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Gemini’s stock price has dropped approximately 80% from its IPO peak, with its market capitalization falling to $753 million, sparking acquisition rumors.

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Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini’s stock price has fallen roughly 80% from its post-IPO peak, bringing its market value to around $753 million and fueling growing acquisition speculation. Gemini’s Q2 platform revenue dropped 38% year-over-year to $12.5 million, spot trading volume fell 66% to $3.8 billion, and the platform’s total assets shrank from $18.2 billion to $8.4 billion. ARK Invest Digital Asset Research Director Lorenzo Valente previously suggested on X that Hyperliquid could acquire Gemini, leveraging its regulatory credentials as a compliant entry point into the U.S. market to expand its perpetual contract and prediction market operations. However, there are no current indications Hyperliquid is pursuing such a deal. Despite Gemini’s ongoing trading business contraction, its entities hold multiple regulatory licenses and approvals, which potential buyers likely value for their hard-to-replicate regulatory infrastructure, custody capabilities, and customer base. In April this year, media reports revealed potential buyers had considered acquiring Gemini’s shuttered European and UK operations, primarily to secure the associated regulatory licenses, though no deal has been finalized to date. Additionally, the Winklevoss brothers collectively hold approximately 94.5% of Gemini’s voting rights, meaning any sale transaction effectively requires their joint approval—this streamlines negotiation counterparties while making shareholder-driven sales or hostile takeovers nearly impossible.

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Ethereum approaches $2,700, Bitmine’s total unrealized loss on its positions narrows to approximately $2.71 billion.

As Ethereum approaches $2,700, Bitmine — the world’s largest Ethereum treasury firm — has narrowed the unrealized loss on its total ETH holdings to $2.71 billion, after the loss had once swelled to $10 billion. Bitmine currently holds 5,956,378 ETH, with an average cost basis of roughly $3,340 per token. Additionally, its staked Ethereum positions remain at 5,067,309 ETH, accounting for 85% of its total holdings and valued at approximately $12.7 billion, with current annualized staking rewards of around $334 million.

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WTI and Brent crude oil opened more than 1% higher on Monday before declining steadily.

According to Bitget market data, US and Brent crude oil opened over 1% higher on Monday before trending lower. WTI crude oil fell more than 1.00% on the day, currently trading at $94.31 per barrel, while Brent crude oil pulled back below $99 per barrel, down 0.70% on the day.

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Neel Kashkari: U.S. Inflation Has Spread to the Services Sector, Fed Still Needs to Continue Lowering Prices

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari stated that U.S. inflationary pressures are no longer limited to rising energy prices, but have spread across multiple sectors of the economy, especially services. Kashkari noted that U.S. consumers are facing inflation that is "far more than just oil prices," and the Federal Reserve needs to continue pushing inflation back to its 2% target. He added that the U.S. economy and labor market remain resilient, giving the Fed room to address persistent price pressures. Kashkari was one of three Fed officials who supported interest rate hikes in July, warning that more aggressive policy tightening would be needed if inflation persists for too long. The Fed raised interest rates by 25 basis points in September to a range of 3.75% to 4%, marking its first rate hike since 2023. Kashkari did not specify the timing of the next rate hike, but emphasized that if inflationary pressures continue to expand, the Fed has a responsibility to take action to restore price stability.

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Canary submits revised filing for SEI ETF staking, with approximately 90% of its assets expected to be staked.

Canary Capital has submitted the second amended S-1 filing for a SEI staking ETF. The ETF will hold spot SEI and implement major adjustments to its staking mechanism. Per the latest filing, roughly 90% of SEI assets are expected to be staked, with all related assets to be custodied by BitGo.

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Wall Street forecasts the U.S. will net borrow $1 trillion in short-term debt over the coming year, with rising rollover risk.

Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and Goldman Sachs project that the U.S. will net borrow roughly $1 trillion over the next year via short-term Treasury bill issuance. As U.S. long-term Treasury yields hit their highest level since 2007, the Treasury’s growing reliance on short-term debt means its fiscal financing costs have become far more sensitive to interest rate changes. Specifically, Bank of America forecasts net short-term debt borrowing of around $1.07 trillion in the fiscal year ending September 2027; JPMorgan projects full-year 2027 issuance at $1.09 trillion, while Goldman Sachs estimates $961 billion. Per Bank of America’s projections, the U.S. outstanding stock of short-term Treasuries will reach roughly $8 trillion by next September, accounting for 24.3% of all marketable U.S. government debt. Short-term debt typically carries lower financing costs than long-term debt, but requires more frequent rollovers. With the Federal Reserve holding interest rates steady at 3.75% to 4%, the rising share of short-term debt could make U.S. interest payments more large and volatile. The Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee previously recommended that the share of short-term debt in total outstanding debt be maintained at around 20% over the long term, to balance financing costs, debt volatility, and rollover risks. The U.S. federal deficit remains at elevated levels; the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects the deficit will stay at roughly 6% of GDP over the next decade, leaving the Treasury with persistent massive financing needs.

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Garrett Jin(@GarrettBullish), the largest $ZEC short, just closed his entire 38,000 $ZEC ($58.5M) short, taking a $35...

Garrett Jin(@GarrettBullish), the largest $ZEC short, just closed his entire 38,000 $ZEC ($58.5M) short, taking a $35.44M loss! He still holds 202,078 $ZEC ($309.25M) spot on-chain, with a $221M unrealized profit.

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