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Crypto exchange Backpack said it is adding SEC-registered U.S. equities to its trading platform with Superstate, the blockchain finance startup led by Compound founder Robert Leshner. Announced on Wednesday, the deal embeds Superstate’s Opening Bell platform into Backpack, allowing non-U.S. users to trade tokenized shares of public companies onchain. With the addition, Backpack claimed the bragging rights of being the first centralized crypto exchange to list issuer-backed, SEC-registered equities natively onchain. Supported equities and rollout date will be announced in the coming weeks, the firms said. These offerings are not synthetic or wrapped derivative products, the firms said, but real…

Hydra Network, a layer-1 blockchain protocol for high scalability and smart contracts functionality, has announced its strategic partnership with DeAgentAI. DeAgentAI is a prominent infrastructure for autonomous AI agents. The core purpose of this collaboration is to make artificial intelligent (AI) smarter, safer, decentralized, and accessible to users. 🤝 Partnership Announcement 🤝We’re excited to collaborate with @DeAgentAI – the largest AI Agent infrastructure spanning Sui, BSC, and BTC ecosystems. Together, we’re building a trustless, verifiable AI future, combining Hyra’s decentralized compute + DeAgentAI’s autonomous… pic.twitter.com/xqthxL80wj — Hyra Network (@hyranetwork) October 14, 2025 Hydra is facilitating users all over the world…

Summary ETH price is currently $3,948, trailing behind Bitcoin at the #2 spot in the market by market cap and with strong itra-year momentum. To flip BTC at Bitcoin’s current price, ETH would need a market cap of around $2.41 trillion and trade at around $20,000 per unit of ETH. The flippening scenario is deemed unlikely to occur in the near future by most analysts, although certainly possible if Ethereum’s ecosystem continues to develop. ETH price is a hot topic in today’s crypto market, as is the concept of any altcoin flipping or surpassing the value of Bitcoin. For Ethereum…

CME Group said on Tuesday that it has begun facilitating trades for options on Solana and XRP futures, giving traders a new way to speculate on price swings and manage risk in the U.S. The first trade involving options for XRP futures took place on Sunday between market maker Wintermute and crypto asset manager Superstate, CME said in a blog post.  Meanwhile, the first trade involving options for Solana futures took place on Monday between institutional crypto firm Galaxy Digital and crypto trading firm Cumberland DRW, CME added.  The debut reflects how “market participants increasingly are looking to manage…

Quack AI, a well-known AI-led infrastructure provider, has collaborated with Solius AI Tech, a leading Web3 and AI solutions provider. The strategic partnership aims to broaden the reach of AI-led infrastructure and advanced governance solutions via shared innovation as well as community initiatives. As Quack AI has revealed in its official social media post, the joint effort attempts to enable cross-platform cooperation, co-development of diverse AI-led utilities, and co-hosted campaigns. Hence, this move is anticipated to significantly impact the future of Web3 and AI sectors to drive innovation and growth. 🤝 Quack AI x @AITECHio PartnershipWe’re excited to welcome Solidus…

Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade has been activated on the Sepolia testnet, marking the next major step in the network’s ongoing push to improve scalability and performance. The upgrade marks the second phase of a three-step rollout under Ethereum’s Fusaka roadmap, following the Holesky testnet activation on Oct. 1. The Sepolia deployment focuses on stress testing the network’s new src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/haInlj7rTSs?start=” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture” allowfullscreen loading=”lazy”> Since larger blocks result in nodes processing and storing more data, Peer Data Availability Sampling (PeerDAS) is also being tested. PeerDAS lets Ethereum validators verify transaction data by sampling small pieces from multiple peers…

The investment reflects Bullish’s belief in tokenization and its potential to enable innovative on-chain capital markets Cayman Islands, September 22, 2025 – Bullish (NYSE: BLSH), an institutionally focused global digital asset platform that provides market infrastructure and information services, today announced a $4 million investment into USD.AI, the on-chain platform for AI infrastructure financing. The venture investment is Bullish’s first since completing its initial public offering in August. USD.AI aims to address growing demand for accessible AI infrastructure financing. While global AI infrastructure spending is projected to exceed $6 trillion by 2030, financing has become a critical bottleneck for companies…

The first CAKE.PAD early access event on PancakeSwap, featuring the WhiteBridge Network ($WBAI), has officially concluded. The event drew significant participation, with over 67,074,200 CAKE tokens—valued at approximately $221 million—committed by users. Participants can now claim their $WBAI tokens and unallocated CAKE refunds, according to PancakeSwap’s announcement. Trading for $WBAI has also gone live on PancakeSwap, marking the official start of the token’s post-event market activity. The WhiteBridge Network CAKE.PAD has officially ended, with over 67,074,200 CAKE ($221M) committed 🍰🎉You can now claim your $WBAI (@AiWhitebridge) tokens and $CAKE refund→ https://t.co/SXIhhGisqcNow the real fun begins: $WBAI is LIVE on PancakeSwap,…

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, who is widely known as one of the loudest Bitcoin naysayers, has stated that he will no longer comment on the largest cryptocurrency. He has complained about getting “death threats” after making headline-grabbing comments. Long history of anti-Bitcoin comments Back in 2017, the JPMorgan boss famously stated that he would fire anyone who would dare to trade Bitcoin. In 2021, he described the cryptocurrency as “worthless.” Throughout the years, his stance has hardly softened. Last year, for instance, he described the leading cryptocurrency as a “Ponzi scheme.” Blockchain, not Bitcoin The head of the world’s most…

Ethereum’s market sentiment continues to struggle following last Friday’s market crash, despite gradual signs of broader market improvement. As institutional investors reduce participation, spot market participants have also trimmed their holdings. This could result in continued consolidation or a definitive breakdown of the critical $4,000 resistance level around which the coin currently trades. Ethereum Market Hits Pause Amid Record ETF Redemptions ETH-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have recorded significant outflows since last Friday’s market-wide liquidation event. According to data from SosoValue, these funds registered $428.52 million in outflows on Monday. For token TA and market updates: Want more token insights like…