The Restaking Boom Is Fading as Protocols Search for Better Business Models
Restaking fees lag ordinary staking as Ether.fi exits EigenLayer and Ether.fi shifts toward cards, borrowing and vaults.
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Restaking fees lag ordinary staking as Ether.fi exits EigenLayer and Ether.fi shifts toward cards, borrowing and vaults.
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About 54 million XRP left the Bitget attacker's original wallets, but no exchange deposit or sale has been confirmed.
Seven US spot Solana ETFs drew a record $188 million last week, but fund-level data shows demand remained concentrated.
Bitget has reopened Bitcoin withdrawals and scheduled ETH and USDT services next. User balance availability has not been independently verified.
Dogecoin ETFs posted their largest weekly inflow since launch, but one Grayscale fund took all of Friday's demand and most of the group's assets.
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SEC staff say buybacks alone aren’t essential managerial efforts for a functional crypto network, but the guidance is not a binding SEC position.
Ethereum’s post-Hegota roadmap would shift more work into proofs, shorter slots and fewer onchain signatures, but major engineering gaps remain.
THORChain is swapping funds linked to the Bitget hack into Bitcoin, reviving questions over who should stop stolen crypto.
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A whitehat moved 3,832 NFTs from hundreds of wallets into protective custody after concerns surfaced about a Magic Eden vulnerability.
Indonesia is exploring tokenized government securities, mining assets, property and infrastructure alongside stablecoins as policymakers seek to expand blockchain adoption beyond crypto trading.
XRP ETFs recorded $23.87 million in net inflows on August 25, extending their winning streak to nine days and pushing cumulative inflows toward $1.6 billion.
XRP’s 44% weekly rally has brought leverage back into the derivatives market, with Binance’s estimated leverage ratio reaching its highest level since January.
Sei Network has begun rolling out its Giga upgrade on mainnet, with Eidos going live as the first major stage of the overhaul targeting 200,000 TPS and sub-400ms finality.
XRP price remains near the $1 level despite rising ETF inflows and derivatives activity. Here’s what the latest data could mean for XRP’s next move
Singapore has launched the Agentic Decentralized Finance Forum to bring AI, blockchain and digital finance leaders together around tokenization, DeFi and autonomous commerce.
Coinfest Asia 2026 returns to Bali on August 20–21 with dedicated tracks for institutions, builders, and traders, connecting the global Web3 community.
TOKEN2049, the world’s largest and most influential crypto event, is returning to Singapore on October 1–2, 2025, at Marina Bay Sands.
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