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NFTs are unique digital identifiers recorded on a blockchain that certify ownership and authenticity of a specific asset. Moving past the "PFP" craze, 2026 NFTs emphasize utility, representing everything from IP rights and digital fashion to RWA titles and event ticketing. This tag explores the technical standards of digital ownership, the growth of NFT marketplaces, and the integration of non-fungible tech into the broader Creator Economy and enterprise solutions.

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Cardano Developer IOG Dispels ‘FUD’ with Major Audit

Cardano Developer IOG Dispels ‘FUD’ with Major Audit

The post Cardano Developer IOG Dispels ‘FUD’ with Major Audit appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The crux of major Cardano controversy What the audit has found  Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson says that he is “waiting for the apologies” following the publication of an audit of Cardano’s redemption process.  The audit, which has involved accounting firm BDO and law firm McDermott Will & Emery, has found no evidence of fraud or misuse, thus debunking the latest “FUD” narrative related to the popular altcoin. The crux of major Cardano controversy In May, NFT artist Masato Alexander accused Hoskinson of manipulating the Cardano ledger with the help of a “genesis key” in order to seize a total of 318 million unredeemed ADA tokens. The tokens were valued at roughly $600 million.  The ADA tokens were initially being sold as digital vouchers during the presale that took place in Japan. Early buyers were then able to redeem their tokens with the help of digital vouchers.  Cardano insiders were accused of stealing or otherwise misusing ADA that should have been allocated to voucher holders. Moreover, blockchain upgrades allegedly made it difficult to redeem the vouchers.  Hoskinson, however, vehemently denied misusing the tokens in question, claiming that 99.8% of the ADA vouchers were redeemed. He called the damning accusations damaging and deeply personal. The remaining 0.2% were then redirected to the treasury.  You Might Also Like The Cardano founder then announced an independent audit that was meant to review the transactions.  Now, Hoskison wants those spreading misinformation to apologize after being vindicated by the audit.  What the audit has found  Joel Telpner, chief legal officer at Input Output, says that the forensic audit has determined that the aforementioned accusations did not actually have any basis.  It has been found that a total of 14,282 vouchers (99.2%) ended up being redeemed, representing 25.85 billion ADA tokens. Moreover, only 6.1% of buyers were…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews

