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Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) is attracting significant interest in the broader cryptocurrency industry, aiming to surpass Pokémon and Hello Kitty as a global intellectual property (IP). Launched in 2021 as an NFT, the Pudgy Penguins crypto project has rebranded over the years, evolving from a cultural NFT into a tokenized ecosystem. From NFT Avatars to Cultural Brand Beyond being an NFT, the Pudgy Penguins project now issues meme coins, pursues various brand collaborations, and commercializes its intellectual property. Blockchain and crypto experts consider the Pudgy Penguin model an ideal example of the connection between blockchain and culture. It is worth noting…

The price of Ethereum (ETH) is under significant bearish pressure, currently trading near $4,014 after a 10.32% decline over the past week. This pullback follows a volatile September, leaving traders watching key price levels that could determine the next major move. Ethereum Price Resistance Zones Above $4,000 In a recent tweet, market analyst Ali Martinez identified three critical resistance levels based on Glassnode’s UTXO Realized Price Distribution (URPD) data. These levels are clustered around $4,158, $4,307, and $4,505, which are key areas Ethereum must break through to make a run toward a new all-time high. Notably, these price points represent…

AI firm Showrunner plans to “reconstruct” 43 missing minutes of footage from Orson Welles’ 1942 classic “The Magnificent Ambersons” using artificial intelligence. Per a report in trade paper The Hollywood Reporter, Showrunner will use a combination of AI tools and conventional filmmaking techniques to assemble its interpretation of the missing footage, using archived set photos as the basis for the scenes. Although it plans to spend the next two years working on the project, Showrunner will be unable to commercialize it, since it has not obtained the rights to the film from Warner Bros. Discovery or Concord. Instead, Showrunner CEO…

Turkish lawmakers are reportedly planning to consider legislation that would grant the country’s financial crimes watchdog sweeping new authority to freeze bank and crypto accounts suspected of illegal activity. The draft bill would empower Masak, Turkey’s financial intelligence unit, to take direct action against accounts suspected of criminal use across financial institutions and cryptocurrency platforms, according to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter. Under the proposed framework, Masak would gain the ability to shut down accounts at financial institutions and crypto services, cap transaction amounts, freeze mobile banking access, and add crypto wallet addresses to a blacklist…

Flow, a leading Layer 1 blockchain known for its speed, decentralization, and developer-friendly features, has announced its strategic partnership with MoonPay, a renowned crypto platform. The purpose of this collaboration is to simplify the crypto trading, payment methods and to provide advanced tools to manage stablecoins. Flow is proud to have @Moonpay as a Forte Hacks partner!MoonPay simplifies access to buy, sell and trade crypto using everyday payment methods like cards, Apple Pay, PayPal and Venmo, while also providing simple tools to send, receive and manage stablecoins.Register today ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/t1eXlcXiRx — Flow.com (@flow_blockchain) September 27, 2025 MoonPay is a FinTech…

Key Takeaways Cronos and Amazon AWS are collaborating to advance tokenization and offer enhanced blockchain data via cloud infrastructure and AI tools. The initiative aims to support $10 billion in tokenized real-world assets and reach 20 million users by 2026. Cronos, a blockchain ecosystem backed by Crypto.com, has inked a deal with Amazon Web Services (AWS), the leading cloud computing platform, to open up its data, infrastructure, and AI stack to builders and institutions, according to a Tuesday statement. As part of the collaboration, Cronos data will be integrated into AWS Public Blockchain Data, which offers scalable access to large…

On September 28, 2025, Whale Watch Perps trailed out a new trade by one of the leading Hyperliquid traders. The trader had added 20,000 worth of ETH at a price of 4,013.60. This increased their cumulative long exposure by 12.04 million. They have an average entering price of 3,924.34. Position $12.04M Position is being liquidated at $3,445.58 The post is approximately 3,068 ETH. The liquidation level is $3,445.58. This is at approximately 12.2 percent below the average entry price. It is also indicative of leverage that was probably between 5x and 10x. When ETH falls close to that point, there…

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest stepped up its bets on crypto-related equities Friday, buying more than $23.5 million in BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) and crypto exchange Bullish, the parent company of CoinDesk, across three of its actively managed ETFs. Trade disclosures show the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) and ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) collectively picked up 387,000 shares of BitMine and 144,000 shares of Bullish, worth over $23.5 million at Friday’s close. ARKK led the way, adding 257,108 BitMine shares and 81,811 Bullish shares, while ARKW and ARKF split the remainder. Along with these additions,…

US President Donald Trump, speaking on the looming budget crisis, said a government shutdown was “not inevitable” but “very likely.” Although Trump said, “We don’t want the government to shut down,” the crisis is growing due to the deep disagreement between the parties. Democrats in Congress are demanding a reversal of healthcare spending cuts made by Republicans over the summer and an extension of Obamacare subsidies expiring this year. Republican leaders are insisting on passing only the House bill that would fund the government through November 21st. Both sides blame each other for the impasse, and there is no sign…

South Korea’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, Upbit and Bithumb, have seen notable increases in trading volume over the past 24 hours. The surge in volume, particularly seen in some altcoins, suggests a surge in investor interest in these projects. According to Upbit data, Plasma (XPL) and KAITO topped the list with significant jumps in trading volume. On Bithumb, Tether (USDT) and PumpBTC (PUMP) were the standouts. A collation of trading data from both exchanges reveals strong interest from South Korean investors in both new projects and established cryptocurrencies. The altcoins with the highest volume in the last 24 hours are as…