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This is a segment from the 0xResearch newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. The Ethereum Foundation has redrawn its engineering playbook just as its next major hard fork, Glamsterdam, takes shape. Announced Monday, “Protocol” is a reorganized EF R&D division focused on three goals: scaling L1, expanding blobspace and improving UX. Project coordinator Tim Beiko set the tone: “Protocol is now a more united and leaner organization with more focused teams…ensuring the EF’s resources are allocated toward maximal impact.” Beiko and Ansgar Dietrichs will co-lead L1 scaling, while Francesco D’Amato and Alex Stokes oversee blob expansion and Barnabé Monnot and…

On June 4, GIBO Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: GIBO), AI-driven animation streaming company, announced the USDG.net engine testing. The designed engine is enabling crypto transactions within the GIBO Click ecosystem and various short drama platforms based on WeChat. USDG.net is able to provide real-time payment settlements using USDC, USDT, ETH, BTC, and other crypto assets. The first integration was conducted in collaboration with several WeChat-based apps that are designed for users to watch short dramas within the messaging app. These platforms tested the development of USDG.net for future apps in creator compensation, licensing, and audience incentive programs. The USDG.net engine, being…

Sonic Labs and CoinEasy focus on local education and workshops to help Korean builders better understand Web3 and real-world dApp usage. Sonic Labs partners with Galaxy and GSR to expand the Sonic ecosystem and provide support for early-stage DeFi projects. Sonic Labs’ latest move to partner with CoinEasy to expand their reach in South Korea is not just an ordinary expansion. There is a fairly unique strategy behind this partnership: a local, community-based approach. On the one hand, South Korea is known to have a strong digital ecosystem. But approaching developers and users in the country is still not easy,…

The SEC has dismissed its lawsuit against Binance, marking a major shift in the U.S. approach to crypto. The dismissal marks a symbolic end to one of the most aggressive crypto crackdowns in U.S. history. In a newly released statement, Binance expressed relief and optimism, stating that the SEC case dismissal is a win for cryptocurrency, the United States and the world. “The move signals a global green light for responsible crypto innovation, boosting confidence from the U.S. to the EU and beyond,” Binance stated. It further added that the legal decision is a signal to the world that “the…

Alchemy Pay, the leading platform offering solutions for crypto payments, has commenced a new partnership with MiniPay, a popular stablecoin wallet for real-world use cases. The collaboration aims to fortify MiniPay consumers with unparalleled access to stablecoins like $USDC, $USDT, and $cUSD via fiat currencies. The platform revealed this initiative in a recent press release. 📢@miniPay, the stablecoin wallet built for everyday use, now supports seamless fiat on & off ramp via #AlchemyPaySend, Save and Pay with stablecoins right inside MiniPay with ease.🙌Now available for iOS and Android 🥳https://t.co/O3USDeTHTq pic.twitter.com/pjPMG9Hkbr — Alchemy Pay|$ACH: Fiat-Crypto Payment Gateway (@AlchemyPay) May 29, 2025…

Yuma, a development studio and accelerator for decentralized AI (deAI) network Bittensor, has partnered with the University of Connecticut (UConn) to create a building program focused on pooling together specialized machine learning called “BittBridge.” The partnership with Yuma will give a student-led team the opportunity to work toward operating and developing a project on Bittensor called a subnet, making UConn among the first academic institutions to build on the network, according to a press release. While AI is everywhere today, it remains reliant on a handful of large corporations, centralized infrastructure and locked in a computing power arms race. Bittensor,…

In an expansion of its digital asset portfolio, Quantum BioPharma Ltd. has announced the purchase of an additional $500,000 in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, bringing its total holdings to USD $5,000,000. The Canadian biopharmaceutical company made the move after securing approval from its Board of Directors. JUST IN: Quantum BioPharma Ltd purchased an additional $500k worth of BTC/crypto and now holds $5 million in BTC/crypto. Not sure how much actual #bitcoin pic.twitter.com/OqomNZ250x — NLNico (@btcNLNico) June 10, 2025 “Quantum BioPharma Ltd. is pleased to announce that after receiving approval from the Board of Directors, the Company has purchased additional Bitcoin…

HYPE, the token of leading decentralized perpetual exchange Hyperliquid, is now the fifth-largest digital asset by futures open interest. At the time of writing, the dollar value of the number of active or open bets in HYPE futures (perpetual and standard) traded worldwide was $2.06 billion, according to data source Coinglass. That placed HYPE ahead of dogecoin DOGE$0.17776 as futures tied to the meme token had an open interest of $1.83 billion. The payments-focused XRP cryptocurrency held ahead of HYPE with bitcoin BTC$107,192.18, ether ETH$2,628.95 and solana’s SOL SOL$156.95 leading the pack.HYPE’s futures market leadership over DOGE and many other…

Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, extended its climb past $2,500 in the early Tuesday session as the crypto market recovered from a sell-off that resulted in nearly $1 billion in liquidations over the weekend and on Monday. Ethereum reached an intraday high of $2,652 in a steady climb since June 1 before easing to $2,625, where it currently trades, up 4.16% in the last 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap data. Aside from Solana, which rose 4.4%, ETH topped gains among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, as the Ethereum Foundation restructured its workforce to focus on protocol…

PlatON, a blockchain network focused on payments, has announced the integration of two stablecoins — XSGD and XUSD — issued by StraitsX. XSGD is pegged to the Singapore Dollar, and XUSD is pegged to the U.S. Dollar. Both are fully backed 1:1 by reserves held in regulated financial institutions such as DBS Bank and Standard Chartered. These stablecoins are now available on the PlatON Network, providing users and businesses with access to stable and programmable payment options. The integration supports various payment use cases across PlatON’s infrastructure. StraitsX, the issuer of XSGD and XUSD, has processed over USD 10 billion…