Markets
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari expects the U.S. central bank to lower interest rates two more times this year, pointing to rising concerns over a cooling labor market. In a Friday essay, Kashkari backed the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) decision earlier this week to
AI
As artificial intelligence moves from experimental pilots to enterprise-scale deployments, the challenge is no longer proving its potential but making it practical, measurable, and sustainable. Dell Technologies is positioning itself at the center of this shift, building the infrastructure and tools businesses need to harness AI at scale. Christian Spindeldreher,
Security
Canadian authorities have carried out the country’s largest-ever cryptocurrency seizure, shutting down digital asset exchange TradeOgre and confiscating 56 million Canadian dollars (about $40 million USD) in crypto assets. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced on Thursday that its Money Laundering Investigative Team dismantled the platform following a
DeFi
Coinbase has introduced a new way for users to put their stablecoins to work, rolling out onchain lending for USD Coin (USDC) directly inside its app. The feature, announced on September 18, offers yields as high as 10.8% annual percentage yield (APY) and reflects the company’s growing push
Finance
Defiance ETFs has introduced a new product that blends the potential of leveraged crypto exposure with a steady income stream. The firm announced the launch of the Defiance Leveraged Long + Income Ethereum ETF (NASDAQ: ETHI), the first exchange-traded fund designed to combine amplified exposure to Ethereum-related assets with an options-based
Markets
Meme coins are back in the spotlight. PENGU, the token inspired by Pudgy Penguins, surged 10.7% in the past 24 hours, outpacing much of the market as meme coin valuations collectively rose 5% to $80.9 billion. Investor Momentum Lifts PENGU Technical signals suggest traders are piling in. The
Markets
PayPal’s U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, PYUSD, is taking a major step toward broader adoption with its expansion to several new blockchains, thanks to a partnership with interoperability protocol LayerZero. PYUSD Reaches More Blockchains Launched in 2023 and issued by Paxos Trust Company, PYUSD was initially available only on Ethereum,
AI
Huawei has laid out its most ambitious roadmap yet for high-performance computing, announcing three new generations of Ascend chips and an expanded vision for large-scale AI infrastructure. The announcement came at the company’s annual Huawei Connect 2025 conference in Shanghai, where executives emphasized resilience, innovation, and open collaboration amid
Security
North Korean hackers are finding increasingly sophisticated ways to infiltrate leading crypto companies, according to Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ). In a recent post, Zhao detailed how state-backed groups—most notably the Lazarus Group—pose as job seekers, recruiters, or even customer support users to gain access to sensitive company
What Is Avantis? Avantis (AVNT) is a decentralized exchange (DEX) built for one of the most popular corners of crypto trading: perpetual futures. Running on the Base Layer 2 network, Avantis lets traders take leveraged long or short positions not only on cryptocurrencies but also on real-world assets (RWAs) such
Markets
The long-awaited arrival of an XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States didn’t just make headlines—it shattered them. On September 18, 2025, REX-Osprey’s XRP ETF (ticker: XRPR) launched on the Cboe exchange and set a new benchmark for altcoin investment products. SEMI-SHOCK: Rex XRP ETF $XRPP
Ethereum, the world’s leading smart contract blockchain, regularly upgrades its network to improve speed, security, and efficiency. Its latest major step is the Cancun-Deneb upgrade—often shortened to Dencun—a hard fork designed to make Ethereum faster, cheaper, and more scalable. At the heart of this upgrade is proto-danksharding,