David Schwartz, Ripple’s chief expertise officer emeritus, urged the crypto business to revisit a Stanford lecture explaining why block manufacturing rewards undermine blockchain networks like Bitcoin as an alternative of securing them. Schwartz shared the recording on X, saying it was the one video he wished each crypto participant would watch. The discuss, initially delivered…
Coinbase has added Solana as eligible collateral for its crypto-backed lending service, permitting U.S. customers to borrow as much as $100,000 in USDC in opposition to their SOL holdings. Bullish information for Solana. The integration was on May 12, confirming SOL joins Bitcoin and Ethereum as accepted collateral on Coinbase’s non-custodial mortgage product constructed on…
The XRP Ledger has reached a brand new high within the variety of wallets holding not less than 10,000 XRP, in keeping with on-chain analytics agency Santiment, extending a progress development that has been in place since mid-2024. The agency framed the rise as a long-term accumulation sign amongst bigger holders, whilst XRP has spent…
Starknet launched strkBTC on May 12, locking BTC on Bitcoin’s base layer to again an ERC-20 token that brings shielded balances into a sensible contract setting at scale. The token runs within the public mode, the place it behaves like every other wrapped Bitcoin asset, and shielded mode, the place customers can hide chosen balances…
Charles Schwab has began rolling out its new Schwab Crypto accounts to retail purchasers, permitting customers to commerce Bitcoin and Ethereum immediately by the platform alongside conventional investments, beginning Tuesday. The providing is at present obtainable to most residents within the United States, though residents of New York, Louisiana, and US territories are excluded at…
Legend, the cell DeFi tremendous app backed by Coinbase Ventures and a16z crypto, will shut down on July 12 after two years. In a closing be aware, founder Jayson Hobby left behind a thesis that ought to sting client crypto. The merchandise that win mainstream customers, he wrote, are the ones that cover the blockchain,…
DAPPOS is launching xBubble, a low-prompt AI agent for customers who need outcomes, not prompt-tuning classes. xBubble turns quick requests into deliverable work throughout picture and video, web sites, paperwork, and scheduled options, with out testing fashions, assembling instruments, or vibe coding expertise. xBubble is constructed on two core techniques: Bubble Engine, which generates and…
DePIN startup MovitOn has acquired Glocalzone, an Estonia-based peer-to-peer logistics platform connecting vacationers with individuals who want items delivered throughout borders. The acquisition was accomplished between MovitOn’s working entity, VAERTECH Solution FZCO, and Glocalzone OU. For MovitOn, the deal brings a big current Web2 group into its Web3 supply mannequin. Glocalzone reported greater than 1.3…
The Stellar Development Foundation and the Government of Bermuda have announced that the island nation will start transferring key cost and monetary providers exercise onto the Stellar community — marking the primary operational milestone in Bermuda’s acknowledged ambition, declared on the World Economic Forum in January 2026, to change into the world’s first totally on-chain…
MovitOn introduced that it has accomplished the acquisition of Glocalzone, an Estonia-based platform targeted on connecting vacationers with cross-border supply necessities. The transaction, carried out between MovitOn’s working entity VAERTECH Solution FZCO and Glocalzone OÜ, represents a notable improvement within the world logistics sector by combining a longtime Web2 consumer community with an rising Web3…