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Ethereum developers launched the second test of the upcoming Fusaka upgrade early Tuesday morning on the Sepolia network, marking another step toward the upgrade’s mainnet debut. The test follows a successful rollout on the Holesky testnet two weeks ago. Developers plan one final rehearsal on the Hoodi network on Oct. 28, after which they’ll set a date to activate Fusaka on Ethereum’s main blockchain. Coming only a few months after Ethereum’s major Pectra upgrade, Fusaka is designed to lower costs for institutions using the network. One of its key features, PeerDAS, allows validators to verify only portions of data rather…

Key Takeaways SegaSwap closed a $10 million seed round led by Sonic SVM and 10K Ventures. Funds will enhance liquidity, introduce new features, and support the launch of SegaSOL on Solana. SegaSwap, a decentralized automated market maker operating on Solana and Sonic SVM, has completed a seed round valuing the project at $10 million, led by Sonic SVM and 10K Ventures. The fresh capital will be used to expand liquidity on Sonic SVM, roll out new pool types, enhance analytics for traders, grow liquidity providers’ incentives, and build tooling for asset launch teams. The protocol recently launched SegaSOL, a liquid-staked…

CME Group opened an office in Dubai today (Wednesday), planting its first physical presence in the Middle East as trading volumes in the region climb faster than in older European markets. The Chicago-based derivatives exchange will run the operation from Dubai International Financial Centre under a license from the Dubai Financial Services Authority. The office will function as the company’s regional hub for the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia. CME Group said average daily trading volumes from the Middle East jumped 16% recently, outpacing growth in more established European markets. The company attributed the increase to rising participation from…

Ethereum price today trades near $4,102, down 3.3% in the last 24 hours as sellers test the $4,080–$4,100 support zone. The pullback comes after an early-week rejection from $4,260 resistance, while buyers continue to defend the long-term ascending trendline that has guided ETH higher since April. The focus now shifts to whether this structural support can hold amid cooling on-chain flows and new adoption headlines. Ethereum Price Retests Critical Support Zone ETH Price Dynamics (Source: TradingView) On the daily chart, Ethereum remains within its broad uptrend structure, but the latest drop has brought it close to a key decision point.…

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has predicted that RWA tokenization will be the next narrative to drive the crypto market over the next five years. He made this statement at the ongoing Korea Blockchain Week (KBW) 2025, which began on September 22. During an interview with CoinDesk, Hoskinson highlighted how tokenization will shape the future of blockchain technology and the role the United States will play in driving this emerging narrative. $10T Real-World Assets Can Be Tokenized A staggering $10 trillion—that is the value of real-world assets that Hoskinson believes can come on-chain. Currently, the total cryptocurrency market cap stands below…

Galaxy Digital has caught the crypto community’s eye. After transferring 250,000 SOL tokens, worth around $51.69 million, to Binance. The move has fueled speculation about a potential sell-off. Especially given the involvement of Forward Industries. Which recently moved a much larger amount of Solana to Coinbase Prime. Galaxy Digital just deposited 250K $SOL($51.69M) to #Binance.Is Forward Industries about to sell their $SOL — bought just a month ago — at a loss?https://t.co/MEWRT5n7oY pic.twitter.com/G9zO8VDn5D — Lookonchain (@lookonchain) October 15, 2025 A Chain of Whale Transactions According to data from Lookonchain and Arkham Intelligence, Forward Industries had earlier deposited 993,058 SOL. It…

The Plasma Bridge, which makes it possible to move BONE tokens between Shibarium and Ethereum, is now back online. The new version of the bridge offers a higher level of security and greater loss prevention, according to the announcement. It has already undergone multi-layer testing. Main improvements The bridge has added the ability to block addresses that are believed to be suspicious. In such a way, bad actors will be banned from exploiting the bridge. From now on, the addresses flagged as potentially harmful will not be able to interact with the bridge. On top of that, there is now…

Ethereum price struggles to maintain bullish momentum, retreating below the $4,000 mark as selling pressure intensifies. Summary Ethereum price retreats below $4,000, down 5% in 24 hours and 15.5% in the past week. RSI sits at 43.60, nearing oversold conditions, while the MACD shows a negative divergence, signaling continued bearish momentum. Whale activity is mixed, with some investors like Bitmine buying the dip and BlackRock selling $310.13 million worth of ETH Support is found at $4,000, with resistance at $4,263. A breakout above could push ETH toward $4,500 and beyond. Ethereum has retreated below the $4,000 mark, falling to the…

Y Combinator, the Silicon Valley startup incubator behind Airbnb, Coinbase and Stripe, is collaborating with Base and Coinbase Ventures to create the next wave of so-called “Fintech 3.0” companies, according to a blog post on Tuesday. The firms have opened applications to these “Fintech 3.0” companies, saying it is looking for themes such as expanding stablecoins beyond the dollar into local currencies, tokenizing assets such as stocks and credit markets and building consumer-facing applications including AI-driven financial agents. This is part of these companies’ continuing efforts to move the financial industry on-chain. A prime example of this is Base, the…

James Wynn has returned to the crypto space today after months of dormancy. He reactivated his Hyperliquid account this week, depositing 197,000 USDC and immediately opening $4.8 million worth of long positions across Bitcoin, PEPE, and HYPE. On-chain data showed that Wynn distributed roughly $3.85 million to Bitcoin at 40x leverage, $917,000 to PEPE at 10x leverage, and $28,000 to HYPE at 10x leverage. Lookonchain analysis showed his current holdings stand at 34.2 BTC, 122.8 million PEPE, and 712.67 HYPE. Wynn’s reentry sparks debate over his risky trading moves James Wynn made his comeback after claiming a $2,818 referral reward…