Author: Leslie Stewart

Opinion: Rachel Lin, SynFutures Co-Founder and CEODeFi has come a long way from the 2020 DeFi summer boom-bust cycle. Much of the initial surge was fueled by experimentation, hype, and unsustainably high incentives. Five years later, the foundations of DeFi appear to have changed significantly. Last year’s experiment was a quiet integration phase that set the stage. 2025 may be remembered as the year DeFi surpassed centralized exchanges (CEX).The bear market of 2023 and 2024 washed away many DeFi projects that lacked product-market fit, forcing other DeFi platforms to focus on infrastructure and mature to achieve real adoption.Decentralized exchanges evolveWhile…

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A grocery store shopper in Dayton, Ohio, on October 21, 2025.Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesOn Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its long-awaited Consumer Price Index report, delayed by a week and a half due to the government shutdown.The five most important points are:Inflation remains well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, but shows no signs of spiraling out of control and is in fact easing at least slightly in some key areas. The overall rate of increase was 0.3% for the month and 3% for the year, both slightly below consensus expectations. The same was true…

The prices people pay for a variety of goods and services rose less than expected in September, according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. The report is the only official economic data allowed to be released during the government shutdown.The consumer price index rose 0.3% from the same month, bringing the annual inflation rate to 3%. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had called for readings of 0.4% and 3.1%, respectively. The annual rate reflects a 0.1 percentage point increase from August.Core CPI, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.2% monthly and 3% annually, compared with…

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A shopper looks at produce at a grocery store on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 in West Milton, Ohio, USA. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSeptember’s Consumer Price Index report, released on Friday, is about the only game on the data-hungry Wall Street this month and is increasingly likely to be a market-moving event.The actual numbers are expected to be about the same level as in recent months, but given the lack of official economic reporting due to the government shutdown, even small deviations could have a huge impact.”We haven’t had any recent government statistics, so all the market attention…