Month: September 2025

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Aptos (APT) Rises 4.1% as Index Trades Higher

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CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3969.18, up 2.2% (+86.07) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday. Sixteen of the 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: APT (+4.1%) and SOL (+2.9%). Laggards: FIL (-0.6%) and NEAR … Read more

Get a look at the OnePlus 15 from every angle

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“Sand storm” is a hell of a name for beige. Just a few days after first teasing the upcoming launch of the OnePlus 15, the company is already showing off the phone in plenty of detail. Today OnePlus confirmed that the new flagship is getting a global launch, and over the weekend it dropped multiple … Read more

Chainlink Teams With Major Financial Institutions to Fix $58B Corporate Actions Problem

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Decentralized oracle network Chainlink is working with 24 of the world’s largest financial institutions to overhaul how corporate actions, such as dividends, stock splits, and mergers, are processed across global markets. Chainlink ran a pilot with SWIFT, DTCC, Euroclear and six other financial institutions. It leveraged a combination of its blockchain-based and artificial intelligence (AI) … Read more

Chainlink Poised to Power TradFi Shift to Blockchain, Jefferies Says

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Chainlink could become a foundational layer for traditional finance as capital markets increasingly embrace blockchain infrastructure, according to a report from investment bank Jefferies following a call with Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov. The decentralized oracle network connects smart contracts to real-world data and off-chain systems, enabling advanced use cases like tokenized asset settlement, parametric insurance … Read more

$55 billion EA buyout hands Madden over to investors including Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner

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Electronic Arts has announced it is being acquired and taken private in a $55 billion deal involving Silver Lake, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, and Affinity Partners, which is founded and led by Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027 and is still subject to … Read more

BitMine Immersion ETH Holdings Rise to 2.66M Tokens, More Than 2% of Total Supply

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BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) ether (ETH) holdings rose to 2.65 million tokens, the company announced in a Sunday evening (U.S. hours) press release. That amount would be more than 2% of the total ETH supply, said the company. Combined with 192 BTC, $157 million in “moonshot” equities, and $436 million in unencumbered cash, the company’s … Read more

Strategy Buys 196 Bitcoin for $22.1M

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Strategy (MSTR) announced on Monday that it purchased 196 BTC for $22.1 million, bringing its total holdings to 640,031 BTC. The latest purchase was made at an average price of $113,048 per bitcoin, raising the company’s overall average purchase price to $73,983. The acquisition was funded through the issuance of common stock via an at-the-market … Read more

IBIT’s Options Market Fuels Bitcoin ETF Dominance, Report Suggests

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Analyst James Check and Unchained produced a report on the current bitcoin BTC market landscape, with the most interesting takeaway being the rise of the bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) specifically the success of iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) and the options market that now underpins the product. The report opens with a quote saying: “Options are … Read more