Vaibhavv Ali
Monad ($MON), a new high-throughput, EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain, launched its public token sale on Coinbase on November 17, 2025. The sale offers 7.5% of the total MON token supply at a fixed price of $0.025 per token and is scheduled to conclude on November 23, 2025. The sale targets raising $187.5 million and gives … Read more
Shares of Bitdeer Technologies Group saw a sharp drop of over 30% this week, falling from $23 to around $16, after the company’s third-quarter results failed to satisfy high investor expectations—particularly regarding its Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure progress. Investors were looking for major updates but received only incremental news, leading to the severe sell-off. Despite … Read more
Dromos Labs has introduced Aero, a new central liquidity hub designed to unify its two decentralized exchanges (DEXs): Aerodrome (on Base) and Velodrome (on Optimism). The company plans to expand this hub further to Ethereum and Circle’s Arc blockchain. The launch of Aero involves consolidating liquidity and user activity under a single new token, AERO. … Read more
El Salvador, under the leadership of pro-bitcoin President Nayib Bukele, executed its largest single-day Bitcoin purchase on Monday evening, acquiring 1,090 BTC (worth approximately $100 million at the time). This massive addition brought the country’s total holdings to 7,474 BTC, valued at roughly $676 million. The purchase occurred as the price of Bitcoin (BTC) dropped … Read more
Grab, a major technology and payments platform in Southeast Asia, and StraitsX, a leading stablecoin infrastructure provider, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly develop a Web3-enabled payment infrastructure across Asia. The core goal of the partnership is to integrate digital asset wallets and stablecoin settlement into everyday consumer transactions, aiming to improve … Read more
Swiss crypto bank AMINA Bank AG has secured a significant regulatory achievement in Hong Kong: a “Type 1 license uplift” from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). This approval allows its Hong Kong subsidiary to offer crypto trading and custody services to institutional clients in the region, a first for an international bank. The bank … Read more
Visa has initiated a new pilot program to allow US businesses to make near-instant, cross-border payments to creators, freelancers, and gig workers using stablecoins, starting with Circle’s USDC. This program utilizes Visa Direct, allowing US businesses to fund payouts in fiat currency, while the international recipients can choose to receive the funds directly in USDC. … Read more
Solana (424.7M transactions) maintained its position as the busiest chain in crypto by a wide margin, despite a slight 1.7% dip in activity. The biggest news came from Base, Coinbase’s Layer-2 network, which saw the strongest growth. Base surged by 20% to 102M transactions, securing the third spot as its ecosystem, driven by social apps … Read more
A Cardano whale recently suffered a catastrophic loss due to a transaction executed on an illiquid decentralized platform within the Cardano ecosystem, highlighting a significant challenge for the network’s DeFi growth. The Costly Swap The Incident: A five-year ADA holder swapped a massive 14.4 million ADA (worth approximately $6.9 million) for a small, lesser-known stablecoin … Read more
As the total altcoin market cap dips below $1 trillion amid market fear, a potential rebound could trigger significant volatility and large-scale liquidations in several assets. The following altcoins face this risk, each with specific factors to consider: 1. Ethereum (ETH) Liquidation Risk: Short positions are heavily imbalanced and face the greatest risk. A move … Read more