Day: 3 October 2025

Week 1 of October came in hot as US Congress grilled the SEC over deleted texts, Stripe rolled out a stablecoin-as-a-service platform, and Sweden floated the idea of a national Bitcoin reserve. If you blinked, you might have missed some big moves, so here’s your one-stop recap. If you haven’t ...

Quick Breakdown  BNB Chain activity hit record levels with active addresses jumping 57% QoQ to 47.3M and transactions reaching 1.22B. Solana’s network upgrade boosted resilience, driving $120B+ monthly DEX volumes and TVL growth of over 30% to $30.5B. Avalanche staged a strong comeback, with TVL rising to $4.4B and DEX ...

Quick Breakdown  IoTeX unveils Real-World AI Foundry at Token2049, linking blockchain with AI through verified live data. Major Web3 partners including Vodafone, Filecoin, and Theta Network back the initiative to set global standards. Real-World Models (RWMs) powered by blockchain aim to deliver secure, adaptable AI for mobility, energy, and healthcare. ...

Quick Breakdown  OSL Pay and Banxa strengthen their alliance to create a global, compliant Web3 payment network. Partnership integrates licensing resources and liquidity pools for institutional-grade transactions. Goal: provide secure, efficient, and scalable digital asset payment infrastructure worldwide. OSL Pay has deepened its partnership with Banxa Holdings (TSX-V: BNXA) to ...

Quick Breakdown  BNB reached a record high of $1,111.90, up 17.5% this week BNB Chain’s TVL climbed 2.5% in 24h to $8.23B, with 73.2M active addresses Validators adopted 0.05 gwei gas fee, promising faster, cheaper transactions BNB, the native token of Binance’s BNB Chain, surged to a new all-time high ...

Quick Breakdown  Hyperliquid holds 62% of perpetual DEX open interest, maintaining market dominance. Analyst Patrick Scott highlights ecosystem growth despite rising competitors. The platform remains the leader in liquidity and trading activity across DeFi perps. Hyperliquid’s market share has dropped from 45% to 8% in recent weeks, as rivals including ...

Quick Breakdown  UXLINK spot trading volume spiked 612% to $119.9M after the selloff Snapshot vote on Oct. 4 will decide token unlock and compensation plan Korean exchanges ending Arbitrum support as project shifts to Ethereum swap Trading activity around UXLINK spiked this week after a sharp selloff, with spot and ...

Quick Breakdown  Nomura’s Laser Digital seeks Japan crypto trading license amid $230B market surge. Japan’s on-chain value jumps 120% as Nomura expands digital asset services. Laser Digital targets broker-dealer approval to serve institutions and crypto exchanges. Nomura Holdings is preparing to expand its footprint in Japan’s digital asset sector as ...