Polymarket Rolls Out Major Exchange Upgrade, Migrates to pUSD
Polymarket has upgraded exchange stack, introducing new smart contracts, a rebuilt order book, and a new collateral token, Polymarket USD (pUSD).
The new CTF Exchange V2 improves order matching, fee handling, gas efficiency, and execution reliability, reducing failed trades caused by nonce and balance-check issues.
👉 x.com/Polymarket/status/2049081739717304490?s=20
Polymarket has upgraded exchange stack, introducing new smart contracts, a rebuilt order book, and a new collateral token, Polymarket USD (pUSD).
The new CTF Exchange V2 improves order matching, fee handling, gas efficiency, and execution reliability, reducing failed trades caused by nonce and balance-check issues.
Collateral has moved from USDC.e to pUSD, a Polygon-based ERC-20 token backed 1:1 by USDC with onchain-enforced reserves, designed to improve settlement efficiency.
👉 x.com/Polymarket/status/2049081739717304490?s=20
Over Protocol Sunsets due to Financial Constraints
The Over Foundation has announced the sunset of Over Protocol, citing financial constraints and the discontinuation of its core infrastructure and services.
Future block production now depends entirely on independent validators running the open client software, but the Foundation stated it cannot direct or guarantee continued network operation.
👉 x.com/overprotocol/status/2049096903493840913?s=20
The Over Foundation has announced the sunset of Over Protocol, citing financial constraints and the discontinuation of its core infrastructure and services.
Operations for OverWallet, OverNode, OverFlex, RPC endpoints, block explorer, and APIs have been shut down, with no plans for restoration.
While Over Protocol remains a decentralized Layer 1 network by design, the loss of foundation-operated infrastructure makes continued chain activity unlikely in practice.
Future block production now depends entirely on independent validators running the open client software, but the Foundation stated it cannot direct or guarantee continued network operation.
👉 x.com/overprotocol/status/2049096903493840913?s=20
Pump fun Launches a 50% Revenue Buyback Plan
The team will now allocate 50% of revenue to a programmatic buyback-and-burn scheme over the next year as part of a broader effort to support token holders and strengthen long-term ecosystem sustainability.
👉 x.com/Pumpfun/status/2049232506143006844?s=20
The team will now allocate 50% of revenue to a programmatic buyback-and-burn scheme over the next year as part of a broader effort to support token holders and strengthen long-term ecosystem sustainability.
Pump fun has burned all previously bought-back PUMP tokens to date, representing around $370M in purchases and roughly 36% of the circulating supply.
👉 x.com/Pumpfun/status/2049232506143006844?s=20
RWA yield platform Nuva raises $5.2M in seed funding
Nuva Digital, co-incubated by Animoca Brands and Nuva Labs (formerly Provenance Labs), is a an RWA platform allowing users to earn yield through vaults that hold real-world or tokenized assets.
👉 x.com/NUVAFinance/status/2049169312112427322?s=20
Nuva Digital, co-incubated by Animoca Brands and Nuva Labs (formerly Provenance Labs), is a an RWA platform allowing users to earn yield through vaults that hold real-world or tokenized assets.
The platform aims to disrupt traditional alternative asset models, including firms like iCapital, CAIS, and Nasdaq Private Market, by allowing asset issuers and users to connect directly.
👉 x.com/NUVAFinance/status/2049169312112427322?s=20
Top Meme Coins by Campaign Momentum
While PEPE, FLOKI, and SHIB rely on brand legacy, APEPE is the only meme coin actively building momentum through campaigns — and the market is noticing. When organic community meets structured campaigns, momentum follows.
While PEPE, FLOKI, and SHIB rely on brand legacy, APEPE is the only meme coin actively building momentum through campaigns — and the market is noticing. When organic community meets structured campaigns, momentum follows.
Price Discovery Board: Gensyn (AI)
AI trading starts today, backed by $66.7M in funding. This board compares potential FDV scenarios using benchmarks from other AI projects like Allora, Sahara AI, Zama, and 0G Labs.
AI trading starts today, backed by $66.7M in funding. This board compares potential FDV scenarios using benchmarks from other AI projects like Allora, Sahara AI, Zama, and 0G Labs.
On-Chain Crypto Cards: Who's Winning the Race?
On-chain spending infrastructure is scaling fast, bridging crypto balances with everyday payments. Leaders like RedotPay and ether fi are driving this transition from speculation to real-world utility.
On-chain spending infrastructure is scaling fast, bridging crypto balances with everyday payments. Leaders like RedotPay and ether fi are driving this transition from speculation to real-world utility.
