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In brief Ethereum has gained 17% over the past month while Bitcoin slipped 5.5%. ETH ETFs have attracted $1.2 billion in inflows after mid-August outflows. Solana advanced 7% over the same period with a sharp rise in DEX trading volumes, though remains under pressure from a sliding DEX trader count. Ethereum’s ability to draw institutional…
In brief Caliber, a publicly traded real estate asset management firm, is starting a Chainlink treasury. The firm will use cash reserves and existing access to capital to acquire LINK. CWD shares jumped nearly 60% on Thursday as the price of LINK itself rose 2.5%. Caliber, a publicly traded real estate asset management company, saw…
The Department of Commerce announced Thursday it has begun uploading its GDP data onto nine blockchain networks, and will also enter partnerships with decentralized oracle networks Chainlink and Pyth to integrate U.S. macroeconomic data within the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem and the broader crypto economy. The department’s GDP data release for Q2 2025 has already been…
In brief Trump Media announces $6.4B CRO treasury partnership with Crypto.com, sending CRO up 160% in two days to 3-year highs Bitcoin rises 1.5% to nearly $113,000 while Solana leads majors with 4% gains and DeFi TVL reclaims January ATH of $11.76B ETH ETFs see $307M inflows and meme coins remain stable with PUMP jumping…
In brief Solana’s daily DEX trader count has fallen to 900,000, down from 4.8 million earlier this year, Dune data shows. Retail traders are retreating amid meme coin scams, Instagram hijackings, and Ethereum’s rising dominance. Solana’s DEX volume share rebounded to 27% in August, though some warn its meme coin reliance may hinder growth. Retail…
In brief Blueprynt’s pilot program for “Know Your Issuer” tapped USDC and PYUSD. The solution is aimed at stifling counterfeit cryptocurrencies. The pilot comes amid new guidance for banks and safeguarding crypto. Bluprynt recently completed a pilot project aimed at stifling counterfeit cryptocurrencies, integrating a “Know Your Issuer” framework into stablecoins from Circle and PayPal,…
In brief Standard Chartered projects ETH could reach $7,500 by end of year and $25,000 by 2028 based on current adoption trends ETH ETFs have accumulated over $8B since July with major corporate buyers like BitMine and SharpLink stacking aggressively Ethereum’s yield advantages through staking and DeFi utility make it potentially stronger than Bitcoin as…
In brief A coalition of 114 crypto companies and tech lobbying groups sent a letter to the Senate Banking Committee demanding strong legal protections for software developers in any upcoming crypto market structure bill. The letter emphasized that developers of decentralized software should not face criminal liability for how others use their programs, comparing public…
In brief On-chain data shows a 13% drop in adjusted transfer volume, signaling weaker demand. Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw continued outflows, adding to macro-driven selling pressure. September has averaged negative returns for Bitcoin, compounding cautious sentiment. Bitcoin’s bounce on Tuesday may offer a brief respite for investors, but experts are warning that a deeper “cooling-off…
In brief The U.S.’s recently passed stablecoin law has heightened pressure on Europe to accelerate digital euro plans. Deploying on Ethereum or Solana could expand global use of the currency, Decrypt was told. Yet privacy, governance and banking stability remain key concerns for officials. European officials are considering whether to issue the digital euro on…
