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In brief ChatGPT’s “instant checkout” with Shopify and Etsy draws scrutiny for turning AI into a retail gatekeeper. OpenAI’s new Sora app showcases endless AI-made videos, prompting criticism of “infinite slop” feeds. Data centers driving energy prices up 267% stoke unease over AI’s economic and environmental toll. OpenAI is facing mounting criticism after unveiling two…
In brief Ethereum gaming metaverse The Sandbox will soon have its own layer-2 network. SANDChain aims to be the core infrastructure built to empower the creator economy on-chain. The network will use The Sandbox’s SAND token as its native gas and utility token. Ethereum gaming metaverse The Sandbox will soon have its own creator-focused blockchain…
In brief The SEC issued a “no action” letter to Solana-based project, DoubleZero The regulator indicated that its 2Z token does not resemble a security. The token is set to debut on Friday alongside its mainnet launch. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a “no action” letter to DoubleZero on Monday, effectively blessing the…
In brief Stablecoin network Plasma has meme coins now after entering “mainnet beta” last week. The Trillions token hit a $60 million market cap on Sunday, before falling sharply. It references a meme at the foundation of the Plasma thesis, predicting the total stablecoin market cap to be in the trillions of dollars. A meme…
In brief Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade in Q4 2025 brings data scaling, DoS defenses, and dev tools. PeerDAS will boost blob throughput 8× by sampling data instead of full storage on every node. New EIPs set blob fees, cap block sizes, and add features like preconfirmations and P-256 support. The next major upgrade for the Ethereum…
CRYPTO REBOUNDS, ASTER METRICS SOAR, PLASMA HITS $13BETH, HYPE & BNB lead bounce in top L1s. ETH ETFs saw ATH outflows last week. Swift to launch blockchain in response to stablecoins. ASTER flips Tether in fees, Binance for perp volume. SEC’s Pierce urges quick progress in crypto. Stablecoin supply hits ATH over $300b. Plasma briefly…
September 29, 2025 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that FF is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading FF trading is live as of September 29, 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…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors rally over the weekend; BTC reclaims $112,000 Vanguard reportedly considering offering crypto ETF access to its 50M investors SEC and…
September 29, 2025 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that XAN is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading XAN trading is live as of September 29, 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…
Decentralized exchange Aster has caught traders’ attention thanks to its eye-watering 1,001x leverage options, support from Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, and a soaring token. Due to its focus on perpetual futures trading, Aster is considered a rival to Hyperliquid—which has been one of the most successful crypto projects of the year. During its first week,…
