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Pendle, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol specializing in yield tokenization, has announced a significant position in Strategy’s perpetual preferred stock, STRC. According to a statement on X, the protocol currently holds 2,453,331 STRC shares in a non-custodial manner through its dedicated STRC yield coin market. Understanding the STRC Yield Coin Market The STRC yield coin market is a specialized segment within Pendle’s broader ecosystem, designed to facilitate liquidity for Strategy’s perpetual preferred stock. By holding these shares non-custodially, Pendle enables users to trade and earn yield on STRC without relinquishing control of their assets to a centralized intermediary. This approach…

Coreweave (CRWV), SoftBank Group (9984.T), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Nvidia (NVDA), and Oracle (ORCL) fell because traders are no longer treating OpenAI’s spending plans like free money. A report said OpenAI has not hit some of its own growth and sales goals, and that was enough to hit the whole AI infrastructure trade on Tuesday. The damage was not small. Oracle dropped 4%, even with its $300 billion five-year compute partnership with OpenAI still in place. Broadcom lost 4%. AMD fell 3%. Nvidia slipped more than 1%. Qualcomm (QCOM) went down 0.2%, though it finished above its weakest…

Nansen detected $47.5 million in $ZRO accumulated across 9 wallets funded entirely through Coinbase Prime. Eight of the nine wallets were funded within a four-hour window on March 9. The accumulation began exactly three weeks after LayerZero CEO Bryan Pellegrino announced the Zero L1 chain. Nine wallets accumulated $47.5 million worth of LayerZero’s $ZRO token over the past several days, and according to blockchain analytics firm Nansen, almost nobody noticed it happening. The data shows 24.5 million tokens, representing 2.6% of circulating supply, accumulated at an average entry price of $1.94 across nine wallets with not a single sell recorded…

Nigel Farage now claims that the £5 million ($6.7 million) “gift” he received from billionaire crypto entrepreneur Christopher Harborne was a “reward” for 27 years of Brexit campaigning. The Reform UK leader made the claim in an interview with the Sun’s Editor-At-Large, Harry Cole, just days after it was revealed that he was to be subject to an official government inquiry. Farage claims that the money was given on an “unconditional basis,” and that it was “a reward for campaigning for Brexit for 27 years.” However, he previously claimed that Harborne gave him the millions to cover his security expenses.…

Bitcoin mining is an energy-hungry business even when you’re paying for the power. When you’re not, it tends to attract attention from people with badges. Thai authorities dismantled a large-scale illegal Bitcoin mining operation in Nan Province, where operators allegedly stole more than $80,000 worth of electricity to keep their rigs humming. The bust is part of an escalating nationwide effort to shut down mining setups that bypass the grid and pocket the savings. A pattern of power theft across multiple provinces In Pathum Thani, authorities seized 63 mining rigs linked to an estimated financial loss of over 11 million…

In a groundbreaking move to efficiently secure its tokenized asset ecosystem, TT Chain, a Layer-2 blockchain built for real-world asset (RWA) applications, today announced a strategic partnership with AegisAI, an AI-native security intelligence platform. With the collaboration, TT Chain integrated AegisAI’s agentic security intelligence infrastructure to incorporate advanced Web3 artificial intelligence security features to power an unmatched secure user experience on its RWA network. TT Chain functions as a Layer-2 blockchain that has expertise in supporting real-world asset (RWA) tokenization and cost-efficient and seamless cross-chain movements. 🛡 Secure Assets, Smarter ProtectionWe’re pleased to connect TT Chain’s “consumer-grade” RWA infrastructure —…

The US House of Representatives has slowed down the Tennessee Bitcoin Reserve Bill (HB1695) by putting it “behind the budget.” This means the bill is not a top priority right now. Because of this, the bill has stalled in the House. However, the Senate version is still moving forward. At the same time, more US states are exploring the idea of adding Bitcoin to their public reserves. Tennessee Bitcoin Reserve Bill Faces House Delay According to reports, the US House considers Bill HB1695 a low-priority bill, relegating it to the back of their agenda. This action contrasts with the Senate…

Babylon Bitcoin staking has hit a new milestone, reaching $4 billion in total value locked just one year after launch and giving fresh momentum to a long-running crypto goal: making Bitcoin useful in DeFi without asking holders to leave the Bitcoin network behind. That number matters because Babylon is not pitching another wrapped-Bitcoin workaround. Instead, the protocol lets users stake Bitcoin directly from the Bitcoin network, with no wrapping or bridging required. Bitcoin stays locked on its native chain throughout the staking process, while transactions remain publicly verifiable. For a market that has spent years debating whether Bitcoin can become…

The cryptocurrency market faces a growing crisis as token generation events (TGEs) increasingly serve as a cash-out exit for project teams, according to Anand Gomes, CEO of the decentralized exchange Paradex. Speaking on a recent podcast, Gomes argued that many projects launch tokens without building a viable product, cashing out quickly and abandoning their communities. This trend, he warned, damages trust and undermines the long-term viability of the crypto ecosystem. The Shift from Token Generation to Team Exit Gomes highlighted a cynical reinterpretation of the acronym TGE. Originally standing for Token Generation Event, it now stands for Teams Gonna Exit…

The narrative around $XRP is shifting toward long-term use by major institutions, with signs that it may still be early in its growth. In a recent XRPL Japan Live Space, Evernorth’s Chief Business Officer, Sagar Shah, said $XRP has “a massive amount of potential” in global finance and could be used across many industries. Key Points Evernorth’s Sagar Shah says $XRP adoption is still early, with massive long-term potential across global finance use cases. $XRP could become core financial infrastructure, especially in cross-border payments worth over $150T annually. Regulatory clarity in the U.S. and Europe is unlocking institutional demand and…