Key Takeaways: Travala’s AI-optimized hotel search, booking, and payment features are now available as part of Claude, offering the search option, booking, and payment in a single conversation. Payments are
Key Takeaways: Kraken has released SpaceX IPO access for registered customers from over 110 countries. Successful applicants will receive SPCXx, a tokenized asset backed 1:1 by SpaceX equity. SPCXx will
Key Takeaways: Josh is the CEO of Supra’s team, and the official Supra X account was compromised by an attacker. The hackers exploited the compromised profile to spread a fake
Key Takeaways: Western Union has introduced USDPT support on Bybit’s fiat markets in Latin America. The move widens the distribution of the payment giant’s dollar-backed stablecoin and bolsters a path
Key Takeaways: RLUSD, Ripple’s stablecoin, is now deployed to 40+ different blockchain ecosystems via Wormhole’s Native Token Transfers (NTT). The expansion aims to cover cross-border payments, tokenization and institutional on/off
Key Takeaways: Pump.fun has launched GO, a crypto-powered bounty platform where users can pay others to complete virtually any task. Rewards are placed in escrow and Pump.fun’s submission team reviews
Key Takeaways: Coinbase has introduced a pair of SpaceX Pre-IPO perpetual futures, which provide access to the private company’s valuation for eligible, non-US traders. Like crypto-native perpetual futures, it has
Key Takeaways: Coinbase’s x402 protocol has surpassed 100 million transactions on Base within three quarters. Above $1 transfers now represent 95% of the number of payments received (up from the
Key Takeaways: Revolut will introduce a new bank in the U.S. this year which will feature stablecoins and crypto trading. The fintech giant has 75 million users around the world,
Key Takeaways: OpenGradient has shipped over 3.2 million verifiable AI inferences. The network hosts 4,500+ AI models and serves over 2 million users worldwide. OPG is drawing attention as a
Key Takeaways: Ripple expanded its offices in Washington, D.C. to boost policy engagement in the United States. The company’s objective is to contribute to the regulation of cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and
Key Takeaways: Ripple has begun operations in Türkiye under the RLUSD brand with the founding of relationships between itself and BiLira, Bitexen and Bitlo. Through the end of 2024, RLUSD
Key Takeaways: MoneyGram launches MGUSD, a native U.S. dollar stablecoin on the Stellar blockchain. The stablecoin isn’t meant for use as a standalone crypto product, but rather as a means
Key Takeaways: The Cardano Foundation has inked a technology roadmap of three years duration with the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB). Digital identity, athlete certification, equipment-tracking and transparent governance will be
Key Takeaways: Looking back on the past year, Radiant Capital is winding down DAO operations following an inability to recover from exploitation in October 2024 that cost it $50 million.
Key Takeaways: Japan is continuing its crypto ETF and digital asset tax reforms. Yen backed stablecoins, a major component in the country’s blockchain strategy, are starting to emerge. Unsurprisingly, in
Key Takeaways: Coinbase is also now officially supporting INR deposits and withdrawals directly in India through IMPS, instead of having to use the alternative P2P funding methods. Indian users can
Key Takeaways: It was the first Bitcoin sale since 2022 as Strategy sold 32 BTC for $2.5 million. Distribution of proceeds to be used on the company’s preferred stock. Following
Key Takeaways: Bitwise has officially become the general manager of its first tokenized investment fund, the Bitwise Crypto Carry Fund (USCC), which has up to $259 million in assets. The
Key Takeaways: According to Anodos Finance, SEV haul spent over 2023 as the treasury asset and payroll currency for XRP. CEO Panos Mekras views XRP as a cross-chain liquidity asset
Bibox exchange is an AI-powered crypto trading platform that lets you trade spot, futures, margin, bots, copy trading, and 500+ cryptocurrencies through a crypto-focused exchange setup. The best features of
Key Takeaways: Polygon has also celebrated its 6th anniversary since mainnet, logging over $2.5 trillion worth of transactions across the Polygon ecosystem. Each item is a real transaction made on
Key Takeaways: Before the full mainnet release, Arcium has processed over 50,000 computations on Solana with encryption in 24 hours. The network successfully processed 144,000 transactions as well as more
Key Takeaways: Senator Elizabeth Warren criticized the OCC’s failure to implement typical banking practices in the crypto space. Since the end of 2025, the OCC is reportedly giving at least
Key Takeaways: Binance introduces about the 65th project within the HODLer Airdrops programme called Genius Terminal (GENIUS). Each eligible BNB holder will receive 10 million GENIUS tokens, depending on their
Key Takeaways: The CFTC has approved a BTCPERP contract, which is a perpetual futures contract based on Bitcoin’s spot price, designed by Kalshi. Kalshi will be among the first regulated
Key Takeaways: In partnership with SpaceXAI models, Gemini introduces Command Center, an intelligence hub designed with artificial intelligence. The new feature will provide individual, real-time information on various markets, including
Key Takeaways: Paxos is registered as a clearing agency with the SEC in the U.S. The company is the first blockchain native firm that received permission to operate as a
Key Takeaways: VBNB is the first U.S. spot ETF with direct exposure to BNB to be officially launched by VanEck. The ETF provides investors with a derivative means to invest
Key Takeaways: Polymarket officially rolls out perpetual futures product beta for select users. Strategies adopted are a gradual rollout in the next 4 weeks to expand access to the platform.