PANews, June 19 – Bitget's compliant RWA issuance platform, Reality, announced today that the assets under management (AUM) of its stock token rToken series have surpassed $50 million.
Reality officially launched in May of this year. Identified by the letter "r" followed by the stock ticker (e.g., rNVDA for Nvidia), rTokens connect directly to global liquidity pools such as Nasdaq and the NYSE through a partnership with compliant brokerage Alpaca. Key features include: underlying assets are held in 1:1 reserve and custodied by licensed institutions, stock dividends are distributed 1:1 in token form, and corporate actions such as stock splits and reverse splits are synchronously mapped. Additionally, rToken holdings can now serve as joint margin for Bitget's unified account and USDT-margined contracts, significantly improving cross-asset capital efficiency. To date, Bitget has listed over 500 stock tokens issued by Reality, and some core assets such as SpaceX and Nvidia already support weekend trading, achieving 24/7 spot liquidity.
Top 1 On-Chain Liquidation: ETH Bull Whale Hit With 4 Consecutive Forced Liquidations, $14.11 Million in Positions Liquidated
According to Hyperinsight monitoring, today’s largest liquidation on the Hyperliquid platform involved a high-leverage Ethereum (ETH) long whale. The address opened a long position yesterday when ETH was trading at roughly $1,661, and immediately incurred losses after entry. Triggered by ETH’s short-term dip below $1,600 in the early hours of today, the whale faced four consecutive liquidations, resulting in the forced closure of a total of 8,734 ETH positions valued at approximately $14.11 million. The address now holds less than $150,000 in remaining funds, with all positions fully cleared. Address: 0x1cb0b187c14a8c0fb36ca0dcbb775dcc7f02b408
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A certain on-chain address opened long positions in BTC, ETH, and silver, and purchased $10.699 million worth of BTC and ETH spot.
According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa)’s monitoring, address 0x960…3f0fc simultaneously went long on both futures and spot positions this early morning, opening long positions of 102.55 BTC, 954.38 ETH, and 8,790 silver units, with total position value around $8.29 million. It also purchased spot BTC and ETH worth approximately $10.699 million. Its current take-profit levels are set at $63,000 for BTC and $1,650 for ETH.
3 minutes ago
A whale that reaped over $23.77 million in profits from the Basic Attention Token (BAT) ICO has reawakened after six years of dormancy, offloading 12,600 ETH in the past two days.
According to monitoring by EmberCN, a whale address that participated in the BAT ICO in 2017 and generated approximately $23.77 million in total profits has started selling ETH recently after six years of inactivity. Over the past two days, the address has sold 12,586 ETH, receiving 20.59 million USDS in exchange, at an average selling price of roughly $1,636. The whale invested 17,789 ETH in the BAT ICO in May 2017, acquiring around 113.8 million BAT. It then sold BAT gradually over approximately two and a half years at an average price of $0.245, netting about $23.77 million in profits, with some of the BAT converted into 27,586 ETH. Since then, the ETH has remained inactive for a long time until it resumed reducing its holdings recently. Currently, the address still holds around 15,000 ETH, valued at approximately $24.29 million.
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Japanese storage firm Kioxia plans to list American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in the U.S. in April or May next year.
Market news: Japanese storage chip maker Kioxia plans to list its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in the U.S. in April or May next year. (Jinshi)
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Micron's earnings report lifts SK Hynix's stock price 11%, trader 'yixie' expands their unrealized profit to $1.3 million.
According to Hyperinsight monitoring, Micron’s Q3 financial results exceeded all expectations, driving peer SK Hynix’s stock to rally nearly 11% from its recent low. On the Hyperliquid platform, SKHYNIX is currently trading at $1,821, up 6.2% in the past 24 hours. Prominent trader yixie (X: @yixie10) nearly doubled his principal during this rally; he is now holding a 2x long position of 2,289 SKHYNIX contracts at an average entry price of ~$1,239.9. Fueled by the rally, the position’s unrealized profit has expanded to $1.37 million, a 96% gain. As of press time, the trader boasts an 85% win rate in semiconductor storage stock trades since opening positions this year, with total historical profits of $6.68 million, including $4.25 million from Micron Technology trades. Address: 0xa65ce1d604fa901c13aa29f2126a57d9032e412b – HyperInsight Bot is now live. Add @HyperInsightBot to your Telegram group and set it as an admin (enable message sending permission) to automatically sync on-chain news.
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STRC drops to near $80, marking another new all-time low.
According to Bitget market data, Strategy’s preferred stock STRC has dropped to a low of $80.26, hitting a new all-time low since its listing. Calculated based on a $100 par value, the current discount has reached 20%.
Top 1 On-Chain Liquidation: ETH Bull Whale Hit With 4 Consecutive Forced Liquidations, $14.11 Million in Positions Liquidated
According to Hyperinsight monitoring, today’s largest liquidation on the Hyperliquid platform involved a high-leverage Ethereum (ETH) long whale. The address opened a long position yesterday when ETH was trading at roughly $1,661, and immediately incurred losses after entry. Triggered by ETH’s short-term dip below $1,600 in the early hours of today, the whale faced four consecutive liquidations, resulting in the forced closure of a total of 8,734 ETH positions valued at approximately $14.11 million. The address now holds less than $150,000 in remaining funds, with all positions fully cleared. Address: 0x1cb0b187c14a8c0fb36ca0dcbb775dcc7f02b408
3 minutes ago
A certain on-chain address opened long positions in BTC, ETH, and silver, and purchased $10.699 million worth of BTC and ETH spot.
According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa)’s monitoring, address 0x960…3f0fc simultaneously went long on both futures and spot positions this early morning, opening long positions of 102.55 BTC, 954.38 ETH, and 8,790 silver units, with total position value around $8.29 million. It also purchased spot BTC and ETH worth approximately $10.699 million. Its current take-profit levels are set at $63,000 for BTC and $1,650 for ETH.
3 minutes ago
A whale that reaped over $23.77 million in profits from the Basic Attention Token (BAT) ICO has reawakened after six years of dormancy, offloading 12,600 ETH in the past two days.
According to monitoring by EmberCN, a whale address that participated in the BAT ICO in 2017 and generated approximately $23.77 million in total profits has started selling ETH recently after six years of inactivity. Over the past two days, the address has sold 12,586 ETH, receiving 20.59 million USDS in exchange, at an average selling price of roughly $1,636. The whale invested 17,789 ETH in the BAT ICO in May 2017, acquiring around 113.8 million BAT. It then sold BAT gradually over approximately two and a half years at an average price of $0.245, netting about $23.77 million in profits, with some of the BAT converted into 27,586 ETH. Since then, the ETH has remained inactive for a long time until it resumed reducing its holdings recently. Currently, the address still holds around 15,000 ETH, valued at approximately $24.29 million.
3 minutes ago
Japanese storage firm Kioxia plans to list American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in the U.S. in April or May next year.
Market news: Japanese storage chip maker Kioxia plans to list its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in the U.S. in April or May next year. (Jinshi)
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Micron's earnings report lifts SK Hynix's stock price 11%, trader 'yixie' expands their unrealized profit to $1.3 million.
According to Hyperinsight monitoring, Micron’s Q3 financial results exceeded all expectations, driving peer SK Hynix’s stock to rally nearly 11% from its recent low. On the Hyperliquid platform, SKHYNIX is currently trading at $1,821, up 6.2% in the past 24 hours. Prominent trader yixie (X: @yixie10) nearly doubled his principal during this rally; he is now holding a 2x long position of 2,289 SKHYNIX contracts at an average entry price of ~$1,239.9. Fueled by the rally, the position’s unrealized profit has expanded to $1.37 million, a 96% gain. As of press time, the trader boasts an 85% win rate in semiconductor storage stock trades since opening positions this year, with total historical profits of $6.68 million, including $4.25 million from Micron Technology trades. Address: 0xa65ce1d604fa901c13aa29f2126a57d9032e412b – HyperInsight Bot is now live. Add @HyperInsightBot to your Telegram group and set it as an admin (enable message sending permission) to automatically sync on-chain news.
