BTC traded at $78,134, down 0.88% over 24 hours, while ETH stood at $2,462.54, down 1.35%. Gold was at $4,450.00 and silver at $67.90; the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 fell 0.48% and 0.29%, respectively, while WTI and Brent rose 0.75% and 0.41%.
1. Bitcoin developers discuss a phased post-quantum migration
On September 10, a post-quantum Bitcoin workshop at Stanford University brought together developers, cryptographers, institutional custodians and hardware-wallet experts. Participants assessed several post-quantum signature schemes but did not identify a complete solution covering wallets, custody and legacy-asset migration, leaving a phased transition as a possible route.
Assets to watch: BTC
2. US spot XRP ETFs take in $12.285 million in one day
On September 9 US time, US spot XRP ETFs recorded combined net inflows of $12.285 million. The Bitwise XRP ETF received $9.3002 million and the Grayscale XRP Trust ETF received $2.9848 million; total net assets across the products stood at $1.506 billion.
Assets to watch: XRP
3. PONS falls 19.80% as the largest onchain short swings to a $1.4 million gain
On September 10, PONS traded at $0.6146, down 19.80% over 24 hours. Onchain monitoring showed that the largest PONS short moved from an unrealized loss of $6.57 million to an unrealized gain of $1.4 million as the token declined, a swing of nearly $7.97 million.
Assets to watch: PONS
4. California signs two AI safety-assessment bills
On September 10, California's governor signed two AI safety bills. One establishes registration and ethics rules for external AI auditors, while the other directs the state to set standards and assess the qualifications of independent verification organizations. Anthropic and OpenAI publicly supported the legislation.
Assets to watch: ANTHROPIC, OPENAI
5. Nvidia's technology-licensing deal with Groq faces an antitrust probe
On September 10, two people familiar with the matter said the US Department of Justice was investigating whether Nvidia used a non-exclusive technology license and the hiring of key Groq executives to avoid a conventional merger review. The deal allows Nvidia to use Groq chip technology designed for AI inference workloads.
Assets to watch: NVDA
6. US plans grants of up to $100 million each for three quantum-computing companies
On September 10, the US Commerce Department planned to provide Rigetti, D-Wave and Quantinuum with up to $100 million each under the CHIPS Act while taking corresponding minority stakes. The funding is intended for fault-tolerant quantum-computing hardware, manufacturing and error-correction systems.
Assets to watch: RGTI, QBTS
7. Pump.fun launches custom pairs spanning 93 supported assets
On September 10, Pump.fun launched Custom Pairs on Solana, allowing issuers to pair tokens with crypto assets, tokenized equities or metals. The launch added 20 asset pairs, bringing the total supported by xStocks and Sunrise to 93; 50% of related protocol revenue will go to the PUMP programmatic buyback-and-burn contract.
Assets to watch: PUMP, SOL
8. Meta acquires Swedish AI startup Stilla.ai
On September 10, Meta acquired Swedish AI startup Stilla.ai, whose team and technology will join Meta. Stilla.ai focuses on Meta Business Agent, which helps merchants handle customer interactions across WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram and is used by more than one million businesses.
Assets to watch: META
9. Dell seeks roughly $4 billion through an investment-grade bond sale
On September 10, people familiar with the matter said Dell Technologies was seeking roughly $4 billion from an investment-grade bond sale to refinance existing debt. The offering size has not been finalized and may change with market demand.
Assets to watch: DELL
10. PayPal launches PYUSDx for customized corporate stablecoins
On September 9, PayPal launched PYUSDx, infrastructure that lets companies issue customized stablecoins backed by PayPal USD. Saturn, Concrete and Cap have issued tokens through the platform, which has processed more than $100 million.
