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The shooting of U.S. activist Charlie Kirk on September 10 has unexpectedly spilled into the cryptocurrency markets, triggering a wave of speculative meme tokens tied to his name. Within hours of the incident, several tokens referencing Kirk appeared across trading platforms, with some experiencing explosive growth. On Solana’s
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Metaplanet has secured a significant boost to its Bitcoin strategy with a $30 million investment from Nakamoto, a subsidiary of KindlyMD. The Tokyo-based company announced the move on September 9, noting that the funds will flow into its overseas share offering, designed to accelerate Bitcoin purchases and strengthen its corporate
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Coinbase has made its seventh acquisition of 2025, bringing on board the founders of Sensible in a move aimed at simplifying decentralized finance (DeFi) for everyday users. The crypto exchange announced on September 9 that it has hired Jacob Frantz and Zak Salmon, co-founders of the yield-earning platform Sensible, to
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Maple Finance has officially deployed its yield-bearing asset, syrupUSDC, on the Arbitrum One network, marking a major step in bridging institutional-grade returns with decentralized finance (DeFi) leverage. The launch, announced on Sept. 3, integrates syrupUSDC into one of DeFi’s busiest layer-2 ecosystems while layering returns with incentives from Arbitrum’
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Seazen Group Ltd., one of Shanghai’s largest property developers, is preparing to issue tokenized private debt by the end of the year—a move that positions the company at the forefront of digital asset adoption in real estate. The initiative comes as China’s property sector continues to wrestle
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Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) says decentralized finance (DeFi) is on track to surpass centralized exchanges, just as Japan Post Bank unveils plans to activate its massive ¥190 trillion ($1.3 trillion) deposit base through a state-backed digital currency. CZ: “DeFi Is the Future” Speaking in Tokyo during BNB Chain’
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Aave Labs has officially rolled out Horizon, a new institutional platform that enables borrowing of stablecoins against tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) such as U.S. Treasurys and collateralized loan obligations. Announced Wednesday, Horizon marks a major step in bridging traditional finance with decentralized finance (DeFi). A Platform Built for Institutions
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A group of Pennsylvania Democrats has introduced legislation aimed at barring elected officials from personally profiting off cryptocurrency while in office, citing ethical concerns over political figures’ growing involvement in the digital asset space. House Bill 1812, sponsored by Rep. Ben Waxman of District 182 and eight Democratic colleagues, was
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World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the Trump family’s decentralized finance project, has minted $205 million worth of its USD1 stablecoin, marking the largest issuance since April and pushing the token’s circulating supply to a record $2.4 billion. The announcement, made on X on Thursday, comes just hours after
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1inch, the decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator, has rolled out a new feature enabling native cross-chain swaps between Solana and over a dozen Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) networks. The upgrade, available through the 1inch dApp, Wallet, and Fusion+ API, allows users to move assets seamlessly across ecosystems without relying on traditional
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The community behind blockchain project Qubic has voted to make Dogecoin its next target, just days after the group announced a successful 51% attack on Monero. Founder Sergey Ivancheglo revealed the decision on August 17, following confirmation that Qubic’s mining pool had gained majority control over Monero’s network.
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Aave’s explosive growth in 2024 has cemented its role as a cornerstone of decentralized finance (DeFi) lending. The protocol’s total value locked (TVL) has surged from $8 billion at the start of the year to $47 billion today, reflecting a near-parabolic rise that underscores its expanding influence in