Author: Jeremy Ryan

Bitcoin’s aggregate futures exposure fell as recently active capital gained share through Oct. 4. Younger coin cohorts tend to spend more readily during volatility, so sustained buying remains the test of how readily the market can absorb active supply.Glassnode’s Oct. 5 Market Pulse reported futures open interest declining from $38 billion to $36.6 billion. Hot Capital Share rose from 18.9% to 19.5%, while the short-term-to-long-term holder supply ratio increased from 13.7% to 14.2%.Bitcoin futures exposure declined as spot buying and short-term holder activity increased, though sustained demand remains unproven.Open interest measures outstanding futures exposure, but assessing the vulnerability of those…

A New Era for Illuvium: Beta 3 Update Illuvium, a highly anticipated blockchain-based RPG, has just released its Beta 3 update, bringing significant enhancements and new features that are set to revolutionize the gaming experience. This update not only introduces the highly requested Arena PvP mode but also marks Illuvium’s integration with the Epic Games Store. These developments promise to elevate Illuvium to new heights, offering players an unparalleled gaming experience in the play-to-earn (P2E) landscape. Arena PvP: A Competitive Edge The Excitement of Player vs. Player Battles The Arena PvP mode is one of the most significant additions in…

In brief The Solana Foundation launched Solana DvP, an open-source escrow program giving financial institutions a standardized API for delivery-versus-payment settlement, released under the MIT license with input from J.P. Morgan. The tool compresses the multi-day clearinghouse-and-custodian process into a single atomic transaction where both the asset and payment settle together or neither does. It builds on Solana’s growing institutional pull in tokenized assets. The Solana Foundation is making a direct play for institutional finance, launching an open-source program designed to let banks settle trades on the network with the certainty they expect from traditional markets.Announced Monday, the tool, called…

Quest’s Horizon+ subscription now offers free add-ons for games, plus Swarm 2 and Waltz of the Wizard are this month’s monthly titles.In addition to the usual release of two monthly games, new games added to the catalog, and discounts on games in the Meta Horizon store, Horizon+ now offers subscribers free add-ons for games. The first free Horizon+ add-ons will unlock cosmetics and in-game currency to spend in Orion Drift, the massively multiplayer game from the makers of Gorilla Tag. Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked and Deadly Delivery also join the Horizon+ games catalog this month, and there are…

Payward, the financial infrastructure company behind crypto exchange Kraken, integrated Singapore Gulf Bank’s real-time clearing network to enable institutional clients to settle qualifying digital-asset transactions around-the-clock and fund trading even on a non-banking day.The service begins with U.S. dollar transactions for a select group of clients in eligible Asian and Gulf region jurisdictions, Payward announced on Sunday.Mark Greenberg, Payward’s chief commercial officer, explained the deal targets a fundamental issue affecting crypto markets. While assets trade all weekend and around the clock, the cash that funds those trades often remains subject to bank cut-off times and multi-day settlement. SGB Net allows…

Trading in perpetual futures tied to stocks, gold, and other traditional assets is growing fast. And an increasing share of that activity is now happening onchain. These contracts, often referred to as real-world asset (or RWA) perps, give traders exposure to the prices of traditional assets without actually buying the asset itself. Unlike conventional futures, they don’t have a scheduled expiration, and some venues also offer 24-hour trading, seven days a week. This includes weekends, when major commodity futures markets and stock exchanges are closed. Demand is rising quickly: Across tracked venues, monthly RWA perp trading volume reached $117.3 billion…

CryptoKitties is a game where you breed and trade cartoon cats, each one an NFT on the Ethereum blockchain. It launched in November 2017 and became the first blockchain game to reach a mainstream audience, so popular for a few weeks that it slowed down Ethereum for everybody. This article explains how the game works, why it mattered so much, and what happened to it after the hype. Risk note: CryptoKitties and other NFTs are speculative collectibles. Most of them are worth a small fraction of what they sold for in 2017 and 2018, and some cannot be resold at…

Crypto markets are kicking off the week on volatile footing, with bitcoin regaining $86,000 early Monday and briefly touching $87,000, nearing an eight-month high, before reversing course. Traders are closely monitoring dollar strength for clues on whether BTC can extend its rally or consolidate gains. Bitcoin’s 50-, 100-, and 200-day moving averages are converging toward their first fully bullish alignment since 2025, signaling that its three-month recovery remains structurally intact.Meanwhile, macro eyes turn to a busy U.S. slate featuring ISM Services PMI, FOMC minutes, and jobless claims.On the protocol front, Ethereum developers are gearing up for the “Glamsterdam” testnet upgrade…

AI vibecoding has caused a veritable explosion in the VR modding scene. The latest to benefit: PSVR exclusive and critically acclaimed platformer Astro Bot Rescue Mission (2018). The News VR modder ‘Bigmak94’ has released another mod, this time bringing Astro Bot Rescue Mission to Quest 3 and PC VR. Also known for their Super Mario Galaxy VR mod, Bigmak94 asked AI assistant Claude to modify shadPS4, an open-source PlayStation 4 emulator for Windows, Linux, and macOS. The modder reveals in a Reddit post that Claude effectively output two versions: a native Quest 3 version you can sideload and play on-device,…

AAVE price has climbed toward $184 as Aave’s V4 lending markets passed $1 billion in deposits, putting a key daily resistance level in focus before a possible October move above $200. Summary AAVE price traded near $183 on Binance, with daily resistance at the $183.86 Fibonacci level. Aave Labs reported more than $1 billion in V4 deposits and $310 million in active loans. The 4-hour chart showed a rising channel, with Supertrend support at $171.66. An analyst identified $202.29 as an upside target, conditional on a daily close above $184. CoinGecko recorded AAVE at approximately $182.51, up about 22.1% over…