2025/09/04

Ark Invest: The Birth of a DeFi Super App

Ark Invest: The Birth of a DeFi Super App

By Lorenzo Valente As the crypto market matures, investors are looking for clues from past tech booms to predict the next big trend or inflection point. Historically, digital assets have been difficult to compare to previous technology cycles, making it difficult for users, developers, and investors to predict their long-term trajectory. This dynamic is changing. According to our research, the “application layer” in the crypto space is evolving, much like the unbundling and rebundling cycles experienced by SaaS (Software as a Service) and FinTech platforms. In this article, I’ll describe how the unbundling and rebundling cycle seen in SaaS and Fintech plays out in DeFi (decentralized finance) and crypto applications. The pattern evolves as follows: The concept of "Composability" is key to understanding the unbundling and rebundling cycle. This is an analytical term used in the fintech and crypto communities to refer to the ability of financial or decentralized applications and services—particularly at the application layer—to seamlessly interact, integrate, and build upon each other like Lego blocks. With this concept at the core, we describe the shift in product structure in the following two subsections. From Verticalization to Modularization: The Great Unbundling In 2010, Spark Capital’s Andrew Parker published a blog post outlining how dozens of startups were capitalizing on the unbundling opportunity presented by Craigslist, the then-horizontal internet marketplace offering everything from apartments and gig work to merchandise sales, as shown in the image below. Source: Parker 2010. For illustrative purposes only and should not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any specific security. Parker concludes that many successful companies—Airbnb, Uber, GitHub, Lyft—started by focusing on and verticalizing a small part of Craigslist's broad functionality and dramatically improving it. This trend ushered in the first major phase of "marketplace unbundling," during which Craigslist's fully bundled, multi-purpose marketplace gave way to single-purpose apps. The newcomers didn't just improve Craigslist's user experience (UX)—they redefined it. In other words, unbundling broke a broad-based platform into narrowly defined, autonomous verticals, disrupting Craigslist by serving users in unique ways. What made that wave of unbundling possible? Fundamental shifts in technology infrastructure, including advances in APIs (application programming interfaces), cloud computing, mobile user experiences, and embedded payments, lowered the barrier to entry for building focused applications with world-class user experiences. The same unbundling is also evolving in the banking industry. For decades, banks have offered a bundled set of financial services—everything from savings and loans to insurance—under a single brand and app. However, over the past decade, fintech startups have been precisely dismantling this bundle, each focusing on a specific vertical. Traditional banking bundles include: Payments and Remittances Checking and savings accounts Interest-bearing products Budgeting and financial planning Loans and Credit Investment and wealth management Insurance Credit and debit cards Over the past decade, the banking bundle has systematically unbundled into a series of venture-backed fintech companies, many of which are now unicorns, decacorns, or near-centacorns: Payments and remittances: PayPal, Venmo, Revolut, Stripe Bank accounts: Chime, N26, Monzo, SoFi Savings and Earnings: Marcus, Ally Bank Personal finance and budgeting: Mint, Truebill, Plum Loans and credit: Klarna, Upstart, Cash App, Affirm Investing and Wealth Management: Robinhood, eToro, Coinbase Insurance: Lemonade, Root, Hippo Card and expense management: Brex, Ramp, Marqeta Each company focuses on a service it can hone and deliver better than the incumbent, combining its skill set with new technology levers and distribution models to offer growth-oriented niche financial services in a modular manner. In both SaaS and FinTech, unbundling is not only disrupting incumbents but also creating entirely new categories, ultimately expanding the total addressable market (TAM). From modularity back to bundling: The Great Rebundling Airbnb recently launched its new Services & Experiences app and redesigned it to allow users to not only book accommodations but also explore and purchase add-on services such as museum visits, food tours, dining experiences, gallery walks, fitness classes, and beauty treatments. Airbnb, once a peer-to-peer accommodations marketplace, is evolving into a vacation superapp—rebundling travel, lifestyle, and local services into a single, cohesive platform. Furthermore, over the past two years, the company has expanded its product offerings beyond home rentals and is now integrating payments, travel insurance, local guides, concierge-style tools, and curated experiences into its core booking service. Robinhood is undergoing a similar transformation. The company, which disrupted the brokerage industry with commission-free stock trading, is now aggressively expanding into a full-stack financial platform and is re-bundling many of the verticals previously unbundled by fintech startups. Over the past two years, Robinhood has: Launch of payment and cash management features (Robinhood Cash Card) Increase cryptocurrency trading Launch of retirement accounts Launch of margin investing and credit cards Acquired Pluto, an AI-powered research and wealth advisory platform The moves suggest that Robinhood, like Airbnb, is bundling together previously fragmented services to build a comprehensive financial super app. By controlling more of the financial stack—savings, investing, payments, lending, and advice—Robinhood is reinventing itself from a brokerage to a full-service consumer finance platform. Our research shows that this unbundling and rebundling dynamic is impacting the crypto industry. In the remainder of this article, we provide two case studies: Uniswap and Aave. DeFi’s Unbundling and Rebundling Cycle: Two Case Studies Case Study 1: Uniswap — From Monolithic AMM to Liquidity