Flare and D’CENT Wallet are giving XRP holders a direct hardware-wallet route into FXRP yield vaults on Flare. The integration uses Flare Smart Accounts, allowing users to sign on XRPL without managing a new wallet, chain or FLR…
Bybit will move to single-counted open interest reporting from June 11, 2026. The change will make displayed OI figures appear lower, but traders’ positions, margins and risk exposure will not change. Bybit is changing how it reports open…
Lambda256 and CertiK have signed a strategic MOU to expand blockchain security and compliance services in Korea and APAC. The partnership will combine CertiK’s risk intelligence tools with Lambda256’s enterprise blockchain infrastructure. Lambda256, the blockchain technology subsidiary of…
For years, decentralized finance has focused primarily on human users. Platforms competed on interface design, token incentives, and accessibility for retail traders navigating increasingly complex ecosystems. Artificial intelligence may force the industry to rethink that model entirely. As…
Binance is adding an OPENAIUSDT Pre-IPO Perpetual Contract after its first Pre-IPO futures product generated more than $280 million in trading volume within five days. The new contract gives eligible users exposure to market expectations around OpenAI ahead…
Binance Wallet has launched Event Rush, a third-party dApp integration that lets users trade real-world events on-chain through liquid event tokens. The product uses bonding curve pricing instead of fixed odds, allowing users to trade before resolution or…
Visa has expanded its stablecoin settlement pilot to nine blockchains after adding Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon and Tempo. The company says its onchain settlement volume is running at an annualized pace of about $7 billion, up roughly 50%…
Crypto swaps let you exchange one digital asset for another directly, without converting to fiat currency first — a method that is faster, increasingly affordable, and now accessible to anyone with a wallet. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins like…
BitMEX is launching FX Perpetual Swaps, allowing traders to access major currency markets using crypto as collateral. The product offers 24/7 trading, up to 100x leverage and no overnight fees, bringing crypto-style market structure to foreign exchange. BitMEX…
PumpFun has burned all previously repurchased PUMP tokens, worth about $370 million and equal to roughly 36% of circulating supply. The platform says it will allocate 50% of revenue over the next year to a programmatic buyback-and-burn mechanism.…
W3.io has launched an agent-powered finance control platform on Avalanche, already processing more than 200,000 workflows per day. The Avalanche Foundation has made a strategic investment in W3.io, with additional integration partners expected in the coming weeks. W3.io…
CertiK says digital asset regulation has shifted into an enforceable phase across major markets. AML compliance, stablecoin reserves and smart contract audits are now becoming core requirements for crypto firms. CertiK’s latest global report lands with a fairly…
DeFi United has now raised more than 132,000 ETH, worth over $300 million, for the rsETH recovery effort. Consensys and Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin committed 30,000 ETH, one of the largest contributions so far. The DeFi recovery effort…
BitMine Immersion Technologies added 101,901 ETH over the past week, marking its largest weekly Ethereum purchase of 2026. The company now holds 5,078,386 ETH, a treasury valued at roughly $11.75 billion. BitMine Immersion Technologies has crossed another threshold…
Banking Circle has expanded its stablecoin settlement service to support USDC, USDG and its own euro stablecoin, EURI. The move follows the bank’s Luxembourg crypto licence and reflects growing competition in Europe to build regulated stablecoin payment infrastructure…
Curve founder Michael Egorov has proposed a market-based mechanism to recover DeFi bad debt by turning distressed positions into an investable product. The idea arrives as the Kelp DAO fallout intensifies debate over recovery math, bailout optics and…