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Circle (CRCL), the crypto company known for its USDC stablecoin, introduced on Wednesday its tokenized U.S. Treasury fund offering to Solana, expanding its footprint to the blockchain known for low-cost transactions and fast settlement times. The move expands the USYC token beyond Ethereum, Near, Base and Canton networks and the planned addition of BNB Chain. USYC is a tokenized version of a short-duration U.S. government money market fund. The fund is redeemable in real time into USDC, Circle’s dollar-backed stablecoin, and is available only to non-U.S. institutional investors who pass know-your-customer (KYC) checks. That makes USYC permissioned by design, in…

The decentralized finance (DeFi) derivatives market has already reached a historic high, as perpetual decentralized exchanges (Perp DEXs) are trading more than $1.143 trillion in September 2025, according to new data on DeFiLlama. It is the first time in history that Perp DEX activity every month has topped the trillion-dollar mark, a nearly 50 percent increase over the estimated August figure of 762 billion. Protocol Leaders in the Trillion-Dollar Surge The boom is symptomatic of a rapidly increasing transition between the centralized exchanges and the decentralized platforms. The numbers recorded in September equate to a daily average of approximately 38…

Ethereum has traded sideways all week, weighed down by renewed selling pressure and steady outflows from spot ETFs. Summary Ethereum price sinks to $4,100 as spot ETF outflows reach $141 million in a single day. Institutional redemptions pressure ETH with seven-day losses of about 7% from recent highs. Technical signals show key support around $4,120 as traders watch for a move below $4,000 Ethereum is trading at $4,180 at press time, down about 0.63% after a modest recovery from its low near $4,070 earlier today. Over the past few days, the second-largest cryptocurrency has moved mostly sideways, down roughly 8%…

In a development that has captured significant attention, a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) official has reportedly urged Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to dismiss Fed Governor Lisa Cook. This isn’t the first time Governor Cook has faced scrutiny. The call comes amidst a backdrop of previous allegations and demands from the Trump administration. Why is Fed Governor Lisa Cook Facing This Demand? The recent demand for the dismissal of Fed Governor Lisa Cook stems from a report by the Walter Bloomberg economic news account on X. This report highlights that the Trump administration had previously called upon the DOJ…

With Bitcoin surpassing the $120,000 level again, whale activity is attracting attention in the cryptocurrency market. Millions of dollars in transfers and leveraged trades have been recorded in the last 24 hours. According to the data, a whale deposited 11.04 million USDC on the HyperLiquid exchange and purchased 2,584 ETH at $4,274. Meanwhile, a famous PEPE whale sold 501 billion PEPE tokens to buy 1,112.37 ETH ($4.6 million) and 561,923 EIGEN tokens to buy 188.62 ETH ($819,000). He then converted these ETH to USDC, deposited 5.53 million USDC tokens on decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges, and opened positions for ASTER (2x long)…

Spacecoin announced the execution of the first blockchain transaction through space, completed via a CTC-0 satellite. Summary Spacecoin announced its first end-to-end blockchain transaction via a nanosatellite The signal went from Chile to Portugal through space and was validated on the blockchain Blockchain has just left Earth. The satellite-powered DePIN project, Spacecoin, completed the first-ever blockchain transaction to travel through space. Unveiled on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the TOKEN2049 event in Singapore, the transaction was transmitted via a nanosatellite over 7,000 kilometers between Chile and Portugal. “This is the first time a blockchain transaction has truly left Earth and come…

Lighter has launched its public mainnet after eight months in private beta, entering the competitive perpetual decentralized exchange (perp DEX) sector. The company announced the rollout on October 2. Its platform enables low-cost, low-latency perpetuals trading with custom zero-knowledge (ZK) circuits. These cryptographic systems validate transactions without exposing underlying data. They allow verifiable matching and liquidations. Public Launch After Beta Built as an Ethereum layer 2 (L2), Lighter combines high-frequency performance with onchain transparency. The project published audit reports showing that its smart contracts and ZK infrastructure underwent external review. According to the team, this design balances scalability and security…

The cryptocurrency market may experience its first extended cycle due to more institutional capital and trading products in the Web3 industry, making digital asset investments more accessible. Some investors predict a crypto “supercycle” that may invalidate the theory of the four-year crypto market cycle related to the Bitcoin (BTC) halving, and see digital asset valuation rise beyond this historic time frame. For the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, Ether (ETH), the supercycle may be catalyzed by Wall Street’s growing adoption of blockchain technology, according to BitMine Immersion Technologies, the world’s largest corporate Ether holder. The first major driver for Ether may be…

Digika.ai, the AI-based blockchain-based freelance marketplace, has declared a new partnership with the renowned freelance payment firm CryptoPay that seeks to rebrand the manner in which users and businesses interact. 🚨 📣 We’re excited to announce our partnership with @CryptoPay_Coin DGK Token powers https://t.co/aasUcLTd5s — the AI + blockchain freelance marketplace reshaping how professionals and businesses connect across borders.Through this collaboration, we’re combining: ⚡… pic.twitter.com/Nck0FkpOKQ — digika.ai (@digikaai) October 2, 2025 The partnership also reflects an emerging trend of using Web3 technologies and artificial intelligence in the real world to build secure and effective digital ecosystems. Each of the two…

Trikon, a popular Web3 platform for chain abstraction and gaming, has partnered with WORLD3, a renowned project merging Web3, autonomous agents, and AI. The partnership focuses on accelerating streamlined interactions between AI agents and humans with the integration of chain abstraction. The official social media announcement shared by Trikon discloses that the partnership utilizes AI-led chain abstractions for seamless interoperability in gaming, social, DeFi, and other such domains. Hence, the joint effort is poised to broaden decentralized automation while also reshaping the Web3 future. 📣 Trikon × WORLD3 🤝Excited to partner with @WORLD3_AI the AI x blockchain platform shaping Autonomous…