Top DeFi Protocols by TVL Growth in the last 30 Days
Among the top performers are Lido, a liquid staking protocol for Ethereum and beyond, SSV Network, a distributed ETH staking infrastructure protocol, and Spark, a decentralized lending and yield optimization protocol.
Among the top performers are Lido, a liquid staking protocol for Ethereum and beyond, SSV Network, a distributed ETH staking infrastructure protocol, and Spark, a decentralized lending and yield optimization protocol.
Tether Backs Belo’s $14M Raise to Scale Stablecoin Payments in Latin America
Tether has led a $14M Series A round into Belo, a digital wallet focused on stablecoin-powered payments across Latin America. The round also included Titan Fund, The Venture City, Mindset Ventures, and G2.
The company plans to expand into Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, and Paraguay, while strengthening its presence in Brazil. Funds will also support hiring across product, engineering, and operations.
The raise highlights growing demand for stablecoin-based financial tools in emerging markets, where users increasingly rely on digital dollars for savings, remittances, and protection against inflation.
👉 coindesk.com/business/2026/04/28/tether-leads-belo-s-usd14-million-raise
Tether has led a $14M Series A round into Belo, a digital wallet focused on stablecoin-powered payments across Latin America. The round also included Titan Fund, The Venture City, Mindset Ventures, and G2.
About. Belo currently serves over 3 million users, offering a wallet that supports both local currencies and digital dollars. The platform integrates payments, FX, and cross-border transfers into a single flow, aiming to reduce friction in a region with fragmented financial infrastructure.
The company plans to expand into Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, and Paraguay, while strengthening its presence in Brazil. Funds will also support hiring across product, engineering, and operations.
The raise highlights growing demand for stablecoin-based financial tools in emerging markets, where users increasingly rely on digital dollars for savings, remittances, and protection against inflation.
👉 coindesk.com/business/2026/04/28/tether-leads-belo-s-usd14-million-raise
Visa Expands Stablecoin Settlement to 9 Chains, Adds Polygon
Visa has expanded its stablecoin settlement program by adding five new blockchains: Polygon, Arc, Base, Canton, and Tempo. The move brings the total number of supported networks to nine.
The newly added chains join Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, and Stellar, giving partners more flexibility to choose settlement infrastructure in a multi-chain environment.
Stablecoin settlement volume continues to grow, with Visa reporting a 50% increase in annualized run rate to $7B. The company positions stablecoins as a settlement layer, while its network handles transaction routing and global acceptance.
👉 pymnts.com/visa/2026/visa-adds-5-blockchains-as-stablecoin-settlement
Visa has expanded its stablecoin settlement program by adding five new blockchains: Polygon, Arc, Base, Canton, and Tempo. The move brings the total number of supported networks to nine.
The newly added chains join Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, and Stellar, giving partners more flexibility to choose settlement infrastructure in a multi-chain environment.
Polygon’s inclusion highlights its appeal for payments use cases, offering near real-time settlement, sub-cent transaction costs, and high reliability. Visa noted that expanding supported chains allows issuers and acquirers to optimize for speed, cost, and scalability.
Stablecoin settlement volume continues to grow, with Visa reporting a 50% increase in annualized run rate to $7B. The company positions stablecoins as a settlement layer, while its network handles transaction routing and global acceptance.
👉 pymnts.com/visa/2026/visa-adds-5-blockchains-as-stablecoin-settlement
MoonPay Acquires Sodot, Launches Institutional Crypto Platform
MoonPay has acquired crypto key management firm Sodot and launched MoonPay Institutional, a new division targeting banks, asset managers, trading firms, and exchanges entering digital assets.
MoonPay aims to offer a unified stack covering wallets, custody, execution, collateral movement, stablecoin settlement, and compliance, reducing reliance on multiple vendors. The platform will support MPC and TEE wallets, on-chain routing, cross-chain collateral, and access to OTC and DeFi liquidity.
The move follows a series of acquisitions and regulatory expansion, including a New York trust charter and BitLicense, positioning MoonPay to scale its institutional crypto offering.
👉 theblock.co/post/399398/moonpay-acquires-crypto-key-manager-sodot
MoonPay has acquired crypto key management firm Sodot and launched MoonPay Institutional, a new division targeting banks, asset managers, trading firms, and exchanges entering digital assets.
The unit will be led by Caroline Pham, with Sodot’s infrastructure forming the security backbone. The firm has processed over $50B in transactions and secured 10M+ wallets for clients including eToro, BitGo, Flow Traders, and Exodus.
