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- Solana’s PSG1 console, launching October 6, 2025, merges gaming with Web3 via hardware wallets and Solana’s infrastructure. - Partnerships with NFT projects like Pudgy Penguins and BONK drive community engagement and token adoption. - Institutional confidence grows as Sol Strategies Inc. boosts Solana holdings by 87.5% in Q3 2025. - Retail adoption is fueled by airdropped NFTs and the Solana Super Game Jam, accelerating on-chain game development. - The $329 PSG1 targets a $1 trillion blockchain gaming ma
- Pi Network's v23 protocol upgrades introduce decentralized KYC and enhanced security, aligning with global regulatory standards. - The Valour ETP listing on Sweden's Spotlight Stock Market provides institutional access to Pi, attracting $947M in assets under management. - These developments aim to address scalability, governance risks, and liquidity challenges while positioning Pi for institutional adoption. - Despite progress, Pi's price remains near $0.34, with success dependent on smooth Mainnet trans
- Pump.fun’s tokenomics-driven buybacks and burns have stabilized PUMP’s value, creating a flywheel effect through reduced supply and staking incentives. - The platform allocates 30% of revenue to buybacks, funded by $1B pre-sales and 1% swap fees, removing 7.4B tokens and boosting market share to 84.1% by August 2025. - Strategic initiatives like the Glass Full Foundation amplify liquidity, while sustained buyback rates and ecosystem growth challenge memecoins’ inherent volatility.
- Ethereum ETFs outpaced Bitcoin in 2025 institutional inflows, driven by utility-driven advantages and regulatory clarity under the CLARITY Act. - Staking yields (3-6%), deflationary supply, and Dencun/Pectra upgrades attracted $3B+ in Q2 2025, boosting Ethereum's TVL to $223B. - Regulatory frameworks like the GENIUS Act and 53% gas fee reductions solidified Ethereum's institutional appeal, with $27.66B in ETF assets under management by Q3 2025. - This shift reflects investor preference for yield-generati
- Small-cap biotechs exploit crypto treasury moves to inflate stock prices through regulatory arbitrage and speculative hype, raising market manipulation risks. - Pre-announcement surges in firms like ETHZilla and MEI Pharma suggest potential insider trading, with gains often collapsing post-disclosure due to delayed SEC filings. - Executives time trades around retail investor attention, leveraging asymmetric information while regulators lag in oversight, exacerbating ethical and legal gray areas. - Invest
- Ethereum outpaces Bitcoin in derivatives activity, hitting $10B open interest in Q3 2025 vs. Bitcoin’s stagnant $12B. - Institutional Ethereum ETFs gained $3.69B in August 2025, contrasting with Bitcoin ETF outflows amid yield-driven adoption. - Regulatory clarity and 4.5–5.2% staking yields drove 36.1M ETH ($17.6B) in corporate treasury staking by August 2025. - Upgrades like Pectra reduced energy use by 99%, enhancing Ethereum’s infrastructure appeal over Bitcoin’s utility gap. - Technical indicators a
- 00:52Circle minted 750 million USDC on the Solana chain in the past 24 hoursAccording to Jinse Finance, Circle has minted an additional 750 million USDC on the Solana chain in the past 24 hours. As of now, Circle has minted a total of 1.25 billion USDC on Solana this week.
- 00:41Mining company IREN expects annual bitcoin mining revenue to reach $1 billion.ChainCatcher reported that bitcoin miner IREN announced its full-year financial results for the period ending June 30, 2025, with its share price rising more than 12% in after-hours trading. The company reported quarterly revenue of $187.3 million, net profit of $176.9 million, and EBITDA of $241.4 million, which includes $1 billion in annualized bitcoin mining revenue "under current mining economic conditions." According to the announcement, IREN has replaced ASIC miners used for bitcoin mining with GPU miners for AI cloud at several of its mining centers, including those in British Columbia. The company has also invested in a liquid-cooled AI data center called Horizon, which is expected to be operational in Q4 2025, as well as a Sweetwater facility projected to go online by the end of 2027. Earlier this month, IREN surpassed competitor MARA in both bitcoin production and miner utilization, becoming the mining company with the leading hash rate.
- 00:38DeFi Development Corp. increases holdings by 407,247 SOL, worth $77 millionJinse Finance reported, according to Cointelegraph, DeFi Development Corp. has increased its holdings by 407,247 SOL, valued at $77 million, bringing its total holdings to 1,831,011 SOL. The company still holds over $40 million in net profits, reserved for future SOL purchases.