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Chainlink Chosen by Privacy-Focused Blockchain Canton to Push Institutional Adoption

BlockchainSep 25

Canton Network, a blockchain built for regulated finance, has struck a strategic partnership with Chainlink to broaden institutional adoption. The agreement, announced Wednesday, will see Canton integrate Chainlink’s suite of services, including Data Streams, Proof of Reserve, and its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol. Canton has also joined the Chainlink Scale program, which helps cover the costs of running oracle nodes that feed external data into blockchains. Chainlink Labs will take on the role of Super Validator in Canton’s Global Synchronizer, a system designed to keep transactions across the network in sync. That places Chainlink alongside a roster of more than 30…

Ethereum bleeds nearly $40 billion in brutal 24-hour sell-off

EthereumSep 25

Ethereum (ETH) lost over $3 billion in market cap in less than 24 hours, dropping from just north of $543 billion on September 21 to around $506.85 billion on September 22. Trading at around $4,203 at the time of writing, the cryptocurrency is down 6.11% on the daily and nearly 7% on the weekly chart. Far from an isolated incident, the loss comes as the global crypto market capitalization tumbles down to $3.89 trillion, down from a recent peak of over $4 trillion as a result of more than $1.5 billion in bullish positions being liquidated. While Bitcoin (BTC) also…

what’s behind the bullish momentum

RegulationSep 25

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 Joins U2DPN to Redefine Bandwidth Tokenization and Web3 Connectivity

GameFiSep 25

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 Expands Tokenization Frontiers With Benji Platform Integration Onto BNB Chain

BlockchainSep 25

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,…

Ethereum Loses Its Footing Below $4,200

EthereumSep 25

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…

Bank of Armenia Governor calls for pragmatism regarding cryptocurrency

RegulationSep 25

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 Layer-2 Rollups Misprice Small Transactions, Study Warns

BlockchainSep 25

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 Buy-High-Sell-Low Ethereum Whale Strikes Again with Panic Sales Around $4300 Price Mark

EthereumSep 25

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…

'Mr. Wonderful' Now Focusing Only on BTC and ETH, Rejecting Other Coins

RegulationSep 25

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…