Peter Mwangi
Altcoin Season Index Retreats from Highs, Ethereum Correction Adds Pressure
The momentum that drove altcoins through September is starting to cool. Fresh CryptoQuant data shows the Altcoin Season Index sliding from 69 to 64 in the past week, a sign...
ASTER Goes Live on Bybit as Exchange Quashes Hack Claims
Bybit has pushed back hard against social-media rumors of a massive security breach, while moving ahead with the debut of ASTER, a new token born from the merger of Astherus...
Aria PRIME Launches $100M BTS and BLACKPINK Music Catalog Tokenization
Aria Protocol rolled out Aria PRIME, its institutional arm, launching with $100 million in tokenized K-music catalogs through a partnership with Story Protocol and Contents Technologies on Sept. 22, 2025. ...
Ergo HTX Delisting Row Deepens as Hoskinson Steps In With Support
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson voiced strong support for Ergo (ERG) after the project revealed its token was being removed from the standard trading list at HTX. The exchange told Ergo...
Kevin Durant Recovers Lost Coinbase Bitcoin, Now Valued Nearly 2 Million
NBA star Kevin Durant regained access to a Bitcoin account he opened in 2016, where BTC traded around $650. The coins sat untouched for nearly a decade after he lost...
XRPR’s Hybrid 1940 Act Debut Delivers $37.7 Million, Beating All Altcoin ETF Starts
XRPR logged $37.7 million in day-one flows on Sept. 18, 2025, the largest debut for any U.S. altcoin ETF. The REX-Osprey XRP ETF launched under the Investment Company Act of...
CZ’s Stark Warning: One Click on a Fake Support Link Could Sink a Crypto Exchange
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has issued a detailed warning on how North Korean hacking groups are targeting the digital asset industry. He says their methods now combine social engineering, insider...
Ripple RLUSD and Franklin sgBENJI Power DBS Repo Pilot on XRP Ledger
DBS, Ripple, and Franklin Templeton have signed a memorandum of understanding to bring repo transactions into tokenized finance. The framework pairs Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin with Franklin Templeton’s sgBENJI tokenized money...
Saudi Awwal Bank Adopts Chainlink for Capital Markets Tokenization; LINK Holds Near $23
Saudi Awwal Bank has added Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) and the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) to its digital strategy. CCIP links assets and data across multiple blockchains, while CRE...
Eric Trump Defends UAE’s $2 Billion Binance Deal Using World Liberty’s USD1 Stablecoin
Eric Trump has rejected claims of conflict of interest after a report linked his family to a major UAE investment in Binance. Speaking on CNBC, he said, “My father’s the...
Concealment Claims Surface in Coinbase Breach Involving TaskUs Staff
On Sept. 16, 2025, a court filing in a class-action lawsuit revealed that Ashita Mishra, a TaskUs employee in Indore, India, is implicated in one of the largest breaches in...
Options Market Signals BTC and ETH Rally Into Year-End After Fed Rate Cut Odds Rise
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) entered mid-September in a holding pattern, with volumes thinning ahead of this week’s Federal Reserve decision. Analysts stress that the current lull looks more like...
XRP and Dogecoin ETFs To Arrive in U.S. Markets Under SEC’s 1940 Act Rules
REX Shares and Osprey Funds are gearing up to launch the first U.S. spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) tied to XRP, with trading set to begin on September 18. The product,...
MiCA Faces Stricter Rule Demands as France Floats Blocking Passporting Rights
France warned it could challenge the ability of crypto firms licensed in one EU country to operate across the bloc, raising the stakes in Europe’s rollout of the Markets in...
Fed Rate Cuts May Spark Altcoin Losses, Schiff Flags QE Threat to Dollar
The crypto market tightened this week as traders positioned ahead of the Federal Reserve’s expected rate cut. Bitcoin stalled near $116,000, meeting resistance that triggered selling pressure. Altcoins such as...
Binance Ends MANTRA (OM) ERC20 and BEP20 Network Support Sept. 26
Binance will disable MANTRA (OM) ERC20 deposits and ERC20/BEP20 withdrawals on September 26, raising the risk of permanent asset loss for users who continue sending tokens over unsupported networks. Key...
Hacker Returns 185 ETH to Kame Aggregator After Sei Exploit
Kame Aggregator, a decentralized exchange aggregator on the Sei network, confirmed it recovered part of the funds stolen in a security breach earlier today. The platform said it negotiated with...
Trump Policies Could Extend Asset Rally, Arthur Hayes Says as BTC Steadies
Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, said the global asset rally could extend into 2026. Speaking in an interview with Kyle Chassé, Hayes tied the extension to expectations that President Donald...
SHIB Price Gains 5.5% as Developers Warn on Fake Discord Scams
Shiba Inu’s core team confirmed it is investigating suspicious activity flagged by blockchain security firm PeckShield, while SHIB faces mounting sell pressure on exchanges. Developers said internal staff and external...
Oracle Nears $1 Trillion Valuation as Nvidia Slips, AI Tokens Lead Sector Gains
AI-driven crypto categories posted the strongest gains this week, led by DeFi AI (DeFAI) with a 4.5% rise. Decentralized Science (DeSci) added 4.3%, while AI Agent projects advanced 4.0%. Privacy...
Beijing Blocks State-Owned Firms From Stablecoin Businesses in Hong Kong
Beijing has ordered state-owned enterprises, Chinese banks, and major internet firms with Hong Kong operations to exit cryptocurrency ventures. The directive, reported by Caixin, bans their involvement in stablecoin issuance,...
BlackRock Prepares Tokenized Stock ETFs, Backed by $10B Bitcoin Trust
BlackRock is preparing to expand its blockchain footprint by tokenizing exchange-traded funds (ETFs), a move that builds on the surge in demand for its iShares Bitcoin Trust. The world’s largest...
Seoul Lifts 7-Year Ban, Allowing Crypto Firms Access to Capital and Tax Breaks
South Korea has lifted a seven-year restriction on cryptocurrency businesses, clearing the way for trading and brokerage firms to qualify as venture-certified companies. The Cabinet approved revisions to the Enforcement...
India Pressed to Act on Stablecoin Rules as Stripe Tempo Launch and $240B Supply Put Pressure on Policy
India’s regulatory debate around digital assets sharpened this week after former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) executive director G Padmanabhan urged the government to move faster on stablecoin rules. Speaking...
Investors Watch REX-Osprey ETFs as SEC’s 75-Day Window Closes
REX Shares and Osprey Funds have cleared a key Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) review, setting up their crypto ETFs to begin trading later this week. The lineup includes funds...
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