Month: September 2025

Who Will Run the CFTC and What Does It Mean for Crypto?

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Almost a year into the second term of US President Donald Trump, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) still doesn’t have a permanent head. Former CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz was Trump’s top choice for the role. A confirmation vote was expected by the end of July but was stalled at the request of the White House. Reportedly, the Winklevoss brothers didn’t want Quintenz as chair because he wouldn’t sufficiently protect the cryptocurrency industry. So, who will it be? In recent weeks, several different names have appeared as possible candidates, including…

Eric Trump Says Stablecoins Will Save the US Dollar

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Eric Trump, son of US President Donald Trump and a businessman with several crypto ventures, said stablecoins could preserve the US dollar’s strength. In an interview with The New York Post published Friday, Eric Trump said he is convinced stablecoins will “save the US dollar.” He highlighted USD1, the stablecoin tied to the Trump family’s crypto project, World Liberty Financial, which has drawn scrutiny in Washington. When plans by World Liberty Financial (WLFI) — the Trump family-backed crypto project — were revealed in late March, critics raised conflict of interest…

Crypto Liquidations Approach $1B as Ethereum Leads Sell-Off

Key Notes The crypto market saw nearly $1 billion in liquidations over 24 hours, impacting over 230,000 traders and wiping out leveraged long positions. Ethereum led the sell-off with over $311 million in liquidations.In comparison, Bitcoin followed with $245 million in forced closures from bullish traders. The crash was fueled by market exhaustion, as slowing ETF inflows and heavy profit-taking by long-term holders created a fragile market structure. A sharp downturn in the crypto market has triggered nearly $1 billion in liquidations over the past 24 hours, impacting more than…

Securitize Expands ACRED Fund to Sei via Wormhole’s Blockchain Interoperability

James Ding Sep 26, 2025 14:02 Securitize extends its Apollo Diversified Credit Fund (ACRED) to the Sei network with Wormhole’s multichain interoperability, enhancing liquidity and access for institutional investors. Securitize has extended its Securitize Tokenized Apollo Diversified Credit Fund (ACRED) to the Sei network, leveraging Wormhole’s interoperability technology. This strategic expansion marks Sei’s foray into the burgeoning tokenized private credit market, which currently holds over $17 billion in tokenized real-world assets, according to wormhole.com. Enabling Institutional Grade Multichain Access Wormhole serves as…

Canary Files for Solana Spot ETF with Marinade Staking Feature

Key Notes Canary Capital has filed an amended S-1 form for its spot Solana ETF, now named the Canary Marinade Solana ETF. The fund’s secondary objective is to earn yield for investors by staking its SOL holdings through a partnership with Marinade Finance. This filing is one of the first to formally integrate staking into a spot crypto ETF, introducing new potential returns and unique risks. Canary Capital Group is moving forward with its plans for a spot Solana SOL $196.4 24h volatility: 1.9% Market cap: $106.62 B Vol. 24h:…

Cronos Erases Trump Gains, CRO Faces Demand Doubts

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Cronos, the native cryptocurrency of Crypto.com’s Cronos Chain, has faced significant selling pressure since the launch of the Trump Media Group CRO Strategy last month. On Aug. 26, Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), the operator of Truth Social and majority-owned by the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, announced a joint $6.4 billion Cronos (CRO) treasury. The announcement sparked an immediate 40% rally in CRO’s price. However, since then, the token has steadily declined, almost erasing those gains as CRO tumbled below $0.19 on Thursday, approaching pre-announcement levels, according to…

Hypervault Vanishes With $3.6M — DeFi Rug Pull Exposed

Key Notes Hypervault saw $3.6 million drained and routed through Tornado Cash. Website and all social media accounts suddenly deleted. Auditors deny any involvement despite Hypevault’s earlier claims. About $3.6 million has disappeared from the DeFi platform Hypervault, sparking fears of a classic rug pull. As per a recent X post by blockchain security firm PeckShield, the stolen funds were first bridged from Hyperliquid to Ethereum ETH $3 940 24h volatility: 1.6% Market cap: $475.55 B Vol. 24h: $54.34 B , then swapped for ETH. #PeckShieldAlert #Rugpull? We have detected…

Decentralized Communities Can Fix AI Bias

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Opinion by: Jarrad Hope, co-founder of Logos As AI rapidly scales, humans are left at an ideological impasse on managing this new technology. Either choose to allow governments and companies to dominate how AI is trained and used to create policies that control our lives, or call for new governance models built with a foundation grounded in transparency, regeneration and public good.  Network states, digital communities leveraging blockchain to form borderless societies, present a significantly improved approach to harmonizing AI with human well-being. With technology continually advancing the scope of…

Layer-1 Blockchain’s Evolving Role in Mainstream Adoption

In 2025, the crypto industry is shifting from hype to utility. Stablecoin frameworks are taking shape, tokenized assets are entering mainstream markets, and artificial intelligence is beginning to transact on-chain. At the center of these changes, layer-1 blockchains are being redefined not as experiments, but as the infrastructure powering real-world adoption. “Layer-1s are still the backbone of the industry,” said Marc Vanlerberghe, chief strategy and marketing officer at the Algorand Foundation, on this week’s episode of Decentralize with Cointelegraph. “Everything else builds on top of them. You can innovate endlessly…

Bitcoin’s $18b options expiry is a volatility trap: Bitfinex analysts

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Analysts at Bitfinex warn about a record $18 billion worth of Bitcoin options expiring this week. Summary $18 billion worth of Bitcoin options are expiring this week Market makers will likely react by selling spot BTC, Bitfinex analysts say BTC volatility will likely stay low ahead of the expiry Bitcoin is staring down a record-setting $18 billion options expiry, which will likely suppress volatility. According to analysts at Bitfinex, a concentration of calls between $115,000 and $125,000 has created a high-gamma environment. This effectively pins the BTC price in a…