Aster dethrones Hyperliquid with $1.25B surge in open interest
DefiLlama data showed that Aster topped daily perpetual trading volumes with $24.7 billion on Wednesday, surpassing competitors like Hyperliquid and edgeX. Go to Source
Month: September 2025
Digital euro unlikely to launch before 2029, ECB board member says
Introduced in October 2020, Europe’s digital euro may not launch until 2029, according to ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone. Go to Source
Crypto ETF Outflows Deepen: Bitcoin Loses $104 Million, Ether $141 Million
Bitcoin ETFs recorded a second consecutive day of outflows with $104 million in exits, while ether ETFs shed $141 million. Both funds faced heavy pressure from Fidelity-led withdrawals, which weighed down net assets despite steady trading volumes. Crypto ETFs See Back-to-Back Withdrawals as Bitcoin and Ether Stay in the Red The cautious mood in crypto … Read more
Ethereum bulls tout adoption, AI-driven supercycle, but Wall Street is skeptical
Growing Wall Street crypto adoption and agentic AI platforms may catalyze a “supercycle” for Ethereum, according to BitMine, the largest corporate holder of Ether. Go to Source
Kraken donates $2M to pro-crypto groups as ‘fight for crypto’ continues
Kraken committed $2 million to Freedom Fund PAC and America First Digital, citing a need to defend crypto users’ rights in the US. Go to Source
Safest Bitcoin Wallets in September 2025: Cold Storage, Mobile, and Web3 Options Compared
Looking for the best Bitcoin and crypto wallets in September 2025? We compare the top Bitcoin and crypto wallets for secure self-custody. These next-gen wallets eliminate single points of failure, offering smarter key recovery and institutional-grade security. Here’s how they stack up. Why Bitcoin & Crypto Wallets Are Evolving in 2025 After the collapse of … Read more
Bitcoin whales offload 147K BTC in one month: Is $100K BTC price next?
Bitcoin whale distribution and a weakening technical structure could push BTC price into an extended sell-off toward $100,000. Go to Source
UXLink hack shows risks of centralized control in DeFi projects
FearsOff CEO Marwan Hachem told Cointelegraph that it was risky to keep too much centralized control in projects that “claim to be decentralized.” Go to Source
Fnality Raises $136M Series C to Accelerate DLT‑Enabled Wholesale Settlement
Fnality announced a $136 million Series C round led by Wisdomtree, Bank of America, Citi, KBC Group, Temasek and Tradeweb, with participation from existing investors including Banco Santander, Barclays, BNP Paribas, DTCC, Euroclear, Goldman Sachs, ING, Nasdaq Ventures, State Street and UBS. The funding will scale Fnality’s regulated distributed‑ledger payment systems—built to bridge wholesale markets … Read more
Vitalik Buterin Calls for Full‑Stack Openness and Verifiability to Secure a Digital Future
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a blog post advocating for “full‑stack” openness and verifiability across software, hardware and bio systems to preserve freedom and security as the internet becomes indistinguishable from real life. Buterin argues that open source code, verifiable hardware, and privacy‑preserving cryptography (ZK‑SNARKs, FHE, differential privacy) are essential to prevent centralization, baked‑in backdoors … Read more