Bitcoin News Today: BlockDAG Rises as Ethereum's Next Evolution: $430M Presale Solves Scalability's $430M Problem

The cryptocurrency landscape in late 2025 is marked by a pivotal shift as BlockDAG (BDAG) dominates headlines with a record-breaking presale, outpacing emerging projects like Bitcoin Hyper and Snorter Token. With over 27 billion tokens sold and 4,500 developers building decentralized applications (dApps), BlockDAG is positioning itself as a cornerstone of Web3's next phase, leveraging a hybrid Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) and Proof-of-Work (PoW) architecture to tackle scalability challenges.

Chainlink (LINK) continues to solidify its role as the backbone of on-chain finance, recently integrating S&P Global Ratings' Stablecoin Stability Assessments (SSAs) into its DataLink ecosystem, as a CoinEdition report explains. This collaboration provides 2,400+ financial institutions with real-time risk metrics, addressing regulatory scrutiny under the U.S. GENIUS Act. Meanwhile, Render (RNDR) expands its AI compute capabilities with RNP-021, deploying enterprise-grade GPUs like NVIDIA H200 to meet surging demand for decentralized rendering. Analysts project RNDR's price could hit $6–$7 by late 2025, underscoring the growing demand for AI-driven blockchain infrastructure.

BlockDAG's testnet has achieved 1,400 transactions per second (TPS), a 75% increase from earlier benchmarks, with ambitions to scale to 15,000 TPS at launch, according to a FinanceFeeds report. The project's EVM compatibility and X1 mobile app, which already has 3.5 million users, further lower barriers to entry for developers and miners. With 20,000+ X10–X100 miners sold, BlockDAG is cultivating a decentralized network poised for mass adoption. The project's October 24 Binance AMA-promising roadmap updates and GENESIS DAY details-has drawn significant attention, with presale participants urged to use the "TGE" code to secure tokens at $0.0015 before the dashboard upgrade.

While BlockDAG focuses on infrastructure, Snorter Token (SNORT) is capturing meme-driven fervor with its Telegram-based trading bot. The project, which raised $5.7 million in its presale, FinanceFeeds reports offers features like automated token sniping and MEV-resistant swaps, targeting retail traders seeking to compete with whales. Analysts predict SNORT could surge 767% by year-end, though its speculative nature contrasts with BlockDAG's utility-driven model. Some coverage even frames Snorter as a potential Solana gem, as Bitcoinist suggests. Similarly, Bitcoin Hyper aims to enhance Bitcoin's scalability via a Layer 2 solution integrating Solana's Virtual Machine (SVM), but its $13 million presale pales compared to BlockDAG's fundraising success.

As stablecoin dominance grows and macroeconomic uncertainty lingers, projects with tangible use cases are gaining traction. Chainlink's institutional data verification, Render's AI compute expansion, and BlockDAG's scalability solutions exemplify this trend. A Best Crypto Presales 2025 roundup highlights BlockDAG among leading presales; BlockDAG's presale, now in Batch 31, remains open until its November 26 Genesis Day launch, with listings expected on MEXC, LBank, and BitMart. The project's blend of technical innovation, developer activity, and community engagement has drawn comparisons to early-stage Ethereum, with some analysts forecasting a top-25 market cap ranking by 2026.