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Exolix, a secure, non-custodial cryptocurrency exchange, is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with Coinomi Wallet, a popular non-custodial, privacy-focused multi-chain wallet. The purpose of this landmark collaboration is to enable seamless cross-chain swapping directly into the wallet without depending on third parties. Exolix x Coinomi 🤝We’ve partnered with @CoinomiWallet, a non-custodial, privacy-focused multi-chain wallet.Cross-chain swaps are now available in-wallet, with a seamless flow and no account required.Explore more: https://t.co/rSN0bXufRK pic.twitter.com/eVj7RERu5x — Exolix (@exolix_com) April 20, 2026 This integration allows users to freely interact with different chains with seamless services within and across borders. Furthermore, users will be able to…

The combination of decentralized ledgers and artificial intelligence is no longer just a possibility; it’s already happening and has become an emerging area of growth for the global digital economy. MarsCat has entered a strategic alliance with XDGAI, a company focused on developing decentralized-based AI infrastructure. The goal of their partnership is to integrate XDGAI’s proprietary Neuronal Economic System (NES) into MarsCat’s privacy-centered decentralized network, resulting in a shift toward more autonomous, scalable and privacy-based computing networks. Integrating the Neuronal Economic System (NES) The collaboration between XDGAI and Mars gathers momentum through the integration of XDGAI’s NES (Neuronal Economic System)…

Alto Neuroscience, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on neuropsychiatric disorders, has secured $120 million from institutional and accredited investors to advance ALTO-207, a fixed-dose combination targeting treatment-resistant depression. ALTO-207 is a novel therapy for treatment-resistant depression that pairs pramipexole, a dopamine receptor agonist, with ondansetron. The combination is designed to enhance antidepressant effects in patients who have not responded to standard treatments. According to a Monday statement, the financing, led by Commodore Capital, will enable Phase 2b and Phase 3 clinical trials and potentially support a New Drug Application submission if the studies are successful. The round also drew participation…

David Schwartz, the former Ripple CTO, has defended the company’s business model as it relates to pushing for more $XRP adoption. As is his custom, the clarification of the economic motive behind $XRP’s integration with traditional banks came in a conversation on X. Is Ripple pushing $XRP for monetary gains? The conversation started with an X user, Mason Versluis, who gave an analysis about economic considerations in $XRP integration with banks. He asked why any global bank would choose to use $XRP and, in turn, “potentially boost its price through the roof, when Ripple holds 34B tokens?” In his belief,…

The crypto market structure bill has not made much public movement in a month. While making a prognosis on the bill is difficult, it’s not hard to see that the clock for passage is running out. You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. Click here to sign up for future editions. The narrative We won’t get the crypto market structure bill this month. That’s not the end of the process, but we’re approaching a timeline that’ll surely increase the amount of gray in people’s hair. Why it matters Much of what’s…

PayPal has signed a multi-year agreement with the NFL to become the league’s official peer-to-peer payments partner. The deal places the PayPal app at the center of how fans send, receive, split and pool money with each other around NFL events. It targets everyday payments linked to fandom, such as sharing costs for tickets, travel, food and merchandise. Singapore Summit: Meet the largest APAC brokers you know (and those you still don’t!) Under the partnership, PayPal will integrate across the NFL ecosystem, including flag football initiatives and promotion of the NFL Flag College Showcase at the Draft. Fans who use…

CoinUp has a strategic partnership with RootData to help improve the crypto ecosystem from top to bottom by utilizing institutional quality research and providing retail users with the same level of information they’ve been missing. As a result of this partnership, CoinUp will be leveraging RootData’s advanced real-time project research into their trading platform to create the most complete research to trading experience available. Empowering the “Research-First” Trader The biggest problem with trading crypto today is the “context switch.” A trader frequently switches from social sites where new chances are identified to secondary data sources like CoinMarketCap or RootData to…

US President Donald Trump, in a statement regarding developments in the Middle East, said that US attacks against Iran have yielded significant results and that military operations in the region are continuing. During a press conference, Trump stated that the targets were specifically Iran’s energy infrastructure and naval power. Trump stated that Kharg Island, one of Iran’s most important oil export points, had been largely destroyed. He said that US forces had destroyed many targets on the island, claiming that, except for the area containing the oil pipelines, the island was “almost completely destroyed.” Trump also added that, if a…

In a major supply reduction move, the team has detailed how the planned sonic tokens burn will affect unclaimed S locked in existing distribution contracts. 32.69 million unclaimed S set for permanent removal Sonic Labs confirmed that approximately 32.69 million unclaimed S tokens will be permanently burned after October 15, 2026, removing this entire amount from circulation. Moreover, the project stressed that this is a hard deadline for claimants, as the tokens will no longer be recoverable once the burn is executed on-chain. The unclaimed tokens are currently locked inside existing airdrop contracts that manage distribution to eligible users. However,…

Some conservative voices are now warning that stalling the Clarity Act, the major crypto bill, poses a direct national security threat. Patrick Witt recently weighed in on the fierce lobbying surrounding the proposed “Clarity Act.” He has argued that efforts to derail the comprehensive regulatory framework are playing directly into the hands of foreign adversaries. “What are the odds the anonymous sources cited in this article have deep ties to China? Because if the US fails to lead on crypto by passing a comprehensive regulatory framework, the prime beneficiary will be the CCP,” he stated. The Clarity Act vs. the…