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One Transaction Can Power a UK Home For 3 Weeks

A new report assessed the environmental impact of Bitcoin and other cryptoassets, casting a particularly harsh light on BTC. It claimed that one Bitcoin transaction uses as much power as an average UK home does in three weeks. Renewables in the global hashrate and carbon offsets are important metrics, but difficult to fully quantify. Currently, it seems like electricity costs are the most reliable way to measure a blockchain’s green credentials. Bitcoin’s Shocking Environmental Impact Since the early days of Bitcoin, crypto’s environmental impact has been a long-running concern in the industry, especially because it’s a lightning rod for political…

MiningSep 3

SEC, CFTC-Registered Exchanges Receive Blessing to Facilitate Spot Crypto Trading

Exchanges registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission should be allowed to facilitate trading of some spot crypto products, the two agencies announced in a joint statement on Tuesday. The SEC and CFTC, the primary regulators of asset markets, did not mention specific digital assets, but said their joint staff statement covers crypto products centered on "leverage, margin, and financed spot retail commodity transactions.” Earlier this year, a report, dubbed “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology" and issued by the President's Working Group on Digital Asset Markets, asked the agencies to provide…

ExchangesSep 3

Trader Benjamin Cowen Warns It’s Matter of Time Before Ethereum ‘Comes Home To Roost’ – Here’s His Timeline

Closely followed crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen says that Ethereum (ETH) is destined to revisit a support level after an overheated rally. In a new strategy session on YouTube, Cowen tells his 926,000 subscribers that there appears to be a bearish divergence playing out between ETH and its relative strength index. A bearish divergence is when price trends higher while an indicator, in this case the RSI, trends lower, foreshadowing the exhaustion and potential reversal of the price movement. According to Cowen, ETH’s RSI is signalling a correction coming for Ethereum, likely in September. “There is still a chance that the…

EthereumSep 3

10 DeFi Altcoins Developers Focused on the Most in the Last Month Have Been Revealed – There Are Big Surprises

Cryptocurrency analytics platform Santiment has shared the projects with the highest development activity in the DeFi sector over the last 30 days. The list was created based on the projects' development activities on GitHub. According to the shared list, the DeFi altcoins and developer activities that have been most focused on by developers in the last month are as follows: ChainLink (LINK) – 311.43 DeepBook Protocol (DEEP) – 188.5 DeFiChain (DFI) – 148.5 Babylon (BABY) – 124.17 FOX Token (FOX) – 85.87 Liquidity (LQTY) – 81.17 Lido DAO Token (LDO) – 65.47 Injective (INJ) – 58.2 Aave [on Ethereum network]…

DeFiSep 3

BTC whale now holds $3.8B in ETH, analysts call it maturity

The “Bitcoin OG,” which began rotating its $11.4 billion fortune to Ether in August, has continued buying ETH over the weekend and now holds $3.8 billion of it, onchain data shows. In its latest move, the Bitcoin whale sold 4,000 Bitcoin (BTC) worth $435 million, exchanging it for 96,859 spot Ether over a 12-hour splurge, Lookonchain said in a post on Sunday. The whale then deposited another 1,000 Bitcoin into decentralized exchange Hyperliquid on Monday, potentially for more Ether (ETH) buying. The blockchain analytics service first noticed the whale on Aug. 25, and calculated its total holdings at 100,784 Bitcoin,…

EthereumSep 3

Blazpay Taps TriArch Protocol to Redefine DeFi and RWA with AI

Blazpay, a popular Web3 financial firm, has partnered with TriArch Protocol, a Base blockchain-based cutting-edge DeFi platform. The partnership aims to bolster the RWA and and DeFi sector by leveraging AI technology. As Blazpay disclosed in its recent social media announcement, the development denotes a key move toward intuitive DeFi intelligence across chains. In addition to this, the joint effort is also anticipated to unlock notable yield opportunities as well as efficient asset management. We’re excited to announce our partnership with @TriArchProtocol — the DeFi asset management layer integrating AI-enhanced yield strategies that dynamically optimize DeFi & RWA portfolios. 🤝…

DeFiSep 3

Avalon Labs Launches on Bitcoin Layer 2 Rootstock

Bitcoin lending market Avalon Labs is now live on Rootstock, the fourth largest Bitcoin sidechain by total value locked (TVL), according to a press release viewed by The Defiant. The integration will see Avalon expand to Rootstock, and compete to be the chain’s largest lending market by providing access to Bitcoin-collateralized lending for digital assets such as Rootstock’s RBTC and RIF, as well as stablecoins like USDC.E and Tether’s cross-chain stablecoin protocol USDT0. Avalon is the latest major integration for Rootstock, which already boasts support for USDT0, LayerZero, and Solv Protocol. These additions to Rootstock are meant to boost the…

DeFiSep 3

Ethereum NFT Activity Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded

Ethereum’s NFT activity has witnessed a significant downturn. Data revealed that just 1,127 NFTs were recorded on August 1, 2025. This figure is the lowest in the network’s history. Ethereum NFT Collapses In its latest analysis, CryptoQuant noted that this sharp decline demonstrated how far the sector has fallen since the 2021-2022 boom, when NFTs dominated headlines and trading volumes soared. Even as crypto markets showed signs of recovery in 2024 and 2025, NFTs remained unable to capture the same momentum. Analysts attribute the collapse to several factors, such as fading investor enthusiasm, an oversupply of low-quality collections, and a…

NFTSep 3

Ethereum Recent Gains in Danger – Could We See Another Drop?

Ethereum price started a fresh decline below the $4,650 zone. ETH is now showing bearish signs and might gain bearish momentum if it drops below $4,340. Ethereum is still struggling to settle above the $4,500 zone. The price is trading below $4,500 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance at $4,460 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could extend losses and dive if there is a close below $4,340 in the near term. Ethereum Price Dips Again Ethereum price started a recovery wave after it…

EthereumSep 3

Crypto Trader Scores $250M Payday as Trump-Linked WLFI Hits Open Market

A trader who made $38 million trading last week's plasma (XPL) volatility secured another heft payday on Monday, profiting $250 million on the release world liberty financial (WLFI), a decentralized finance (DeFi) token linked to U.S. president Donald Trump's family. Etherscan data shows that the wallet in question, belonging to a trader known on derivatives platform HyperLiquid and X as Techno Revenant, invested $15 million in the WLFI token sale last year before being distributed 1% of the total supply on Monday, worth around $250 million. The nine-digit score comes after the trader made $38 million on HyperLiquid last week,…

DeFiSep 3