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In a dramatic strategic shift, Bridge Biotherapeutics has rebranded itself as Parataxis Korea and is pivoting its core business to focus on digital asset treasury management. This transformation marks a definitive end to the company’s journey as a biotechnology drug developer and signals a new chapter in the volatile world of cryptocurrency and blockchain finance. The move, first reported by DealSite, follows the failure of the company’s lead drug candidate and a subsequent sale of management rights. Bridge Biotherapeutics Rebrand: From Drug Discovery to Digital Assets The decision to abandon biotechnology in favor of digital assets represents a radical departure…

TLDR: Technical expansion: The Tallinn protocol upgrade reduced layer-1 block time from 8 to 6 seconds on January 24, 2026. Financial adjustment: The price of the native token $XTZ decreased by 28.7% during the quarter, standing at a value of $0.35. RWA growth: The Uranium.io platform recorded a 1.2% increase in its total value locked, reaching $7.3 million. The evolution shown by Tezos has focused on its technical infrastructure and the consolidation of real-world assets (RWA). The recent Tezos Q1 report, published by the analytics firm Messari, details the financial status of the blockchain protocol and the progress toward the…

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) market and clearing divisions issued no-action relief for fully collateralized event contracts, easing certain swap data reporting and recordkeeping obligations for prediction market operators and clearing organizations. The divisions said Wednesday that they will not recommend enforcement against designated contract markets (DCMs), derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs), or their participants for failing to comply with specified swap-related recordkeeping requirements or for failing to report covered transactions to swap data repositories. The CFTC said the no-action letter comes in response to numerous requests from DCMs and DCOs that list and clear event contracts and said…

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance TR has announced it will list a new AI-themed altcoin, one of the hottest areas in the crypto market. According to the official announcement, Binance TR listed the AIGENSYN (Gensyn) token in the Turkish Lira trading pair today at 20:00. Gensyn, a relatively new altcoin launched at the end of last month, provides a fundamental infrastructure for computing power, data, and information exchange needed in the field of artificial intelligence, according to official information shared by its developers. Related News Chances of Interest Rate Cuts in the U.S. Have Diminished: How Will This Affect the Price of…

Bitcoin has been consolidating between $62K-$75K amid geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty. Debate has risen over its next move, with predictions ranging from an impending bottom to bullish signals. Evidence suggests indecision among investors is hurting $BTC buying pressure. Bitcoin ($BTC) has been in consolidation between $62,000 and $75,000 over the 25 days of the US-Iran military conflict. Source: CoinMarketCap At press time, the flagship cryptocurrency was trading at $70,748, having gained 1.3% in the day following reported peace talks between the rival nations. The positive price action is also attributed to a year-to-date reversal in Bitcoin ETF outflows, with $2.5…

Ethereum [$ETH] has closed at lower lows since the uptrend collapsed at $2382 nearly a week ago, touching a low of $2202. At press time, Ethereum traded at $2,225, down 1.7% on the daily chart, extending its 3% weekly decline. While the market is on a decline, some market players, especially large entities, have continued to accumulate. Bitmine adds 89,026 $ETH for $197.64 million $ETH has recorded relatively poor performance in 2026 despite recovering from the $1.8k slip. Over this extended period, Tom Lee’s Bitmine remained the only strong Ethereum treasury on the demand side. With the latest purchase, Bitmine…

Riot Platforms (RIOT), a leading Bitcoin mining company, has amended its Bitcoin-backed loan agreement with Coinbase, transitioning from a variable interest rate tied to the federal funds rate to a fixed rate. This strategic move aims to shield the company from the financial uncertainties of interest rate fluctuations, a growing concern in the current macroeconomic environment. The specific interest rate was not disclosed, but the change signals a shift toward greater financial stability for the mining giant. Riot Platforms Bitcoin-Backed Loan Amendment Details The amended loan agreement, reported by The Energy Mag, includes several key changes. Most notably, the interest…

Neo SPCC has released NeoGo v0.119.0 “Yawl,” introducing protocol changes that activate at the upcoming Gorgon hard fork, resolving 41 MainNet transaction differences between NeoGo and the C# reference node, and delivering performance optimizations for node operators. The release is compatible with C# node v3.9.2 and does not require a database resync. The update arrives as Neo’s infrastructure teams prepare for Gorgon, the network’s next hard fork. The Neo Council voted in April to defer a proposed execution fee reduction in favor of waiting for Gorgon’s dynamic opcode pricing model, which Neo SPCC designed to make standard transactions significantly cheaper…

As U.S. senators launched the long-awaited hearing called to advance the crypto market structure legislation, they granted that there was still a rift between Republicans and Democrats on the latest version of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. The Thursday hearing of the Senate Banking Committee, known as a “markup” hearing to weigh dozens of amendments to revise and overhaul the bill’s language, represents a key moment in the process to move this policy effort past a longtime roadblock. Republican senators may be the only supporters at this moment, but the eventual aim is to finish with a bipartisan version…

Blockchain analytics platform CryptoQuant has reported that large $XRP investors have been withdrawing assets heavily from Binance in recent days. According to the data, a total of approximately 403 million $XRP has been withdrawn from Binance since May 3rd. It was noted that most of these transactions consisted of 1 million $XRP and above, and that the data predominantly reflected the behavior of whales and institutional investors. The analysis added that since May 3rd, Binance has seen large withdrawal transactions exceeding the 1 million $XRP threshold almost daily. CryptoQuant stated that this indicates a steady outflow trend on one of…