Top blockchains in 2025, based on active users, range from DeFi stars to gaming chains. Growth notwithstanding, these blockchains are facing stiff competition.
Hackers breached UXLink’s multisignature wallet to steal about $30 million in assets and mint 10 trillion UXLINK tokens, but later got nabbed in a phishing scam.
Fnality raised $136 million in a round led by Bank of America, Citi and WisdomTree to expand its blockchain settlement network.
The National Bank of Kazakhstan has started a pilot for Evo (KZTE), a stablecoin pegged to the local tenge currency. It is issued by crypto exchange Intebix and Eurasian Bank, built on the Solana blockchain. Mastercard is helping make the stablecoin compatible for global payments. This project within Kazakhstan’s Digital Assets Regulatory Sandbox aims to …
Ether is clinging to a key trendline support that has historically fueled rallies of 90%–125%, which has made this a crucial level to watch over the next few days.
Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, is once again stirring the crypto world with a jaw-dropping prediction. According to him, the combination of U.S. Federal Reserve policies and large-scale money printing could create a financial storm like never before, and Bitcoin could emerge as the ultimate winner, potentially soaring to a mind-blowing $3.4 million by 2028. …
Bitcoin has grown from just being a digital currency into a treasury asset now, attracting attention from investors, institutions, and innovators alike. Building on this momentum, CfC St. Moritz, a premier digital assets conference for investors and industry leaders, has announced a Bitcoin reserve. CfC St. Moritz Partners with Sygnum Bank For Bitcoin Reserve The …
The new Solana-based Evo stablecoin pegged to Kazakhstan’s national currency, the tenge, aims to bridge the crypto market with traditional finance.
Seasonal weakness persists as crypto markets cool, while gold and AI stocks capture attention.
Bitcoin has steadied after a $1.7B leverage flush, with futures positioning reset ahead of Powell’s remarks and Friday’s core PCE.
Funding round backed by Bank of America, Citi, WisdomTree and others highlights institutional push into tokenized finance.
Reports have disclosed that Deutsche Bank research sees room for Bitcoin to sit alongside gold on some central bank balance sheets by 2030. The bank’s paper says that both assets can act as hedges against certain risks and that the path Bitcoin would follow mirrors gold’s slow adoption into official reserves. Related Reading: Dogecoin Warning: Double Top Formation Hints At Decline – Analyst Central Banks Could Add Bitcoin According to Deutsche Bank, Bitcoin’s market traits are shifting. Short-term volatility has fallen recently, and prices even topped $123,000 in the run-up to the report, signals the bank flagged as part of Bitcoin’s maturing profile. While gold keeps drawing strong official demand, the report says central banks may begin treating Bitcoin as a complementary store of value rather than a replacement for existing reserve assets. The Bank’s View On Gold And Money Deutsche Bank points out that gold buying by official institutions remains robust. In fact, the bank has moved its own gold forecasts higher as bullion rallies, noting demand from some countries is running well above past averages. This stronger taste for bullion is one reason the bank sees space for two scarce assets — physical gold and Bitcoin — to coexist in official portfolios. Volatility And Supply Points Based on reports, one part of the argument rests on supply dynamics. Bitcoin’s fixed maximum supply — 21 million coins — and growing institutional accumulation have tightened available market supply in recent periods. At the same time, the study notes Bitcoin’s 30-day volatility recently hit historic lows, a fact that analysts say reduces one major hurdle to reserve adoption. Still, big price swings remain possible and would be closely watched by any central bank considering a holdings shift. How Adoption Might Happen Deutsche Bank compares Bitcoin’s likely adoption path to how gold entered reserves: slowly, with legal and operational processes built around custody, accounting and valuation. Reports say the US dollar would remain dominant as the world’s main reserve currency, but some diversification into non-dollar assets could push officials to explore alternatives including Bitcoin. Related Reading: Bitcoin Is ‘Digital Capital’ That Outpaces Traditional Assets—Michael Saylor Policy And Practical Hurdles Legal and technical issues are still on the table. Custody solutions must meet the security standards central banks require. Rules in many jurisdictions would need updating to allow sovereign institutions to hold crypto. Political views will matter too; recent debates about central bank independence and rate policy have added friction to major reserve decisions, including concerns raised around actions by US President Donald Trump that some analysts say could influence monetary policy. Featured image from Meta, chart from TradingView
The hacker who drained UXLINK in a high-profile exploit has ironically become a victim of crypto crime himself. On Sept. 23, blockchain security platform Scam Sniffer reported that the attacker lost roughly 542 million UXLINK tokens, valued at more than $50 million, to a phishing scheme executed by another bad actor. SlowMist co-founder Yu Xian […]
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What to Expect from Jerome Powell’s Speech Today All eyes are on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech today, as he is set to speak at 12:35 PM ET at the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce. Investors and crypto traders are watching closely to see whether Powell signals more interest rate cuts or maintains a …
The latest Bitcoin price pullback toward $112,000 was likely a buy-the-dip opportunity with BTC set to recover, several key market metrics suggest.
