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- Ethereum Foundation pauses open grants, shifting to proactive funding for infrastructure, interoperability, and developer tools. - Strategic focus on layer-1 scaling and cross-chain solutions aims to reduce costs and boost DeFi adoption, though financial service projects face exclusion. - Treasury strategy reduces annual spending to 5% over five years, prioritizing GHO stablecoin borrowing and long-term sustainability over short-term liquidity. - This recalibration seeks to strengthen Ethereum’s ecosyste
- Global ADA ETF growth hinges on regulatory frameworks shaping transparency, custody rules, and investor trust across jurisdictions. - U.S. SEC's granular disclosure requirements create institutional opportunities but complicate retail investor understanding through technical jargon. - Singapore's structured custody model and Japan's securities alignment demonstrate how clear regulations drive institutional adoption and market stability. - Canada's civil law provinces show enforceable transparency standar
- Nigeria's Immigration Service raised passport fees to ₦100,000 (5-year) and ₦200,000 (10-year) from September 1, 2025, citing quality maintenance as justification. - Opposition leader Peter Obi condemned the hike, noting fees now exceed the ₦70,000 monthly minimum wage, calling it an "added burden" on citizens. - The third fee increase in two years triples 5-year passport costs and doubles 10-year fees domestically, while overseas rates remain unchanged at $150-$230. - Critics argue the disparity disprop
- Tether to discontinue USDT on five blockchains to streamline operations and enhance security. - Move may cause short-term liquidity volatility on affected chains amid regulatory scrutiny of stablecoins. - Analysts highlight 53% market dominance despite withdrawals, while developers express mixed reactions to potential transaction impacts.
- Pi Network's v23 protocol upgrade and Valour Pi ETP listing on Spotlight Stock Market position PI as a hybrid of technical innovation and institutional accessibility. - Decentralized KYC verification, Linux Node expansion, and biometric authentication enhance compliance, security, and network stability for institutional adoption. - Valour ETP attracted $947M AUM by July 2025, enabling European investors to access PI through traditional brokerages while bridging decentralized and institutional finance. -
- MAGIC surged 1046.91% in 24 hours, 5691.23% in 30 days, but fell 4727.66% over one year, highlighting extreme short-term volatility. - The rally was driven by algorithmic momentum and speculative trading, with no official catalysts or fundamental improvements reported. - A backtested strategy (buy after ≥5% daily gains, hold 5 days) showed marginal 1.8% returns but poor risk-adjusted performance (Sharpe ratio 0.10). - Analysts suggest refining entry/exit triggers or extending holding periods to improve t
- Bitcoin’s derivatives markets face a self-reinforcing short squeeze in August 2025 due to extreme leverage and fragile structure. - A $107,440 support breakdown could trigger $1.5B in short liquidations, with 74% losses concentrated in long positions. - Ethereum mirrors Bitcoin’s risks, with -$1.55B net shorts and $2B potential forced coverings above $4,872. - Institutional ETF inflows ($54B) contrast with leveraged fragility, as 5–8% corrections risk $1.8B in weekly liquidations. - Investors warn levera
- Bitcoin historically underperforms in September (-7.5% avg) but often rebounds in October (+18.5% avg), with 2025 trends amplified by Fed policy shifts and altcoin dynamics. - 2025 volatility is driven by Bitcoin's 57.4% dominance decline, Ethereum's 2.15 MVRV ratio, and $39.5B in leveraged positions, signaling potential 20-30% corrections. - Strategic positioning includes September shorting (7.66% annualized returns) and October longs on Ethereum/Solana, while altcoin exposure targets high-utility token
- 08:33Verb Technology to be renamed TON Strategy and change stock ticker on September 2Foresight News reported that Nasdaq-listed TON treasury company Verb Technology will change its name to TON Strategy Company on September 2, and will also change its Nasdaq stock ticker from VERB to TONX. In addition, the company will launch a new corporate website in conjunction with the name change. According to previous Foresight News reports, Verb Technology disclosed that its total assets have exceeded $780 millions, including $713 millions worth of TON and $67 millions in cash.
- 08:33AKEDO launches PC versionForesight News reported that the game and content creation engine and distribution platform AKEDO has announced on Twitter that it has launched the AKEDO PC version. Users can now experience the full range of features on their computers, including creating games, participating in PlayDrop, purchasing nodes, or exchanging AKE tokens.
- 08:32El Salvador distributes Bitcoin into 14 new wallets to reduce quantum computing risksForesight News reported that The Bitcoin Office of El Salvador tweeted, "El Salvador is moving funds from a single Bitcoin address to multiple new unused addresses to enhance the security and long-term custody of the country's strategic Bitcoin reserves, and to prepare for the potential development of quantum computing. The reserves will be redistributed to multiple addresses, with each address holding up to 500 BTC." On-chain data shows that El Salvador has dispersed its Bitcoin into 14 new wallets.