Today's news tips:
Apple CEO admits to holding cryptocurrency, saying "this is a reasonable investment strategy"
Binance Alpha and Binance Futures will list zkVerify (VFY)
Zhao Changpeng said he is an advisor to Aster, not a member of its team
Solana's newly added tokens dropped to 27,354 yesterday, hitting a new low since March
XPL's total network contract holdings surpassed BNB, now exceeding $1.8 billion, a record high
Viewpoint
In an interview with the Master Investor podcast, ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood said the Hyperliquid protocol reminds her of Solana's early potential, calling it a "rising star in the blockchain space." She noted that Solana has proven its value and entered the mainstream blockchain landscape. Currently, ARK Invest primarily holds three crypto assets in its public funds: Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. Wood revealed that the company indirectly holds Solana assets through Breera Sports, a project linked to the Solana treasury and backed by Middle Eastern investors. She also mentioned that economist Art Laffer provides advisory support to the project. While Wood did not confirm whether she holds Hyperliquid assets, she believes the protocol is worth watching. She also emphasized that Bitcoin remains the core of her crypto investments, believing it to be dominant in the pure cryptocurrency space due to its fixed supply and risk-resistance. She added that while Ethereum plays a significant role in the DeFi ecosystem and the influence of stablecoins is growing, Bitcoin remains the core of ARK's long-term investment thesis. Earlier today, Cathie Wood argued that Ethereum cannot surpass Bitcoin, disagreeing with Tom Lee's view.
Apple CEO admits to holding cryptocurrency, saying "this is a reasonable investment strategy"
According to Blockware, Apple CEO Tim Cook, when asked in an interview whether he holds cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, responded in the affirmative. Cook believes crypto assets are part of a diversified investment portfolio and stated that he has been following the sector for a long time and has spent time researching it. He believes cryptocurrencies are very interesting.
Cathie Wood: Ethereum cannot surpass Bitcoin, disagrees with Tom Lee's view
Cathie Wood, founder and CEO of Ark Invest, said in an interview on the podcast "The Master Investor" that she firmly believes that Bitcoin will become the largest cryptocurrency to date. She also shared her friendly disagreement with Fundstrat's Tom Lee and explained why she believes Ethereum cannot surpass Bitcoin, despite her growing interest in Ethereum and recent purchases of BitMine shares. Wood said that she prefers Bitcoin to Ethereum because Bitcoin will continue to scale; it is a global currency system based on rules, and as a Layer 1 that has never been hacked, it is also the first
Changpeng Zhao: Aster competes with Binance, but it helps the development of BNB
A user on the X platform claimed that "Aster's only competitor is Binance." Changpeng Zhao responded, "Few people understand this. Aster competes with Binance, but it's contributing to the growth of BNB." Previously, Changpeng Zhao claimed he was an advisor to the Aster team, not a member. He also confirmed that Aster has several former Binance employees and that YZi Labs holds a minority stake in Aster.
Zhao Changpeng said he is an advisor to Aster, not a member of its team
A user on the X platform claimed that "Changpeng Zhao confirmed on X Spaces today that he is a member of the Aster team." In response, Changpeng Zhao said: "I am not on the team, I am just an advisor." Earlier news had stated that Changpeng Zhao confirmed that Aster has several former Binance employees and that YZi Labs holds a minority stake in Aster.
As reported by The Block, on Friday, asset managers Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, CoinShares, Bitwise, Grayscale, Canary Capital, and VanEck updated their respective S-1 registration statements for their proposed Solana ETFs to clarify details of their staking activities. This filing rush follows a similar wave in late August, when several of the same issuers amended their filings to allow for both cash and in-kind redemptions. Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart suggested at the time that the filings could indicate "active communication between these issuers and the SEC."
Project News
DoubleZero Mainnet Beta will be launched on October 2nd and will begin deploying 2Z tokens
According to DoubleZero, the DoubleZero Mainnet Beta will launch on October 2nd and begin deploying the 2Z token. Its early production network, Mainnet Alpha, launched on September 15th and is undergoing stress testing via batches of validator nodes. Since its launch in March 2025, the testnet has connected to over 386 validator nodes, representing approximately 16% of the Solana Mainnet's stake.
Binance Alpha and Binance Futures will list zkVerify (VFY)
According to the official announcement, Binance Alpha will launch and open trading for zkVerify (VFY) at 7:30 PM (GMT+8) on September 30, 2025. Additionally, Binance Futures will launch VFYUSDT perpetual contracts at 8:00 PM (GMT+8) on September 30, 2025, with a maximum leverage of 50x. All eligible Binance users will receive an exclusive Binance token airdrop. Eligible users can claim the airdrop using Binance Alpha Points from 7:30 PM (GMT+8) on September 30, 2025, to 7:30 PM (GMT+8) on October 1, 2025, via the Binance Alpha event page.
