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Rayls, a prominent blockchain platform filling the gap between TradFi and DeFi, has partnered with Arbtirum, the biggest Ethereum L2 scaling solution. The integration aims to revolutionize the financial market with the release of Rayls Public Chain. Rayls establishes an exclusive public blockchain to seamlessly aggregate and connect the liquidity coming from Rayls-based permissioned subnet networks. With this, the users can expect exclusive features for enhanced compliance, scalability, and privacy. Overall, the integration intends to expedite blockchain adoption across the financial industry. Arbitrum Integrates Rayls to Launch Rayls Public Chain Rayls pointed out that the integration with Arbitrum permits it…

Ethereum (ETH) appears to have found a powerful ally in World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform reportedly linked to U.S. President Donald Trump. In a buying spree just hours before Trump’s inauguration ceremony, WLFI acquired $48 million worth of ETH, drawing renewed attention to the cryptocurrency. The acquisition comes at a critical time when Ethereum is striving to overcome a period of underperformance, potentially marking a significant turning point in its trajectory. Amid this surge in activity, market watchers are speculating on where Ethereum might head next as it rides a wave of renewed momentum. At press…

Finnish investors gain regulated access to crypto ETPs as Virtune launches five euro-denominated products on Nasdaq Helsinki. Virtune, a Swedish crypto asset manager, has launched Finland’s first crypto exchange-traded products on Nasdaq Helsinki, making it easier for Finnish investors to invest in crypto directly in euros. The launch includes five different ETPs, all physically backed and fully collateralized, the asset manager said in a Jan. 20 press release. The products are available through major Nordic brokers like Nordnet. Virtune chief executive Christopher Kock called the launch a “crucial milestone,” saying, the firm is “thrilled to introduce Finland’s first crypto ETPs…

Nexus will be able to take use of an expanded network of validators, bridges, relayers, and oracles across web3 ecosystems. The collaboration will advance Nexus’s objective to make zero-knowledge proof services available to everyone. A network of decentralized physical infrastructure for GPU clusters io.net has announced a collaboration with Nexus, a blockchain that is committed to the development of the Verifiable Internet. Through the integration of io.net’s Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platform, the partnership will improve the zero-knowledge Virtual Machine (zkVM) that Nexus has developed. This will advance Nexus’s objective to make zero-knowledge proof services available to everyone. In order to increase…

Senator Cynthia Lummis has been appointed chair of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets, a newly established body under the Senate Banking Committee. “Digital assets are the future, and if the United States wants to remain a global leader in financial innovation, Congress needs to urgently pass bipartisan legislation establishing a comprehensive legal framework for digital assets and that strengthens the US dollar with a strategic bitcoin reserve,” Lummis said. “I am humbled my colleagues have placed their trust in me to chair this historic subcommittee and I look forward to shepherding bipartisan legislation to President Trump’s desk this…

The Web3 ecosystem has grown significantly over the past four years, with the total market cap of the crypto industry now at a whopping $3.8 trillion. This growth in valuation has mainly been fueled by the emergence of specific niches such as Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and gaming platforms. But looking at the fine print, it is quite evident that the upward inflection in the crypto adoption curve coincided with the launching of NFT collections, especially those that were affiliated to blockchain-powered games such as the Axie Infinity. This NFT game recorded a total of 2.7 million daily…

Boba Network, a prominent L2 solution for seamless transfers, has announced the new integration of Nucleus Network, a popular yield provider. The integration includes the launch of Nucleus Network on Boba Network to provide users with seamless rewards and yield-earning opportunities. The platform disclosed this development on its official X account. GBoba 🧋@nucleusearn is now live on @bobanetwork, embedding yield at the core! Simply bridge your ETH to Boba Network and automatically earn Ethereum Mainnet yield—no extra steps or opportunity cost. Powered by frictionless cross-chain operations and composable… pic.twitter.com/G2NnIKgjko — Boba Network 🧋 (@bobanetwork) January 22, 2025 Boba Network Integrates…

Frax Finance has proposed to invest $5 million in World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi platform closely tied to the Donald TRUMP administration. The move aims to position FRAX as a leader in the growing decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem in the United States. A follow-on investment of $10 million is also being considered, depending on the success of the partnership. The interest in American-origin crypto initiatives has been fueled by the election of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States. The current administration has shown great interest in the development of blockchain and cryptocurrencies. World Liberty Financial,…

This is a segment from the 0xResearch newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Overshadowed by this weekend’s Trump meme mania, the ongoing debates surrounding Ethereum’s future have reached fever pitch. The public discussion highlights divides between parts of the community and the Ethereum Foundation (EF). Debates touch on governance, the network’s scalability roadmap and long-term vision. One key area of debate is the governance of the EF. Critics argue that the EF’s internal structure may not be suitable for the current era. Despite its mission to decentralize, the foundation’s current centralized decision-making invites critiques of its responsiveness to competitive threats…

Hamilton, a Real-World Asset (RWA) protocol built on the Bitcoin network, has raised $1.7 million in a pre-seed funding round. The round was led by DisrupTech Ventures, CMS, DeSpread, Hyperithm, Core Ventures, and other strategic investors. The funding will support Hamilton’s mission to make tokenized real-world assets available to both institutions and individual investors globally, advancing accessibility and adoption in the RWA space. $1.7 Million Funding Fuels Hamilton’s Mission to Tokenize Real-World Assets on Bitcoin Hamilton, the RWA protocol, focuses on removing barriers to financial access by offering affordable and stable financial products, specifically designed for emerging markets. Here are…