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STRC drops to near $80, marking another new all-time low.
According to Bitget market data, Strategy’s preferred stock STRC has dropped to a low of $80.26, hitting a new all-time low since its listing. Calculated based on a $100 par value, the current discount has reached 20%.
After the release of version 3.2.0 of the XRP Ledger core server software “xrpld,” the community has noted a number of issues. The update, which was released on June 15, added performance enhancements, memory optimizations, and security improvements. The most important update was that it renamed the server software as “xrpld” from “rippled.”
Developers Report Bugs On XRP Ledger v3.2.0 The XRP Ledger update was supposed to be a performance improvement and a memory reduction. However, it has already caused some problems for some developers and memory usage concerns for some operators in the project’s GitHub repository.
One of the most significant reports was an operator of nodes who reported that “xrpld” version 3.2.0 had failed to sync with the network. The software continues to be in a “connected” server state and would not have downloaded any ledger data even though the same machine was able to sync when using version 3.1.3, the issue report states. The issue was posted on June 18 and is still pending.
Another bug report came in shortly after release saying that configuration files with inline comments might cause the server to crash when it tries to parse them, which was determined to be a “BadLexicalCast” error. The report indicated that it was the legacy configuration parser that did not succeed in removing comments from some areas containing single value, which resulted in unexpected failures.
The GitHub issue tracker also lists some open bug reports on XRP Ledger that were reported within a few days of the release. These include peer communication issues, resource charging rules, message parsing policies, message compression, consensus-related routing rules, and amendment processing. Project maintainers classified many of the issues as bugs and triaged them.
Other Flaws On The Network In addition to the synchronization and configuration parser problems, node operators detected other bugs in the main server software. XRP Ledger developers reported a transaction relay calculation flaw that can cause transactions to be under-relayed to peers.
Moreover, they spotted a resource charging mechanism that only tracks the highest fee and discards previous fees. It also includes a validator list distribution issue, which sends validator information only to inbound peers, excluding outbound peers.
They also flagged risks of unsigned integer overflow during ledger sequence validation. The XRP Ledger members also saw potential inconsistencies in routing flags for transactions and broken nodes’ ID for proposals linked to ephemeral keys.
Further, they highlighted holes in the logic of ledger tracking that can leave nodes in an unknown state for an indefinite period of time. Some of these have been classified as bugs and are still to be reviewed by maintainers.
The reports have come despite hopes that the June 15 upgrade would actually bring some real improvements in performance. Prior to the launch, community conversations had resounded with the expected 30% to 40% memory usage reduction along with other general code optimizations and fixes.
The XRP Ledger Foundation and its contributors are ongoing with reviewing reported issues via the open source development process. There are no reported bugs that cause network-wide disruption as of this writing, and the issue or issues are still being investigated on their project’s GitHub repository. Currently, 26% nodes have been upgraded on the network.
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PANews, June 20 – A controversy has erupted within the Hyperliquid community over the positioning of HyperEVM, with critics arguing that HyperEVM was not designed as a general-purpose Ethereum execution environment, but rather as a dedicated execution layer focused on composable interaction with Hypercore. Its core design should rely on corewriter and precompiled contracts rather than being used as a general-purpose L1. However, developers currently face a steep learning curve, and complex system address interactions require multiple transactions for cross-asset operations, resulting in low efficiency. In most cases, asset swaps are not even as efficient as AMM mechanisms.
Furthermore, HyperEVM has long suffered from being "neglected," possibly because the team's resources have been concentrated on core products such as HIP-3, HIP-4, and portfolio margin, leading to insufficient investment in ecosystem development. The community suggests that to boost HyperEVM ecosystem activity, developer tools need to be improved, the corewriter mechanism optimized, and more on-chain experimental applications akin to the DeFi Summer style incentivized; otherwise, smart contract innovation may continue to slow down.
TLDR: Venus Core Pool now accepts TSLAB, NVDAB, and SPCXB as collateral for borrowing assets. Users keep stock price exposure while unlocking liquidity without selling their holdings. Binance, PancakeSwap, and Trust Wallet support the tokenization and transfer pathway. Rollout follows conservative risk parameters set through Venus governance procedures. Venus Protocol has launched tokenized stocks as collateral for the first time, introducing bStocks to its Core Pool on BNB Chain.
The integration lets users borrow against tokenized stock positions without selling their holdings. This marks the first tokenized stock collateral market available on the platform.
bStocks Enter Venus Core Pool Venus Core Pool now supports TSLAB, NVDAB, and SPCXB as eligible collateral assets. These bStocks represent tokenized versions of Tesla, Nvidia, and SpaceX-linked stock exposure.
Users supplying bStocks retain price exposure to the underlying equities. At the same time, they unlock borrowing power within the protocol.
Borrowers can access supported assets in Venus Core Pool using bStocks as backing. This includes stablecoins like USDT, USDC, and U.
Other listed tokens on the platform are also available for borrowing. The structure allows holders to keep their stock exposure while accessing liquidity.
Venus Core Pool remains the largest decentralized lending market on BNB Chain. bStocks now sit alongside BTC, ETH, BNB, and major stablecoins in the pool.
This places tokenized equities within the same liquidity infrastructure backing billions in active lending. Venus describes the addition as part of its core financial stack rather than a separate offering.
The bStocks launch follows earlier tokenized commodity listings on Venus, including XAUm. Those markets showed demand for real-world asset exposure within decentralized finance.
Venus is now extending that approach from commodities into equities. This broadens the categories of tokenized assets usable as on-chain collateral.
Ecosystem Collaboration Powers the Rollout The launch involved coordination across multiple platforms within the BNB Chain ecosystem. Binance supplies the tokenization infrastructure behind bStocks.
Users can convert existing Direct Stock holdings into bStocks without fees. Alternatively, bStocks can be purchased directly through Binance Spot.
PancakeSwap and Trust Wallet provide secondary market access for bStocks once tokenized. Holders can move tokens into self-custody wallets through these platforms.
From there, bStocks can be supplied directly to Venus Core Pool. This completes the path from tokenization to active collateral use in DeFi.
Venus Protocol’s Head of BD, Leon, said tokenized assets are turning into a genuine bridge between traditional finance and on-chain systems.
He described the development as a working product rather than a concept, adding that allowing users to borrow against tokenized stock positions without selling expands the meaning of collateral on BNB Chain.
The initial rollout includes a limited set of bStocks under conservative risk parameters. These parameters were set through Venus governance processes.
Any future expansion to additional tokenized stocks will require governance approval. Collateral markets operate continuously, allowing borrowers to access credit at any time.
Capital remains at risk throughout participation in these markets. Tokenized stock values depend on third-party issuers and available liquidity.
Borrowing positions may face automatic liquidation if collateral values decline. Users should review all disclosures before participating in these markets.
Top 1 On-Chain Liquidation: ETH Bull Whale Hit With 4 Consecutive Forced Liquidations, $14.11 Million in Positions Liquidated
According to Hyperinsight monitoring, today’s largest liquidation on the Hyperliquid platform involved a high-leverage Ethereum (ETH) long whale. The address opened a long position yesterday when ETH was trading at roughly $1,661, and immediately incurred losses after entry. Triggered by ETH’s short-term dip below $1,600 in the early hours of today, the whale faced four consecutive liquidations, resulting in the forced closure of a total of 8,734 ETH positions valued at approximately $14.11 million. The address now holds less than $150,000 in remaining funds, with all positions fully cleared. Address: 0x1cb0b187c14a8c0fb36ca0dcbb775dcc7f02b408
3 minutes ago
A certain on-chain address opened long positions in BTC, ETH, and silver, and purchased $10.699 million worth of BTC and ETH spot.
