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While tokens like XRP dominate headlines amid rising ETF approval speculations, the Cardano price is also gaining attention as market conditions slowly recover from bearish trends. New data from Changelly, a crypto exchange, has suggested that Cardano could be gearing up for a massive breakout. The big question now is whether the cryptocurrency has the momentum to reach a $100 milestone.  Why A $100 Cardano Price Remains A Distant Goal Cardano’s price action has generated significant interest in recent months, as analysts from Changelly attempt to project its next big move. According to their forecasts, ADA remains a relatively low-priced…

Kalshi is pulling ahead in the prediction market race, capturing a dominant share of trading volume even as competitors like Polymarket push into regulated U.S. territory.From Sept. 11 to 17, Kalshi accounted for 62% of total volume in the on-chain prediction market sector, according to data from Dune Analytics, while Polymarket’s stood at 37%. The former’s weekly trading pace topped $500 million, with an average open interest of around $189 million.Prediction market volumes (Dune) Its volume is beyond that of Polymarket, which stood at $430 million, and its average open interest of $164 million, which implies “sticker positions on Polymarket…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. When people talk about web3 gaming, they usually think of tokens, economies, and speculation. But that’s missing the point. As many have pointed out, web3’s real magic for gaming is in going beyond play-to-earn. It’s about cryptography enabling fairness in ways web2 can’t. Web3 redefines what “fair play” means. Summary Vibecoding experiments show ZK’s potential — early tests with blackjack and slots revealed that while standard ZK proofs were slow, optimistic verification made real-time, provably fair gameplay…

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has teased the idea of creating a full crypto-focused super app. According to Armstrong, the long-standing vision of the company still remains to replace traditional banks, and it will move a step closer to achieving this goal through the development. Speaking at a recent interview with Fox Business, Armstrong confirmed that the company has plans to offer a full range of financial services to its clients. These services will include payments, credit cards, and rewards, with all the services powered by crypto rails. “Yes, we do want to become a super app and provide all types…

FTX’s bankruptcy estate is set to release $1.6 billion of funds to creditors at the end of the month, marking the third major payout following the crypto exchange’s implosion nearly three years ago.The FTX Recovery Trust, which oversees the bankruptcy process, announced on Friday that payments will begin on September 30 for creditors who have completed verification steps on the FTX claims portal. Funds will be routed through service providers BitGo, Kraken or Payoneer and are expected to land in accounts within three business days.U.S. customer claims will receive 40% in the latest round, bringing their total recovery so far…

AI-driven, self-described “DeFi 3.0” staking protocol The New Gold Protocol, built “with sustainability at its core,” was hacked hours after launch. The hacking took place on Sept. 18, 2025. The hacker exploited two flaws in the design of NGP. The case demonstrates how negligence in protocol design may doom a project from day one. Summary Nearly $2 million in crypto was stolen from the just-launched New Gold Protocol platform via a flash loan attack.  Stolen money was sent to Tornado Cash. The hacker is not identified. The team behind the New Gold Protocol keeps silent.  The biggest flash loan attacks…

TLDR The Fusaka update will activate on Ethereum’s mainnet on December 3rd, 2025, following a testnet rollout starting October 1st, 2025. The update will introduce a phased blob capacity expansion to improve data handling and Layer 2 rollup scalability. PeerDAS implementation through EIP-7594 will reduce bandwidth and storage requirements for validator nodes. The upgrade will create predictable transaction costs for data-heavy applications through bounded base fees for blob transactions. Fusaka focuses on enhancing Ethereum’s scalability, node efficiency, and data availability rather than adding user-facing features. Ethereum’s highly anticipated Fusaka update will activate on the mainnet on December 3rd, 2025. The…

TLDR: Solana reached 839 active TPS in August, outpacing Binance Smart Chain sixfold in network speed. Solana topped 51M unique wallets while Aptos led multi-day active wallet counts in August. Solana captured over 97% of tokenized stock volume since xStocksFi launched June 2025. Solana led memecoin market cap at $133.3M, four times higher than Base in August 2025. Solana maintained its strong presence across Layer 1 and Layer 2 networks in August 2025. Its performance spanned transactions per second, wallet activity, tokenized stocks, and DEX trading volume.  The blockchain recorded 839 active TPS, capturing market attention for speed and throughput.…

Germany still can’t get it together. Despite massive investment promises and big fiscal changes that got European policymakers buzzing, nothing’s taken off. The country’s economy is still stalling, and hopes that Germany could pull the euro zone out of its slump are quickly fading. According to CNBC, the grand plans announced earlier this year are now under scrutiny, with economists asking what went wrong… and if anything will change soon. The buzz started when Berlin moved to relax its strict debt brake. That rule had capped how much debt the federal government could take on each year. Under the new…

Pi Network introduced a new Fast Track KYC feature in an effort to address the problem of slow verification times that impact token claims. Many community members are hoping that this update will speed up their access to Pi tokens as they await the next stage of the mainnet migration. Pi Network Rolls Out Faster KYC Process In a recent blog post, the Pi Core team announced a new “Fast Track KYC” feature, built using more AI in the KYC flow. In the past, Pioneers had to complete a minimum of 30 mining sessions in order to be qualified to…