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In brief Beyond Meat stock has dropped sharply from its Wednesday high, which came after it surged by 1,435% over six days. A prominent BYND trader believes this is just a healthy retrace after “mass hysteria” pumped the BYND stock. However, some analysts believe the hype will fade and the stock will return to its…
In brief Solana Company says it has deepened its on-chain strategy by adding Twinstake and Helius as institutional validators, expanding its $396 million Solana treasury. The Nasdaq-listed firm, formerly a medical device maker, has rebranded as a Solana-focused treasury vehicle after a 96% stock decline this year. Chairman Joseph Chee said the firm is “leaning…
In brief Indian crypto exchange WazirX will resume operations on October 24 with zero trading fees across all markets. Trading and withdrawals will resume the same day, with full functionality by Monday. The platform has partnered with BitGo for institutional-grade custody solutions. Indian crypto exchange WazirX will restart operations on October 24 with zero trading…
In brief An Ethereum whale has bought $32 million in ETH, signaling institutional interest amid corporate accumulation. A Solana whale sold $93 million, indicating “waning whale confidence” in the asset. A Bitcoin whale netted $835,000 profit, closing a short position as the market hints at a potential bottom. With Bitcoin trading in a tight range,…
In brief Sonnet BioTherapeutics is merging with Rorschach I LLC to create Hyperliquid Strategies Inc. HYPE rose nearly 7% as the broader crypto market traded lower. The merger signals institutional confidence and long-term demand for HYPE, Decrypt was told. Decentralized exchange Hyperliquid’s HYPE token is bucking the broader market trend, soaring while the rest of…
In brief 60% of Australians still say they don’t trust crypto, up from 57% in 2024. Labor’s reform package spans exchange licensing, stablecoin oversight, and payments modernization. Swyftx projects millions of new investors once regulation is finalized. Crypto adoption in Australia has stalled, despite the incumbent Albanese government rolling out some of the most ambitious…
In brief First Lady Melania Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei aren’t to blame for the “scam tokens” they promoted, investors claim in a legal filing. Rather, the plaintiffs claim that Meteora founder Benjamin Chow was the “center of the enterprise,” with Hayden Davis and Kelsier Ventures working under his instructions. The class action lawsuit…
In brief Former RWA Company executive Max Glass filed suit claiming he was wrongfully terminated and pressured into relinquishing his rights as the company pursued stablecoin development opportunities without him. Glass alleges co-executives Gregory DiPrisco and Joseph Quintilian breached fiduciary duties by appropriating a stablecoin product, which later turned into M^0, for their own benefit.…
In brief T. Rowe Price has filed for a crypto ETF. If approved, the fund would hold mostly Bitcoin and Ethereum but other coins, too. The SEC is weighing more than 90 crypto fund proposals. Asset management giant T. Rowe Price on Wednesday applied for a mixed digital asset exchange-traded fund, according to a regulatory…
In brief Google’s Willow chip achieved a verified quantum speed-up confirmed by experiment. Verified results mark a step toward fault-tolerant quantum systems with real-world impact. Experts warn that such progress could eventually threaten Bitcoin’s elliptic-curve encryption. Google’s latest quantum processor has achieved what physicists have pursued for decades: a verified speed-up over the world’s best…