MoonPay aims to offer a unified stack covering wallets, custody, execution, collateral movement, stablecoin settlement, and compliance, reducing reliance on multiple vendors. The platform will support MPC and TEE wallets, on-chain routing, cross-chain collateral, and access to OTC and DeFi liquidity.
The move follows a series of acquisitions and regulatory expansion, including a New York trust charter and BitLicense, positioning MoonPay to scale its institutional crypto offering.
👉 theblock.co/post/399398/moonpay-acquires-crypto-key-manager-sodot
Squads Secures $18M Funding Round Led by Solana Ventures
Solana Ventures has led an $18M round in Squads to expand its stablecoin platform Altitude. The round also included Coinbase Ventures, Haun Ventures, and others, bringing total funding to $42.9M.
Since launching in December, Altitude has processed over $200M in volume. Squads positions the product as a “bankless” financial stack, leveraging programmable blockchains to reduce costs and automate workflows.
The platform also integrates compliance features like AML checks, sanctions screening, and transaction monitoring, aiming to meet fintech standards while scaling global business adoption.
👉 theblock.co/post/399386/solana-ventures-squads-funding-stablecoin-altitude
Solana Ventures has led an $18M round in Squads to expand its stablecoin platform Altitude. The round also included Coinbase Ventures, Haun Ventures, and others, bringing total funding to $42.9M.
Altitude enables businesses to operate fully on stablecoins via self-custodial accounts, replacing traditional bank infrastructure. The platform supports 24/7 payments, treasury management, and cross-border transfers, targeting exporters, agencies, and global remote teams.
Since launching in December, Altitude has processed over $200M in volume. Squads positions the product as a “bankless” financial stack, leveraging programmable blockchains to reduce costs and automate workflows.
The platform also integrates compliance features like AML checks, sanctions screening, and transaction monitoring, aiming to meet fintech standards while scaling global business adoption.
👉 theblock.co/post/399386/solana-ventures-squads-funding-stablecoin-altitude
Blockworks Extends Series A at $192 Million Valuation
Blockworks announced a Series A extension at a $192M post-money valuation, up from $135M in its 2023 Series A, a ~42% increase. The company says ARR has grown more than 10x since the last round.
The round was co-led by ParaFi Capital and Reciprocal Ventures, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, MoonPay, Flowdesk, Auros, and 20+ founders and operators from Solana, EigenLayer, LayerZero, Arbitrum, Polygon, and others.
👉 x.com/Blockworks/status/2049474452854063434?s=20
Blockworks announced a Series A extension at a $192M post-money valuation, up from $135M in its 2023 Series A, a ~42% increase. The company says ARR has grown more than 10x since the last round.
The round was co-led by ParaFi Capital and Reciprocal Ventures, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, MoonPay, Flowdesk, Auros, and 20+ founders and operators from Solana, EigenLayer, LayerZero, Arbitrum, Polygon, and others.
Blockworks is scaling three core products: a data platform processing trillions of rows across 100+ pipelines, an IR platform already used by Solana, BNB Chain, and Jito, and a disclosures framework covering 30+ token issuers with a target of 200+ by the end of 2026.
👉 x.com/Blockworks/status/2049474452854063434?s=20
Circle Launches Gas-Free USDC Nanopayments on Mainnet
Nanopayments are now live on mainnet via Circle Gateway, enabling gas-free USDC transfers starting from $0.000001 through batched off-chain payment execution.
Users deposit USDC once into Gateway as a unified non-custodial balance, while signed payment authorizations are processed instantly and later settled onchain in batches, removing gas costs from individual transfers.
👉 x.com/jerallaire/status/2049520244704559157?s=20
Nanopayments are now live on mainnet via Circle Gateway, enabling gas-free USDC transfers starting from $0.000001 through batched off-chain payment execution.
Users deposit USDC once into Gateway as a unified non-custodial balance, while signed payment authorizations are processed instantly and later settled onchain in batches, removing gas costs from individual transfers.
Key details:
- Transfers up to $1M
- Unified liquidity across 11 chains
- Compatible with the x402 payment standard
- No Circle account required
- Designed for AI agents, APIs, pay-per-use services, and machine-to-machine commerce
👉 x.com/jerallaire/status/2049520244704559157?s=20
Sweat Economy Suffers $2.5M Exploit on NEAR
Sweat Economy, a move-to-earn project on NEAR, was hit by an active exploit, with the attacker reportedly controlling up to 17.7B SWEAT tokens and draining around $2.5M.
Security firm Blockaid issued a public alert during the exploit, while onchain monitors warned the drained amount could represent a major share of circulating liquidity, creating direct pressure on token supply and market stability.
