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Centrifuge, a decentralized asset finance protocol, recently entered into a new partnership with Wormhole, a leading interoperability protocol. The collaboration is focused on launching a multi-chain asset tokenization platform, starting with Anemoy’s $230 million Janus Henderson Treasury Fund. The platform revealed the partnership on its official X social media account. Wormhole’s integration into Centrifuge places a significant focus on automating issuance and tokenization across multiple chains. This will reportedly enable unprecedented and scalable fund management by removing barriers to operation across different chains. The latest version of Centrifuge V3 provides an inclusive interface for the benefit of investors and managers.…

Ethereum remained the most active network for NFT sales at $ 37.2 million and 119,693 transactions in the week. Polygon and Mythos were close behind with compounded transaction growth and growing buyer interaction on their platforms. Ethereum remains the most popular chain when it comes to weekly NFT sales, with $37.24 million in sales by April 11, 2025, according to Phoenix Group data. The network also facilitated 119,836 transactions, with over 20,797 buyers and 16,096 sellers contributing to its dominance. TOP BLOCKCHAINS BY WEEKLY #NFT SALES VOLUME #Ethereum #Polygon #Mythos #Solana #Bitcoin #Arbitrum #Immutable #Base #BNBChain #Flow #Panini #Ronin pic.twitter.com/G28QbVJeFV…

This is a segment from the 0xResearch newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. With the Pectra fork now scheduled for May 7, Ethereum core developers have begun to shift their focus toward defining the next major upgrade: Fusaka. During yesterday’s All Core Devs call, the teams aligned on Pectra client release deadlines and began CFI’ing (considering for inclusion) a new set of EIPs for Fusaka. Client releases for Pectra are expected by late next week, followed by a public announcement around April 22–23. Barring any last-minute issues, nodes will simply need to upgrade in time for the fork on May…

Amid the global trade war and President Donald Trump’s unprecedented tariffs, the Chinese yuan has declined to multi-year lows against the US dollar. In an effort to defend its fiat currency, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has been responding with monetary interventions and a torrent of positive media about yuan usage. In the nine months prior to March 11, 2025, if PBOC data is to be trusted, unique personal wallets of its digital yuan (e-CNY) more than quadrupled from 180 million to 800 million, and cumulative transaction volume increased 45% from 7 to 10.2 trillion e-CNY. Although the US…

XRP price could witness a substantial spike if the XRP Ledger (XRPL) handles only 10% of broker firm Hidden Road’s daily transactions. Notably, Ripple recently acquired prime brokerage firm Hidden Road for $1.25 billion, a move that could impact the future of the XRP Ledger and XRP itself. XRPL Could Handle a Fraction of Hidden Road’s Volume Speaking on the importance of the acquisition, Ripple CTO David Schwartz stressed that it marks a turning point for the XRPL. According to him, Hidden Road clears over $10 billion in daily liquidity and processes more than 50 million transactions each day. Ripple’s…

Major crypto exchange Bybit is undertaking a significant delisting sweep this April, removing over 20 spot trading pairs and two derivative contracts from its platform. This move involves well-defined phases impacting numerous digital assets and requires user attention regarding key dates for deposits and withdrawals. The exchange is also removing affected tokens from its direct swap Convert feature. What’s Being Delisted and When? The Spot Trading Schedule Bybit detailed a three-stage removal for spot pairs. On April 10 at 8:00 a.m. UTC, the platform removed the KON/USDT, REN/USDT, and XYM/USDT trading pairs. Heads up: The next deadline is April 16…

TL;DR StarkWare developed ColliderVM, an architecture that enables the execution of complex smart contracts on Bitcoin without modifying its protocol. It uses hash collisions to reduce computational costs and eliminate locked guarantees, improving efficiency compared to methods like BitVM. It facilitates the integration of STARK proofs in Bitcoin by drastically reducing script size. Researchers from StarkWare and the Weizmann Institute proposed a new architecture to implement complex smart contracts on Bitcoin without modifying the base protocol. The system, named ColliderVM, aims to overcome the current limitations of Bitcoin’s scripting language, which restricts operations to simple calculations without memory of previous…

The U.S. dollar index (DXY) has fallen below 100 and gold has surged to new all-time highs as escalating tariffs have heightened global economic uncertainty. Consequently, asset prices have taken a hit—most notably in the tech sector and cryptocurrencies. Since reaching its all-time high of $109,000 in January, bitcoin (BTC) has declined approximately 26%. When compared to the “Magnificent Seven” tech stocks, bitcoin’s drawdown sits right in the middle, signaling its growing maturity as an asset. Tesla (TSLA) is currently the worst performer, down nearly 50% from its peak. NVIDIA (NVDA) follows with a 31% drop. Apple (AAPL), Bitcoin, Meta…

As tokenized real-world assets gain traction across global markets, Fasset is positioning itself at the forefront with the launch of Own, an Ethereum Layer 2 network purpose-built for regulated RWA distribution. With plans to tokenize and offer access to over $1 billion in U.S. equities, including tech giants like Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia, Fasset is targeting underserved investors worldwide. In this Q&A, I spoke with with Fasset’s leadership about the technical design behind Own, regulatory strategies across jurisdictions, dividend mechanisms, and how tokenized stocks will interact with both TradFi and DeFi ecosystems. Below is the Q&A with Raafi Hossain, CEO…

Trump-linked crypto project World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has denied reports that it is selling off its ether (ETH) with the currency down 46% since Eric Trump recommended buying it. This week, crypto analytics firm Arkham showed that a wallet, possibly linked to WLFI, sold 5,471 ETH, worth roughly $8 million, when the currency’s price fell to $1,465. However, WLFI denies this. A spokesperson told CoinDesk today, “The claims that World Liberty Financial has sold any of its holdings are wholly inaccurate. WLFI has not sold any positions as currently reported. Speculation to the contrary is false.” WLFI’s ETH investments are…