Arthur Hayes Sells HYPE, Digital Euro Delays, Forward Tokenizes Shares, Samsung AI Ultrasound

In this week’s crypto and tech digest, we explore high-profile moves changing digital finance, blockchain, and AI integration. Stay ahead with a snapshot of the most impactful trends in crypto, blockchain, and healthcare technology.

First, let’s see our weekly Top 3 sections.

1. Aster (ASTER) - with an incredible rise of 227.14% and total price of $1.79
2. DeXe (DEXE) - comes next with 15.35% grow to a price of $9.38
3. Zcash (ZEC)  - closing up this 9.87% and $53.43 total price

1. Story (IP) - biggest loss of 30.97% and final price at $7.20
2. Pump.fun (PUMP) - lost 30.55% to a price of $0.00499
3. SPX6900 (SPX) - 28.79% drop and week end price of $0.9527

Arthur Hayes Cashes Out HYPE to Fund Ferrari Purchase

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has sold his entire Hyperliquid (HYPE) holdings, pocketing over $800,000 in profit, to put a deposit on a Ferrari 849 Testarossa.

The sale comes barely a month after Hayes forecast the token could surge 126x over the next three years, complementing between bold predictions and personal liquidity decisions.

According to blockchain analytics shared by Lookonchain and data from HypurrScan, Hayes liquidated 96,628 HYPE tokens, netting roughly $823,000, a 19.2% gain. HYPE, the native token of the Hyperliquid decentralized derivatives exchange (DEX), has grown significantly since its November launch, climbing from $6.51 to over $49 at its recent peak, a 660% increase.

The Hyperliquid DEX itself has seen explosive trading activity. August volumes skyrocketed from $560 million at the start of the month to an all-time high of $3.4 billion by Aug. 24, per DefiLlama data. Hayes has argued that continuing fiat debasement and the growth of stablecoin markets could push Hyperliquid’s annualized fees from $1.2 billion to as much as $255 billion.

The co-founder remains outspoken about the broader crypto market, recently suggesting that liquidity events, such as the US Treasury topping its General Account at $850 billion, could trigger an “up only” phase for cryptocurrencies. Hayes continues to make bold Bitcoin forecasts, projecting $250,000 by the end of 2025, while emphasizing that his market calls are not binding.

Digital Euro Launch Pushed to 2029, ECB Board Member Confirms

Europe’s long-anticipated digital euro may not go live until 2029, European Central Bank (ECB) Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said at a Bloomberg Future of Finance event in Frankfurt.

First introduced in October 2020, the digital euro has been part of the EU’s strategy to modernize payments and safeguard financial sovereignty amid the rise of US-based stablecoins.

Cipollone highlighted that the European Parliament remains the main hurdle. Legislation must pass before the project can advance, and the ECB is aiming for a general approach among member states by the end of this year. Parliament is expected to deliver a position on the digital euro by May 2026, after which discussions will continue regarding issuance parameters. Recent agreements among EU ministers have already set preliminary holding limits, carefully approaching before full adoption.

“The middle of 2029 could be a fair assessment,” he said

While the EU takes a cautious approach, other jurisdictions are moving faster, all over the globe.

The ECB continues preparations despite delays. Its investigation phase concluded in November 2023, and the preparation phase is scheduled to wrap by October 2025.

Forward Industries Eyes Tokenized Nasdaq Shares on Solana

Forward Industries, the Nasdaq-listed firm with the largest corporate Solana treasury, is exploring the tokenization of its stock to integrate directly into the blockchain ecosystem.

On Monday, the company announced a partnership with fintech firm Superstate to issue tokenized shares of FORD on Solana via Superstate’s Opening Bell platform, a regulated issuance system for public companies.

If executed, shareholders could bridge their stock between brokerage accounts and Solana, unlocking 24/7 trading, near-instant settlement, and access to global liquidity pools.

Forward plans to make tokenized FORD shares usable as collateral within Solana-based DeFi lending. Collaborating with protocols such as Drift, Kamino, and Jupiter Lend, the company aims to allow tokenized equity to underpin on-chain loans, potentially deepening liquidity and shareholder engagement.

Kyle Samani, Forward’s chairman, emphasized that this strategy reinforces the company’s belief in Solana as central to future capital markets, providing investors a direct role in the emerging tokenized economy. This announcement follows Forward’s $1.65 billion Solana-focused PIPE financing in September, supported by Galaxy Digital, Jump Crypto, and Multicoin Capital, which established the largest corporate Solana treasury.

Forward’s $1.6 billion Solana reserve now accounts for 17.11 million SOL tokens, roughly $4 billion, representing nearly 3% of Solana’s total supply.

Samsung partners with Galeon to integrate blockchain-powered AI into ultrasound devices

Samsung has announced a strategic partnership with Galeon, a decentralized science (DeSci) and healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) protocol, to enhance its ultrasound devices with AI capabilities using anonymized data.

The partnership involves integrating Samsung's ultrasound equipment with Galeon's electronic health record (EHR) platform, which already live in 18 interconnected hospitals across Europe, including Rouen University Hospital, Caen University Hospital, Toulon Hospital, and Sud Francilien Hospital.

Galeon's Blockchain Swarm Learning technology enables hospitals to train medical AI models on encrypted, anonymized datasets without moving records off-site. Only the operations of AI algorithms are recorded on-chain for traceability; actual imaging data remains off the blockchain and anonymized.

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