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PALM BEACH, Fla. — Facing pressure from the growing momentum behind blockchain-based finance, New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) President Lynn Martin said she felt a “responsibility” to get involved in tokenization. “We’ve felt the responsibility to enter into the tokenization conversation,” Martin said at the World Liberty forum in Palm Beach Wednesday. The exchange has already developed its tokenization technology and is working with regulators to understand how it can be used within the existing financial framework, she said. Tokenization refers to turning real-world assets like stocks or bonds into blockchain-based tokens, with the potential for faster settlement, round-the-clock trading,…

Crypto exchange KuCoin has launched equity-linked perpetual derivatives tied to stocks, including Tesla and Strategy, allowing traders to speculate on their price movements through USDt-settled contracts that trade around the clock. According to Friday’s announcement, the first listings include TSLAUSDT and MSTRUSDT perpetual contracts, which track price movements in the underlying equities but do not grant ownership of the shares. Instead, the products are synthetic derivatives settled in stablecoins. The contracts have no expiration date and can be traded continuously. Positions can be opened with as little as 1 USDt (USDT), lowering the entry threshold for traders seeking exposure to…

AscendEX, a renowned crypto exchange, has collaborated with PlaysOut, a mini-game infrastructure provider. The partnership endeavors to connect digital worlds via cutting-edge mini-game experiences, establishing unique engagement opportunities across gaming and blockchain networks. As AscendEX mentioned in its official social media announcement, the initiative integrates mini-games into DeFi experiences. Hence, the development is set to improve the offerings of AscendEX by broadening interactive possibilities to facilitate consumers. 🥳We’re excited to partner with @itplaysout As the world’s leading mini-game infrastructure, #PlaysOut is bridging digital worlds—one mini-game at a time🚀Stay tuned for more updates! pic.twitter.com/mNikxDuy2V — AscendEX (@AscendEX_) March 16, 2026 AscendEX…

Key Highlights: Vitalik Buterin revealed Ethereum’s Fast Confirmation Rule, which reduces transaction confirmation time to nearly 12 seconds. Faster deposits expected across exchanges and Layer 2 networks, improving liquidity flow and user experience. The new system relies on validator attestations, offering quicker and more structured confirmation guarantees. Vitalik Buterin has introduced a new mechanism for speeding up transaction confirmations on Ethereum, addressing one of the network’s long-standing friction points. The proposal, called the Fast Confirmation Rule, is designed to significantly reduce the time it takes for transactions to be considered secure. Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum Cuts Confirmation Time to 12 Seconds…

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Apex Group, a global financial services provider overseeing more than $3.5 trillion in assets, has partnered with $WLFI$0.1228, the crypto company affiliated with U.S. President Donald Trump, to pilot the use of a stablecoin in traditional fund operations, the companies announced at the World Liberty Forum at Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday. The collaboration centers on $WLFI’s $USD1 stablecoin, which Apex will test as a payment rail for subscriptions, redemptions and distributions across its tokenized fund ecosystem, it said in a press release. Apex, which provides administrative and operational services to a broad client base that includes hedge…

Russia has one of the highest divorce rates in the world. The fact that the country also has one of the highest crypto adoption rates doesn’t make the process any easier. Unlike tangible assets such as cars or real estate, splitting cryptocurrency during a divorce is rarely straightforward. The Law That Started the Problem Almost five in every 1,000 Russians go through a divorce each year. An already difficult process becomes even more complex when cryptocurrency is involved. Crypto adoption across Russia has surged in recent years. Russians have increasingly turned to digital assets to manage their finances, using them…

Solana-based memecoin launchpad pumpfun has rolled out a new feature that connects AI agents to tokenonomics, allowing projects to automatically funnel agent-generated revenue into token buybacks and burns. The tool, called Tokenized Agents, targets what pumpfun describes as a core problem in the growing “agentic economy” – a lack of value alignment between successful AI agent projects and the communities that form around them. How It Works Under the new system, developers launch a token on the platform, set a revenue buyback percentage, and integrate their agent using a provided configuration file. When the agent earns revenue, whether from SaaS…

TL;DR Tron leads in revenue due to its dominance in stablecoin ($USDT) transfers. Solana’s revenue fluctuates with high trading activity in meme coins. Ethereum’s reported revenue reflects fees paid, not total user spending. Blockchain networks in early 2026 have not crowned an undisputed revenue leader. Tron, Solana, and Ethereum trade positions depending on which reporting window analysts examine. February data positioned Solana atop the rankings with $26.7 million, while more recent March reports shifted Tron to the lead with $24.96 million over the previous thirty days. Ethereum recorded $23.2 million during February. Ranking volatility reflects fundamentally different operational architectures and…

Meta Platforms will shut down its Horizon Worlds metaverse for virtual reality users in June, pivoting to a mobile-only experience as it retreats from the aggressive metaverse push it championed just five years ago. Consumers will no longer be able to build, publish, or update virtual reality worlds, or access the Horizon Worlds metaverse on Meta Quest headsets, from June 15, the company said in a Tuesday blog post. Horizon Worlds launched in late 2021 as a VR-only, online multiplayer platform where users can build and publish virtual environments and games, and interact with others as avatars. Screenshot of a…

Ethereum price started a major increase above the $2,350 zone. $ETH is now showing positive signs and might aim for more gains above $2,380. Ethereum started a steady upward move above the $2,320 zone. The price is trading above $2,320 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a contracting triangle forming with resistance at $2,340 on the hourly chart of $ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move up if it clears the $2,380 zone. Ethereum Price Aims Fresh Gains Ethereum price extended its upward move after it cleared the $2,250 zone, like Bitcoin. $ETH price…