Lego and Back to a Trading Super App In 2018, Uniswap launched on Ethereum as a simple yet revolutionary automated market maker (AMM). In its early stages, Uniswap was a vertically integrated application: a small smart contract codebase with an official frontend hosted by its team. The core AMM functionality—swapping ERC-20 tokens in a constant product pool—existed within a single on-chain protocol. Users primarily accessed it through Uniswap's own web interface. This design proved highly successful, with Uniswap's cumulative on-chain trading volume exploding to over $1.5 trillion by mid-2023. With its tightly controlled technology stack, Uniswap provided a smooth user experience for token swaps, which guided the development of DeFi in its early days. At the time, Uniswap v1/v2 implemented all trading logic on-chain, requiring no external price oracles or off-chain order books. The protocol internally determined prices within a closed system, using its liquidity pool reserves (the x*y=k formula). The Uniswap team developed the primary user interface (app.uniswap.org) to interact directly with the Uniswap contracts. Early on, most users accessed Uniswap through this dedicated front-end, similar to a proprietary exchange portal. Beyond Ethereum itself, Uniswap does not rely on any other infrastructure. Liquidity providers and traders interact directly with Uniswap contracts, with no built-in external data feeds or plugin hooks. The system was simple but isolated. As DeFi expanded, Uniswap evolved into a composable liquidity "Lego" rather than a standalone application. The protocol's open, permissionless nature meant other projects could integrate Uniswap's pools and add layers. Uniswap Labs gradually relinquished control over parts of the stack, allowing external infrastructure and community-built features to play a greater role: Decentralized Exchange (DEX) Aggregators and Wallet Integrations: The majority of Uniswap's trading volume began flowing through external aggregators like the 0x API and 1inch, rather than through Uniswap's own interface. By the end of 2022, an estimated 85% of Uniswap's swap volume was routed through aggregators like 1inch as users sought the best prices across multiple exchanges. Wallets like MetaMask also integrated Uniswap liquidity into their swap functionality, allowing users to trade on Uniswap from their wallet applications. This external routing reduced reliance on Uniswap's native frontend and made AMMs more like a plug-and-play module in the DeFi stack. Oracles and Data Indexers: While Uniswap's contracts did not and still do not require price oracles to trade, the broader ecosystem built around Uniswap does. Other protocols use Uniswap's pool prices as on-chain oracles, and the Uniswap interface itself relies on external indexing services. For example, Uniswap's frontend uses subgraphs from The Graph to query pool data off-chain for a smoother user interface (UI) experience. Rather than building its own indexing nodes, Uniswap leverages community-driven data infrastructure—a modular approach that offloads the heavy lifting of data queries to specialized indexers. Multi-chain Deployment: During its modularization phase, Uniswap expanded beyond Ethereum to numerous blockchains and Rollups, including Polygon, Arbitrum, BSC, and Optimism. Uniswap's governance mandated the deployment of its core protocol on these networks, effectively treating each blockchain as a base-layer plugin for Uniswap's liquidity. This multi-chain strategy emphasizes Uniswap's composability: the protocol can exist on any Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible chain, rather than tying its fate to a single, vertically integrated environment. Recently, Uniswap has been moving back towards vertical integration, seemingly with the goal of capturing more of the user journey and optimizing the stack for its use cases. Key reintegration developments include: Native Mobile Wallet: In 2023, Uniswap released the Uniswap Wallet—a self-hosted mobile application—followed by a browser extension, allowing users to store tokens and interact directly with Uniswap products. The launch of the wallet was a significant step toward controlling the user interface layer, rather than ceding it to wallets like MetaMask. With its own wallet, Uniswap now vertically integrated user access, ensuring that swaps, browsing non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and other activities occurred within an environment it controlled and could potentially be routed to Uniswap liquidity. Integrated Aggregation (Uniswap X): Instead of relying on third-party aggregators to find the best prices, Uniswap also introduced Uniswap X, a built-in aggregation and trade execution layer. Using an open network of off-chain "fillers," Uniswap X sources liquidity from various AMMs and private market makers, then settles trades on-chain. As a result, Uniswap has transformed its interface into a one-stop trading portal that aggregates liquidity sources for the benefit of users—similar to the services provided by 1inch or Paraswap. By running its own aggregator protocol, Uniswap Labs has reintegrated this functionality, keeping users in-house while guaranteeing the best prices. Importantly, Uniswap X is integrated into the Uniswap web app itself—and potentially into the wallet in the future—so users no longer need to leave Uniswap for the aggregator. Application-Specific Chain (Unichain): In 2024, Uniswap announced its own Layer 2 blockchain—dubbed "Unichain"—as part of the Optimism Superchain. Taking vertical integration to the infrastructure level, Unichain is a custom rollup tailored for Uniswap and DeFi trading, aiming to reduce Uniswap user fees by approximately 95% and latency to approximately 250 milliseconds. Uniswap will control the blockchain environment in which its contracts operate, rather than operating as an application on another chain. By operating Unichain, Uniswap will be able to optimize everything from gas costs to maximum extractable value (MEV) mitigation for its exchange and introduce native protocol fee sharing with UNI holders. This full-circle transformation transforms Uniswap from an Ethereum-dependent decentralized application (dApp) to