| | Plus, weak jobs data reignites recession fears and stalls Bitcoin's rally. | ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ | View in browser | | | | | | September 9, 2025 | | | | Your Daily Digest of the π₯Hottest News in Crypto | | | | Today's top stories π Ethena's stablecoin showdown ⚡ Bitcoin shaken by U.S. jobs shock πΊ The world's first gold-backed crypto dollar π° Keep reading for today's biggest headlines & stories
| | | | Hyperliquid's $5B Stablecoin Race Ethena has jumped into the fight for Hyperliquid's USDH mandate, joining Paxos, Frax, Agora, Native Markets, and Sky. That puts six heavyweights in the ring for control of billions in DeFi liquidity. Ethena's pitch? Peg USDH to BlackRock's BUIDL fund and return 95% of reserve revenue to the community. It's a power play that could reshape Hyperliquid's future. | | | | | Are Tokenized Stocks Really Crypto? Stock tokens were supposed to bring Wall Street into crypto. Instead, they look more like crypto bending the knee to Wall Street. Robinhood, Kraken, and others dress equities in digital wrappers, but with KYC, whitelisted addresses, and issuer freeze powers, they're hardly decentralized. The question is whether these tokens can ever evolve into true crypto assets—or if they'll always be securities in costume. | | | | | | | | | | [Cointelegraph Acceleration] This Web3 platform links marketing spend directly to verified customer visits, ensuring venues pay solely for measurable results and performance-driven outcomes. | | | | | | The Bureau of Labor Statistics slashed nearly a million jobs from payroll data—the steepest revision in history—and markets buckled. Bitcoin slipped below $111K as traders weighed whether this signals deeper recession risks. The setup echoes the 1990s, when rate cuts fueled a 30% stock rebound. Will BTC ride the same wave, or crumble under the weight of macro fears? | | | | | | | | | [Accelerator]Join forces with Injective and Cointelegraph to scale your business with funding, mentorship, and media exposure. | | | | | Does your crypto business need a kickstart? Injective and Cointelegraph have teamed up to provide guaranteed grants, a $1,000,000 investment fund, $200,000 in media products, and all of the mentorship and network access needed to take your business to the next level. Applications are open August 11th until October 31st. Don't sit on the sidelines, now is your chance!
| | | | | | | | | Metaplanet is Selling Stock to Stack BTC
Japan's Metaplanet is doubling down on its pivot from hospitality to Bitcoin treasury. The company plans to issue 385M new shares—raising $1.44B—to buy more BTC. It's a bold move to fight inflation and debt, but comes at a cost: shareholder dilution. With every new raise, the bet gets bigger—and so does the risk. | | | | | | | | | YOUTUBE Inside the World's First Gold-Backed Crypto Dollar | | | | | From Bishkek's streets to mountain villages, Kyrgyzstan is testing a bold experiment: the world's first gold-backed crypto dollar, USDKG. Backed by the government and tied to gold reserves, it's a stab at transforming a cash-based economy into a crypto-powered nation. Cointelegraph's documentary goes inside the experiment—meeting leaders, locals, and skeptics—to ask whether Kyrgyzstan could become crypto's next unlikely frontier. | | | | | | | | 4.6 million people follow us on social media. You should too. | | | | | | | | | Cointelegraph Consulting Limited | | 20/F, Strand 50, 50 Bonham Strand Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Hong Kong | | | You received this email because you signed up on our website. | | Download our official app: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |