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The cryptocurrency world is buzzing after a significant on-chain movement that has raised eyebrows. A suspected address linked to Railgun (RAIL), a prominent zero-knowledge (zk) privacy protocol, recently executed a substantial Railgun ETH deposit. This transaction saw 2,992 ETH, valued at an impressive $12.49 million, transferred to the Kraken exchange just an hour ago, as reported by Onchain Lens. This event isn’t just a large transfer; it brings critical discussions about privacy, transparency, and the evolving landscape of decentralized finance to the forefront. What Exactly Was This Railgun ETH Deposit Unpacked? For those closely watching the blockchain, the movement of…

Chinese sportswear brand 361 Degrees International Limited is testing new payment methods. The company announced today that it is exploring the use of stablecoin settlements in regions outside mainland China. This includes overseas retail stores, online sales, supply chain services, and its growing digital ecosystem. To start the trial, 361 Degrees opened an account with a third-party provider. The partner specializes in digital payment services. That works with fiat money and stablecoins. The company said the goal is to make global transactions faster and more efficient for customers and business partners. Why Stablecoins Could Help Stablecoins are digital currencies linked…

SentismAI, a popular Web3 platform merging DeFi and AI, has collaborated with AGIX, a renowned AI agent marketplace. The partnership is aimed at combining the AI and DeFi applications for the establishment of more efficient and smarter on-chain solutions. As per SentismAI’s official social media announcement, the development is set to deliver a next-gen, inclusive forum to redefine the decentralized financial experience. Hence, the users can expect access to cutting-edge AI-led tools, enhanced opportunities for token holders and communities, and seamless integration. 🚀 SentismAI 🤝 AGIXWe’re thrilled to announce our partnership with @0xAgix!This collaboration marks a big step forward in…

Leading altcoin Ethereum has struggled over the past week, shedding nearly 10% of its value as bearish sentiment grips the market. On-chain data shows that the top investors have reduced their holdings as the coin battles a lackluster performance. With this trend, ETH faces mounting headwinds that could drag its price below the critical $4,000 level. Top Investors Dump ETH, Raising Short-Term Breakdown Fears Data from Nansen shows that the ETH balance of the top 100 largest wallets has dipped by 10% in the past week. For token TA and market updates: Want more token insights like this? Sign up…

Prominent angel investor Jason Calacanis has recommended that investors stay as far away as possible from Michael Saylor’s Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy). Calacanis claims that investors should simply get exposure to Bitcoin instead. Vocal Strategy bear The latest bearish statement, with his earlier criticism of the biggest Bitcoin treasury firm. As reported by U.Today, Calacanis previously opined that Strategy is supposed to be trading at a discount relative to its net asset value (NAV). Moreover, the early Uber investor previously argued that Saylor’s aggressive Bitcoin accumulation is actually damaging for the Bitcoin brand. In his most recent social media post, Calacanis…

Bithumb and WLFI, the crypto enterprise linked to the Trump family (Reuters), announce the signing of an MOU to explore cross-border DeFi products, focusing on retail adoption, interoperability, and stablecoin integration, alongside talks with Circle.Recent market analyses indicate the central role of stablecoins in cross-border flows and digital payments, with volumes, depending on the token and period, measured in trillions of dollars monthly Chainalysis. The partnership between Bithumb and World Liberty Financial (WLFI) takes shape with a DeFi MOU designed to explore cross-border products and strengthen retail crypto adoption.The agreement, signed in Seoul, aims to combine exchange infrastructure with go-to-market…

Optimum’s new propagation layer promises to reshape Ethereum’s validator economics, starting with better performance and higher staking yield, but pointing toward future protocol upgrades like shorter slot times. Powered by Random Linear Network Coding (RLNC), the system — called mumP2P — is already showing major gains on Ethereum’s Hoodi testnet. Early tests by validator giant Everstake confirm a 5–6x speedup over today’s standard Gossipsub relay. Running mumP2P, “right now an average block propagation time is like 150 milliseconds,” Everstake CEO Bohdan “Bo” Opryshko told Blockworks. For large validator sets, Opryshko emphasized, those speed gains aren’t cosmetic: “If somebody can transfer…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. 360 million adults in Sub-Saharan Africa don’t have access to any bank account — roughly 17% of the global unbanked population concentrated in a single continent. What’s more, Africa’s top ten banks averaged $867 million in profit in 2024 — yet, they only served the elite, while the rest of the population remained completely locked out. Summary Banks failed Africa — chasing profits while leaving 360M people unbanked. Mobile money has already proved that Africans adopt digital…

Bybit, a prominent centralized crypto exchange, has collaborated with DMZ Finance, a popular fintech platform, and QNB Group, a Qatar-based financial institution. As a part of this collaboration, Bybit intends to accept $QCDT in the form of collateral. As the official social media announcement from Bybit reveals, the partnership attempts to incorporate $QCDT. $QCDT is the earliest DFSA-authorized tokenized money market fund (MMF). Keeping this in view, the development is poised to bridge conventional finance with digital assets. Bybit Accepts $QCDT as Collateral Asset in Partnership with DMZ Finance and QNB Group In partnership with DMZ Finance and QNB Group,…

The Liquidium Foundation has released a liquid staking framework for Rune-based tokens operating on Bitcoin’s layer-1 network. The protocol enables users to stake tokens while maintaining their native Bitcoin format, using Internet Computer’s chain fusion technology for wallet security. The framework initially supports staking of Liquidium’s LIQ tokens, which follow the Runes standard developed for Bitcoin. Users receive liquid sLIQ tokens representing their staked positions, allowing them to continue trading while earning rewards. The open-source protocol design permits third-party developers to integrate additional Runes-based assets. Staking rewards derive from protocol revenue rather than token inflation. Liquidium allocates 30% of daily…