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<p>Bullish has purchased 250 Bitcoin, approximately $19.2 million, in Mezo, the developer of Mezo Prime - an institutional-focused platform that isolates depositor Bitcoin in separate vaults and enables yield generation, fee-sharing and borrowing against a Bitcoin-backed stablecoin. A portion of Bullish’s corporate Bitcoin holdings will be routed t…
Symbiotic and Midas unveiled an RFQ-based Instant Liquidity product for tokenized real-world assets (RWA). Built on Symbiotic Core V2 and embedded within Midas' Open Liquidity Architecture, the solution enables atomic T+0 settlement for redemptions without requiring pre-funded inventory or idle capital. The product targets a broad set of Midas asse…
BitMart has begun a 30-day Trade-to-Feed trading competition tied to the newly listed cause coin $EAT (End Hunger), distributing up to $4.4 million USDT in trader rewards from April 28 through May 28, 2026. The campaign runs three concurrent tracks - a volume leaderboard, a power drop of 75,500 tickets, and up to 15 random lucky drops - and channel…
Standard Chartered has launched a framework allowing institutional and VIP clients on OKX Middle East to use BlackRock’s tokenised short-term U.S. Treasury fund, the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity (BUIDL) Fund, as collateral for trading. The arrangement names Standard Chartered as the custodian for off-exchange collateral and is desc…
AxeCasino confirmed that members of its leadership and product teams will be present at iGB L!VE 2026 to engage with operators, affiliates, technology providers, and partners. The appearance follows a recent front-end update to desktop and mobile interfaces intended to improve navigation, game discovery, bonus visibility, and account access while d…
Bitcoin slipped below $77,000 on Tuesday, retreating after a failed breakout above $79,000 the previous day. Rising oil prices linked to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and investor caution ahead of major central bank decisions tempered demand for risk-sensitive assets, while most major altcoins moved lower in range-bound trading.
Nexus AiCOS has released Whitepaper v1.1 Axiom Edition, presenting Proofs of Behavior (PoB) as an on-chain credit standard for autonomous agents. The update details a C-Score credibility framework implemented as open-source smart contracts on Base Testnet, outlines four weighted axioms for machine credit, and signals a Base Beta mainnet launch in e…
REAL Finance Blockchain says it will launch a native token in the coming weeks as part of a token generation event that advances its Layer 1 infrastructure for tokenized real-world assets. The move follows a $25 million capital commitment from Nimbus Capital, a private alternative investment group backed by In On Capital, intended to support scalin…
<p>Bybit has begun registration for an Institutional Strategy Championship run with 1Token that will give qualifying institutional participants and VIP users access to interest-free capital starting at $1 million during the campaign period. The competition, which includes Delta Neutral, Dollar Neutral and Directional tracks, runs from June 1 to Aug…
Bitcoin pared early advances and traded lower Monday after a brief intraday peak, as elevated oil prices and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty weighed on risk sentiment. Market attention is split between the Bitcoin Conference 2026 in Las Vegas and key central bank meetings including the Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan.
Bitcoin traded near $77,517.7, largely unchanged despite short-lived geopolitical noise. A surge in institutional derivatives tied to BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has pushed open interest above $27.6 billion, surpassing offshore rival Deribit and marking a shift toward U.S.-regulated venues. Meanwhile, Tennessee joined Indiana in bannin…
President Donald Trump used a high-profile Florida conference to reiterate support for pro-crypto legislation, including the Clarity Act, but made no public references to his family’s $TRUMP memecoin. The token tumbled 14% on Saturday, deepening year-to-date losses to about 47% and reflecting a collapse of more than 90% from its post-inauguration p…
Bitcoin remained largely steady this Saturday, trading around $77,743.7 as U.S. envoys traveled to Pakistan for indirect negotiations with Iranian officials. Markets are watching whether the talks produce de-escalation that could relieve pressure on energy supply routes and broader risk assets, while crypto technicals focus on the $80,000 barrier a…
Potion Alpha, a trading community numbering more than 110,000 members, has been placed under new majority ownership as a Stratosphere-led investor group, including Mac (@MacnBTC) and other strategic partners, acquires a 70% controlling interest. The community will relaunch with an expanded, multi-asset focus—moving beyond its memecoin roots—and wit…
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has launched the Stablecoin Reserves Portfolio, a government money market fund within its Institutional Liquidity Funds trust (ticker MSNXX). The portfolio is structured to hold reserves backing payment stablecoins in cash, short-dated U.S. Treasury securities and overnight repurchase agreements backed by Treasu…
At the Prediction Conference in Las Vegas on April 23, 2026, SafeBets.world Inc. introduced a prediction platform that rewards accurate forecasters with a native token, Unicoin, and channels trading profits from global markets to remunerate top predictors and brand ambassadors. The company described an architecture designed to operate outside gambl…
Pantera Capital’s DAT Opportunity Fund, holding 6.7% of London-listed Satsuma Technology, is pressing the company to liquidate its roughly $50 million bitcoin position and return proceeds to shareholders. The request follows a roughly 99% decline in Satsuma’s share price from a £14 peak last June and leadership turnover.
Bitcoin rose past the $78,000 mark amid geopolitical relief after the U.S. announced an indefinite extension of a ceasefire with Iran and fresh institutional buying. The cryptocurrency was trading roughly 2.7% higher and poised for a third consecutive day of gains as broader market signals—softening oil and a weaker dollar—aligned with renewed infl…
<p>Bybit EU, an Austrian crypto-asset service provider operating under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR), has introduced fiat-to-PLN and crypto-to-PLN trading pairs to improve access for Polish users. The rollout includes direct funding in Polish złoty via BLIK and other local payment methods, and newly listed PLN trading pairs a…
Bitget Wallet, a self-custodial platform with more than 90 million users worldwide, will integrate Polymarket to offer prediction market trading within its decentralized mobile experience. The integration will include AI-driven sports event analysis and a smart money tracking module that highlights on-chain activity from high-performing addresses. …
<p>Vantage has launched an updated Vantage App that reorients the platform around a single user asset journey. The upgrades prioritize clearer visibility of holdings across account types, more intuitive capital transfers, and improved capital efficiency, while positioning the platform for expanded financial utility where regulations and market avai…
<p>Bitcoin climbed above $76,000 in Asian trade, extending recent gains as traders reacted to signs of improving risk sentiment and expectations of diplomatic engagement between Washington and Tehran. The cryptocurrency was trading 1.6% higher at $76,045.6 by 03:10 ET (07:10 GMT). Market participants are also focused on a Senate confirmation hearin…
Coins.ph has launched a QRPh Stablecoin Payment capability that allows users to pay with Philippine pesos, USDT, USDC, or a mix of those currencies in a single checkout. The functionality integrates stablecoin conversion at the point of sale with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' national QR code standard and is immediately compatible with almost 70…
OVHcloud and Alchemy have announced a strategic relationship to make Alchemy’s multi-chain development platform and Supernodes available on OVHcloud’s secure, high-performance infrastructure. The collaboration aims to provide enterprise-grade, cost-effective cloud services for Web3 developers, enabling faster regional scaling and multi-cloud intero…
Unicoin Inc. has announced the formation of the Unicoin Foundation, an independent, mission-driven organization focused on education-first programs intended to broaden access to the digital economy, support entrepreneurship, and reinforce regulatory-aligned governance. The Foundation will run the 'Crypto for Good' initiative, prioritize financial l…
