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I remember when Bonkfun felt unstoppable. For about three months in the summer of 2025, it looked like the platform that was going to permanently dethrone Pump.fun, the launchpad that had defined Solana’s meme coin era. It didn’t just compete, it won, flipping Pump.fun in daily revenue within weeks of launching and eventually commanding close to four-fifths of the entire memecoin launchpad market. I went back and pulled the on-chain numbers to see what actually happened next, and the answer is a genuinely sobering case study in how fast dominance can evaporate on Solana when a platform doesn’t keep innovating.How…

Solana’s memecoin machine is declared dead every few months, but the data refuses to cooperate.CoinMarketCap’s Chain Ranking page, set to the 7-day view, shows Solana at number one for new tokens by a margin that is hard to argue with. Solana recorded 481,996 new tokens over the week. BNB Smart Chain, the runner-up, managed 222,550. That puts Solana at a little over twice its closest rival.The Gap Gets Wider the Further Down You LookSolana’s lead over BNB is only the start. Robinhood Chain sits third with 130,944 new tokens, and Base follows with 85,611. After that the numbers fall off…

TLDR: CFTC crypto regulations would address retail crypto transactions involving leverage, margin, or financing, rather than ordinary direct cash purchases. The agency is considering a crypto asset market registration category designed for venues that list qualifying retail commodity transactions. Public comments will help shape potential rules under the Commodity Exchange Act, as Congress has not completed a wider market-structure law. The initiative could establish clearer compliance expectations, but it cannot settle authority over every spot crypto transaction or exchange activity. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has begun a new rulemaking process for crypto transactions using leverage, margin, or financing. CFTC…

Since Tether Gold (XAUT) launched in 2020, it has finished every fourth quarter in the green: six for six. It is October again, and this year the margin is thin. XAUT closed Q3 at $4,155 and trades around $4,141, so the streak survives only if it closes December above that Q3 level, a gain of roughly 0.3% from here. Meanwhile, Tether has just minted close to half a billion dollars of new tokens, and the Federal Reserve has started hiking again. Here is what the numbers show. Every source is primary except the seasonality figures, which come from CryptoRank’s analytics…

U.S. crypto investors who received a filing extension have entered the final stretch before the Oct. 15, 2026 deadline for their 2025 federal returns, while taxes owed were generally due in April. Summary October 15 is the federal filing deadline for most 2025 returns covered by valid extensions. Taxes owed for 2025 were still generally due April 15 despite receiving a filing extension. Most 2025 Forms 1099-DA report crypto sale proceeds but do not include taxpayer cost basis. Crypto sales, swaps, staking rewards and payments can trigger reporting obligations on federal tax returns. Late filing can trigger monthly penalties reaching…

TLDR: Cathie Wood challenges Bill Ackman on inflation, arguing that stronger real growth and falling technology costs can explain higher rates. Bill Ackman questions whether higher borrowing costs can slow AI infrastructure investment when companies expect exceptionally large returns. Wood cites a 99.99% annual decline in AI inference costs at constant performance, presenting the figure as support for benign deflation. Wood links cheaper AI to expanding usage, citing OpenAI revenue run rate growth from $20 billion to $70 billion in her economic argument. The ARK Invest CEO, Cathie Wood, has challenged Bill Ackman over whether artificial intelligence will fuel lasting…

Ethereum price has entered October near $2,695 after gaining 32.6% in August and another 8.8% in September, leaving $2,775–$2,800 as the main barrier standing between ETH and a possible move toward $3,000. Summary Ethereum trades near $2,695, with $2,775–$2,800 remaining the main resistance zone entering October this month. U.S. spot Ether ETFs recorded $118 million in net outflows during the latest trading week. Glamsterdam is scheduled to activate on Sepolia October 6, while mainnet timing remains undecided still. Ethereum gained 32.6% in August and 8.8% in September before consolidating near $2,700 again now. A clean break above $2,800 could reopen…

For five years, the joke about UNI was that it was the most successful DeFi token that had never earned a cent for anyone holding it. Billions in trading fees flowed through Uniswap and none of it touched the token. Then the fee switch flipped, and the chart in front of me looks like a different asset entirely. It’s the kind of bar chart you don’t need an explanation for: a run of modest green blocks from January to July, then August jumps, then September towers over everything that came before it. Revenue season has arrived, and it’s showing up…

DefiLlama shows a network that once held more than $2 billion earning $110 in chain revenue over the last 24 hours. That is roughly the price of a decent pair of sneakers. I kept rereading the number because it says more about airdrops than any tokenomics thread I’ve seen this year.A Chain That Once Held Over $2 Billion Now Earns Pocket ChangeBlast announced that it is shutting down. The team said its ongoing costs exceed the revenue the chain generates and that it sees no credible path to sustainability. Users have until October 26 to withdraw through the normal interface,…

Key TakeawaysKbank, Kyobo Securities, Woori Bank and Jeonbuk Bank joined Ripple on one XRP Seoul panel on Oct. 3.XRP Seoul has drawn 5,000+ attendees in 2026, up from 3,000+ a year earlier, as XRP traded near $1.49.Ripple’s next Korean milestone is Kbank’s UAE and Thailand remittance pilot, which began in April this year. One Panel, Many Chairs The session was titled “From Cross-Border Payments to Tokenized Deposits,” and the lineup on the slide said more than the title did. A floor-level photo shared by XRP Ledger Foundation director Hussein Zangana, better known as Vet, showed representatives from Kbank, Kyobo Securities,…