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Riza Dagoc
Riza Dagoc reports on regulation, investing and the digital-asset business for TokenPost. Send corrections or tips to info@tokenpost.com.
Stories by Riza Dagoc
- Strategy Pauses Bitcoin Buys, Repurchases STRC Shares
Michael Saylor’s Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, paused its aggressive Bitcoin accumulation last week, marking a notable shift in the corporate BTC market. The company’s latest weekly report showed no new Bitcoin pu…
· Business
- Peter Brandt Warns Retail Traders About the Reality of Market Speculation
Veteran trader Peter Brandt has shared a stark assessment of market speculation, warning retail traders that successful trading involves far more than following prices, charts, margins, trading hours or government rep…
· People
- BNB Chain Flips Solana to Become Second-Largest DeFi Network by TVL
BNB Chain has overtaken Solana in decentralized finance (DeFi) total value locked (TVL), marking another major milestone as activity across the blockchain continues to expand.
· Business
- Cardano Gains Native Support in Coinbase’s x402 Payments Protocol
Cardano has secured a notable payments integration with native support added to the official x402 codebase, giving developers and AI agents a standardized way to use the blockchain for internet-based payments.
· Investing
- Pi Desktop 0.6.3 Boosts SoloHost Tools but Adds No New PI Utility
Pi Network has released Pi Desktop version 0.6.3, introducing improvements for SoloHost applications and developers while expanding the software’s role beyond running Pi Nodes.
· Investing
- Bitget Expands Beyond Crypto With UEX Strategy
Bitget is celebrating its eighth anniversary by accelerating its expansion beyond cryptocurrency, with its Universal Exchange (UEX) strategy set to drive the trading platform’s next phase of growth.
· Business
- Chainlink Eyes $12 Breakout as LINK Trading Volume Surges
Chainlink (LINK) is showing renewed momentum as trading activity rises sharply following its latest market correction. With LINK trading near $11.40, investors are again watching the crucial $12 resistance level as fu…
· Investing
- Ethereum Eyes $3,000 Breakout as Shiba Inu Liquidity Shifts
Ethereum (ETH) is approaching a potentially significant technical breakout, with its momentum also influencing highly liquid ERC-20 assets such as Shiba Inu (SHIB). As ETH tests key resistance, SHIB is seeing notable …
· Investing
- XRP Holds $1.30 Support as Bulls Target $1.50
XRP is maintaining a key support zone following its strong August rally, with the cryptocurrency holding comfortably above $1.30 despite cooling momentum. The latest XRP price action suggests the recent correction has…
· Investing
- Cardano ADA Remains 93% Below Record High
Cardano (ADA) remains far below its historic peak five years after reaching an all-time high, even as new network upgrades and integrations offer potential catalysts for the cryptocurrency.
· Investing
- Fed, BOJ Rate Decisions Put Crypto Markets on Alert
Crypto markets face a packed macroeconomic calendar this week, with interest-rate decisions from the Federal Reserve, Bank of England and Bank of Japan likely to drive volatility across Bitcoin and other digital assets.
· Investing
- Bitcoin Gains as Clarity Act Hopes Rise Amid AI Stock Selloff
Bitcoin and the broader crypto market are outperforming traditional assets as investors grow more optimistic about progress on the U.S. Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, while concerns about slower artificial intellig…
· Investing
- Bitcoin Climbs Above $78K as Crypto Defies AI Stock Selloff
Bitcoin climbed on Monday as the broader cryptocurrency market advanced despite sharp losses in technology stocks, rising oil prices and strength in the U.S. dollar.
· Investing
- ZRO, CONX and BR Token Unlocks to Watch This Week
Several major crypto token unlocks are scheduled for the third week of September 2026, potentially increasing circulating supply and creating short-term price volatility. LayerZero (ZRO), Connex (CONX), and Bedrock (B…
· Business
- Tom Lee Says Ethereum Is Wall Street and AI’s Future Settlement Layer
BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) Chairman Tom Lee says Ethereum could become the key settlement infrastructure for Wall Street and artificial intelligence, offering a potential explanation for ETH’s recent resili…
· People
- Oil Surges Above $107 as Bitcoin, Gold Fall Before Fed Decision
Crude oil prices surged on Monday while Bitcoin, gold and other commodities declined as global markets diverged ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision on Wednesday.
· Investing
- Coinbase Engineer Turns Fly Brain Into Bitcoin Trader
A Coinbase software engineer has connected a simulated fruit fly brain to a Bitcoin trading system, creating an unusual experiment that combines neuroscience, cryptocurrency and algorithmic trading.
· Technology
- Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP Rally at Risk as Fed Rate Hike Odds Surge
Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP are facing renewed macroeconomic pressure as expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike at the September 15-16 meeting rise sharply.
· Investing
- Chainlink Price Targets $15 as LINK ETF Inflows Rebound
Chainlink price has climbed roughly 35% over the past 30 days, fueling expectations that LINK could extend its rally toward the $15 level. Improving institutional demand and upcoming U.S. policy and monetary catalysts…
· Investing
- Ripple Exec Calls Institutional Credit a Potential XRP ‘Killer Use Case’
Ripple product head Jazzi Cooper has highlighted institutional credit as a potentially major use case for XRP, pointing to new XRP Ledger lending features designed to bring more institutional finance onchain.
