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In brief Starknet began letting users stake Bitcoin on Tuesday. The network pays out rewards in Starknet’s STRK. The Starknet Foundation is distributing 100 million in STRK incentives. Bitcoin became a core part of Starknet’s ecosystem on Tuesday, as the Ethereum layer-2 network began using the asset as a way to secure itself, according to…
In brief The crypto market is back in the green for the month, reclaiming a $3.9 trillion market cap. Bitcoin is up 3.5%, rising above $114K. Solana has climbed 2.2%, holding at a $113 billion market cap. Where to from here? Technical indicators and prediction markets differ in their optimism. After a bruising week that…
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…
In brief A potential government shutdown could delay Friday’s jobs report, which Bitcoin traders rely on to predict Federal Reserve rate cuts. Bitcoin has climbed above $114,000 but still trails 0.7% behind its price from two weeks ago amid shutdown uncertainty. Historical shutdowns show mixed results for Bitcoin – it gained 14% during the 2013…
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,…
With Dogecoin making a comeback late last year and early into 2025, some may be pondering: Where did the asset come from? What’s it for? And what’s Tesla CEO Elon Musk got to do with it? The original meme coin’s boom largely has the world’s richest man to thank. Musk’s obsession with shitposting helped boost the…
In brief A crypto project called POIDH uses tokens to incentivize real-word behavior. It is currently offering 10 million DEGEN tokens to beat a specific Guinness World Record. The current titleholder has expressed an interest, but so have others. As countless crypto projects work tirelessly to reshape Wall Street, a relatively novel one is focused…
In brief Hyperliquid surges 9.26% to $44.11 as the only top 10 crypto in green while the rest of the market tanks 1.8%. BNB drops 0.14% to $947.55, as the worst performer in top 10 after the Aster-driven spike fades. The Crypto Fear and Greed Index marks the most bearish reading since April. Here’s what…
In brief Cipher Mining on Friday announced it had upped the price of its convertible debt offering. The Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin miner revealed a $3 billion AI hosting deal on Thursday, backstopped by Google. Bitcoin miners are increasingly delving into the world of AI computing, as both require immense computing power. Bitcoin miner Cipher Mining on…
In brief Bitcoin rebounds slightly to $109,300 after dipping below $109,000 late last night. It’s down 1.5% in 24 hours amid August inflation data showing 2.9% year-over-year increase in core inflation. Over $970 million in crypto futures contracts liquidated in past day, with $852 million being long positions betting on price increases. Some 69% of…