XRP, as we are all aware, powers fast, low-cost cross-border payments and maintains a multi-billion-dollar market capitalization. While XRP Ledger has been one of Ripple’s strengths, the team could add another feather to its crown. This could be the approval of more ETFs. For those new to the space, ETF, which stands for exchange-traded fund, …
Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade promises 100-150 ms transaction finality — faster than a Google search. Explore how this leap could transform DeFi.
Samsung has partnered with decentralized science protocol Galeon to integrate AI features into its ultrasound devices and supply anonymized AI training data.
Arthur Hayes made a fresh BTC price prediction, seeing Bitcoin “markedly higher” in three years’ time, but not at $3.4 million per coin.
The firm has reportedly received significant interest from outside investors and may eventually become an externally focused fund.
Traders can use Grok 4 to turn early signals on X into actionable insights, helping them anticipate altcoin rallies and avoid becoming exit liquidity.
The crypto market is tense today. Hours before U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers a key speech at 11:30 a.m. ET, investors pulled hundreds of millions from Bitcoin and Ether ETFs, signaling a clear risk-off mood. With Bitcoin already struggling near support levels, Powell’s words could decide whether the market steadies or sinks further. …
The bears had a significant impact on the cryptocurrency markets during the past weekend, causing a major pullback recently. This impacted Dogecoin (DOGE) adversely as the price slashed before entering the pivotal resistance zone between $0.2935 and $0.3089. However, the bulls have held the price above an important support zone as the growing adoption and …
Crypto treasuries lose stock value after announcing new crypto investments, while Bitcoin took a dive to $111,676. Helius Medical Technologies is among the first to fall after announcing its first $SOL investment yesterday. The company acquired 760,190 $SOL at an average $231 for over $175.6M. Following the press release, $HSDT took a tumble down the stairs, losing 33.61% by closing at $16.02. CEA Industries, backed by former Binance CEO Changpen Zhao, met a similar fate after announcing its $500M deal this past Sunday to start stacking $BNB. It too lost 19.5%, closing the day at $7.80. Not even Tom Lee’s BitMine Immersion Technologies could escape the purge, shedding 10% after disclosing that its Ethereum treasury now holds over 2% of $ETH tokens in circulation. Fortunately, the market holds strong and Strategy leads the way with a new Bitcoin buy, which could set the stage for a massive comeback. Until then, investors turn their eyes to best altcoins like PEPENODE’s ($PEPENODE) with its $1.39M presale. The Crypto Market Consolidates, Bitcoin Floats, Strategy Keeps Buying The string of bad news takes a more optimistic turn in light of Strategy’s new Bitcoin purchase. The company just bought another 850 $BTC at an average $117,344 price for a total $99.7M purchase. This increased Strategy’s Bitcoin reserves to 639,835 coins in a move that was fairly expected, given Michael Saylor’s habit of taking advantage of every dip. And this is one hell of a dip. Bitcoin took a massive fall following the last FOMC meeting, which took place on September 16-17, where the Fed decided to cut tax rates by 0.25%. $BTC’s price fell 5.23%, from $117,849 on the 18th to $111,676 yesterday. Fortunately, it recovered slightly since, as it now trades at just above $113k. Part of that is undoubtedly thanks to Strategy’s vote of confidence, despite the company losing 2.56% on NASDAQ and closing the day at $335.93. All these losses didn’t manage to shake the market’s confidence in the long-term value of crypto assets, though. In an interview with Cointelegraph on Saturday, HashKey Capital CEO, Deng Chao, declared his belief that crypto treasuries with long-term strategies will likely ‘survive any market.’ Michael Saylor’s Strategy is the perfect example of that. The company made its first $BTC purchase in August, 2020, and hasn’t stopped buying since. During this 5-year period, MSTR jumped from $14.61 to $335.93 for an ROI of 2,199.32%. So, the market is still optimistic, especially with the Fed announcing two more rate cuts this year. In this context, Bitcoin could aim for a new ATH this October as the next FOMC meeting draws close, while PEPENODEs $1.3M presale attracts more investors by the day. How Pepenode Makes Presales Fun and Engaging PEPENODE ($PEPENODE) turns presales fun, engaging, and rewarding through virtual memecoin mining. The project aims to address the most pressing problem with crypto presales: lacking ability to drive natural investor engagement. PEPENODE solves this problem by allowing you to buy mining nodes, upgrade them, and create your own virtual mining facility. The mining gameplay keeps you hooked and rewards you with higher staking bonuses as you climb the leaderboard. The earlier you tune in, the bigger the candies as well, as Pepenode offers higher rewards for early nodes based on their performance. Once the project goes live, investors will also receive actual meme coins like $FARTCOIN, $PEPE, and others. The roadmap consists of four phases and plans to turn Pepenode mainstream through partnerships with top crypto influencers and meme projects. Now’s the time because the earlier you join in, the higher the rewards, especially with the 953% dynamic staking APY – a $100 investment today could turn into $1,000+ in a year’s time (though the APY will drop as more people stake) Pepenode’s presale is at $1.39M so far, with a token price of $0.0010702. With enough community support, we expect the coin to go ballistic post launch. Our price prediction for $PEPENODE is $0.0031 in 2025 and up to $0.0095 by 2030. Mainstream adoption could ramp those numbers up drastically. So, read our guide on how to buy $PEPENODE and go to the presale page to kickstart your virtual mining rig today. This isn’t financial advice. Do your own research (DYOR) and manage risks wisely before investing. Authored by Aaron Walker, NewsBTC: https://www.newsbtc.com/news/crypto-treasury-stocks-crash-as-traders-choose-crypto-presales-like-pepenode
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has offered rare public praise for Coinbase’s Base network, describing it as a benchmark for how Layer 2 solutions should function. In a Sept. 23 post on X, he argued that Base combines practical usability with the security guarantees of Ethereum’s core chain, creating a model that balances convenience and decentralization. […]
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The $10 billion investment company, which was rebranded from Binance Labs, is open to the possibility of converting into an investment fund
21Shares’ proposed spot Dogecoin ETF has appeared on the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s public “Exchange Traded Funds — Active and Pre-Launch” roster under the ticker TDOG, a procedural milestone that readies Wall Street’s plumbing for potential trading but does not itself confer regulatory approval. Spot Dogecoin ETF Clears DTCC Step DTCC’s page explicitly aggregates both active funds and pre-launch tickers eligible for clearing and settlement, a step that historically has preceded launches for spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, but with no guarantee on timing or outcome. While not a greenlight, the listing signals that broker-dealers can begin operational checks, including ticker set-ups and clearing eligibility. Related Reading: Grayscale Files For New Dogecoin ETF Amid Approval Expectations, Is The Next Price Surge Coming? The regulatory status remains unchanged: the US Securities and Exchange Commission is still reviewing 21Shares’ spot Dogecoin application. Nasdaq filed a 19b-4 in April to list the 21Shares Dogecoin ETF under its commodity-based trust rules, and the Trust’s S-1 describes a physically backed product that would hold DOGE and value shares