According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa)’s monitoring, address 0x960…3f0fc simultaneously went long on both futures and spot positions this early morning, opening long positions of 102.55 BTC, 954.38 ETH, and 8,790 silver units, with total position value around $8.29 million. It also purchased spot BTC and ETH worth approximately $10.699 million. Its current take-profit levels are set at $63,000 for BTC and $1,650 for ETH.
3 minutes ago
A whale that reaped over $23.77 million in profits from the Basic Attention Token (BAT) ICO has reawakened after six years of dormancy, offloading 12,600 ETH in the past two days.
According to monitoring by EmberCN, a whale address that participated in the BAT ICO in 2017 and generated approximately $23.77 million in total profits has started selling ETH recently after six years of inactivity. Over the past two days, the address has sold 12,586 ETH, receiving 20.59 million USDS in exchange, at an average selling price of roughly $1,636. The whale invested 17,789 ETH in the BAT ICO in May 2017, acquiring around 113.8 million BAT. It then sold BAT gradually over approximately two and a half years at an average price of $0.245, netting about $23.77 million in profits, with some of the BAT converted into 27,586 ETH. Since then, the ETH has remained inactive for a long time until it resumed reducing its holdings recently. Currently, the address still holds around 15,000 ETH, valued at approximately $24.29 million.
3 minutes ago
Japanese storage firm Kioxia plans to list American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in the U.S. in April or May next year.
Market news: Japanese storage chip maker Kioxia plans to list its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in the U.S. in April or May next year. (Jinshi)
3 minutes ago
Micron's earnings report lifts SK Hynix's stock price 11%, trader 'yixie' expands their unrealized profit to $1.3 million.
According to Hyperinsight monitoring, Micron’s Q3 financial results exceeded all expectations, driving peer SK Hynix’s stock to rally nearly 11% from its recent low. On the Hyperliquid platform, SKHYNIX is currently trading at $1,821, up 6.2% in the past 24 hours. Prominent trader yixie (X: @yixie10) nearly doubled his principal during this rally; he is now holding a 2x long position of 2,289 SKHYNIX contracts at an average entry price of ~$1,239.9. Fueled by the rally, the position’s unrealized profit has expanded to $1.37 million, a 96% gain. As of press time, the trader boasts an 85% win rate in semiconductor storage stock trades since opening positions this year, with total historical profits of $6.68 million, including $4.25 million from Micron Technology trades. Address: 0xa65ce1d604fa901c13aa29f2126a57d9032e412b – HyperInsight Bot is now live. Add @HyperInsightBot to your Telegram group and set it as an admin (enable message sending permission) to automatically sync on-chain news.
3 minutes ago
STRC drops to near $80, marking another new all-time low.
According to Bitget market data, Strategy’s preferred stock STRC has dropped to a low of $80.26, hitting a new all-time low since its listing. Calculated based on a $100 par value, the current discount has reached 20%.
A former Ethereum Foundation contributor has raised alarms about a possible shortfall in support for the network’s foundational development efforts, warning that it could materialize within the next three to nine months. Trent Van Epps, who spent five years at the Foundation until April 2026 coordinating core protocol activities and related funding initiatives, outlined these concerns in a detailed essay published on June 18, 2026.
Van Epps described the situation as a “slow-burning funding crisis” rather than an abrupt cliff.
He pointed to two primary pressures: the recent conclusion of a multi-year client support program and ongoing adjustments to the Foundation’s treasury management strategy.
The Client Incentive Program, which had channeled resources to teams maintaining Ethereum’s execution and consensus clients over four years, wrapped up in April 2026 without a designated successor mechanism in place.
At the same time, the Foundation has been reducing its annual spending rate.
A treasury plan announced in 2025 set a glide path toward lowering outflows from roughly 15 percent of assets per year down to a more sustainable 5 percent endowment-style baseline by 2030.
This shift aims to preserve long-term solvency after years of using treasury holdings to bootstrap the broader ecosystem.
Van Epps estimated that maintaining adequate capacity across more than ten client teams, research groups, and coordination roles requires consistent annual funding in the range of $30 million.
He noted that current and near-term sources for this level of support appear increasingly limited, based on conversations across the core development community.
Without steady resources, he warned of risks including the departure of experienced contributors who hold deep institutional knowledge, delays in tackling complex challenges such as scalability improvements and future-proofing measures, and potential impacts on the network’s track record of reliability.
The former contributor situated the warning within the Foundation’s long-standing “subtraction” philosophy.
This approach deliberately seeks to limit organizational growth inside the Foundation itself and instead encourage value creation and responsibility across the wider Ethereum ecosystem.
While intended to promote decentralization and maturity, Van Epps argued that executing this transition effectively requires proactive planning for new stewardship structures.
He referenced comments from Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, who has noted that the Foundation’s original scope—focused on early-stage software development through major upgrades—was largely completed years ago and was never designed as a permanent central authority.
Van Epps called for renewed discussion around updated social, political, and economic arrangements among stakeholders to support ongoing protocol maintenance through more scalable and neutral funding channels.
The concerns come amid reports of staff transitions at the Ethereum Foundation and broader debates about sustainable resourcing for public goods in the Ethereum ecosystem. Van Epps emphasized that underinvestment in continuity could prove costly to reverse if symptoms appear 12–18 months from now, and he urged collective attention to building durable mechanisms that match the project’s long-term goals and objectives.
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) commented on the results of the Federal Reserve's Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test (DFAST) conducted in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Wall
PANews, June 21 – "White-Haired Stock God" Serenity posted on X platform to reinterpret Sivers Semiconductors (SIVE), bluntly stating that the current market has a cognitive bias regarding the company. He noted that the market generally categorizes SIVE simply as a CPO concept stock, but it is actually a core laser supplier for next-generation optical interconnect architecture, with products fully compatible with multiple mainstream technology routes such as pluggable, Scale-out CPO, Scale-up CPO, and NPO.
Serenity assesses that SIVE may become the "laser bottleneck node" in the next-generation AI optical interconnect system. As various new optical communication architectures achieve large-scale deployment by 2027, industry demand for high-end lasers continues to be released, and the market underestimates SIVE's core positioning and growth potential within the AI data center optical interconnect supply chain.
Top 1 On-Chain Liquidation: ETH Bull Whale Hit With 4 Consecutive Forced Liquidations, $14.11 Million in Positions Liquidated
According to Hyperinsight monitoring, today’s largest liquidation on the Hyperliquid platform involved a high-leverage Ethereum (ETH) long whale. The address opened a long position yesterday when ETH was trading at roughly $1,661, and immediately incurred losses after entry. Triggered by ETH’s short-term dip below $1,600 in the early hours of today, the whale faced four consecutive liquidations, resulting in the forced closure of a total of 8,734 ETH positions valued at approximately $14.11 million. The address now holds less than $150,000 in remaining funds, with all positions fully cleared. Address: 0x1cb0b187c14a8c0fb36ca0dcbb775dcc7f02b408
3 minutes ago
A certain on-chain address opened long positions in BTC, ETH, and silver, and purchased $10.699 million worth of BTC and ETH spot.
According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa)’s monitoring, address 0x960…3f0fc simultaneously went long on both futures and spot positions this early morning, opening long positions of 102.55 BTC, 954.38 ETH, and 8,790 silver units, with total position value around $8.29 million. It also purchased spot BTC and ETH worth approximately $10.699 million. Its current take-profit levels are set at $63,000 for BTC and $1,650 for ETH.
3 minutes ago
A whale that reaped over $23.77 million in profits from the Basic Attention Token (BAT) ICO has reawakened after six years of dormancy, offloading 12,600 ETH in the past two days.
According to monitoring by EmberCN, a whale address that participated in the BAT ICO in 2017 and generated approximately $23.77 million in total profits has started selling ETH recently after six years of inactivity. Over the past two days, the address has sold 12,586 ETH, receiving 20.59 million USDS in exchange, at an average selling price of roughly $1,636. The whale invested 17,789 ETH in the BAT ICO in May 2017, acquiring around 113.8 million BAT. It then sold BAT gradually over approximately two and a half years at an average price of $0.245, netting about $23.77 million in profits, with some of the BAT converted into 27,586 ETH. Since then, the ETH has remained inactive for a long time until it resumed reducing its holdings recently. Currently, the address still holds around 15,000 ETH, valued at approximately $24.29 million.
