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Aave, a decentralized, non-custodial liquidity protocol on blockchain technology that allows users to lend, borrow, and earn interest on cryptocurrencies, has announced its strategic partnership with X Layer, an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible Layer 2 (L2) blockchain developed by OKX. The primary purpose of this integration is to simplify decentralized finance (DeFi) by integrating seamless, self-custodial lending, borrowing, and yield generation. https://t.co/KhxtFwSeHn — X Layer (@XLayerOfficial) May 1, 2026 Aave has a trusted reputation in the market, backed by many years of experience in this field. Basically, the core purpose is to make DeFi more accessible and user-friendly by delivering…

A Qatari-backed fund has made a $47-per-share offer to acquire Papa John’s and take the company private, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the bid. Papa John’s, which runs 6,000 locations across roughly 50 countries, has seen its shares fall 16% over the past year, but stock prices jumped around 20% intraday after news of the reported takeover bid. The proposal from Irth Capital Management, backed by Brookfield Asset Management, would value the pizza chain at roughly $1.5 billion. The offer is about 50% above where the stock traded before the bid was submitted. One of…

In a major development for the Cardano ecosystem, the Midnight network has officially gone live. This launch follows years of research, development and collaboration to develop Midnight, referred to by Cardano as “the world’s first fourth generation of blockchain” aimed at delivering end-to-end privacy, which is flexible and enforceable at the protocol level. The fourth generation of blockchain is here. https://t.co/5W4ER0Qhor — Input Output Group (@IOGroup) March 30, 2026 Midnight was conceived as a vision years back; according to Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson, the Midnight vision began more than eight years ago, while its building has been on for the…

Stand With Crypto delivered a 28,000-signature petition to Washington, pressing the Senate Banking Committee to mark up the CLARITY Act. The campaign frames crypto regulation as a voter demand from organized digital asset owners. Key Takeaways: Stand With Crypto delivered a petition urging Senate action on the CLARITY Act. Supporters say regulatory delays leave users, developers, and companies in gray areas. Committee markup remains the next step in the group’s legislative pressure campaign. Crypto Owners Press Senate for CLARITY Act Markup Stand With Crypto, America’s leading crypto advocacy organization, escalated its Senate pressure campaign on April 30 by taking a…

On Wednesday, April 29, leading crypto platform offering exclusive self-custodial services, Trust Wallet, announced a major expansion to its crypto offerings. Amid bustling developments across the crypto ecosystem, Trust Wallet announced that Hyperliquid, the tenth largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, is now listed on its platform. Binance’s CZ spotlights Trust Wallet’s wide accessibility The massive update which has caught the attention of the crypto community has sparked reactions from Binance’s founder, Changpeng Zhao. In his reaction to the major update, CZ highlighted Trust Wallet’s growing accessibility and expansion to make crypto trading more seamless and accessible to all. CZ’s simple…

In a groundbreaking move to fulfill the interests of Web3 users effectively, Pharos Network, an EVM-compatible L1 blockchain, today announced the launch of its public mainnet. As per the announcement disclosed via the X platform, Pharos successfully executed its hard fork event today, and as a result, its public mainnet is now live. Powered by its native asset (PROS coin), Pharos Network is a high-speed, Proof-of-Stake Layer-1 blockchain designed to connect traditional financial assets with Web3 cross-chain utility. Built to serve tokenized assets (RWAs), AI, and DeFi, Pharos Network is developing an ecosystem that aims to revolutionize the future of…

Strategy, led by big bull Michael Saylor, did not make its long-standing weekly Bitcoin purchases this week. The company paused its weekly Bitcoin ($BTC) purchases, which it announces every Monday, and did not make any new purchases this week. The company maintained its total Bitcoin holdings at 762,099 $BTC. Looking at the company’s purchase history, it appears they have been accumulating Bitcoin regularly throughout March. Strategy purchased 1,031 $BTC on March 23rd, 22,337 $BTC on March 16th, and 17,994 $BTC on March 9th, with their last purchases made at an average price of approximately $74,326. Strategy has accumulated a total…

Falcon Finance has gone live with TSLAon, Ondo’s tokenized Tesla stock, as collateral for minting $USDf. This is Falcon’s first integration of an Ondo tokenized asset, and it changes what tokenized equities can do onchain. Holders can now use TSLAon to back $USDf and unlock onchain liquidity without having to sell their position. $TSLAon is now live as $USDf collateral, making it Falcon’s first Ondo tokenized asset integration.You can mint $USDf against TSLAon to unlock onchain liquidity.Tokenized equities are useful for 24/7 exposure, but they become much more powerful when they can be used as… pic.twitter.com/S1Fr8G7OOi — Falcon Finance 🦅🟠…

According to breaking news, Ripple has initiated a $750 million share buyback program from early investors. The buyback is being conducted at a valuation of $50 billion for the company. According to sources close to the matter, the buyback offer will be open until April. Ripple, which has not made an official statement on the matter, aims to solidify its position as one of the most valuable companies in the digital asset sector with this move. In its most recent funding round in November 2025, Ripple raised $500 million with participation from investors such as Citadel Securities and Fortress Investment…

$XRP whales increased their activity over the past week as the cryptocurrency witnessed plummeting prices. Within this period, whales accumulated 190 million $XRP, as reported by crypto analyst Ali Martinez. $XRP whales intensify accumulation In a recent X post, Martinez wrote, “190 million $XRP have been accumulated by whales over the past week.” Based on the current $XRP price at $1.35, the 190 million $XRP coins are valued at $256.5 million. In one instance last week, an unknown wallet address scooped up more than $35 million worth of $XRP in less than an hour. According to the details, the whale…