Web3 News 9 July 2025 - 17 October 2025

Ethereum’s Developer Base Soars by 16,000 – Solana’s 83% Surge & Nigeria’s Web3 Boom

Ethereum Extends Its Lead in Developer Numbers Ethereum has solidified its lead as the world’s largest blockchain developer ecosystem in 2025. An analysis of open-source contributions (by Electric Capital and the Ethereum Foundation) found 16,181 new developers joined Ethereum from January through September – the most of any network cryptonews.net. This brings Ethereum’s active developer count to roughly 31,869, far outpacing every other blockchain cryptonews.net. Together, Ethereum and second-place Solana now make up nearly half of all blockchain developers worldwide cryptonews.net. Ethereum’s sizable developer community reflects its broad adoption and maturity: the platform underpins everything from decentralized finance to NFTs,

17 October 2025

Auddia (AUUD) Stock Skyrockets on AI/Web3 Pivot – Microcap Audio Tech’s Big Day

In summary, Auddia’s stock is catching fire as the company pivots into AI and Web3. The Oct. 16 surge reflects optimism about the business-combination plan and new B2B model. As one commentator notes, the move “coincides with Auddia’s strategic transformation” to emphasize AI in audio 247marketnews.com gurufocus.com. CEO Thramann himself emphasized the vision: “I believe there is an incredible opportunity for a holding company at the juncture of AI and web3 to harness these technologies” globenewswire.com. CFO John Mahoney added that the restructuring “retains key AI talent while outsourcing less specialized requirements,” positioning Auddia to “deliver on our AI mission”

16 October 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Investing · NASDAQ:AUUD · Stocks · Technology News · Web3

Bitcoin Flash Crash, Ethereum’s New High & Web3 Breakouts – Blockchain News Roundup (Aug 25–26, 2025)

Over the weekend, an anonymous whale dumped 24,000 BTC worth over $2.7 billion, triggering a flash crash that sent BTC briefly below $111,000 before hovering around $112–113K by Monday morning. Ethereum briefly crossed $4,900 to set a fresh all-time high before easing to the mid-$4,700s, with ETH up about 9% on the week amid BTC-to-ETH rotation. DeFi total value locked rose about 3.3% to roughly $149.2 billion, led by Lido Finance with $38.1 billion in assets. Solana’s mainnet stress test on August 17 pushed throughput to 107,540 TPS using noop transactions, while typical real-world throughput runs about 3,000–3,500 TPS and

26 August 2025

Bitcoin · Blockchain · Cryptocurrency · Ethereum · NYSE:BULL · Web3

Web3 and DApp Platforms: June–July 2025 News Report

Executive Summary Platform Updates Ethereum Following the May 2025 Pectra upgrade, Ethereum’s PoS chain showed robust health. Staking surged to new heights: over 35 million ETH (28.3% of supply) was locked as of mid-June cointelegraph.com, driven in part by renewed confidence after the upgrade. Analysts noted ~500K ETH was staked in the first half of June alone cointelegraph.com. Liquid staking protocols lead – Lido holds ~25% of staked ETH, Binance ~7.5%, Coinbase ~7.4% cointelegraph.com. The network’s roadmap continues with Layer-2 scaling and new improvements, though no major on-chain governance events occurred in June–July. Markets remained bullish: CoinDesk reports DOT’s (Polkadot)

9 July 2025

Blockchain · DApp · News · Platforms · Web3