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Manadia, a decentralized Web3 infrastructure network built to coordinate verified external data and autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agent execution, has disclosed its strategic partnership with DataVLT. DataVLT is an intelligent technology platform that connects blockchain (Web3) and AI to manage, secure, and analyze data. We’re integrating with @datavltai.As intelligent devices and connected systems continue to scale, the challenge is no longer just connectivity — it’s coordination, automation, and trusted data execution across environments.#DataVLT builds an intelligent Web3 + AI… pic.twitter.com/u1jjGJClcp — manadia (@paywithmana) May 16, 2026 The basic purpose is to build a strong infrastructure that combines blockchain infrastructure for…

Bhutan has been mining Bitcoin with its mountain rivers for years. Nobody paid much attention. Now it is selling and the numbers are getting harder to ignore. The Royal Government of Bhutan moved nearly $37 million in Bitcoin today, according to Arkham Intelligence. Some of those funds landed at addresses linked to QCP Capital, a trading firm that has appeared in Bhutan’s transfer history repeatedly. Last week the government moved another $72 million. The pace is picking up. This Is Not a Country in Trouble Bhutan started mining Bitcoin around 2021 using surplus hydroelectric power from its rivers. The electricity…

Cross-border B2B stablecoin payments have been projected to reach $5 trillion by 2035, according to a new report from Juniper Research. The report published on April 27 has estimated that the total cross-border B2B stablecoin transaction value will climb from $13.4 billion in 2026, with enterprise payments expected to dominate usage over the next decade. Looking at the data, business-to-business flows are set to account for 85% of all stablecoin transaction value by 2035. Usage is moving beyond retail trading activity, with companies integrating these tokens into treasury operations, supplier payments, and cross-border settlements where speed and cost remain critical…

Algorand outlined a post-quantum ledger strategy focused on securing account control, not only historical blockchain data, against Shor’s and Grover’s algorithms. The plan builds on 2022 State Proofs and a 2025 Falcon-based MainNet authorization milestone, then targets live accounts. Single-signature, Logic Signature, Application and multisignature accounts need different migrations, with Falcon, salting, typing and gradual opt-in adoption central before native post-quantum accounts eventually become first-class protocol primitives across the network. Algorand outlined a next-generation ledger security strategy to prepare its account model for the quantum computing era. The work focuses on protecting the live ledger, not just historical blocks, by…

Cryptocurrency platform Paybis has received two licences from Latvia’s central bank, including one for crypto-asset services under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) and another for payment institution operations under Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2). The licences were issued by the Supervision Committee of Latvijas Banka on May 12 to SIA Paybis Europe, the company’s EU entity, according to an announcement from the central bank. Paybis is the third company in Latvia to receive a MiCA CASP licence, the central bank said. The MiCA licence covers custody and administration of crypto assets on behalf of clients, exchange of…

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced a comprehensive listing update on Binance Alpha to enhance user security and maintain platform standards. According to the exchange’s statement, 20 tokens that were determined not to meet the platform’s criteria as a result of the latest evaluations will be removed from the featured assets list as of May 14, 2026, at 09:00. Projects to be removed from the list include notable titles such as PRAI, COMMON, PINGPONG, TAKER, KLINK, CORL, ZKWASM, and ECHO. Additionally, JANITOR, GATA, SWTTCH, ARIAIP, LONG, GORILLA, LITKEY, FIR, GM, DELABS, DONKEY, and WHY tokens will also be affected by the…

Digital infrastructure company Soluna Holdings reported strong first-quarter revenue growth as expanding data center operations helped offset weaker returns from cryptocurrency mining. Revenue rose 58% from a year earlier to $9.4 million and increased 2% from the previous quarter, according to the company’s earnings report released Monday. It was Soluna’s fourth-consecutive quarter of sequential revenue growth. The gains were driven by additional capacity coming online at the company’s Dorothy and Kati sites in Texas. Data center hosting generated $6.7 million in revenue, while cryptocurrency mining contributed roughly $2.2 million, down from nearly $3 million the year before, as Bitcoin mining…

Over the years, the reasons for institutional investors staking digital assets have changed. A few years ago, investors viewed digital assets mainly as speculative instruments. This led smart money to avoid them due to their high volatility. However, blockchain use cases have expanded from tokenization and cross-border payments to staking. As a result, institutions have started accumulating utility-driven assets, with Solana standing out due to its fast and low-cost network. More importantly, its stablecoin flows have strengthened. According to DeFiLlama, the total stablecoin supply on the network has jumped over 6% this week alone. However, the key takeaway is that…

Bitcoin ETFs have pulled in nearly $2.5 billion over the past month, erasing almost all year-to-date outflows and displaying what Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Eric Balchunas calls “incredible fortitude” amid Bitcoin’s 40% price drawdown. The March streak has been underscored by nine days of inflows exceeding $150 million, including a $458.19 million day on March 2 and back-to-back $200 million days on March 16 and 17, according to SoSoValue data. Yeah bitcoin ETFs now $2.5b for month and one good day away from completely digging out of their YTD flow hole. $IBIT is already there and then some, in top 2%…

Bitcoin is heading into a rare macro window where the first reaction may age fast. The Federal Reserve is scheduled to conclude its April meeting on April 29, with the FOMC decision and press conference landing that afternoon. The next morning, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis is scheduled to release the first quarter GDP and March Personal Income and Outlays, the report that includes PCE inflation. That gives traders a two-step test with almost no pause between the steps. First, they get the Fed’s view on rates, growth, and inflation. Then they get fresh data that can support that…