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Blazpay, a renowned decentralized payment platform, has partnered with PVPFUN, an intuitive Web3 infrastructure platform. The partnership endeavors to redefine the ways for gamers and creators to develop, earn, and play in the advanced decentralized settings. Blazpay revealed in its official X announcement that the development is set to provide an inclusive platform for creators as well as game players to engage in streamlined on-chain interactions. Hence, the move could serve as a key breakthrough toward the establishment of a community-driven, creator-centered economy in the Web3 landscape. We’re excited to announce our partnership with @pvpfun_ai — the intelligent Web3 infrastructure…

Ondo Finance named Chainlink as the official oracle provider for its tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), aiming to improve how financial data moves across blockchain networks. Chainlink will supply custom price feeds for the more than 100 tokenized equities on Ondo’s platform, including U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs. Ondo’s tokenized equities now span 10 blockchains and represent over $320 million in total value locked, according to a statement shared with CoinDesk. The data includes corporate actions like dividend payments and is intended to help keep valuations accurate across the various blockchains where these assets are traded. Ondo has recently expanded…

Stream Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, has suspended all deposits and withdrawals after reportedly losing $93 million in an exploit involving one of its external asset managers. The company says it is assessing the full scope of the incident and has hired legal experts from Perkins Coie to investigate. However, pending deposits will not be processed until further notice. The issue began when Stream’s native stablecoin, Staked Stream USD (xUSD), lost its peg to the U.S. dollar. According to PeckShield, xUSD fell as low as $0.30 on Tuesday before partially recovering to the $0.37 range. What’s with XRP? This…

Bitcoin’s march into mainstream finance just hit a landmark moment as a major credit agency officially rated a bitcoin treasury firm, signaling a seismic shift in how traditional markets recognize digital assets as strategic reserves. S&P’s Historic Rating Signals Institutional Legitimacy For Bitcoin Treasuries Growing institutional confidence in bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset has taken a major step forward with a historic move by S&P Global Ratings. The agency assigned a “B-” issuer credit rating with a stable outlook to Strategy Inc. (formerly Microstrategy Inc.) on Oct. 27, marking the first-ever rating of a bitcoin treasury company by a…

Australia’s financial regulator has issued a major update to its digital-asset guidance, expanding how existing financial-services laws apply to crypto businesses as the government prepares sweeping new legislation. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission on Tuesday published a revised version of Info Sheet 225, clarifying when digital-asset products and services are likely to be considered financial products under the Corporations Act.  The latest update replaces earlier “crypto-asset” terminology with the broader term “digital assets,” intended to capture virtual, tokenized, and coin-based products without exclusion.  While the guidance does not create new law, ASIC said it aims to give businesses…

Edge & Node, the team that created The Graph, has launched ampersend, a management platform for coordinating how autonomous AI agents operate and transact, the company said on Thursday. Built on Coinbase’s x402 payment protocol and Google’s A2A communication framework, ampersend adds automation, observability, and compliance controls to what’s becoming known as the “agentic economy.” As AI agents begin to handle payments, data, and communication on behalf of users and organizations, the lack of standardization has made their operations difficult to monitor. Coinbase released x402, its agentic payments protocol earlier this year. It’s an open-source system that enables instant stablecoin…

Injective, the blockchain project focused on decentralized finance (DeFi), has unveiled a no-code platform designed to let anyone build and deploy Web3 applications without writing a single line of code. New Platform Lets Users Create Web3 Apps Without Coding According to the announcement shared with Bitcoin.com News, the new platform dubbed iBuild operates on Injective’s MultiVM infrastructure, offering rapid deployment, cross-chain compatibility, and simplified creation tools that lower the barrier to entry for blockchain developers. By combining speed, interoperability, and low transaction fees, Injective explained that it aims to make Web3 app development more accessible to users of all technical…

The projects that cryptocurrency developers have focused on most in the last week have been revealed. According to weekly GitHub statistics, developer activity remained particularly high on Ethereum, Cardano, and Hedera projects. The data includes commit numbers and active developer rates, both on an altcoin basis and at the overall ecosystem level. The altcoin projects most focused on by developers on a weekly basis are: Ethereum (ETH) – 377 commit Cardano (ADA) – 322 commit Hedera (HBAR) – 167 commit Flow (FLOW) – 127 commit Internet Computer (ICP) – 112 commits Chainlink (LINK) – 95 commits Stellar (XLM) – 77…

US stocks edged higher on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining 250 points in early trading as Wall Street cheered a potential US-China trade deal. Summary Dow Jones gained more than 250 points as stocks opened higher. US-China trade deal anticipation is driving optimism across Wall Street. This week will also welcome earnings results from some Big Tech giants. As risk-on sentiment creeped back into the markets, the Dow Jones Industrial Average signalled fresh gains with +200 points. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 jumped 0.8% and Nasdaq Composite added 1.4%. Dow gains 250 points: Why are US stocks up…

The Norwegian Tax Administration said that more people declared cryptocurrency holdings in 2024 compared to the previous year, following efforts to increase reporting. In a Tuesday notice, Norway’s tax authority said more than 73,000 people in the country reported owning some form of cryptocurrency in their 2024 returns. The numbers marked about a 30% increase year-over-year from crypto holdings in 2023, and significantly more than in 2019, when only 6,470 people in the country of 5.5 million people declared having digital assets. “It is gratifying that more people are reporting that they own cryptocurrency, and in this way ensuring that…