Day: October 20, 2025

Solana co-founder reportedly developing perpetual DEX on Solana: GitHub

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Key Takeaways Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko appears to be behind a new DeFi project called Percolator. The project was revealed through Yakovenko’s activity and published on GitHub. Share this article Anatoly “Toly” Yakovenko, co-founder of Solana, appears to be building a new perpetual decentralized exchange (DEX) on the Solana blockchain, according to recent GitHub activity. A repository titled Percolator details a protocol framework for on-chain perpetual futures trading, suggesting active development led by Yakovenko. The development highlights Toly’s hands-on involvement in advancing Solana’s DeFi capabilities. Solana’s community has shown enthusiasm…

Saylor’s Strategy Adds 168 Bitcoin in Post-Crash Week

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Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public Bitcoin holder, added to its BTC stash last week amid another market sell-off following the Black Friday crypto crash. Strategy acquired 168 Bitcoin (BTC) for $18.8 million last week, according to data published by Strategy on X on Monday. The latest Bitcoin acquisition was made at an average price of $112,051, though Bitcoin slipped below $104,000 last Friday amid the shockwaves of the market crash on Oct. 10, according to Coinbase data. With the new purchase, Strategy held a total of 640,418 Bitcoin,…

Jupiter Launches Ultra V3 – The Ultimate Trading Engine for Solana

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[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, October 20th, 2025] Industry-leading execution delivers 34x better MEV protection, positive slippage, and 8-10x lower fees Jupiter, the leading liquidity aggregator on Solana, today announced the launch of Ultra V3, the most comprehensive trading engine in DeFi, featuring three exclusive technologies: Iris router, ShadowLane transaction landing, and Predictive Execution. Ultra V3 delivers unprecedented value across three critical dimensions. Competitive Pricing through meta aggregation with Iris, Jupiter’s new exclusive router that achieves 100x performance improvements using advanced algorithms like Golden-section and Brent’s method. Optimized Trade Execution…

“Code is Law” Explores Moral Quandry Behind Crypto Hacks

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“A world where ‘the market’ runs free and the ‘evil’ of government is defeated would be, for them, a world of perfect freedom.” — Lawrence Lessig, Code: Version 2.0 Recently, I got the chance to watch a preview of James Craig’s upcoming documentary “Code is Law.” The film, which debuts on Oct. 21 on Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, and YouTube Movies, tells two distinct but related stories of crypto hacks: the people involved and the ethos of the perpetrators. Its position is clear, but the question deserves a deeper…

Decentralized Science Will Bring The Brain Onchain

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Opinion by: Andreas Melhede, co-founder of Elata Biosciences Neuralink’s first-ever brain implant is turning science fiction into reality. It’s a coin-sized device with hair-thin electrode threads that a surgical robot weaves into the brain’s cortex to read and send neuron signals. These signals are then transmitted wirelessly to a computer, allowing the person wearing the implant to perform actions without needing to move. Elon Musk, Neuralink’s founder, once highlighted that the company will “give people superpowers.” Silicon Valley’s vision of a direct brain-computer interface (BCI) sounds exciting. Designed to help…

XRP Whales Confident in a Price Rally to $3 as Exchange Balances Dwindle

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Key takeaways: The number of XRP whale addresses hits 317,500 record highs, indicating accumulation. XRP price must break the $2.59 resistance first for a chance to regain $3. XRP (XRP) bounced from Friday’s lows of $2.18, rising as much as 13% to an intraday high of $2.48 on Monday. A strong technical setup and whale activity showed that the XRP/USD pair was primed for a trend reversal toward $3 in the coming days. What’s behind XRP’s rebound? XRP whales remain confident about the prospects of a further rally, using the…

Grok, DeepSeek Surpass ChatGPT, Gemini in Crypto Trading

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Grok and DeepSeek outperformed other major artificial intelligence chatbots in cryptocurrency trading, timing the market’s local bottom before a recovery rally and hinting at a possible edge for users who rely on their insights. Grok 4 and DeepSeek were the two best-performing generative AI chatbots in a crypto trading competition launched by developers that received viral attention. DeepSeek generated a total unrealized profit of $3,650 as the most profitable chatbot, followed by Grok with about $3,000 in unrealized profits, according to blockchain data platform CoinGlass. Deepseek wallet address, unrealized PNL.…

Tom Lee’s BitMine reports over $13B in crypto and cash holdings, now controls 2.7% of Ethereum supply

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Key Takeaways Tom Lee and BitMine have reported updated holdings, including their Ethereum position and Eightco stake. BitMine, led by Tom Lee, is aggressively accumulating Ethereum to position itself as a leading corporate crypto holder. Share this article Tom Lee’s BitMine, a publicly traded company focused on building a large cryptocurrency treasury, today reported total holdings of $13.4 billion, including 3.24 million ETH, a stake in Eightco, and $219 million in cash. Lee is leading BitMine’s aggressive Ethereum accumulation strategy as the company positions itself as a leader in corporate…

Amazon AWS Outage Hits Coinbase Mobile App, Robinhood

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Coinbase and Robinhood were among several major platforms distressed by an Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center outage on Monday, underscoring the risks of relying on centralized cloud providers for critical financial infrastructure. Coinbase, the third-largest centralized cryptocurrency exchange (CEX) by trading volume, was hit by an AWS data center outage, which reported “increased error rates and latencies” for multiple AWS Services in the Northern Virginia region. The AWS disruption crashed Coinbase’s mobile application, with multiple users reporting issues logging in, placing orders and withdrawing funds. The Base app was…

Strategy Increases Its Holdings to 640,418 BTC

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The company sits on a massive paper profit of almost $24 billion due to its investment in BTC. Strategy, the software company formerly known as MicroStrategy, has established a tradition of announcing Bitcoin purchases at the start of each week, and this Monday was no exception. Michael Sayler – the devoted proponent of the primary cryptocurrency and founder of the firm – revealed on X that the entity has scooped up 168 BTC for roughly $18.8 million at an average price of $112,051 per unit. Strategy has achieved BTC Yield…