Recovered from the SITE123 blog, Aug 2026. Imported as drafts for review.
Pendle Finance has announced substantial growth in its third quarter (Q3) of 2025, cementing its position as a major player in decentralized finance (DeFi). Significant TVL Surge: The platform’s average Total Locked Value (TVL) soared to $8.75 billion in Q3 2025, a massive increase from $3.99 billion in Q2. Key Growth Driver: The growth was … Read more
The White House is currently reviewing a proposal from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), known as the “Broker Digital Transaction Reporting” proposal, which would align the US with the global Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF). Goal: Joining CARF would grant the IRS access to foreign crypto account data held by Americans, aiming to combat international tax … Read more
Fidelity Investments is entering the competitive market for Solana-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with the launch of FSOL on November 18, 2025. This move signals a significant escalation in institutional interest in Solana and is expected to influence market dynamics and draw substantial capital. Key Points: Fidelity’s Strategy: Fidelity is launching FSOL with a highly competitive … Read more
Bitcoin’s market is undergoing a significant structural change as long-time owners (“whales”) are selling their coins, and institutional demand, particularly through ETFs and public company treasuries, is aggressively absorbing that supply. Whale Profit-Taking: The Bitcoin “liveliness” index, now at its 2018 high of 0.89, shows that older coins are moving or being sold at the … Read more
Monad ($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