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B.AI, a new-generation digital financial infrastructure specifically built for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) agent era, has announced a groundbreaking partnership with Pundi X, a global blockchain-based infrastructure project and Artificial Intelligence (AI-driven) solutions provider. The primary purpose of this collaboration is to create a decentralized system where AI agents can seamlessly access and pay for high-quality data. https://t.co/JerjymcrIH 🤝 @PundiXLabsThe evolution of AI relies on accessible, high-quality data. We are teaming up with Pundi X to explore the framework for an autonomous data economy.By aligning their community-curated datasets with the concepts behind Bank of AI’s x402… pic.twitter.com/8cVhjkWobx — B.AI (@BAI_AGI)…

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Coinbase’s chief legal officer, Paul Grewal, said Wednesday that the company had removed New York Attorney General Letitia James’ prediction markets lawsuit from state court to federal court, arguing that the case turns on disputed questions of federal law over how event contracts are regulated. The move escalates a legal fight that could help define whether prediction markets fall under federal commodities regulation and the scope of the US Commodities and Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) or state gambling laws, with broader implications for the oversight of platforms like Coinbase and Gemini. “We have removed this action to federal court,” wrote…

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Infinite, a B2B stablecoin payments company, launched Infinite Accounts on Wednesday, giving businesses dedicated bank accounts with unique routing numbers that operate across both traditional payment rails and stablecoin networks through a single API. Key Takeaways: Infinite launched Infinite Accounts on April 22, 2026, combining fiat and stablecoin rails into one API. Erebor Bank, N.A., provides FDIC-insured deposits up to $250,000, while stablecoins carry separate risks. CEO Nikhil Srinivasan, ex-Coinbase, is targeting payroll, treasury, and merchant platforms with the product. Nikhil Srinivasan’s Infinite Debuts Dedicated Bank Accounts Merging Stablecoins and Traditional Rails The product is powered by Erebor Bank, N.A.,…

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Etherscan is a leading tool to explore the Ethereum blockchain. It permits anyone to see transfers, token data, smart contracts, and wallet balances in real time. Additionally, if someone is new to crypto technology, they can utilize it without the creation of an account. This guide elaborates on the working of Etherscan and its usage. Introduction to Etherscan Etherscan serves as a blockchain explorer developed particularly for the Ethereum ecosystem. So, it is a search engine dealing with blockchain data, analogous to the use of Google for internet search. However, Etherscan permits a person to search everything taking place on…

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In brief New York and Illinois banned government employees from using insider information to trade on prediction markets. The moves come as both states challenge prediction markets they say constitute illegal gambling platforms. Officials also criticized federal regulators for failing to police insider trading in the fast-growing sector. New York and Illinois became the latest states to ban government employees from using insider information on prediction markets this week, as the United States rushes to adapt to risks posed by the novel trading platforms. On Wednesday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order banning all state employees from…

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Gensyn officially launched Delphi on its mainnet on Wednesday, making it the first application to go live on the decentralized compute network and introducing real economic value to a platform that processed millions in test volume during its trial run. Key Takeaways: Gensyn launched Delphi on mainnet April 22, 2026, marking the network’s first live application with real economic value. Delphi’s fee model burns 70% of protocol revenue and routes 29% to a Community Treasury, affecting AI token supply. Market creators earn 1.5% of trading volume, with the $AI token generation event anticipated in the coming weeks. Gensyn’s Delphi Goes…

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OpenGradient is a decentralized infrastructure network built to host, execute, and verify AI model inference at scale, where every computation produces cryptographic proof that can be checked on-chain without trusting any single operator. The project describes itself as the Network for Open Intelligence, and it has recently launched $OPG as its native token to power the network’s operations. At its core, OpenGradient functions as an AI coprocessor, a dedicated layer that other agents, blockchains, and applications can route AI workloads to rather than relying on centralised API providers. Today, $OPG launches as the native token powering OpenGradient’s verifiable AI network.This…

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US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins said the agency is nearing the release of an exemption that would allow market participants to trade tokenized securities onchain within a compliant framework. Speaking at the Economic Club of Washington on Tuesday, Atkins said the SEC is close to introducing what he described as an exemption aimed at enabling limited activity in tokenized markets while the agency develops longer-term rules. “We are on the cusp of releasing what I call an ‘innovation exemption,’ which will provide market participants with a cabined framework to begin facilitating the trading of tokenized securities onchain…

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Stablecoin-based remittances are moving deeper into mainstream payments, widening access to faster cross-border transfers and digital dollar services. Moneygram’s expanded Stellar partnership signals stronger momentum for blockchain infrastructure in everyday financial use. Key Takeaways: Moneygram expands $USDC services to boost cross-border remittance access. Stellar enables faster, lower-cost transactions through blockchain rails. Circle-backed infrastructure signals continued stablecoin adoption growth. Moneygram Expands Stablecoin Reach Across Latin America Stablecoin infrastructure is gaining institutional traction as firms expand blockchain-based payment rails across emerging markets. Payments firm Moneygram International Inc. announced on April 22 an extended partnership with the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF), targeting broader…

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In a significant step toward enhancing trust in digital media, Filecoin has announced an integration with Numbers Protocol, enabling real time registration of captured media onto decentralized storage. The alliance will work to counter the mounting problems of misinformation, content authenticity, and data manipulation in the digital era. .@numbersprotocol Capture app registers media on Filecoin the moment it’s taken. Timestamp, device fingerprint, author attribution, and file hash are recorded simultaneously. Provenance established at capture, independently verifiable from that point forward. pic.twitter.com/t6L887LEVo — Filecoin (@Filecoin) April 21, 2026 Real-Time Registration of Media Data The heart of this integration is Numbers Capture…

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