Author: ethan

Tether co-founder and renowned ecosystem figure, Brock Pierce, has headlined a notable financial and political event. He made a $1.1 million donation to a political action committee supporting the current Mayor of New York, Eric Adams. This event, initially reported by journalist Jeff Coltin, marks a turning point in the relationship between digital assets and American politics.

The official X social media account for BNB Chain was breached this Wednesday, an event that set off alarms across the ecosystem. The incident was initially confirmed by Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, who alerted users to the situation.

Gold touched a new record of 3,789 USD on 23 September 2025, and whether Bitcoin echoed that move roughly eight weeks later. A clear confirmation would give traders a timing cue and reshape how arbitrage or hedge trades are set between the two assets. Finer day-by-day price data are still missing, so the claim remains unproven.

Tether, the issuer of the market’s leading stablecoin, USDT, has executed a new strategic purchase of Bitcoin worth $1 billion to bolster its holdings. The acquisition, confirmed via public Blockchain data this September 30th, elevates Tether’s Bitcoin reserves to a new all-time high as USDT’s market capitalization approaches $175 billion. The recent purchase represents a large-volume transaction that aligns with the company’s policy of reinvesting a portion of its profits into the market’s top crypto asset. According to on-chain data, the funds were moved to a known wallet address associated with Tether. This move increases the company’s total holdings to…

Visa has officially announced the launch of an innovative pilot program this September 30, 2025, designed to use pre-funded stablecoins in its treasury infrastructure. The payments giant aims to optimize B2B settlements globally. The initiative was confirmed by Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto at Visa, who highlighted the potential of this solution to modernize the movement of funds between businesses.

The payments platform xMoney has secured a strategic funding round led by the Sui Foundation. The announcement, originating from a company press release, also highlights the participation of MultiversX. This investment aims to position xMoney as a key player in the global payments market.

A cohort of Princeton graduates is reshaping corporate treasury strategy by steering reserves into Bitcoin and Ethereum. This “Princeton Mafia” applies Wall Street methods to accumulate crypto, affecting how companies and large funds hold reserves and influencing balance sheets, fund managers, and regulators.

VerifiedX now connects the SwitchBlade wallet to Crypto.com’s payment rails, letting users buy VFX or stablecoins straight with fiat. The move trims steps that delay first-time entry into Web3 and touches consumers, DApp builders, and stores. It centers on making crypto payments more accessible while keeping user control intact.

The user keeps the money, the data and the final say through DeFi. It moves financial control to the individual and marks a clear change in how custody plus asset exchange work. The debate counts because it touches every user, every liquidity provider and every platform that issues a vote bearing token, and the 2016 DAO hack shows that opportunity and risk sit side by side when code guards the vault.

Global cryptocurrency Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) experienced an abrupt halt in their inflow streak last week. Massive net outflows totaling $812 million were recorded during the period. This capital movement, disclosed in the weekly CoinShares report, brings an end to two consecutive weeks of positive growth. James Butterfill, Head of Research at CoinShares, attributes the outflows to diminishing confidence regarding upcoming US interest rate cuts.