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Boundary Labs, a startup focused on stablecoin infrastructure, is preparing to launch USBD, a verifiable stablecoin designed exclusively for institutional clients. The company recently secured $2 million in a seed funding round led by Galaxy Ventures, according to a report by The Block. What Makes USBD Different Unlike retail-focused stablecoins such as $USDT or $USDC, USBD is being built specifically for institutional use cases, including custody, settlement, and treasury management. The stablecoin is designed to be verifiable, meaning institutions can independently audit its reserves and smart contract logic without relying on third-party attestations. This approach addresses a growing demand among…

As interest in gold-backed digital assets in the cryptocurrency market increases, Tether Gold has experienced significant growth. According to data shared by Tether, Tether Gold’s total market capitalization exceeded $3.3 billion in the first quarter of 2026. The company’s figures reveal that global economic uncertainties and gold prices nearing record levels have particularly boosted investor demand. With the search for safe havens intensifying, the shift towards digital assets backed by physical gold has significantly increased. According to Tether’s report, the physical gold reserves behind XAUT tokens increased by 36% on a quarterly basis. As of March 31, the total reserve…

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced a net outflow of $649 million in a single day. The average weekly spot volume of the top 10 crypto assets decreased to $80 billion in 2026. Open interest in Bitcoin contracts surged from $16 billion to $20 billion during the analyzed period. Bitcoin pulled back to approximately $76,700 this Tuesday following substantial outflows from spot ETFs. This price action triggers the largest daily drop since January 2026, confirming previous signals from the derivatives markets. Kaiko published a report revealing that the pioneering crypto’s recent recovery from its February lows was primarily driven by…

Ondo Finance (ONDO), a frequently preferred altcoin in the institutional sector and prominent in the tokenization field, has joined the DTCC working group to design tokenization standards. According to the official announcement, Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has formed an industry working group to advance the tokenization of US capital markets. Accordingly, DTCC announced that it has officially selected Ondo as a partner in an industry working group established to design tokenization standards for US capital markets. OnDo Finance also announced in a statement from its X account that it has been selected to the DTCC Sector Working Group…

China’s top court officials have signaled fresh scrutiny of cryptocurrency-related disputes after authorities said they would study judicial rules for cases involving virtual currencies and cross-border finance. According to comments made during a Wednesday press conference in Beijing, Liu Guixiang, a member of the judicial committee at China’s Supreme People’s Court, said Chinese courts would carry out deeper research into adjudication standards tied to “emerging cases” involving virtual currencies and overseas financial activity. Liu also said judicial authorities would accelerate work on legal interpretations related to civil compensation in insider trading and market manipulation cases, though he did not provide…

In brief MoonPay launched the MoonAgents desktop app, which lets AI assistants interact with crypto wallets and blockchain services. The software currently works with Claude and OpenAI Codex accounts and is designed to simplify setup for non-technical users. The app stores wallet keys locally in encrypted form while giving AI assistants access to trading, payments, and other blockchain tools. Claude and ChatGPT can write code—and MoonPay wants to make them trade crypto, too. The crypto payments company on Wednesday launched the MoonAgents desktop app, a project that allows users to connect Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex to crypto wallets,…

Macroeconomic analyst and entrepreneur Craig Tindale appeared on journalist Natalie Brunell’s program to discuss the dangerous transformation in the global economy. Tindale, noting that the financialized Western world has become detached from physical reality, warned, “It’s time to leave the speculative casino behind and focus on the real world.” As the cards are being reshuffled in the global financial system, structural crises long ignored by Wall Street and central banks are coming to light. Macro analyst Craig Tindale, in a broadcast he participated in, argued that Western economies have completely moved away from production, growing only “on paper,” and that…

Payward, the parent company of crypto platform Kraken, is raising new capital at a $20 billion valuation, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. Kraken declined to comment on the raise. The latest fundraising round comes as the company ramps up spending on takeovers. Most recently, it bought stablecoin-focused payments firm Reap for $600 million and digital asset derivatives platform Bitnomial for $550 million as it continues to scale up ahead of a planned IPO. Payward was valued at $20 billion in both transactions. Its biggest deal came in 2025 with the $1.5 billion acquisition of NinjaTrader, a…

Telegram is set to become the dominant force behind The Open Network ($TON). CEO Pavel Durov said Monday that the messaging platform is replacing the $TON Foundation and stepping in as $TON’s largest validator. Fees in $TON have dropped 6× — to nearly zero. Next step — Telegram replaces the $TON Foundation as the driving force behind $TON and becomes its largest validator. The focus shifts to tech superiority. New https://t.co/Me0w683UiK, new dev tools, new performance upgrades.… — Pavel Durov (@durov) May 4, 2026 Telegram originally launched $TON, previously known as Telegram Open Network, in 2018 under Durov and Nikolai…

Russian fraudsters have transferred more than $4 billion worth of stolen funds through nearly a thousand providers of crypto exchange services active in the country. The figures have come out as Russia prepares to outlaw most of these platforms and license mainly large financial institutions for crypto trading as part of upcoming regulations. Russian fraudsters launder almost 300 billion rubles through crypto Criminals defrauding Russian citizens have managed to launder some 295 billion rubles (over $4 billion) of stolen funds through crypto within a year. That’s according to study conducted by Sberbank, Russia’s largest lender, the results of which were…