a vertically integrated platform with a proprietary UI, execution layer, and dedicated blockchain. Case Study 2: Aave — From P2P Lending Market to Multi-Chain Deployment and Back to a Credit Super App Aave's origins can be traced back to ETHLend in 2017, a self-contained lending application that gave way to a decentralized peer-to-peer lending marketplace, renamed Aave, in 2018. The team developed smart contracts for lending and provided an official web interface for user participation. During this phase, ETHLEND/Aave matched lenders and borrowers using an order book approach and handled everything from interest rate logic to loan matching. As it evolved toward a pooled lending model similar to Compound, Aave underwent vertical integration. The Aave v1 and v2 contracts on Ethereum incorporated innovations like flash loans—an in-protocol feature that allows for uncollateralized borrowing with repayments in the same transaction—as well as interest rate algorithms. Users primarily accessed the protocol through the Aave web dashboard. The protocol managed key functions, such as interest accrual and liquidations, internally, with minimal reliance on third-party services. In short, Aave's early design was a monolithic money market: a dApp with its own UI that handled deposits, loans, and liquidations in a single location. Aave is part of the broader DeFi symbiosis, integrating MakerDAO's DAI stablecoin as a key collateral and lending asset from the outset. In fact, in its incarnation as ETHLend, Aave launched simultaneously with Maker and immediately supported DAI, reflecting the tight coupling between those vertically integrated pioneers and demonstrating early on that no protocol is an island. Even in its "vertical" phase, Aave benefited from the product of another protocol—its stablecoin—to operate. As DeFi has grown, Aave has unbundled and adopted a modular architecture, outsourcing parts of its infrastructure and encouraging others to build on its platform. Several shifts illustrate Aave’s move toward composability and external dependencies: External Oracle Network: Rather than operating its own price feeds, Aave uses Chainlink's decentralized oracles to provide reliable asset prices for collateral valuation. Price oracles are crucial to any lending protocol, as they determine when loans become undercollateralized. Aave governance has selected Chainlink Price Feeds as the primary oracle source for most assets on aave.com, outsourcing pricing infrastructure to a specialized third-party network. While this modular approach improves security—for example, Chainlink aggregates many data sources—it also means Aave's stability relies on external services. Wallet and App Integration: Aave's lending pools have become the building blocks for numerous other dApp integrations. Portfolio managers and dashboards like Zapper and Zerion, DeFi automation tools like DeFi Saver, and yield optimizers all access Aave's contracts through its open software development kit (SDK). Users can deposit or borrow through third-party frontends that interface with Aave, but the official Aave interface is just one of many access points. Even DEX aggregators indirectly leverage Aave's flash loans for complex, multi-step trades executed by services like 1inch. By open-sourcing its design, Aave allows for composability: other protocols can integrate Aave's functionality—for example, using Aave flash loans within a Uniswap arbitrage bot—all coordinated by external aggregators. As a liquidity module rather than a standalone application, its composability expands Aave's influence in the DeFi ecosystem. Multi-chain deployment and isolated models: Similar to Uniswap, Aave is deployed on multiple networks—such as Polygon, Avalanche, Arbitrum, and Optimism—essentially cross-chain modularity. Aave v3 introduced features such as isolated markets for certain assets—architectural modularity—creating different risk parameters for each market, sometimes operating separately from the main pool. It also introduced permissioned variants, such as "Aave Arc" for Know Your Customer (KYC) institutions, which are conceptually independent "module instances" of Aave. These examples demonstrate Aave's flexibility to operate in a variety of environments, not just one integrated one. During this unbundling phase, Aave relies on a broader infrastructure stack: Chainlink oracles for data, The Graph for indexing, wallets and dashboards for user access, and tokens from other protocols—like Maker's DAI or Lido's staked ETH—as collateral. This modular approach increases Aave's composability and reduces the need to "reinvent the wheel." The tradeoff is a partial loss of control over those parts of the stack, and the risks associated with relying on external services. Lately, Aave has shown signs of returning to vertical integration by developing in-house versions of key components that it previously relied on others. For example, in 2023, Aave launched its own stablecoin, GHO. Historically, Aave has facilitated lending and borrowing of various assets, notably MakerDAO’s DAI stablecoin, which has scaled significantly on Aave. With GHO, Aave now has a native stablecoin on its platform that acts as a distribution channel for other protocol stablecoins. Like DAI, GHO is an overcollateralized, decentralized, USD-pegged stablecoin. Users can mint GHO with their deposits on Aave V3, which allows Aave to acquire a previously outsourced vertical part of the lending stack—stablecoin issuance. Therefore: Aave is an issuer of a stablecoin—not just a lending venue for existing stablecoins—and directly controls the parameters and revenue of the stablecoin. GHO is a competitor to DAI, so now Aave can recycle interest payments into its own ecosystem. GHO interest can benefit AAVE token stakers rather than indirectly increasing MakerDAO fees. The introduction of GHO also requires dedicated infrastructure. Aave has facilitators—including the main Aave pool—that can mint and burn GHO and set governance policies. By controlling this new layer of functionality, Aave has built an internal version of the MakerDAO product to serve its own community. In another notable move, Aave is leveraging Chainlink's Smart Value Routing (SVR), or