LayerZero Jumps 16% as Smaller Cryptocurrencies Steal the Spotlight
Pyth and Filecoin join LayerZero’s rally while Bitcoin slips. Meta and Salesforce rise, chip stocks retreat, and IonQ falls after a $1.3 billion deal.
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Your AI Agent Should Get Your Discounts. Animoca Wants to Make That Work.
AIR and Minds are partnering with Reap and Pivota to let agents use verified customer benefits and complete purchases within approved spending limits. The collaboration will begin with a single-merchant demonstration.
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8 Hidden Infrastructure Layers Behind Institutional Crypto Adoption
Institutional crypto adoption depends on more than regulation. From custody and compliance to liquidity, settlement, and privacy tech, a growing infrastructure stack is enabling banks and asset managers to operate safely in blockchain markets.
Stablecoins Hit $312B as Banks and Card Networks Go Onchain
The stablecoin market has reached $312 billion as institutional adoption accelerates, with Bernstein projecting 70% upside for Circle.
Aave Yields Beat Your Bank — So Why Aren't More People Using It?
Aave governance tackles the elephant in the room: DeFi yields crush TradFi, but fiat onboarding is still a UX nightmare keeping millions on the sidelines.
Prediction Markets Win CFTC Backing and Palantir AI Deal
CFTC chair endorses blockchain prediction markets as 'truth machines' while Polymarket partners with Palantir on AI oversight tools.
Zcash Open Development Lab Raises $25M Seed Round
Josh Swihart's Zcash Open Development Lab closed a $25 million seed funding round to expand protocol development and its Zodl mobile wallet.
Tessera Brings Private Equity OnChain to Solana, Targeting the $20B RWA Market
Tessera, founded by former Goldman Sachs executive Chan Ahn, is launching a private equity tokenization platform on Solana, bringing institutional investment opportunities to the $20B real-world asset (RWA) market.
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GoMining CEO Mark Zalan: Bitcoin’s Next Chapter Is About Spending, Not Just Holding
GoMining CEO Mark Zalan talks Bitcoin mining, AI infrastructure and GoBTC Pay as the company expands into a broader Bitcoin ecosystem.
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Learn where stablecoin yield comes from, how USDC rewards differ from lending, and how fees, APY, withdrawals and platform risks affect your return.
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