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Blockchain

Trikon Taps WORLD3 to Deploy AI Agents for Seamless Chain Abstraction

By NBTC03/10/2025

Trikon, a popular Web3 platform for chain abstraction and gaming, has partnered with WORLD3, a renowned project merging Web3, autonomous agents, and AI. The partnership focuses on accelerating streamlined interactions between AI agents and humans with the integration of chain abstraction. The official social media announcement shared by Trikon discloses that the partnership utilizes AI-led chain abstractions for seamless interoperability in gaming, social, DeFi, and other such domains. Hence, the joint effort is poised to broaden decentralized automation while also reshaping the Web3 future. 📣 Trikon × WORLD3 🤝 Excited to partner with @WORLD3_AI the AI x blockchain platform shaping…

DeFi

Justin Sun's Hyperliquid Clone on Tron to Feature Private 'Dark Pools'

By NBTC03/10/2025

As Hyperliquid and Aster jockey for DeFi supremacy, Tron founder Justin Sun unveiled his own decentralized perpetual contracts exchange on Wednesday called SunPerp. The platform is designed to subsidize users’ transaction fees, conceal order books and permission data through “dark pools,” and eventually connect to other ecosystems, including Ethereum and Solana, according to a press release. Onstage at crypto confab in Singapore, the Chinese-born billionaire said the service, which is already in its public beta phase, offers Tron’s global users the ability to trade crypto derivatives that don’t feature an expiration date for the first time. “We have synthesized the…

Ethereum

BlackRock’s Ethereum sale may spook investors

By NBTC03/10/2025

Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw another day of significant outflows, with $108.31 million in withdrawals reported on Tuesday, September 23. Surprisingly, BlackRockdid not report the largest losses, losing only 3,630 ETH, worth approximately $15.1 million, however, its sale is still notable, as the fund had not sold Ethereum in nearly a week, since September 17, when it dumped over $20 million worth of the cryptocurrency, again exactly one week after selling over $45 million in ETH, according to data retrieved by Finbold from Arkham. Also worth noting is the fact that no Ethereum fund saw any inflows yesterday, showing…

Exchanges

Hyperliquid Still Best-Positioned Perp DEX Despite Aster’s Surge, DeFi Analyst Says

By NBTC03/10/2025

A new thesis from DeFi analyst Patrick Scott argues that despite losing market share to rivals, Hyperliquid remains the most investable decentralized exchange for perpetual futures. Perp DEX market in flux Perpetual futures — or perps — are crypto derivatives that allow traders to speculate on prices without an expiry date. The decentralized platforms that host them, known as perp DEXes, have surged in popularity as traders move activity away from centralized exchanges (CEXes) such as Binance. Scott noted that perp DEXes have expanded from less than 2% of CEX perpetual trading volume in 2022 to more than 20% last…

Blockchain

ADI Chain to join ZKsync Elastic Network, host UAE dirham stablecoin

By NBTC03/10/2025

ZKsync has welcomed ADI Chain—the first blockchain built with its Airbender technology and hosting the upcoming UAE dirham-backed stablecoin—into its Elastic Network. Summary ADI Chain is the first blockchain built with ZKsync’s Airbender technology, delivering Ethereum block proofs in ~35 seconds. Testnet went live on August 21, giving developers early access; mainnet expected soon. ADI Chain will host the UAE stablecoin initiative and serve as the platform for a dirham-backed digital currency being developed by Abu Dhabi institutions. ZKsync (ZK) has announced the integration of the ADI Chain into its Elastic Network, a modular system of rollups and validiums that…

DeFi

Cronos, Morpho and Crypto.com partner to expand DeFi lending and tokenization

By NBTC03/10/2025

Cronos, Morpho, and Crypto.com have announced a collaboration aimed at bringing advanced lending and borrowing markets to the Cronos blockchain, with plans to expand into real-world asset (RWA) tokenization. The announcement marks the next phase of their relationship, following earlier integrations of Morpho Vaults into Crypto.com’s product offerings, and represents a significant step in broadening Morpho’s lending infrastructure beyond Ethereum (ETH). Lending markets coming to Cronos As part of the collaboration, Cronos and Morpho will introduce stablecoin lending markets backed by wrapped assets such as CDCBTC and CDCETH. The first vaults on Cronos are expected to launch in Q4 2025,…

Ethereum

Mechanism Capital’s Andrew Kang Slams Tom Lee’s Ethereum Thesis as “Deeply Flawed”

By NBTC03/10/2025

Citing Andrew Kang of Mechanism Capital, Wu Blockchain announced that he has openly criticized the Ethereum arguments of the BitMine Chairman, Tom Lee, which he claims are seriously misguided. In a critical discussion, Kang observes five significant assertions by Lee, such as the adoption of stablecoins by Ethereum, its position as digital oil, institutional demand, valuation logic and long term technical perspective. This backlash by the public points to the rising chasm between Ethereum believers and non-believers as the crypto economy transitions to new frameworks such as real-world assets (RWAs) and stablecoins. Stablecoins and RWA Adoption: False Hope? Tom Lee…

Exchanges

Crypto.com Lists Double Zero ($2Z) – DePIN Token Major Exchange Growth Following SEC Clearance

By NBTC03/10/2025

Crypto.Com has announced the introduction of DoubleZero ($2Z), which is a major milestone towards decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) token. By using a single funnel where users can buy $2Z in USD, EUR, and more than 20 currencies. It has been listed after the release of the mainnet of DoubleZero and trading data indicates that the market was highly interesting and that the 24-hour trade volume reached more than $373M in multiple places. Revolutionary Infrastructure from Solana Foundation DoubleZero is a significant breakthrough in the process of transmitting information through blockchain networks. The project was formed under the leadership of…

Blockchain

Jasmy and Panasonic Report First Phase of Progress on IoT-Blockchain Platform Development

By NBTC03/10/2025

Jasmy has released details on the first phase of its collaboration with Panasonic Advanced Technology Co., Ltd., an Osaka Prefecture firm with expertise in IoT systems. The partnership, which commenced in February 2024, aims to develop a platform that integrates personal data with information from connected devices utilizing blockchain technology. This report highlights expansions to Jasmy's Personal Data Locker (PDL), the release of development tools, and initial applications in health and sports fan engagement, as part of efforts to enable secure data management. Details of the Collaboration The collaboration with Panasonic Advanced Technology, announced in March 2024, focuses on creating…

DeFi

Top DeFi Projects by Social Activity, Aster and Avantis Leading the Charge

By NBTC03/10/2025

In the rapidly evolving decentralized finance (DeFi) space, a few DeFi projects are gaining rapid and quick social attention. According to the data taken from LunarCrush on October 2, 2025, Aster ($ASTER) is the top DeFi contender that is emerging as a frontrunner in social activity. Other notable contenders, including Avantis ($AVNT), Zcash ($ZEC), and UniSwap ($UNI), follow the competition. As per details, the importance of community engagement with such projects is defining trends across the DeFi ecosystem. ⚡️ TOP DeFi Projects by Social Activity$ASTER $AVNT $ZEC $UNI $ENA $HIFI $MYX $AAVE $VVS $KMNO pic.twitter.com/XD5L6LWuwR — CryptoDep (@Crypto_Dep) October 2,…