3 minutes ago
Japanese storage firm Kioxia plans to list American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in the U.S. in April or May next year.
Market news: Japanese storage chip maker Kioxia plans to list its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in the U.S. in April or May next year. (Jinshi)
3 minutes ago
Micron's earnings report lifts SK Hynix's stock price 11%, trader 'yixie' expands their unrealized profit to $1.3 million.
According to Hyperinsight monitoring, Micron’s Q3 financial results exceeded all expectations, driving peer SK Hynix’s stock to rally nearly 11% from its recent low. On the Hyperliquid platform, SKHYNIX is currently trading at $1,821, up 6.2% in the past 24 hours. Prominent trader yixie (X: @yixie10) nearly doubled his principal during this rally; he is now holding a 2x long position of 2,289 SKHYNIX contracts at an average entry price of ~$1,239.9. Fueled by the rally, the position’s unrealized profit has expanded to $1.37 million, a 96% gain. As of press time, the trader boasts an 85% win rate in semiconductor storage stock trades since opening positions this year, with total historical profits of $6.68 million, including $4.25 million from Micron Technology trades. Address: 0xa65ce1d604fa901c13aa29f2126a57d9032e412b – HyperInsight Bot is now live. Add @HyperInsightBot to your Telegram group and set it as an admin (enable message sending permission) to automatically sync on-chain news.
3 minutes ago
STRC drops to near $80, marking another new all-time low.
According to Bitget market data, Strategy’s preferred stock STRC has dropped to a low of $80.26, hitting a new all-time low since its listing. Calculated based on a $100 par value, the current discount has reached 20%.
PANews, June 22 – According to an official announcement, Gate has released its latest reserve report. As of June 22, 2026, the platform’s overall reserve ratio reached 115%, significantly above the 100% industry safety benchmark, covering nearly 500 different types of user assets and continuously safeguarding user asset security through a verifiable mechanism.
In terms of core assets, BTC user assets grew from 17,216 in the previous period to 19,054, with the platform holding 25,292 in reserves, representing an excess reserve ratio of 32.73%; ETH user assets stood at 344,935, with the platform holding 423,960 in reserves, representing an excess reserve ratio of 22.91%. For stablecoins, USDT user assets were 1.418 billion, with platform reserves of 1.432 billion, an excess reserve ratio of 1.00%; USDC user assets were 89 million, with platform reserves of 117 million, an excess ratio of 30.75%; USD1 user assets grew from 6.82 million in the previous period to 712 million, with platform reserves of 782 million, an excess ratio of 9.87%. Notably, GUSD user assets further increased from 108 million in the previous period to 185 million, with platform reserves of 319 million, an excess ratio of 72.81%.
Additionally, the reserve ratios for major assets such as GT and XRP also significantly exceeded the 100% reserve standard, reaching 134.18% and 116.92% respectively. Gate’s latest reserve report shows that its core asset reserve scale remains robust, providing strong assurance for user fund security and platform operational stability.
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces an investigation of First Solar, Inc. (“First Solar” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: FSLR) on behalf of investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of federal securities laws.
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What Is The Investigation About?
On January 7, 2026, Jefferies downgraded First Solar from Buy to Hold, stating that during 2025, the Company had lowered guidance, faced significant de-bookings, and experienced margin compression. Additionally, Jefferies claimed that “[international] facilities remain a pain point while tariffs exist” and “underutilization at [international] facilities remains a concern.”
On this news, First Solar’s stock price fell $27.67, or 10.3%, to close at $241.11 per share on January 7, 2026, thereby injuring investors.
Then, on February 24, 2026, First Solar released its fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results, revealing that earnings had significantly missed expectations. The Company also issued lower-than-expected revenue guidance for 2026 citing customer headwinds.
On this news, First Solar’s stock price fell $33.09, or 13.6%, to close at $210.12 per share on February 25, 2026, thereby injuring investors further.
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PANews, June 23 – According to an announcement from THORChain, the network has fully resumed operations after more than a month of downtime. Core functions including signing, node churning, asset custody, liquidity provision, and cross-chain swaps have all been brought back online, and trading services have officially resumed. THORChain stated that safety and stability were the top priorities for this recovery, and comprehensive verification of vaults and key shares has been completed. The future roadmap includes native Monero swaps, Zcash support, dynamic fees, and deeper liquidity optimization.
PANews June 25 news, according to iGB, the Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA) has released cryptocurrency policy guidelines for B2C online gambling license holders, covering the full lifecycle requirements for crypto deposits, betting, withdrawals, and fund management, to be implemented in phases through mid-2027. Core requirements include: licensees may only accept cryptocurrency for gambling and must not act as exchanges or custodians; must possess blockchain analysis capabilities for wallet screening and transaction monitoring; prioritize fiat-backed stablecoins, while privacy coins and meme coins of unknown origin must be assessed or prohibited; player, operational, and fund wallets must be segregated. The CGA requires immediate prohibition of transactions involving sanctioned wallets and mixers, submission of compliance policies within three months, completion of risk assessments and staff training within six months, and full compliance by June 2027. The guidelines are aligned with FATF international standards.
Amid the ongoing pullback in Solana, whale activity involving SOL has been on the rise, particularly in staking wallets.
Transaction records on SolScan reveal substantial whale activity, with several SOL transfers from Binance to the wallet address AA21…VxH9. Lookonchain’s analysis indicates that this whale moved 206,111 SOL, valued at $36 million, from the Binance exchange over the past nine days.
Whales continue to buy $SOL and stake it!
AA21…VxH9 has withdrawn 206,111 $SOL($36M) from #Binance and staked it in the past 9 days.https://t.co/1vpVWG5SSK pic.twitter.com/42EAFnhQ7D
— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) October 31, 2024
Such movements, especially from large holders, typically indicate an optimistic outlook, as whales choose to stake their assets rather than keep them liquid for immediate trading. The whale’s portfolio is currently valued at approximately $29 million, primarily consisting of Marinade Staked SOL (mSOL). Its staking account holds 38,043 SOL, valued at $6,622,572.
Historical Whale Accumulations This recent whale activity builds on earlier acquisitions by other participants. In September, a different whale accumulated 34,807 SOL, amounting to $4.52 million, and has since moved 207,000 SOL to self-custody since February. These holdings were acquired at an average price of $142, and approximately 115,135 SOL, valued at $15.3 million, were subsequently staked.
It is important to note that Solana’s (SOL) performance in 2024 has shown volatility, but recent data points to renewed whale interest and staking activity. After an early-year surge, SOL encountered resistance at the $200 mark, causing its price to fluctuate between $125 and $180.
Projected Uptrend for Solana This retracement coincided with technical analysis showing an emerging bullish flag pattern on Solana, potentially indicating a further upward trend. Analyst Xanrox has identified a continuation pattern, suggesting that the current consolidation phase may precede another price increase.
For context, over the past week, SOL has gained traction again, reaching $183 after a brief retracement that pulled it back to $174 during this press.
According to Elliott Wave theory cited by Xanrox, SOL has already demonstrated impressive gains in wave 3 and is now progressing toward wave 5.
Fibonacci analysis from Xanrox outlines two potential price targets for SOL: a 0.382 retracement level at $383.39 and a 0.618 level at $829.17, marking potential gains of 119.9% and 372.77%, respectively. While a minor pullback may test the $147 level, overall sentiment remains positive for Solana’s trajectory.
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In the crypto universe, whether novices or veterans, all players seek to attract with the promise of disruption. New solutions emerge every day, shaking up a market in full mutation. It is in this context that MoonPay launches into Solana liquid staking with an offer of 8.49% annual yield. This initiative aims to simplify access to decentralized finance for a wide audience. A bold but logical bet as Solana experiences incredible growth and appetite for on-chain yields grows ever stronger.
