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In brief Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade, which would cut transaction finality from over 12 seconds to 150 milliseconds, already has over 99% validator support. Over $1.7 billion in SOL is already locked in corporate treasuries. MEXC chief analyst Shawn Young forecasts SOL at $215 in September and $250 by year-end, barring setbacks. Solana is preparing to…
In brief WLFI begins trading on Memorial Day with only a small portion of its 33 billion supply unlocked. The token underpins World Liberty’s plans around stablecoins and payments, though governance details remain limited. Analysts and legal experts warn that concentrated holdings and political ties raise risks for liquidity, integrity, and investor protections. World Liberty…
In brief WLFI begins trading on Labor Day with only a small portion of its 33 billion supply unlocked. The token underpins World Liberty’s plans around stablecoins and payments, though governance details remain limited. Analysts and legal experts warn that concentrated holdings and political ties raise risks for liquidity, integrity, and investor protections. World Liberty…
In brief Blockstreet is creating a complimentary ecosystem for USD1, the Trump-backed stablecoin. Co-founder Kyle Klemmer believes that it will outmatch all other stablecoins by 2028. World Liberty Financial’s WLFI governance token becomes tradable on Monday. By the time U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term is over, USD1 will have become the world’s most dominant…
In brief Tech giants like Google and Amazon are betting on AI agents, and Ethereum developers believe their blockchain is uniquely positioned to power this new machine economy. Ethereum core developer Davide Crapis has proposed ERC-8004, a standard for AI agents to discover, verify, and transact with one another. Supporters argue Ethereum’s payment rails, digital…
In brief Stablecoin fintech Rain has raised $58 million. The Visa-backed company, which issues cards, has raised a total of $88.5 million from big backers like Sapphire Ventures, Dragonfly, Galaxy Ventures, and Samsung Next. Stablecoins are a hot topic since President Donald Trump signed the GENIUS Act. Stablecoin-backed card company Rain, which partnered with Visa…
In brief Stablecoin giant Tether is bringing USDT to the Bitcoin network. Users will be able to spend their stablecoins on Bitcoin’s network via the RGB protocol. Tether says it wants Bitcoin to be “everyday money.” Stablecoin giant Tether is pushing further into the Bitcoin ecosystem, announcing on Thursday that it would make its USDT…
In brief M0 raised $40 million in Series B funding. The firm separates stablecoin reserve management from programmability. M0 is supporting the debut of MetaMask’s mUSD stablecoin. Switzerland-based stablecoin platform M0 raised $40 million in Series B funding, as it seeks to shake up the relationship between token issuers and blockchain developers, according to a…
In brief Trump Media announces $6.4B CRO treasury partnership with Crypto.com, sending CRO up 160% in two days to 3-year highs Bitcoin rises 1.5% to nearly $113,000 while Solana leads majors with 4% gains and DeFi TVL reclaims January ATH of $11.76B ETH ETFs see $307M inflows and meme coins remain stable with PUMP jumping…
In brief A new Anthropic report says cybercriminals are using AI to run real-time extortion campaigns, with ransom notes using Bitcoin as the payment rails. North Korean operatives are faking technical skills with AI to land Western tech jobs, funneling millions into weapons programs, often laundered through crypto. A UK-based actor is selling AI-built ransomware-as-a-service…
