Decentralized and deflationary Layer 1 and Bitcoin reliever chain VerifiedX announced a strategic partnership with security firm Halborn, focused on strengthening the core security, audit transparency, and resilience of the VerifiedX protocol. The collaboration will include a comprehensive audit of all core code, covering the consensus mechanism, peer-to-peer validator services, and the overall cybersecurity posture of the VerifiedX Layer 1 ecosystem. The partnership is expected to go well beyond initial au ...

Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee said in an interview with Fortune that the digital asset treasury (DAT) sector the bubble might already have burst. He noted that while Ethereum is still regarded as “Wall Street’s blockchain” amid growing competition and technical challenges, the increasing number of listed DATs trading below their net crypto asset value signals emerging signs of a market bubble. https://t.co/GRwXlu3mgO ...

Decentralized energy network Daylight Energy has completed a $75 million funding round, including a $15 million equity investment led by Framework Ventures, with participation from a16z crypto, Lerer Hippeau, M13, and Coinbase Ventures. Daylight incentivizes households to install distributed solar and energy storage systems through a crypto network, tokenizing electricity revenue on-chain as digital assets. https://t.co/ecgYD0dzf1 ...

Investment Highlights - a16z invested $50 million in Jito [1] - This is a16z's largest single investment to date [1] Company Focus - Jito is Solana's MEV infrastructure [1]

Investments & Partnerships - YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs) invested in Temple Digital Group [1] - Temple Digital Group is the developer of the native trading platform on Canton Network [1] Product & Technology - Temple offers a privacy-focused trading stack [1] - Temple unifies tokenized assets, liquidity, and compliance on Canton's synchronized ledger [1]

Security Vulnerability - US law enforcement possesses private keys to 120 thousand bitcoins due to a randomness flaw [1] - The vulnerability affected over 220 thousand wallet addresses [1] - The private keys were generated by a flawed pseudo-random number generator (PRNG), making them more predictable [1] Law Enforcement Action - Law enforcement agencies obtained the private keys not through hacking, but by discovering a flaw in the key generation process [1]

CEX Data Report in September: Spot trading volume on major exchanges decreased by 14% compared to August. The top three exchanges by change rate were Bybit (+1%), MEXC (+0.2%), and BitMart (-7%). The bottom three were Bitfinex (-27%), Cryptocom (-26%), and OKX (-25%). Website traffic to major exchanges in September decreased by 6% compared to August. The top three exchanges by change rate were Bitget (+25%), KuCoin (+3%), and BitMart (+1%). https://t.co/hT3foDdTHr ...

Tether announced a $250,000 donation to OpenSats to support the Bitcoin and broader free and open-source technology ecosystem. OpenSats, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, focuses on funding projects and contributors advancing Bitcoin and censorship-resistant technologies. https://t.co/WKSygdp1er ...

Trading Volume & Open Interest - CME Group 的加密货币期货和期权总季度交易量超过 9000 亿美元，创历史新高 [1] - 平均每日未平仓合约 (ADOI) 达到 313 亿美元 [1] - 9 月 18 日，名义未平仓合约峰值达到 390 亿美元 [1] Ethereum Performance - 以太坊期货和期权也创下多个历史新高 [1] - 以太坊单日交易量高达 13.1 亿美元 [1]

Spot ETF Flows - Spot Bitcoin ETFs experienced a total net outflow of $104 million [1] - None of the twelve Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a net inflow [1] - Spot Ethereum ETFs recorded a total net inflow of $170 million [1] - Blackrock ETF ETHA received the largest single-day net inflow at $164 million [1]