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Playnance today expanded its Be The Boss partner program through its Web3 social gaming platform, PlayW3, offering creators and communities the chance to launch fully branded social casino platforms for a symbolic $1. The move, the company says, transforms the idea of “monetizing traffic” into

Transak's integration with MegaETH enables over 10 million users to buy ETH instantly using familiar payment methods, facilitating real-time Ethereum experiences and improving accessibility for mainstream users. This collaboration aims to enhance DeFi trading and other applications by removing friction in the onboarding process.

Barry Silbert, CEO of Digital Currency Group, emphasizes financial privacy as a fundamental right and a significant investment opportunity in crypto. He expresses optimism for Bitcoin but encourages focus on privacy-driven projects like Zcash, predicting a potential shift of Bitcoin value into such assets.

Pressure across the crypto market has intensified in 2026, and ASTER price now sits inside a broader environment shaped by Bitcoin weakness. BTC price once traded near its all-time high around $126,000, yet it now holds close to $67,000. That decline of more than 40% has fueled growing

The United States National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) has laid out its first proposed rules under the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, detailing how subsidiaries of federally insured credit unions could apply to become federally supervised

A survey of 1000 adults reveals that financial literacy significantly influences relationships, especially among Gen Z and millennials, who find financial knowledge attractive. The study highlights a generational shift towards valuing financial stability and digital assets over traditional wealth, with younger respondents favoring crypto as a romantic gift.

Playnance's "Be The Boss" initiative on the PlayW3 platform allows participants to easily launch branded Social Casinos. With low entry costs and a 50/50 revenue share, over 1,500 partners have joined, facilitating localized growth and integrating over 10,000 games.

RippleX engineer Antonio Kaplan emphasizes the importance of compliance and deep liquidity for regulated payments and FX on-chain. The upcoming Permissioned DEX feature on the XRP ledger aims to enhance institutional adoption by integrating necessary compliance mechanisms while maintaining open market functionality.

Chainlink’s Sergey Nazarov says this cycle lacks system-wide failures seen in the prior cycle, pointing to stronger risk controls and resilience. He says RWA issuance and onchain perps keep growing even when crypto prices fall, citing commodities activity like tokenized silver. Chainlink

MoonPay Deposits automates swaps and bridging for wallet-to-wallet transfers across blockchains. TON Wallet users can fund accounts with BTC, ETH, SOL, or stablecoins without prior TON holdings. Over 100M Telegram users gain simplified access to TON apps with 1:1 stablecoin

Startup biotech computing company TBC is advancing living neuron-based computing technology to replace existing silicon-based AI infrastructure. TBC uses living neurons to encode and decode data, aiming to reduce computing costs, improve performance, and enable continuous learning. The company has secured $25 million in funding and plans to launch a cloud hybrid neural-silicon cluster platform by 2027, aiming to make breakthroughs in the AI infrastructure market. TBC's technology is expected to address current AI challenges related to power consumption and model limitations.

Strategy uses preferred stock to buy more Bitcoin while reducing exposure to market volatility. The Stretch preferred shares offer an 11.25% dividend to attract stable income investors. Strategy now holds over 714,000 Bitcoin worth about $48 billion. Strategy is expanding its preferred s

Crypto market news today is headlined by the massive announcement that global payroll giant Deel will begin offering stablecoin salary payouts through a partnership with MoonPay. Starting next month in the UK and EU, employees can bypass traditional banking rails and receive their wages

Human.tech has launched its Wallet-as-a-Protocol infrastructure on the Sui blockchain, enabling developers to create self-custodial wallets in applications with enhanced security and reduced reliance on centralized providers, all while catering to user-friendly authentication methods.

_Nearly $2.5B in BTC sold in 30 minutes after a sharp rally, triggering major liquidations and renewed market structure debate._ Bitcoin recorded sharp volatility after a fast rally was followed by a steep decline that erased billions in market value. Nearly $2.5 billion worth of BTC was sold

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SBI Trade VC has launched a new round of crypto lending, allowing users to lend and borrow seven cryptocurrencies, while Binance has converted its $1 billion SAFU fund entirely into Bitcoin, reflecting confidence in BTC as a long-term reserve asset.