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Amidst its bold move to bring new blockchain-enabled applications and provide a superior Web3 experience in the crypto launchpad sector, Uponly AI, a token launchpad, today announced a strategic partnership with Anome Protocol, a blockchain-based card game and on-chain asset issuance platform. This collaboration allowed Uponly to integrate Anome’s multi-chain ecosystem, hence broadening access to a more versatile and seamless cross-chain DeFi experience for its crypto launchpad users. Uponly AI is a token launchpad built on the BNB Chain, allowing new crypto projects to raise capital by selling tokens to investors before they are listed on public exchanges. Through its…

The CLARITY Act would formally treat Ethereum as a digital commodity under CFTC oversight if it becomes law, stripping the SEC of latitude to call $ETH a security and ending years of jurisdictional ambiguity. Coincidentally or not, the political class has finally admitted what the market already assumed: Ethereum is not a stock. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (the CLARITY Act) is a U.S. market‑structure bill that classifies most blockchain‑native tokens, including ether, as “digital commodities” rather than securities if their underlying networks are sufficiently decentralized and functional. Under the bill’s taxonomy, digital commodities are “digital assets…

Polkadot’s parachain model is not a Layer-2 scaling solution. A parachain is a specialized blockchain that connects to the Polkadot relay chain, benefiting from shared security, interoperability, and scalability. That makes Polkadot a Layer-0 protocol, a coordination layer that sits beneath other blockchains rather than on top of them. What Is a Parachain and How Does It Connect to Polkadot? Understanding the parachain model starts with the Relay Chain, which is the backbone of the entire network. Each parachain runs its own runtime logic while the Relay Chain handles consensus, validator security, and communication between chains. Parachains are purpose-built for…

The fight over U.S. prediction markets has reached a new level of institutional confrontation. The fight is increasingly centering on federal preemption and the CFTC’s authority over event contracts. In testimony before a Senate subcommittee on Wednesday, American Gaming Association CEO Bill Miller called the CFTC a “rogue agency” and accused it of making a “mockery of congressional intent” by allowing financial exchanges to facilitate what he called “backdoor sports betting.” AGA’s Bill Miller stresses that prediction markets are operating outside the safeguards that define legal gaming in the U.S. Consumer protections, responsible gaming tools, and integrity oversight are not…

Lolli, the bitcoin rewards platform owned by Thesis*, has partnered with Kard to let its more than 600,000 users earn bitcoin automatically on everyday card purchases without browser extensions, promo codes, or checkout changes. Key Takeaways: Lolli’s 600,000 users can now earn bitcoin automatically via Kard’s card-linked offer network as of May 19, 2026. Kard’s first-party transaction data from tens of millions of cardholders gives Lolli merchants a new bitcoin-native consumer channel. Thesis* plans to connect Lolli earnings to Mezo’s 1% APR borrowing layer, deepening its circular bitcoin economy stack. Lolli Drops Checkout Friction as Kard Deal Turns Linked Cards…

Institutional crypto activity grabbed market attention again after BlackRock transferred massive digital assets to Coinbase. According to OnchainLens, the asset management giant deposited 1,587 $BTC worth $122.55 million and 17,815 $ETH worth $37.79 million into Coinbase. The move immediately sparked speculation across the crypto market. Traders now wonder whether BlackRock plans further ETF-related adjustments or liquidity operations. The latest BlackRock Bitcoin transfer arrived during a sensitive period for the crypto market. Bitcoin continues to trade near key resistance levels while Ethereum maintains strong institutional momentum. Large on-chain movements from firms like BlackRock often influence trader sentiment because they may signal…

Institutional confidence around cross-chain infrastructure weakened sharply after the $292 million LayerZero-linked exploit exposed deeper bridge-security risks. Liquidity allocators also started reassessing how weaker verifier configurations can quietly amplify systemic counterparty exposure across DeFi ecosystems. For example – Turtle has tightened its due diligence framework by applying stricter risk pricing towards assets using lower-redundancy bridge structures. Assets relying on configurable or ad-hoc setups have increasingly faced allocation haircuts and weaker liquidity preference under rising institutional caution. Source: X Meanwhile, cross-chain tokens integrated with Chainlink CCIP gained stronger preference because institutions increasingly favored secure-by-default infrastructure models. That transition also reflected how…

The Ethereum Foundation (EF), the nonprofit organization tasked with stewarding the development of the Ethereum blockchain, is reportedly experiencing a significant loss of personnel. According to a report from crypto journalist Laura Shin, the departure stems from frustrations with the direct interventions of Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. Allegations of Internal Turmoil The claims originate from Kain Warwick, the founder of the decentralized finance protocol Synthetix. Warwick described former EF members as ‘missionaries’ who worked for below-market salaries without equity compensation. He alleged that Buterin’s hands-on management style led to the dismissal of key leadership figures, including co-Executive Director Tomasz Stańczak,…

Hark’s founder Brett Adcock, who also founded Figure AI, earlier today announced that the firm had completed a Parkway Venture Capital-ed Series A round that attracted $700 million at a $6 billion valuation from other tech giants, like NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), AMD Ventures, Intel Capital (NASDAQ: INTC), Qualcomm Ventures (NASDAQ: QCOM), and Salesforce Ventures (NYSE: CRM). Hark’s CEO, Brett Adcock, said the money will be used to scale its GPU infrastructure, grow its team from 70 to 200 engineers, and design new AI hardware. The company wants to build “personal intelligence” that is more advanced than basic chatbots; something with…

Ripple Backs SwissHacks 2026 as Challenge Sponsor, Bringing $XRP Ledger Innovation to Finance, Payments, and AI SwissHacks 2026 is emerging as one of Europe’s most closely watched fintech hackathons, reflecting a clear shift from experimentation toward building real financial infrastructure. According to Tenity, a global innovation platform focused on scaling early-stage financial technology, the event will take place in Zurich from June 19–21, bringing together developers, financial institutions, and investors for 48 hours of intensive, problem-driven building. A key headline this year is the participation of Ripple as a Challenge Sponsor, introducing three focused tracks built around enhancing the $XRP…