The Open Network (TON) Foundation and the Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA) announced a historic collaboration. Both organizations have launched an application on Telegram to select the next space travelers. This system will allow for a global on-chain astronaut voting process.
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Liam writes about Web3 and decentralized finance, focusing on how protocols, applications, and governance models are used in practice. His coverage centers on real adoption, integration, and the mechanics behind decentralized systems. Market developments and regulatory context are part of his reporting when they intersect with Web3 or DeFi activity.
The recent and notable momentum in the ASTER cryptocurrency price has come to an end, reversing accumulated gains and creating uncertainty among investors. The cryptocurrency, native to the decentralized perpetuals exchange Aster, experienced a drop of over 25% after reaching its all-time high. Selling pressure quickly intensified, erasing some of the optimism that had driven its value. Bearish sentiment currently dominates the market.
The price of Bitcoin is at a critical juncture as traders closely watch its behavior. The imminent closing of the monthly candle has the market on edge. According to technical analysts, the asset’s performance in the coming hours could define its short and medium-term trajectory, either consolidating support or opening the door to further declines.
Aster plans to lock part of the Season 2 airdrop behind a vesting schedule, a move closely watched by market participants because it affects how many tokens reach the market at once. The rule would apply to 320 million ASTER—four percent of the total supply and would delay full access for recipients who earned tokens through Pro mode besides Rh points.
The digital finance landscape is undergoing a rapid transformation. This is occurring because the world’s largest economies, known as the G7, are introducing specific regulatory frameworks for stablecoins or stable currencies. These moves seek to ensure financial stability, protect consumers, and simultaneously boost innovation in the sector. This process is redefining how this digital asset is perceived and used.
The industry-standard oracle platform, Chainlink, announced the successful completion of the second phase of a crucial initiative alongside 24 of the world’s largest financial organizations. This consortium seeks to standardize and optimize the processing of corporate actions, a process that costs the global industry approximately $58 billion annually. Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov emphasized the need to transform a fragmented and manual workflow.
The world of digital finance has marked a new milestone with the departure of a key figure from traditional banking. Internal PayPal sources, confirmed by specialized reports on the morning of September 29, 2025, revealed that the fintech’s Head of Capital Markets, David Knox, has left his post to join a leading Crypto Treasury firm in the digital asset space. This move underscores the sector’s appeal. The transfer of senior talent from financial giants like PayPal to the Web3 ecosystem highlights the growing legitimacy of decentralized finance (DeFi) and the strategic reorientation of traditional technology companies.
The world’s leading crypto asset, Bitcoin, executed a powerful recovery maneuver this Monday morning, surpassing the $112,000 mark and erasing much of the previous week’s losses. This rebound was driven by renewed buying pressure over the weekend, an event that, according to analysts like Farzam Ehsani, CEO and co-founder of the VALR exchange, reflected macro relief and accumulation by large players.
PNKSTR jumped after traders noticed its NFT-linked buyback-and-burn fee loop. The surge lifted market capitalisation and tested how much liquidity pools and listed pairs could supply to NFT and altcoin traders. Reports cited a 160% high and a market value above USD 50 million before easing toward USD 40 million by 30 September 2025.
Eric Trump said that stablecoins will “save” the US dollar, a remark that reopened debate over who controls money, the power of private firms and how the sector should be policed. On the same day, World Liberty Financial issued USD 1, a stablecoin that printed USD 205 million and pushed the family linked company’s paper valuation to USD 2.4 billion, Cryptonews reports. Regulators and traders are watching because new supply shifts liquidity and alters the race between currencies.