Day: 27 August 2025

Quick Breakdown Expansion: Hut 8 to add 1.5 GW across Texas, Louisiana, Illinois. Market Impact: Stock jumps 10.5% on Nasdaq after announcement. Industry Context: U.S. miners control 75.4% of global hashrate, with over 31,000 jobs created in 2024. Hut 8 has unveiled plans to add 1.5 gigawatts of capacity across ...

Quick Breakdown:  BYDFi named Official Cryptocurrency Exchange Partner of Newcastle United in a multi-year deal. Partnership leverages football’s global reach to expand crypto adoption and fan engagement. BYDFi aims to showcase digital finance tools and strengthen its presence in key markets worldwide. Cryptocurrency exchange BYDFi has signed a multi-year partnership ...

Quick Breakdown:  Chainlink SVR has recaptured $1.1M in MEV and processed over $32M in liquidations on Ethereum. Aave integration covers ~75% of its Ethereum TVL, with MEV recapture rates averaging 80–90%. Recovered value is split between DeFi protocols and Chainlink, boosting network sustainability, Chainlink announced that its Smart Value Recapture ...

Quick Breakdown:  Metaplanet issued 27.5M new shares, raising about $175M from warrant exercises between Aug 14–26. The company redeemed $35M of its 19th series bonds early, funded by proceeds from equity issuance. Funds are directed toward Bitcoin accumulation and debt reduction, boosting Metaplanet’s BTC treasury. Metaplanet Inc., often called “Japan’s ...

Quick Breakdown:  Metavesco pushes OTC tokenization to bring small-cap equities on-chain and unlock global liquidity. Blockchain transparency aims to end toxic financing, naked shorting, and hidden dilution. Metavesco to advocate tokenization as the future of OTC markets. Metavesco Inc. has unveiled a plan to bring over-the-counter (OTC) equities onto the ...

Quick Breakdown: Pascal Protocol partnered with Treehouse to pilot smart clearing for decentralized fixed income products. The Proof of Concept will test TESR-based Forward Rate Agreements using Treehouse’s DOR benchmark framework. The initiative comes ahead of Pascal’s September Token Generation Event (TGE) for its $PASC token. Pascal Protocol has entered ...

Quick Breakdown: Venezuelans are increasingly adopting cryptocurrencies to escape hyperinflation and a collapsing bolívar. Shops, universities, and employers now use stablecoins like USDT for payments and salaries. Crypto remittances accounted for $461M in 2023, becoming a key financial lifeline for families. Cryptocurrencies are becoming a financial lifeline in Venezuela, where ...

Quick Breakdown MetaMask adds Google and Apple logins for wallet creation and recovery. It lowers the barrier for new users while keeping self-custody intact. Part of a broader push to position MetaMask as more than a wallet, but a gateway to the wider Web3 ecosystem. A New Way to Onboard ...

Hong Kong, PRC, 27th August 2025, Chainwire