Tech

September, 2025

• 14 September

  Monero Faces 18-Block Reorg: Stability Concerns Rise

  

  Monero (XMR), a leading privacy-focused cryptocurrency, faced a rare 18-block chain reorganization on September 12, 2025, raising concerns about network stability. The event, reported by BitMEX Research, involved the network discarding 18 blocks—spanning roughly 36 minutes due to Monero’s 2-minute block time—to adopt a new chain segment, likely caused by a mining pool’s temporary dominance. Chain reorganizations occur when miners …
• 14 September

  YU Stablecoin Wobbles—Yala Fails to Restore Dollar Peg

  

  Yala’s Bitcoin-backed YU stablecoin is faltering after an attempted attack destabilized its $1 peg, dropping it to $0.2046 on September 14, 2025, per Cointelegraph. Despite recovering to $0.78, YU’s inability to fully restore its peg has sparked concerns about the stability of newer stablecoins in DeFi. The attack, reported by Yala on X, involved a hacker minting 1.2 billion YU …
• 14 September

  SOL Strategies Lands on Nasdaq: CEO Embraces Being Underestimated

  

  SOL Strategies Inc., a Solana-focused treasury and validator firm, debuted on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker STKE on September 9, 2025, marking a historic bridge between traditional finance and blockchain. The listing, transitioning from OTCQB (CYFRF) and Canadian Securities Exchange (HODL), underscores Solana’s surging institutional appeal, with its DeFi ecosystem boasting $13 billion in total value locked …
• 14 September

  Kicking Out Corruption: How Blockchain Could Fix Football Transfers

  

  Football’s transfer market, valued at $10.3 billion in 2024 per FIFA, is notorious for opaque deals, inflated fees, and corruption. Blockchain technology is emerging as a solution to bring transparency and fairness to player transfers, potentially revolutionizing the sport’s financial ecosystem. The transfer system is riddled with issues: hidden agent commissions, delayed payments, and money laundering risks. FIFA’s 2023 report …
• 14 September

  TVL Boom: Solana Hits Record $13B—Will SOL Moon Next?

  

  Solana’s decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem has hit a record $13 billion in total value locked (TVL), doubling from April’s $6.6 billion, signaling robust growth and investor confidence. This milestone, reported by DefiLlama, positions Solana as a leading layer-1 blockchain, challenging Ethereum’s dominance in DeFi. But can this TVL surge propel SOL’s price to new heights? The TVL boom, up 4% …
• 14 September

  Prediction Market Boom: Polymarket at $9B, Kalshi Targets $5B

  

  The prediction market industry is booming, with Polymarket eyeing a $9 billion valuation and Kalshi targeting $5 billion, per recent reports. These platforms, which let users bet on real-world events like elections, sports, and economic data, are gaining traction as powerful forecasting tools, outpacing traditional polls in accuracy. Polymarket, a blockchain-based platform, has surged from a $1 billion valuation in …
• 14 September

  Meme Coin Momentum: DOGE Soars as ETF Buzz & Big Money Pour In

  

  Dogecoin (DOGE), the iconic meme coin, is surging amid the debut of the first U.S. Dogecoin ETF and robust institutional investments, marking a pivotal moment for cryptocurrency adoption. As of September 14, 2025, DOGE trades around $0.24–$0.25, up 13% in the past week, with trading volumes exceeding $3.67 billion in 24 hours—outpacing many mid-cap altcoins. The REX-Osprey DOGE ETF (ticker: …
• 14 September

  Crypto Shock: Shibarium Bridge Loses $2.4M to Hackers

  

  In a bold strike against DeFi infrastructure, the Shibarium Bridge—Shiba Inu’s Ethereum Layer-2 scaling solution—endured a flash loan attack on September 13, 2025, with hackers siphoning off $2.4 million in assets. Blockchain sleuths at PeckShield detected the anomaly, alerting developers to a cunning breach that exploited validator mechanics. The assailants deployed a flash loan to borrow 4.6 million BONE governance …
• 14 September

  Crypto Under Watch: IRS Tightens the Net on Investors

  

  The IRS is intensifying its oversight of cryptocurrency investors, introducing robust measures to ensure tax compliance in 2025. New regulations, effective January 1, 2025, mandate that custodial crypto exchanges report transactions via Form 1099-DA, akin to stock trade reporting. This shift, driven by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, aims to close the tax gap by tracking digital asset …
• 13 September

  Gemini IPO Oversubscribed 20x, Investors Rush to Buy

  

  Gemini Space Station, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by the Winklevoss twins, has ignited a frenzy with its U.S. Initial Public Offering (IPO) on September 11, 2025, oversubscribed over 20 times, according to Reuters. Priced at $28 per share, the IPO raised $425 million, valuing Gemini at $3.33 billion, with shares set to trade on Nasdaq under the ticker “GEMI” starting …