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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin pointed to Sam Bankman-Fried’s collapsed crypto exchange FTX as the antithesis of what the blockchain network stands for: It’s decentralized, “can’t be evil,” and is a community, he believes. The crypto billionaire took to the main stage of Ethereum’s Devconnect Argentina conference on Monday, donning a pair of Willy Wonka-inspired sunglasses as well as a wrinkled Moo Deng shirt, and ripped into the former FTX CEO. After some brief pleasantries, Buterin flicked onto the first slide of his presentation with Bankman-Fried’s face and a previous quote from the imprisoned crypto mogul, saying, “I’m in on crypto…

The introduction of USA₮ and appointment of Bo Hines marks Tether’s next chapter in strengthening U.S. dollar dominance through transparency and innovation 12 September 2025 – Tether, the largest company in the digital asset ecosystem, today unveiled USA₮, its planned U.S.-regulated, dollar-backed stablecoin, along with the announcement and appointment of Bo Hines as Tether USA₮’s future Chief Executive Officer. The simultaneous introduction of both the token and CEO reflects Tether’s commitment to delivering a U.S.-regulated dollar-backed stablecoin backed by transparent reserves, strong governance, and American leadership from day one. As the most widely used stablecoin in the world, Tether’s USD₮…

Kima Network, a leading decentralized payment infrastructure, has integrated with the European Central Bank (ECB). The objective behind this integration is to transform the public funding, social impact finance, and enterprise treasury. This integration further explains the working of programmable, transparent, and automated payments. Kima Network has earned a good reputation among other platforms worldwide for its payment infrastructure. The combination of Kima Network with the ECB explores the advanced future of the digital euro. Kima Network has released this news through its official X account. Kima and ECB Pioneer Condition-Based Digital Transactions Kima Network and ECB provide their facilities…

Ethereum is trading near significant demand levels as volatility continues across cryptocurrency markets, new on-chain data shows. The second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is hovering near short-term support following weeks of selling pressure. Summary Ethereum price nears key support: Ethereum is trading near short-term support levels after weeks of selling pressure, with on-chain data from CryptoQuant showing the current price is around 8% above the Accumulation Addresses Realized Price, a key metric for long-term investors. Long-term holders remain active: Despite market volatility, 17 million Ethereum coins flowed into accumulation addresses in 2025, increasing the balance held by these wallets from…

US Vice President JD Vance offered messages aimed at easing tensions that rose on Friday following President Donald Trump’s announcement to raise tariffs against China to 100%. Vance made the following statement in his press release: “We appreciate the friendship between President Trump and President Xi.” “President Trump hopes the US will not have to use ‘coercive power’ against China.” “President Trump is willing to engage in reasonable negotiations with China.” These statements followed Beijing’s stern warnings to Washington, with China’s Commerce Ministry accusing Washington of escalating tensions after the Trump administration announced plans to impose 100% tariffs on Chinese…

AGI Open Network (AON), a notable decentralized AI infrastructure provider, has collaborated with Okratech, a popular blockchain ecosystem. The partnership endeavors to combine AI-led capabilities and Web3 freelance services. As AGI Open Network’s official social media announcement reveals, the development strengthens worldwide developers and users with cutting-edge decentralized tools. Hence, the joint initiative focuses on expediting the Web3 innovation. 🥳 We’re excited to announce our strategic partnership with @Ortcoin1!🎯 Okratech (ORT) – a Web3 ecosystem connecting freelancers, apps, and tools via $ORT.🤝 Partnership Highlights:🔹 Integrating AON’s AI Agents to enhance ORT’s ecosystem🔹 Co-empowering developers with AI… pic.twitter.com/lwpaXkdYNY — AGI Open…

Ethereum price was down more than 7% as bears broke below $3,000 to touch $2,940. As sell-off pressure mounts, bears could eye lows of $2,300. BitMine continues to buy ETH, with analysts indicating dips are for buying. Ethereum price is down 7% in the past 24 hours and looks poised for fresh losses as bulls retreat sharply amid renewed selling pressure. This comes as ETH prices dip below the psychological $3,000 level for the first time in months. Notably, the breakdown arrives amid broader market weakness, with Bitcoin extending its rot to hit lows of $89,500. Macro jitters, persistent exchange-traded…

A modest reversal from Friday evening’s carnage in crypto markets is underway after some calming trade war-related remarks from both Beijing and Washington. The walk-backs began late Saturday when China’s Ministry of Commerce said its rate-earth export controls are not blanket bans, and that eligible applications will continue to receive licenses. The agency further said it expected those controls to have just a “minimal impact” on global production and supply chains. In D.C. meanwhile, Vice President Vance on Sunday morning said President Trump appreciates his friendship with Chinese Premier Xi Jinping and is willing to be a reasonable negotiator with…

The latest Cloudflare outage caused widespread disruption across crypto applications, demonstrating the sector’s heavy reliance on centralized internet infrastructure. As Cloudflare’s worst service disruption since 2019, the incident exposed a major contradiction within the crypto industry’s claims of decentralization and resilience. This outage raised difficult questions: Can genuine decentralization exist if a single provider can take down large swaths of the industry? Scale and Cause of the Cloudflare Outage The outage began at 11:20 UTC on November 18, following a database permissions change that triggered a failure in Cloudflare’s network. In its official incident report, Cloudflare explained that a bot…

Ethereum price today trades near $2,995, holding just above the critical $2,950 to $2,880 demand zone as sellers continue to pressure the structure ahead of November 19. The market remains locked inside a clear downtrend, with the descending trendline dominating price action and the EMA cluster reinforcing bearish control. ETH Extends Breakdown As Sellers Defend The Trendline ETH Price Action (Source: TradingView) Ethereum has failed to break the descending trendline that has capped every rebound since early October. Each rally attempt toward $3,350 to $3,450 has been rejected at the underside of this line, confirming a steady sequence of lower…