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Seoul, South Korea, September 23, 2025 — Global crypto exchange BYDFi is participating in Korea Blockchain Week 2025, with on-site engagement around the main conference “KBW2025: IMPACT” at Walkerhill Hotels & Resorts. The team is also attending select side events hosted by Sahara AI, MEXC Ventures, and Pudgy Korea, as well as a KOL networking & play night. This is the first time BYDFi has appeared at a major industry event since becoming Newcastle United’s Exclusive Official Crypto Exchange Partner, bringing exclusive offerings to attendees throughout the gathering. BYDFi at KBW2025: Presence and Experience Korea Blockchain Week (KBW) is one…

Ethereum price retraced sharply as surging liquidations, whale selling, and a shift in market sentiment pushed the crypto market into fear territory. Summary Ethereum dropped below $4,200, down 6.8% in 24 hours, with volume surging 124% to $32.5B. Derivatives activity spiked, but open interest fell as $495M in positions were liquidated. Technicals show ETH testing support near $4,160, with resistance at $4,400–$4,500. As of this writing, Ethereum is down 6.8% over the past day, trading at $4,173. With a 7-day range of $4,206 to $4,659, the asset has lost 10% over the last week and 12% over the last 30…

BNB Chain has introduced a new proposal that aims to halve transaction fees and increase block speeds. According to the proposal, the minimum gas price on the network will be reduced from 0.1 Gwei to 0.05 Gwei, and block intervals will be reduced from 750 milliseconds to 450 milliseconds. The BNB Chain ecosystem has significantly reduced transaction costs through past validator decisions. In April 2024, the gas fee was reduced from 3 Gwei to 1 Gwei, and in May 2025, from 1 Gwei to 0.1 Gwei. As a result of these moves, average transaction fees decreased by 75%, from $0.04…

Ethereum (ETH) is showing increasing signs of selling pressure as a record number of wallet addresses move into profit. The asset has already dipped below $4,500, with some analysts expecting further correction, while others maintain an optimistic long-term outlook for ETH. Ethereum Whales Begin Profit-Taking Amid Historic Profitability Levels According to Glassnode data, the number of ETH addresses in profit reached an all-time high of over 155 million in September. “ETH addresses in profit hit highest in history! Over 155 million ETH wallets are now in profit, marking the fastest rate ever,” Coin Bureau noted. Ethereum Addresses in Profit. Source:…

Russia’s central bank intends to permit funds to invest in derivatives based on crypto assets, a representative of its management has indicated. The goal is to admit management companies to the growing market, as currently only brokers provide qualified investors with access to such instruments. Bank of Russia to give funds access to cryptocurrency derivatives in 2026 The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) plans to allow investment funds to acquire crypto derivatives and is likely to do that next year, RBC reported, quoting one of its top executives. Valery Krasinsky, deputy head of the bank’s Investment Finance Intermediation Department, made…

peaq, the blockchain network powering the so-called Machine Economy, has announced the launch of the world’s first tokenized robo-farm. The initiative combines blockchain tokenization, artificial intelligence, and robotics to create a semi-autonomous vertical farming system. According to a press statement shared with Cryptopolitan, the project is a collaboration between peaq, a tokenization platform, DualMint, and urban agritech company KanayaAI. It was also unveiled during the ongoing Korean Blockchain Week held at the Grand Walkerhill Seoul. Announcing: The world’s first tokenized robo-farm is launching on peaq 🤖 Built and run by @kanaya_ai, tokenized with @DualMintRWA Expected APY: up to 20% Join…

Crypto-related stocks including Galaxy Digital (GLXY), Circle Internet (CRCL) and Bitfarms (BITF) posted double-digit gains on Thursday as bitcoin BTC$114,156.05 rose the highest since mid-August. Galaxy, a digital asset investment and data center conglomerate led by Mike Novogratz, added 12%. The company was a lead investor in Forward Industries’ $1.65 billion fundraising closed today to build a Solana SOL$226.49 treasury vehicle. It might also be benefiting from rising appetite for data center plays, as big tech firms make billion-dollar artificial intelligence (AI) hosting contracts such as Microsoft’s deal with Nebius on Tuesday. The same logic applies to bitcoin miner Bitfarms…

In a recent X discussion, Ripple CTO David Schwartz weighed in on a common misconception about Coinbase’s layer-2 platform, Base. Coinbase CLO Paul Grewal pointed out a common misconception about the Base platform. In a tweet, Grewal stated that framing sequencers on L2s such as Base as exchanges misrepresents their function as a marketplace. Sequencers act as blockchain’s “air traffic control,” taking unordered transactions and organizing them. To clear up this misconception, Grewal provides the SEC’s definition of an exchange as that which provides a marketplace for bringing together buyers and sellers of securities. Grewal added that L2s are general-purpose…

Key takeaways The crypto market recorded losses over the weekend, with ETH briefly dropping below $4,100. The leading altcoin could dip below $4k if the bearish trend continues. Ether dips below $4,100 as the market experiences a massive dip The crypto market began the new week with a dip, with Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies recording losses. Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency by market cap, briefly dropped below $112k, resulting in over $1 billion worth of long liquidations within the last 24 hours. This also saw altcoins record huge losses. Ether, the leading altcoin by market cap, is down 6% in…

Blockchain lender Figure Technologies was set to begin trading on the Nasdaq on Thursday under the ticker symbol “FIGR” after raising $787.5 million through an initial public offering alongside existing investors, according to a press release. The New York-based firm, which uses a blockchain-based platform to facilitate lending outside its traditional scope, sold 31.5 million shares at $25 apiece. The firm and its investors initially targeted a range of $20 to $22 per share for its IPO across 26 million shares. With 211 million in shares outstanding, the deal valued Figure at $5.29 billion. The upsized IPO represented Wall Street’s…