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Decentralized exchange dYdX is reportedly preparing to enter US markets by the end of 2025, its president Eddie Zhang said. According to a Reuters report published Thursday, the company plans to enter the United States in the coming months, expanding its offerings to include spot trading on cryptocurrencies, such as Solana (SOL). “It’s very important for us as a platform to have something available in the United States, because I think it represents, hopefully, the direction we’re trying to move in,” said Zhang, according to Reuters. DYdX specializes in perpetual futures trading, a type of derivative that allows users to…

Brazilian solar power producer Thopen is exploring a move into Bitcoin mining as a way to absorb surplus energy generated by the country’s fast-growing renewable sector, the company’s CEO told local outlet BN Americas. Gustavo Ribeiro, who is CEO of Thopen and its majority owner, Pontal Energy, told BN Americas the company is considering expanding into Bitcoin (BTC) mining, according to a Wednesday report. When asked how Thopen plans to address Brazil’s energy oversupply, Ribeiro said the company is mitigating the issue through diversification. He added that the company is also “evaluating solutions such as data centers and Bitcoin mining…

FairsquareLab announced today that it has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with Chainlink to push forward cross-border stablecoin interoperability. The agreement names Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) as a key technology partner for Phase 2 of Project PAX, a FairsquareLab-led initiative that brings together major financial institutions in South Korea and Japan to pilot a stablecoin-enabled remittance and payment network. Project PAX, which already involves partners such as Shinhan Bank, NH NongHyup Bank and K Bank in South Korea, along with Progmat and several Japanese banks, is designed to marry traditional fiat rails with stablecoins to smooth the fiat-to-stablecoin-to-fiat…

Decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform Morpho, which has a total value locked (TVL) of nearly $8 billion, has received a $775 million pre-deposit from Stable, the Bitfinex-backed stablechain. The funds are set to be managed across vaults curated by risk manager Gauntlet and will be split between several Morpho vaults, the app revealed in a post on X on Wednesday morning. Morpho is currently the eighth-largest DeFi protocol by TVL. The move reflects a larger trend of capital moving into protocols that offer managed yield strategies. Currently, DeFi’s total TVL stands at $161 billion, up from $93 billion in April.…

GoDark, an institutional dark pool purpose-built for digital assets and backed by crypto custody and trading specialists like Copper and GSR, is unveiling a new service designed to execute large orders without tipping a hand to the market. As well as GSR and Copper, the offering comes out the gates with heavyweight backing in the form of users such as: FRNT Financial (FRNT), Stillman Digital — a company owned by DeFi Technologies Inc. (DEFT), Fasanara Capital, Capital Union Bank, Tyr Capital, Hercle, Valos and Trillion Digital. Over half of U.S. equities trading volume is conducted in dark pools for a…

Controversial rapper and convicted Bitfinex hack money launderer Heather Morgan (aka Razzlekhan) has thanked President Donald Trump for “making my 18-month sentence shorter” in her first video uploaded to X since her early release from prison. Morgan begins the 18-second clip, filmed sitting naked in a bathtub, by telling her “Razzlers” that she’s missed them and that it’s “very good to be back.” She then gives a shout out to “Papa Trump” before adding, “Razzle fucking dazzle, hello, world, let’s have some fun and get weird.” She then signs off with her now-trademark hand gesture and choking noise combo. Morgan…

Institutional crypto adoption is accelerating as Galaxy Digital and Coinbase Prime unite to deliver a powerful new standard in secure, scalable staking access — merging world-class custody with institutional-grade validator infrastructure to fuel the next wave of digital asset growth. Galaxy and Coinbase Prime Join Forces to Elevate Institutional Staking Access Institutional engagement with digital assets continues to expand as leading firms strengthen access to secure and diversified staking services. Galaxy Digital Inc. (Nasdaq/TSX: GLXY) announced on Oct. 29 that it has integrated its staking infrastructure with Coinbase Prime, the full-service prime brokerage platform from crypto exchange Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN).…

Publicly listed mining companies are dumping shares into the market faster than they have in ten years, and no one’s blinking. With gold prices having surged most of the year and demand for critical minerals climbing, North American miners have raised $2.9 billion across 185 deals in October alone. That’s the biggest monthly tally since November 2013, according to Bloomberg. Gold and silver miners made up one-third of October’s equity deals, even though the prices of both metals slipped after October 21. Still, investors haven’t flinched. There’s cash chasing deals left and right. “I can’t even think of a deal…

Neo and SpoonOS have launched Spoon-Fed Ideas, a unique way that ecosystem members can contribute to the multi-stop, multi-month Scoop AI Hackathon. Spoon-Fed Ideas is an initiative designed to connect non-developers with builders in the Web3 and AI space. If a Spoon-Fed Idea wins one of the various hackathon “Bowls,” then both the individual who makes the suggestion and developer who builds it will win GAS rewards. The campaign invites anyone to submit creative ideas for SpoonOS-powered projects by posting on X using the hashtag #SpoonFedIdeas. For non-developers, participation requires sharing a Tweet about an idea you’d like to see…

TL;DR Jupiter launched Limit Order V2 on Solana, a limit order system that brings enhanced transaction privacy. The update allows traders to set prices in USD or by market capitalization and fixes misexecuted orders from the previous version. It also includes a One-Cancels-Other feature, combining stop loss and take profit in a single position. Jupiter has launched Limit Order V2, a new limit order system on the Solana blockchain that introduces privacy protections and anti-front-running mechanisms. The update is designed to give both retail and professional traders greater precision, automation, and control over their operations within the decentralized platform. More…