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Ripple has signed a remarkable partnership agreement with Kyobo Life Insurance, one of South Korea’s leading insurance companies. The parties announced they have launched a joint project to digitize and expedite the government bond clearing process using blockchain technology. According to the announcement, this agreement marks Ripple’s first partnership with a South Korean insurance company. The project aims to tokenize government bond transactions using Ripple’s “Ripple Custody” platform. This aims to reduce the T+2 settlement period, commonly used in traditional markets, to a near real-time level. However, the parties stated that the project is still in its early stages and…

Top Ethereum liquid staking protocol Lido’s governance token has emerged as a rare bright spot in a battered DeFi sector, gaining 30% over the past 30 days while every other major token slid into the red. $LDO is trading at $0.42, up 12% in the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko. $LDO Chart The contrast with its DeFi peers is stark. Over the same 30-day window, AAVE fell 7%, Uniswap (UNI) dropped 15%, Curve’s CRV slipped 9%, and Etherfi’s ETHFI shed 16%. MORPHO was the closest to breakeven among top DeFi tokens, losing just 0.5%. The catalyst behind $LDO’s outperformance…

Ethereum is testing a key support area while traders watch whether buyers can hold the latest pullback. At the same time, resistance levels at $2,400 and $2,665 keep the upside path crowded. Ethereum Pullback Puts $2,222 to $2,036 Support Zone in Focus Ethereum may be entering a wave two pullback, with chart analyst Man of Bitcoin pointing to a support area between $2,222 and $2,036. The setup mirrors a similar view on Bitcoin and suggests $ETH could face more short term downside before any stronger bullish continuation appears. $ETH/USD 4 Hour Chart. Source: Man of Bitcoin The 4 hour chart…

In order to meet the evolving needs in the Web3 entertainment and gaming sector, Audiera, a decentralized entertainment and GameFi platform, today entered into a strategic integration with Alchemy Pay, a global payment gateway that bridges traditional finance and Crypto. Alchemy Pay disclosed news behind the business partnership, revealing that the $BEAT token from Audiera is now supported on its global fiat-crypto payment gateway. Audiera is a decentralized entertainment platform that revolutionizes traditional music and gaming through blockchain and AI technologies by allowing users to earn from AI-driven music, gaming, and in-game assets in the Web3 world. The $BEAT token…

South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance will begin testing blockchain-based deposit tokens for government spending in the fourth quarter as part of a broader push to modernize how public funds are managed. The ministry said the pilot to spend Treasury funds as digital currency was approved under a 2026 regulatory sandbox program, local media reported. The approval allows business promotion expenses, currently processed with government purchasing cards, to be paid using tokenized deposits. The change alters a long-standing system governed by the Treasury Funds Management Act, which required card-based payments. In the sandbox environment, agencies will be able to…

Orbs is handing control of its Layer-3 trading protocol and multi-million dollar fee stream to a new DAO, betting seasonal on-chain governance can keep pace with volatile DeFi markets. Orbs has launched a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that will shift control over protocol decisions and revenue allocation from core contributors to its global community in the coming weeks, formalizing a move to fully on-chain governance for its Layer-3 trading infrastructure. The Tel Aviv-based protocol, which specializes in execution-layer infrastructure for advanced onchain trading, said the DAO launch follows years of product deployment, integrations, and regulatory preparation rather than a rush…

Ethereum price action has entered a decisive phase as bulls attempt to reclaim control after months of pressure. The daily chart shows a market shifting from a prolonged downtrend into a fragile recovery. However, momentum remains mixed across timeframes. Short-term strength has emerged, yet higher timeframe resistance continues to cap upside attempts. Consequently, traders now focus on a tight range where the next breakout could define Ethereum’s direction for weeks. Market Structure Signals Cautious Recovery Ethereum still trades within a broader bearish structure defined by lower highs and lower lows. However, the sharp decline into February created a clear capitulation…

The Netherlands’ state-owned lottery operator, Nederlandse Loterij, has launched civil proceedings against the country’s largest unlicensed online gambling platform. It also directly targets the offshore shell companies and individual directors behind it in a case that could set a European precedent for how licensed operators combat black market rivals. Key Takeaways: Nederlandse Loterij sued Qbet’s operators and directors at The Hague, targeting the offshore shell network behind the Netherlands’ largest illegal gambling site KSA chair said the record €24.8M fine should have exceeded €100M but Dutch law caps penalties at 10% of global turnover 53% of Dutch online gambling spend…

Blockchain transfer fees denote a core element of the crypto sector. In this respect, these fees act as both a security layer and an incentive management. Thus, whenever someone interacts with, receives, or sends digital assets, they might pay a small fee for the processing of that transfer. The respective fees differ widely based on the blockchain ecosystem, ongoing demand, and transfer complexity. Comprehending the working of transaction fees is crucial for those attempting to invest in or utilize crypto assets effectively. Introduction to Blockchain Transfer Fees Mainly, blockchain transaction fees underscore payments that the users make for the processing…

Sky, the decentralized finance protocol formerly known as MakerDAO, has announced the first native deployment of its native stablecoin, USDS, and its yield-bearing version, Savings USDS (sUSDS), on Avalanche. The rollout runs on Skylink, the Sky ecosystem’s crosschain bridge protocol, built on LayerZero infrastructure. Unlike traditional bridge deployments, Skylink operates on a burn-and-mint framework that requires no bridge liquidity, accoriding to Sky’s X announcement. Grove Finance initiated the bridge of Sky’s USDS and sUSDS to Avalanche via Skylink, becoming the first entity to transfer the assets directly from Ethereum mainnet to Avalanche. “This is the first native deployment of USDS…