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Tokyo-based game developer Gumi Inc. is stepping deeper into digital assets with plans to acquire 2.5 billion yen (equivalent to $17 million) worth of XRP, according to an Aug. 29 announcement.
The purchase will be spread across five months from September 2025 through February 2026.
According to the firm, the move is designed to give Gumi more than simple exposure to cryptocurrency prices. It...
The Ethereum Foundation has paused new grant applications to its Ecosystem Support Program (ESP) as it reconsiders how it funds builders and projects.
The pause, announced Aug. 29, comes as the Foundation restructures its approach to ecosystem development and looks to align its grantmaking with longer-term priorities.
A detailed roadmap outlining new funding priorities is expected in the fourth...
Tether’s share of the stablecoin market has dropped below 60% for the first time in more than two years, signaling a shift in an industry that continues to expand at unprecedented rates.
Data from DeFiLlama shows the issuer’s market dominance fell to 59.55%, its lowest level since March 2023, even as the broader stablecoin sector reached a fresh all-time high above $283 billion.
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The Tron blockchain is preparing for its steepest fee reduction since launch, following a community vote by its Super Representatives (SRs).
On Aug. 29, Tron founder Justin Sun confirmed that the blockchain network’s community has backed a proposal to lower fees by 60%. This adjustment, scheduled to take effect later today, aims to lower transaction costs to drive greater on-chain activity....
Stablecoin supply has grown to around $280 billion after the United States enacted the GENIUS Act in July.
Those two tracks, policy and distribution, frame the question in front of the market: Can supply continue to grow from $280 billion to $500 billion by late 2026?
Treasury has now opened a public comment window to develop the rulebook. The request for comment, mandated by the Guiding and...
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs bought about 1,620 BTC on Aug. 28, roughly 3.6 times the approximately 450 BTC miners create each day.
Per Farside Investors, net inflows totaled $178.9 million, the fourth consecutive positive session into Aug. 28. The supply side is fixed by protocol changes made in April 2024, when the block subsidy fell to 3.125 BTC, or about 450 BTC per day at an average 10-minute...
Borrowing activity in crypto markets accelerated sharply in the second quarter of 2025, according to new figures from Galaxy Research.
The study found that loans backed by digital assets across DeFi protocols climbed to a record $26.47 billion, up 42.1% from the previous quarter.
That surge lifted the overall balance of crypto-collateralized loans, including both DeFi and centralized finance (...
The Solana blockchain recorded a steep revenue decline in the second quarter of 2025, even as its decentralized finance ecosystem expanded.
A recent report from Messari shows that while total value locked (TVL) on the network increased, application revenue, referred to as Solana’s “Chain GDP,” fell sharply during the reporting period.
According to the report, Solana’s total application revenue...
Binance restored futures trading on Aug. 29 following a suspension tied to an issue in its USD-margined contracts.
Per Reuters, the exchange first said all of its $90 billion futures trading was “temporarily unavailable,” then about 24 minutes later said the problem affecting Futures UM, the stack that settles contracts in USDT or USDC, had been resolved and that all futures trading was fully...
Argentina’s opposition parties have revived a stalled investigation into President Javier Milei’s role in the LIBRA scandal, seizing on new corruption allegations that have rattled the government just weeks before October’s elections.
The commission, first created in April but largely paralyzed by bureaucratic and congressional hurdles, was reactivated on Aug. 28 after leaked recordings...