A new OKX survey of 1,000 active U.S. crypto traders found most have already used onchain tools to earn yield on stablecoins.

Sygnum said assets on its Protect off-exchange custody platform have exceeded $1 billion as institutional traders increasingly seek regulated collateral management and counterparty-risk protection in crypto markets.

Arbitrum, BitcoinOS, QuickSwap, and other ecosystem partners back LitVM’s push to expand smart contract capabilities for Litecoin.

World has introduced AgentKit, a new toolkit built with Coinbase infrastructure that lets websites verify whether an AI agent is backed by a real human.

Clear, part of XP Inc., has launched USDXP on Rayls, a dollar-backed stablecoin offering 24/7 U.S. dollar exposure for trading, hedging, and diversification inside its brokerage platform.

OKX is embedding a new DeFi yield rail directly inside its exchange app, partnering with Katana. Katana is a DeFi-focused blockchain incubated by Polygon Labs and crypto…

Bitcoin fell below $63,000 and Ethereum hovered near $1,830 as tariff uncertainty, US-Iran tensions, and rising gold prices pushed investors into risk-off mode.

MoneyGram, Pairpoint by Vodafone, and eToro are joining Midnight’s federated node operator network ahead of mainnet launch.