In brief MoonPay simplifies staking: minimum deposit of 1 USD, with a reward every two days. Solana surpasses Ethereum with over 53 billion dollars staked, attracting strong demand. Maximum flexibility: no lock-up and the ability to withdraw at any time, without constraints. Solana on the rise: liquid staking becomes a lever of choice Solana, which has recently surpassed Ethereum in terms of total value staked (53.9 billion dollars versus 53.7 billion for Ethereum), establishes itself as a key player in staking. Indeed, Solana offers an annual yield of 8.3%, much higher than Ethereum’s (3.2%). A differential that appeals both to experienced crypto investors and newcomers to the decentralized finance universe.
This liquid staking, where users can deposit SOL without a lock-up period, fits into a growing trend. According to Ivan Soto-Wright, CEO of MoonPay, the goal is to make staking as simple as a traditional savings account while offering attractive yields thanks to blockchain. In his words:
We have created a product that reflects the ease of a savings account, but with the potential of blockchain networks behind it.
Launched from July 23, this feature, available in more than 100 countries, offers an 8.49% yield for Solana holders. Users can stake starting from 1 USD and receive rewards every two days.
An offer adapted to the general public: MoonPay simplifies staking MoonPay stands out through its desire to make liquid staking as accessible as possible. While players like Marinade and Jito already dominate the Solana market, MoonPay bets on simplicity to capture a wider audience, especially non-technical investors. The one-tap interface allows users to participate in staking without having to interact directly with tokens or complex protocols.
With a minimal entry of 1 USD, MoonPay allows a broad audience to benefit from blockchain rewards while simplifying the interface. This offer echoes MoonPay’s goal to make decentralized finance accessible to all, including those with little experience in the field. The objective: to democratize on-chain rewards and attract a wider audience, including those who had never considered investing in crypto assets before.
MoonPay has also played a key role in integrating a staking product that allows total flexibility. Users can withdraw their funds at any time, unlike other products that impose lock-up periods. This makes the offer particularly attractive to occasional investors who seek profitability without taking too many risks.
Growth and competition: MoonPay facing the giants of crypto While Solana attracts users due to higher yields, the competition in the liquid staking domain is fierce. Platforms like Marinade and Jito also offer competitive yields, but MoonPay’s flexibility and ease of use could allow it to stand out. Indeed, MoonPay’s goal is not just to compete with these platforms but to simplify the access process to Solana and its yields.
Staking platforms like Marinade and Jito offer similar yields and flexible liquidity, but they often address a more knowledgeable audience due to the complexity of their interfaces. MoonPay, with its one-tap solution and low entry threshold, targets the general public market directly, which could attract a significant number of investors who have not yet taken the crypto staking step.
Key figures:
Solana surpasses Ethereum: In April 2025, Solana exceeded Ethereum with 53.9 billion dollars staked.; Attractive yield: Solana staking offers an annual yield of 8.3%, versus 3.2% for Ethereum; An accessible product: Staking from 1 USD, with rewards distributed every two days; Institutional adoption: Companies like DeFi Development Corp and Upexi have acquired millions of SOL. Thanks to its ease of use and low entry threshold, MoonPay succeeds in capturing a share of the growing market, while offering a flexible and accessible alternative to Solana staking.
In an environment where crypto staking platforms are flourishing, MoonPay stands out with a smooth and accessible solution. However, competition remains fierce. For example, Kraken recently launched a groundbreaking BTC staking service, allowing its users to put their BTC to work for passive yield. This illustrates the strong demand for innovative staking services.
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Open Campus, a community-led education protocol, has launched the EDU bridge to Arbitrum. It is available for users starting today, July 24th. This is the third bridging partnership. Before this one, Open Campus had already announced the options to bridge across BNB and ETH.
$EDU is now bridged to @arbitrum!
This simplifies bridging from Arbitrum to EDU Chain mainnet, amplifying our reach and potential holders.
We're live and making moves across BNB, ETH, and now ARB.
Nothing but 💙 pic.twitter.com/vPf78Bx7u1
— Open Campus (@opencampus_xyz) July 24, 2024 Impact of Bridging Open Campus (EDU) is a decentralized educational platform. It aims to tackle the key challenges in education today. It connects learners, educators, content creators, and educational institutions. It enables new ways of collaboration and value creation with blockchain technology.
Beyond its role as a platform, it is a community. It helps with meaningful interactions and exchanges. The EDU token is the governance token for the Open Campus DAO. It is also the native gas token of the EDU Chain.
Users can now move their assets between the mainnet of EDU Chain and Arbitrum. This expands the network’s scope and the number of potential holders. Transferring tokens lets users access a pool on the Arbitrum network. This can allow them to have liquidity which reduces price volatility.
The Open Campus is limited in terms of services. However, Ethereum, BNB, and Arbitrum have far better access to DeFi apps and services. These include lending, staking, and trading protocols. That’s why bridging is beneficial.
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Open Campus, a decentralized education initiative backed by Animoca Brands and Binance Labs, has launched EDU Chain, a layer 3 blockchain on Arbitrum Orbit, designed to power educational applications and cultivate a thriving dApp ecosystem, the team shared on Friday.
Introducing @educhain_xyz — the L3 for education.
Bringing the $5 trillion education industry and 1.4 billion students and educators worldwide onchain.
Our mainnet is now live❕
Learn how you can join the EDU Chain movement 👇 pic.twitter.com/U3Pl67TZU9
— Open Campus (@opencampus_xyz) January 17, 2025
As an EVM-compatible chain built on Orbit, the platform inherits Arbitrum One’s security and infrastructure, while also drawing on Ethereum’s security and liquidity, and operating as an independent network.
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EDU Chain features the Open Campus (OC) Achievement system (formerly Verifiable Credentials), enabling educational institutions and training centers to issue decentralized and tamper-proof academic records.
With OC Achievements, each learner has complete ownership and control over their own learning data, Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, also a board member of the EDU Foundation, said in a statement to Cointelegraph.
More than 100 decentralized applications are currently being developed on EDU Chain, spanning trading, learning, gaming, and earning categories, the project stated.
The $EDU token serves as the utility token in the EDU Chain ecosystem. $EDU holders can bridge and stake their tokens on the mainnet to earn rewards, according to Open Campus. EDU Chain has allocated 150 million $EDU tokens, representing 15% of the total supply, for mainnet rewards distributed through EDULand NFTs over three years.
The debut follows a testnet campaign that saw impressive activity, with 86.2 million transactions and 358,684 active wallets. EDU Chain has achieved a total value locked (TVL) of $162 million, according to L2Beat.
To further expand its ecosystem, Open Campus is hosting a hackathon series with a $1 million prize pool and a 12-week OC Incubator program, offering mentorship, funding, and support to winning projects.
The platform also kicked off the “Yuzu: First Harvest” campaign, which enables mainnet users to earn rewards by interacting with EDU Chain dApps during the first season.
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Open Campus, the decentralized autonomous organization building an on-chain education network, has launched the EDU Chain mainnet on Arbitrum Orbit.
Designed for education-focused decentralized applications and EduFi, the EDU Chain on Arbitrum (ARB) Orbit has quickly become the leading Layer 3 blockchain, surpassing $150 million in total value locked, according to L2beat.
The blockchain’s TVL includes contributions from Open Campus’s treasury and liquidity providers bridging assets to the platform, according to a release shared with crypto.news.
During its testnet phase, EDU Chain processed over 86.2 million transactions and engaged 358,684 unique active wallets. With 47 dApps already live on the testnet, many are now preparing to deploy on the mainnet.
Open Campus’s initiatives To drive dApp development, Open Campus (EDU) has launched two initiatives. The first is an ongoing hackathon series with $1 million in prizes, which has already attracted thousands of developers.
The second initiative, the Open Campus Incubator, is a 12-week program designed to help hackathon winners scale their projects. Participants gain access to grants, venture capital funding opportunities, and resources to grow on EDU Chain.
