Arbitrum, BitcoinOS, QuickSwap, and other ecosystem partners back LitVM’s push to expand smart contract capabilities for Litecoin.
Author: Arun Shakyawar
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…
MoneyGram, Pairpoint by Vodafone, and eToro are joining Midnight’s federated node operator network ahead of mainnet launch.
StarkWare says Starknet will integrate EY’s Nightfall privacy layer, enabling confidential B2B payments, treasury flows and tokenized assets on public rails.
Bitget debuts Gracy AI, an animated digital human modeled on CEO Gracy Chen, offering context on market cycles, risk, strategy and user decision-making.
Offchain and Hyungji struck a strategic partnership to deploy stablecoin payment infrastructure built on Arbitrum across Hyungji’s retail footprint.
Taurus is integrating Blockdaemon’s institutional staking into its custody platform, letting banks stake Proof-of-Stake assets while retaining full control.
Paxos Labs and the Aleo Network Foundation launched USAD on Aleo mainnet, aiming to pair a regulated digital dollar with zero-knowledge privacy.
As crypto gets politicized under Trump, CEOs outline how boards should assess crypto treasuries: governance, risk limits, compliance, and concentration exposure.

