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The world of digital assets is constantly evolving, and for investors seeking diversified exposure, the landscape just got a whole lot more interesting. Valour, a prominent player in the cryptocurrency ETP space, has just announced a significant expansion that promises to reshape how many approach digital asset investments. This move introduces a suite of new crypto ETPs, offering unprecedented access to a wider range of tokens. What Are Valour’s New Crypto ETPs Bringing to the Market? Valour, a subsidiary of the innovative cryptocurrency ETP issuer DeFi Technologies, recently made waves with its announcement. They have launched an impressive total of…

Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke announced new rules on Wednesday to crack down on crypto ATMs, calling the machines a “high-risk product” linked to money laundering, scams, and child exploitation. The announcement was part of broader sweeping new powers to combat money laundering, terrorism financing, and crime risks. “Six years ago, Australia had 23 of them. Three years ago, Australia had 200 of them. Now, we have 2,000 of them. It’s grown and grown rapidly,” Burke said during an address to the National Press Club in Canberra, as cited by ABC News. The home affairs minister said purchasing crypto…

This is a segment from the 0xResearch newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Just last week, we wrote about HIP-3’s final stages of testnet, and now it’s live on mainnet with UNIT already launching their HIP-3 DEX. Their first product, XYZ100 — an index tracking the top 100 companies — has generated $24.1M, $21.6M, and $20.7M in volume over the first three days, respectively. This performance stands out when compared to spot volumes for tokenized equities, which typically range between $8M-$12M weekly. Source: Blockworks Research A powerful indicator was seeing Phantom list the XYZ100 perp via their frontend. As discussed…

LinkLayerAI, an intelligent incentive protocol driven by artificial intelligence (AI), has announced its groundbreaking partnership with Matrix Layer Protocol, an innovative AI-driven financial investment protocol. This collaboration aims to elevate decentralized finance (DeFi) trading by joining LinkLayerAI’s AI expertise with Matrix Layer Protocol’s decentralized financial framework to innovate in the DeFi ecosystem. 🚀 Partnership Announcement 🎉We’re excited to announce our collaboration with @Matrix_MLP — an innovative AI-driven financial investment protocol dedicated to building an intelligent, decentralized investment advisory platform.👏Together, we’re shaping the future of AI +… pic.twitter.com/z9on1vNTIV — LinkLayerAI (@LinkLayerAI) October 15, 2025 Both FinTech firms are completely built on…

Ethereum (ETH) price is showing a rare technical signal last seen six months ago — right before it rallied more than 80%. The token is trading near $4,020, down about 1.8% in the past 24 hours, 8.7% over the week, and nearly 10% in 30 days, marking a clear downtrend. But fresh on-chain data and a familiar momentum pattern suggest that this decline may be losing strength. Bullish Divergence Reappears as Exchange Outflows Surge The Relative Strength Index (RSI), which measures how fast and how strong price movements are, is showing a bullish divergence. This happens when prices make lower…

Stablecoin infrastructure startup Bastion has raised $14.6 million in a new funding round led by Coinbase Ventures, Fortune reports. Bastion builds white-label stablecoin systems that let companies issue digital dollars without writing code or applying for regulatory licenses. The round included participation from the venture arms of Sony and Samsung, as well as Andreessen Horowitz’s (a16z) crypto division and Hashed. The startup is led by Nassim Eddequiouaq, a former Meta and a16z crypto executive who worked on Libra, Meta’s now-defunct stablecoin project. Eddequiouaq said Bastion’s product suite goes beyond simple issuance: it includes wallets for users and off-ramps that allow…

Key Takeaways US and UK authorities have imposed sanctions against Prince Holding Group and Chen Zhi over alleged large-scale online fraud. Cambodia’s government defended Prince Holding Group, stating the conglomerate has met legal requirements and called for due process in the investigation. The Cambodian government said the US and UK should provide sufficient evidence to justify their coordinated sanctions against Prince Holding Group and its chairman, Chen Zhi, who are facing allegations of large-scale online scams and forced labor operations. Touch Sokhak, a spokesman for Cambodia’s Interior Ministry, said in a statement to The Associated Press that Prince Holding Group…

Apecoin (APE), a digital asset powering the APE NFT ecosystem, announced that its token is live on PancakeSwap, a DEX operating on the BNB Chain. According to today’s announcement, the debut of APE on PancakeSwap is important as it now allows people to trade APE tokens with other assets based on the BNB Chain. Following the bridge of Apecoin into PancakeSwap’s DEX platform, the APE token is now integrated into the BNB DeFi ecosystem. $APE (@apecoin) is now live on BNB Chain PancakeSwap 🐵✨Liquidity Providers (LPs) can enjoy boosted APRs on the APE-BNB liquidity pool Time to go bananas 🍌…

Kodiak Finance, the native liquidity platform for Berachain, has integrated Orbs’ decentralized dTWAP and dLIMIT protocols to bring more advanced trading functionality to its users, as reported to Finbold on October 16. The integration adds institutional-grade order types to Berachain’s leading decentralized exchange, which currently holds over $250 million in total value locked (TVL) and has processed more than $4 billion in trading volume. More than 100,000 users on Kodiak can now access new tools for time-weighted and limit order execution, helping reduce slippage and improve trading efficiency. Bringing CEX-level trading to Berachain’s decentralized network Orbs’ dTWAP (decentralized Time-Weighted Average…

Ethereum has extended its lead as the world’s most active blockchain for developers in 2025. Between January and September, the network added 16,181 new developers, according to data released by the Ethereum Foundation. This figure consolidates Ethereum’s position as the leading hub for blockchain innovation and infrastructure development. Solana followed with 11,534 new contributors, reflecting the network’s appeal among developers working on decentralized finance (DeFi) and consumer-facing apps. Moreover, Ethereum also dominates in terms of ongoing engagement. The report shows 31,869 developers actively contributing code to Ethereum, nearly double the 17,708 contributing to Solana. Together, Ethereum and Solana now account…