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Exciting news is rippling through the world of Decentralized Finance! The innovative DeFi platform NODO has officially partnered with Momentum, a prominent decentralized exchange (DEX) operating on the Sui blockchain. This collaboration marks a significant leap forward, introducing cutting-edge AI vaults designed to revolutionize how liquidity is managed within the ecosystem. What are NODO’s Revolutionary AI Vaults? NODO’s newly launched AI vaults are fully autonomous, leveraging artificial intelligence to manage liquidity positions. Imagine a smart assistant constantly working to optimize your crypto assets in liquidity pools. These vaults aim to provide a more efficient and profitable experience for liquidity providers…

Global markets demonstrated increased risk appetite on Friday, with cryptocurrencies rising. The total crypto market cap increased by 3%, driven by significant gains in altcoins. Around press time, Ethereum (ETH) gained nearly 4% in the last 24 hours to reach $4,002, touching the much-watched psychological level for the first time since December. Ethereum’s price has risen 163% since April, when it found support at $1,383, driven by increased staking and treasury holdings by companies. Ethereum further got a positive fundamental boost as the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance indicated that certain liquid staking activities and “staking receipt…

Crypto market maker GSR has partnered with regulated tokenized asset exchange DigiFT to launch secondary over-the-counter (OTC) trading for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). The move comes as the real-world asset sector has been grown to over $13.4 billion worth of assets, according to data from DeFiLlama. The bulk of that comes in the form of tokenized treasury funds and gold-backed cryptocurrencies. The service, available during Asian market hours seven days a week to eligible institutional investors, enables accredited institutions to trade tokenized units of funds including Invesco’s US Senior Loan Strategy (iSNR), UBS’s USD Money Market Investment Fund (uMINT), and…

New York, NY — Re, the decentralized reinsurance infrastructure platform, is deepening its footprint on Avalanche with the launch of two institutional-grade onchain yield products — reUSD (Basis-Plus) and reUSDe (Insurance Alpha) — alongside the new Re Points Program.—This expansion strengthens Re’s mission to connect global capital markets with blockchain’s speed, transparency, and composability, delivering fully collateralized, compliant products tied to real-world insurance markets.Two New Institutional-Grade Yield ProductsBuilt for capital allocators seeking transparent, sustainable returns, Re’s latest offerings provide regulated exposure to real-world financial strategies through a KYC/AML-gated, permissioned framework on Avalanche.reUSD (Basis-Plus)Generates yield from U.S. Treasuries and delta-neutral ETH…

Ethereum has powered higher past the $3,900 range, supported by strong derivatives market activity and heightened trading volumes. Ether Price Nears $4K With Futures Open Interest at Record High On Aug. 8, 2025, ethereum’s (ETH) market capitalization stands at $470.8 billion, representing 12.2% of the $3.87 trillion crypto economy. Over the past 24 hours, $32.5 billion in ETH trades have been recorded, with the intraday range spanning $3,806 to $3,972. The rally also triggered heavy derivatives liquidations, totaling $103.10 million in ETH positions — $76.15 million of which were short bets — leading the broader crypto market’s $284.58 million in…

FTX creditor activist Sunil Kavuri has shared his courtroom experience from Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentencing on March 28, 2024, as the convicted founder’s appeal, scheduled for November 3, 2025, draws closer. Kavuri traveled from London to New York to represent FTX creditors worldwide at the sentencing hearing. Judge Lewis Kaplan delivered a 25-year prison sentence after criticizing Bankman-Fried’s trial testimony and risk-taking behavior. The judge referenced Bankman-Fried’s willingness to “coin flip for the survival of the human race” and compared his actions to stealing money for gambling in Las Vegas before returning stolen funds. Courtroom Atmosphere Limited Public Access The sentencing…

As of today 08.00 UTC, Binance Alpha is releasing the Xeleb Protocol (XCX) trading, which will give an airdrop reward to the qualified Binance Alpha users. To get 800 XCX tokens (yield rewarded on a first-come, first-served basis), participants will be required to have at least 200 Binance Alpha Point. In case tokens are not claimed, the platform lowers the number of points required per hour to widen participation. This way will promote increased adoption rates and will help more people acquire exposure to the token at an earlier stage. AI-Powered Framework developed by Xeleb Protocol Xeleb protocol has Proof-of-Utility…

CAC Fintech, a Chinese agricultural financial technology company, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Eddid Financial, a diversified financial group. The partnership will introduce China’s first agricultural tokenized real-world asset (RWA) project and explore fundraising opportunities in Hong Kong. CAC Fintech will be responsible for identifying, integrating, and managing agricultural and rural infrastructure projects, as well as coordinating resources to deliver high-quality assets. Eddid Financial will act as the exclusive capital markets advisor, designing tokenization frameworks for agricultural and rural assets and arranging cross-border financing, mergers and acquisitions, and overseas IPOs. It will also work with international advisors, including…

A hidden signal from the derivatives market suggests that ether’s (ETH) rally could intensify, lifting valuations quickly to $4,400. The indicator under consideration is the net gamma exposure of dealers/market makers in the Deribit-listed ether options market. Gamma is the critical metric for options traders, measuring how an option’s delta, or its sensitivity to the underlying asset’s price, changes in response to market moves. When dealers are short gamma, they are forced to buy the underlying asset as its price rises and sell as its price falls, which often amplifies directional moves. Dealers provide liquidity to the order book and…

Investors who were parties to a 2022 lawsuit may be closer to pursuing legal action against celebrities who promoted the EthereumMax (EMAX) token after a recent decision by a California judge. In a Wednesday filing in the US District Court for the Central District of California, Judge Michael Fitzgerald granted a motion allowing class-action lawsuits filed in four US states to move forward, but denied the request for a nationwide class against EMAX promoters. The order will allow cases involving investors who purchased EMAX between May 2021 and June 2021 to continue in New York, California, Florida and New Jersey.…