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In a groundbreaking move to efficiently secure its tokenized asset ecosystem, TT Chain, a Layer-2 blockchain built for real-world asset (RWA) applications, today announced a strategic partnership with AegisAI, an AI-native security intelligence platform. With the collaboration, TT Chain integrated AegisAI’s agentic security intelligence infrastructure to incorporate advanced Web3 artificial intelligence security features to power an unmatched secure user experience on its RWA network. TT Chain functions as a Layer-2 blockchain that has expertise in supporting real-world asset (RWA) tokenization and cost-efficient and seamless cross-chain movements. 🛡 Secure Assets, Smarter ProtectionWe’re pleased to connect TT Chain’s “consumer-grade” RWA infrastructure —…

The US House of Representatives has slowed down the Tennessee Bitcoin Reserve Bill (HB1695) by putting it “behind the budget.” This means the bill is not a top priority right now. Because of this, the bill has stalled in the House. However, the Senate version is still moving forward. At the same time, more US states are exploring the idea of adding Bitcoin to their public reserves. Tennessee Bitcoin Reserve Bill Faces House Delay According to reports, the US House considers Bill HB1695 a low-priority bill, relegating it to the back of their agenda. This action contrasts with the Senate…

Babylon Bitcoin staking has hit a new milestone, reaching $4 billion in total value locked just one year after launch and giving fresh momentum to a long-running crypto goal: making Bitcoin useful in DeFi without asking holders to leave the Bitcoin network behind. That number matters because Babylon is not pitching another wrapped-Bitcoin workaround. Instead, the protocol lets users stake Bitcoin directly from the Bitcoin network, with no wrapping or bridging required. Bitcoin stays locked on its native chain throughout the staking process, while transactions remain publicly verifiable. For a market that has spent years debating whether Bitcoin can become…

The cryptocurrency market faces a growing crisis as token generation events (TGEs) increasingly serve as a cash-out exit for project teams, according to Anand Gomes, CEO of the decentralized exchange Paradex. Speaking on a recent podcast, Gomes argued that many projects launch tokens without building a viable product, cashing out quickly and abandoning their communities. This trend, he warned, damages trust and undermines the long-term viability of the crypto ecosystem. The Shift from Token Generation to Team Exit Gomes highlighted a cynical reinterpretation of the acronym TGE. Originally standing for Token Generation Event, it now stands for Teams Gonna Exit…

The narrative around $XRP is shifting toward long-term use by major institutions, with signs that it may still be early in its growth. In a recent XRPL Japan Live Space, Evernorth’s Chief Business Officer, Sagar Shah, said $XRP has “a massive amount of potential” in global finance and could be used across many industries. Key Points Evernorth’s Sagar Shah says $XRP adoption is still early, with massive long-term potential across global finance use cases. $XRP could become core financial infrastructure, especially in cross-border payments worth over $150T annually. Regulatory clarity in the U.S. and Europe is unlocking institutional demand and…

A US federal judge has sentenced the former chief revenue officer of defunct cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius to time served after almost three years following his arrest on fraud and conspiracy charges. In a sentencing hearing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday, Judge John Koeltl ordered that Roni Cohen-Pavon be sentenced to time served and one year of supervised release for his role in manipulating the price of Celsius’s CEL token and fraud on the platform. The former chief revenue officer initially pleaded not guilty to four charges following his arrest in…

Circle launched a suite of tools designed to let AI agents hold wallets, discover services and make programmable payments using $USDC, as companies race to build financial infrastructure for autonomous software systems. The products, released under Circle’s new “Agent Stack,” include agent-focused wallets, a command-line developer interface, a marketplace for agentic services and a nanopayments protocol for machine-to-machine transactions. Circle said the nanopayments infrastructure supports gas-free $USDC ($USDC) transfers as small as $0.000001 and is designed for high-frequency autonomous payment flows between software systems. The company said the tools are built to allow AI agents to transact autonomously within predefined…

Strategy bought 45,000 $BTC in 30 days while all other treasury companies combined purchased just 1,000. Corporate participation in Bitcoin buying has collapsed to 2% of total purchases, down from 95% at the peak. Bitdeer, Genius Group, and Cango have actively sold their holdings. The corporate Bitcoin treasury movement had a great story. Dozens of public companies piling into Bitcoin, a structural shift in how institutions manage capital, a new floor under the price. CryptoQuant just put some hard numbers on where that story stands today. In the last 30 days, Strategy bought 45,000 $BTC. Every other treasury company in…

For years, decentralized finance sold itself on a simple promise: code is law. Smart contracts, immutable and transparent, would remove the human weaknesses that plague traditional finance. But the $293 million KelpDAO exploit that occurred last month exposed an uncomfortable reality for crypto’s infrastructure builders: the industry’s biggest vulnerabilities increasingly have little to do with the smart contracts themselves. Instead, the danger now lies in the sprawling web of bridges, governance systems, operational security and third-party dependencies that sit around the code, the messy human and infrastructural layer underpinning modern DeFi. “The contracts in most of these cases did exactly…

Prominent wealth manager Ross Gerber has slammed Robinhood following its latest quarterly report. The financial pundit has described the retail trading platform as nothing more than a “gambling app.” The company’s Q1 report has shown a massive drop in cryptocurrency volumes. The shares of Robinhood (HOOD) have tumbled by roughly 8% in post-market trading. “Nothing more than a casino” Robinhood’s heavy reliance on high-risk and speculative trading activity has apparently backfired. “They only make money when you gamble and lose on…. stock options, crypto and betting,” Gerber stated. “This is a gambling app, nothing more. They make money when you…