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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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% …

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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 …

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