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Fidelity Investments has taken a significant step into decentralized finance by launching a liquidity pool for its proprietary stablecoin, $FIDD, on the Uniswap protocol. The pool is now live and operational, marking one of the most notable integrations of a major traditional financial institution’s digital asset with a leading decentralized exchange. A New Chapter for Institutional Stablecoins The move represents more than just a technical deployment. By choosing Uniswap as the liquidity layer for $FIDD, Fidelity is signaling a strategic embrace of permissionless, on-chain infrastructure. This decision places the asset manager’s stablecoin directly within the broader DeFi ecosystem, where it…

The U.S. labor market continued to show at least modest strength in April, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The economy added 115,000 jobs during the month, well above economist expectations for 62,000, though down from 185,000 in March (revised from an originally reported 178,000). The unemployment rate remained at 4.3%, in line with forecasts. Bitcoin traded at $80,200 in the minutes after the release, roughly flat over the past 24 hours. U.S. stock index futures added to earlier gains, the Nasdaq 100 higher by 0.9%. The 10-year Treasury yield fell 2 basis points to…

Aptos Labs founding engineer Sherry Xiao said Aptos’ newly introduced privacy coin could fix a long-standing trade-off between protecting user privacy and preserving transparency for compliance. “Confidential $APT” launched on the Aptos mainnet on Friday after a governance proposal to integrate the privacy feature passed in a near-unanimous vote. It uses zero-knowledge proofs to conceal token balances and transfer amounts while still enabling transactions to be verified. Source: Aptos While blockchains offer a level of transparency that most traditional ledgers do not, the lack of privacy has slowed individual and enterprise adoption due to the risk of exposing financially sensitive…

At the request of Eduardo Taiano, the public prosecutor in charge of the case, the Specialized Cybercrime Prosecutor’s Office (UFECI) stressed that it lacked the tools necessary to complete a forensic on-chain probe focusing on relevant wallets active at the time of Libra’s launch. Key Takeaways: Eduardo Taiano’s probe into $4.78M of Libra token flows stalled as UFECI lacks proper software. The Libra stall impacts market trust as deputies press Eduardo Casal for a budget assignment to resume the probe. Hayden Davis’s Libra Trust will next issue corporate grants to Argentine firms before November. Probe On Libra Token Stalls On…

A newly created cryptocurrency wallet has drawn attention after withdrawing a significant amount of Bitcoin from the Binance exchange. According to on-chain analytics platform Onchain Lens, the wallet moved 492 $BTC, valued at approximately $31.06 million based on current market prices. Details of the Large-Scale Withdrawal The transaction, recorded on the Bitcoin blockchain, originated from a Binance hot wallet and was sent to a fresh address with no prior transaction history. Such movements are often closely monitored by market participants, as large withdrawals from exchanges can signal a shift in investor sentiment—from a desire to trade to a preference for…

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In a groundbreaking move to support its continued mission to build the future of DeFi lending and borrowing, Morpho, a decentralized credit network, today announced an extension of its investment funding from IOSG Ventures, a research-driven crypto investment fund that invests in early-stage Web3 projects and decentralized protocols. According to the announcement shared today on the X platform, IOSG Ventures expressed its confidence in Morpho’s thriving DeFi lending protocol. Since its establishment in 2017, with its offices based in China and New York, IOSG Ventures has continued operating its future-looking crypto fund, actively investing in visionary startups and early-stage platforms…

Deutsche Bank AG, one of the world’s largest financial institutions, bought more Strategy Inc. stock (MSTR) during the first quarter of 2026. Those extra shares actually left the bank holding less money than before. The German lender disclosed in a new SEC filing that it held 784,919 shares at the quarter’s end, up from 731,704 at the close of 2025. However, the holding’s value slipped to roughly $98 million from approximately $111 million as the Bitcoin-linked stock retreated over the same stretch. Strategy stock ended March 31, 2026 at nearly $125, down from levels above $150 at the close of…

Vitalik Buterin has made headlines again by selling a memecoin holding he acquired through donations. According to information shared by on-chain data provider Onchain Lens, Buterin sold 40 million ASTEROID tokens for approximately $114,566. These tokens were reportedly donated to Buterin by project developers or community members. These types of donations, common in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, are often seen as part of marketing strategies, particularly targeting high-profile figures like the Ethereum founder. However, Buterin’s past sales of similar tokens can lead to price fluctuations in such projects. Indeed, the ASTEROID token has recently been among the assets exhibiting high volatility.…

In SEC crypto news today, the US regulatory body has filed a formal opposition in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington, fighting to preserve a $24M judgment against Bittrex: a penalty covering $14.4M in disgorgement, $4M in prejudgment interest, and a $5.6M civil fine, which was finalized in August 2023. The Bittrex bankruptcy administrator, who is managing the exchange’s Chapter 11 estate, wants that judgment overturned, arguing that changed circumstances of insolvency make the original order inequitable. The SEC is fighting to keep $24M from a crypto exchange, even after softening its stance on crypto. Bankrupt…