Crypto Miners

We feel like most people still see #Binance as just a crypto exchange… but that take already feels kinda outdated.

Like, in just 90 days, it went from basically zero to doing around $7.6B daily in gold and $6.4B in silver. That’s not normal growth, that’s the kind of shift where you start asking where price discovery is actually happening now.

And the crazy part is, those numbers aren’t small in a “crypto” sense, they’re big even compared to traditional exchanges. It’s already doing multiples of places like MCX, DGCX, TOCOM, and even touching a noticeable share of SHFE. At that point, it’s not experimenting with TradFi… it’s operating at that level.

But what really clicked for us is the 24/7 angle.

News breaks at random times. Weekends, late nights, whenever. Traditional markets just… wait. But here, people are already trading, already reacting, already setting expectations before those markets even open. That kind of changes how everything gets priced globally.

And then you realize it’s not just about one asset anymore.

You’ve got crypto, gold, silver, oil, even equities, all sitting in the same place. No jumping between platforms, no fragmented setups. Just one continuous market where you can actually think in terms of a full portfolio instead of isolated trades.

Plus there’s this whole CeFi + DeFi overlap happening in the background. Liquid markets on one side, on-chain RWAs growing fast on the other. That combo of liquidity + programmability is kinda new if you think about how TradFi usually works.

Feels like the line between crypto and traditional finance isn’t something that’s coming later… it’s already getting blurry.

Anyway, worth paying attention to.

Trade the world, 24/7.

MoonPay acquires Sodot, launches institutional crypto unit

@moonpay has acquired key management firm @sodot_hq and launched MoonPay Institutional, targeting banks and asset managers entering digital assets.

The new unit, led by former CFTC acting chair @CarolineDPham, offers a full-stack platform built on secure key management for custody, trading, and payments.

Meta adds USDC payouts for creators via crypto wallets

#meta is enabling eligible creators to receive payouts in USDC directly to wallets on Solana and Polygon, with Stripe powering the payments.

The feature expands stablecoin use in creator monetization, with users responsible for wallet security and crypto-related risks.

Visa partners with WeFi on onchain banking

#Visa is working with @wefi_official to develop infrastructure that connects self-custody stablecoin wallets with its global payments network.

The setup allows users to hold funds onchain while spending through existing Visa rails.

The focus is on cross border payments and access in underbanked regions.

Tether develops modular Bitcoin mining systems with Canaan

@Tether USDT is building modular bitcoin mining infrastructure with Canaan and ACME, using hash board–based systems that separate compute, power, and cooling.

The design aims to improve efficiency and control at scale as Tether expands its push to become a major player in BTC mining infrastructure.

Telegram rolls out AI crypto agents for onchain actions

TON Tech has launched AI-powered agents on the TON blockchain, letting users fund dedicated agent wallets that can execute transfers, swaps, staking, and automated trading.

Agents operate without exposing private keys, bringing autonomous onchain activity directly into Telegram.

Western Union to launch USDPT on Solana

Western Union plans to launch USDPT, a USD-backed stablecoin on Solana, starting with on-chain settlement for its remittance network.

The rollout targets faster and lower-cost transfers compared to traditional rails.

The company is also developing a “Stable Card” for consumer payments.

Strategy adds 3,273 BTC, holdings surpass 818K bitcoin

Michael Saylor’s Strategy has purchased 3,273 BTC for $255M at an average price of $77.9K, bringing total holdings to 818,334 BTC.

The stack now represents nearly 4% of total supply, funded through ongoing stock sales as the firm expands its bitcoin treasury strategy.

Litecoin reorg rewinds 3 hours after privacy-layer exploit

@Litecoin executed a 13-block reorg to reverse invalid transactions after a zero-day bug in its MWEB privacy layer enabled unauthorized peg-outs and double-spend attempts.

The bug, which also triggered DoS attacks on mining pools, has been patched, though some cross-chain protocols reported losses.

Crypto isn’t just trading anymore

There are still 1.3B people globally without access to basic financial services, but most already have a smartphone

That gap is starting to close through platforms like Binance, where access is mobile-first and doesn’t rely on traditional banking

Adoption is accelerating. the last 100M users came in around 18 months, with peak days adding 180k users

Scale is already significant. $150B in user assets, 30% spot share, and tradfi perps volume moving from $8B to $256B in a short span

But the bigger shift is where this seems to be heading

Toward a single app where you can trade, send payments, access onchain, and use ai tools in one place

This isn’t just targeting crypto users, it’s extending to people who’ve never had access to traditional financial services as well

Starting to look less like a single-purpose exchange and more like a broader financial layer

SpaceX allocates 61% of capex to AI

SpaceX directed $12.6B of its $20.7B 2025 capex to its AI division, according to IPO filings.

The spend exceeds combined investment in its core space and connectivity operations.

Polymarket explores chain migration for scaling

@Polymarket is pursuing a chain migration to increase block space, reduce fees, and improve settlement speed.

The move follows infrastructure strain on Polygon, including latency and failed transactions during peak usage.

The upgrade targets scalability as user activity continues to grow.

BNB Chain hits 44,444 RWA holders

@BNB Chain reports 44,444 RWA holders, with $3.8B in tokenized assets across 372 issuances.

That total is up 17.6% over the past 30 days, based on RWA.xyz data.

Stablecoins account for a significant share of the network’s RWA value.

Fluent launches Ethereum L2 mainnet with BLEND token

#fluent has launched its Ethereum Layer 2 mainnet alongside the BLEND token, backed by $50M in day-one liquidity.

The network introduces a “blended execution” model enabling multi-VM interoperability, with live apps at launch and a stablecoin-backed liquidity layer.

Markets don’t close anymore, so why should access

oil, gold, etfs… most of it still trades on fixed hours

but demand for 24/7 exposure is picking up, and Binance is where a lot of that flow is moving

tradfi perpetuals have already crossed $100B+ this month across major platforms, with binance holding 59% share, based on coindesk data

commodities are driving most of it. gold and silver alone make up a large portion as traders lean into hedges during macro uncertainty

oil caught up fast. recently launched, but already taking a major share and peaking above 50% on some days

etfs are entering the mix too, already seeing daily volume despite being newly introduced

this is tradfi exposure, just without the closing bell

explore it and see how 24/7 access changes the way you trade

Tether freezes $344M USDT in largest action

#Tether froze over $344M in USDT across two wallets, coordinating with OFAC and U.S. law enforcement.

The action marks its largest single freeze to date and adds to billions already blocked historically.

The freeze was executed onchain via issuer controls.

Lido proposes $5.8M stETH allocation to cover Kelp exploit shortfall

#LidoFinance has proposed allocating up to 2,500 stETH ($5.8M) as part of a broader recovery plan to address the rsETH deficit caused by the @KelpDAO exploit.

The move comes as the shortfall exceeds 100,000 ETH and has triggered wider DeFi spillover, including bad debt concerns across lending platforms.

TON to cut transaction fees 6x, targets near-feeless usage

@ton_blockchain will reduce transaction fees to 0.00039 TON ($0.0005), with fixed costs regardless of network load and plans for near-feeless transactions.

The move, part of its MTONGA roadmap, aims to scale payments and apps across @telegram’s 900M+ users while keeping spam in check.

Re7 launches mRe7ETH on Optimism

#re7capital introduced mRe7ETH, an ETH-denominated yield strategy deployed on OP Mainnet and accessible via Midas.

The product targets institutional allocators, with yield auto-compounding into the token.

@Optimism Foundation disclosed an ETH allocation and financial interest in the strategy.