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Dubai, UAE — Flare, the blockchain built for seamless interoperability, is expanding its ecosystem with the launch of USD₮0, the omnichain version of USDT — the world’s most widely used stablecoin.—With USD₮0 now live, Flare is unlocking a new era of liquidity, connecting the $140 billion USDT supply directly to XRP — the second-largest non-smart contract asset — without the need for wrapped tokens or risky third-party bridges.Powered by LayerZero’s Omnichain Fungible Token (OFT) standard, USD₮0 already supports frictionless transfers across major networks like Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism, Sei, and now Flare. Since its debut in January, more than $2 billion…
Kraken is preparing to go public in the near future via an IPO. The surge in trading volume signals the re-emergence of FOMO crypto trading amid bullish sentiment. Bitcoin has already broken out of a major resistance and a euphoric rally is around the corner. Kraken, a veteran cryptocurrency exchange, announced the financial update for the first quarter of 2025. The cryptocurrency exchange reported a gross revenue of $471.7 million, up 19 percent YoY but down 7 percent QoQ. According to the announcement, Kraken recorded an adjusted EBITDA of $187.4 million, up 17 percent and 1 percent YoY and QoQ…
Nansen, a blockchain analytics firm, has collaborated with Reown, an on-chain UX platform behind WalletConnect Network, to release the 2025 State of Onchain UX report. Based on almost 1,000 behavioral data and survey responses from active crypto users in the US and UK, the report explores how users interact with wallets, apps, and blockchains. 1/ The onchain internet is growing 🌐We’re launching The State of Onchain UX 2025 – our most in-depth look at how people use wallets, apps, and chainsWe analyzed 1K+ active users, with support from @nansen_ai dataWhat’s working, what’s broken, and where we go next 👇 pic.twitter.com/5UAMKDGM9s…
Bitcoin (BTC) is poised to reach significant price milestones in 2025, backed by optimistic forecasts from Matrixport, Willy Woo, and other institutions. With support from ETFs and a positive market sentiment, Bitcoin is a speculative asset and a promising long-term investment option. However, if the profitable supply exceeds 90%, the market must remain cautious of potential corrections. Numerous Positive On-Chain Metrics The Bitcoin market is showing encouraging signs as the supply on centralized exchanges (CEX) has dropped to a 7-year low. According to data from CryptoQuant, only about 2.492 million BTC remain on exchanges. This is a sharp drop from…
Three Bittensor subnet tokens — Chutes, Proprietary Trading Network, and Targon — are among the top projects to watch this week. Chutes remains the largest subnet token by market cap despite recent price pressure, while Proprietary Trading Network is gaining attention through the DeFAI narrative. Targon, meanwhile, is trading at deeply oversold levels and could be setting up for a potential rebound. Here’s a closer look at each of these Bittensor-based tokens heading into the first week of May. Chutes Chutes is a serverless AI compute platform built by Rayon Labs. It is designed to deploy, run, and scale any…
John Squire suggests SEC might settle Ripple case by accepting XRP instead of cash. Delaying XRP ETF approval could help SEC avoid rising prices before settlement deal. June 17 ETF delay might be part of SEC’s calculated move, says Squire. A surprising idea is gaining attention in the crypto world as social media influencer John Squire suggests that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could be planning to settle its lawsuit with Ripple by accepting XRP tokens instead of cash. Will the SEC truly accept XRP as a payment? Let’s find out! Delaying ETF Could Be a Strategic Move…
Kraken completed its acquisition of retail NinjaTrader, a prominent U.S. futures trading platform, after announcing the $1.5 billion transaction in March. With this acquisition, Kraken aims to offer access to traditional derivatives within Kraken’s platform, as NinjaTrader users will be able to explore crypto markets, according to the two companies. Kraken’s Move into Multi-Asset Trading “NinjaTrader’s mission has been to redefine retail futures trading, making it more accessible, cost-effective, and trader-friendly. Joining forces with Kraken allows us to take this vision to a global scale, expanding our reach and unlocking innovative new use cases,” said Marty Franchi, CEO of NinjaTrader.…
GraphLinq Protocol, a no-code protocol to advance blockchain development, has collaborated with Ice Open Network, a well-known L1 blockchain for scalable and rapid transfers. The partnership aims to strengthen developers and creators across the Web3 ecosystem. The platform revealed this collaboration on its official social media account. 🤝 We’re excited to welcome @graphlinq_proto to Online+ and the Ice Open Network ecosystem!Known for its cheapest Layer 1 and powerful AI-powered automation tools, #GraphLinq enables the easy creation of dApps, bots, tokens, and AI agents—all without coding.🌟 By joining the… pic.twitter.com/rDhARHgWUh — Ice Open Network (@ice_blockchain) April 30, 2025 GraphLinq and Ice…
TRON founder Justin Sun has expressed strong opinions about the governance token JST (JUST) within the JUST ecosystem. In an X post, Sun announced that JST has undergone complete structural changes to become the next ‘100x token’. He anticipated that the rapid development of the TRON DeFi sector could set JST for exceptional growth. Hosting JustLend as one of its largest lending protocols, the TRON ecosystem enables decentralized native asset transactions through liquidity pools. According to Sun, the platform outshines Ethereum protocols, including Compound and AAVE, as TRON offers high performance and minimal transaction costs. JST (JUST) has undergone a…
The U.K. needs to work harder at becoming a global center for the crypto industry to avoid falling behind countries like the U.S., industry executives told CNBC. The country has been saying it wants to be a crypto hub since 2022, before the current Labour government was elected, yet only this week did it start seeking comments on draft legislation for the industry. The European Union, meanwhile, has already implemented its Markets in Crypto Assets legislation (MiCA), which provides a uniform regime across the bloc, and the new U.S. administration of President Donald Trump is promoting the industry and relaxing…