Quick Breakdown:  Bitlayer adopts Chainlink’s CCIP to power secure cross-chain Bitcoin DeFi. YBTC expands yield-bearing BTC across Ethereum, BSC, Avalanche, and more. Strategic mining pool partnerships boost liquidity and BTCFi adoption. Bitlayer, the Bitcoin infrastructure project driving BTC-focused...

Quick Breakdown: Forward Industries raises $1.65B to build a Solana-based crypto treasury. Funding backed by Galaxy, Jump Crypto, and Multicoin Capital. Signals strong institutional confidence in Solana’s ecosystem. Forward Industries (NASDAQ: FORD) has closed a $1.65 billion private...

Quick Breakdown:  Circle rolls out new compliance-first rules for its Payments Network (CPN). Framework enables banks and fintechs to scale USDC payments with built-in risk controls. Partnerships with Mastercard and Finastra expand cross-border settlement adoption. Circle has launched...

Quick Breakdown:  Chipper Cash now routes over half of its Bitcoin transactions through the Lightning Network. Integration boosts transaction speed, reliability, and cross-platform compatibility. Ripple partnership aims to expand blockchain-powered remittances across Africa. African payments company Chipper Cash...

Quick Breakdown: Lava Network launched its Smart Router to support Fireblocks and Wyoming’s state-backed stablecoin. Enterprise RPC engine ensures uptime, failover, and compliance-ready audit trails. Fireblocks processes $200B monthly, with 15% of global stablecoin volume. Lava Network has...

Quick Breakdown: New Proof-of-Transit Timestamping (PoTT) could enable Bitcoin transfers between Earth and Mars in as little as three minutes. PoTT uses satellites, lunar relays, and optical links to create an auditable trail for interplanetary Bitcoin payments. Futures...

Quick Breakdown: Avalanche Foundation plans dual $500M raises to acquire millions of AVAX tokens. Hivemind-led deal and Dragonfly SPAC target institutional capital inflows. AVAX trades near $28 as bullish momentum aligns with fundraising news. The Avalanche Foundation is...

Quick Breakdown:  Flipster earns AAA security rating from CER.live, joining top 13 most secure global exchanges. Platform scores 90% overall, with perfect marks in server, user, and penetration security. Proof-of-reserves audit confirms full customer asset backing with on-chain...

Quick Breakdown: Chainlink, UBS, and DigiFT launch a regulated onchain fund automation under Hong Kong’s Cyberport program. Smart contracts streamline tokenized fund issuance, redemption, and lifecycle management, reducing manual errors and costs. The project positions Hong Kong as...

Quick Breakdown  Russia is considering the creation of a national crypto bank to regulate the sector. The move could legalize shadow settlements worth billions and boost federal revenue. A crypto bank would also provide miners with a legal...