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LinkLayerAI, an intelligent incentive protocol driven by artificial intelligence (AI), has announced its groundbreaking partnership with Matrix Layer Protocol, an innovative AI-driven financial investment protocol. This collaboration aims to elevate decentralized finance (DeFi) trading by joining LinkLayerAI’s AI expertise with Matrix Layer Protocol’s decentralized financial framework to innovate in the DeFi ecosystem. 🚀 Partnership Announcement 🎉We’re excited to announce our collaboration with @Matrix_MLP — an innovative AI-driven financial investment protocol dedicated to building an intelligent, decentralized investment advisory platform.👏Together, we’re shaping the future of AI +… pic.twitter.com/z9on1vNTIV — LinkLayerAI (@LinkLayerAI) October 15, 2025 Both FinTech firms are completely built on…

Ethereum (ETH) price is showing a rare technical signal last seen six months ago — right before it rallied more than 80%. The token is trading near $4,020, down about 1.8% in the past 24 hours, 8.7% over the week, and nearly 10% in 30 days, marking a clear downtrend. But fresh on-chain data and a familiar momentum pattern suggest that this decline may be losing strength. Bullish Divergence Reappears as Exchange Outflows Surge The Relative Strength Index (RSI), which measures how fast and how strong price movements are, is showing a bullish divergence. This happens when prices make lower…

Stablecoin infrastructure startup Bastion has raised $14.6 million in a new funding round led by Coinbase Ventures, Fortune reports. Bastion builds white-label stablecoin systems that let companies issue digital dollars without writing code or applying for regulatory licenses. The round included participation from the venture arms of Sony and Samsung, as well as Andreessen Horowitz’s (a16z) crypto division and Hashed. The startup is led by Nassim Eddequiouaq, a former Meta and a16z crypto executive who worked on Libra, Meta’s now-defunct stablecoin project. Eddequiouaq said Bastion’s product suite goes beyond simple issuance: it includes wallets for users and off-ramps that allow…

Key Takeaways US and UK authorities have imposed sanctions against Prince Holding Group and Chen Zhi over alleged large-scale online fraud. Cambodia’s government defended Prince Holding Group, stating the conglomerate has met legal requirements and called for due process in the investigation. The Cambodian government said the US and UK should provide sufficient evidence to justify their coordinated sanctions against Prince Holding Group and its chairman, Chen Zhi, who are facing allegations of large-scale online scams and forced labor operations. Touch Sokhak, a spokesman for Cambodia’s Interior Ministry, said in a statement to The Associated Press that Prince Holding Group…

Apecoin (APE), a digital asset powering the APE NFT ecosystem, announced that its token is live on PancakeSwap, a DEX operating on the BNB Chain. According to today’s announcement, the debut of APE on PancakeSwap is important as it now allows people to trade APE tokens with other assets based on the BNB Chain. Following the bridge of Apecoin into PancakeSwap’s DEX platform, the APE token is now integrated into the BNB DeFi ecosystem. $APE (@apecoin) is now live on BNB Chain PancakeSwap 🐵✨Liquidity Providers (LPs) can enjoy boosted APRs on the APE-BNB liquidity pool Time to go bananas 🍌…

Kodiak Finance, the native liquidity platform for Berachain, has integrated Orbs’ decentralized dTWAP and dLIMIT protocols to bring more advanced trading functionality to its users, as reported to Finbold on October 16. The integration adds institutional-grade order types to Berachain’s leading decentralized exchange, which currently holds over $250 million in total value locked (TVL) and has processed more than $4 billion in trading volume. More than 100,000 users on Kodiak can now access new tools for time-weighted and limit order execution, helping reduce slippage and improve trading efficiency. Bringing CEX-level trading to Berachain’s decentralized network Orbs’ dTWAP (decentralized Time-Weighted Average…

Ethereum has extended its lead as the world’s most active blockchain for developers in 2025. Between January and September, the network added 16,181 new developers, according to data released by the Ethereum Foundation. This figure consolidates Ethereum’s position as the leading hub for blockchain innovation and infrastructure development. Solana followed with 11,534 new contributors, reflecting the network’s appeal among developers working on decentralized finance (DeFi) and consumer-facing apps. Moreover, Ethereum also dominates in terms of ongoing engagement. The report shows 31,869 developers actively contributing code to Ethereum, nearly double the 17,708 contributing to Solana. Together, Ethereum and Solana now account…

Japan is cutting back on its ultra-long bond supply in October and December by ¥100 billion ($675 million) at each auction, trimming the amount offered to ¥250 billion from ¥350 billion, the Ministry of Finance announced after meeting with primary dealers on Wednesday. The decision affects bonds maturing between 15.5 and 39 years, which are part of the enhanced liquidity auctions. This is the second reduction this year targeting this specific end of the curve. The October and December cuts follow continued caution from policymakers amid volatile demand for long-term paper. Japan is also auctioning its 40-year bond on Thursday,…

A shareholder of healthcare technology company Semler Scientific filed a lawsuit seeking to block the company’s proposed merger with Strive, the asset manager turned Bitcoin treasury company led by former US presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. According to a complaint filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, plaintiff Terry Tran accused Semler Scientific and its board of directors of violating Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which ban misleading shareholder voting materials and hold company leaders liable for those violations. “The Registration Statement is materially incomplete and misleading with respect to…

Bybit Limited (Bybit Kazakhstan), a subsidiary of Bybit — the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume — and licensed by the Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA), demonstrates the execution of crypto transactions with a QR code. The test transaction was sent during Central Asia’s largest fintech forum. Crypto QR payment use case demonstrated by Bybit Kazakhstan According to the official statement by Bybit Kazakhstan, a fully-owned subsidiary of top crypto exchange Bybit, it showcased the QR-authorized crypto transaction at Digital Bridge 2025 forum. Bybit Kazakhstan and AFSA Pioneer Stablecoin Payments for AIFC Regulatory FeesMazurka Zeng, Chief Operating Officer at…