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$ADA has taken another major step toward everyday utility with the launch of the Cardano Card, now available as a physical Visa debit card. The product allows users to spend $ADA and more than 680 supported digital assets anywhere Visa is accepted, effectively connecting crypto holdings with real-world transactions. Key Points Cardano Card has launched a physical debit card, marking a major step towards everyday crypto utility. The Cardano Card operates on the Visa network, enabling global merchant acceptance. In addition to $ADA, users can spend more than 680 supported digital assets in real-world transactions. The card offers up to…
MetYa, a renowned Web3 social payments entity, has partnered with Zypher Network, a Web3 infrastructure platform using ZK and AI. The partnership attempts to advance Web3 experiences by leveraging the zero-knowledge (ZK) and AI infrastructure and developing a privacy-focused portal for inclusive digital interaction. As per MetYa’s official social media announcement, the development treats privacy as the foundation, on-chain use cases as its ecosystem’s core, and AI technology as the catalyst. Hence, the move is poised to offer an intuitive, user-centered, and seamless Web3 environment to bridge social interaction, dApps, trading, governance, and asset management. 🤝 Partnership Announcement: MetYa ×…
Controversial Tron founder Justin Sun has filed a lawsuit against World Liberty Financial ($WLFI), accusing the Trump-linked firm of illegally freezing his $WLFI tokens. The partially redacted lawsuit, filed in a California court, accuses $WLFI of various breaches of contract, unjust enrichment, fraudulent misrepresentations, and conversion regarding $45 million worth of $WLFI. Today, I filed a lawsuit in California federal court against World Liberty Financial to protect my legal rights as a holder of $WLFI tokens.I have always been—and remain—an ardent supporter of President Trump and his Administration’s efforts to make America crypto friendly.… — H.E. Justin Sun 👨🚀 🌞…
Prop Firm Crypto Payouts Doubled to $115 Million in Q1 2026, but Growth Has Stalled Since December
Crypto payouts tracked on public blockchains across the ten largest proprietary trading firms rose from $55.3 million in Q1 2025 to $115.1 million in Q1 2026, according to a new FM Intelligence analysis. The 109% year-over-year jump masks a sharper story, the figure barely moved against the $115.2 million recorded in Q4 2025, a 0.1% sequential change that points to an inflection after two years of rapid expansion. Within the cohort, the distribution of growth was uneven. FundedNext CFDs climbed 293% year-over-year to $42.7 million, while MyFunded Futures rose 161% to $38.5 million. Together the two firms represented 70.5% of…
Location data has already become a vital component of the contemporary decision-making process, but the issue of its credibility is an ongoing concern. A new project between Filecoin and the University of Maryland will help fill this gap by incorporating cryptographic verification into geospatial data. The partnership aims at archiving location-based observations that have confirmable evidence of source, time, and authenticity. Location data is easy to fake and hard to verify. The University of Maryland stores geospatial data on Filecoin with cryptographic proof of where and when every observation was captured. Conflict documentation, climate research, agricultural analysis, and provenance built…
North Carolina has officially entered the crypto regulation landscape with the introduction of House Bill 1029, also known as the Digital Asset and Stablecoin Act. This move signals a growing push at the state level to bring clarity and structure to digital asset handling. The bill follows recommendations from a dedicated blockchain committee, highlighting how seriously policymakers are now approaching the integration of crypto into traditional financial systems. Trader 0x5c26 is shorting yesterday’s newly listed token $CHIP.Over the past 3 hours, he has opened a short on 28.85M $CHIP($2.43M).He also holds a 1,400 xyz:SP500($9.94M) short.https://t.co/bvYHBkIED9 pic.twitter.com/m3LOdRzVxf — Lookonchain (@lookonchain) April…
Quantum computing is no longer a distant theory, as early signals now suggest crypto holders may soon face a silent race to secure their funds. The Coinbase advisory board has now noted that a quantum computer capable of breaking encryption remains over a decade away. Source: Coinbase As the picture became clearer, attention shifted toward the “harvest now, decrypt later” risk model. This means exposed keys today may become targets once quantum capability arrives. Around 6.9 million Bitcoin [BTC], or 32% of the supply, already sits in exposed wallets. This creates uneven risk, where older wallets face higher vulnerability. As…
Cluster Protocol, a famous Web3 infrastructure entity, has partnered with Pundi AI, a renowned data infrastructure firm for AI training. The partnership attempts to develop the earliest end-to-end decentralized AI training infrastructure. As per Cluster Protocol’s official press release, the development is poised to incorporate cutting-edge tokenized datasets into a distributed compute stack, removing dependence on centrally-controlled intermediaries. So, the merger of both platforms’ technologies focuses on unlocking the complete on-chain AI advancement lifecycle. Circle 🤝 OSL GroupWe’re partnering with OSL Group to expand access to $USDC across trading and payments in global markets.This collaboration brings trusted digital dollar infrastructure…
The European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) transition period is entering its final stretch, forcing smaller crypto firms across the EU to either secure authorization quickly or prepare to shut down regulated services. The transitional period ends across the bloc on July 1, after which any crypto asset service provider operating without a MiCA license must stop serving EU clients. Early movers like United Kingdom-based exchange CoinJar, which said it secured MiCA authorization in Ireland in 2025, call the regime a necessary maturation that rewards compliance-first players, but founders in markets like Poland warn thousands of virtual asset…
As part of efforts to expand user/investor experience in its crypto trading platform, Fedi, a self-custodial Bitcoin wallet, today entered into a strategic collaboration with Exolix, a rapid, non-custodial cryptocurrency exchange. With this partnership, Fedi integrated its Bitcoin wallet into Exolix’s crypto exchange to enable its users to connect with more traders and allow them to execute more cross-chain trades within their Bitcoin wallets. Fedi is a non-custodial Bitcoin wallet that allows users to control their money and collaborate with various Web3 communities while protecting user privacy and autonomy. Since its launch in 2022 and its founding by Nigerian Bitcoin…