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Cointelegraph.com - 12:55 Sep 23, 2025
Can stablecoins disrupt Visa and Mastercard? Explore how blockchain payments may capture billions in fees from US credit card networks. Stablecoins reduce settlement time, cross-border costs and enable programmable rewards. They outpace traditional credit card systems. US merchants pay over $100 billion in card fees yearly. In comparison, stablecoins offer much cheaper, faster payments. Ripple’s RLUSD, Gemini’s XRP Card and Moca’s Air Shop show stablecoins moving into mainstream commerce. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:22 Sep 23, 2025
Forward Industries plans to tokenize its shares and allow users to utilize them as collateral within Solana’s DeFi lending ecosystem. Forward Industries, the Nasdaq-listed company holding the largest corporate Solana treasury, wants to bring its own equity to the blockchain. On Monday, the company announced a partnership with fintech firm Superstate to tokenize Forward Industries (FORD) stock on Solana through Superstate’s Opening Bell, a regulated onchain issuance platform that lets public companies tokenize equity on Solana. If the plan moves forward, shareholders will be able to bridge their common stock between brokerage accounts and Solana, potentially unlocking 24/7 trading, near-instant settlement and new pools of global liquidity. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:47 Sep 23, 2025
The Taiwanese celebrity closed his position at a $4.5 million loss as Hyperliquid’s market share continued to lose ground to other decentralized exchanges. Taiwanese music celebrity and high-profile digital asset investor Jeffrey Huang, also known as “Machi Big Brother,” sold all his Hyperliquid holdings at a multimillion-dollar loss amid mounting concerns over the token’s upcoming vesting schedule. The celebrity and popular Bored Ape Yacht Club collector sold $25.8 million worth of Hyperliquid (HYPE) tokens, realizing a total loss of $4.45 million after weeks of holding, according to blockchain data shared by pseudonymous analyst MLM in a Tuesday X post. The account has also forfeited more than $19 million in unrealized profit over the past week. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:29 Sep 23, 2025
Top blockchains in 2025, based on active users, range from DeFi stars to gaming chains. Growth notwithstanding, these blockchains are facing stiff competition. Blockchain growth in 2025 hinges on real usage and tech upgrades, not speculation or hype. Active users, measured by wallet addresses, are the key metric. DeFi, NFT ecosystems and stablecoin adoption are driving millions of new users. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:27 Sep 23, 2025
Hackers breached UXLink’s multisignature wallet to steal about $30 million in assets and mint 10 trillion UXLINK tokens, but later got nabbed in a phishing scam. AI-powered Web3 social platform and infrastructure UXLink saw its crypto token collapse by over 90% after a malicious actor minted billions of unauthorized tokens. On Tuesday, the project announced that it had identified a breach involving its multisignature wallet. The company said a significant amount of crypto was being illicitly transferred to centralized and decentralized exchanges (DEXs). UXLink said it had reached out to exchanges to freeze suspicious deposits and reported the incident to law enforcement. In another update, the company confirmed some of the funds had been frozen with the help of exchanges. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:23 Sep 23, 2025
Fnality raised $136 million in a round led by Bank of America, Citi and WisdomTree to expand its blockchain settlement network. London-based blockchain payments company Fnality secured $136 million in a Series C funding round backed by some of the world’s largest financial institutions. Bank of America, Citi, KBC Group, Temasek, Tradeweb and WisdomTree led the round, joined by returning investors including Goldman Sachs, Santander, Barclays and UBS, according to a Tuesday announcement by the company. “The closing of our Series C reflects a shared conviction that the future of money demands a new foundation,” Fnality CEO Michelle Neal said. She added that the company’s blockchain-based settlement systems offer “24/7 payment rails, real-time settlement, and enhanced liquidity.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 00:31 Sep 23, 2025
Nine US lawmakers asked the SEC to move forward on last month’s executive order to speed up the inclusion of alternative assets like crypto in US retirement funds. US lawmakers have called on Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins to help accelerate the executive order enabling crypto investments in US 401(k) retirement plans. In the letter on Monday, nine lawmakers, including House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill and Subcommittee on Capital Markets Chairman Ann Wagner, said that Atkins was asked to “provide swift assistance” to the Secretary of Labor and to make any necessary adjustments to its current regulations and guidance. They also noted that under President Donald Trump’s August executive order on “Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors,” the SEC was instructed to make alternative assets like crypto more accessible in participant-directed retirement plans, in consideration of accredited investor and qualified purchaser rules. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 23:09 Sep 22, 2025
