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Month: September 2025
Layer-1s stake their claim as crypto’s backbone in 2025
With stablecoin rules taking shape and tokenized assets entering the market, blockchain’s foundation is being tested and layer-1s are proving their staying power.
Bitcoin Flat as Core US Inflation Holds at 2.9% in August
Bitcoin is hovering above $109,000 following $970 million in liquidations, as core inflation hits 2.9% in August and Trump announces new tariffs.
Cipher Mining Prices $1.1B Upsized Convertible Note Offering
Cipher Mining (CIFR) priced a $1.08B private offering of a 0.00% convertible senior notes due 2031, upsized from $800M initially. The notes, senior unsecured obligations, are convertible at an initial price of $16.03 per share, a 37.5% premium to Thursday’s $11.66 close. Investors may require repurchase in 2029 at par, while Cipher can redeem starting … Read more
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Avalanche (AVAX) Slides 7.1%, Leading Index Lower
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 3816.51, down 1% (-38.03) since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday. None of the 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: ETH (-0.2%) and ICP (-0.3%). Laggards: AVAX (-7.1%) and NEAR … Read more
Battery startup Moxion went bankrupt. Now its founder is back to ‘finish what we started’
Anode Technology Company wants to build mobile battery generators for construction sites, live events, and EV fleets. But first it has to avoid the pitfalls that claimed its predecessor, Moxion.
Vesting NFTs top daily sales volume chart: CryptoSlam
Vesting NFTs jumped to the top of CryptoSlam’s daily sales chart on BNB Chain, highlighting demand for liquidity solutions in token lockups.
Tick tock, TikTok
After more than five years of machinations, secret meetings, legislative actions, and confusing messaging, it appears a deal is coming to keep TikTok alive in the US. On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order that didn’t quite make a deal, but at least gave everyone space to make deal. It’s a concept of a … Read more
$3.6M Drained From Hyperliquid DeFi Platform Hypervault in ‘Abnormal Withdrawal’
Hypervault Finance’s social media and website are inaccessible following the incident, which saw user funds sent to Tornado Cash.
A $1,000 Xbox Ally handheld tests the appetite for pricey next-gen consoles
The Xbox Ally X. | Photo: Tom Warren / The Verge When Microsoft announced the launch date of its first Asus-powered handhelds without announcing prices, I had hoped it was a sign the leaked prices were too high. I had hoped Microsoft would subsidize them the same way it subsidized the Xbox itself. Maybe it … Read more
Sierra Space’s spaceplane faces a reinvention after NASA contract change
Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane is facing an identity crisis after NASA changed contract terms to remove its guarantee to buy cargo flights to the ISS.
Your OnePlus phone is probably at risk from a major SMS vulnerability
The OnePlus 13R is just one of many recent OnePlus devices potentially at risk. The majority of OnePlus phones in use today may be vulnerable to a security flaw that leaves SMS and MMS data exposed, and it won’t be patched until mid-October. Only OnePlus phones still running 2020’s OxygenOS 11 or earlier are believed … Read more
Kraken Raises $500M in Funding Round Valuing Crypto Exchange at $15B: Fortune
Popular cryptocurrency exchange Kraken closed a $500 million funding round, setting the stage for a long-awaited IPO now expected in 2026, Fortune reported. The round did not feature a lead investor and was closed on Kraken’s terms valuing the firm at $15 billion, Fortune said, citing a person who was not authorized to discuss the … Read more
Crypto Market Today: Risk-Off Sentiment Dominates Ahead of U.S. PCE Release
The crypto market is a sea of red, with the CoinDesk 20 Index down 5% in 24 hours and all members lower. Most major tokens continue to see capital outflows from futures market and persistent bias for protection against declines in the form of put options tied to bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) on Deribit. … Read more
Elliptic Warns of Industrial-Scale Pig Butchering Scams Laundering Through Crypto
Pig butchering, a form of romance fraud in which victims are groomed into sending money to fake crypto investment schemes, has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry, according to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic’s 2025 Typologies Report. The study points to increasingly organized methods of laundering stolen funds using practices that resemble professional financial operations. Elliptic’s investigators … Read more
Aster Refunds Users After ‘Abnormal Price Movements’ on XPL—Here’s What Happened
Aster’s token dropped 12% on the day following the incident, which involved the native staking token for Plasma’s stablecoin-optimized blockchain.
The UK announces mandatory digital ID plans
The UK currently has no citizen ID or legal requirements to carry identification. The United Kingdom is introducing a national digital ID scheme in an effort to crack down on illegal migrant workers. A government press release on Friday announced that the digital ID will be stored on mobile devices through the GOV.UK wallet app … Read more
Trump Tariffs, GDP Rattle Markets, ETFs Bleed: Crypto Daybook Americas
By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) It’s not been a happy 24 hours for crypto bulls, with the CoinDesk 20 Index dropping 5% and market leaders bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) falling nearly 2%. Major altcoins such as XRP, BNB and SOL lost even more, and ASTR, the native token of Aster … Read more
UK Finance pilots tokenized sterling deposits with six major banks
UK Finance launched a tokenized deposits pilot in partnership with six major banks, including Barclays, HSBC and Lloyds Banking Group.
Google Workload Identity Federation, OIDC, Dex and TypeScript: Connect your B2B to Gemini and Vertex
This guide will be thorough and skimmable so you can access the pieces you want directly. There will be an accompanying GitHub repo (Coming soon) that you can use to go through this. Index: About Errata What This Guide Covers and Does Not. What about LLMs and tools? (Gemini, Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) Definitions … Read more
Aster reimburses users after XPL perpetual glitch sends price to $4
Aster reimbursed traders after an XPL glitch caused liquidations, as its perpetual DEX drove daily trading volumes to a record of more than $100 billion.
Crypto needs dual wallet management, AI monitoring for North Korean hackers
AI threat detection and enhanced wallet management may save crypto firms from North Korean infiltrators, cybersecurity experts told Cointelegraph.
Hong Kong rules limit stablecoin derivatives trading: DBS CEO
DBS Hong Kong CEO Sebastian Paredes warned that Hong Kong’s new stablecoin KYC and AML rules will largely block their use in onchain derivatives trading.
Ethereum flashes ‘rare oversold signal’ for first time since $1.4K ETH
Ethereum price weakness over the past two weeks has resulted in the relative strength index flashing a potential bottom signal not seen since early April.
Crypto Adoption in Emerging Markets Poses Risks to Financial Resilience: Moody’s
Cryptocurrency adoption in emerging markets poses risks to monetary sovereignty and financial resilience, credit ratings giant Moody’s Ratings said in a report on Thursday. The risks are most acute in areas where crypto’s use extends beyond investment into savings and remittances, according to the report. Moody’s suggests that higher penetration of stablecoins pegged to the … Read more
Instagram’s ‘pay or consent’ approach to ads is coming to UK after being rejected in EU
Meta is bringing its “pay or consent” ad model to the UK after months of wrangling with regulators over the controversial policy. The update will force Instagram and Facebook users to pick between being served up personalized ads or shelling out for monthly subscriptions to ad-free versions. Subscriptions start at £2.99 a month, around $4, … Read more