In Brief Aster holds 256,000 token holders, roughly 5 times perp DEX rival RollX. Seven perp DEX tokens launched this past year all trade below record highs. Lighter counts 7,300 holders but ranks second by market cap at $1.08 billion. Aster (ASTER) leads every perpetual decentralized exchange token launched in the past year by holder count, with roughly 256,000 wallets. Data published Thursday ranked seven perp DEX tokens by holders. The spread runs from Aster at the top down to Paradex,...

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Forward Industries reports $382M hit from Solana exposure

Forward Industries reported a $382 million unrealized loss on its $1.2 billion Solana holdings, after SOL prices dropped sharply.

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The 5 unbelievable crypto comeback stories that changed the world forever

Crypto is nothing if not cyclical. Every cycle births icons, wrecks them, and sometimes resurrects them. What was once written off as dead can roar back to life with a vengeance, reshaped by regulation, technology, or sheer market gravity. From courtrooms to codebases, from bankrupt exchanges to blockchains that refused to quit, the industry’s best […] The post The 5 unbelievable crypto comeback stories that changed the world forever appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Oct 25, 202512 min readby CryptoSlate

$538M stolen by drainers: ETH & SOL wallets unite with real-time phishing blocks

SEAL, the nonprofit security organization that has disrupted crypto drainer operations since late 2023, launched a real-time phishing defense network on Oct. 22 in partnership with MetaMask, WalletConnect, Backpack, and Phantom. The coalition deploys Verifiable Phishing Reports technology, which enables users to submit cryptographically attested evidence of malicious sites, thereby bypassing the manual review bottleneck […] The post $538M stolen by drainers: ETH & SOL wallets unite with...

Oct 23, 20253 min readby CryptoSlate

Forward Industries Builds 25-Member Crypto Board to Expand Solana Treasury

Forward Industries boosts its Solana treasury, appoints 25 blockchain experts, and signals rising institutional confidence in SOL.

Oct 22, 20252 min readby Coinpaper

Phishing drain of $400M drives wallets to create joint security shield

Crypto wallets such as MetaMask and Phantom have collaborated with the Security Alliance.

Oct 22, 20253 min readby CryptoPolitan

Monad opens MON airdrop claims ahead of mainnet launch

Monad's MON airdrop claims are live, and will reward a long list of crypto power users from DeFi and NFT communities.

Oct 14, 20252 min readby CryptoPolitan

Pudgy Penguins expands onto DeFi with PenguSOL launch on Solana

Pudgy Penguins launched PenguSOL, its own liquid staking token, using the Sanctum white label services.

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Sorare is migrating its fantasy sports platform from Ethereum’s StarkEx layer to Solana

Fantasy sports and digital collectibles platform Sorare has announced a migration of its operation from Ethereum’s StarkEx layer to Solana. The Softbank-backed platform rationalized the move based on Solana’s speed, low transaction fees, and composability. Along with its SoftBank backing, Sorare also claims partnerships with global leagues like the Premier League and NBA. It clarified […]

Oct 9, 20252 min readby CryptoPolitan

Trump family’s World Liberty Financial USD1 stablecoin to debut on Aptos blockchain

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has confirmed that its USD1 stablecoin will soon launch on the Aptos blockchain, marking the asset’s first integration with a Move-based network. The announcement, released on Oct. 1, followed an agreement between Aptos and WLFI co-founders Donald Trump Jr. and Zach Witkoff. Following the news, Aptos native APT token jumped 8% […] The post Trump family’s World Liberty Financial USD1 stablecoin to debut on Aptos blockchain appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Oct 1, 20252 min readby CryptoSlate