a similar mechanism, to recapture MEV (maximum extractable value, similar to payment for order flow in stocks) for Aave users. Tighter coupling with the oracle layer to redirect arbitrage profits back into the protocol is blurring the line between the Aave platform and the underlying blockchain mechanisms. This move suggests Aave's interest in customizing even lower-level infrastructure, such as oracle behavior and MEV capture, for its own benefit. While Aave hasn't yet launched its own wallet or chain like Uniswap and others, its founder's other ventures suggest his goal is to build a self-sustaining ecosystem. For example, the Lens Protocol, a social network, could be integrated with Aave for social reputation-based finance. Architecturally, Aave is moving towards providing all key financial primitives: lending, stablecoins (GHO), and potentially decentralized social identity (Lens), rather than relying on external protocols. In my opinion, this product strategy is about deepening the platform: with stablecoins, lending, and other services, Aave's user retention and protocol revenue should benefit. In short, Aave has evolved from a closed-loop lending dApp to an open lego that connects to DeFi and relies on others such as Chainlink and Maker, and is now returning to a more expansive vertically integrated financial suite. In particular, the launch of GHO emphasizes Aave's intention to reintegrate the stablecoin layer it once outsourced to MakerDAO. Our research suggests that the journeys of Uniswap, Aave, MakerDAO, Jito, and other protocols illustrate broader cyclical patterns in the crypto industry. In the early days, vertical integration—building a single, monolithic product with a very specific purpose—was necessary to pioneer new features like automated trading, decentralized lending, stablecoins, or MEV capture. These self-contained designs allowed for rapid iteration and quality control in emerging markets. As the space matured, modularity and composability became priorities: protocols unbundled portions of their stack to launch new features or provide more value to external stakeholders, becoming "money Legos" by leveraging the strengths of other protocols. However, the success of modularity and composability has brought new challenges. Relying on external modules introduces dependency risk and limits the ability to capture value created elsewhere within the protocol. Now, the largest players and protocols with strong product-market fit (PMF) and revenue streams are shifting their strategies back toward vertical integration. While not abandoning decentralization or composability, these projects are reintegrating key components for strategic reasons: launching their own chains, wallets, stablecoins, frontends, and other infrastructure. Their goal is to provide a more seamless user experience, capture additional revenue streams, and protect against dependency on competitors. Uniswap is building a wallet and chain, Aave is issuing GHO, MakerDAO is forking Solana to build NewChain, and Jito is merging staking/re-staking with MEV. We believe that any sufficiently large DeFi application will eventually seek its own vertically integrated solution. in conclusion History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme. The crypto world is humming a familiar tune. Much like the SaaS and marketplace revolutions of the past decade, DeFi and application-layer protocols are focusing on new technical primitives, evolving user expectations, and a desire for greater value capture, all while moving along a trajectory of unbundling and rebundling. In the 2010s, startups specializing in niche segments of the massive Craigslist marketplace effectively atomized it into distinct companies. This unbundling gave rise to giants—Airbnb, Uber, Robinhood, Coinbase—all of which have since embarked on their own rebundling journeys, integrating new verticals and services into cohesive, sticky platforms. The crypto space is following the same path at a revolutionary pace. What started as strictly scoped vertical experiments—Uniswap as an AMM, Aave as a money market, Maker as a stablecoin treasury—became modularized into permissionless Lego blocks, opening up liquidity, outsourcing key functions, and allowing composability to flourish. Now that usage has scaled, the market is fragmenting, and the pendulum is starting to swing back. Today, Uniswap is becoming a trading super-app with its own wallet, chain, cross-chain standards, and routing logic. Aave is issuing its own stablecoin, bundling lending, governance, and credit primitives. Maker is building an entirely new chain to improve the governance of its currency ecosystem. Jito unifies staking, MEV, and validator logic into a full-stack protocol. Hyperliquid merges exchanges, L1 infrastructure, and the EVM into a seamless on-chain financial operating system (OS). In crypto, primitives are unbundled by design, but the best user experiences — and the most defensible businesses — are increasingly rebundled. This isn’t a betrayal of composability, but an implementation of it: build the best possible Lego brick and use it to build the best possible castle. DeFi is compressing the entire cycle into just a few years. How? DeFi operates in a completely different way: Permissionless infrastructure reduces the friction of experimentation: any developer can fork, copy, or extend an existing protocol in hours rather than months. Capital formation is instant — With tokens, teams can fund new projects, ideas, or incentives faster than ever before. Liquidity is highly liquid. Total value locked (TVL) moves at an incentivized pace, making it easier for new experiments to gain traction and successful experiments to scale exponentially. Larger addressable market size. Protocols have access to a global, permissionless pool of users and capital from day one, typically achieving scale faster than their Web2 counterparts that are limited by geography, regulation, or distribution channels. DeFi’s super apps are rapidly expanding in real time. We believe the winners won’t be the protocols with the most modular stack, but rather those that know exactly which parts of the stack to own, which to share, and when to switch between the two.

