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Ethereum price started a downside correction from $2,380. $ETH is now showing a few bearish signs and might decline further if it trades below $2,300. Ethereum started a downside correction below the $2,360 zone. The price is trading below $2,350 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break below a bullish trend line with support at $2,340 on the hourly chart of $ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move down if it stays below the $2,350 zone. Ethereum Price Dips Again Ethereum price failed to stay above the $2,365 zone and extended its decline,…

Solana multisig leader Squads raises $18M to scale its Altitude stablecoin accounts for enterprises, reinforcing Solana’s role as plumbing for onchain dollar treasuries. Solana‑based multi‑signature protocol Squads has raised 18 million dollars in a new strategic equity round led by Solana Ventures, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Haun Ventures, L1D and others, according to The Block. The latest financing brings Squads’ total funding to 42.9 million dollars and will be used primarily to expand its stablecoin‑focused enterprise platform, Altitude. Squads is a core infrastructure provider in the Solana ecosystem, offering multisig smart accounts and treasury‑management tools that DAOs, teams and…

Cardano connects to 160+ chains via LayerZero, unlocking cross chain liquidity, expanding token access, and ending its long isolation in the crypto ecosystem.! LayerZero OFT lets 700+ tokens expand to Cardano, giving developers access to billions in liquidity, but real growth still depends on adoption and usage today! Cardano has taken a major leap as LayerZero officially integrated the network, connecting it to over 160 blockchains. For years, Cardano operated largely in its own ecosystem, but this move opened the doors to major networks like Ethereum, Solana, and Aptos. The development marks the largest interoperability rollout in Cardano’s history, shifting…

$TON AI smart contracts may have just become a lot less tedious. Pavel Durov has unveiled $TON Core’s new AI-powered toolchain, Acton, pitching it as a way to cut through the manual work of blockchain development and speed up the process dramatically. The launch date is already set: Acton went live on May 8, 2026. Its promise is simple and ambitious at the same time — help developers turn templates into working blockchain logic faster, with $TON saying the tool can make smart contract development 10 times faster. That claim will grab attention on its own. However, the bigger story…

Bitcoin price failed to stay above $70,500 and declined further. $BTC is now consolidating below $70,500 and might continue to move down. Bitcoin started a fresh decline from well above the $71,200 zone. The price is trading below $70,500 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $70,050 on the hourly chart of the $BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might start another decline if it stays below the $70,000 and $70,500 levels. Bitcoin Price Dips Further Bitcoin price failed to continue higher above $72,000 and reacted to the…

There is a “double-standard” problem facing the tokenized assets ecosystem. DeFi companies should not be discussing minimum standards amid high expectations. Regulatory elements are the potential catalysts for the tokenized asset sector. DeFi executives and stakeholders have highlighted several issues inhibiting the industry’s development, suggesting methods to address challenges and create a consistent ecosystem that will enable innovation to thrive. The experts expressed their opinions during a meetup hosted by NOWNodes as one of the sideline events of Consensus 2026 in Miami. The meetup’s panel of discussion featured industry experts from Crypto.com, Zerion, Solflare, Li.Fi, the $TON Foundation, Paxos, Houdini…

Ethereum News The Ethereum Foundation has cleared several technical milestones for the upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade, including a credible post-upgrade target of a 200 million gas limit floor — more than triple the current ceiling near 60 million. Developers also finalized EIP-8037, which raises the cost of state-creation operations to keep state growth manageable as larger blocks roll out. Enshrined Proposer-Builder Separation (ePBS) was stabilized, embedding builder-validator separation into protocol rules with less reliance on external relays. Originally pencilled in for June, Glamsterdam now looks set for the third quarter of 2026, with devnets already live on the public Ethereum blockchain.…

A new report from the global consulting firm Bain & Company, one-third of the big three consulting firms with McKinsey & Company and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), has named stablecoins as central to the future of wholesale banking. Bain & Company published the report on April 29, arguing that stablecoins and tokenized deposits are no longer seen as speculative crypto instruments but rather as strategic tools for moving money across wholesale banking. Big three consulting firm Bain & Company backs stablecoins Bain & Company recently released a report titled “From Hype to Hard Value: Stablecoin and the Great Rewiring of…

Recently, Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins have seen upward movement, with some altcoins multiplying in value. At this point, Ethereum is making headlines with a 15.4% increase in the last 7 days, while Hyperliquid ($HYPE), a favorite among whales, has entered the top 10 with a 20% increase. Changes have occurred in the top 10 rankings on Coinmarketcap. Accordingly, Hyperliquid has overtaken Cardano ($ADA) with a remarkable performance. $HYPE surpassed Cardano, exceeding $10.5 billion in market capitalization, becoming the 10th largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. According to experts, this situation is a result of the recent steady upward trend in HyperLiquid’s…

XMAQUINA, a DAO platform that focuses on blending real-world robotics with Web3, today announced a significant expansion of its tokenized autonomous robots platform to the Base blockchain. This integration marks further XMAQUINA’s platform expansion on-chain, representing a crucial milestone in its mission to democratize the ownership and governance of robotics and automation technologies. XMAQUINA is a Web3 DAO platform that allows people and investors (community members) to actively participate in the rapidly growing field of humanoid robotics and AI machines. This DAO allows users to contribute funds by staking the platform’s native token (DEUS), which is then utilized to invest…