Tempo is here to join the cool kids’ club of Layer-1 blockchains like Circle’s Arc and Tether’s Plasma, all compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). Because, you know, why reinvent the wheel when you can just jazz it up with some stablecoin glitter? ✨
On the edge of this profound issuance, Linea’s native token approaches with grandeur overshadowing even the birth of Ethereum (ETH) itself. Its 72 billion LINEA tokens weave a tale where 85% is reserved for nurturing the ecosystem, leaving the founding team and venture firms gasping for relevance in the wings.
Gossip from the upper circles, courtesy of the esteemed Bloomberg oracle Eric Balchunas, suggests a Dogecoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) will debut on our shores with the grace of a debutante at her first ball-assuming the whims of the SEC play in their favour.
It seems that Monex is quite keen on surfing the rising wave of institutional interest in crypto investments. I mean, why not? It’s practically the digital equivalent of buying up all the real estate on a newly discovered planet. It’s all about positioning themselves, or at least, trying to be the first one to shout “I was here first!” when the digital asset industry completely takes off. 🚀
This move has deepened divisions in the community and raised concerns about centralization and the outsized influence of large investors in new token launches. It seems the more things change, the more they stay the same, even in the world of decentralized finance. 🌐
Who led this circus, you ask? Why, it was the indefatigable Michael Saylor, whose company, Strategy, holds a jaw-dropping 636,505 BTC. A true visionary, or perhaps just a man with a penchant for gambling? MARA Holdings, the old guard of Bitcoin miners, trails behind with 52,477 BTC, though they did mine a modest 705 BTC in August. Bravo, chaps! 👏
On September 2, 2025, Kuan Sun-a major Venus Protocol user-fell victim to what we’ll now call “The Great Zoom Scam.” The hackers, part of the notorious Lazarus Group (yes, the same folks who’ve been stealing billions like it’s a hobby), tricked him into giving them control of his account. With that access, they started borrowing and withdrawing funds faster than you can say “crypto chaos.” Wrapped Bitcoin, USD Coin, Tether, XRP, Ethereum-you name it, they took it. At first glance, it looked like a $27 million disaster, but after some accounting magic, the actual theft totaled $13.5 million. Still bad, but hey, every silver lining counts, right? 🤷♂️
At $2.81, XRP hovers like a moth near a flame-recently escaped from a $2.70 dip, yet tethered by invisible strings to the $3.05-$3.10 ceiling, where sellers lurk like vultures at a picnic. Buyers cling to $2.80 as if it were the last slice of cake at a funeral. 🎭
REX-Osprey has filed with the SEC to launch what could be the world’s first Dogecoin ETF, complete with the ticker symbol DOJE-because why not make it sound like a laugh track? The fund plans to park at least 80% of its assets in Dogecoin or related financial instruments, giving investors a way to dip their toes into the DOGE pool without actually owning any tokens. It’s like renting a dog instead of adopting one. 🐕🦺
Behold, the discourse surrounding this innovation is as tumultuous as a storm at sea. Some herald it as a beacon of organic hype, a means to elevate the underdog and grant them a moment in the sun. Others, however, shudder at the thought of biased data and the specter of market manipulation, whispering of a future where the highest bidder dictates the narrative. Indeed, the Top 10 trending tokens on CMC now bear the mark of this new order, their ascent perhaps more a product of coinage than of merit.
