China has ordered Meta to unwind its planned $2 billion acquisition of Singapore-based AI startup Manus, halting a deal that had already drawn scrutiny from both Beijing and Washington. The National Development and Reform Commission said the transaction...
Blockchain funding in 2026 is strong, driven by venture capital, grants, and institutional investment, with firms raising large funds and backing Web3 infrastructure, DeFi, and real-world use cases. Four Pillars has raised a Series A funding round backed...
Sui has rolled out USDsui, a native stablecoin designed to serve as a core financial layer across its ecosystem according to Nick Research. The asset is pegged 1:1 to the US dollar and issued by Stripe’s stablecoin unit,...
The CUSD stablecoin project has launched an Ecosystem Fund to accelerate the adoption of its USD-backed, privacy-focused digital asset across blockchain applications and financial infrastructure built on the Canton Network. Stablecoin integration is the process of adding digital...
KuCoin has introduced its KuCard payment product in Australia, marking a wider push into crypto-linked spending tools in the region. The rollout introduces a virtual card system that allows users to spend digital assets through traditional payment networks,...
Ethena is gaining strong bullish momentum in April 2026, rising over 20% in a week as demand for its synthetic dollar, USDe, expands. A major driver is a proposal to back USDe with tokenized gold assets, which could...
HYPE, the native token of Hyperliquid, has seen a sharp decline in protocol revenue, falling by nearly 50% as activity across perpetual futures decentralized exchanges weakens. The drop is not being viewed as an isolated performance issue but...
Bitcoin may be emerging from its prolonged bear market, with multiple technical and on-chain signals converging to suggest the worst is behind the market. In its latest report, BiTofficial noted that Bitcoin was on the verge of breaking...
In December 2025, SBI Shinsei Bank and DeCurret DCP carried out Japan’s first real-world test of settling security tokens using tokenized deposits. They used DCJPY, a digital currency backed 1:1 by bank deposits. The test showed that tokenized...
The Canton Network has approved CIP-0114, introducing a new Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) framework designed to attract institutional capital and expand long-term participation in Canton Coin. The proposal establishes a structure for publicly traded entities to act as...