No official figures have been confirmed by the team so far.
👉 x.com/blockaid_/status/2049517382402539853?s=20
Sweat Economy, a move-to-earn project on NEAR, was hit by an active exploit, with the attacker reportedly controlling up to 17.7B SWEAT tokens and draining around $2.5M.
What is known so far. The attacker used a custom Rust-based drainer contract to move funds through Ref Finance, swapping part of the assets into NEAR and USDC before splitting them across multiple addresses.
Security firm Blockaid issued a public alert during the exploit, while onchain monitors warned the drained amount could represent a major share of circulating liquidity, creating direct pressure on token supply and market stability.
No official figures have been confirmed by the team so far.
👉 x.com/blockaid_/status/2049517382402539853?s=20
Pump fun rolls out Charity Coins in collab with donate gg
Pump fun has introduced Charity Coins, a new feature designed to let creators redirect fees to charitable causes. The launch comes through an exclusive integration with Donate gg, which enables secure and compliant donations to more than 10,000 charities.
Coin admins can now choose a charity as a fee recipient through creator fee settings on the Pump fun app or website. Donate gg will process the donation and handle the transfer to the selected charity.
👉 x.com/Pumpfun/status/2049546732678135916?s=20
Pump fun has introduced Charity Coins, a new feature designed to let creators redirect fees to charitable causes. The launch comes through an exclusive integration with Donate gg, which enables secure and compliant donations to more than 10,000 charities.
The feature aims to reduce uncertainty around manual creator fee donations, including issues related to trader trust, PVP behavior, and potential tax complications.
Coin admins can now choose a charity as a fee recipient through creator fee settings on the Pump fun app or website. Donate gg will process the donation and handle the transfer to the selected charity.
👉 x.com/Pumpfun/status/2049546732678135916?s=20
Wasabi Protocol has been exploited for $4.5 million
According to Blockaid, the Wasabi deployer EOA was used to grant an attacker-controlled helper contract admin access. The attacker then upgraded the protocol’s UUPS contracts, including the perp vaults, to a malicious implementation.
👉 x.com/blockaid_/status/2049768426181104095?s=20
According to Blockaid, the Wasabi deployer EOA was used to grant an attacker-controlled helper contract admin access. The attacker then upgraded the protocol’s UUPS contracts, including the perp vaults, to a malicious implementation.
Wasabi is a platform for leveraged trading using pooled on-chain liquidity. It allows users to borrow funds from shared vaults to amplify exposure, similar to perpetual-style trading.
👉 x.com/blockaid_/status/2049768426181104095?s=20
Visa Expands Stablecoin Settlement to Nine Blockchains
The newly integrated networks: Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon, and Tempo, join existing support for Ethereum, Solana, Stellar and Avalanche. The pilot has reached a $7 billion annualized settlement run rate, marking 50% increase in the last quarter.
👉 investor.visa.com/news/news-details/2026/Visa-Accelerates-Stablecoin-Momentum-Adding-Five-Blockchains-for-Settlement/default.aspx
The newly integrated networks: Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon, and Tempo, join existing support for Ethereum, Solana, Stellar and Avalanche. The pilot has reached a $7 billion annualized settlement run rate, marking 50% increase in the last quarter.
Visa’s initiative aims to provide a unified settlement layer, allowing partners to choose preferred blockchains while maintaining interoperability.
👉 investor.visa.com/news/news-details/2026/Visa-Accelerates-Stablecoin-Momentum-Adding-Five-Blockchains-for-Settlement/default.aspx
Tracking major Layer 2s ahead of MegaETH (MEGA) TGE
With a current pre-market price near $0.18–$0.19 and implied FDV around $1.8B–$1.9B, MEGA enters price discovery as one of the highest-valued Layer 2, now backed by a live app ecosystem.
MEGA lists today at 11:00 AM UTC, with listings across major venues including Coinbase, Binance, Upbit, OKX and others.
With a current pre-market price near $0.18–$0.19 and implied FDV around $1.8B–$1.9B, MEGA enters price discovery as one of the highest-valued Layer 2, now backed by a live app ecosystem.
Price Discovery Board: REAL (ASSET)
ASSET trading starts today, backed by $29M in funding. This board compares potential FDV scenarios using benchmarks from other RWA projects like MANTRA, Plume, Lumia, and STBL.
ASSET trading starts today, backed by $29M in funding. This board compares potential FDV scenarios using benchmarks from other RWA projects like MANTRA, Plume, Lumia, and STBL.