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Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization platform MSX has announced the launch of subscriptions for its second pre-IPO project, offering early access to shares of artificial intelligence firm Anthropic and prediction market platform Polymarket. The move follows the platform’s first successful pre-IPO project, which delivered significant returns for early participants. Subscription Details and Valuations According to the announcement, the subscription price for early participants is set at 855 $USDT for Anthropic, based on a valuation of $950 billion. For Polymarket, the subscription price is 152 $USDT, reflecting a $15 billion valuation. These figures position both companies as major players in their respective…

The $XRP Ledger Foundation is moving into a more public coordination role across the $XRP ecosystem, outlining a broader focus on engineering, operations, and community engagement as it expands collaboration across the $XRP Ledger community. Key Takeaways: The $XRP Ledger Foundation introduced leaders across operations, engineering, and community engagement. The update emphasized collaboration with developers, validators, and infrastructure operators. Public coordination will focus on advocacy, development, and events. $XRP Ledger Foundation Formalizes Broader Operating Structure The $XRP Ledger Foundation, a nonprofit organization that contributes to, grows, and advocates for the $XRP Ledger and its community, said in a May 8…

Russian authorities may permit the quite popular peer-to-peer trading of cryptocurrencies under the country’s upcoming rules for digital-asset transactions. This is one of several proposals aimed at liberalizing the restrictive draft law currently under review, which also includes expanding the list of greenlighted coins. Russian lawmakers push for liberal crypto regulation Legalizing peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto deals Expanding the list of cryptocurrencies approved for trading Raising the investment limit for ordinary Russians These are the key amendments recently suggested in the State Duma, which is still considering the country’s new law “On Digital Currency and Digital Rights.” The full set of…

Crypto exchange MEXC has started letting users buy real shares in US-listed companies and collect any dividends on them, settling the trades in the stablecoin $USDT. The exchange said the new service, called RealStocks, pushes it past the tokenized stock products that swept the industry last year. MEXC said late Sunday that eligible users can purchase shares in real US companies through a licensed broker partner, with the same market exposure and liquidity as ordinary US equity markets. The company, however, did not name the broker. Trades run inside MEXC’s existing crypto interface and follow Nasdaq trading hours, the exchange…

On-chain data shows a net amount of Bitcoin has been flowing into Binance for 10 days now, a potential sign that investors have been looking to sell. Bitcoin Exchange Netflow Has Remained Positive For Binance Recently As pointed out by CryptoQuant author Darkfrost in an X post, investors have been depositing their Bitcoin to Binance recently. The on-chain metric of relevance here is the “Exchange Netflow,” which tracks the total amount of $BTC that’s currently moving into or out of the wallets connected to a centralized exchange. When the value of the metric is positive, it means holders are transferring…

Nof1, an artificial intelligence trading laboratory, has raised $15 million in a funding round led by Nasdaq-listed Sui Group (SUIG) and London-based hedge fund Carthage, as reported by CoinDesk. The capital will accelerate the development of Alpha Arena, a platform where AI models from leading developers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google compete against each other using real financial funds. What Alpha Arena Brings to AI Trading Alpha Arena represents a novel approach to algorithmic trading. Instead of backtesting strategies on historical data alone, the platform allows multiple AI agents to operate with live capital in a controlled environment. This…

What Is Grass? Grass is a DePIN protocol on Solana. The pitch is simple: you install the desktop app, leave it running, and the network routes your spare bandwidth to AI labs and enterprise clients pulling public web data for model training. Your contributions stack as Grass Points, which determine your $GRASS token cut. The project raised $4.5 million in seed funding from Polychain Capital and Tribe Capital. It has paying clients. According to MEXC blog reporting citing Blockworks, those clients include “major 7-figure” AI labs. This is not a project running on vibes alone. Season 1 numbers put things…

IG has scrapped trading commissions on Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana for its UK clients, leaving customers to pay only a 0.07% external exchange fee charged by the broker’s liquidity partner. The London-listed firm (LSE: IGG) said the change took effect today (Monday) and applies to the three coins it sees traded most often on its platform. The move pushes IG deeper into a fee fight that has reshaped retail investing over the past few years. The broker already offers commission-free dealing in stocks, ETFs and funds across ISAs, SIPPs and general investment accounts, and it began offering spot crypto to…

Dogecoin continues to prove it is far more than just a meme. According to CoinGecko, $DOGE’s market capitalization has now grown to more than 8x the size of the entire $NFT market, highlighting just how dominant the original memecoin remains in the crypto space. At the time of writing, Dogecoin is trading at around $0.106, down roughly 4% over the past 24 hours as the broader crypto market experiences volatility. Despite the short-term pullback, $DOGE still holds a market cap near $26 billion, massively overshadowing the struggling $NFT sector. Fun Fact: $DOGE has over 8x the entire $NFT market cap…

Grayscale says the CLARITY Act faces several remaining hurdles after a 15-9 Senate committee vote gave the crypto market bill bipartisan momentum. The measure must now be merged with another Senate bill and reconciled with the House version. Key Takeaways: CLARITY faces several remaining hurdles after gaining Senate committee support in a 15-9 vote, Grayscale says. Lawmakers must combine it with another Senate crypto bill before resolving differences with the House version. Senate passage may require at least seven Democratic votes if Republicans stay united. CLARITY Act’s Next Phase Hinges on Consolidation Crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments shared on May…