Assets to watch: PYPL
Market snapshot
BTC: $78,134 (24h -0.88%) | ETH: $2,462.54 (24h -1.35%)
Gold: $4,450.00 (-0.24%) | Silver: $67.90 (-1.09%)
WTI: $96.77 (+0.75%) | Brent: $101.63 (+0.41%)
S&P 500: 7,636.36 (-0.48%) | Nasdaq 100: 29,421.553 (-0.29%)
1. Bitcoin developers discuss a phased post-quantum migration
On September 10, a post-quantum Bitcoin workshop at Stanford University brought together developers, cryptographers, institutional custodians and hardware-wallet experts. Participants assessed several post-quantum signature schemes but did not identify a complete solution covering wallets, custody and legacy-asset migration, leaving a phased transition as a possible route.
Assets to watch: BTC
2. US spot XRP ETFs take in $12.285 million in one day
On September 9 US time, US spot XRP ETFs recorded combined net inflows of $12.285 million. The Bitwise XRP ETF received $9.3002 million and the Grayscale XRP Trust ETF received $2.9848 million; total net assets across the products stood at $1.506 billion.
Assets to watch: XRP
3. PONS falls 19.80% as the largest onchain short swings to a $1.4 million gain
On September 10, PONS traded at $0.6146, down 19.80% over 24 hours. Onchain monitoring showed that the largest PONS short moved from an unrealized loss of $6.57 million to an unrealized gain of $1.4 million as the token declined, a swing of nearly $7.97 million.
Assets to watch: PONS
4. California signs two AI safety-assessment bills
On September 10, California's governor signed two AI safety bills. One establishes registration and ethics rules for external AI auditors, while the other directs the state to set standards and assess the qualifications of independent verification organizations. Anthropic and OpenAI publicly supported the legislation.
Assets to watch: ANTHROPIC, OPENAI
5. Nvidia's technology-licensing deal with Groq faces an antitrust probe
On September 10, two people familiar with the matter said the US Department of Justice was investigating whether Nvidia used a non-exclusive technology license and the hiring of key Groq executives to avoid a conventional merger review. The deal allows Nvidia to use Groq chip technology designed for AI inference workloads.
Assets to watch: NVDA
6. US plans grants of up to $100 million each for three quantum-computing companies
On September 10, the US Commerce Department planned to provide Rigetti, D-Wave and Quantinuum with up to $100 million each under the CHIPS Act while taking corresponding minority stakes. The funding is intended for fault-tolerant quantum-computing hardware, manufacturing and error-correction systems.
Assets to watch: RGTI, QBTS
7. Pump.fun launches custom pairs spanning 93 supported assets
On September 10, Pump.fun launched Custom Pairs on Solana, allowing issuers to pair tokens with crypto assets, tokenized equities or metals. The launch added 20 asset pairs, bringing the total supported by xStocks and Sunrise to 93; 50% of related protocol revenue will go to the PUMP programmatic buyback-and-burn contract.
Assets to watch: PUMP, SOL
8. Meta acquires Swedish AI startup Stilla.ai
On September 10, Meta acquired Swedish AI startup Stilla.ai, whose team and technology will join Meta. Stilla.ai focuses on Meta Business Agent, which helps merchants handle customer interactions across WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram and is used by more than one million businesses.
Assets to watch: META
9. Dell seeks roughly $4 billion through an investment-grade bond sale
On September 10, people familiar with the matter said Dell Technologies was seeking roughly $4 billion from an investment-grade bond sale to refinance existing debt. The offering size has not been finalized and may change with market demand.
Assets to watch: DELL
10. PayPal launches PYUSDx for customized corporate stablecoins
On September 9, PayPal launched PYUSDx, infrastructure that lets companies issue customized stablecoins backed by PayPal USD. Saturn, Concrete and Cap have issued tokens through the platform, which has processed more than $100 million.
Assets to watch: PYPL
Market snapshot
BTC: $78,134 (24h -0.88%) | ETH: $2,462.54 (24h -1.35%)
Gold: $4,450.00 (-0.24%) | Silver: $67.90 (-1.09%)
WTI: $96.77 (+0.75%) | Brent: $101.63 (+0.41%)
S&P 500: 7,636.36 (-0.48%) | Nasdaq 100: 29,421.553 (-0.29%)