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A stablecoin is a cryptocurrency designed to maintain a stable value over time and is being rapidly used as an alternative to traditional money. Christopher Louis Tsu, CEO of Venom Foundation, elaborates on the query hidden behind the generation of stablecoins’ own blockchains. Most of the financial press is still framing money as a technology story. Stablecoins run deeper than traditional money as dollars move across the world. In late 2025, two famous commercial actors in digital finance announced the launch of their own Layer-1 blockchains. For instance, Circle introduced Arc, a chain purpose-built for stablecoin-denominated payments, FX, and capital…

A newly created and completely anonymous Bitcoin address has executed a massive cryptocurrency transaction, withdrawing 450 $BTC—valued at approximately $30.27 million—from the institutional trading platform FalconX, according to data from the on-chain analytics provider Onchain Lens. This substantial movement of digital assets from an exchange to a private wallet is a classic signal that market participants often interpret as a bullish, long-term holding strategy, potentially removing significant liquidity from the immediate trading ecosystem. The event, which occurred against the backdrop of evolving regulatory landscapes and institutional adoption, provides a compelling case study in modern blockchain forensics and market sentiment analysis.…

Solv Protocol has said it’s moving more than $700 million of tokenized bitcoin assets to Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) and deprecating LayerZero bridge support across Corn, Berachain, Rootstock and TAC. The migration covers SolvBTC and xSolvBTC, Solv’s wrapped bitcoin assets used across DeFi and BTCfi markets. Solv said it made the decision after an updated security review and recent cross-chain hacks, pointing to CCIP as its standard bridge infrastructure. Chainlink’s CCIP is a bridge that connect blockchains, enabling transfers of tokens, messgages and data between different decentralized networks. Solv’s move follows Kelp DAO’s shift from LayerZero to Chainlink after…

Cryptocurrency trading firm Grapefruit Trading has staked 33,370 Ether ($ETH), valued at approximately $76.13 million, into the Ethereum 2.0 staking contract. The transaction was identified by blockchain analytics platform Onchain Lens, highlighting a continued trend of institutional capital flowing into Ethereum’s proof-of-stake network. Details of the Stake The deposit was made to the official Ethereum 2.0 deposit contract, which locks $ETH to help secure the network in exchange for staking rewards. Grapefruit Trading’s move represents one of the larger single-firm staking events observed in recent months, though it is not unprecedented among institutional players. The firm, known for algorithmic trading…

Bitcoin pushed higher Tuesday, climbing to $81,500 to its strongest level since January as the latest leg of the rally spread beyond major tokens into tokenization-focused plays. The largest cryptocurrency rose another 2% over the past 24 hours and is now up more than 35% from its early February lows. Ether (ETH), $XRP ($XRP) and Solana (SOL) also advanced, though they lagged bitcoin’s pace. Feeding that momentum is strong demand for spot bitcoin ETFs, according to Paul Howard, senior director at Wincent. More than $500 million has flowed into spot BTC funds led by BlackRock’s and Fidelity’s products on the…

As new developments regarding cryptocurrency regulations in the US continue unabated, Evernorth, a treasury firm focused on $XRP, drew attention to the recent decision of the Commodity Futures Commission (CFTC). The company stated that this development could be a significant milestone, particularly for self-custody solutions. Evernorth’s statement highlighted a significant step taken last week, overshadowed by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) commodity classification decision. According to the statement, the CFTC issued a “letter of inaction” for the first time to a self-custody crypto wallet software provider. The company summarized the fundamental principle behind this decision as, “If you don’t…

RedotPay has made a deal with Tempo to start using intelligence to make payments with stablecoins. This means the Tempo’s Machine Payments Protocol will now be part of the RedotPay platform, which will help people make transactions automatically. Now live on Tempo: @RedotPayRedotPay is integrating the Machine Payments Protocol (@mpp) to bring machine payments to its 7M+ users across 130M merchants worldwide, using stablecoins on Tempo. pic.twitter.com/rsiXmRAWKH — Tempo (@tempo) May 6, 2026 With this partnership RedotPay wants to make it easier for people and businesses to use digital payments. The company’s stablecoin system and Tempo’s Layer-1 blockchain enable it…

Bitcoin mining firm TeraWulf reported a significant milestone in its first-quarter earnings: revenue from high-performance computing (HPC) leasing reached $21 million, surpassing the $13 million generated from Bitcoin mining for the first time. The company’s total revenue for the quarter stood at $34 million, nearly flat compared to the $34.4 million recorded in the same period last year. HPC Leasing Emerges as Primary Revenue Driver During an earnings call, TeraWulf CEO Paul Prager highlighted that these results mark the first instance where HPC leasing has made a meaningful contribution to the company’s financial statements. The shift reflects a broader trend…

$BNB Chain has remained dominant in blockchain activity as the network has continued to outperform every other major network in the crypto market. According to recent onchain data released via its X page, $BNB Chain has recorded more than 50 million active wallet addresses over the past 30 days. $BNB Chain surpasses 50 million monthly active addresses Notably, the data shows that $BNB Chain achieved a massive 50.3 million monthly active addresses as the network continued to see increased user participation. As such, $BNB Chain’s user activity was nearly 18 million ahead of Solana, which ranked second with 32.7 million…

FTX will begin its fourth creditor distribution on March 31, with about $2.2 billion set to reach eligible customers through BitGo, Kraken, and Payoneer within 1 to 3 business days. On paper, this might look like just another routine bankruptcy milestone. But in practice, this could be a fresh liquidity test arriving as Bitcoin trades through one of the harshest macro periods in the past year. The timing of the distribution is what has the potential to turn it into a major hurdle for the entire market. CryptoSlate warned earlier this month that the new wave of distribution could create…