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World Liberty Financial ($WLFI), the decentralized finance project backed by the Trump family, has announced the issuance of its $USD1 stablecoin on the Tempo blockchain. The stablecoin, built under the TIP-20 standard, marks the first native stablecoin on the Tempo chain, a network designed specifically for stablecoin transactions and payment processing. What is $USD1 and Why Tempo? $USD1 is a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar, intended to provide a reliable digital asset for payments and decentralized finance applications. By launching on Tempo, $WLFI is leveraging a blockchain that prioritizes fast, low-cost transactions for stablecoins, differentiating it from general-purpose networks…

In a recent tweet, crypto ranking platform CoinGecko shares a fun fact about the first and largest dog cryptocurrency, Dogecoin ($DOGE). CoinGecko noted that Dogecoin is over 8x the entire $NFT market cap. Currently sitting among the top ten cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, $DOGE has a market capitalization of $16.51 billion. This significantly surpasses (more than 8x) that of the $NFT market, which is currently $1.97 billion according to CoinGecko data. Fun Fact: $DOGE has over 8x the entire $NFT market cap 🐶 pic.twitter.com/ktRjPXjei4 — CoinGecko (@coingecko) May 8, 2026 The $NFT market cap has shrunk compared to that seen…

Miami Beach, FL — After years of experimentation, crypto today is boiling down to two core uses: trading and payments. Speaking at a fireside chat at Consensus 2026 in Miami, Tempo’s go-to-market lead, Dan Romero, said the industry is settling into a “barbell” shape, with speculative trading like Hyperliquid’s marketplace on one end and stablecoin-based payments gaining traction on the other. “The things that have worked over the last five years are speculation and stablecoins,” he said. “In the middle, it’s a bit of a wasteland,” he added, describing a slew of projects that have struggled to find product-market fit…

Ripple is testing whether its stablecoin can replace the manual payment processes that have slowed cross-border trade for decades, and Singapore’s central bank is giving it a sandbox to prove it. The company said in a note shared with CoinDesk on Wednesday that it is participating in BLOOM, a Monetary Authority of Singapore initiative designed to extend settlement capabilities for tokenized bank liabilities and regulated stablecoins. As part of the plan, Ripple is partnering with Unloq, a supply chain finance technology provider, to pilot a system where cross-border trade payments using $RLUSD are released automatically when predefined conditions are met,…

Uphold will pay more than $5 million to compensate customers affected by CredEarn, a third-party crypto investment product. The New York settlement requires stronger product reviews, broker registration, and transfer of any Cred bankruptcy recoveries to harmed investors. Key Takeaways: Uphold will pay more than $5 million to customers tied to CredEarn losses. Regulators said CredEarn was presented like savings while relying on risky lending activity. Next, Uphold must strengthen due diligence, register as a broker, and distribute recoveries. Uphold Settlement Raises Crypto Investor Protection Stakes New York Attorney General (NY AG) Letitia James announced on April 29, 2026, that…

South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb has signed a memorandum of understanding with SSI Digital Technology, or SSID, to explore a local digital asset exchange business in Vietnam. SSID is linked to SSI Securities, one of Vietnam’s largest securities firms. The agreement covers the setup and operation of a crypto exchange. The companies plan to work on technology, wallet systems, custody, security, risk controls, compliance support, product development, and institutional services. Deal depends on local approval Bithumb may also make a strategic equity investment in an SSID-linked entity. However, that move depends on approval from Vietnamese authorities as the country builds…

Zama says its full protocol stack is live and integrable, bringing confidentiality to public chains through tooling that now spans developers and end users. The beta SDK provides TypeScript and React packages, ERC-20-style abstractions, adapters, hooks and AI-native documentation to reduce integration complexity. Delegated decryption, token wrappers, portfolio tools, staking and multi-chain bridging extend the stack toward regulated confidential finance, with future focus on yield and agentic payments use cases. Zama said that its full protocol stack is now live and integrable, positioning fully homomorphic encryption as the privacy layer public blockchains still awkwardly lack. The update frames blockchains as…

Recent data indicates that a significant portion of Bitcoin holders are currently underwater. Approximately 47% of the total circulating supply is held at a loss, meaning nearly half of investors bought at prices higher than current levels. LATEST: 📊 CEX​.​IO says nearly half of all Bitcoin is now held at a loss as a key stress index posts its sharpest rise since January. pic.twitter.com/f0mG5NEuRC — CoinMarketCap (@CoinMarketCap) March 31, 2026 Such conditions typically emerge during extended corrections or bear phases. As prices decline, more holders move into unrealized losses, increasing psychological pressure across the market. However, losses are only realized…

Demand for U.S. equities is rising globally, pushing investors to look beyond domestic markets, Robinhood senior VP and general manager in charge of crypto, Johann Kerbrat said during a Fireside chat at Consensus 2026 in Miami. “We are seeing a lot of demand for U.S. stocks from overseas investors, particularly tied to AI-related companies,” Kerbrat said, adding that access remains limited in many regions compared with the United States. Kerbrat said investors should shift from country-specific strategies toward global allocation now that international 24/7 trading platforms are available to them. “It is time for a lot of investors to really…

Jason Calacanis is making a much bigger bet on decentralized AI than a casual market call. In an episode of This Week In Startups, the veteran angel investor appears to frame Bittensor’s $TAO token as the kind of asymmetric opportunity that venture investors spend years hunting for, and one that, in his view, could still be dramatically underpriced. Calacanis’s $TAO Comments Land as Bittensor Gains a More Explicit Venture-Style Bull Case In the segment posted by TWiSTartups, Calacanis argues that $TAO may have the kind of upside that could produce a 200x (from a $2.5 billion market cap), effectively labeling…