Author: PANews

2025/09/04

Cardano audit confirms 99.7% of voucher ADA redeemed, dismisses misconduct allegations

Cardano audit confirms 99.7% of voucher ADA redeemed, dismisses misconduct allegations

The post Cardano audit confirms 99.7% of voucher ADA redeemed, dismisses misconduct allegations appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Takeaways The joint audit confirms 99.7% of voucher ADA was successfully redeemed, with no substantiated claims of wrongdoing. Unclaimed ADA was allocated to Cardano Development Holdings for ecosystem grants and initiatives. Input Output Global (IOG) has published the results of a months-long investigative report and forensic audit into Cardano’s ADA Voucher Program. The review, released on Sept. 3, found no evidence of wrongdoing and confirmed that nearly all vouchers had been successfully redeemed. Conducted by law firm McDermott, Will & Schulte and accounting firm BDO, the 128-page investigation examined voucher sales, redemption processes, blockchain upgrades, and the use of unredeemed ADA. Voucher sales were the original method of distributing ADA, Cardano’s native crypto asset, through pre-launch offerings that funded the network’s early development. Buyers received vouchers, sold in tranches under strict KYC and audited for transparency, which could later be redeemed for ADA once the network was launched. The audit was launched after allegations surfaced in May 2025 that Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson and IOG had manipulated the blockchain during the 2021 Allegra hard fork to seize roughly $600 million in ADA, which founder Charles Hoskinson dismissed. NFT artist Masato Alexander claimed Hoskinson used a “genesis key” to divert 318 million ADA from the reserve into other pools. Allegations dismissed The review concluded that all accusations against the voucher program were without basis. Investigators determined that the voucher program was structured with safeguards to prevent deceptive sales tactics. Contrary to allegations of targeting elderly investors, the investigation found that only about 6% of vouchers were sold to individuals aged 65 and over, with just 14 vouchers from this age group remaining unredeemed. The investigation also addressed allegations that Cardano upgrades deleted voucher holders’ “private keys.” As noted, voucher certificates contained redemption codes, not cryptographic keys, and those codes remained…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews

2025/09/04

CARDS Token Soars as Traders Flock to Tokenized Pokémon Card Platform

CARDS Token Soars as Traders Flock to Tokenized Pokémon Card Platform

The post CARDS Token Soars as Traders Flock to Tokenized Pokémon Card Platform appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The token has rallied more than 1000% in two days as users swarmed the platform’s Pokémon card gacha machine. With the physical trading card market at all-time highs, crypto natives are piling into CARDS, the token of Collector Crypt. CARDS is up 286% over the last 24 hours, and up more than 10x since yesterday to a $450 million fully diluted valuation. The token initially struggled after its release on Aug. 30, but began to garner attention yesterday after notable investors and traders began to promote the platform. CARDS Chart – CoinGecko Collector Crypt tokenizes the physical Pokémon card market, offering users an open market for card trading, a gacha vending machine, and a buyback mechanism that provides instant liquidity for their cards at a market discount. The platform is similar to NBA Topshot in a way, but instead of NFT cards, it leverages physical Pokémon cards that command value outside of the native marketplace. The gacha vending machine serves as an alternative to physical card pack openings and recycles cards owned by the platform. Collector Crypt’s instant liquidity means any user who pulls a rare card via the gacha machine is not required to wait for a real buyer to purchase the card. The digital trading card game (TCG) craze has quietly been hitting all-time highs, with the first week in August recording more than $10 million in cumulative volume according to Dune Analytics. $9.9 million took place on Collector Crypt, while other marketplaces such as Phygital and Emporium accounted for an additional $240,000. Onchain TCG Volumes – Dune Analytics Source: https://thedefiant.io/news/nfts-and-web3/cards-token-soars-as-traders-flock-to-tokenized-pokemon-card-platform

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews

2025/09/04

Businesses Reinvent Profits: 22% Invested in Bitcoin, Says River

Businesses Reinvent Profits: 22% Invested in Bitcoin, Says River

Private firms involved in the cryptocurrency sector are increasingly directing a significant portion of their profits toward Bitcoin (BTC) investments, with recent data indicating that approximately 22% of their earnings are being recycled into Bitcoin purchasing. This trend highlights the ongoing integration of traditional financial strategies within the crypto industry, emphasizing the growing importance of [...]