· Business
- Bitcoin Suisse to Cut Up to 60 Swiss Jobs in Global Restructuring
Bitcoin Suisse plans to cut as many as 60 jobs in Switzerland as the crypto financial services company shifts more of its technology development and back-office operations to lower-cost locations overseas.
· Insights & Views
- Crypto Billionaires Give Reform UK Record £72M
Crypto investor Christopher Harborne donated £36 million ($48.7 million) to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK on Saturday, matching a contribution from BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo and taking their combined donations to £72 mill…
· Insights & Views
- Robinhood Stock Target Raised to $165 on Chain Growth
Robinhood (HOOD) stock traded largely flat as investors weighed the company’s recent gains against growing optimism surrounding its blockchain business. Despite stronger cryptocurrency prices, HOOD shares slipped abou…
· Business
- Ethereum Price Jumps 7% as Tom Lee Signals ‘Face-Ripper Rally’
Ethereum price surged 7.46% by the end of the September 11 trading week, reaching $2,619 as bullish momentum returned to the cryptocurrency market. ETH gained 6.62% over the full week, strengthening expectations that …
· Investing
- Bitcoin Price Surges Toward $80K After US CPI Data
Bitcoin price jumped sharply following the latest U.S. inflation report, as cooling annual core inflation boosted sentiment across cryptocurrency and traditional markets. Bitcoin traded around $79,387, gaining 2.89% o…
· Investing
- Maharashtra Plans Blockchain Tokenization of State Assets
Maharashtra is developing a policy to tokenize government assets on blockchain, potentially using its electricity transmission infrastructure to raise capital for new power lines and energy storage projects.
· Regulation
- Bitcoin and Gold Rebound After Hot Core CPI
Bitcoin and gold prices briefly tumbled after the August U.S. inflation report showed stronger-than-expected monthly core price growth, adding pressure ahead of the Federal Reserve’s September policy decision.
· Investing
- XRP Price Holds $1.33 as CLARITY Act and Fed Decision Loom
XRP price traded near $1.33 as the broader cryptocurrency market extended its macro-driven decline, with investors preparing for major regulatory and monetary policy catalysts next week.
· Investing
- Dogecoin Price Drops as Bitwise Shuts DOGE ETF
Dogecoin (DOGE) price fell on Friday after Bitwise announced plans to liquidate its Dogecoin exchange-traded fund, BWOW, just ten months after the product began trading.
· Investing
- Cardano Liquidations Surge 1,085% as ADA Drops to $0.20
Cardano (ADA) saw a dramatic liquidation imbalance as persistent selling pressure forced leveraged bullish traders out of their positions. The cryptocurrency fell 1.64% over the past 24 hours to around $0.20, catching…
· Investing
- QoreChain Combines Post-Quantum Security, Multi-VM and AI
QoreChain is an emerging Layer 1 blockchain seeking to combine post-quantum cryptography, multi-VM execution and artificial intelligence within a single network. Built with the Cosmos SDK, its mainnet launched on June…
· Technology
- XRPL Commons Warns XRP Users of Rising Impersonation Scams
XRP Ledger users have been urged to remain vigilant as scammers increasingly impersonate trusted organizations within the crypto ecosystem to steal funds and sensitive account information.
· Insights & Views
- Metaplanet Cuts Management Equity Reward Pool by 41% After Shareholder Backlash
Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet has reduced its management equity reward pool by 41% following shareholder criticism over dilution and executive compensation.
· Business
- Hot US Inflation Sends Gold and Bitcoin Lower as Fed Rate Hike Bets Surge
Gold, Bitcoin, and U.S. stocks came under pressure on Thursday, September 10, after another strong inflation report pushed Treasury yields higher and increased expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike.
· Investing
- JUGGERNAUT, FRONG Prices Soar After Robinhood Asset Additions
Robinhood has added The Juggernaut (JUGGERNAUT) and Frong (FRONG) to its searchable asset pages, triggering sharp rallies in both meme coins as traders rushed into Robinhood Chain tokens. JUGGERNAUT surged more than 5…
· Investing
- CLARITY Act Faces New Hurdle Ahead of Senate Vote
The CLARITY Act is facing another obstacle in the Senate as Democrats and Republicans negotiate over proposed rules for vertically integrated crypto companies. The dispute comes ahead of a key cloture vote next week t…
· Regulation
- Pi Coin Price Struggles to Break $0.10 Resistance
Pi Coin (PI) price has climbed roughly 15% since August 23, but the cryptocurrency continues to struggle with the key psychological resistance level at $0.10. PI has not recorded a daily close above this threshold sin…
· Investing
- XRP Ledger Defends Bot Activity After ‘Ghost Chain’ Criticism
The XRP Ledger (XRPL) is facing renewed scrutiny after blockchain analytics suggested that a small group of accounts generated the overwhelming majority of network activity in August 2026, prompting debate over bots, …
· Insights & Views
- Canada Opens U.S. Access to XRP ETF Options
Canada is expanding its role in the regulated cryptocurrency market by opening a new pathway for U.S. investors to gain exposure to XRP derivatives. Options linked to Canadian spot XRP ETFs have been cleared for sale …
· Regulation
- Bybit Plans EU Super App With Banking and Crypto Trading
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit is preparing to launch a regulated “super app” in Europe that combines traditional banking features with crypto trading, tokenized stocks and financial derivatives.
· Business