Additionally, the platform introduced Season 1 of its Yuzu Points rewards program. By interacting with mainnet dApps, users can earn Yuzu Points, which unlock EDU token emissions. Open Campus has allocated up to 150 million EDU tokens for these rewards.
The launch positions EDU Chain as a leader in blockchain-based education solutions, combining decentralized finance, gamified learning, and developer support to foster innovation in on-chain education.
Key NotesBacked by reputable investors led by Binance Labs, Edu Campus is well-positioned to disrupt global online education via blockchain tech.The launch of the EDU Chain will entail 150M EDU tokens in reward earned through the EDULand NFTs. Open Campus (EDU), a fast-growing decentralized solution for global education systems, has announced a major milestone toward democratizing advanced models of education. After months of meticulous research and development, the Open Campus unveiled the EDU Chain, a layer three (L3) network based on the Arbitrum One (ARB) network.
As a result, the Edu Campus can guarantee the secure scalability of its network to empower content creators through the Ethereum (ETH) legacy. In a bid to commemorate the EDU Chain launch, the Open Campus team has set aside 150 million EDU tokens, which represent 15 percent of the total supply.
Notably, the Open Campus team intends to distribute the EDU tokens through the EDULand NFTs. The Open Campus introduced the Yuzu on-chain points system on the EDU Chain ecosystem to help users unlock EDU token rewards. Furthermore, EDU Chain users can stake their EDU tokens and engage with decentralized applications (Dapps) on the mainnet to earn Yuzu points.
As of this writing, the EDU Chain had more than 100 Dapps building on the mainnet to attract more users. Some of the Dapps building on the EDU Chain include BlockFlow, EduHub, ThrustPad, Blitz protocol, GainzSwap, HackQuest, Grasp Academy, and DailyWiser, among many others
Consequently, the Open Campus team is confident the success of its web2 platform will reciprocate on the EDU Chain backed by reputable investors led by Binance Labs.
5. The reputation layer – Open Campus ID
Imagine your entire learning journey — every course, every project, every award— securely recorded as onchain achievements.
Well, OC Achievements are now live on EDU Chain for 20 million learners! pic.twitter.com/twTIN8bq2f
— Open Campus (@opencampus_xyz) January 17, 2025
Market Implication of the EDU Chain Launch Following the strategic launch of the EDU Chain, the native token gained over 15 percent in the last 24 hours to trade above 62 cents on Friday, January 17, during the mid-New York session. The small-cap altcoin, with a fully diluted valuation of about $158 million and a 24-hour average traded volume of about $24 million, successfully rebounded from a crucial support level.
With the improving fundamental outlook, the EDU token is well-positioned to rally further in the coming months. Moreover, the ongoing altcoin bull rally triggered by the Bitcoin price rally above $102K has heightened the crypto cash rotation for BTC to altcoins.
Bigger Picture The Open Campus has tapped into blockchain technology to disrupt global online education. Moreover, more parents are keen on what their children consume in online spaces to secure a better future. Projections show that the education industry is worth over $5 trillion with 1.4 billion students and educators around the world.
The Edu Campus is a DAO and community-led protocol with several products already in the market. The strategic launch of the EDU Chain on the Arbitrum L2 network will enhance the liquidity of the main token and the overall connectivity of its products.
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Open Campus has teamed up with Humanity Protocol to improve education’s digital identity and credentials system. By working together, they plan to create new tools that help solve education’s most important challenges, including keeping information safe, protecting privacy, and building trust. Open Campus and Humanity Protocol work together using top-level technology to give people trustworthy credentials and make information sharing smoother across worldwide learning platforms.
Key Features of the Partnership This partnership uses credentials verified through Humanity Protocol’s Verifiable Credentials (VC) system. Safe and global certification will become possible for students, allowing them to show true, trustworthy proof of their educational achievements. Using Humanity Protocol’s system makes sure candidate credentials are real, giving both institutions and employers confidence in learner accomplishments.
In our digital world today, people worry about protecting their private details and safe keeping their sign-in information. The partnership will use zkProofers technology to safely check credentials while protecting everybody’s personal details. Users will trust our system more and manage their educational certificates safely, thanks to features that prioritize user privacy.
The most important positive result of this collaboration is creating online portfolios that learners can transport with them. With Proof of Humanity, people can show recognized accomplishments and documents safely while making them easy to reach. This lets students see their educational progress clearly and know exactly where they stand, while also creating an easy way to share their records with schools and workplaces.
Teachers will benefit from their partnership because it will give them easy access to consistent credentials they can trust. This system makes it easier for everyone in education – students and teachers – to check who holds legitimate qualifications and permissions, making our education system work better and more dependable. Educators will have more time for teaching since this partnership gives everyone a single way to check qualifications.
As their final step, Open Campus and Humanity Protocol are working on creating software that uses verified IDs and certificates to make sure users can access and use different features. These tools enable learners to access courses, confirm their competencies, and access new opportunities through their confirmed educational results. The team is joining these tools to build a strong and safe learning system that helps students, teachers, and educational institutions together.
Advancing Education with Secure Solutions Open Campus joining forces with Humanity Protocol creates important progress in making education work better through technology. This partnership prepares to change the education world by building online credentials that are both trustworthy and work well across international borders.
Combining verified digital identities and credentials will make education operations more visible and help lower cases of fraud. People who join educational institutions can keep a lifelong electronic record of their learning, and due to the partnership, this record gets recognition everywhere, letting them shape their education and confirm their merits worldwide.
Plus, zkProofers technology keeps your personal information locked down tight, making sure your data stays private as everyone worldwide works to guard your privacy. When it comes to educational records, keeping information about who learners are and what they have achieved safe is vital because these details demand very strong security measures.
Open Campus and Humanity Protocol are making their systems better, aiming to make education more open and reliable on a future without central control. Along with helping make credentialing better, this partnership offers students the chance to show their skills and future potential to the world through modern digital methods.
Open Campus and Humanity Protocol make it easier to tackle education’s big problems by giving people credentials they can trust, verify easily, and use across different systems. Such advancements will become vital players in education’s growth, enabling people while raising learning quality worldwide.
Working together, Open Campus and Humanity Protocol take a big leap forward in changing how educational achievements are recorded. They consider secure, private, and connecting features essential as they work to create a learning system that’s open to all, helps students and teachers, and works well. As digital technology becomes part of global life, their work together will create new global rules for checking, distributing, and using educational records.
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How Blockchain Technology is Changing EducationBlockchain technology isn't just for cryptocurrencies anymore. This digital ledger system is now making major changes in how we learn and get certified for our skills. By using decentralized databases that can't be altered, blockchain brings new levels of trust and openness to education.
Traditional education faces several problems: fake degrees, difficulty verifying credentials, and students losing interest in learning. Blockchain helps solve these issues by creating permanent, tamper-proof records of achievements that anyone can verify. This technology also enables new ways to motivate students, such as earning crypto tokens for completing courses.
In 2025, several platforms are using blockchain to transform education. These platforms offer various benefits: some reward students with cryptocurrency, others provide free access to quality education, and some use artificial intelligence to personalize learning. Each platform uses blockchain in different ways to make education more accessible, engaging, and trustworthy.
Let's examine five leading blockchain educational platforms that are changing how we learn in 2025.
BitDegree: Gamified Learning with Crypto RewardsOverviewBitDegree is a Web3 e-learning platform that focuses on teaching cryptocurrency, blockchain, artificial intelligence, and other emerging technologies. Launched in 2017, BitDegree aims to bridge the gap between traditional education and the skills needed in today's digital economy.
Blockchain IntegrationBuilt on the Ethereum blockchain, BitDegree uses smart contracts (self-executing agreements) to offer "smart incentives"—tokens given to students for finishing courses or reaching learning milestones. These tokens help align student learning with what employers need, creating a transparent reward system. The platform records all achievements on the blockchain, making them permanently verifiable.
