Flare’s Filip Koprivec explains why the next step for XRP is making yield and credit accessible from the wallet holders already use—and why simplifying the experience still requires painstaking work underneath.
Carbon markets are growing fast—but trust hasn’t kept pace. As governments and enterprises ramp up climate commitments, carbon credits have become a core tool for compliance and net-zero strategies.
MoonPay is bringing crypto payments closer to everyday use. This week, the company unveiled the MoonPay Commerce App, a shopping app built exclusively for the Solana Seeker mobile phone. The app is designed to make spending crypto feel as natural as using a traditional mobile wallet — whether that’s buying coffee, apparel, digital collectibles, or art
Crypto conversations often jump from trend to trend, but when you zoom out, a clearer picture starts to form. The a16z crypto team’s view of 2026 is not about one breakthrough or a single killer app. It is about a set of shifts happening across infrastructure, intelligence, finance, media, and privacy that together point to a more mature and integrated crypto ecosystem. (Cover photo: Maggioe Hsu, Head of GTM @a16zcrypto)
Bhutan is taking another deliberate step toward building a sovereign, sustainable digital economy. This week, Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) and Cumberland DRW signed a multi-year Memorandum of Understanding to develop digital asset infrastructure in Gelephu Mindfulness City, Bhutan’s flagship economic zone designed around innovation, sustainability, and long-term national resilience.
Crypto moves at internet speed, but wallets still expect users to slow down. Most interfaces are built around manual inputs, nested menus, and fragmented tools that force people to constantly switch between charts, social feeds, and dashboards just to keep up. The result is a familiar pattern across the industry. Missed moments. Delayed execution. Decisions driven by FOMO instead of clarity.
On stage at Solana Breakpoint in Abu Dhabi, Abra Founder and CEO Bill Barhydt unveiled AbraFi, a new Solana-native protocol designed to bridge real-world assets with scalable, onchain financial instruments.