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DeFi Technologies (DEFT) Q3 2025: Revenue Miss, New CEO, Guidance Cut

DeFi Technologies (DEFT) Q3 2025: Revenue Miss, New CEO, Guidance Cut

DeFi Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: DEFT; CBOE CA: DEFI; GR: R9B), the Nasdaq‑listed digital asset manager bridging traditional finance and decentralized finance (DeFi), reported third‑quarter 2025 results on Friday that combined solid profitability with a sharp revenue miss, a steep guidance cut — and a major change in leadership at the top. PR Newswire+1 The company also announced that co‑founder Johan Wattenström will become Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman, replacing Olivier Roussy Newton, who is stepping down from those roles but staying on as a cornerstone shareholder, partner and advisor. PR Newswire+1 Key takeaways for DeFi Technologies (DEFT) today Q3
Cryptocurrency Market Update: October 2025 Rally Ends with Tariff-Driven Selloff

Bitcoin Steadies at $108K as Crypto Braces for ETF Wave, $110M DeFi Hack Shock – Nov 2025 Roundup

Crypto Market News and Analysis for November 3, 2025 Market Overview: Bitcoin, Ethereum and Altcoins After a strong October rally, crypto markets entered November on a cautious note. Bitcoin (BTC) is hovering around $108,000 – roughly 2–3% off its recent highs – as traders lock in profits from the coin’s impressive autumn gains businesstoday.com.my. Just days earlier BTC nearly touched $111,000, its highest level of the year, before retreating amid broader risk-off sentiment businesstoday.com.my. Ethereum (ETH) showed a similar pattern: after edging up to about $3,913, the second-largest crypto slipped back below $3,800 cryptonews.com businesstoday.com.my. As of November 3, ETH
3 November 2025
Kraken Lists ASTER: Is This New DeFi Token the Next Big Thing?

Kraken Lists ASTER: Is This New DeFi Token the Next Big Thing?

A deeper look shows Kraken’s move brings a sophisticated DeFi token to its exchange. According to Kraken, ASTER is “a next-gen decentralized exchange offering spot and perpetual trading” across multiple chains blog.kraken.com. Its technology includes MEV-free execution and on-chain perpetuals (even a 1,001x leverage mode) with innovative collateral features blog.kraken.com binance.com. In practice, Aster lets traders earn yield on collateral like liquid-staked BNB (asBNB) and use a native stablecoin (USDF) to improve capital efficiency blog.kraken.com. (Binance Academy explains Aster uses advanced zero-knowledge proofs to protect trades from front-running and allow assets to earn yield as collateral binance.com.) In early October
21 October 2025
Binance Airdrops Euler’s $EUL – Crypto World Erupts with DeFi Frenzy

Binance Airdrops Euler’s $EUL – Crypto World Erupts with DeFi Frenzy

Binance’s Surprise EUL Airdrop Event On Oct 13, 2025 Binance shocked the crypto community by announcing a retroactive airdrop of Euler (EUL) tokens to loyal BNB holders binance.com blockchainmagazine.net. The official Binance support announcement (51st “HODLer Airdrops” project) described Euler (EUL) as a “DeFi Super App” combining lending, trading, custom markets and deep liquidity binance.com. Users who had subscribed their BNB to Binance’s Simple Earn (Flexible or Locked) or On-Chain Yields products between Oct 4–6 became eligible. Using random hourly snapshots of balances, Binance will deliver 543,657 EUL tokens (2% of EUL’s 27.18M supply) into users’ spot wallets binance.com blockchainmagazine.net.
14 October 2025
Crypto Shockwave: Justin Sun’s SunWukong DEX Takes Chinese Market by Storm

Crypto Shockwave: Justin Sun’s SunWukong DEX Takes Chinese Market by Storm

SunWukong DEX Debut Draws Worldwide Attention On October 9, 2025 at TOKEN2049 Singapore (streamed via X Spaces), TRON founder Justin Sun formally launched SunPerp (Sun Wukong), the first-ever perpetual futures DEX with a dedicated Chinese-language brand globenewswire.com. The event (titled “Boundless Imagination of Next Gen DEX”) broke records, drawing over 42,000 live listeners globenewswire.com. Sun dubbed this move a “new era for Chinese-speaking crypto traders” globenewswire.com. In his keynote, Sun explained that SunPerp’s timing leveraged momentum in the market – noting that the recent Chinese National Day holiday had seen “unprecedented momentum across Chinese-language crypto communities” with viral memes and
13 October 2025
MetaMask’s DeFi Revolution: In-Wallet Perpetuals, $30M Rewards Program & Token Teasers Rock Crypto World

MetaMask’s DeFi Revolution: In-Wallet Perpetuals, $30M Rewards Program & Token Teasers Rock Crypto World

