Grayscale has announced that its Decentralized AI Fund is now open to eligible accredited investors, focusing on the intersection of AI and crypto. The current holdings include: NEAR (24.54%), TAO (27.18%), RENDER (22.75%), FIL (17.26%), GRT (8.27%), and LPT. The fund has a management fee of 2.5% and currently manages approximately $1.05 million in assets. — link : Wu Blockchain News
Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas said that this year there will be more than 70 crypto ETFs waiting for SEC review, covering a variety of assets such as XRP, LTC, SOL, Dogecoin, and crypto derivatives. The most popular spot ETF applications are SOL and XRP, with 6 and 10 institutions applying respectively. — link : Wu Blockchain News
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Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) on X
There are now 72 crypto-related ETFs sitting with the SEC awaiting approval to list or list options. Everything from XRP, Litecoin and Solana to Penguins, Doge and 2x Melania and everything in between. Gonna be a wild year. Great roundup from @JSeyff
BNBCHAIN officially announced that the fifth round of TVL incentive plan has officially ended, focusing on supporting BNB restaking, LRT and LST ecosystems. Five major protocols including Kernel, Aster, YieldNestFi, Transchess and Lista have received delegation support ranging from 5% to 1%. — link : Wu Blockchain News
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1/The BNB Chain TVL Incentive Program #5 has officially wrapped.
Designed to fuel growth in the restaking ecosystem, this round allocated delegation support to top protocols based on their TVL performance.
Here's the breakdown 🧵👇
Designed to fuel growth in the restaking ecosystem, this round allocated delegation support to top protocols based on their TVL performance.
Here's the breakdown 🧵👇
Base head Jesse Pollak praised Zora Coins for hitting an all-time high in active users on April 20, but was slammed by ZachXBT, who described the tokens as "viral" and said that not even one token had a market cap of more than $5 million. Jesse Pollak countered that markets and algorithms will decide everything. — link : Wu Blockchain News
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jesse.base.eth (@jessepollak) on X
@zachxbt because just like creating content on web2 platforms isn't dilutive to your brand, creating content onchain isn't dilutive. the things that are good will go viral. the rest will not. the market + algorithm will make it so.
The Hyperliquid Foundation announced that the Hyperliquid verification node set has been updated to 21 unlicensed nodes. Any user can register a node, and the top 21 stakers will form the active set. Nodes are required to pledge 10,000 HYPEs, which will be locked for one year. The plan will be launched in the next few days. — link : Wu Blockchain News
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Hyper Foundation (@HyperFND) on X
The validator set has been updated to 21 permissionless nodes. Anyone can register a validator, and the 21 largest by stake form the active set. Delegations from the Delegation Program are expected to go live in the coming days.
Technical details for validators:…
Technical details for validators:…
QCP: Bitcoin’s resilience in the overnight session adds weight to the decoupling narrative. As capital rotates into safe-haven and inflation-hedging assets, BTC and gold are proving to be key beneficiaries of the exodus from USD risk. The BTC options market is now flashing persistent call skew across all tenors. — link : Wu Blockchain News
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Not everything that glitters is gold - some of it runs on blockchain.
Gold extended its scorching rally overnight, breaking decisively above $3,500 an ounce. The move underscores a broader flight from U.S. equities, Treasuries…
Not everything that glitters is gold - some of it runs on blockchain.
Gold extended its scorching rally overnight, breaking decisively above $3,500 an ounce. The move underscores a broader flight from U.S. equities, Treasuries…
The ECB has warned that U.S. support for crypto under Trump could pose financial risks to Europe and called for changes to MiCA rules. The European Commission dismissed the concerns, saying current regulations are sufficient. The key issue is the potential threat of USD stablecoins to Eurozone monetary sovereignty. 一 link : Wu Blockchain News
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Commission livid as ECB warns of crypto apocalypse under Trump – POLITICO
Washington’s embrace of crypto may endanger the European financial system, but Frankfurt and Brussels are arguing over whether to rewrite a landmark law.
Backdoor discovered in XRPL NPM package versions 4.2.1 to 4.2.4, stealing private keys—users warned not to upgrade from earlier versions. - 𝕏/@AikidoSecurity
🏷️ XRPL, PL, Private Keyivate Key : Leviathan News
🏷️ XRPL, PL, Private Keyivate Key : Leviathan News
JUST IN: Trump Media officially finalizes partnership with Crypto․com to launch ETFs. : Watcher Guru
Dutch Bank ING Said to Be Working on a New Stablecoin With Other TradFi and Crypto Firms: COINDESK : Tree News
Dutch Bank ING Said to Be Working on a New Stablecoin With Other TradFi and Crypto Firms : unfolded.
DAO infrastructure provider Tally raises $8M to scale onchain governance — link | tl;dr : unfolded. DeFi
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On-Chain Governance Provider Tally Raises $8M Series A
Tally is used by decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) to manage the governance process.
Bitcoin infrastructure company Arch Labs raises $13 million from Pantera Capital to launch Arch Virtual Machine — link : unfolded. DeFi
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Exclusive: Bitcoin infrastructure company Arch Labs raises $13 million from Pantera Capital to launch Arch Virtual Machine
The company will use the money to expand its engineering team and launch its first product.
Dutch Bank ING is said to be working on a new stablecoin alongside other banks and crypto companies, eyeing a push into Europe’s regulated market under MiCA—and lining up to compete with Société Générale. - Coindesk
🏷️ Stablecoins,tablecoins, Banks,anks, Marketarket : Leviathan News
🏷️ Stablecoins,tablecoins, Banks,anks, Marketarket : Leviathan News
JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇳 US says India has finalized terms for a trade deal. : Watcher Guru