Ethena ends token incentives for USDe after 85% decline in rewards

Ethena’s shift from token incentives to organic growth challenges its stablecoin’s sustainability, impacting investor confidence and market dynamics. The post Ethena ends token incentives for USDe after 85% decline in rewards appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
U.S. and China Agree to AI Incident Channel in Eight-Point Deal
The agreement also includes a November AI dialogue, trade measures and plans for a military crisis-communications memorandum.
Kalshi Says XRP Price Can Hit $1.70 in September

Kalshi’s September XRP market is flashing a $1.70 forecast, yet the $1.70 contract trades at just 32 cents with XRP near $1.55 and five days left. 1.7 on the Screen, 32 on the Ticket The number came from Kalshi’s September XRP market, which shows a 1.7 forecast, up 0.1 on the day. That said, the […]
Grayscale Files Zcash ETF That Pays Every 2 Weeks: What’s the Catch?
Grayscale has filed for a Zcash ETF that would pay shareholders every two weeks. The cash would come from selling options, not from owning the coin. The filing reached the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on September 25. It could take effect 75 days later, in early December. How Grayscale’s Zcash Income ETF Would […]
Bitget Launches Separate 5% Bounties to Freeze or Recover Funds
Eligible participants can receive separate 5% rewards for helping freeze affected funds or recover them after a security incident.
Bitcoin Rebound Near $84,000 Triggers Nearly $500 Million in Losses
Bitcoin holders who had held for more than nine months recorded about $246 million in realized losses, while those holding for more than one year recorded about $233 million.
OpenZeppelin Expands Audited Smart Contract Tools to TRON
The release adds TRON-specific libraries, upgrade plugins, Contracts Wizard support and an MCP server for AI-assisted development.
ARK partners with Securitize to put a venture fund on Ethereum, but leaves exit doors locked

ARK Invest and Securitize announced on Sept. 24 that eligible investors would be able to hold tokenized interests in the ARK Venture Fund on Ethereum. This new ownership route puts an established interval fund on blockchain infrastructure, so investors still face the fund’s limited exit options when trying to sell their shares. ARKVX invests across […]
OpenZeppelin Brings Audited Smart Contract Toolkit To TRON
OpenZeppelin has launched TRON-specific versions of its smart contract libraries, upgrade tooling and Contracts Wizard. The stack supports TRC-20 tokens, upgradeable contracts, role-based permissions and passkey authentication. The tools are audited, but OpenZeppelin still recommends project-specific review and testing before production deployment. **ID:** B25-03 **Site:** Bitcoinist **Status:** READY **Author:** Bitcoinist Editorial Team **Focus Keyword:** OpenZeppelin […]
Bitcoin’s Adjusted MVRV Ratio Enters Bull-Market Range at 1.018
The indicator crossed above 1.0 on Sept. 20 and reached 1.018 on Sept. 26 as Bitcoin traded at $84,156.