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USDC circulation hits $72B, doubling from last year, boosting trust in stablecoins. Reserve income rises with increased blockchain activity, fueling revenue growth. Circle seen as building essential infrastructure beyond crypto speculation. Circle stock (CRCL:NYSE) soared 14% on Thursday, sending a clear signal that investors are warming up to the company’s evolving role in the financial tech and crypto space. For those who have watched Circle’s journey since its June IPO: through regulatory uncertainty, market volatility, and the inevitable growing pains of a company trying to legitimize digital assets, today’s surge feels like vindication. This climb puts Circle back in the…

Salvo Games, a popular Web3-based GameFi platform, has partnered with U2DPN, a next-gen decentralized platform offering untapped internet bandwidth. The partnership focuses on utilizing the infrastructure of U2DPN for the tokenization of unused bandwidth, revolutionizing it into a decentralized digital asset market. As the platform disclosed in its official social media announcement, the development attempts to start a new epoch of gaming connectivity within the Web3 sector. Hence, the joint effort is set to offer substantial efficiency gains and improve the consumption and valuation of bandwidth in the decentralized ecosystem. 🤝 Excited to partner with @u2dpn_network — the first global…

Franklin Templeton, the global investment powerhouse managing $1.6 trillion in assets, is expanding its proprietary Benji Technology Platform to the BNB Chain ecosystem. The move amplifies Benji’s institutional-grade tokenization expertise by leveraging BNB Chain’s technological strengths, including its scalable, low-cost infrastructure and high transaction throughput, to create a new class of on-chain financial assets. “Our goal is to meet more investors where they’re active, while continuing to push the boundaries of what tokenization can deliver with security and compliance at the forefront,” Roger Bayston, head of digital assets at Franklin Templeton, said in a press release shared with CoinDesk. “Together,…

On Monday, ethereum may have survived a brutal sell-off, but signs of a proper comeback are still hanging in the balance. With a current price of $4,172, a market cap of $503 billion, and a 24-hour trading volume of $48.60 billion, all eyes are on whether the recent price floor between $4,029 and $4,497 was the crypto equivalent of a panic attack—or just the beginning of a stylish rebound. Ethereum Let’s not sugarcoat it: the daily chart just served up a classic capitulation candle, complete with a nosedive from approximately $4,600 to $4,029. Traders saw the life flash before their…

Banks should learn to manage the risks and thus make crypto services more accessible, the head of Armenia’s monetary authority has suggested. Speaking in the country’s parliament, the executive urged the adoption of a pragmatic approach to regulation in order to ensure innovation goes hand-in-hand with financial security. Governor calls for pragmatism regarding cryptocurrency Crypto assets pose serious risks, including use in financing shadow activities or illegal operations, the Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA), Martin Galstyan, acknowledged at a meeting with members of the National Assembly, the country’s legislature. Quoted by the ARKA news agency and Sputnik…

Ethereum’s rollup networks are mispricing small transactions, creating risks that range from inflated user costs to denial-of-service attacks, according to a new study by researchers at zkSecurity, Prooflab, and Imperial College London. The study, “Unaligned Incentives: Pricing Attacks Against Blockchain Rollups,” was posted on Sunday and detailed how different rollups calculate fees for execution, data availability, and proof costs. It concluded that current fee mechanisms are too simple to balance fairness, security, and usability. Rollups are layer-2 networks that batch transactions and settle them on layer-1 blockchains like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana to reduce costs and increase capacity. Rollups are…

The Ethereum whale, 0x3c9E, has been under close attention since its habit of purchasing ETH at high prices and selling it under panic is continuous. This wallet, according to blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain, has made more than $400 million in trades in the last two months almost inevitably at a loss. The “buy high, sell low” whale 0x3c9E panic-sold 1,000 $ETH($4.19M) again an hour ago.Over the past two months, this whale has always bought $ETH at high prices and sold at lows.https://t.co/gsGi4daxvz pic.twitter.com/5skd6uwIKP — Lookonchain (@lookonchain) September 22, 2025 A Series of Unprofitable Trades A statistics put together by Lookonchain…

Prominent Canadian investor Kevin O’Leary claims that he has overhauled his cryptocurrency investment strategy. The longtime “Shark Tank” host now claims that he is exclusively sticking with Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). He is convinced that there is no need to own any other tokens, including meme cryptocurrency. “You don’t need to own any of those to get exposure to whatever you think the value of crypto is,” he said. “Mr. Wonderful” claims that Bitcoin and Ethereum are the only two securities that are getting highlighted on a daily basis. “If you own those two, you are exposed to over…

CDARI, a Web3 e-commerce network built on the Binance Smart Chain, announced a strategic collaboration with Bondx, a blockchain trading platform. With this partnership, Bondx customers can now access CDARI’s e-shopping network and spend their digital assets, including crypto, tokenized assets, etc., to shop on the global e-commerce platform. CDARI is a Web3 ecommerce platform developed on Matchain, an AI-driven Layer-2 scaling solution built on the BNB Chain. The e-commerce platform offers digital shopping products, entertainment services, and token rewards, all powered by blockchain technology, providing an innovative user-centric experience. On the other hand, Bondx is a blockchain-based trading platform…

Telegram, the renowned messaging platform with over 900 million active monthly users, takes a decisive step into the world of Web3.Starting today, thanks to the Sticker Pack initiative, NFT stickers are officially available on TON Blockchain. This innovation transforms one of the most loved and used tools by Telegram users into true digital assets: rare, ownable, and tradable directly within the app. From Pavel Durov’s Vision to Reality NFT Stickers: What Changes for Users An Opportunity for Digital Culture Collaborations and New Frontiers NFT Stickers: A New Way to Experience the Community The Future of Stickers on Telegram From Pavel…