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There are billions of internet-connected smart home devices in the world. Any one of them could be hacked to get your crypto. Imagine waking up one morning to find your robot vacuum on the fritz, your refrigerator asking you for ransom money and your crypto and bank accounts completely drained. No, its not the plot of Stephen Kings trashy 1986 horror Maximum Overdrive (about a rogue comet that triggers a global outbreak of sentient killer machines).  Instead, its what could happen if hackers decided to infiltrate your PC through one of your homes many smart devices, which is more likely now with an estimated 18.8 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices globally and around 820,000 IoT attacks on average per day. Read more

There are billions of internet-connected smart home devices in the world. Any one of them could be hacked to get your crypto. Imagine waking up one morning to find your robot vacuum on the fritz, your refrigerator asking you for ransom money and your crypto and bank accounts completely drained. No, its not the plot of Stephen Kings trashy 1986 horror Maximum Overdrive (about a rogue comet that triggers a global outbreak of sentient killer machines).  Instead, its what could happen if hackers decided to infiltrate your PC through one of your homes many smart devices, which is more likely now with an estimated 18.8 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices globally and around 820,000 IoT attacks on average per day. Read more

There are billions of internet-connected smart home devices in the world. Any one of them could be hacked to get your crypto. Imagine waking up one morning to find your robot vacuum on the fritz, your refrigerator asking you for ransom money and your crypto and bank accounts completely drained. No, its not the plot of Stephen Kings trashy 1986 horror Maximum Overdrive (about a rogue comet that triggers a global outbreak of sentient killer machines).  Instead, its what could happen if hackers decided to infiltrate your PC through one of your homes many smart devices, which is more likely now with an estimated 18.8 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices globally and around 820,000 IoT attacks on average per day. Read more

There are billions of internet-connected smart home devices in the world. Any one of them could be hacked to get your crypto. Imagine waking up one morning to find your robot vacuum on the fritz, your refrigerator asking you for ransom money and your crypto and bank accounts completely drained. No, its not the plot of Stephen Kings trashy 1986 horror Maximum Overdrive (about a rogue comet that triggers a global outbreak of sentient killer machines).  Instead, its what could happen if hackers decided to infiltrate your PC through one of your homes many smart devices, which is more likely now with an estimated 18.8 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices globally and around 820,000 IoT attacks on average per day. Read more

Bitcoin (BTC) declined 1.9% and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) fell 2.1%, leading the index lower from Wednesday.

The protocol targets dormant institutional BTC with programmable tokens, pitched as infrastructure for Bitcoin-based decentralized finance.

The fund is a feeder into Apollo's private credit strategy, which includes corporate lending and dislocated credit. It's open only to qualified investors.

Programmable yield, automated compliance, and access to FedNow could bring decentralized finance, or “DeFi,” into the financial mainstream.

Community members questioned whether the surge in trading volume reflected market conviction or aggressive incentive farming. Perpetual trading volumes on decentralized exchanges (DEXs) surged to an all-time high of $70 billion on Thursday, driven by Aster, a new derivatives platform on BNB Chain.  Perpetual DEXs have surged to record volumes on three consecutive days as decentralized perpetuals activity heated up. On Tuesday, the overall volume for perp DEXs hit $52 billion, followed by $67 billion on Wednesday.  The volume topped $70 billion on Thursday, highlighting renewed momentum in the decentralized finance (DeFi) derivatives markets.  Read more

Naver Financial, the fintech arm of South Korea’s largest search engine, is weighing a potential share-swap agreement with Dunamu, the operator of Upbit. Earlier today, reports from local outlets suggested that the talks had already advanced into merger territory, but Naver’s regulatory filing clarified that no binding terms have been confirmed. The disclosure, submitted to […] The post Naver merger talks to route 30M shoppers to Upbit sparking fee collapse appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The Democratic Party launched a Digital Asset Task Force targeting comprehensive stablecoin and cryptocurrency legislation by year-end.

XPL functions as a gas token, staking asset, and reward token, with a total supply of 10 billion tokens.

Tech giant to secure equity stake through long-term partnership with Fluidstack.

US spot Bitcoin ETF flows cooled after strong inflows, signalling weaker institutional demand that could push BTC price into an extended correction. Key takeaways: The slowdown in spot Bitcoin ETF flows signals weak institutional demand, hinting at a cooling bullish sentiment  $108,000 is a short-term target for the bears, with some BTC analysts predicting a drop to $90,000. Read more

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana made up the lion's share of liquidations as the crypto market took a dive Thursday morning.

The Web3 streaming protocol is peer-to-peer and distributes content through DePIN infrastructure for high-quality streams with low latency.

Bitcoin fell, nearly erasing gains from Wednesday’s rebound, while ether slid more than 3% to trigger large liquidations.

M2 Capital invested $20 million in Ethena’s ENA token as the protocol’s TVL neared $15 billion, with growing institutional backing from global crypto investors. M2 Capital, the investment arm of UAE-based M2 Holdings, invested $20 million in ENA, the governance token for Ethena, a crypto-native synthetic dollar protocol built on Ethereum. M2 Holdings, a conglomerate with digital asset exposure across custody, investment and wealth management, plans to integrate Ethena (ENA) products into client offerings through its affiliate, M2 Global Wealth Limited, according to a Thursday announcement. “M2’s investment in Ethena marks another important step forward for the Middle East’s most sophisticated digital asset investors,” said Kim Wong, managing director and head of treasury at M2 Holdings. Read more

Your day-ahead look for Sept. 25, 2025

The internet giant is in talks with Upbit operator Dunamu over a share swap that could fold the country’s largest exchange into its group.