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Dragonfly managing partner Haseeb Qureshi proposed a reputation system to reward users on token distributions through airdrops.
On a Sept. 15 post via X, he shared a reform plan to filter airdrop farmers who dump tokens immediately after launches.
Qureshi responded to Aztec CMO Claire Kart’s critique that airdrops “tank your chart” and provide “lazy alignment” by drawing parallels to IPO...
France moves to block crypto firms despite MiCA licensese due to lax standards in some jurisdictions
France signaled it may challenge the right of some crypto firms licensed in other European Union countries to operate domestically, escalating pressure for centralized oversight of the bloc’s digital asset industry, Reuters reported on Sept. 15.
Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, president of France’s financial regulator AMF, said the agency is increasingly concerned that under the EU’s new Markets in...
REX-Osprey’s Dogecoin ETF (DOJE) and XRP ETF (XRPR) commence trading on Sept. 18, according to information shared on Sept. 15.
Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas confirmed DOJE starts trading on Sept. 18, noting that the TRUMP, BONK, and Bitcoin funds lack confirmed trading dates.
On the same day, REX Shares confirmed that the XRPR launch is scheduled for this week.
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Base officially announced exploration of a native network token during its Base Camp event on Sept. 15, marking a potential milestone for Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 network as it targets global adoption.
Base founder Jesse Pollak delivered the announcement during his presentation at the event, outlining the network’s vision to scale from tens of millions to billions of users globally.
Pollak...
Forward Industries (FORD) announced on Sept. 15 that it has acquired and staked more than 6.8 million SOL tokens for its Solana Treasury Strategy.
Despite the scale of the acquisition, the impact has yet to show up in FORD’s share price. According to Google Finance data, the stock is down more than 2% to $33.51 as of press time.
Still, data from CoinGecko shows that the move has elevated FORD...
The Ethereum Foundation is intensifying its efforts to broaden the blockchain’s capabilities and has unveiled a new team focused on decentralized artificial intelligence.
This initiative aims to make Ethereum a financial settlement layer and a trusted foundation for intelligent systems and secure digital interactions.
AI focus
In a Sept. 15 post on X, Davide Crapis, the dAI team lead, said the...
Solana-based memecoin launchpad Pump.fun is riding a wave of renewed adoption, with its native PUMP token climbing to an all-time high.
According to CryptoSlate’s data, PUMP surged to $0.0086 on Sept. 14, setting a fresh peak before retreating by nearly 3% to trade around $0.008 at press time.
The latest move represents a sharp reversal for the asset, which had struggled for traction since its...
Ripple’s bid for an OCC national trust bank charter would put RLUSD inside the U.S. banking perimeter and force a question for XRP.
According to the application published by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Ripple proposes “Ripple National Trust Bank,” a de novo national trust bank wholly owned by Ripple Labs and headquartered in New York, to support digital-asset activities,...
Solana saw a short, sharp intraday drop but recovered most of the losses quickly, continuing on its slow and steady upwards path. In the past 24 hours, SOL price moved from a high of $247.92 to a low of $232.07 (a 6.39% intraday fall) and closed the day around $236.18, reclaiming roughly 26% of the loss.
Graph showing Solana’s (SOL) price on Sep. 15, 2025 (Source: TradingView)
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London Stock Exchange Group has launched a blockchain-based platform for private funds and completed the first transaction.
The digital markets infrastructure, developed with Microsoft, is designed to handle issuance, subscriptions, register maintenance, and post-trade servicing in one system.
The first deal involved MembersCap, a reinsurance asset manager, and the exchange plans to extend the...