment through x402, the agent sends signed cumulative vouchers through a hub as it consumes the service. The hub checks the signature, price, replay ID, authorization ceiling and remaining escrow before returning a receipt.　　A valid receipt lets the provider release the next unit of work, which could

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Trump Might Meet AI CEOs on September 29. Nobody Knows Who's Invited Yet

President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and tech CEOs will reportedly meet on artificial intelligence (AI) on September 29, according to the latest reports. 　　The meeting comes at a time when the AI safety debate has gained traction. Leading AI companies have warned of the technologys risks, while other industry leaders question calls to slow down.　　Sponsored　　Sponsored　　Anthropics Call Meets a Cybersecurity Skeptic　　Earlier this month, Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned, alleging that Anthropic and OpenAI were not acting responsibly. His colleague Evan Hubinger put the risk of AI killing all humans within a decade at more than 10%.　　Days later, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay urging the industry to slow how fast AI capabilities improve. OpenAI‘s Sam Altman and SpaceX’s Elon Musk backed the call.　　However, Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora questioned the motive. On X, he described the slowdown push as a stealthy commercial strategy. He later told CNBC he believed the labs wanted sympathy from regulators and a way around liability.　　Arora now calls pacing unrealistic, arguing that some developers will keep building at the frontier.　　“I think more than likely that some people will jump the gun, and you‘ll have still people developing at the frontier, which means we

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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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