Tether said reports that it has exited Uruguay “do not accurately reflect the situation” and the local mining operator is working with the government to “resolve friction.” Stablecoin issuer Tether has denied widespread local media reports that it is exiting Uruguay over a $4.8 million debt dispute with one of the country’s state-owned electricity entities. According to local news source Telemundo, Tether abandoned its crypto mining operations and future plans after the National Administration of Power Plants and Electric Transmissions (UTE) unplugged power at its facilities for failing to pay a $2 million electricity bill for May. It also reported that Tether also owed around $2.8 million for other local projects, bringing its total liabilities to roughly $4.8 million, excluding fines and surcharges, Telemundo said on Saturday, citing fellow local news outlet Busqueda, which first reported the news two days earlier. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:31 Sep 22, 2025
Ryan Salame is serving time in prison for charges related to FTX’s downfall, but his deal with US prosecutors is still being litigated through his wife’s criminal case. Nearly three years after the collapse of crypto exchange FTX, courtroom battles tied to its executives and their associates are still unfolding. This week, Michelle Bond, spouse of former FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame, will return to court for an evidentiary hearing in her criminal case. In a Sunday filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), Bond’s legal team requested that a federal judge allow her to testify despite prosecutors’ objections. Prosecutors had argued Friday that it was unlikely Bond could offer testimony relevant to Salame’s plea agreement involving allegations of campaign finance fraud. He’s currently serving time in prison for charges related to his role in the company’s downfall. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:40 Sep 22, 2025
The move comes as Avalanche sees rising activity in gaming and new institutional products, with backers including Hivemind, Galaxy and Kraken. Shares of AgriFORCE Growing Systems surged more than 200% at Monday’s open after the agricultural technology company announced a pivot into an AVAX digital asset treasury model. The company will rebrand as AVAX One and aims to raise $550 million to build a treasury centered on Avalanche (AVAX), the native token of the Avalanche blockchain. According to a Monday press release, the company’s goal is to accumulate more than $700 million in AVAX tokens. As a long-term strategy, it also plans to acquire and integrate revenue-generating fintech businesses into the Avalanche network. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:30 Sep 22, 2025
ETH’s sharp sell-off lined up with the broader crypto market panic and is not a sign of structural weakness. Data suggests institutions will lead the price recovery. Key takeaways: Ether’s correction aligned with broader altcoin moves, with liquidations offset by stable open interest. Ether options and perpetual funding data show weaker bullish demand, but no derivatives-driven trigger for sell-off. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:15 Sep 22, 2025
Strive’s $675 million Bitcoin buy and Semler merger create a 10,900 BTC treasury company, making it one of the world’s top corporate BTC holders. Strive Inc., the asset manager turned Bitcoin treasury company led by former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, has agreed to acquire Semler Scientific — a move that positions the combined entity as one of the largest corporate holders of Bitcoin. In a Monday announcement, the companies said the all-stock transaction will grant Semler shareholders Strive shares instead of cash. Each Semler share will be exchanged for 21.05 shares of Strive Class A stock, representing a 210% premium over Semler’s pre-deal price. Alongside the merger, Strive disclosed it had purchased 5,816 Bitcoin (BTC) for about $675 million, boosting its total holdings to 5,886 BTC. Before the acquisition, Strive was a relatively minor player in the Bitcoin treasury space, with just 70 BTC on its books. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:47 Sep 22, 2025
The Transatlantic Taskforce for Markets of the Future will focus on exploring crypto laws and regulations between the two countries. Treasury authorities in the US and UK have announced the formation of a transatlantic task force to explore “short-to-medium term collaboration on digital assets.” In Monday notices, the US Treasury Department and HM Treasury said the cross-country effort, taking place through the already established UK-US Financial Regulatory Working Group, would release a report with recommendations within 180 days. The new task force, called the Transatlantic Taskforce for Markets of the Future, will consider crypto laws and regulations as well as how the two countries can collaborate on “wholesale digital markets innovation.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:30 Sep 22, 2025
