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ELLIPAL, a renowned air-gapped cold crypto wallet provider, has partnered with ZIGChain, the blockchain network behind the $ZIG token. The partnership takes into account the integration of ZIGChain into ELLIPAL to broaden its cold wallet network. As per ELLIPAL’s official X announcement, the move guarantees full support for $ZIG tokens on its devices. So, the move denotes the platform’s commitment to broadening its network, along with prioritizing the sovereignty of consumers over private keys. ELLIPAL × @ZIGChain Now Integrated 🚀$ZIG is now supported on ELLIPAL.Full air-gapped cold storage.Your keys. Your chain. Offline. pic.twitter.com/MXE9yiaPvf — ELLIPAL (@ELLIPAL) April 4, 2026 ELLIPAL…

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Coinbase has confirmed it will support the upcoming migration of $DAI to USDS, marking a key step in the transition of one of DeFi’s most widely used stablecoins. According to the exchange, the conversion will take place between 4 May and 6 May 2026. User balances will be automatically migrated at an approximate 1:1 ratio from $DAI to USDS. The move reflects a broader overhaul of the Maker ecosystem. MakerDAO continues its shift toward the rebranded “Sky” framework and a new generation of stablecoin infrastructure. Sky also announced some days back that other major exchanges, like Binance, will also support…

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Artificial intelligence has moved from a boardroom buzzword to a core operational tool within the French financial landscape. A comprehensive new study by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) reveals a significant shift: 90% of supervised entities have already integrated AI or have immediate plans to do so. For investment service providers and brokers, this marks an important stage, as the industry moves away from experimental pilots toward scaled, high-stakes production. The AMF’s report serves as both a roadmap and a reality check. While firms are seeing substantial efficiency gains in automated reporting, market analysis, and AML monitoring, the regulator…

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Crypto lobbyists, banks, and the White House are circling a fragile compromise on stablecoin yields that could finally unstick the Clarity Act and set the rules for “digital dollar” rewards in the U.S. The long‑running clash between U.S. crypto firms and banks over how stablecoin yields should be regulated appears to be entering its endgame, as both sides quietly review a fresh compromise under the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in Washington this month. According to policy newsletter Crypto In America, “the core disagreement between the U.S. cryptocurrency and banking industries regarding the stablecoin yield mechanism may be close to…

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InterLink Labs, a renowned Web3 platform, has announced the launch of its new version. Hence, InterLink Labs is introducing version 5.0, offering a series of diverse upgrades to seamlessly connect information, digital assets, and identity within an inclusive model. As InterLink Labs mentioned in its official X post, the new upgrade focuses on security and usability, delivering enhancements across primary features like social interaction, identity validation, and news tracking. Overall, the release highlights the platform’s commitment to developing a relatively user-focused, transparent, and effective Web3 environment. 🚀 InterLink Version 5.0 is officially liveVersion 5.0 introduces key upgrades that lay the…

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Cryptocurrency analytics company Santiment analyzed GitHub data from the past 30 days to reveal the projects that developers are focusing on most in the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. According to the data, projects focused particularly on infrastructure, liquidity, and staking stand out in terms of developer activity. At the top of the list is Chainlink, known for its oracle solutions, while DeepBook Protocol, operating within the Sui ecosystem, took second place. Projects that form the cornerstones of DeFi, such as Lido DAO, Aave, and Injective, continued to maintain their positions in the top ranks. While developer activity increased particularly in…

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Crypto fundraising roared back last week with over $2.87 billion raised across the top ten deals, according to data compiled by CoinMarketCap. — The week was dominated by payments-focused companies, with four of the top six raises targeting payment infrastructure — a clear signal of where institutional capital is flowing in 2026. Here’s a breakdown of every major raise and what each company is building. Loading tweet… View Tweet The Top 10 Crypto Raises Last Week 1. BVNK — $1.8 Billion | Payments, Neobank BVNK claimed the week’s largest raise by a wide margin. The company operates as a crypto-native…

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An appeals court ruled Monday that New Jersey could not temporarily ban prediction market provider Kalshi, giving the platform a much-needed win against an onslaught of state enforcement actions. A Third Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled in a 2-1 vote that the state could not bring an enforcement action against Kalshi because the company’s products are subject to the federal Commodity Exchange Act, rather than New Jersey state gambling laws. “Kalshi began offering sports-related event contracts on its DCM exchange,” the majority ruling said. “Kalshi self-certified compliance with the applicable laws and regulations, so those event contracts were presumptively…

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Manadia, a data settlement and AI coordination infrastructure designed to enable verifiable executions across blockchain networks, today announced a strategic integration with PVPFun, an AI-driven entertainment infrastructure platform that allows people to build and monetize decentralized applications without coding requirements. Using this partnership, PVPFun integrated its Web3 creation platform with Manadia’s provable, low-trust settlement infrastructure to enable more secure and reliable development applications and gaming experiences for users. PVPFun is an AI-powered Web3 infrastructure that allows people to transform ideas into functioning DApps (decentralized applications), games, and tools without sophisticated coding requirements. Users simply place their inputs (ideas) into PVPFUN’s…

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Linea’s native yield experiment is increasingly being framed not just as a product feature, but as a balance sheet problem. On April 6, 2026, Steakhouse Financial published a detailed analysis of Linea’s Native Yield design, arguing that the system turns a simple bridge into an active financial structure that must constantly manage the tension between instant redemptions and slower-moving staked $ETH. The report says the core challenge is no longer whether $ETH can earn yield, but whether Linea can keep withdrawals at par while part of the asset base is locked in Ethereum’s staking and exit machinery. That framing matters…

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