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AI agent Manfred has formed its own company and obtained a crypto wallet along with credentials to hire staff, make payments, and conduct business. The agent is not scheduled to begin trading crypto until the end of

Exodus revealed its transformation at the summit: evolving from self-custody into an end-to-end payment infrastructure, and getting listed after regulatory turbulence. By acquiring Monavate and Baanx to vertically integrate into the payments rail, it launched Exodus Pay, compatible with Visa and Apple Pay, to enable daily payments with stablecoins and BTC while reducing dependence on transaction fee expenses; in 2026 Q1, revenue was about $22.7 million, affected by Bitcoin volatility.

As of publication, Arbitrum governance is voting on a proposal to release 30,765 ETH (approximately $71 million) that was frozen by the Arbitrum Security Council on April 21 following the Kelp DAO exploit. The proposal, co-authored by Aave Labs, Kelp DAO, LayerZero, EtherFi, and Compound, has

AI agent Manfred has formed its own company and obtained a crypto wallet and business credentials, though it will not begin trading cryptocurrency until the end of May. The agent is now equipped to hire staff, make payments, and conduct business

Bitgo is pushing digital asset security beyond private keys with a five-layer transaction model designed to stop manipulation before execution. The system checks intent, device, identity, behavior, and policy, targeting risks before transactions are finalized. Key Takeaways: Bitgo introduced five

Riot Platforms reported $33.2 million in debut data center revenue in the first quarter of 2026 and announced that Advanced Micro Devices elected to double its contracted capacity to 50 megawatts, according to the company's earnings release on Thursday. The milestone marks a significant step in Riot

According to Curve Finance, the protocol has introduced a market-based bad debt recovery mechanism allowing CRV holders affected by defaults in certain lending markets to choose from multiple recovery strategies: directly selling debt claims to exit, holding to await potential repairs, or

According to ChainCatcher, SYNBO unveiled its on-chain investment protocol during the Shanghai station of the Ethereum University Tour at Fudan University. The protocol aims to address fragmentation in the current primary market, which relies heavily on offline intermediaries across four key

According to The Block, the Arbitrum DAO is currently voting to release approximately 30,766 ETH frozen by the Arbitrum Security Council to the DeFi United initiative, which was formed following the Kelp DAO attack earlier this month. In the first hour of voting, 16.9 million ARB tokens were cast in

According to BlockBeats, Mantle Network's rsETH relief coordination loan facility proposal entered Aave governance voting on May 1. Under the proposal, Mantle will provide a loan to Aave's relief action to help users orderly exit or resolve related positions. MNT token holders need to complete

SBI Holdings has submitted a letter of intent to acquire shares in Bitbank, with the aim of making the Japanese crypto exchange operator a consolidated subsidiary of the major financial services conglomerate. SBI Chairman and President Yoshitaka Kitao announced the development on Friday, stating tha

According to PANews, Avalanche Foundation launched a research grant program on May 1, offering up to $50,000 per proposal for studies on token economics and validator mechanisms. The initiative focuses on two key areas: crypto asset pricing and valuation, examining how proof-of-stake native assets a

According to an official announcement, Tapp Exchange will cease operations, with users required to withdraw assets by May 31, 2026. The protocol will remain fully operational until that date. After May 31, the front-end interface will be taken offline, and users can only withdraw funds by interactin

WLFI fell 14% after the proposal introduced 62 billion tokens under new vesting schedules. Community backlash grew despite strong governance approval and near-unanimous voting results. Investors fear long-term supply impact, driving sharp decline from recent price levels. World Liberty F

Riot releases 2026 Q1: data center revenue of $33.2 million, mostly one-time renovations; long-term lease gross margin remains low. AMD will double its contract to 50 MW, becoming a decisive anchor in its transition to an AI data center operator. Bitcoin mining cost is $96,283, value is $75,964; the quarter’s loss is about $500 million, with EBITDA at -$311 million. Going forward, it will hinge on a decrease in the fit-out share, AMD completion and long-term lease commencement, and customer diversification.

According to Polymarket, on May 1 the platform completed CLOBv2 migration work, including fixing ghost order issues, completing CLOB restructuring, and chain migration. The protocol also corrected and reprocessed market maker rebates. Approximately 50 million in migration-day liquidity rewards

According to PANews, TradeXYZ launched a Pre-IPO Perpetuals market on May 1, offering continuous trading around anticipated public offerings of companies preparing for IPO. The product provides price discovery and trading mechanisms before official listing and does not constitute stock, IPO allocati

Gemini, the crypto exchange founded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, has secured a derivatives license allowing it to expand into regulated derivatives and prediction markets, the fastest-growing sectors in crypto. The license approval has driven a surge in the company's

According to Odaily, pPEG protocol officially opened its Swap trading interface on its DApp. Built on BSC and Uniswap v4 mechanics, pPEG generates unique panda images based on on-chain transaction data, wallet addresses, and block information during qualifying

Circle officially launched Nanopayments on mainnet on April 29, 2026, introducing a gas-free USDC payment system supporting transactions as small as $0.000001 across 12 blockchain networks. The platform enables near-instant verification and batched settlement, allowing services to respond within