Month: September 2025

New Regulations Expose Blockchain’s Privacy and Compliance Gaps

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Opinion by: Eran Barak, CEO at Shielded Technologies For more than a decade, crypto in the US has existed in a legal gray zone. Regulators have wavered between silence and sudden crackdowns, leaving developers, investors and institutions paralysed with doubt.  In 2025, this started to change. The SEC dropped its case against Binance, citing the need for more explicit rules. The Senate passed the GENIUS Act, introducing a federal framework for stablecoins. The odds of the CLARITY Act being signed into law are high. Even the White House has shifted…

Dogecoin (DOGE) Drops Over 5% – Is This the Start of a Bigger Crash?

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Aayush Jindal, a luminary in the world of financial markets, whose expertise spans over 15 illustrious years in the realms of Forex and cryptocurrency trading. Renowned for his unparalleled proficiency in providing technical analysis, Aayush is a trusted advisor and senior market expert to investors worldwide, guiding them through the intricate landscapes of modern finance with his keen insights and astute chart analysis. From a young age, Aayush exhibited a natural aptitude for deciphering complex systems and unraveling patterns. Fueled by an insatiable curiosity for understanding market dynamics, he embarked…

CZ’s Giggle Academy Gets $1.3M Boost from Crypto Donors

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Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao’s edutech venture, Giggle Academy, managed to amass over a million dollars in public donations within half a day, thanks mainly to a memecoin.  Giggle Academy’s donation address showed a balance of over 1,311 BNB (BNB) worth over $1.3 million at the time of writing, according to the BNB Smart Chain scan tool BscScan, after opening for donations on Sunday. A large portion of the donations came through a memecoin called “Giggle,” which was launched by the Giggle Fund, which has been sending trading fees charged…

Metaplanet increases Bitcoin holdings by 5,419 BTC to total 25,555 BTC

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Key Takeaways Metaplanet, a Japanese public company, bought 5,419 more BTC, raising total holdings to 25,555 BTC. At Bitcoin’s current price, Metaplanet’s BTC is worth around $2.9 billion. Share this article Metaplanet, a Japanese publicly traded technology and investment company, increased its Bitcoin holdings by 5,419 BTC today, bringing its total to 25,555 BTC. The acquisition reflects the company’s aggressive Bitcoin accumulation strategy throughout 2025, as it follows the model pioneered by Strategy, which holds 638,985 BTC. At current market prices of around $114,433 per Bitcoin, Metaplanet’s holdings are valued…

$40M Seized, Trust Destroyed? Canada’s Largest Crypto Crackdown Leaves Users Furious

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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Federal Policing – Eastern Region has announced the largest cryptocurrency seizure in Canadian history, after seizing more than 56 million Canadian dollars (approximately $40 million) from the platform TradeOgre. The operation was carried out by investigators specializing in financial crime, cybercrime, and cryptocurrencies. It is also the first time Canadian law enforcement has dismantled a cryptocurrency exchange. Historic Crypto Bust In the latest press release, the RCMP said that the case was initiated in June 2024 after a Europol tip led the Money Laundering…

‘These Fiat Arguments Regarding OP_RETURN Need to Go’ — Jimmy Song

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Jimmy Song, a Bitcoin (BTC) developer and advocate, slammed the decision by Bitcoin Core developers to remove the OP_Return limit for non-monetary data embedded on the Bitcoin blockchain in the upcoming Bitcoin Core 30 upgrade, calling it “fiat” mentality. Song accused the Core developers of deflecting user concerns about removing the OP_Return limit, which is currently 80 bytes in size, and ignoring the significant pushback from the Bitcoin community and node runners. He also said: “The idea that spam is difficult to define, and because of this ambiguity, we shouldn’t…

‘The world is becoming Internet-First’ — Venture Capitalist

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The traditional economy is being phased out in advanced countries that are transitioning to an internet-first economy dominated by the tech industry and digital platforms, according to Balaji Srinivasan, a former executive at crypto exchange Coinbase and the author of “The Network State.”  “The legacy economy is being sunset in favor of the Internet economy,” Srinivasan said in an X post on Saturday. He shared a chart showing the price divergence between the “Magnificent Seven” tech stocks, which are enjoying meteoric growth, and the remainder of companies in the S&P…

How High Can It Go?

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Key takeaways: BNB faces short-term correction risks but maintains a strong bullish structure above the trendline. Breakout patterns and onchain optimism point to upside targets of $1,250–$1,565 by year-end. BNB (BNB) has jumped over 10% this weekend, outpacing a largely stagnant crypto market that remained flat. BNB/USDT four-hour price chart. Source: TradingView With momentum diverging from its peers and in price discovery, the question is, can the Binance-linked token push even higher? BNB faces “overbought” risks in September BNB’s latest rally has pushed the relative strength index (RSI) on the…

Ethereum Based Meme Coin Pepeto Presale Past $6.7 Million as Exchange Demo Launches

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[PRESS RELEASE – Dubai, UAE, September 21st, 2025, Chainwire] The Role of Presales in Early Investment Pepeto, the rising meme coin based on the Ethereum blockchain, has now, as of 19 September 2025, raised over $6.78 million in its presale, as more investors participate following the viral launch of its demo exchange set to adopt all the next best meme coins in 2025. With billions of tokens already sold and interest growing across the best crypto project growing ahead of Q4 2025, Pepeto is quickly becoming one of the talked-about meme projects of 2025, thanks…

Flora Growth Launches $401M Treasury to Back 0G AI Blockchain

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Nasdaq-listed cannabis firm Flora Growth has launched a $401 million treasury initiative to back Zero Gravity (0G), a blockchain project focused on powering decentralized AI infrastructure. The move comes through a private placement deal combining $35 million in cash with $366 million in in-kind digital assets, primarily denominated in 0G tokens. As part of the transaction, Flora will rebrand as ZeroStack while retaining its Nasdaq ticker, FLGC, according to a Friday announcement. Solana (SOL) treasury company DeFi Development Corp. (DFDV) led the deal, alongside Hexstone Capital and Carlsberg SE Asia…