The Ethereum network, its upgrades and the apps and companies built on it.
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N4T, short for “Nobel for Trump,” is taking its next major step toward becoming a long-term, purpose-driven digital ecosystem. Fresh off its successful ICO, the movement-led token has announced that it will lock liquidity ahead of its upcoming decentralized exchange listings — a move designed to reinforce trust, stability, and longevity as it prepares for broader market visibility.
Axis — a fully onchain quantitative fund managing $100 million in live capital — has raised $5 million in a round led by Galaxy Ventures, with participation from OKX Ventures, FalconX, GSR, Maven 11, CMS Holdings, CMT Digital, and Aave’s Marc Zeller. The round was 4× oversubscribed, reflecting accelerating demand for transparent, real-yield infrastructure built directly on public blockchains.
AntX has launched a new DEX built for traders who want CEX-level speed with full transparency and self-custody. Powered by its finance-grade AntX Chain, the platform already has over one million testnet wallets.
Over the past few days, something quietly significant happened in the crypto markets. According to Artemis data, Monad pulled in an astonishing 3.8 billion dollars in stablecoin inflows.
Kraken introduced its new Krak Card this week, a debit card that gives 1 percent back on every purchase in either cash or crypto and supports more than 400 currencies. It’s a modest announcement on the surface, but it represents a deeper movement in the industry.
DevConnect Buenos Aires marked one of Ethereum’s most forward-looking gatherings to date — a week filled with clarity, conviction, and unusually unified themes. And yet, despite the breakthroughs, ETH’s price moved in the opposite direction. (Cover photo: Marcin Kaźmierczak, RedStone)
New York — Axal, the fintech startup backed by a16z CSX and CMT Digital, is bringing onchain yield to the global mainstream with the launch of the Axal mobile app, available today. In partnership with MoonPay, Axal is making decentralized finance feel as simple—and safe—as opening a savings app.
The global payments landscape is shifting — fast. In less than a year, Binance Pay has grown from 12,000 merchants to over 20 million, a nearly 1,700x surge that signals one thing: stablecoin payments have officially gone mainstream.
San Francisco — Edge & Node, the founding team behind The Graph, has introduced ampersend, a management platform designed to bring structure and oversight to autonomous agent operations.
Cardano’s DeFi ecosystem just gained a major upgrade. VyFinance, one of the network’s most established decentralized finance platforms, has launched cstAPEX, a staked version of the APEX token that mirrors the potential 10% APY return of staking APEX on Prime.
Dubai, UAE — Avail, the modular infrastructure leader enabling scalable and unified blockchain connectivity, has announced a landmark integration with the TRON Network. The partnership allows TRON’s vast ecosystem of decentralized applications (dApps) to seamlessly access liquidity and users across 10+ major blockchains through Avail Nexus — all without bridges, chain switching, or complex gas management.
New York — MoonPay, the global leader in crypto payments, today announced the launch of MoonPay Commerce, a next-generation platform enabling merchants, creators, and developers to accept crypto payments worldwide — faster, cheaper, and more seamlessly than ever.
