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Aave has officially launched Aave Insights, a dedicated platform designed for AAVE token holders and analysts. This initiative aims to provide crucial protocol data and important updates, enhancing user engagement and transparency within the community. The announcement was made via a tweet from Aave, highlighting their focus on better serving their stakeholders and improving access to vital information. Breaking It Down The broader crypto market is currently displaying mixed signals, with various assets showing differing momentum. Aave’s introduction of the Aave Insights platform is notable amidst this backdrop, as it demonstrates the project’s commitment to transparency and user engagement. The…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed EIP-8288, a project aimed at significantly reducing the cost of quantum attack-resistant transactions. Buterin stated that he hopes the proposal, dubbed a recursive STARK mempool, will be included in the planned I-star update following the Hegota upgrade. EIP-8288 aims to move signatures and cryptographic proofs outside of Ethereum’s core execution process, combining them with recursive STARK proofs within the mempool. This is intended to significantly reduce both on-chain computational load and data costs. The Cost of Quantum Secure Privacy Transactions on Ethereum Could Drop Significantly According to Buterin, the system could offer significant advantages,…

Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam is reportedly seeking operating rights for more than three oil fields in Venezuela, according to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter. The fields are currently operated by Alborada Heavy Industries, while U.S. authorities are reviewing whether to cancel the existing contract. Background and Recent Moves Ehrsam, who co-founded the major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase in 2012, has visited Venezuela several times in recent months. During these visits, he met with senior U.S. and Venezuelan officials to explore investment opportunities in oil and gas, as well as fintech and digital payments, according to Bloomberg. He…

While investors are waiting for the bear market in Bitcoin and altcoins, which has been ongoing since October 2025, to end, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan stated that a new era will begin in the cryptocurrency market and that some projects may stand out during this period. In his recently published article titled “Crypto’s Revenue Revolution,” Matt Hougan stated that the crypto market is increasingly becoming a “revenue-driven” structure. At this point, Bitwise’s CIO says that the crypto market will grow around profitable projects. According to Bitwise’s CIO, the value of cryptocurrencies other than Bitcoin will be assessed more on their…

Echo Base formed an ad hoc committee of BitMart claimholders on Sept. 2, following the crypto exchange’s decision to wind down its operations. In a statement shared directly with crypto.news, Echo Base said the committee represents a “significant and growing aggregate balance” of frozen customer assets. It did not disclose the number of participating claimholders or the value of their claims. The special situations firm said the group retained Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor and Ashbury Legal. The committee is considering restructuring, regulatory and insolvency remedies. Echo Base says its $10 million offer went unanswered Echo Base said it submitted…

Bitcoin has climbed back from its June 30 low near $58,500, trading at near $66,000 as of press time. Options traders are still paying steep premiums for protection against another leg down, and traders on perpetual futures markets have resumed paying to hold leveraged long positions. Both readings sit in a middle zone, well short of the extremes that marked past Bitcoin bottoms. The setup describes a market with enough optimism to rebuild leveraged exposure and enough fear to keep hedges expensive, a pre-capitulation trap sitting between recovery and capitulation. The price of protection One-month put options on Bitcoin, contracts…

$PAXG, the gold-backed stablecoin from Paxos, is now live on Aave’s V4 Global Dollar Hub on Ethereum. This new feature allows users to borrow $USDG against their $PAXG holdings. The integration, highlighted by CryptoTwitter commentator @aave, represents a significant advancement for DeFi lending and could attract more users to the protocol. Breaking It Down The crypto market continues to show mixed signals, but the integration of $PAXG into Aave’s platform adds a unique dimension to decentralized finance. Users can now leverage their $PAXG to access $USDG, enhancing liquidity options within the ecosystem. This move is particularly timely as DeFi platforms…

Ethereum has risen 1.8% over the past 24 hours to around $2,513, as fresh buying from BitMine and another attempt at the $2,520 resistance area have supported the move. CoinGecko data puts $ETH up 5.5% over the past seven days and 31.7% over the past month, with the token recovering from an intraday low near $2,450 before moving back above $2,500 on Sept. 9. BitMine disclosed on Sept. 8 that it had bought another 28,086 $ETH during the previous week, taking its holdings to 5.929 million $ETH. The position represents close to 4.9% of Ethereum’s circulating supply, while 5.07 million…

The number of tokenized stock holders more than doubled in the month of August with data from Token Terminal showing that 928.4K new holders were added in the month. This is a growth of around 120% from the previous month where the holder count was sitting at roughly 771K. One month added more holders than every other month that came before it. Around 55% of the growth in asset holders since Token Terminal began tracking this metric was seen in August. It is also 3.4x the previous monthly record in July, when around 272K new holders were added. The 120%…

MoneyGram is bringing its global cash network directly into the Solana ecosystem, launching MoneyGram Ramps on the blockchain and giving wallets, exchanges and other applications a new way to connect digital assets with physical cash. The rollout puts MoneyGram’s established payments infrastructure behind a single integration designed for Solana applications. According to MoneyGram, developers can use its rails to enable cash deposits in more than 25 countries and cash withdrawals across more than 170 countries and territories, while MoneyGram handles identity verification, compliance, settlement and fiat payouts. MoneyGram acts a bridge between blockchain-based assets and the traditional cash economy. The…