Day: 4 September 2025

Quick Breakdown  Etherealize raised $40M to advance Ethereum adoption among Wall Street institutions. Public firms bought $1.26B in ETH this week, led by The Ether Machine and BitMine. Analysts see a 44% chance of ETH hitting $6K this year, boosted by Fed policy and corporate accumulation. Advocacy Firm Targets Institutional ...

Quick Breakdown  Hackers are embedding malware commands in Ethereum smart contracts to bypass scans. Malicious NPM packages, colortoolsv2 and mimelib2, retrieved C2 servers from the blockchain. Campaigns used fake GitHub repositories to trick developers into downloading infected code. Threat actors exploit blockchain to conceal malicious commands in open-source packages Cybercriminals ...

Quick Breakdown:  August 2025 crypto funding totaled $4.87B across 81 deals, with major investments in DeFi, AI, and CeFi sectors. Galaxy Digital led with $1.4B for its Helios AI data center; Bullish completed a $1.15B stablecoin-based IPO. Other notable deals included Peter Thiel’s ETHZilla stake, SharpLink Gaming $400M raise, and ...

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 4th September 2025, Chainwire

Quick Breakdown  The Federal Reserve will host a payments innovation conference on October 21, focusing on tokenization, DeFi, stablecoins, and AI. Tokenized real-world assets have surged to a record $27.8B, with Ethereum leading adoption. Ondo Finance, in partnership with Chainlink, has launched a platform for tokenized US stocks and ETFs. ...

Quick Breakdown:  Wintermute asks the SEC to confirm that network tokens like Bitcoin and Ether are not securities. Misclassifying tokens could hinder liquidity, raise trading costs, and push activity offshore. The firm urges support for both DeFi and centralized tokenized markets to foster U.S. crypto innovation. Trading firm and market ...

Quick Breakdown  40% of Coinbase’s code is AI-generated, with Armstrong targeting 50% by next month. The exchange is transforming its workforce into “AI-Natives” rather than cutting jobs. Coinbase is hiring aggressively, with 93 back-end engineering roles referencing AI. Armstrong Eyes 50% AI Integration by Next Month Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong ...

Quick Breakdown:  Binance CEO Richard Teng to visit South Korea next week to highlight compliance and investor protection. Meetings set with regulators and industry leaders amid Korea’s tightening crypto framework. The visit comes as Binance faces delays in acquiring local exchange GOPAX due to regulatory hurdles. Binance CEO Richard Teng ...

Quick Breakdown: Ripple launches RLUSD stablecoin in Africa through Chipper Cash, VALR, and Yellow Card. RLUSD exceeds $700M market cap, driving cross-border payments and DeFi use cases. Mercy Corps pilots RLUSD in Kenya for blockchain-based drought and rainfall insurance. Ripple has announced the rollout of its USD-backed stablecoin, Ripple USD ...

Quick Breakdown  Australian SMSF crypto holdings fell 4% year-on-year to AU$3.02B despite Bitcoin’s 60% surge. Analysts say the figures understate real allocations, with holdings up 41% since 2023. Exchanges like Coinbase and OKX are rolling out SMSF services as retirement-focused adoption grows. SMSF crypto assets fall despite market surge Self-Managed ...