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Full-stack, vote-escrowed decentralized exchange (veDEX) infrastructure, Kyo Finance announced a strategic investment and an ecosystem partnership with Startale Ventures, part of Startale Group, a prominent entity shaping the future of the Soneium and Optimism Superchain ecosystems. This collaboration further solidifies Kyo’s position as a leading liquidity hub on Soneium, having achieved a peak total value…

This August, St. Petersburg will host something the crypto crowd doesn’t see every day. On the 17th and 18th, the historic Nikolskie Ryady complex will shift from its usual pace to host 0xConnect Fest, a two-day event where Web3 professionals, creators, traders, and the curious gather in a relaxed atmosphere, avoiding the formality typical of…

In a market saturated with Layer 1s and an increasing number of Layer 2s, another blockchain project might seem unnecessary. However, occasionally a project emerges that isn’t just another addition to the ecosystem but represents a fundamental rethinking of blockchain operation. Linera is such a project. Built on the technical foundations of FastPay—a system developed…

AI research organisation OpenAI announced the establishment of Stargate Norway, its first AI data center initiative in Europe, launched under the OpenAI for Countries program. Stargate serves as OpenAI’s primary infrastructure platform, supporting its broader goal of making AI widely beneficial. The initiative emphasizes the role of AI as a transformative technology capable of enhancing…

Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget, believes that by 2030, Southeast Asia won’t be defined by a single crypto hub, but by interoperable financial rails powering seamless, tokenized commerce across borders. In this wide-ranging interview, she shares why Malaysia is well-positioned to lead, how exchanges are evolving beyond trading, and why tokenized assets, not AI, could…

GoMining Institutional, a division of the Bitcoin-focused ecosystem GoMining that provides structured Bitcoin mining and yield solutions for institutional investors, has released a new report titled “H1 Bitcoin Mining Market Review and Key Trends.”  The report observes that the first half of 2025 was marked by a paradoxical environment in the Bitcoin mining sector, where…

Cryptocurrency exchange Gate has published its Q2 2025 Workplace Transparency Insights report, providing a detailed overview of the company’s talent composition, compensation strategies, career development programs, and organizational culture. The report highlights Gate’s ongoing dedication to transparency and its strategic vision for global expansion. The data from Q2 illustrates the workforce demographics, showing that employees…

Core development team behind the decentralized exchange STON.fi, STON.fi Dev, announced the successful completion of a $9.5 million Series A funding round. This round was led by global investment firms Ribbit Capital and CoinFund. The capital raise represents a significant development in STON.fi’s ongoing efforts to advance cross-chain capabilities and strengthen on-chain liquidity infrastructure, with…