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- LUMIA plunged 34.01% in 24 hours to $0.293 amid a major liquidity event, with 1121.21% 7-day losses. - Institutional HODL outflows and reduced on-chain activity triggered by large-scale asset reallocation intensified downward pressure. - Market analysts attribute the crisis to shifting capital toward stable assets, with no official explanations from LUMIA stakeholders. - Short-term volatility is expected as traders monitor inflow potential to counter ongoing bearish momentum and consolidation trends.
- BitMine withdrew $125M in ETH, boosting its holdings to $7.92B, now second-largest crypto treasury firm after MicroStrategy. - Tom Lee's "5% alchemy" strategy drives Ethereum accumulation, with market share rising from 9.2% to 14.4% since July. - The firm raised $20B to expand Ethereum purchases, viewing it as key to future finance and AI infrastructure.
- Finastra partners with Circle to integrate USDC into its $5T cross-border payment hub, enabling faster, cheaper, secure transfers via blockchain-based settlement. - Mastercard expands collaboration with Circle to enable first-time USDC/EURC settlement for EEMEA acquirers, bridging blockchain assets with traditional commerce infrastructure. - USDC's $61.3B circulation (up 90% YoY) and growing adoption by major financial players signal stablecoins' rising role in reshaping global payment efficiency and dig
- Stellar (XLM) gains institutional traction with 115% 24h volume surge to $402M, rebounding to $0.39 amid regulatory discussions. - Technical analysis shows XLM consolidating in an ascending triangle pattern, with a potential $2.15 target if it breaks above $0.40 resistance. - Historical September trends (avg. 3.08% growth) and 2024's 6.24% close suggest XLM could reach $0.50 during anticipated altcoin season. - Institutional adoption grows with 38.59% volume spike to $472M, driven by ETF filings and real
- Propy leverages blockchain to streamline real estate transactions via smart contracts, reducing intermediaries and paperwork. - Property tokenization enables fractional ownership, democratizing access to real estate investments previously limited to high-net-worth actors. - Challenges persist in regulatory alignment, cultural resistance to paperless deals, and improving blockchain platform usability for mainstream adoption. - Growing institutional interest and evolving regulations suggest blockchain coul
- Institutional capital is shifting toward Ethereum (ETH) in 2025, driven by 4.5–5.2% staking yields, regulatory clarity, and technological upgrades. - Bitcoin's zero-yield model struggles in a low-interest-rate environment, while Ethereum's proof-of-stake mechanism generates $89.25B in annualized yields. - U.S. CLARITY and GENIUS Acts reclassified ETH as a utility token, enabling SEC-compliant staking and attracting $27.66B in Ethereum ETF assets by Q3 2025. - Ethereum's Dencun/Pectra upgrades reduced gas
- Pantera Capital raises $1.25B for Solana Co., a treasury vehicle buying SOL tokens to redefine institutional capital allocation in crypto. - Institutional consensus grows as Galaxy Digital, Jump Crypto, and others raise $1B for Solana treasuries, treating SOL as strategic reserve assets. - Public Solana treasuries now hold $695M in SOL (0.69% supply), enhancing liquidity and governance alignment while boosting token demand through staking yields. - SOL surged 7% post-announcement, with $210 as a key thre
- Q2 2025 saw $2.59B+ in institutional/whale BTC-to-ETH reallocation, driven by Ethereum's deflationary model and yield advantages over Bitcoin. - Ethereum whales (10k-100k ETH) increased holdings by 22% of circulating supply, while mega whales (100k+ ETH) grew positions by 9.31% since October 2024. - SEC's Ethereum ETF redemptions and Pectra/Dencun upgrades boosted Ethereum's institutional appeal, with 29.65% DEX market share and 4-6% staking yields outperforming Bitcoin. - Ethereum's $4,953 all-time high
- U.S. Department of Commerce plans to publish GDP data on blockchain to enhance transparency and trust in official statistics. - Blockchain aims to provide real-time, tamper-evident access for public and private sectors, addressing disputes over data reliability. - Initiative responds to skepticism from President Trump and aligns with global blockchain adoption trends in governance. - Project remains in early stages, requiring technical standards and governance frameworks to ensure scalability and privacy
- DDC Enterprise doubled Bitcoin holdings to 888 BTC in August 2025, boosting its stock price by 8.9% to $13.88. - CEO Norma Chu emphasized disciplined accumulation strategy amid volatility, with Bitcoin yield rising 1,572% since May. - The company's dual focus as a Bitcoin treasury and food platform highlights corporate adoption of crypto as a growth hedge. - Cautionary notes about market risks accompany the strategy, though DDC maintains confidence in Bitcoin's long-term value proposition.
- 13:37Barclays expects the FOMC to cut interest rates three times this year and twice more in 2026.ChainCatcher news, according to Golden Ten Data, Barclays now expects the FOMC to cut interest rates three times this year by 25 basis points each, following the release of a disappointing non-farm payroll report on Friday, and to cut rates twice more in 2026 (in March and June).
- 13:23Tether CEO reveals that the P2P encrypted communication app Keet may support payments in Bitcoin, USDT, and XAUTAccording to Jinse Finance, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino posted on X that QVAC AI combined with the P2P encrypted communication app Keet could make it a messaging application supporting all conversational AI features, operating 100% on local devices to ensure privacy. It supports translation, transcription, and summarization of any (audio) information, chatbot assistants, as well as payments in bitcoin, Lightning Network, USDT, XAUT, and more.
- 12:17The nation's first consumer finance company-issued credit asset-backed security utilizing blockchain technology has been launched.According to ChainCatcher, citing Golden Ten Data and The Paper, Mashang Consumer Finance released the first financial blockchain management platform among national consumer finance companies at the "2025 Smart Expo · Digital Industry Ecosystem Conference." Relying on this platform, Mashang Consumer Finance successfully issued the "Anyihua 2025 Third Phase Personal Consumer Loan Asset-Backed Securities." According to a relevant person in charge at Mashang Consumer Finance, this is the first asset-backed security using blockchain technology among national consumer finance companies. In the future, the issuance of financial bonds, asset-backed securities, and other financial products will routinely utilize this platform's technology, continuously expanding the application boundaries of blockchain in the consumer finance sector.