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A presença do Tether no espaço de tecnologia descentralizada está a crescer devido ao lançamento do seu programa de subsídios para desenvolvedores, criado para financiar ferramentas de código aberto para sistemas de IA com foco local e infraestrutura de pagamento independente.
Este anúncio, feito a 11 de maio, faz parte de uma iniciativa mais ampla do emissor de stablecoins para

Bitget officially launched pre-IPO access to OpenAI via its IPO Prime platform which deepens their engagement throughout the layers of tokenized finance, artificial intelligence and retail crypto-assets investing.
This product will let select clientele get exposure to OpenAI’s expected

Embora os desafios permaneçam, o setor de finanças descentralizadas avança, e a exploração da Huma Finance serve para destacar tanto algumas das fraquezas associadas à infraestrutura tradicional quanto os pontos fortes que as novas arquiteturas de blockchain oferecem.
O mercado tinha experimentado relatos de sua

Chainlink continua a sua missão de ser a infraestrutura mais amplamente integrada no mundo cripto, adicionando 10 novas integrações que exploram seis serviços diferentes em 14 blockchains.
Esta última onda de adoção mostra como tanto os protocolos DeFi quanto os atores institucionais estão agora cada vez mais dependentes de

Uma vulnerabilidade em um dos protocolos DeFi principais na Rede Sui expõe o ecossistema a uma nova análise.
Por volta das 3h18 UTC, um bug que levou à subcolateralização do USDC do Protocolo DeepBook

A Bitwise lançou o Fundo de Carry de Criptomoedas Bitwise (USCC), seu primeiro produto de investimento tokenizado para investidores institucionais que lhes permitirá obter rendimento dos mercados de criptomoedas através de infraestrutura baseada em blockchain em parceria com a Superstate.
Isso deve ser um passo significativo na

Polymarket has locked in another massive win. The fast-rising prediction market platform announced that it has become the exclusive prediction market partner of Yahoo Finance, one of the most visited financial news and analytics hubs in the United States.
The partnership will integrate Polymarket’s

The crypto market has entered one of its most fear (full) phases in years. After more than a month of turbulence, the Fear & Greed Index (FGI) has collapsed to 10, reaching its lowest point since the chaotic summer of 2022.
That period followed some of the darkest moments in crypto history,

Grayscale has officially launched the Grayscale XRP Trust ETF (ticker: GXRP), opening a new door for institutional and retail investors seeking direct market exposure to one of the most established digital assets in the world.
The product now trades with 0% fees for its first three months of

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon is asking a U.S. court to cap his prison sentence at five years, marking the latest turn in the ongoing fallout from the 2022 collapse of the Terra ecosystem.
The request comes as prosecutors in South Korea push for a dramatically harsher outcome, up to 40 years

TRON ended November as the top blockchain by fees, extending its dominance in payment infrastructure and stablecoin settlement.
Despite experiencing its lowest fee revenue since January 2023, the chain still outperformed every major competitor, signaling strong real-world usage and accelerating

The Polygon PoS network has activated the Madhugiri Hardfork at block 80,084,800 around 10:00 UTC, marking another major step in the chain’s aggressive scaling roadmap.
The upgrade arrives months after the Bhilai milestone, which helped the network break 1,000+ transactions per second, and now

Ethereum developers have officially named the network’s post-Glamsterdam 2026 upgrade Hegota. The name merges two parallel tracks into a single release: Bogota for the execution layer and Heze for the consensus layer.
This isn’t just branding. It reflects how Ethereum now ships upgrades,

Uniswap has crossed a line it has debated for nearly four years. Following the approval of the UNIfication proposal, the Uniswap treasury has officially burned 100 million UNI tokens, worth approximately $591 million, sending them to an irrecoverable burn address.
The transfer was confirmed by Unis

Tether cunhou mais 1 bilhão de dólares em USDT na rede Tron, acrescentando a uma onda crescente de emissão de stablecoins em 2026.
A nova cunhagem foi executada pelo Tesouro da Tether e rapidamente sinalizada por rastreadores on-chain, reforçando a posição da Tron como uma das camadas de liquidação mais ativas para o USDT.

ZetaChain has officially announced the launch of ZetaChain 2.0, alongside the beta release of Anuma, marking a major expansion of its vision to unify artificial intelligence and Web3 infrastructure.
The upgrade introduces what ZetaChain describes as a “universal layer for AI and Web3,” designed to

Coinbase has officially entered the fast-growing prediction market space with the launch of Coinbase Predict, a new platform that allows users to trade on real-world outcomes spanning sports, politics, crypto, economics, and culture.
The product marks a major expansion of Coinbase’s services

Especulação fresca circulou esta semana em torno do X após relatos que afirmaram que a plataforma estava a preparar-se para lançar funcionalidades de negociação de criptomoedas e Bitcoin.
O burburinho sugeriu que novas ferramentas, como “Smart Cashtags”, estavam a caminho e que o X poderia em breve permitir aos utilizadores executar negociações de criptomoedas diretamente dentro da

A new funding round is putting fresh attention on efforts to expand what can be built on the Bitcoin network. Payments infrastructure startup Utexo has raised $7.5 million with backing from Tether, Big Brain Holdings, and Portal Ventures.
The company says the funding will help it push forward a