Crypto Hardware Wallet Maker Opens New York Office, Hires CFO

Marketnode and Lion Global Investors are launching the Singapore Physical Gold Fund on Solana, allowing investors to access gold bars vaulted and insured in Singapore. The fund offers onchain subscription and redemption through Marketnode's network, with traditional custody and insurance on allocated bars.

Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon faces sentencing in a Manhattan court today for fraud charges, having admitting to defrauding investors with false claims about his company's blockchain products including Terra and the "algorithmic stablecoin" UST. His international run from the law ended with an arrest in Montenegro and extradition to the U.S.

Gemini has received a Designated Contract Market license from the CFTC, allowing them to offer event contracts to American customers. This move positions Gemini to compete with other prediction market giants like Kalshi and Polymarket, as part of a broader trend of regulatory acceptance for prediction markets.

The Federal Reserve's interest rate cut coincides with a surge in bullish options bets, particularly on the $100,000 call option expiring in December. Traders are strategically positioning for a limited bounce, reflected in open interest composed of specific strategies like long call condors and bull call spreads.

Paxful Holdings Inc., the firm behind a peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange that closed in 2023, has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges and pay a $4 million criminal penalty to the U.S. Department of Justice. The company facilitated approximately $3 billion in trades between 2017 and 2019, knowingly enabling criminal activity.

A Trump-themed mobile crypto game, Trump Billionaires Club, will launch by the end of the year. The game offers $1 million in TRUMP coin rewards and features a 3D board game format focusing on luck and smart decisions.

Bitcoin and Ethereum prices fluctuated after the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark rate by 0.25% and announced plans to resume purchasing Treasury bills. The Fed's decision led to Bitcoin dropping 1.4% to $92,000, while Ethereum rose 0.6% to over $3,300, and Solana fell 3.2%.

Ethereum's treasury firm, BitMine, has been aggressively acquiring ETH, adding over 138,452 ETH last week. With a total of 3.864 million ETH, BitMine aims to hold 5% of the circulating supply. Tom Lee believes Ethereum has hit its bottom and is optimistic about its future growth.

Wallets linked to Silk Road and Ross Ulbricht, once holding 442,000 BTC, have been active after five years, transferring millions to a new address. Despite being reduced to 416 BTC worth $38.25 million, these wallets have grown in value due to Bitcoin's rise.

American Bitcoin Corp. (ABTC), co-founded by Eric Trump, acquired 416 Bitcoin, increasing its total reserve to 4,783 BTC. ABTC's Satoshis Per Share (SPS) rose by over 17% in a month. ProCap Financial (BRR) added 49 Bitcoin, reaching 5,000 coins post-merger.