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OKX Ventures is backing STBL in partnership with Hamilton Lane and Securitize

OKX Ventures, the venture capital arm of the global cryptocurrency exchange, has made a strategic investment in STBL, a next-generation stablecoin and yield infrastructure provider. STBL, co-founded by Tether co-founder Reeve Collins and tokenization pioneer Avtar Sehra, also announced a partnership with Hamilton Lane (HLNE), an alternative investment management firm, and Securitize, a regulated digital […]

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Trump-affiliated WLFI’s Zak Folkman teases forex platform at Consensus Hong Kong

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WLFI$0.1063the Trump family-linked crypto project, will soon launch a currency platform called World Swap, its co-founder Zak Folkman said on stage at Consensus Hong Kong. The forex teaser adds to a growing list of products revolving around the project’s USD1 stablecoin as the project positions itself as a full-stack financial ecosystem, with further announcements expected

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Charles Hoskinson confirms agreement with LayerZero on board Cardano

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Input Output CEO and founder Charles Hoskinson announced a deal to have LayerZero ported to the Cardano blockchain during a keynote address at Consensus Hong Kong on Thursday. LayerZero, a blockchain aimed at powering institutional markets, received investment from Citadel Securities on Wednesday. The announcement comes alongside the rollout of Midnight’s mainnet, which was also

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UK appoints HSBC to pilot blockchain bonds

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Britain is positioning itself to become the first G7 nation to issue sovereign debt on the blockchain, appointing banking giant HSBC and law firm Ashurst to manage a digital gilt trial expected this year, according to the Financial Times. The Treasury’s selection of the two firms aims to quell growing criticism that Britain has dragged

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Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson says Midnight won’t go after Monero, ZCash users

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Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said privacy-focused blockchain Midnight has no plans to incorporate privacy maxis from the zcash and monero communities into the Midnight chain. “You’re not trying to get anyone from Monero or ZCash over,” he said during a Q&A session at Consensus Hong Kong on Thursday. “They will certainly come in their own

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How CertiK rebuilt confidence after Huione-related setback

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CertiK CEO Ronghui Gu told CoinDesk that the security firm has no concrete IPO timeline, but the company’s response to last year’s Huione-related setbacks and rapid push into institutional products has positioned it as a credible candidate for a multibillion-dollar public listing. When CertiK conducted an audit of what later turned out to be a

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MSTR’s STRC returns to $100 par, ready to unlock more BTC accumulation

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Stretch (STRC), the perpetual preferred stock issued by Strategy (MSTR), the world’s largest corporate bitcoin holder, regained its $100 par value during Wednesday’s US session for the first time since mid-January. STRC trading at or above par allows the company to resume at-the-market (ATM) offerings to fund additional bitcoin purchases. STRC last hit the $100

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Last week’s round delivered BTC’s biggest ever realized loss; bottom signals grow

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The biggest realized loss in bitcoin’s history occurred during last week’s market decline, shattering previous records when the asset plummeted from $70,000 to $60,000 on February 5. According to Glassnode, the unit-adjusted realized loss reached $3.2 billion. This metric tracks exclusively the USD value of moved coins that are sold below their acquisition price, while

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Charles Hoskinson announces the debut at the end of March for Midnight, reveals a platform for privacy simulation

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Input Output Global (IOG) founder Charles Hoskinson announced Thursday that Midnight, the company’s long-awaited privacy-focused blockchain, will officially launch in the last week of March. The announcement came during Hoskinson’s keynote address at Consensus Hong Kong, marking a major step forward in the IOG’s efforts to bring data protection and compliance to decentralized systems. “We

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Decentralized AI is at a nadir, but real opportunities are emerging, crypto VCs say

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The intersection of crypto and artificial intelligence (AI) has entered a quieter, more selective phase, according to two prominent venture capitalists. Anand Iyer of Canonical Crypto and Kelvin Koh of Spartan Group described the current climate as a post-hype moment for decentralized AI protocols, with capital and talent shifting towards more focused, utility-driven applications under

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