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Decentralized finance has always promised a financial system that operates without traditional intermediaries. Smart contracts automate lending, trading, borrowing, staking, and liquidity provision. But the same automation that makes DeFi powerful also creates a dangerous reality: when the code fails, the money can move at machine speed. That raises an increasingly important question: Can artificial intelligence predict a DeFi exploit before an attacker executes it? The short answer is yes—but not with certainty . AI is becoming increasingly capable of identifying suspicious smart-contract behavior, unusual transaction patterns, vulnerable code, and attack signals before they turn into catastrophic losses. At the same time, attackers are gaining access to increasingly sophisticated AI capabilities of their own. The future of DeFi security may therefore become an ongoing contest between AI-powered defense and AI-powered exploitation. The Growing Need for Predictive DeFi Security Crypto ...

An altcoin that exploded on the scene this year is surging thanks to a boost from Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao. In a new tweet, CZ disclosed purchasing 2,090,598 Aster (ASTER) tokens on Binance at around $0.913 each, sparking a 36% price jump to a high of $1.25. Zhao emphasized his philosophy of buying and holding, comparing it to his early BNB investment eight years ago. Aster is a decentralized exchange that’s active on the Solana network, BNB Chain, Ethereum and Arbitrum, offering spot and perpetual trading with up to 1001x leverage. It supports crypto and U.S. stocks, settled in crypto without bridging. Backed by YZi Labs, Aster launched in September 2025 on BNB Chain. CZ’s prior on-chain buys in September fueled early hype. Since launching in mid-September at around $0.10, Aster rocketed over 1,000% to a peak of $2.41 by September 24th, then pulled back to about $1.16 amid volatile trading volumes. Aster is priced at $1.22 ...

Solana offers investors “two ways to win,” giving it “explosive” growth potential as it expands in the stablecoin and tokenization markets, said Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan. Hougan said in a post  on X that Solana can win from the expected growth of the stablecoin and tokenization sectors, as well as from capturing a larger market share of those sectors. He said Solana’s edge lies in its fast, user-friendly technology and expanding ecosystem, citing Western Union’s decision this week to launch its stablecoin, USDPT, on Solana as evidence of growing momentum in the network’s stablecoin infrastructure. ”I think people dramatically underestimate how much and how quickly these technologies will remake markets,” he said. ”It’s easy for me to imagine this market growing by 10x or more.” Ethereum Leads The Market, But Solana Is Gaining Ground Ethereum currently leads the stablecoin and tokenization infrastructure ma...

Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin-focused company, Strategy, released its Q3 earnings report on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, with results exceeding Wall Street expectations. The company delivered an earnings per share of $8.42, beating Wall Street’s prediction of $8.15. Strategy also reported a quarterly earnings of $2.8 billion. The company’s Bitcoin (BTC) holdings have led to a $12.9 billion gain in 2025 (year-to-date). Strategy currently holds 640,808 BTC with a cost of $47.44 billion, or $74,032 per coin. Strategy Reports Big Q3 While Bitcoin Slumps Source: Chris Ratcliffe / Bloomberg While Michael Saylor’s company is reporting a healthy third quarter, the crypto market continues its lackluster price movements. Many anticipated October to be a bullish month, given the historical pattern. However, things did not go as per the norm. Bitcoin (BTC) is struggling to hold the $110,000 price level, trading in the red zone in most time frames. According to CoinGecko, BTC’s ...

Shiba Inu chances to grow are looking stronger right now, and the numbers actually back it up. The memecoin just saw a major SHIB token burn that removed 54.8 million tokens last week—a 76% jump from the week before. At the time of writing, SHIB trades with technical patterns that point to a potential 25-35% Shiba Inu rally ahead. Analysts tracking the chart set the Shiba Inu price target between $0.00001250 and $0.00001400. Also Read: Shiba Inu Team Sends Message of Hope Amid Price Stagnation Shiba Inu Technicals Show Strong Chances To Grow After Token Burn Source: Getty Images Chart Patterns Signal Potential Breakout Two consecutive higher lows have been formed on the daily chart since October 10, and these were followed by a high that reached $0.00001069. The 7-day simple moving average has been reclaimed by the price, and multiple daily closes above this level have actually been sustained. Right now, the 20-day SMA is being tested, and the 7-day SMA looks ready to cross above it. T...

Cryptocurrency firms have been rushing to issue initial public offerings (IPO) this year; however, they’ve not all been winners for investors who get in when these stocks are finally offered publicly. Among five firms analyzed by Protos — Circle, Galaxy Digital, Bullish, Gemini, and eToro — only two of them — Circle and Galaxy Digital — currently trade above their initial price. Galaxy Digital was also not technically an IPO, as it had previously traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange, but it did offer an underwritten public offering of its stock as part of its listing on the NASDAQ exchange. Read more: ANALYSIS: Does the Circle IPO value Tether at $316B? Galaxy Digital and Circle have both seen an approximate 63.5% relative increase in their trading price since their securities became available on NASDAQ. Circle was, at one point, trading at approximately three times its initial price before falling to this lower level. The thr...