Author: Crypto Breaking News

2025/09/04

BullZilla Presale Shines With $120K Raised as SPX6900 and Solana Shape 2025

BullZilla Presale Shines With $120K Raised as SPX6900 and Solana Shape 2025

The post BullZilla Presale Shines With $120K Raised as SPX6900 and Solana Shape 2025 appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Crypto News BullZilla leads the top 100x crypto presale in 2025 while SPX6900 and Solana redefine market momentum. Every crypto cycle brings fresh contenders, and 2025 is already proving to be different. While Bitcoin and Ethereum maintain dominance, the spotlight has shifted toward projects that blend culture, engineering, and innovation. In September, three projects stand out: Bull Zilla, SPX6900, and Solana. BullZilla’s cinematic presale is drawing investors in droves, securing its place as one of the top 100x crypto presale in 2025. SPX6900 thrives on cultural virality, while Solana cements its role as a fast and efficient blockchain. Together, they form a trio that could define this year’s market narrative. BullZilla: Mutation Mechanics Drive the Presale Surge BullZilla ($BZIL) is rewriting the script for meme coins. Instead of relying on viral logos or simple hype, it is launching with a 24-chapter “Lore Bible,” where each chapter triggers a Roar Burn. This live event permanently removes tokens from circulation, making scarcity a visible, verifiable part of the experience. At present, BullZilla’s presale is in Stage 1, The Project Trinity Boom, Phase 3. The token price sits at $0.00001908. More than $120,000 has already been raised, with over 400 holders onboard. Early investors at Stage 1C locked in 231% ROI. From today’s price to its confirmed listing at $0.00527, the possible ROI stands at 27,527%. A $1,000 allocation right now translates to 52.41 million $BZIL tokens. Within a day, the presale price is programmed to surge by 34.95%, climbing from $0.00001908 to $0.00002575. This is not speculation; it is written into the presale’s progressive engine. Each $100K milestone or 48-hour cycle ensures the price rises. This structure is why analysts classify BullZilla as the top 100x crypto presale in 2025. BullZilla also introduces the HODL Furnace, a staking mechanism with up to…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews

2025/09/04

BullZilla’s Top 100x Crypto Presale in 2025 Powers Ahead While SPX6900 and Solana Build Momentum

BullZilla’s Top 100x Crypto Presale in 2025 Powers Ahead While SPX6900 and Solana Build Momentum

Every crypto cycle brings fresh contenders, and 2025 is already proving to be different. While Bitcoin and Ethereum maintain dominance, […] The post BullZilla’s Top 100x Crypto Presale in 2025 Powers Ahead While SPX6900 and Solana Build Momentum appeared first on Coindoo.

Author: Coindoo

2025/09/04

Cardano & Bitcoin ETF Rumors Build

Cardano & Bitcoin ETF Rumors Build

The post Cardano & Bitcoin ETF Rumors Build appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The competition among Layer-1 blockchains has always been fierce, with developers and investors searching for scalability, speed, and cost efficiency. SUI has emerged as a notable contender since its launch, leveraging its Move programming language and unique consensus model to push the boundaries of transaction throughput. In a market where Ethereum dominates but fees remain high, and Solana continues to battle scaling perceptions, SUI offers an alternative with low-latency performance and growing DeFi adoption. Reports suggest that developer activity on SUI has steadily increased, with new protocols launching at a pace that hints at a vibrant ecosystem by 2026. Analysts predict that if adoption continues, SUI could solidify itself as one of the primary networks driving user and institutional adoption over the next cycle. Against this backdrop, projects like MAGACOIN FINANCE are also emerging as important narratives in discussions of what comes next. Price projections and cycle analysis Forecasting prices in crypto is always an inexact science, but cycle behavior provides useful clues. Historically, Layer-1 projects that prove staying power often see exponential growth in the cycles that follow their launch. Ethereum’s early years provide a clear example, with consolidation periods giving way to explosive rallies as usage deepened. Applying similar logic, analysts believe that by 2026, SUI could reach a valuation significantly higher than today’s levels if network adoption and liquidity inflows continue. Some forecasts place SUI’s potential price range between $12 and $18 by 2026, contingent on market conditions, developer activity, and broader macro factors such as ETF adoption. While these numbers are speculative, the pattern of capital rotation into emerging Layer-1s remains consistent across past cycles, reinforcing optimism around SUI’s potential upside. The conversation around market cycles has also created space for projects outside the infrastructure layer to shine. While SUI represents the technical strength of the…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews

2025/09/04

Best Altcoins to Buy as Ethereum Gas Fees Surge and Trading Volumes Spike

Best Altcoins to Buy as Ethereum Gas Fees Surge and Trading Volumes Spike

Discover the best altcoins to buy in 2025 as Ethereum gas fees surge and trading volumes spike. Learn why Solana, XRP, and Cardano stand out.

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Crucial Shift: Centralized Exchange ETH Holdings Plunge to 2022 Lows

