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Republic Digital made a strategic investment in RWA firm Centrifuge via its Opportunistic Digital Assets Fund. Summary Republic Digital’s Opportunistic Digital Assets Fund invested in Centrifuge RWA firm The company’s JAAA ETF enables ordinary investors to buy in complex fixed-income products Centrifuge’s TVL grew from $120M to $1.2B in just 6 months Real world assets are continuing to capture the interest among tradFi firms. On Tuesday, August 26, Republic Digital announced a strategic investment in Centrifuge, via its Opportunistic Digital Assets Fund. Republic Digital and Centrifuge did not disclose the total value of the investment. According to Republic Digital, this…

Three Arrows Capital is requesting to summon three FTX executives: Sam Bankman-Fried, Ryan Salame, and Caroline Ellison. If approved, Bankman-Fried’s deposition statement will take place on October 14, 2025. Summary Three Arrows Capital continues to push legal action against FTX by summoning its three top executives to answer for the alleged forced-liquidation of 3AC’s $1.5 billion account. Former CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, is being summoned to provide a disposition in court on October 14, 2025. In a recent court document, Three Arrows Capital has compelled the former FTX executives of one of the largest exchange bankruptcy cases ever recorded…

Ethereum (ETH) shows all the signs of a textbook supply shock, with record-low exchange balances, surging staking demand, and accelerating institutional inflows. Yet despite this tightening supply, the Ethereum price remains flat, leaving analysts debating whether retail selling is masking one of the most bullish setups in years. Ethereum Supply Drains While Bitcoin’s Climbs According to analyst Crypto Gucci, ETH reserves on centralized exchanges have fallen to fresh lows even as Bitcoin (BTC) exchange balances spike to multi-month highs. “Investors are hoarding ETH and dumping BTC…ETH supply shock incoming,” the analyst warned. The divergence highlights a growing conviction in Ethereum’s…

European officials are considering whether to issue the digital euro on public blockchains like Ethereum or Solana, in a departure from earlier plans for a closed, centrally run system. The debate has intensified in recent weeks ever since the U.S. passed its first stablecoin law in July, giving regulated dollar-backed tokens a head start in global finance. Ram Kumar, a core contributor at blockchain infrastructure firm OpenLedger, told Decrypt that deploying the euro on a public chain would dramatically expand its reach.  “It would open the euro to the wider crypto economy instantly,” Kumar said. “It could plug into…

Coinbase, the largest US-based exchange, has expanded its spot trading platform with the addition of three new altcoins: Kamino (KMNO), Dolomite (DOLO), and Solayer (LAYER). The listings triggered modest price gains across all three tokens shortly after the announcement. Coinbase Announces Listing of KMNO, DOLO, and LAYER In a statement published on Coinbase Markets’ official X (formerly Twitter) account, the exchange confirmed that KMNO, DOLO, and LAYER will be available against the US dollar. Coinbase added that trading will begin on or after 9:00 AM Pacific Time (PT). This is contingent on liquidity conditions being satisfied. Furthermore, access will also…

Arbitrum, one of Ethereum’s busiest scaling layers and probably a perfect example of what a Layer-2 solution should be, has rolled out a big change that Matt Hamilton, who previously worked on engineering at both Ripple and Arbitrum, described as a “huge deal.” Until now, Arbitrum has been defined by optimistic rollups — efficient and relatively cheap, but with the trade-off of slow withdrawals that can stretch to a week. The new upgrade introduces modular zero-knowledge (ZK) proving, letting applications call on cryptographic proofs when faster finality is required. That means users who just want low-cost transactions can stick to…

Welcome to the Asia Pacific Morning Brief—your essential digest of overnight crypto developments shaping regional markets and global sentiment. Grab a green tea and watch this space. Vietnam’s Da Nang launches Asia’s first FATF-compliant crypto payment sandbox while Korea’s FSS inspects Bithumb for ignoring lending service suspension orders, highlighting regional regulatory divergence. Vietnam Launches First FATF-Compliant Crypto Payment Pilot Program Da Nang, Vietnam’s coastal tourism hub and third-largest economic center, has approved the country’s first blockchain payment pilot program. The Basal Pay project will test cryptocurrency-to-fiat conversions for international tourists. This marks Vietnam’s inaugural fintech sandbox initiative using international compliance…

Salvo Games, a well-known GameFi platform, has partnered with Conflux Network, a popular blockchain for scalability and regulatory compliance. The main objective of this collaboration is to fortify infrastructure for Web3 gaming and offer cutting-edge blockchain-driven features to developers and players alike. As mentioned in the official announcement shared by Salvo Games on X, the development denotes a critical move toward establishing a relatively efficient and robust gaming ecosystem. Hence, the consumers can anticipate wider Web3 adoption as well as increased blockchain gaming accessibility. 🤝 Excited to collaborate with @Conflux_Network — the permisWith its hybrid PoW/PoS consensus, Conflux delivers speed,…

Kraken has reportedly offered to list USDH, the proposed stablecoin from Paxos, as reported by Cointelegraph. With free USD on- and off-ramps, including support for the $HYPE token from Day One, pending its standard listing review process. Though this offer has not yet become public via regulatory filings or a full Kraken press release, it forms part of a broader competitive bid by Paxos to win the USDH stablecoin designation for the Hyperliquid ecosystem. What’s USDH, Who’s Competing, and Why Kraken’s Role Matters Paxos is one of many entities eyeing to issue USDH, a stablecoin intended for the Hyperliquid decentralized…

Grayscale, the world’s largest digital asset investment manager, has launched a new exchange-traded fund that ties into ether’s (ETH) recent market momentum. The Grayscale Ethereum Covered Call ETF (ETCO) began trading Thursday, offering exposure to ether with an options-writing strategy designed to generate steady income. The launch comes as ether, the native token of the Ethereum blockchain, has outperformed bitcoin BTC$112,332.27 in 2025, rising 34% year-to-date versus BTC’s 20% Behind the gains is renewed retail and institutional interest, evidenced in August by surging inflows into the spot ETH ETFs that dwarfed those which headed into the BTC funds. Wall Street…