MetaMask Integrates Hyperliquid for In-App Perpetuals MetaMask’s latest update turns the popular wallet into a leveraged trading hub. On October 8, MetaMask confirmed that perpetual futures (derivatives with no expiry) are now live inside its mobile app, powered by decentralized exchange Hyperliquid bitcoininsider.org. Users can access a new “Perps” tab to open long or short positions with up to 40× leverage on over 150 cryptocurrencies – all without leaving the MetaMask interface bitcoininsider.org bitcoininsider.org. This integration effectively brings features usually found on crypto exchanges (like Binance or Coinbase) into a self-custodial wallet. Traders can fund their perpetuals account with any
9 October 2025
DOGE Goes DeFi? Meme‑Coin Rallies on ETF Hopes and Zero‑Knowledge Upgrade – October 2025 Market Report

DOGE Goes DeFi? Meme‑Coin Rallies on ETF Hopes and Zero‑Knowledge Upgrade – October 2025 Market Report

Key facts at a glance Current market overview Dogecoin has enjoyed a resurgence during early October 2025. Real‑time data from Bitbo shows DOGE priced at $0.26 with a market cap near $24.92 billion bitbo.io. A 5‑day return of ≈10.5 % and a 1‑month return of ≈21 % highlight a short‑term uptrend after the coin traded around $0.23 in early September. These figures align with market‑analysis reports: Finance Magnates recorded DOGE at $0.2409 on 10 September with a 7‑day gain of 10.50 % and 30‑day gain of 1.63 % financemagnates.com, indicating that the coin has appreciated since then. Trading volumes have surged; Brave New Coin cites about $3.1 billion in
5 October 2025
TRON (TRX) in 2025: Why Justin Sun’s Ecosystem Could Reshape Stablecoin Transfers, DeFi and Beyond

TRON (TRX) in 2025: Why Justin Sun’s Ecosystem Could Reshape Stablecoin Transfers, DeFi and Beyond

Key Facts (as of 5 Oct 2025) Inside TRON’s Blockchain Architecture Delegated Proof‑of‑Stake and Resource Model TRON’s delegated proof‑of‑stake (DPoS) design elects 27 super representatives who validate blocks and earn rewards. This limited validator set allows the network to reach block finality in about 3 seconds and to scale to 1,200–2,000 transactions per second, far higher than Ethereum’s base layer coinlaw.io 99bitcoins.com. To control spam, TRON uses a resource‑based fee model: users freeze TRX to obtain bandwidth (for data) and energy (for computational steps), which can make many transfers effectively free. A gas‑free USDT feature introduced in March 2025 lets users pay fees directly
5 October 2025
Crypto Mayhem: Bitcoin & Ethereum Dive as Global Regulators, DeFi Hacks and Bullish Prophets Shake Up Markets (Sept 27–28, 2025)

Crypto Mayhem: Bitcoin & Ethereum Dive as Global Regulators, DeFi Hacks and Bullish Prophets Shake Up Markets (Sept 27–28, 2025)

Chart: Bitcoin price and futures open interest (USD). BTC hovered ~$109K with open interest ~$78B, reflecting sustained trading activity on Sep 27. (Source: CoinGlass) Chart: Top crypto assets (prices and 24h change). BTC ~$109.3K, ETH ~$3,995, BNB ~$969, SOL ~$201, XRP ~$2.78 as of Sep 27. (Source: CoinGecko) Sources: Authoritative crypto news outlets and financial press (Coindesk, Cointelegraph, Decrypt, The Economic Times, Binance Research, etc.) were used for all facts above m.economictimes.com cointelegraph.com ainvest.com binance.com. Wherever possible, direct quotes from industry experts (SEC/CFTC chairs, CEO’s, policy heads) are cited. Links are provided for verification (see references).
28 September 2025
Crypto’s Wild 48 Hours: Bitcoin Rebounds, DeFi Breakthroughs, NFT Surprises & Regulation Shake-Ups (Sept 26–27, 2025)

Crypto’s Wild 48 Hours: Bitcoin Rebounds, DeFi Breakthroughs, NFT Surprises & Regulation Shake-Ups (Sept 26–27, 2025)

Key Facts Market & Macroeconomic Trends Bitcoin Volatility and Sentiment: The crypto market saw roller-coaster moves over 48 hours. On Thursday, a broad sell-off wiped out nearly $1.2B in leveraged positions – roughly $1.1B in longs – as Bitcoin dipped under $110K and Ethereum under $4K coindesk.com. This rout drove the Crypto Fear & Greed Index down to 28 (“Fear”), its lowest since mid-April coindesk.com. Analysts noted that “roughly $3B of levered longs have been liquidated in recent days,” flushing out excess leverage coindesk.com. By Friday, however, markets showed resilience: Bitcoin bounced back above $110,000 and major alts like ETH,
27 September 2025
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