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The decentralized application (DApp) industry ended the third quarter of 2025 with mixed results, as decentralized finance (DeFi) liquidity surged to a record high while user activity fell sharply, according to new data from DappRadar. In a report sent to Cointelegraph, DappRadar said that daily unique active wallets averaged 18.7 million in Q3, down 22.4% compared to the second quarter. Meanwhile, DeFi protocols collectively locked in $237 billion, the highest total value locked (TVL) ever recorded in the space. The report highlights an ongoing divergence between institutional capital flowing into blockchain-based financial platforms and the engagement of retail users with…

Ethereum’s bullish structure has started to show early signs of exhaustion as the price retraces from the $4,400 resistance zone. Despite maintaining a strong mid-term uptrend, short-term momentum has weakened after a local bearish divergence and a recent market structure shift. The next few days will be key to determining whether this is just a healthy correction or the start of a deeper pullback. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, ETH remains inside a long-term ascending channel but has once again failed to break through the $4,800 resistance area. The asset is now dropping toward…

Following the sharp declines experienced in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and altcoins last week, critical data is expected this week. This week, with the start of October, while ETF decisions for altcoins such as XRP and Solana (SOL) are awaited, CoinShares published its weekly cryptocurrency report and stated that there was an outflow of $812 million last week. “Cryptocurrency investment products saw outflows of $812 million last week, but year-to-date inflows remain strong at $39.6 billion, close to last year’s record.” Bitcoin Saw the Biggest Uptrend! When looking at individual crypto funds, it was seen that the majority of inflows…

The Ethereum Foundation and Keyring Network have launched a new initiative to pioneer a market-aligned funding mechanism. Fees from zkVerified DeFi vaults will go to support privacy-focused open-source developers. For the first two months, fees will go to the legal defense funds of the developers of Tornado Cash. Institutional DeFi Funds Privacy Defense The Ethereum Foundation and Keyring Network have devised a funding mechanism for privacy development. Keyring is a company focused on creating tools that help large financial institutions access compliant decentralized finance (DeFi) products. They specialize in using advanced zero-knowledge proofs to allow users to prove they are…

The non-custodial, high-risk “degen” narrative is undergoing a major shift. The crypto landscape is being reshaped by spot ETFs, the growing dominance of stablecoins, real-world asset tokenization, and even government holdings of Bitcoin through seizures and reserves. Wallet services now face the challenge of balancing DeFi-first principles with the need to integrate traditional financial rails. BeInCrypto sat with Marcel Harmann, the founding CEO of THORWallet, at Token2049 in Singapore to discuss the future of non-custodial crypto wallet services. Leading non-custodial wallet pioneering native cross-chain swaps, Harmann was keen to see what the industry thinks about current and future businesses. THORWallet…

Ethereum price started a fresh decline below $4,600 and $4,500. ETH is now moving lower and might extend losses below $4,250 in the short term. Ethereum started a downside correction below $4,550 and $4,500. The price is trading below $4,450 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance at $4,385 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move down if it trades below $4,250. Ethereum Price Dips Further Ethereum price failed to stay above $4,550 and started a fresh decline, like Bitcoin. ETH price…

Cryptocurrency investment products failed to extend their inflow streak last week as spot prices declined. Global crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) recorded $812 million of outflows in the week to Friday, ending a two-week run of inflows, CoinShares reported on Monday. Total assets under management (AUM) declined to $221 billion from a record-setting $241 billion the previous week, likely due to fading confidence over US interest rate cuts, wrote CoinShares’ head of research, James Butterfill. The outflows came as Bitcoin dropped 3.4% from $112,000 on Sept. 22 to an intraweek low of $109,000, according to data from CoinGecko. Solana is the…

This year, Texas’ legislature passed a law to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve in the state, opening the door for other cryptocurrencies in the future. According to the original sponsor of the bill, Ether could be the next reserve asset. Speaking to Cointelegraph on Thursday, Texas state Senator Charles Schwertner discussed the implementation of the Bitcoin (BTC) reserve bill signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott in June. Though the text of the bill allows Texas to hold other cryptocurrencies in a “special fund outside the state treasury,” Bitcoin was the only one to meet the requirements at the time…

Aave, the largest lending protocol in the DeFi space, is preparing to change how money flows in DeFi with its upcoming V4. The latest version of Aave creates a system where all deposited funds can be shared across different lending markets, a liquidity structure its developers describe as “DeFi’s operating system.” In the latest research note from Aave’s developers, they explained that the V4 upgrade, which is reportedly scheduled for Q4, introduces a modular “hub-and-spoke” architecture, where “Hubs” centralize liquidity, while “Spokes” are specialized lending markets that connect to these Hubs. Each Spoke can implement its own lending rules and…

This is one of Ethereum’s most lucrative long-term whales, as the move secured recently shows a clear market understanding on a high level. The wallet 0x882E recently deposited 14,275 ETH (worth $62.48 million) to Binance, indicating significant profit realization. The move reflects the fact that this whale has entered the market quite early, securing a great profit-to-risk ratio. Securing ETH profits On-chain information indicates that the whale first amassed 64,400 ETH (about $121 million) at an average price of $1,882 almost two years ago. The whale then staked the holdings during Ethereum’s proof-of-stake transition period. In addition to providing steady…