against CF Benchmarks’ Dogecoin-Dollar pricing. In mid-August, the SEC formally instituted proceedings on the Nasdaq proposal, extending the review. Separately, the broader landscape shifted on September 18, when the SEC approved generic listing standards for spot commodity and digital-asset ETFs at US exchanges, shortening the potential filing-to-launch window but not altering asset-specific scrutiny. Context is also important: 21Shares is not alone in pursuing US spot DOGE exposure. Grayscale filed its own spot Dogecoin S-1 in mid-August, a day after the SEC delayed action on 21Shares’ bid. Meanwhile, outside the “pure” spot lane, Rex-Osprey’s DOJE ETF launched last week with hybrid exposure and above-expected first-day volume, underscoring investor appetite for meme-coin wrappers even as the Commission continues to weigh fully spot products. For traders, the question is whether TDOG’s DTCC footprint moves price now. History suggests the market often reacts to visible operational progress: BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF famously appeared on DTCC weeks before its January 2024 debut. Will The DOGE Price React? At press time, DOGE traded around $0.240, little changed on the day, reflecting the distinction between operational milestones and capital commitments. The clearest near-term price lever may not be TDOG itself but Bitcoin’s regime. As technical analyst Kevin (@Kev_Capital_TA) put it after the listing surfaced, “BTC we need you to get your shit together relatively soon. Thank you. #Dogecoin #DOGE.” Related Reading: Dogecoin Ready To Bark Again? Analyst Sees Path To $0.45 In a longer note, he argued that “BTC is essentially trapped between 125K–106.8K,” with fading spot volumes and macro-data-driven swings, and that the “higher time frame goal is to break the weekly bear div and close weekly/monthly candles above the 125K area.” If that doesn’t happen, he cautioned, “practice caution,” because inflows into a DOGE spot ETF would likely be modest in a risk-off tape. Wrappers like ETFs tend to amplify existing trends rather than create them. DTCC appearance is a necessary back-office step; the catalysts that typically unlock sustained flows are a) an effective S-1 and a cleared exchange rule filing, b) a constructive macro/crypto risk backdrop, and c) distribution muscle. The first two remain unsettled. While the SEC’s September 18 move to adopt generic listing standards may compress timelines across altcoin proposals, 21Shares’ DOGE product still awaits the Commission’s specific determinations under both the S-1 and the exchange’s 19b-4. Notably, there is one more practical read-through from recent months. Spot altcoin ETF tickers have increasingly appeared on DTCC before decisions, from Solana to XRP and Hedera, and Bloomberg’s ETF desk has noted that most such entries eventually reach market—though not all, and not on a predictable calendar. That is the relevant precedent for TDOG today: the pipes are being fitted, the street is on notice, and the next decisive price catalyst likely resides not in the DTCC table, but in Bitcoin’s ability to resolve its range and re-ignite beta. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
These days the integration of traditional assets into blockchain is not slow anymore; the sector has rapidly elevated and is currently transforming global finance, with RWA tokens leading this revolution. By tokenizing real estate, bonds, and commodities, these assets are key players to unlock liquidity from global markets, which offers great transparency, and global accessibility …
Trump-backed World Liberty Financial (WLF) is stepping up its crypto game, launching new products and forming strategic partnerships. With a focus on long-term growth, it is now working to make its digital finance ecosystem stronger and easier for people to use. Here is a look at what is coming next. Bringing USD1 to Everyday Payments …
Crypto wallet provider Rainbow had proposed acquiring Clanker by offering 4% of its upcoming RNBW token supply.