Bitcoin slips under $111,500 as $280 million in leverage long positions are liquidated, but key support levels may decide if BTC rebounds or risks a deeper breakdown. Key takeaways: Bitcoin dipped below $111,500, testing a major daily demand zone. Spot demand remains strong, keeping the market structure broadly in favor of bulls. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:05 Sep 22, 2025
US steps in with a lifeline as Argentina battles peso turmoil, investor flight and President Javier Milei’s waning credibility. Crypto adoption surges. As Argentina grapples with soaring inflation and a run on the peso that has battered domestic asset prices, the United States has stepped in with the promise of a financial lifeline — though Bitcoin proponents remain skeptical it will make a difference. The peso tumbled roughly 4.5% last week as investors questioned President Javier Milei’s ability to deliver fiscal and structural reforms following his party’s poor showing in Buenos Aires provincial elections earlier this month. The sell-off was compounded by a corruption investigation involving a family member of Milei, deepening political uncertainty. Investor unease triggered heavy outflows from Argentine markets. The central bank was forced to spend about $1.1 billion over three days to defend the peso — a hefty sum given that the country holds only about $20 billion in liquid foreign reserves, according t... -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:32 Sep 22, 2025
Bitcoin’s sharp fall resulted in the biggest long liquidation in a 24-hour period, and the sell-off pulled many altcoins below their immediate support levels. Key points: Bitcoin witnessed the biggest long liquidation of the year, indicating that bulls are losing their grip over the market. Several altcoins are striving to hold on to their support levels but may face solid selling on rallies. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:31 Sep 22, 2025
A Republican-backed bill to create a market structure for digital assets is expected to head for a vote in the Senate Banking Committee soon. A group of Democratic senators in the US Congress has signaled its intention to work with Republicans on advancing legislation to establish a digital asset market structure framework. In a Friday statement, 12 Democrats, including members of the Senate Banking Committee and Senate Agriculture Committee, issued a statement ahead of an expected vote on a crypto market structure bill pushed by Republican leadership. “We hope our Republican colleagues will agree to a bipartisan authorship process, as is the norm for legislation of this scale,” the statement reads. “Given our shared interest in moving forward quickly on this issue, we hope they will agree to reasonable requests to allow for true collaboration.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:36 Sep 22, 2025
Top ETH treasury BitMine Immersion Technologies announced $365 million in new funding and revealed it now holds 2.416 million ETH — over 2% of the total supply. BitMine Immersion Technologies, a crypto treasury company focused on Bitcoin and Ether, says it controls more than 2% of Ether’s total supply after amassing 2.4 million ETH. The company disclosed Monday that its Ether (ETH) holdings are valued at about $10.1 billion, making it the largest corporate ETH treasury worldwide. It also announced a new fundraising initiative aimed at pushing its reserves even higher. BitMine reported that it acquired ETH at an average price of nearly $4,500, about 7.25% above the current market price of $4,200. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:27 Sep 22, 2025
Stable, a Bitfinex-backed blockchain linked to Tether, announced PayPal Ventures’ support to bring the PayPal USD stablecoin onto its network. Stable, an institutional-grade stablecoin blockchain backed by cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, is integrating a stablecoin built by major online payment platform PayPal. PayPal Ventures has made a strategic investment in Stable to bring PayPal USD (PYUSD) stablecoin onto the Stablechain, according to an announcement by Stable on Monday. “This work with Stable reflects our commitment to expanding PYUSD’s utility across multiple blockchain ecosystems and driving adoption,” PYUSD ecosystem head David Weber said, highlighting Stable’s focus on fast and seamless financial transactions. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:10 Sep 22, 2025
Pi Network blends free mobile mining, referral rewards and social hype. Despite delays, centralization and a 90% price drop, it still attracts millions. Despite years of delays, opaque operations and widespread skepticism, Pi Network still commands a near cult-like following. Critics, however, have called the project “money-minded,” citing its reliance on in-app ads, referral-driven growth and centralized control of tokens. Some even allege that its Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements could allow the monetization of user data. Read more
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