Perp DEXs Smash $1 Trillion in Monthly Trading Volume, Aster Stands Out

Decentralized perpetual exchanges (Perp DEXs) just had their biggest month ever. In September, trading volume on these platforms crossed $1 trillion for the first time in history, according to DeFiLlama. The total hit $1.143 trillion, a 50% jump month-over-month. For context, August volume stood at $707.6 billion. The surge signals a new phase in crypto … Read more

OpenAI Hits $500B Valuation After Employee Share Sale as AI Mania Accelerates

OpenAI hit a cool $500 billion valuation after a secondary stock sale, putting the San Francisco AI lab in rarefied company and on every investor’s speed dial. Half-Trillion Milestone: OpenAI’s Secondary Sale Crowns a New AI King The tender lets current and former employees cash out roughly $6.6 billion without issuing new shares, a classic … Read more

World Liberty Financial Brings USD1 Stablecoin to Aptos

Donald Trump Jr. and WLFI CEO Zach Witkoff are taking a bold step into digital assets. The pair confirmed that World Liberty Financial’s stablecoin USD1 will officially launch on the Aptos network on October 6. According to Reuters, Witkoff also revealed a WLFI debit card is in the works. The card will connect crypto wallets … Read more

$21M Stolen in Suspected North Korean Hack on SBI Crypto

On September 24, 2025, blockchain sleuth @zachxbt uncovered suspicious outflows from addresses tied to SBI Crypto. Around $21 million drained across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Dogecoin, and Bitcoin Cash. The funds quickly moved through five instant exchanges before landing in Tornado Cash. Several red flags match tactics seen in prior DPRK-linked heists. SBI Crypto Hit SBI … Read more

Tether Expands Hard Asset Strategy with More Bitcoin, Gold, and Land

Tether has purchased another 8,888 BTC, increasing its total on-chain holdings to 86,335 BTC. At current prices, that’s worth over $9.7 billion, according to CoinMarketCap. The company, however, claims its real stash is much larger. Tether reports holding over 100,000 BTC along with 50 tons of gold. It has also committed 15,000 BTC into Bitcoin … Read more

Kamala Harris Calls Ross Ulbricht ‘Fentanyl Dealer’ in New Memoir

The former U.S. Vice President’s new book details what she says is “the shortest presidential campaign in modern history.” Harris’s New Memoir Takes Aim at Ross Ulbricht, Rebranding Him as a ‘Fentanyl Dealer’ More than $200 million in drugs was sold across 13,000 listings on Ross Ulbricht’s online marketplace Silk Road, between 2011 and 2013, … Read more

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