Cardano V11 hardfork nears mainnet after testnet upgrades, with SPO readiness above 83% and 33 exchanges done or in progress. Cardano is moving closer to its mainnet “van Rossem” V11 hardfork, with readiness rising across network operators and exchanges. The preview and preprod testnets have already completed the hardfork, giving...
Coinbase-Backed Base Drops Major Beryl Upgrade Ahead of June 25 Launch
Base launches Beryl upgrade on testnet, introducing B20 tokens, faster withdrawals, and improved scalability before June 25 mainnet rollout. Base, the Ethereum Layer 2 network backed by Coinbase, has launched its Beryl upgrade on the Sepolia testnet. At the same time, the mainnet activation will be on June 25. This...
Solana Leads All Chains in RWA Holders as Tokenization Heats Up
Solana now leads all blockchains in terms of unique RWA wallets, with roughly 286,000. Solana’s RWA holder base grew by 29.3% over the past month. Solana captured 97% of cumulative tokenized equity spot trading volume. Solana has surpassed all other blockchain networks in terms of wallets holding tokenised real-world assets...
Hong Kong Tests e-HKD for After-Hours Derivatives Margin Payments
HKEX and HKMA launched an e-HKD pilot for after-hours margin payments. The project tests a wholesale central bank digital currency in live markets. Clearing participants can transfer margin funds outside regular banking hours. The Hong Kong Monetary Fund and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Clearing launched a collaborative trial...
Bitcoin Bottom Signals: 3 On-Chain Clues Quietly Point to a Bull Market
Exchange inflows are cooling, XRP withdrawals are surging, and realized losses are shrinking. Here’s what on-chain data says about a Bitcoin bottom. XRP left Coinbase at a pace not seen since February. The seven-day net depositing and withdrawing transaction count on Coinbase hit -15,500 on June 18, per CryptoQuant data...
Coinbase Unveils AI-Powered Finance and Tokenized Stocks Plans
Coinbase unveils AI finance tools, x402 payments, tokenized stock plans, and new Base updates for users and developers. Coinbase has outlined a broad product expansion that places artificial intelligence, tokenized assets, and advanced trading tools at the center of its next phase of development. The company said its latest plans...
CZ Predicts AI Agents Will Bring Crypto Finance to Billion.
CZ says AI poses an existential risk to humanity but not to crypto. Autonomous AI software will likely adopt crypto rails over traditional banks. AI-driven commerce could scale infrastructure to help the unbanked. Former Binance chief executive CZ argues that artificial intelligence will soon onboard billions of users to web3...
CFTC, SEC Seek Public Input as CME Lawsuit Challenges Swaps Rules
The CFTC and SEC issued a joint request for public comment on swaps. The agencies want to clarify derivatives definitions in the Dodd-Frank Act. Feedback is requested on new products like prediction market event contracts. In a significant regulatory move, federal agencies are opening the floor to market participants to...
Pi Network Unveils Major Staking Upgrade for 60M Users
Pi Network updated the design of its Ecosystem Directory Staking feature. Pioneers can stake Pi to boost the ranking and visibility of third-party apps. The updated interface makes it easier to discover and navigate ecosystem apps. A major update to Pi Network’s Ecosystem Directory Staking feature has been released. It...
SeerDex Presale Price Has Already Risen 60% Since Stage 1 — Here’s Why People Aren’t Waiting
You set a watchlist alert on SeerDEX when the price was $0.00050. That alert has now triggered: the price is $0.00080 — 60% above where this new crypto presale opened. The easy assumption is that you’ve missed your entry. Run it against the actual mechanics first. With a multi-stage pricing...