Important data
Solana's newly added tokens dropped to 27,354 yesterday, hitting a new low since March
According to SolanaFloor, Solana’s token creation fell to 27,354 yesterday, the lowest daily average since March. Despite the recent decline, Solana still leads all blockchain networks in daily, weekly, and monthly token creation.
According to SoSoValue data, Ethereum spot ETFs saw a net outflow of $796 million during this week's trading days (September 22nd to 26th, US Eastern Time), with all nine ETFs experiencing net outflows. The Fidelity ETF (FETH) saw the largest weekly net outflow, with a net outflow of $362 million, bringing FETH's historical net inflow to $2.51 billion. The second largest weekly net outflow was from the Blackrock ETF (ETHA), with a net outflow of $241 million, bringing ETHA's historical net inflow to $13.16 billion.
According to SoSoValue data, Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a net outflow of $903 million during this week's trading days (September 22nd to 26th, US Eastern Time), with only Blackrock's IBIT Bitcoin ETF experiencing net inflows. The Blackrock IBIT Bitcoin ETF saw the largest weekly net inflow, with a weekly net inflow of $174 million, bringing IBIT's total net inflow to $60.82 billion. The Fidelity FBTC Bitcoin ETF saw the largest weekly net outflow, with a weekly net outflow of $738 million, bringing FBTC's total net inflow to $11.92 billion. The next largest weekly net outflow was the Ark Invest and 21Shares ETF, ARKB, which saw a weekly net outflow of $123 million, bringing ARKB's total net inflow to $2.10 billion. As of press time, the total net asset value of the Bitcoin spot ETF was US$143.56 billion, the ETF net asset ratio (market value as a percentage of the total market value of Bitcoin) reached 6.59%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached US$56.81 billion.
XPL's total network contract holdings surpassed BNB, now exceeding $1.8 billion, a record high
According to the latest data from Coinglass, as XPL rose briefly this morning, the total XPL contract holdings on the entire network have increased to 1.144 billion, with a holding market value exceeding US$1.8 billion. It is now reported at US$1.826 billion, a record high and surpassing the BNB contract holdings (US$1.764 billion), an increase of 16.56% in the past 24 hours; among them, Binance's XPL contract holdings reached 293 million, with a holding market value of US$4.69; Bybit's XPL contract holdings reached 111 million, with a holding market value of US$177 million.
According to the monitoring of on-chain analyst Ember, @Techno_Revenant, who made a profit of $38.77 million by manipulating XPL liquidation a month ago, has now made a profit of up to $41.38 million on XPL. In other words, in one month, he has made $80.15 million on XPL. On August 27, he used two wallets to ambush and go long, and then pushed up the price to trigger the liquidation and automatic closing, thus making a profit of up to $38.77 million. Then he dispersed the profit funds across the chain to 20+ addresses, and reopened about 45 million XPL with 1x leverage, with an average opening price of $0.77. At that time, most of the XPL long positions on Hyperliquid were held by him alone. These XPL long positions
Financing/Acquisition
Zoth acquires Neemo Finance from the Soneium ecosystem, entering the Japanese blockchain market
Zoth announced the acquisition of Neemo Finance, a liquidity staking and treasury infrastructure protocol within the Soneium ecosystem. This move strengthens its position as the first full-stack StableFi operating system and expands into the Japanese blockchain market. Neemo is reportedly backed by Sony Block Solution, and this acquisition will help Zoth integrate liquidity staking and treasury functions, enhancing the ZeUSD stablecoin's yield strategy and capital efficiency. Neemo's team will join Zoth to drive product and technology development, while also opening the door for Zoth to collaborate with Asian institutions. Previously, Zoth had reached a $75 million alliance with Haven1 to promote institutional adoption of RWAs. On August 11, Zoth received a $15 million strategic investment from Bolts Capital to promote the on-chain implementation of RWAs.
Institutional holdings
Bitcoin Treasury Company POP Culture Plans to Raise $6 Million in a Rights Issue
According to PRNewswire, Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin treasury company POP Culture announced that it plans to sell 5,000,000 Class A common shares at a price of $1.20 per share, with an estimated fundraising amount of $6 million. The rights issue is expected to be completed around September 29, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions. The company has previously purchased 300 Bitcoins and plans to expand the size of its Bitcoin treasury to 1,000 Bitcoins.
