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Location data has already become a vital component of the contemporary decision-making process, but the issue of its credibility is an ongoing concern. A new project between Filecoin and the University of Maryland will help fill this gap by incorporating cryptographic verification into geospatial data. The partnership aims at archiving location-based observations that have confirmable evidence of source, time, and authenticity. Location data is easy to fake and hard to verify. The University of Maryland stores geospatial data on Filecoin with cryptographic proof of where and when every observation was captured. Conflict documentation, climate research, agricultural analysis, and provenance built…

North Carolina has officially entered the crypto regulation landscape with the introduction of House Bill 1029, also known as the Digital Asset and Stablecoin Act. This move signals a growing push at the state level to bring clarity and structure to digital asset handling. The bill follows recommendations from a dedicated blockchain committee, highlighting how seriously policymakers are now approaching the integration of crypto into traditional financial systems. Trader 0x5c26 is shorting yesterday’s newly listed token $CHIP.Over the past 3 hours, he has opened a short on 28.85M $CHIP($2.43M).He also holds a 1,400 xyz:SP500($9.94M) short.https://t.co/bvYHBkIED9 pic.twitter.com/m3LOdRzVxf — Lookonchain (@lookonchain) April…

Quantum computing is no longer a distant theory, as early signals now suggest crypto holders may soon face a silent race to secure their funds. The Coinbase advisory board has now noted that a quantum computer capable of breaking encryption remains over a decade away. Source: Coinbase As the picture became clearer, attention shifted toward the “harvest now, decrypt later” risk model. This means exposed keys today may become targets once quantum capability arrives. Around 6.9 million Bitcoin [BTC], or 32% of the supply, already sits in exposed wallets. This creates uneven risk, where older wallets face higher vulnerability. As…

Cluster Protocol, a famous Web3 infrastructure entity, has partnered with Pundi AI, a renowned data infrastructure firm for AI training. The partnership attempts to develop the earliest end-to-end decentralized AI training infrastructure. As per Cluster Protocol’s official press release, the development is poised to incorporate cutting-edge tokenized datasets into a distributed compute stack, removing dependence on centrally-controlled intermediaries. So, the merger of both platforms’ technologies focuses on unlocking the complete on-chain AI advancement lifecycle. Circle 🤝 OSL GroupWe’re partnering with OSL Group to expand access to $USDC across trading and payments in global markets.This collaboration brings trusted digital dollar infrastructure…

The European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) transition period is entering its final stretch, forcing smaller crypto firms across the EU to either secure authorization quickly or prepare to shut down regulated services. The transitional period ends across the bloc on July 1, after which any crypto asset service provider operating without a MiCA license must stop serving EU clients. Early movers like United Kingdom-based exchange CoinJar, which said it secured MiCA authorization in Ireland in 2025, call the regime a necessary maturation that rewards compliance-first players, but founders in markets like Poland warn thousands of virtual asset…

As part of efforts to expand user/investor experience in its crypto trading platform, Fedi, a self-custodial Bitcoin wallet, today entered into a strategic collaboration with Exolix, a rapid, non-custodial cryptocurrency exchange. With this partnership, Fedi integrated its Bitcoin wallet into Exolix’s crypto exchange to enable its users to connect with more traders and allow them to execute more cross-chain trades within their Bitcoin wallets. Fedi is a non-custodial Bitcoin wallet that allows users to control their money and collaborate with various Web3 communities while protecting user privacy and autonomy. Since its launch in 2022 and its founding by Nigerian Bitcoin…

Coinbase has rebuilt its anti‑fraud stack by tightly integrating machine learning models with a high‑speed rules engine, slashing response times to new scam patterns from days to hours just as TRM Labs warns crypto fraud is now a tens‑of‑billions‑per‑year, AI‑supercharged industry. Coinbase has upgraded its anti-fraud stack by tightly integrating machine learning models with a rules engine, cutting its response time to new fraud patterns from several days to just a few hours as AI-enabled scams surge across the crypto sector. The company describes a dual-track strategy where “models [are] responsible for long-term defense, rules [are] responsible for rapid response,”…

As part of efforts to bring deep cross-chain DeFi liquidity to RWA investors, Asseto Finance, a real-world asset platform that bridges tradFi with DeFi, today announced a strategic partnership with Pharos Network, an EVM-compatible Layer-1 built for real-world asset and cross-chain liquidity. This integration enabled Asseto to leverage Pharos’ EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain to decrease friction for RWA users who want to move real-world assets across various chains, supported by Pharos’s cross-chain settlement layer. Asseto Finance is a blockchain platform that has expertise in transforming traditional financial assets (such as commodities, real estate, and many others) into tradeable digital assets in…

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has a message for an industry celebrating the CLARITY Act’s progress through Washington: veto it. Asked in his Coinpedia interview for a realistic timeline on the bill passing and whether it is genuinely good for crypto, Hayes gave a one-sentence answer that puts him sharply at odds with the rest of the industry. “The CLARITY Act should be vetoed. We don’t need no regulation.” The response lands at a moment when crypto’s most prominent companies, executives and lobby groups are pushing hard in the opposite direction, treating the bill as the most important piece of legislation…

Gold has taken over retail futures trading on crypto exchanges in 2026, and fresh quarterly data from MEXC shows the flow has only become more concentrated. The Seychelles-based exchange said its tokenized gold product XAUT alone accounted for 71% of combined volume among its top 10 TradFi Futures in the first quarter, with silver adding another 22%. Singapore Summit: Meet the largest APAC brokers you know (and those you still don’t!) Together, the two instruments absorbed 93% of top 10 activity between January and March, according to the company’s Q1 TradFi report published today (Wednesday). MEXC said its gold futures…