Stellar Lumens Gains 3% Ahead of Network Infrastructure Overhaul

Stellar Lumens (XLM) extended its recent rally over the past 24 hours, climbing 3% as buyers absorbed heightened selling pressure and pushed the token into fresh resistance levels. Between Sept. 1 at 15:00 UTC and Sept. 2 at 14:00 UTC, XLM advanced from $0.36 to $0.36, with volatility of 5% underscoring active participation. The asset…

Avalanche, Toyota Blockchain Building Autonomous Robotaxi infrastructure

Avalanche and Toyota Blockchain Lab are planning the future infrastructure necessary for self-deployed, autonomous robotaxi fleets, highlighting another emerging use case for blockchain technology in the future of transportation. Avalanche and Toyota are researching the creation of a new blockchain layer to “orchestrate trust and unlock mobility’s value” through a blockchain-based intermediary network called the…

North Korean “Developers” Infiltrate Crypto Firms

The 2025 Favrr heist In a twist worthy of a cyber‑thriller, a group posing as blockchain developers pulled off a $680,000 heist on fan token marketplace Favrr in June 2025, only to be unmasked when one of their own devices was counter‑hacked. What emerged was startling: Six North Korean operatives had at least 31 fake…

Avalanche, Toyota Blockchain Building Autonomous Robotaxi infrastructure

Avalanche and Toyota Blockchain Lab are planning the future infrastructure necessary for self-deployed, autonomous robotaxi fleets, highlighting another emerging use case for blockchain technology in the future of transportation. Avalanche and Toyota are researching the creation of a new blockchain layer to “orchestrate trust and unlock mobility’s value” through a blockchain-based intermediary network called the…

5 Most Powerful People in Crypto (August 2025)

Key takeaways:  Power in crypto has shifted from traditional players to five forces driving onchain finance and control. These forces are stablecoins, ETFs, base-layer upgrades, blockspace security and high-throughput execution. Traditional gatekeepers like exchanges and regulators now play a lesser role. Power in crypto today revolves around five levers: dollar liquidity (stablecoins), capital markets (ETFs…

Andrew Tate loses $67K on WLFI Token, opens another long position

Former kickboxing champion and controversial influencer Andrew Tate is once again back to cryptocurrency trading, after a financial loss on Kanye West’s YZY token. Andrew Tate’s long position on the Trump family-linked World Liberty Financial (WLFI) token was liquidated for a total loss of $67,500 earlier Tuesday on decentralized exchange Hyperliquid. Despite the Loss, Tate…

Bitcoin Traders Adopt ‘Defensive’ Stance as Price Reclaims $110K

Key takeaways: Bitcoin price recaptures $110,000, but bearish pressure persists.  BTC must flip the $110,500-$112,000 zone into new support to avoid a deeper correction toward $100,000.  Bitcoin (BTC) price was up on Tuesday, rising 2.4% over the past 24 hours to trade above $110,000. Still, while some indicators pointed to a local bottom, other metrics…

Ethereum L2 Starknet suffers 2nd Mainnet Outage within 2 months

Ethereum scaling solution Starknet suffered another mainnet outage, causing investor concerns over the reliability of the blockchain network. The Starknet layer-2 (L2) blockchain suffered an outage on Tuesday, affecting the mainnet for two hours and 44 minutes, leading to slow block creation and stagnating transactions on the network. The outage was caused by the network’s…

Bitcoin Traders Adopt ‘Defensive’ Stance as Price Reclaims $110K

Key takeaways: Bitcoin price recaptures $110,000, but bearish pressure persists.  BTC must flip the $110,500-$112,000 zone into new support to avoid a deeper correction toward $100,000.  Bitcoin (BTC) price was up on Tuesday, rising 2.4% over the past 24 hours to trade above $110,000. Still, while some indicators pointed to a local bottom, other metrics…

Japanese Bitcoin Holder Metaplanet Gains Momentum After Key Amendments

Metaplanet Inc (3350) shares gained more than 2.5% to 853 yen on Tuesday after investors approved key amendments at an extraordinary general meeting held on Sep. 1. The company announced that shareholders backed three proposals that expand its financial and governance flexibility. The first resolution increased the maximum number of authorized shares to 2.7 billion…