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South Korean crypto exchange Upbit has added B3 to its Korean won market, giving local traders direct access to the Base-linked token. Trading was first scheduled for 13:45 KST on May 7, before Upbit moved the start time to 14:00 KST. B3 is a layer-3 blockchain built on Base, the Ethereum layer-2 network developed with the OP Stack. The Upbit listing gives the token access to one of Asia’s most active retail crypto markets. Exchange sets early trading limits Upbit said deposits and withdrawals will only support B3 through the Base network. The exchange also asked users to confirm the…

Alchemy Chain mainnet is live. Alchemy Pay just launched a payments-first Layer 1 designed specifically for real-world stablecoin transactions. It’s positioned as the first globally compliant stablecoin payment network, with a dual regulatory framework covering the EU and Hong Kong. The next phase begins.#AlchemyChain mainnet is live, a payments-first L1 designed for real-world stablecoin transactions, being the first globally compliant stablecoin payment network with dual framework in EU and HK.Predictable fees. Fast settlement. Built for scale. Powered… pic.twitter.com/INjPvEv5ei — Alchemy Pay|$ACH: Fiat-Crypto Payment Gateway (@AlchemyPay) May 7, 2026 What Makes Alchemy Chain Different Most Layer-1s try to fix everything for…

In a quarter that has stunned both traditional finance and the crypto industry, Michael Saylor has once again doubled down on Bitcoin. While many investors stepped back amid uncertainty, Saylor moved in the opposite direction. His company, MicroStrategy, added more than 88,000 Bitcoin in Q1 2026, worth around $5.5 billion. This bold move highlights a level of conviction that few corporate leaders have shown in recent years. MICHAEL SAYLOR IS ABOUT TO CLOSE ONE OF THE MOST IMPRESSIVE QUARTERS IN FINANCIAL HISTORY⚡️ ADDED OVER 88,000 #BITCOIN ($5.5B)⚡️ RAISED $42,000,000,000 TO BUY MORE⚡️ PIONEERED A NEW FORM OF CREDITOTHERS ARE PANICKING…

Miami Beach, FL — Morgan Stanley’s newly launched spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (MSBT) has attracted over $200 million in early demand, and it’s largely without help from its own advisors. “Almost all of that first week or two of activity was self-directed, meaning it was not our advisors that were selling this,” Amy Oldenburg, the bank’s newly appointed head of digital assets, said during a fireside chat at Consensus in Miami. The fund, just a few weeks old, has already gathered more than $200 million in assets, an unusually fast start in the traditional ETF market, where most launches struggle…

Virtuals Protocol officially launched on Celo, a carbon-neutral, mobile-first blockchain that’s designed for decentralization. Both AI and decentralized finance are starting a new phase of their journey. This strategic partnership is pioneering the new field of “Agentic Commerce” with both Artificial Intelligence and DeFi. Agentic Commerce is a complete reformation of what an AI agent can be as they become active economic participants instead of just passive assistants. As such, this represents a completely new way for AI agents to operate autonomously within the blockchain ecosystem. The Rise of Autonomous On-Chain Agents The partnership between Virtuals Protocol and Celo is…

Law and Ledger is a news segment focusing on crypto legal news, brought to you by Kelman Law – A law firm focused on digital asset commerce. This Week in Crypto Law The opinion editorial below was written by Alex Forehand and Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. The final week of April highlighted a pivotal shift in crypto law: the migration of core crypto products and infrastructure into regulated frameworks—paired with expanding enforcement into previously overlooked corners of the market. From anticipated U.S. derivatives rule changes to European banking expansion and novel litigation over token control, the legal perimeter around digital…

Bakkt and Zoth have entered into a strategic partnership framework to build a compliant stablecoin payment infrastructure across remittance corridors connecting the U.S., South Asia, the Middle East, and parts of Africa. According to a press release shared with crypto.news, the agreement will place the company under the licensing structure of Bakkt Financial Solutions I, LLC, allowing Zoth to operate as an Authorized Agent while using Bakkt’s U.S. regulatory approvals for enterprise payment flows. The Singapore-based firm said the setup is expected to help financial institutions and money transfer operators move stablecoin-based payments across high-volume corridors that have historically faced…

The use of Web 3 has always been about a promise of privacy, with some apps and dApps still having at least some dependency upon centralized servers, centralized clouds, or third-party data. On May 7th, 2026, MAGNE.AI announced a collaboration with MarsCat whereby they are creating an “end-to-end” privacy layer where MarsCat manages the infrastructure for the network and MAGNE.AI constructs devices that are secured upon that network. What Each Side Brings to the Table MarsCat is a distributed connection network and a decentralized Web3 application engine that allows decentralized applications to function in a privacy-first, serverless manner with no…

Bitcoin is closing out Q1 2026 on a sour note. The largest crypto is trading around $66.4k after a quarter that saw shedding nearly half its value from the October 2025 peak near $125k. With macro and geopolitical uncertainty still weighing on risk assets and no major structural level reclaimed, $BTC heads into Q2 without a clear bullish catalyst on the horizon. Bitcoin Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, it is evident that the descending channel that has governed Bitcoin’s price action since late 2025 remains intact. Both the 100-day MA (~$77k) and 200-day MA (~$90k) are…

The path to mainstream crypto adoption runs through more visible, controllable product design, executives from PayPal, Robinhood, Public.com and 248 Ventures told CoinDesk’s Consensus Miami conference Tuesday. “It’s important to tell users with AI products what the underlying system is not doing in addition to what it is doing,” Public.com CFO Sruthi Lanka said. Public has built its agentic-investing product so that users review and approve a “deterministic recipe” before any trade is placed. “Make sure it’s not a black box,” she said. The result, according to Lanka, is an organization where everyone is now writing code: “I have accountants…