Nexo is rolling out a new borrowing product aimed at one of crypto’s longest-standing pain points: accessing liquidity without interest costs, forced liquidations, or constant risk management.

Buck is launching what it calls the world’s first Bitcoin Dollar — a savings-focused crypto asset designed to deliver predictable rewards in a market that has historically favored speculation over stability.

Security is no longer being treated as an afterthought in Web3 — and CertiK and YZi Labs are making that shift explicit. The two firms have announced a strategic partnership that establishes a $1 million security audit grant for startups.

Bybit closed 2025 with 80M users, $9.1B peak daily spot volume, MiCA approval in Europe, a UAE VASP license, $2.88B in institutional inflows in Q4, and a record-breaking WSOT that generated $172.8B in trading volume.

Crypto opened 2026 with modest gains, but the market isn’t chasing momentum. BTC & ETH are positioning for a larger catalyst: liquidity. Arthur Hayes sees $15T+ in new U.S. credit by 2028, a regime where BTC has historically absorbed outsized flows.

Meta’s $2B+ Manus acquisition shows why agentic AI—where autonomous agents execute workflows, code, and decisions—gives companies a decisive edge, shifting software development from manual control to warp-speed execution.