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Several major cryptocurrency exchanges warned users this week that transfers involving $HTX could face additional compliance checks after the United Kingdom sanctioned the exchange over alleged ties to Russian financial networks. The U.K. government added $HTX to its Russia sanctions list as part of a broader package targeting entities accused of helping sanctions evasion and illicit financial activity linked to Moscow. British authorities said they had “reasonable grounds to suspect” $HTX provided financial services connected to sanctioned entities including crypto exchange Garantex and the A7 network, whose A7 LLC issues the ruble-pegged A7A5 stablecoin. The Foreign Office said the A7…

The Collably Network and PayGo have joined forces to create a new partnership that will revolutionize autonomous commerce in the Web3 ecosystem. Their main objective as partners is to implement transaction layers for Pay-Per-Request (PPR) via the HTTP protocol, which will help reduce the legacy friction that exists between different connected networks; machine-to-machine economies; and artificial intelligence (AI) agents within the Web3 ecosystem. Unlocking Request-Level Settlements via HTTP This partnership focuses on bringing PayGo’s x402 Payments Infrastructure to the table, designed specifically to accommodate request-level settlements. Automated software, APIs and AI agents have operated under human-centered transaction frameworks; limited by…

As investors pulled millions of dollars out of U.S.-listed spot crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Tuesday, one move stood out. A single investor dumped over a billion dollars-worth of shares in BlackRock’s bitcoin ETF, which trades under the ticker IBIT, in one dark-pool trade. A dark-pool trade is a privately negotiated transaction, allowing the largest market participants to buy and sell large amounts of stock without tipping off the public or instantly crushing the spot price. The massive sale was just one on a day that saw total net outflows from the 11 spot ETFs increase to $334 million. The…

Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2 network, Base, has fought its way back into the upper ranks of crypto projects sorted by daily revenue. The network, which launched in August 2023, is once again generating enough fee activity to compete with some of the most established protocols in decentralized finance. The numbers behind the comeback According to DeFiLlama, Base recorded approximately $180K in 24-hour revenue derived primarily from burned fees. That figure places it back among the top revenue-generating protocols tracked by the analytics platform, a tier typically dominated by stablecoin issuers and application-layer heavyweights. Token Terminal paints an even rosier picture.…

The market for tokenized Pokémon cards has reached a new milestone. Total sales of blockchain-based digital representations of physical Pokémon cards hit an all-time high of $7.4 million during the first week of May, according to data from ODaily. This figure represents a 337% increase compared to the same period last year, signaling a growing appetite for real-world asset (RWA) tokenization among collectors and investors. Market Leaders and Share Breakdown The tokenized Pokémon card market is currently dominated by three main platforms. Courtyard leads with a 46% market share, followed by Collector Crypt at 27% and Phygitals at 26%. These…

Buterin said that other foundations often keep 10–50% of their native tokens, whereas the EF only holds around 0.16 percent of total $ETH. On Sunday, Buterin said that the Ethereum Foundation will prioritize “longevity” and use its resources to support research Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, addressed the rising concerns leveled against the Ethereum Foundation, arguing that it should do more to promote and maintain token pricing. According to Buterin, the Foundation will stick to its stated goals of supporting decentralization of the Ethereum Protocol, open source software code, cybersecurity, long-range research, and censorship-resistance. Focus Remains on Decentralization, Security, and…

Abra Group Q1 2026 results showed a Latin American airline group growing revenue faster, widening margins, and moving ahead with a bigger network and fleet plan, even as debt remained heavy. The parent of Avianca and GOL reported $2.67 billion in total operating revenue for the first quarter, up 16.9% from a year earlier, while adjusted EBITDAR climbed to $792 million. That strength did not come from one source alone. Premium demand accelerated, cargo added support, and the group kept expanding across its airlines. At the same time, Abra made two moves that point to where it wants to go…

Record Activity: Chainlink CCIP hit 80,428 daily active addresses during a forced cross‑chain migration tied to a major exploit. Stress Event: The surge reflected crisis‑driven volume, but Chainlink infrastructure held up under pressure. Broader Trend: Whale accumulation and rising multi‑chain demand reinforce Chainlink’s expanding role in DeFi. Chainlink just logged one of its most intense weeks on record after its Cross‑Chain Interoperability Protocol hit 80,428 daily active addresses, the highest single‑day figure the network has ever seen. The surge, highlighted by on‑chain analyst Ishmael Asad, wasn’t a quiet milestone. It unfolded during a period of forced migrations, emergency responses, and…

Plume just picked up one of the more consequential regulatory stamps in the tokenization space. The blockchain network’s Bermuda subsidiary, Kimber Digital Assets Bermuda ISAC Ltd. (KDAB), secured a Class M Digital Asset Business Licence from the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) on May 20, making KDAB the world’s first regulated onchain vault manager. Plume can now legally create and distribute vault tokens tied to tokenized institutional assets, things like private credit, real estate, and commodities, all while operating under anti-money laundering and know-your-customer standards comparable to those governing stablecoins. What the licence actually enables The Class M designation is one…

Hyperliquid, the Layer-1 blockchain that built its reputation on lightning-fast perpetual futures, is moving into options territory. The platform announced that both Hyperliquid-native and Ethereum-native options are on the way. What Hyperliquid is building The upcoming options functionality will span two flavors. Hyperliquid-native options will likely be built directly on the platform’s HyperCore engine, the same system that powers its central limit order book for perpetuals and spot markets. Ethereum-native options, meanwhile, would tap into HyperEVM, the Ethereum-compatible execution environment that became more tightly integrated with HyperCore following a merger in March 2025. This dual approach matters because it lets…