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The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 250 points as Wall Street began the week on a cautious note, with a similar outlook seeing cryptocurrencies crash as gold soared to a new high. Summary Dow fell more than 250 points as gold jumped to a new record high above $3,756. Gold rose amid the dip in stocks and other risk assets. Bitcoin retreated to near $112k as cryptocurrencies flipped red. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 250 points, or 0.4%, and the S&P 500 opened 0.2% lower. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite hovered nearly 0.1% down, with the pullback coming…

LayerZero, an omnichain interoperability protocol, has collaborated with Gate Layer, a high-performance Web3-ready L2. The partnership is aimed at offering streamlined cross-chain trading to benefit developers and consumers with Gate’s exclusive Perp DEX. As Gate Layer mentioned in its official social media announcement, the new decentralized perpetual exchange will offer unparalleled withdrawals and deposits across noteworthy blockchains like BNB Chain, Base, Ethereum, and Solana. Hence, the strategic integration underscores a key step toward the development of an inclusive DeFi infrastructure to connect functionality and liquidity across the crypto sector. A global exchange with $9T in historical volume just built its…

The crypto treasury trend keeps expanding to encompass new assets, and on Monday, Avalanche got its first Nasdaq-listed firm to commit to buying AVAX—and the company’s stock price has skyrocketed. AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: AGRI) announced Monday that it will rebrand as AVAX One and plans to raise approximately $550 million as it refocuses on buying and holding AVAX, the native token of the Avalanche blockchain network. Unlike some publicly traded firms that previously had no connection to cryptocurrency, AgriFORCE is a Bitcoin mining firm that focused on using clean energy to power the resource-intensive process of mining new…

Fasset and Ajman Bank signed an MoU to launch integrated digital asset services that conform to Shariah principles. The rollout targets both retail and institutional clients in the UAE and abroad, anchoring on tokenized real-world assets, a regulated stablecoin framework, and secure trading access through the bank. Products and rails Under the agreement, Ajman Bank adopts Fasset’s infrastructure to offer tokenized RWAs such as Shariah-compliant ETFs and gold-backed financing. Related: Citi Builds a Regulated Custody Services Track for 2026 as RWA Tokenization Grows The plan includes staking products that pass Islamic-finance screening, a private institutional trading desk for blocks and…

CEO of Sygnia warned investors against Bitcoin ETF and advised to not invest more than 5% of the assets in it. Wierzycka highlighted the dangers of price fluctuations, saying it could wipe out the life’s saving But, Despite the cautionary stance, Wierzycka views Bitcoin as a viable long-term investment rather than only a speculative asset In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Sygnia Ltd., a South African asset manager with approximately $20 billion in assets under management, warned investors against Bitcoin. Magda Wierzycka, CEO of Sygnia, said that she is stopping investors from doing something “silly.” Wierzycka’s Warning Against Bitcoin ETF…

AppBase is an AI-based platform that has announced a strategic partnership with REI Network, the gas-free blockchain invented by GXChain. The partnership represents a significant move in integrating artificial intelligence with a scalable and environmentally friendly blockchain infrastructure, and it will increase the ease of access for Web3 creators and users. 🤝 Partnership with @GXChainGlobal⚡️ REI Network — The Lightweight Chain for Scalable #Web3A zero-fee, high-performance, EVM-compatible blockchain built for the next generation of #DeFi, #GameFi, and real-world applications.🌍 Highlights• Ethereum-compatible, but gas-free… pic.twitter.com/QKR3YU3zym — AppBase – AI driven platform on TON (@AppBaseGlobal) October 17, 2025 The purpose of both…

Asia is seeing rapid growth in crypto adoption, outpacing regions such as the United States and Europe in trading, institutional investment, and retail participation. Summary Asia has become the fastest-growing driver of crypto activity in 2025. South Korea continues to show strong local demand for Bitcoin, with a persistent trading among investors throughout the year. APAC trading volume increased 69% year-over-year, from $1.4 trillion in June 2024 to $2.36 trillion in June 2025, driven by countries like Vietnam, Pakistan, India, and South Korea. Corporate adoption is rising, with 56% of Asia-based firms actively using stablecoins and another 40% preparing to…

Metacarbon, a Web3 platform managing carbon offsets, announced a strategic collaboration with LinkLayerAI, an incentive protocol driven by intelligent agents. Metacarbon disclosed the partnership deal today through its X social media account. As per the information given, Metacarbon leverages LinkLayerAI’s innovative intelligent models (strategy Agent and AaaS) to improve the effectiveness of its decentralized carbon project management platform and enable users to engage with tokenized carbon assets more efficiently. On-chain data shows that Metacarbon is a Web3 platform that leverages blockchain to redefine behavioral carbon credits through DeCFI (decentralized carbon finance). By using decentralized technologies, the cutting-edge reward-focused carbon management…

Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs attracted $1.9 billion in the past week as investors grew upbeat over the Federal Reserve’s first rate cut this year—and the possibility of more. Bitcoin accounted for the bulk of the inflows with $977 million worth of net deposits. Among the Bitcoin ETFs, iShares Bitcoin Trust, which trades under the IBIT ticker, drew the lion’s share. BlackRock’s flagship Bitcoin fund pulled in $866 million in assets last week, according to U.K. asset manager Farside Investors. “Although investors initially reacted cautiously to the so-called ‘hawkish cut,’ inflows resumed later in the week, with $746 million entering on…

Bitcoin BTC$110,723.62 mining profitability slid more than 7% in Sept. as the price of the world’s largest cryptocurrency fell 2% while the network’s hashrate jumped about 9%, according to investment bank Jefferies. While the network’s hashrate has eased somewhat this month, the sharp decline in the bitcoin price has intensified pressure on miner profitability heading into the fourth quarter of 2025, the bank said in the report on Sunday. The hashrate refers to the total combined computational power used to mine and process transactions on a proof-of-work blockchain, and is a proxy for competition in the industry and mining difficulty.…