Category: crypto

YZi Labs has made a strategic follow-up investment in prediction market protocol Predict.fun after its EASY Residency accelerator. The round includes participation from Susquehanna Crypto, with Predict.fun processing over 4 million orders and $1.8 billion in trading volume on BNB Chain. The platform combines DeFi yield and self-custody for mainstream prediction markets.

Coinbase’s x402 payment protocol has joined the Linux Foundation to create an open, standardized infrastructure for AI-native internet payments. The x402 Foundation, co-founded by Coinbase and Cloudflare, aims to establish interoperable, AI-driven transaction standards with support from companies like Google, AWS, Visa, and Mastercard. The initiative emphasizes transparency and broad participation.

Cifra Markets offers regulated and transparent access to the $2.55 trillion global cryptocurrency market. Operating from Belarus, it provides secure trading with strict AML standards, margin trading, and access to 300+ cryptocurrencies and tokenized US stocks. The platform is user-friendly and caters to both retail and institutional clients.

Fundrise is partnering with Kraken to tokenize shares of its Fundrise Innovation Fund VCX into a new asset called VCXx. This token will provide exposure to late-stage private tech companies like SpaceX and OpenAI. Investors can purchase VCXx using USDG or U.S. dollars and integrate it into onchain trading and DeFi strategies.

The Central Bank of Nigeria has launched a pilot supervisory program for Virtual Asset Service Providers, including KuCoin and five local firms. The program focuses on AML, CFT, and CPF compliance in line with FATF standards. KuCoin’s inclusion signals its effort to align with national regulatory frameworks in major emerging markets.

Uniswap has deployed v2, v3 and v4 on Consensys’ Linea zkEVM, a low-fee, EVM-equivalent rollup integrated across the Uniswap app, API and wallet. Traders and liquidity providers can access familiar Uniswap pools on a rollup with sub-cent fees and fast finality. Linea offers Ethereum-level security and full compatibility with existing tools.

SoFi has launched a new enterprise banking platform called Big Business Banking that allows institutions to manage fiat and digital assets under its U.S. national bank charter. The platform supports payments in USD, SoFiUSD stablecoin, and cryptocurrencies, with initial partners including Cumberland, Bullish, BitGo, and others. Built on Solana, the platform aims to streamline stablecoin-based…

Wallet in Telegram now offers 50x perpetual futures on metals, stocks, oil, and crypto through Lighter’s hybrid stack, combining messaging, custody, and high-risk derivatives into one mini-app. The feature expands Telegram’s multi-asset derivatives offerings and highlights the growing popularity of perpetual futures in the crypto market.

Nasdaq-listed Eightco Holdings has invested $326 million in 277 million Worldcoin tokens, ETH, cash, and an indirect OpenAI stake. This makes Eightco the largest public holder of Worldcoin. The company sees itself as a high-beta proxy on Sam Altman’s identity project and AI ecosystem, positioning itself strategically in the AI revolution.

Anthony Scaramucci supports Michael Saylor’s high-yield Bitcoin strategy while jokingly announcing a 2028 presidential run. He discusses the risks of leverage and drawdowns in Saylor’s strategy and links the wealth gap narrative to stalled legislation in Washington. Scaramucci’s video on X doubles as a campaign-style address on inequality, debt, and digital assets.