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Latin America’s developer community is increasingly focused on building within established blockchain ecosystems like Ethereum and Polygon rather than launching new base-layer protocols, according to a report by consultancy firm Sherlock Communications. The study, which included qualitative inputs from 85 developers in Bolivia, Mexico, Brazil and Peru, showed that the region’s builders care about transparency, coordination and compliance. The devs favor intuitive tools, strong documentation and proven track records, making networks like Ethereum and Polygon a good fit. Luiz Eduardo Abreu Hadad, blockchain consultant and researcher at Sherlock Communications, told Cointelegraph that Latin American devs stand out because they show…

Companies that buy and hold Ether to try to squeeze the most yield out of their holdings will be significantly more at risk if the market declines, says Sharplink Gaming co-CEO Joseph Chalom. “There will be people just like in traditional finance who wanna get that last 100 basis points of yield, and think that it is riskless,” Chalom said in an interview with Bankless on Monday. He said that while there are ways to achieve double-digit yields on Ether (ETH), they come with significant risks. “It comes with credit risk, it comes with counterparty risk, it comes with duration…

The cryptocurrency and blockchain industry constantly sees significant developments, often driven by key figures. A recent notable event involves Nano Labs CEO, Jianping Kong, making a substantial personal investment in his own company. This move has garnered significant attention, especially given Nano Labs’ existing position in the crypto space. What Does the Nano Labs CEO’s Share Purchase Signify? Jianping Kong, the esteemed Nano Labs CEO and head of the Nasdaq-listed Chinese mining semiconductor manufacturer, recently purchased 480,000 shares of the company’s common stock. This significant acquisition is often seen as a strong vote of confidence from leadership. When a CEO…

Coinbase has launched x402 Bazaar for AI agent-powered x402 micropayments. The catalog exposes a machine-readable index of services that accept pay-per-request USDC payments and is positioned as a discovery layer for agents and developers integrating the x402 protocol. Coinbase says Bazaar is in early development, and today, it indexes endpoints that settle through its hosted facilitator. x402 revives the HTTP 402 “Payment Required” status code and a repeat-request flow in which the client attaches a signed payment payload. Coinbase’s hosted facilitator verifies and settles the payment, so sellers do not need blockchain infrastructure, and the company states it charges no…

The amount of Ether in the queue to be staked has surged to its highest level since 2023 as institutional traders and crypto treasury firms aim to scoop rewards for their holdings. On Tuesday, the Ethereum staking entry queue reached its highest level since September 2023, with onchain data showing 860,369 ETH, worth around $3.7 billion, waiting to be staked. “Honestly, this is pretty striking, because we haven’t seen queues of this size since 2023 when the Shanghai upgrade enabled withdrawals,” staking protocol Everstake said. The firm added that the growth in the validator queue comes down to a mix…

U.S. Treasury has launched a buying back debt of $4 billion on August 26, 2025, which marks one of the infrequent big-scale operations of such type in the recent years. The payback process of these securities is an attempt to trial the government operational infrastructure and not as a direct result of debt management issues. What the Operation Entails The plan is to redeem securities maturing within the period between 31 August, 2020, and 15 August, 2023, an action that reflects a strategic action to expedite clearance of the older securities standing in the books of the Treasury. Buyback scheme…

CFD broker Axi announced an expansion of its crypto perpetuals offerings. The broker added over 150 contracts covering major and emerging digital assets. This positions Axi among the few multi-asset brokers that integrate crypto derivatives within a single regulated platform. The move comes as crypto trading is increasingly dominated by perpetual futures contracts. New data shows these contracts now account for nearly 70% of all Bitcoin volume and 76% of all derivatives activity globally. Stuart Cooke, Head of New Business at Axi, Source: LinkedIn Perpetual futures, or “perps,” have overtaken spot and traditional derivatives as the main instruments in crypto…

Singapore-based GrowHub signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Srpska, a political entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The deal introduces blockchain and digital tools to support environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. Both sides aim to improve transparency in carbon tracking while strengthening local sustainability programs. Blockchain for Transparency in Environmental Programs Under the agreement, GrowHub will implement blockchain-based traceability systems that support Srpska’s ESG projects. These systems create verifiable records of forestry conservation and reforestation efforts. Therefore, the government can track progress more effectively and demonstrate compliance with sustainability goals. In addition, GrowHub will deliver artificial…

DefiLlama’s anonymous founder, 0xngmi, announced on social media that the decentralized finance (DeFi) data platform has detected serious inconsistencies in Figure’s total value locked (TVL) data. 0xngmi stated that Figure’s on-chain assets and trading volume do not match the claimed figures. According to the data, the company only holds approximately $5 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) and $4 million worth of Ethereum (ETH) on exchanges, while Bitcoin’s 24-hour trading volume is only $2,000. Furthermore, the supply of Figure’s own stablecoin, YLDS, is limited to just 20 million units. According to the DefiLlama team, this data contradicts the company’s claimed $12…

A whale with wallet address recently deposited 3.25 million USDC into Hyperliquid. A peek into the backstory: Hyperliquid is a decentralized perpetual futures trading platform operating on its own Layer 1 blockchain. This has taken a 3k ETH short positions of 25X leverage, This position is estimated at about 12.98 million based on price of ETH of about 4927. The price of Ethereum will go down as cracked by critics recently. Liquidation threshold has been established at about $5,291.9, which gives the leveraged position a 23 percent buffer before it will be wiped out. Hyperliquid Big Moves. Hyperliquid is unique…