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After years of establishing its dominance in decentralized finance (DeFi) lending, Aave is now entering what could be its most explosive growth phase yet. With the release of Version 4 (V4), a $50 million token buyback program, and an ambitious expansion into real-world assets (RWA), Aave is strengthening its leadership position.Sponsored SponsoredV4 – A Strategic Milestone Defining Aave’s FutureData shows that Aave (AAVE) currently controls an impressive 82% of Ethereum’s total outstanding lending debt, the highest level to date. This market share has grown steadily over the past four years, outpacing competitors such as Morpho, Spark, and Compound.Ethereum lending market share.…

Decentralized exchange protocol Bunni has officially announced its shutdown after experiencing an $8.4 million exploit last month.This marks the second crypto project to halt operations in October, following the Kadena Organization, which also decided to step back from its project amid ongoing challenges.Sponsored SponsoredThe Bunni Hack: What Happened?On September 2, an attacker stole $8.4 million from the Bunni exchange. In a detailed post-mortem report, the platform explained that the hacker exploited a rounding-direction bug in the smart contract’s withdrawal logic, using a combination of flashloans, micro-withdrawals, and sandwich attacks.The vulnerability allowed the attacker to artificially reduce and inflate the pool’s…

In brief Social media platform Reddit has sued Perplexity AI, accusing the firm of an “industrial-scale” scheme to scrape its user-generated content. Reddit alleges billions of search pages were scraped through tools that bypassed its and Google’s protections. The lawsuit names Perplexity, SerpApi, Oxylabs, and AWM Proxy as defendants. Social media platform Reddit has sued Perplexity AI in federal court on Wednesday, alleging that the artificial intelligence company and its data partners orchestrated an “ industrial-scale” scheme to scrape the platform’s user-generated content.Reddit alleges that the other defendants: SerpApi, Oxylabs, and AWM Proxy, developed and sold tools specifically designed to…

The National Hockey League (NHL) has reached licensing agreements with prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket, making it the first major US professional sports league to permit the use of its trademarks by prediction markets, or “licensed betting markets.”As The Wall Street Journal reported on Oct. 22, the multiyear deals grant both platforms rights to use the NHL logo, terms such as “NHL” and “Stanley Cup,” and individual team names.The intellectual property package is the same that the league extends to sportsbook operators such as DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM.The agreements formalize the push of prediction markets into sports betting, an…

A recent MEXC Q3 report highlighted the strong performance of the crypto market during the last quarter, which saw active traders surge as the total crypto market capitalization climbed to the $4 trillion mark. Related Reading Spot Market Sees Strong Q3 Performance On Wednesday, crypto exchange MEXC published its Q3 2025 Ecosystem & Growth Report, highlighting sustained expansion, robust user activity, and security from the previous quarter. According to the report, the exchange experienced strong activity and trading momentum during the market run between July and September, with over 680 new tokens added to the crypto exchange in Q3, representing…

In brief KuCoin is expanding its ecosystem with KuPool, a new mining pool service which provides access to PoW and merge mining assets. KuPool will open with assets like Dogecoin (DOGE) and Litecoin (LTC), with Bitcoin (BTC) support to follow soon. The service is designed to cater to mining professionals and newcomers alike, with a focus on simplicity and security. Crypto exchange KuCoin is rolling out a new mining pool service called KuPool, with support for assets like Dogecoin (DOGE), Litecoin (LTC) and eventually Bitcoin (BTC), the firm announced on Thursday. KuPool will align the firm’s existing crypto exchange and its…

Keshav is currently a senior writer at NewsBTC and has been attached to the website since June 14, 2021. Keshav has been writing for many years, first as a hobbyist and later as a freelancer. He has experience working in a variety of niches, even fiction at one point, but the cryptocurrency industry has been the longest he has been attached to. In terms of official educational qualifications, Keshav holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics from one of the premier institutes of India, the University of Delhi (DU). He started the degree with an aim of eventually making a career…

Bitcoin prices fell more than 6% on October 22. gettyBitcoin prices experienced a modest drop on Wednesday, October 22, declining below $107,000 after rising to more than $114,000 the day before. “Bitcoin’s drop is the market catching its breath after a wild run,” Maja Vujinovic, CEO and cofounder of digital assets at FG Nexus, stated via email. “Traders took profits, leverage got flushed out, and fears over Trump’s new China tariffs plus MicroStrategy’s huge Bitcoin bets made everyone more cautious,” she stated. “Add a sudden gold sell-off and you get a global risk-off chain reaction.” “In simple terms: Bitcoin didn’t…

The recent surge in gold prices has drawn increased attention to tokenized gold. However, experts remain deeply divided over whether it represents “real gold” or merely a risky promise.Some analysts describe tokenized gold as a unique intersection of technological innovation and financial tradition. Others see it as an outdated concept disguised as progress.Sponsored Peter Schiff Plans to Launch Tokenized Gold PlatformThe discussion erupted after economist Peter Schiff, a well-known Bitcoin critic, revealed plans to launch his tokenized gold product.In a live stream with Threadguy, Schiff said he is building a blockchain platform and neobank dedicated to tokenized gold. Last month,…

Proceeds from Hyperliquid’s offering will support corporate operations and strategic accumulation of HYPE tokens. Hyperliquid Strategies has officially filed an S-1 statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise up to $1 billion in a public offering. The company intends to offer up to 160 million shares of its common stock. Chardan Capital Markets has been roped in to serve as the financial advisor for the fundraising. Hyperliquid S-1 Filing Hyperliquid Strategies is a pending merger between Nasdaq-listed Sonnet BioTherapeutics and the special purpose acquisition firm (SPAC) Rorschach I LLC, a transaction first announced in July…