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Ethereum’s P2P Layer Is Improving Just as Institutional ETH Buys Pick Up

Early PeerDAS performance is proof that the Ethereum Foundation can now ship complex networking improvements at scale.

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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Uniswap (UNI) Falls 1.6% as Index Trades Lower

Aave (AAVE) was also among the underperformers, declining 1.2% from Monday.

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Finance

A16z-Backed Daylight Brings Electricity Markets Onchain with New DeFi Protocol

The DayFi protocol aims to turn electricity cash flows into a crypto-native yield product, bridging capital to new solar power installations.

Daylight founder Jason Badeaux (Daylight)

Finance

PNC Bank Rolls Out Spot Bitcoin Access for Private Clients After 2025 Reveal

The Coinbase-backed feature, first announced in July, lets PNC clients buy, sell and hold bitcoin directly in their digital banking accounts.

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Top U.S. Crypto Lobbying Arm Digital Chamber Integrates CryptoUK as Affiliate

The Digital Chamber is among the oldest and largest crypto advocacy groups, and it'll now incorporate CryptoUK into its widening operations.

Digital Chamber and CryptoUK in UK (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Malaysia’s Royal Unveils Ringgit-Backed Stablecoin for APAC Payments

The new fiat-pegged token arrives as Asia leads global stablecoin use, with over 50% of institutions in the region already on board.

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Markets

Standard Chartered Throws in the Towel on Bullish Bitcoin Forecast

Bowing to what he called a "cold breeze," but not a "crypto winter," Geoff Kendrick slashed his year-end outlook for BTC to $100,000 and doesn't expect $500,000 until 2030 versus 2028 previously.

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Polkadot Trades Little Changed as Crypto Market Consolidates

The token has support at $2.09 and resistance in the $2.15-$2.16 zone.

Polkadot Rises to $2.11 Amid Stable Crypto Market Conditions
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Finance

BMW Taps JPMorgan for First Onchain Programmable FX Payment

The German car giant used JPMorgan’s permissioned Kinexys Digital Payments network to do the FX transaction.

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IREN Raises $2.3B, Repurchases Debt in Balance Sheet Overhaul

The bitcoin miner extended maturities, reduced coupon costs and strengthened its capital structure.

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No Direction: Crypto Daybook Americas

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Tech

Tassat Wins U.S. Patent for 'Yield-in-Transit' Onchain Settlement Tech

The IP covers intraday, block-by-block interest accrual during 24/7 settlement and underpins Lynq, an institutional network Tassat co-launched in July.

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Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Slips Back Toward Danger Zone Ahead of Fed Decision

Bitcoin surrendered gains from earlier in the week, fell back toward $90,000 as traders braced for Wednesday’s Federal Reserve rate decision.

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Plume Secures ADGM Commercial License, Eyes Middle East RWA Expansion

Plume Network has received a commercial license from the Abu Dhabi Global Market, allowing expansion into the Middle East.

Plume co-founders Teddy Pornprinya and Chris Yin (Plume, modified by CoinDesk)

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HashKey Seeks $215 Million in Hong Kong IPO While Racing Against Its Cash Burn Rate

HashKey's prospectus highlights surging institutional volume, expanding staking and tokenization pipelines and more than 1.44 million users, while losses and a US$5.2 million monthly burn rate loom over one of Asia’s largest regulated crypto bets.

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SGX's Crypto Futures Draw New Liquidity, Not Diverted Cash, Exchange's President Says

Institutions are pursuing cash-and-carry arbitrage, not outright bullish plays, Syn said.

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