Month: September 2025
What Happens to Bitcoin If the US Government Shuts Down?
Government shutdown threat could delay jobs data Bitcoin traders need to predict Fed rate cuts, spiking crypto volatility this week.
FTX Payouts, U.S. Tariffs, Nonfarm Payrolls: Crypto Week Ahead
Market activity is likely to be overshadowed by Friday’s monthly U.S. employment figures, with nonfarm payrolls forecast set to increase by 39,000. The figure, seen as a barometer of the health of the world’s largest economy, is one of the most closely watched economic statistics. In the meantime, long-suffering creditors of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, … Read more
Amazon’s kid-friendly Kindles are cheaper than ever ahead of October Prime Day
Amazon’s Kindle Kids is currently on sale for $94.99 ($35 off). Amazon’s October Prime Day (officially called Prime Big Deal Days) starts on October 7th, but waiting a week won’t be necessary to score a great deal. Amazon has already discounted the Kindle Kids, Kindle Paperwhite Kids, and Kindle Colorsoft Kids e-readers to their lowest … Read more
CRYPTO REBOUNDS, ASTER METRICS SOAR, PLASMA HITS $13B
ETH, HYPE & BNB lead bounce in top L1s. ETH ETFs saw ATH outflows last week. Swift to launch blockchain in response to stablecoins. ASTER flips Tether in fees, Binance for perp volume. SEC’s Pierce urges quick progress in crypto. Stablecoin supply hits ATH over $300b. Plasma briefly hits $13b amid stablecoin surge. Kraken in … Read more
Bitcoin Surges Above $114K as Traders Look Ahead to ‘Uptober’
A sharp rally which began late in the weekend continued into U.S. Monday morning trading hours, with bitcoin (BTC) re-taking the $114,000 after having tumbled below $109,000 last Friday. The move suggests crypto traders are responding to the same macroeconomic factors — namely lower interest rates across the West — that’s been driving gold and … Read more
Keychron mechanical keyboards are up to 62 percent off
Keychron is one of the biggest names in mechanical keyboards (but certainly far from the only maker worthy of your attention). If you’re interested in an upgrade for your desk, or just an additional keyboard to use during gaming or intensive typing, Woot has great deals running on a fleet of wired and wireless models, … Read more
WBTC Strengthens Its Role As Multichain Standard For Bitcoin in DeFi
Singapore, Singapore, September 29th, 2025/Chainwire/–Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), the tokenized version of Bitcoin used in Decentralized Finance (DeFi), has announced its expanded integration across several blockchain networks and protocols. This expansion is part of an effort to improve cross-chain functionality and support broader usage of Bitcoin within the DeFi ecosystem. By increasing compatibility with high-performance networks, … Read more
Strategy Notches Third Smallest Bitcoin Purchase in 2025 as Dividend Payments Approach
Strategy is scheduled to pay a dividend on STRD for the first time on Tuesday.
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Trump’s Energy Department forbids staff from saying ‘climate change’ or ‘green’
A Trump appointee emailed Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy employees last week with a long list of banned words.
Final day to apply: Volunteer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
If you’ve been thinking about applying to volunteer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, this is it — applications close tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT. Only accepting local Bay Area applicants.
Power, Precision, and Presence: The Ilya Manin Playbook
Ilya Manin’s playbook emphasizes quiet precision, long-term vision, and disciplined execution. Avoiding spectacle, he builds resilient projects across AI, Web3, and infrastructure. His leadership blends intellect, emotional intelligence, and timing—choosing depth over display and presence over performance.
Alt.town Introduces $TOWN Token Utility Across Platform Services And Launches ValueFi Deposit Event
Panama City, Republic of Panama, September 29th, 2025/Chainwire/–Web3 creator growth platform Alt.town has officially enabled $TOWN token utility within its service, opening the door for real in-platform use. To commemorate the update, Alt.town has launched the “ValueFi Deposit Event.” With this update, $TOWN can now be freely swapped into KEY, the core point of Alt.town. … Read more
Bitcoin traders see $110K CME gap dip next as BTC price gains 1.5%
Bitcoin hit $114,000 at Monday’s Wall Street open, but a CME gap made traders cautious, instead expecting a BTC price correction to $110,000.
OpenAI rolls out safety routing system, parental controls on ChatGPT
The new safety features come after numerous incidents of ChatGPT validating users’ delusional thinking instead of redirecting harmful conversations — including the death of a teenage boy by suicide.
Algorand Foundation Names Former Ripple Engineer Nikolaos Bougalis CTO
The Algorand Foundation has tapped Nikolaos Bougalis, a veteran cryptographer and former Ripple engineering lead, as its new chief technology officer, the company said in a press release Monday. Bougalis, who spent nearly a decade guiding development of the open-source XRP Ledger, will lead Algorand’s engineering efforts and help advance its 2025 technical roadmap. Algorand’s … Read more
Snapchat caps free Memory storage, launches paid storage plans
The social media giant announced that free access to the feature will be limited to 5GB.
DL Holdings Spends $41M In Push to Become Hong Kong’s Top Publicly Traded Bitcoin Miner
Investment firm DL Holdings (1709) said it agreed to spend a total of HK$320 million ($41 million) on bitcoin mining rigs from Bitmain as it aims to become Hong Kong’s largest publicly traded bitcoin miner within two years. The 2,995 Antminer S21 hydro-cooled machines will be installed in data centers in Oman and Paraguay, the … Read more
Mitchell Demeter Appointed CEO of Sonic Labs to Drive Global Growth and Institutional Expansion
George Town, Cayman Islands, September 29th, 2025/Chainwire/–Sonic Labs, the team behind the highest-performing EVM blockchain Sonic, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mitchell Demeter as its new Chief Executive Officer. Demeter, a pioneer in digital assets and seasoned entrepreneur, will lead Sonic Labs in its next phase of global growth, accelerating the adoption of … Read more
Merz and Macron Are Right. The Internet of Value Needs Global Stablecoin Alignment
When French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz recently unveiled their joint economic agenda at the Franco-German Council of Ministers, one proposal stood out: pursuing collaboration and equivalence regimes with third countries in the field of crypto-asset regulation. It was a recognition that digital money, like data, does not stop at borders. And … Read more
Ethereum reclaims $4K: Three reasons why ETH price will ‘pump’ in October
Ethereum rebounded to $4,200 ahead of the weekly open as traders positioned for a price recovery in October, based on onchain and technical data.
Bluesky rolls out age verification for users in Ohio
Users in Ohio will have to verify their age to use Bluesky’s social network as of Monday.
From Robinhood to Aetherflux: Baiju Bhatt’s next frontier at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Baiju Bhatt, co-founder of Robinhood and founder of Aetherflux, shares insights on building transformative companies in fintech and aerospace at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025.
OpenAI’s parental controls are out — here’s what you should know
OpenAI has rolled out some long-awaited parental controls for ChatGPT to all web users, with mobile coming “soon,” according to the company. The controls, announced last month, allow for reducing or removing certain content — like sexual roleplay and the ability to generate images — and reducing the level of personalization on ChatGPT conversations by … Read more