Unique FeaturesGamified Learning: Interactive "Missions" let users earn cryptocurrency rewards while learning Web3 skills, making education feel more like playing a game.Comprehensive Resources: BitDegree offers tutorials, a Crypto 101 Handbook, a glossary of cryptocurrency terms, and a Daily Squeeze newsletter to help users stay updated on industry trends.Accessibility: Free courses and missions make learning approachable for beginners, with no prior Web3 knowledge required.Community Engagement: The Mission Builder tool helps communities create and reward engaging educational content.Why It Stands OutBitDegree's combination of gamification and cryptocurrency rewards makes learning both engaging and financially rewarding. This approach appeals to both technology enthusiasts and beginners. Its extensive resources and focus on practical skills have positioned BitDegree as a leader in blockchain education.
OverviewOpen Campus is a Web3 protocol designed to empower communities to create, own, and make money from educational content. Launched in 2023, it operates on the EDU Chain and uses the EDU token to power its ecosystem.
Blockchain IntegrationOpen Campus uses blockchain to enable decentralized content creation and ownership through Publisher NFTs (non-fungible tokens). These NFTs allow creators to earn money from their content and share revenue with co-publishers. The EDU token facilitates transactions, governance voting, and rewards for learners, educators, and creators. Blockchain ensures credentials cannot be tampered with and provides transparent funding for educational initiatives.
Unique FeaturesCommunity-Driven: Communities can finance and own educational content, fostering collaboration rather than competition.EDU Chain Support: The platform supports applications like Pencil Finance, which recently secured $10 million for student loan initiatives backed by Open Campus and Animoca Brands.Governance: EDU token holders can vote on protocol upgrades, fund allocation, and dispute resolution, giving users a voice in how the platform develops.Scalability: The platform's token economics, with a capped supply of 1 billion EDU tokens, ensures sustainable growth and encourages participation.Why It Stands OutOpen Campus's decentralized model gives power to creators and communities, making education a collaborative and financially rewarding activity. Its integration with EDU Chain positions it as a central hub for innovative educational applications.
Giggle Academy: Free, Gamified Education for AllOverviewFounded in 2024 by Changpeng Zhao (the former CEO of Binance), Giggle Academy is a nonprofit platform offering free education for grades 1-12 to underserved communities worldwide. It focuses on making education accessible and engaging through gamification.
Blockchain IntegrationGiggle Academy uses blockchain to issue Soul Bound Tokens (SBTs) as non-transferable credentials, ensuring verifiable proof of student progress. While not primarily focused on cryptocurrency education, its blockchain foundation enhances security and transparency in tracking student achievements.
Unique FeaturesFree Access: Provides education in core subjects (Math, Science, Language) and modern topics (blockchain, artificial intelligence) at no cost to students.Gamified Learning: Uses NFT badges and interactive lessons to keep students engaged, with plans for a potential "learn-to-earn" system in the future.Accessibility Features: Supports offline learning, multi-language storybooks, and AI-personalized curricula, making it ideal for regions with limited internet access.Scalability: Already serving over 6,000 students, with a focus on global reach and digital scalability.Why It Stands OutGiggle Academy's nonprofit mission and focus on underserved communities, combined with blockchain-backed credentials, make it a game-changer for accessible education. By bringing quality learning opportunities to those who need them most, this platform demonstrates the social impact potential of blockchain in education.
Tutellus: Empowering Spanish-Speaking LearnersOverviewTutellus, launched in 2013, is the largest online educational platform in the Spanish-speaking world, with over 1 million users across 160 countries. It integrates blockchain technology to enhance learning and encourage participation.
Blockchain IntegrationTutellus uses its TUT token to reward students for completing courses and teachers for creating content. Blockchain ensures secure, verifiable credentials and supports a decentralized ecosystem that connects students, teachers, and employers.
Unique FeaturesExtensive Course Library: Offers over 120,000 video courses, with a special focus on blockchain, DeFi (decentralized finance), and Web3 through programs like Master Crypto 100X and Bootcamp in Tokenization.Incentivized Learning: Students earn TUT tokens for course completion, while teachers receive subscription-based commissions for their content.Community and Mentorship: Provides practical workshops and personalized mentoring to foster a growing blockchain community.Employer Access: Employers can view learner profiles to identify top talent based on verified skills and achievements.Why It Stands OutTutellus's focus on the Spanish-speaking market and its extensive course offerings make it a vital resource for learners seeking blockchain education in their native language. By serving a specific linguistic demographic, Tutellus fills an important gap in the global blockchain education landscape.
Grasp Academy: Emerging AI and Blockchain Learning PlatformOverviewGrasp Academy is a new educational platform aiming to personalize learning using artificial intelligence and blockchain technology. While still in its early stages, it positions itself as a forward-thinking initiative in the evolving EdTech space.
Blockchain IntegrationThe platform plans to use blockchain to securely store academic records and credentials, ensuring transparency and tamper-proof verification. Although full implementation details are not publicly available, its roadmap includes blockchain-based certification to enhance trust in student achievements.
Unique FeaturesVision for AI Personalization: Grasp Academy aims to develop adaptive learning paths powered by AI, designed to identify and fill knowledge gaps.Blockchain-Based Credentials: Proposed features include the issuance of verifiable digital certificates for completed learning paths.Focus on Tech Education: Grasp Academy emphasizes future-ready subjects such as blockchain, AI, and coding.Why It Stands OutAlthough still in development, Grasp Academy's mission to merge blockchain with AI-powered personalized learning reflects a growing trend in educational innovation. Its early-stage status means many features are still under construction, but its direction aligns with key EdTech transformations.
The Future of Learning is on the BlockchainThese five blockchain educational platforms—BitDegree, Open Campus, Giggle Academy, Tutellus, and Grasp Academy—are changing how we learn by using decentralization, transparency, and innovative incentives. Each platform offers unique solutions for different needs: whether you're a beginner exploring cryptocurrency, a student seeking free education, or a professional looking to gain new skills.
Blockchain technology solves several long-standing problems in education. Verifiable credentials mean degrees and certificates can't be faked. Token systems reward both teachers and students for their contributions. Decentralized ownership models let communities create and benefit from educational content. And permanent, transparent records build trust among all participants.
These platforms are just the beginning of blockchain's impact on education. The technology continues to evolve, promising even more innovations in how we learn, teach, and verify skills. For anyone interested in the future of education, these five platforms offer a glimpse of what's possible when blockchain meets learning.
PANews reported on August 11 that Web3 developer education platform HackQuest announced the completion of a US$4.1 million Pre-A round of financing, co-led by Animoca Brands and Open Campus. Participants included Gate Ventures, Hash Global, HashKey Capital, Bytetrade Labs, StepN, Outlier Ventures, and several angel investors including Public Works founder Scott Moore, Signum Capital partner YY, Outlier Ventures ecosystem head Riccardo, and Jambo co-founder James.
HackQuest said that this round of financing will be used to accelerate the construction of the developer platform and further expand its influence in the global developer community by acquiring high-quality platforms in the same field.
At present, HackQuest has established official developer ecosystem cooperation with 30 public chains including Solana, Mantle, Xion, Arbitrum, Consensys, Injective, Soniclabs, 0G, Flow, Moca Network, etc., and has also reached official Web3 education cooperation with universities such as Nanyang Technological University, Universiti Teknologi Malaya, University of Malaya, and University of the Philippines.
HackQuest's vision is to become the gateway for global Web3 developers and provide ecological and educational resources for Web3 developers and entrepreneurs.
PANews reported on October 20 that according to official news, the Web3 education protocol Open Campus announced the completion of a US$5 million strategic financing round, with participation from Animoca Brands, YZi Labs, Sequoia, Shima Capital, Polygon, Caladan, Kingsway Capital, and GameFi Ventures.
Open Campus stated that this funding will accelerate its development of a new financial and reputational layer for education. The project plans to provide on-chain student loans, credential verification, and payment services to millions of users worldwide. The Open Campus Foundation will use the funds to: purchase EDU tokens on the open market to support key price points; support on-chain student loans through Pencil Finance; and accelerate the launch of Open Campus ID, OC Wallet, and the EDU Chain mainnet.
