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Rumors on social media about a World Liberty Financial governance proposal from October 2024 drove the Aave token down by over $30. The price of the Aave (AAVE) token tumbled by over 8% on Saturday, following rumors that the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol would receive a different token allocation from World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi platform backed by members of US president Donald Trump’s family. “The WLFI team told WuBlockchain that the claim that ‘Aave will receive 7% of the total WLFI token supply’ is false and fake news,” blockchain reporter Colin Wu said, sparking a debate about the rumor and the token arrangement on social media. Wu was referencing a WLFI community proposal from October 2024, outlining an arrangement in which the Aave decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), responsible for governing the protocol, would receive 7% of the WLFI governance token’s circulating supply and 20% of protocol revenues generated by the WLFI deployment on Aave v3. Read more

To reduce smart contract exploits, EF will launch an open-source vulnerability database, giving builders a benchmark before deploying code.

Scholars say tech worship isn’t new, but warn that AI faith may stem from loneliness and mental health struggles, not divine truth.

Despite a global investment slowdown, Canadian investors pumped $1.62 billion into fintech companies in the first half of the year — a trend KPMG expects to continue.

[PRESS RELEASE – Dubai, UAE, August 23rd, 2025] Pepeto ($PEPETO) is wrapping up Stage 10 of its presale, with overall investment now surpassing $6.28 million and millions of tokens sold. With Stage 10 now active, Pepeto has already sold a significant portion of its presale allocation. Pepeto’s Growth Overview Several key factors are fueling Pepeto’s milestone presale: Ethereum-Based […]

The following is a guest post and opinion from Corey Billington, Co-Founder and CEO at Blubird. Most token launches play out the same way. Founders spend weeks buried in spreadsheets, lawyers churn out disclaimers, and influencers start teasing “TGE soon.” Behind the scenes, though, private round investors are just waiting for cliffs to end so […] The post Stop treating tokens like payday buttons — they’re infrastructure appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ripple now stands close to Deutsche Telekom, Shopify, and Commonwealth Bank.

Bitcoin accounts for an ever-greater share of global money as central banks continue to print currency and reduce purchasing power. Bitcoin (BTC) grew to account for about 1.7% of global money, a figure that includes aggregate M2 money supply data for all major fiat currencies, the largest minor currencies, and gold’s market cap, according to River, a Bitcoin financial services company. “In 16 years, Bitcoin went up to 1.7% of global money,” River said. The company weighed Bitcoin’s market cap against a $112.9 trillion basket of fiat currencies and $25.1 trillion in hard money, which excluded silver, platinum, and exotic metals like palladium. The data assumes Bitcoin has a market capitalization of $2.4 trillion, which it topped earlier in August. However, BTC’s current market cap is approximately $2.29 trillion, which brings its total share of global money down to around 1.66% at the time of this writing. Read more

Eric Trump says he’s a “bitcoin maxi” and sees BTC hitting $175K this year, as reports point to new ventures in Japan and Hong Kong.

Aubrey Cottle told Decrypt that the Anonymous coin could be used to help support the next generation of hacktivists.

Rogoff blames lax regulation, crypto’s underground role, and even officials holding BTC for his failed prediction.

Breakout above $3 triggers five-fold volume spike as Fed policy shift and on-chain activity boost institutional flows.

The company behind Ethereum network Xai claims confusion about the brands and controversies like Grok’s recent MechaHitler meltdown have inflicted immense harm on their brand.

Here's everything most interesting around Ripple, its native token XRP, and its stablecoin RLUSD.

Trish Turner has stepped down as head of the United States Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) digital assets division, leaving the role after just three months. The post IRS Digital Assets Chief Trish Turner Resigns After Three Months appeared first on Cryptonews.

The AAVE price jumped 19% to $355.29 as following Aave going live on Aptos, Jerome Powell's dovish comments on Friday and a rumor about Aave's alleged exposure to the WLFI token.

In April 2023, a Bitcoiner going by the name of Breadman purchased a property for $496,000, which was equivalent to 22.5 BTC at the time. Fast forward to August 2025, and the property is now valued at $570,000, a respectable 15% gain in dollar terms. But here’s the kicker: priced in Bitcoin, his home is […] The post Real estate’s quiet crash: your home is worth less than ever in Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Lombard is attempting to make the world's original cryptocurrency into a more productive asset for DeFi functions

The annual SALT Wyoming conference took place this week. Government officials said a lot the industry will like.

Brazil's 17.5% crypto tax signals a global shift as governments eye digital assets for revenue, ending the era of tax-friendly crypto investing worldwide. Opinion by: Robin Singh, CEO of Koinly Crypto may be the first tax lever governments pull when scrambling for more revenue, if Brazil’s recent move is anything to go by. In June, Brazil scrapped its tax exemption for minor crypto gains and introduced a flat 17.5% tax on all capital gains from digital assets, regardless of the amount. The decision was part of a broader effort by the Brazilian government to bolster revenue through increased taxation of financial markets.  Read more