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The debut for World Liberty's WLFI token comes after months of fundraising, insider-linked purchases, and caution from analysts.

Technical indicators confirm a bearish shift suggested by violation of key price support levels.

Solana’s Alpenglow protocol looks set to pass, with over 99% of cast votes in favor of the proposal that seeks to bring Solana’s transaction finality in line with Google search speeds. Solana’s Alpenglow proposal, which seeks to slash the blockchain’s transaction finality to around 150 milliseconds, is expected to proceed after 99% have voted in support of it, with just two days left for voting.  The Alpenglow consensus protocol was unveiled in May by Anza — a Solana development firm spun out of Solana Labs — and has been described by ecosystem members as the biggest protocol upgrade in Solana’s history.  It would slash the current finality from 12.8 seconds to just 150 milliseconds, a near 100-fold speed increase that could put it on par with current internet infrastructure. Read more

August saw $751M exit U.S. Bitcoin ETFs even as Ethereum funds pulled in nearly $4B, underscoring diverging institutional appetites as BTC stalls

Major Japanese companies are continuing to buy Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins with their balance sheets, with the mobile gaming firm Gumi poised to spend 2.5 billion yen ($17 million) on XRP purchases. The post Japanese Corporate Altcoin Buying Spree Continues With Gumi to Spend $17M on XRP appeared first on Cryptonews.

Businesses are outstripping miner output several times over, potentially triggering a supply shock if exchange reserves continue to dwindle. Private businesses and public companies are absorbing Bitcoin (BTC) nearly four times faster than the rate at which miners are producing new coins, according to Bitcoin financial services company River. These businesses included publicly traded Bitcoin treasury companies and conventional or private businesses, which collectively purchased 1,755 BTC per day on average in 2025, according to River. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and other investment vehicles also bought an additional 1,430 BTC per day on average in 2025, and governments purchased about 39 BTC per day, River’s data shows. Read more

Iran's crypto market contracted sharply in 2025 amid geopolitical tensions, Tether freezes, and Nobitex operational failures.

Artificial intelligence will speed up innovation exponentially, making slow-moving public companies a poor investment vehicle in the future. Bitcoin (BTC) will be a better investment than stocks in the coming decades due to artificial intelligence speeding up innovation cycles, making public companies inefficient investment vehicles, analyst and investor Jordi Visser predicted. “If the innovation cycle is now sped up to weeks, we are in a video game where your company never hits escape velocity, and in that world, how do you invest? You don't invest, you trade,” Visser told Anthony Pompliano on Saturday. He also said: I think you want to start shorting ideas, and you want to be long beliefs,” Visser continued, adding that AI may compress what normally would have taken 100 years to accomplish in only five years.  Read more

The following is a guest post and analysis from Vincent Maliepaard, Marketing Director at Sentora. 2025 has marked a turning point for XRP, combining explosive price gains with transformative shifts in its core narrative. In July, the token hit an all-time high of $3.58, propelled in part by decisive legal victories. Beyond price action, Ripple’s […] The post What’s behind XRP’s move to DeFi? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ethereum’s dominance in stablecoins and real-world assets shifted ETH from a speculative play to a major platform for institutional finance. Key takeaways: The stablecoin market cap has doubled to $280 billion since 2023, with forecasts hitting $2 trillion by 2028; over half of it already runs on Ethereum. Real-world assets onchain have grown 413% since early 2023 to $26.7 billion, with BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, and others leading the charge on Ethereum. Read more

If you’re new to Bitcoin or the only sats you hold are in an ETF or a centralized exchange, you’d be forgiven for not knowing about Core vs Knots and the entire OP_RETURN saga. But if you’ve weathered a few cycles, HODLed like a champ, and are still scratching your head, it’s time you opened […] The post The battle between Bitcoin Core vs Knots is getting ugly appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Private jet flights, yacht cruises and boutique hotels are now taking crypto. But does it make sense for bitcoin’s new wealthy to actually spend their coins?

Venture capital firms are now investing in established projects with clear and predictable revenue generation models over early-stage tech. Venture capital (VC) firms have become much more selective with the crypto projects they invest in, representing a shift from the previous cycle due to market maturation, according to Eva Oberholzer, the chief investment officer at VC firm Ajna Capital.  “It's harder because we have reached a different stage in crypto, similar to every cycle we have seen for other technologies in the past,” Oberholzer told Cointelegraph. She added that market maturation has slowed down pre-seed investing, as VCs pivot their attention to established projects with clear business models. Oberholzer said: Read more

While RWAs and stablecoins thrived, average daily transactions on the XRP Ledger declined as it saw a mixed network performance this quarter.

Top bankers and economists expect the BOJ to hike rates in the fourth quarter, boosting the appeal of yen and yen-backed assets.

Bitcoin faces the support retest that will decide the fate of its latest bull market, analysis says — can bullish RSI divergences save the day? Key points: Bitcoin bulls can kiss goodbye to the entire bull market if they lose $100,000 support, a new forecast predicts. BTC price action faces a battle of RSI signals as bullish and bearish divergences compete. Read more

Bitcoin accumulation by retail and institutions is hitting highs, with one analyst saying it could set the stage for a major breakout as price steadies near $109,000

Welcome to Slate Sundays, CryptoSlate’s new weekly feature showcasing in-depth interviews, expert analysis, and thought-provoking op-eds that go beyond the headlines to explore the ideas and voices shaping the future of crypto. Stephan Lutz is the CEO of BitMEX, the industry’s longest-standing crypto futures exchange, dating all the way back to when BTC was still in […] The post ‘I was always a rebel’: BitMEX CEO Stephan Lutz on leading crypto’s perpetual playground appeared first on CryptoSlate.

September is stacked with big releases, headlined by Hollow Knight: Silksong, Silent Hill f, Borderlands 4, and more.

Hyperliquid already dominates DeFi perps, yet its token valuation remains discounted.