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In brief The price of Ethereum has dropped 10% in the past month and is currently just above $4,000. Macroeconomic uncertainty has slowed demand from institutions, resulting in reduced institutional accumulation via daily ETF net flows and DAT-driven purchases. Experts suggest the realized price of accumulating Ethereum addresses around $3,000 is a pivotal support. Investor…
September 25, 2025 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that XPL is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading XPL trading is live as of September 25, 2025. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’. Make sure to deposit your tokens…
In brief Researchers find that rollup fee models collapse costs, leaving small transfers over- or underpriced. A benchmark shows Polygon zkEVM, zkSync, Scroll, Optimism, and Arbitrum use divergent, potentially exploitable fee rules. The authors urge multidimensional pricing of execution, data, and proof to prevent systemic risks. Ethereum’s rollup networks are mispricing small transactions, creating risks…
In brief Franklin Templeton’s tokenization platform is being integrated with BNB Chain Franklin Templeton is also working with Binance on separate crypto products. BNB hit an all-time high of $1,079 on Sunday Franklin Templeton’s tokenization platform is expanding to BNB Chain, bringing one of the world’s largest asset managers to the Binance-created blockchain.The asset manager,…
In brief Researchers built a “Swarm Oracle” of robots that collectively agreed on sensor data under adversarial attacks. The system uses a reputation token model to penalize faulty robots and reward accurate ones, enabling self-healing over time. Potential applications include disaster insurance, climate monitoring, and DePIN networks, though scalability remains a challenge. A swarm of…
In brief Helius Medical Technoligies (HSDT) shares are down more than 16% on Monday. The firm announced it acquired 760,190 SOL in its first Solana acquisitions, valuing its treasury at $168 million. It maintains an extra $335 million in cash, which it will ultimately use to bolster its treasury. Shares in medical device and neurotech…
The crypto landscape is evolving faster than ever before, drawing in a new wave of mainstream investors. We’re here to simplify that journey, making crypto investing smarter, more accessible and easier for everyone. That’s why we’re excited to launch Bundles – an innovative new feature in the Kraken platform that lets you buy diversified portfolios…
In brief Metaplanet acquired 5,419 BTC for $632.53 million, at an average price of $116,724 per coin. Total holdings now stand at 25,555 BTC, valued at approximately $2.91 billion. The purchase pushes the company to 5th place globally among corporate Bitcoin holders. Metaplanet has vaulted into the top five publicly listed Bitcoin holders worldwide, announcing…
In brief Bitcoin’s mining difficulty has risen almost 30% since the start of the year to a new all-time high of 142.3 trillion. Rising mining difficulty indicates that mining is becoming more computationally intensive. The difficulty increase can be offset by improved efficiencies in new generations of mining equipment, as well as sustained price highs.…
In brief Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Ron Morrow called for federal stablecoin regulation while highlighting Canada’s lagging payments modernization compared to the U.S. and UK. Canadian remittance costs are “significantly higher” than other developed nations, creating opportunities for stablecoin adoption to reduce cross-border payment fees. Stablecoins could cut remittance fees to “less than 1…
