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New yield agent Mintly goes live on Robinhood Chain, but non-custodial claims face scrutiny amid untested automation ↗
Castle Labs maps the rebirth of onchain options, highlighting CLOBs, RFQs, prediction markets, and institutional flows driving a new crypto derivatives cycle ↗
Valdora launches curated vaults that help stablecoin holders access diversified yield from private credit, tokenized assets, and quantitative trading strategies
Valdora launches curated vaults that help stablecoin holders access diversified yield from private credit, tokenized assets, and quantitative trading strategies ↗
The Hashgraph Group and String Metaverse launch BillsOnChain platform on Hedera for automated VAT refunds and invoice financing, with over 830,000 bills tokenised. ↗
RP1 launches Artemis, a new browser designed specifically for the metaverse ↗
Universal Safety Products subsidiary Universal DeFi begins building tokenization platform for real-world assets
Universal Safety Products subsidiary Universal DeFi begins building tokenization platform for real-world assets ↗
EDX Markets raises $76M round led by SBI to expand institutional crypto clearing and settlement ↗
Vanguard puts up hiring notice for a Head of Digital Assets to develop multi-year digital assets roadmap and drive execution amid skepticism as traditional finance cautiously eyes crypto risks. ↗
Special guest author Fable drops the monthly newsletter for the July Squid Drop (covering June), discussion thread is open!
Special guest author Fable drops the monthly newsletter for the July Squid Drop (covering June), discussion thread is open! ↗
Users discover KAST's Terms of Service treat deposits as sales to KAST. The controversy was amplified by Mike Silagadze's post calling KAST a 'scam,' prompting users to withdraw funds. ↗
Ondo Finance partners with RWA INC to list tokenized assets on stocks.rwa.inc creating one of crypto's largest discovery hubs for institutional-grade tokenized real-world assets ↗
Polymarket faces breach-of-contract lawsuit over disputed Strategy bitcoin market
Polymarket faces breach-of-contract lawsuit over disputed Strategy bitcoin market ↗
Beyond weight updates: a new frontier for continual learning in production agent ecosystems ↗
Sierra Leone, Bhutan NDI, and SIGN Foundation sign MOU for citizen digital identity system ↗
Anthropic's Claude Code team outlines four agent loop types—turn-based, goal-based, time-based and proactive—to automate coding workflows while controlling token costs
Anthropic's Claude Code team outlines four agent loop types—turn-based, goal-based, time-based and proactive—to automate coding workflows while controlling token costs ↗
Anthropic researchers say Claude exhibits a “global workspace” architecture, revealing a divide between internal processing and the small subset of information accessible for reasoning ↗
Ondo perps unlocks perpetual trading with up to 20x leverage on the world's top assets ↗
Naver Financial and Upbit parent Dunamu delay stock swap again to Dec. 31 as South Korea weighs Digital Asset Basic Act
Naver Financial and Upbit parent Dunamu delay stock swap again to Dec. 31 as South Korea weighs Digital Asset Basic Act ↗
Multi/Dex game mode launch and NNS offer fails to resolve decentralization doubts ↗
Bespoke Labs secures $40M to create the key missing piece for trustworthy, coworker-grade AI agents. Capital will be used for research, hiring, and business development. ↗
Kraken targets Lithuania for full banking license in Europe as Payward expands regulated rails ↗
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Binance launches BTC Yield, a covered call strategy designed to help bitcoin holders generate passive income without selling their underlying BTC ↗
Strike launches volatility-proof bitcoin loans with no margin calls or price liquidations through 80% BTC drops ↗
Tether to invest $20M in strategic financing round for Mercado Bitcoin to accelerate onchain financial infrastructure in Latin America.
Tether to invest $20M in strategic financing round for Mercado Bitcoin to accelerate onchain financial infrastructure in Latin America. ↗
Tether plans native USDT on Bitcoin via RGB as UTEXO eyes July 2026 rollout ↗
Bitcoin Suisse secures ADGM FSP for UAE institutional crypto services with $3.7B under custody ↗
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Justin Sun says BitTorrent completes BTTC bridge sunset, shifts focus to decentralized AI ↗
Former Tether CIO Richard Heathcote explores sale of part of his 1.26% stake, with PJT Partners reportedly leading talks with prospective buyers ↗
Hesab brings self-custody stablecoin bank to Movement with $160M in monthly payments
Hesab brings self-custody stablecoin bank to Movement with $160M in monthly payments ↗
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