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Binance has announced the addition of five new tokens to its staking program. Tron (TRX), Aptos (APT), IOTA (IOTA), ApeCoin (APE), and MultiversX (EGLD) will now be among the assets earning rewards through staking. 5 New Tokens Added to Binance Staking: TRX, APT, IOTA, APE and EGLD The platform is expanding this feature, allowing users to earn staking returns on specific tokens in their Spot accounts with a single click. One of the most striking features of Soft Staking is its complete flexibility. Users can earn rewards while also being able to buy, sell, withdraw, or use their tokens for…

Bitcoin miners are entering a period of new structural risk tied to power contracts, firmware systems, and hosting agreements as the industry approaches the new year, according to Matthew Case, an independent analyst who tracks mining economics. In a recent X post, Case described these pressures as forces operating beneath the surface while miners remain focused on the next halving (in 2028) and hardware cycle. The analyst argued that these vulnerabilities could shape who controls Bitcoin’s hash rate and which companies survive the growing competition for power, while operational chokepoints are shifting from hardware to contracts, software, and energy access.…

ZNS Connect, a renowned Web3 infrastructure platform, has announced the launch of ZNS Foundation. The development aims to advance innovation in decentralized identity (DID), Web3 infrastructure, and naming systems. As disclosed in ZNS Foundation’s official social media announcement, the launch empowers developers, decentralized applications (dApps), and blockchain networks. Additionally, the move is a noteworthy step to make the Web3 landscape more collaborative and open with an improved experience. We’re excited to introduce ZNS Foundation — an independent organization dedicated to advancing DID, naming standards, and open Web3 infrastructure.Our mission:• Support builders and chains• Strengthen the ZNS Protocol• Push DID and…

Solmate Infrastructure (Nasdaq: SLMT) disclosed in a press release issued earlier today that it had purchased $50 million of SOL directly from the Solana Foundation at a 15% discount to market. The company said the tokens will be used to power bare-metal validators in Abu Dhabi, UAE as part of the Foundation’s “Solana By Design” program, and that the Foundation negotiated the right to nominate up to two directors to Solmate’s board. Solmate described the timing as a purchase “at market lows” during a major liquidation and framed the move as aligning its treasury with its infrastructure build-out. The press…

Crypto exchange Coinbase is working on creating a website for a prediction markets platform, according to a tech researcher who posted screenshots seemingly indicating it will be backed by Kalshi. Jane Manchun Wong, a tech researcher and blogger known for discovering in-development features on Big Tech sites, posted to X on Tuesday that Coinbase is “working on a prediction market,” and shared multiple screenshots apparently showing the platform. In one screenshot, it states that the prediction market is offered by Coinbase Financial Markets, the derivatives arm of Coinbase Global, through the prediction market Kalshi. The other images show a typical…

Bitcoin’s price has taken a hefty knock this week, dragging mining revenue down with it as the price per petahash sinks even deeper than April’s slump. Miners are feeling the squeeze from the tight pricing environment and the thin onchain fees tied to newly found block rewards. Bitcoin’s Mining Math Turns Brutal as Fees Dry up and Hashprice Craters Bitcoin’s hashprice — the daily expected value of 1 petahash per second (PH/s) of hashing power — has sunk to its lowest point on record since Luxor began tracking the metric in December 2016. Much of that revenue slide traces back…

INTO and Custody have unveiled a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing Web3 experiences and smart contract infrastructure. The collaboration combines INTO’s innovative platform for decentralized identity, cross-chain wallets, and AI-driven personalization with Custodiy’s secure, blockchain-based smart contracts. 🚀 INTO × Custodiy — Strategic PartnershipA next-gen Web3 super-app meets real-world smart-contract infrastructure.@intoverse_ powers a global ecosystem of 10M+ users with social-to-earn, decentralised identity, cross-chain wallets, AI personalisation, and Web3 mini-programs… pic.twitter.com/s1iT0fHwv3 — Custodiy (@Custodiy1) November 16, 2025 This collaboration aims to offer a single solution to facilitating digital transactions and interactions to fill the gap between decentralized ecosystems and the real…

This is a segment from The Drop newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. At Blockworks’ Digital Asset Summit (DAS) this week, Mastercard’s crypto SVP Christian Rau and WalletConnect CEO Jess Houlgrave agreed that crypto still has to improve its user experience before the next wave of adoption can occur. “For me, the bar in terms of user experience is really a tokenized debit card on my iPhone,” Rau told Blockworks’ Bennett Holloway. “The industry needs to mature and go in this direction.” Houlgrave added that “we need an awful lot of investment” into crypto UX to make such improvements happen.…

The cryptocurrency world just witnessed a massive StraitsX XUSD transfer that’s setting new precedents for institutional crypto movement. Singapore’s premier digital asset platform moved 3.4 million XUSD to Binance, creating waves across the stablecoin ecosystem. This strategic StraitsX XUSD transfer represents one of the most significant stablecoin movements in recent months, highlighting the growing institutional confidence in digital assets. What Does This StraitsX XUSD Transfer Mean for Crypto Markets? The recent StraitsX XUSD transfer to Binance hot wallets signals several important developments in the cryptocurrency space. First, it demonstrates increasing institutional participation in digital asset markets. Second, this substantial movement…

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