Crucial Shift: Centralized Exchange ETH Holdings Plunge to 2022 Lows

BitcoinWorld Crucial Shift: Centralized Exchange ETH Holdings Plunge to 2022 Lows A significant shift is underway in the Ethereum market, capturing the attention of investors and analysts alike. Recent data reveals that centralized exchange ETH holdings have fallen to their lowest level since 2022, signaling a pivotal moment for the cryptocurrency. This isn’t just a minor fluctuation; it’s a profound movement of assets that could reshape Ethereum’s future trajectory. Why Are Centralized Exchange ETH Holdings Declining? The numbers speak volumes: Ethereum (ETH) holdings on major centralized exchanges have dropped to a mere 17.4 million, a figure not seen since 2022. This substantial decrease, reported by Cointelegraph based on CryptoQuant data, indicates that approximately 2.5 million ETH has been withdrawn from these platforms over the past three months alone. But what’s driving this exodus? Investor Behavior: Many long-term investors prefer to hold their assets in self-custody wallets, moving them off exchanges to enhance security and avoid potential third-party risks. Staking Opportunities: The rise of Ethereum 2.0 (now the Beacon Chain) and liquid staking protocols encourages users to withdraw ETH from exchanges to participate in staking, earning rewards while contributing to network security. Reduced Selling Pressure: Lower ETH holdings on exchanges often suggest that fewer tokens are immediately available for sale, which can reduce selling pressure in the market. The Rise of Institutional ETH Holdings: A New Era? This decline in exchange ETH holdings isn’t happening in a vacuum. It coincides directly with a growing trend of accumulation by publicly traded companies. These firms are increasingly recognizing Ethereum’s potential as a store of value and a strategic asset. Since the beginning of the year, several companies have publicly announced their plans to acquire and hold ETH, signaling a significant shift in corporate treasury strategies. For example, companies like Sharplink Gaming, Bitmine, Immersion Technologies, and Ethermachine are among those making headlines for their ETH purchases. This institutional interest is not just speculative; it reflects a deeper understanding of Ethereum’s technological advancements, its robust ecosystem, and its role in the decentralized finance (DeFi) and NFT sectors. Currently, an estimated 17 publicly traded companies collectively hold over 3.6 million ETH, a testament to this evolving landscape. What Does This Shift in ETH Holdings Imply for Ethereum’s Future? The implications of decreasing exchange ETH holdings and increasing institutional adoption are multifaceted and potentially very positive for Ethereum. When more ETH is moved off exchanges and into long-term holding strategies, it reduces the circulating supply available for immediate trading. This can create a supply shock, especially if demand continues to grow. Consider these potential impacts: Price Appreciation: A reduced supply on exchanges, coupled with consistent or rising demand, typically leads to upward price pressure. Market Maturity: Institutional involvement lends credibility and stability to the Ethereum market, attracting more traditional investors and fostering broader acceptance. Decentralization: While centralized exchanges serve a purpose, the movement of ETH into self-custody and staking pools aligns with the ethos of decentralization, making the network more robust. Long-Term Confidence: Companies choosing to hold ETH on their balance sheets demonstrates a strong belief in Ethereum’s long-term value proposition and its role in the future of digital economies. This trend suggests a maturing market where Ethereum is increasingly viewed not just as a speculative asset, but as a foundational technology and a strategic investment. Looking Ahead: The Evolving Landscape of Ethereum The current dynamics surrounding ETH holdings on centralized exchanges are a powerful indicator of changing market sentiment and investor behavior. As institutional players deepen their involvement and individual investors opt for self-custody and staking, the Ethereum ecosystem is likely to become more resilient and less susceptible to short-term market volatility. This ongoing shift underscores the growing confidence in Ethereum’s utility, innovation, and its long-term potential. It’s a fascinating time to observe the cryptocurrency space, with Ethereum at the forefront of this evolution. The movement of assets off exchanges is a clear signal that many believe in Ethereum’s fundamental value, positioning it for what could be an exciting future. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Q1: What does it mean for ETH holdings to fall on centralized exchanges? A: It means that a significant amount of Ethereum is being moved off trading platforms and into private wallets, staking contracts, or institutional treasuries. This often indicates a preference for long-term holding over short-term trading. Q2: Why are publicly traded companies buying ETH? A: Companies are buying ETH for various reasons, including diversifying treasury assets, gaining exposure to the Web3 and DeFi ecosystems, and recognizing Ethereum’s potential as a valuable, programmable asset with long-term growth prospects. Q3: How does this trend impact Ethereum’s price? A: A decrease in exchange ETH holdings typically reduces the immediate selling pressure and available supply. If demand remains strong or increases, this supply squeeze can contribute to upward price momentum. Q4: Is it safer to hold ETH off a centralized exchange? A: Many argue that holding ETH in a self-custody wallet (like a hardware wallet) offers greater security as it removes the risk of exchange hacks or regulatory actions that could affect your assets. However, it also places the full responsibility of security on the individual. Q5: What is the significance of institutional adoption for Ethereum? A: Institutional adoption brings legitimacy, capital, and broader market acceptance to Ethereum. It signals that traditional finance and corporations are increasingly confident in its technology and long-term viability, which can attract more mainstream investors. If you found this article insightful, please consider sharing it with your network on social media. Your shares help us bring crucial market insights to a wider audience! To learn more about the latest Ethereum market trends, explore our article on key developments shaping Ethereum institutional adoption. This post Crucial Shift: Centralized Exchange ETH Holdings Plunge to 2022 Lows first appeared on BitcoinWorld and is written by Editorial Team

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