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Lighter, a decentralized perpetuals exchange, has launched its Ethereum Layer 2 public mainnet after eight months of beta testing. The protocol introduces verifiable ZK-based trading and kicks off the second season of its points program, running through 2025. Hyperliquid Rival Lighter Goes Live on Ethereum L2 Lighter, a decentralized perpetuals trading platform positioned as a competitor to Hyperliquid, has launched its Ethereum Layer 2 public mainnet following eight months of private beta testing. According to the X post, the protocol offers low-cost, low-latency perpetual trading powered by custom zero-knowledge (ZK) circuits, which enable verifiable order matching and liquidations. Designed to…

President Donald Trump’s on-chain, publicly attributed cryptocurrency holdings staged a rare recovery in the third quarter of 2025, rising 36.6% in value after a brutal start to the year. Between July 1 and September 30, the value of Trump’s wallet increased from $2.27 million to $3.10 million, a paper gain of roughly $823,000, according to analysis by Finbold research in its Q3 2025 Cryptocurrency Market Report. Even after the rebound, the wallet remains down 69.5% year-to-date compared with January 1. The improvement in Q3 is best understood in the context of earlier losses: in the first quarter, Trump’s holdings collapsed…

South Korean prosecutors carried out a search of cryptocurrency exchange Coinone’s offices on September 30 following allegations that its chief executive misused company funds. The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office confirmed that investigators entered the exchange’s headquarters and the residence of CEO Lee Seong-hyun in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. The case stems from a complaint filed by the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), which accused Lee of authorizing a loan of 27 billion won ($19.6 million) from Coinone to its parent company without securing collateral. Related: Suspicious Crypto Activity Soars in South Korea, Topping 36,000 Cases in 2025 The operation was led by…

Gata, a firm developing decentralized AI language models and training, announced a strategic collaboration with Soonchain AI, an AI-powered gaming Layer-2 network that infuses DePIN, AI, and GPU computations to provide effective, scalable solutions. Through this partnership, Gata integrated Soonchain’s DePIN technology to power its execution infrastructure for AI. The collaboration is beneficial for the two projects. AI requires huge computing resources for training, testing, and deployment. However, this computing power is controlled by a few big centralized providers, making access to quality AI models expensive, complicated, and unavailable to smaller projects and ordinary users. Gata is which is built…

Crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are continuing their positive streak this week, recording consistent green daily inflows since September 26. As usual, BlackRock is dominating the landscape, having seen approximately $446 million in Bitcoin (BTC) and $177 million in Ethereum (ETH) inflows, or around $623 million in total, on Thursday, October 2, according to data retrieved by Finbold from SoSoValue. With the fresh capital, the world’s largest fund now has nearly $111.5 billion in the two assets, Bitcoin accounting for 84% of its overall holdings and Ethereum for about 14%. Daily volumes are likewise strong, with $4.25 billion traded in the…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has cracked the door to welcome crypto custody at a wide range of firms who’ve earned state charters as trust companies — a list that would include the trust affiliates of Coinbase, Kraken and other high-profile names in crypto. The SEC’s Division of Investment Management issued a so-called no-action letter on Tuesday, a document that assures that the regulator doesn’t intend to pursue any enforcement actions by those engaging in the specific activity — in this case, that SEC-registered advisers and funds can park digital assets in state trusts. Such qualified-custodian questions had represented…

Solana (SOL) transferred around $100 million to BNB Chain through Debridge in recent times, and 30 percent of all its outflow in that period. In the last 7 days, Debridge had 72,781 on-chain transactions having a volume of $427 million. 吴说获悉，据 Debridge 数据显示，近期约 1 亿美元资金通过 Debridge 从 Solana 流向 BNB Chain，占 Solana 流出量的 30%。近 7 天，Debridge 链上交易总数为 72,781，交易总额为 4.27 亿美元。https://t.co/82ow2ZdRt9 — 吴说区块链 (@wublockchain12) October 4, 2025 Debridge X-Chain Activity Will be released in 2021, Debridge is a decentralized cross-chain bridge compatible with Solana, BNB Chain, Ethereum, and more blockchains. Its weekly volume of 427 million is averagely 61million per day…

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack. GM! Today’s top news: Crypto majors continue to grind up as Bitcoin breaks $120,000 BNB hits new ATH over $1,100 kicking off BNB SZN (Cake + memes soar) CME 24/7 will launch 24/7 crypto futures and options trading in early 2026 Moonbirds tease BIRB token for first time, floor passes 4 ETH before retracing Art Blocks announces Quine by Larva Labs as final Art Blocks Curated 🟠 Bitcoin Clears $120K…

Crypto companies have ramped up hiring in the United States after new legislation and regulatory clarity reversed years of talent flight overseas, according to industry experts. Hugh Norton-Smith, co-founder of crypto recruiting company Intersection Growth Partners, told Cointelegraph that his company is “now seeing a massive re-shoring of crypto talent given the regulatory clarity unlocked [in the US].” Much of that clarity has come from new crypto legislation in Congress, most notably the Genius Act, a law setting clear rules for stablecoins in the country and signed into law by US President Donald Trump in July. A year ago, “every…

Broken Bound, a cross-chain platform for blockchain interoperability, has announced the launch of BEBE to foster interoperability in the blockchain landscape. BEBE aims to remove silos while introducing fluid cross-chain interactions. With this, the platform is set to redefine the functionality of liquidity and governance across the decentralized platforms. 🌍 Seamless collaboration means limitless growth.🔥With BEBE, Broken Bound unites networks and ecosystems, breaking silos and enabling fluid cross-chain interactions.From liquidity to governance, everything moves without barriers. 💧🔑 This is the real power of… pic.twitter.com/CUCythr5GV — Broken Bound (@Broken_Bound_) October 4, 2025 Broken Bound has announced the news through its official…