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Avalon is providing institutional Bitcoin lending infrastructure for Bybit Earn. The fixed-rate lending system enables stable yield via FBTC-backed DeFi strategies. The partnership bridges CeFi and DeFi to unlock higher, predictable Bitcoin yields. Crypto infrastructure provider Avalon Labs has announced a partnership with exchange Bybit. With this new partnership, the exchange is bringing its institutional Bitcoin lending services to Bybit’s financial platform. The collaboration powers a new stable income product through Avalon’s fixed-rate lending system. This allows for on-chain arbitrage strategies that generate yield for Bybit customers and at the same time maintain their Bitcoin exposure. Avalon Labs’ institutional layer…
Franklin Templeton, a global asset manager with a growing presence in the crypto and blockchain investment market, has backed an $8 million seed round for Cap. The asset manager led the investment round, with Ethereum (ETH) based stablecoin project Cap also attracting the participation of multiple leading web3-focused venture capital firms. In details shared via X, Cap said the investment is a crucial step in its mission to offer a decentralized solution to the problem of yield generation in decentralized finance. This milestone involves the deployment of its protocol across “shared security markets” such as EigenLayer and Symbiotic. “Cap is…
Today, April 8, 2025, Sandbox (SAND) has recorded an 8.8% price gain. Despite the jump, the altcoin seems bearish and is likely to see a drop, possibly because of a whale dumping SAND tokens. Hashed (@hashed_official) has deposited 17.03M $SAND worth $4.1M into #Binance and likely to sell.Hashed lead the investment of $2.5M in $SAND on May 22, 2019. They still hold 25.55M $SAND, worth $6.15M.Address: 0xf1db561ef1452c7e88c24ed438e546d3019e1b06Data @nansen_ai pic.twitter.com/1ODqNrHKf9 — Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens) April 8, 2025 Whale dumps 17.03 million SAND Today, crypto analyst Onchain Lens posted on X that a major whale, popularly known as Hashed, deposited 17.03 million…
Binance has officially announced the platform-wide integration of KernelDAO (KERNEL), adding support for Simple Earn, Buy Crypto, Binance Convert, Margin, and Futures products starting April 14, 2025. Binance Expands KernelDAO (KERNEL) Integration Across Platform Products Including Futures and Margin Starting today at 3:00 PM ET, KERNEL will be available as a flexible product on Binance Simple Earn, allowing users to subscribe and earn passive income from their assets. Users will be able to purchase KERNEL via VISA, MasterCard, Google Pay, Apple Pay, and Revolut, or exchange it directly using their account balance via the “Buy Crypto” page. Access will be…
A new study has found that Bitcoin mining produces harmful air pollutants, with fine particles from the facilities crossing state borders, affecting areas far from the mines themselves. Between August 2022 to July 2023, some 1.9 million Americans were exposed to significant levels of these fine particles, according to researchers behind a groundbreaking study published in Nature Communications. Communities affected include New York City, the Houston/Austin metropolitan area, Northeast Texas, and areas along the Illinois/Kentucky border. “Cross-state pollution” The research team, led by Dr. Francesca Dominici at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, found that Bitcoin mines frequently cause…
In a tweet published earlier today, on-chain data aggregator IntoTheBlock shared some good news for Bitcoin investors, highlighting their persistence in holding and the resilience of BTC as an asset, demonstrated recently, while the markets were being shaken by the U.S.’s trade tariff foreign policy. The chart published by the data source reveals that over 85% of Bitcoin holders have remained in profit, despite the price lows Bitcoin has seen this week, as it dipped to the $74,700 level, losing the $82,500 zone. Currently, the world’s primary cryptocurrency is changing hands at $82,030 after showing a nearly 10% surge over…
Radix, a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain, is shifting 1 billion XRD from its treasury into a two-year community incentives program aimed at deepening ecosystem engagement and improving long-term tokenomics—positioning itself as a deliberate “antidote to airdrops.” Announced on April 14, the new initiative will redirect funds from a previously proposed stablecoin project to support what Radix (XRD) describes as a multi-season, points-based rewards campaign designed to incentivize meaningful activity. Participants will earn points by holding or staking XRD, providing liquidity, executing DEX swaps, and engaging in lending and borrowing. NFT interaction and dApp usage will also qualify for rewards. “Users…
At this week’s series of Web3 events in Hong Kong, industry leaders are highlighting real world asset (RWA) tokenization as a pivotal evolution in blockchain’s journey toward mainstream adoption. “This is the perfect time for our whole industry,” said Shukyee Ma, Chief Strategy Officer of Plume, during an exclusive interview. “After last year’s disappointment with DeFi yields, users are looking for something new, and we have the tokenized assets ready.” Read more: The Impact of Real World Asset (RWA) Tokenization Purpose-Built Blockchains Leading the Way A key trend emerging from the discussions is the development of purpose-built blockchains specifically designed…
VeChain has proposed an incentive program for the VeBetterDAO Visa Card to promote B3TR token spending and expand VeBetterDAO’s real-world usability. Currently, 1.2 million of the 4 million votes that are required have been cast, which is 29.5% of the total. Vechain, a pioneer in supply chain management, has introduced the VeBetterDAO Visa Card User Incentive Program. The program is gaining traction as it gathers community backing ahead of its official launch in five days. The initiative proposes allocating 1,000,000 B3TR from the VeBetterDAO Treasury to reward early adopters of the new Visa card. VeChain is making it easier to…
South Korea’s financial regulator has announced that it has blocked Apple App Store applications belonging to 14 unregistered foreign cryptocurrency exchanges. According to local news agency Newsis, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) announced that 14 unregistered cryptocurrency exchanges’ applications have been blocked from the Apple App Store. South Korea’s decision follows Google’s blocking of 17 cryptocurrency exchange apps, including KuCoin and MEXC, on March 25. Among the 14 cryptocurrency exchanges, leading exchanges such as KuCoin and MEXC, as well as Phemex, Bitrue, CoinW, CoinEX, ZoomEX, Poloniex, BTCC, Blofin, CoinCatch, DOEX, WEEX and BitMart…