Open Campus and Animoca Brands partner with Nasdaq-listed ANPA for US$50 million EDU token strategy
21 November 2025
Open Campus and Animoca Brands partner with Rich Sparkle Holdings Limited (“ANPA”) (NASDAQ:ANPA), a U.S.-listed companyAs part of this collaboration, ANPA will purchase up to US$50 million worth of EDU tokens over the next 24 monthsANPA’s move marks its first major crypto acquisition, signaling strong confidence in Open Campus and its mission to transform education through blockchainAnimoca Brands will start this collaboration with a contribution of US$3 million worth of EDU tokensThe partnership will focus on pioneering institutional blockchain adoption and sustainable financing in emerging marketsOpen Campus, the community-led DAO building the blockchain-powered financial layer for education, and Animoca Brands have formed a strategic partnership with Rich Sparkle Holdings Limited (“ANPA”) (NASDAQ:ANPA). In connection with this landmark agreement, U.S.-listed ANPA will make its first major venture into crypto by purchasing up to US$50 million in EDU tokens over the next 24 months through open-market and over-the-counter (OTC) transactions. As part of this partnership, Animoca Brands will make a contribution of US$3 million of EDU tokens.
From left to right: Hevin Tam, investor relations at ANPA, Terrence Wong, managing director at First Securities (HK) Limited., Matthew Chan, chief executive officer at ANPA, Alan Lau, chief business officer at Animoca Brands, Jonah Lau, head of portfolio at Animoca Brands, and David Ching, investment director at Animoca Brands.ANPA will enter the education finance (EduFi) market and collaborate with Open Campus and Animoca Brands to build tokenization infrastructure that bridges traditional finance and Web3. By leveraging its corporate client network of over 190 publicly listed companies across Hong Kong and the United States, ANPA aims to accelerate institutional adoption of EduFi and expand real-world utility for the EDU token, which is the governance token for the Open Campus DAO and the native gas token for EDU Chain. As a provider of ESG reporting and compliance services, ANPA will also work with Open Campus to establish an ecosystem of sustainable financing in emerging markets, channeling capital toward education, inclusion, and impact-driven initiatives.
ANPA’s purchase of EDU tokens, which will be used primarily for staking, governance, and ANPA’s EduFi market entry strategy, underscores growing institutional conviction in the importance of blockchain-driven solutions for education.
Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, said: "Education is the foundation of opportunity, and blockchain offers a powerful tool to enhance access and financial literacy worldwide. By advancing EduFi in partnership with ANPA and Open Campus, we are empowering learners and reshaping the future of education to be more transparent and inclusive. In the U.S. alone, the student loan market is worth $1.8 trillion and urgently needs targeted innovation and disruption—which we believe EduFi can provide.”
Matthew Chan, CEO of ANPA, said: "We see immense potential in blockchain to transform education finance into an accessible, transparent ecosystem. The partnership with Animoca Brands and Open Campus and our strategic investment in EDU tokens reflect our conviction in this vision and our commitment to supporting a next-generation Web3-powered EduFi platform."
Mohamed Ezeldin, president of Open Campus, said “For too long, education has stood in the shadows of innovation. Open Campus was built to bring learning into the same orbit of progress that has already reshaped other industries. Partnering with ANPA is a defining moment in the mission of Open Campus: not only will new capital flow into EDU token, but we are also emphasizing the conviction that education finance deserves the same ownership, transparency, and opportunity that blockchain has already brought to other sectors. We’re building the financial layer for education to finally align incentives between learners, educators, and the institutions that serve them.”
Head to the Open Campus website to learn more about the EDU token and the blockchain-powered financial layer for education that Open Campus is building.
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About Rich Sparkle Holdings Limited
Rich Sparkle Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:ANPA) is a financial printing and corporate services provider which specializes in designing and printing high quality financial print materials in Hong Kong. Its service portfolio covers a myriad of deliverables, mainly including listing documents, financial reports, fund documents, circulars and announcements. The Company offers to its customers a wide range of convenient and quality financial printing services, from typesetting, proofreading, translation, design and printing. In addition, it also offered advisory services such as conducting internal control assessment and environmental, social and governance performance evaluation as well as other services including provision of co-working space at its leased office.
About Open Campus
Open Campus is a community-led DAO that is building the blockchain-powered financial layer for education. Core contributors to the Open Campus DAO include Animoca Brands, TinyTap, NewCampus, RiseIn, and HackQuest. Together, they are working with Open Campus to enhance the education system for teachers, learners, and institutions by using innovative blockchain protocols and funding initiatives. Open Campus has launched EDU Chain, a Layer 3 blockchain on Arbitrum Orbit designed for on-chain education finance (EduFi), powered by the EDU token.
About Animoca Brands
Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (ACN: 122 921 813) is a global digital assets leader building blockchain and tokenized assets to advance the future of Web3 innovation. It has received broad industry and market recognition including Fortune Crypto 40, Top 50 Blockchain Game Companies 2025, Financial Times’ High Growth Companies Asia-Pacific, and Deloitte Tech Fast. Animoca Brands is recognized for building digital asset platforms such as the Moca Network, Open Campus, and The Sandbox, as well as institutional grade assets; providing digital asset services to help Web3 companies launch and grow; and investing in frontier Web3 technology, with a portfolio of over 600 companies and altcoin assets. For more information visit www.animocabrands.com or follow on X, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and TikTok.
PANews reported on November 21 that, according to an announcement by Animoca Brands, Open Campus and Animoca Brands have entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Nasdaq-listed company ANPA (Rich Sparkle Holdings). ANPA will purchase up to $50 million worth of EDU tokens through the market and OTC transactions over the next 24 months as part of its EduFi (education finance) market strategy. Animoca Brands will provide $3 million worth of EDU tokens to support this partnership. This strategy aims to promote the institutional application and sustainable financing of blockchain in the education sector and expand the practical use cases of EDU tokens.
Chairman Letter: Open Campus and Animoca Brands partner with Nasdaq-listed ANPA for US$50 million EDU token strategy
21 November 2025
Dear Open Campus community, dear friends and shareholders of Animoca Brands,
Today marks a milestone for decentralized education and for the growing global community that believes in a freer, fairer, and more equitable knowledge economy: Rich Sparkle Holdings Limited, known as ANPA (Nasdaq:ANPA), has announced that it will purchase at market up to US$50 million in EDU tokens, the utility token used by Open Campus. This investment represents validation of the shared vision that powers Open Campus and of the growing institutional focus of the Animoca Brands ecosystem.
Animoca Brands is one of the largest holders of EDU and has played a pivotal role in founding Open Campus to redefine how learning is valued, owned, and rewarded for both educators and students. Open Campus has shaped and defined a new category: EduFi. We sought to establish a framework through which teachers, creators, and learners could become full participants in that new economy. The addition of ANPA as a strategic partner accelerates the vision of Open Campus, amplifying resources, technical collaboration, and market access for educators and students globally.
The EDU token empowers learners by giving them genuine ownership over their educational journey. Through tokenized learning, students can earn, collect, and utilize EDU for their participation, achievements, and contributions within the Open Campus ecosystem. Each achievement recorded on‑chain becomes a verifiable credential — a portable, permanent proof of skill and effort — that learners can use across different platforms and opportunities.
EDU also helps improve financial literacy and financial opportunities by facilitating student loans on-chain. Student loans represent a US$3 trillion dollar global market that urgently needs better solutions. By working with Pencil Finance, which is built on EDU Chain, Open Campus has begun to deliver blockchain-powered solutions for student debt.
Every step toward decentralization in education carries profound societal meaning. For too long, control of educational content, credentialing, and economics has resided in centralized institutions; Open Campus and the EDU token are shifting that paradigm.
The collaboration between Open Campus and ANPA indicates a growing understanding among institutional leaders that education must become a foundational part of the open economy: a networked, composable system that rewards contribution and democratizes opportunity. This partnership and similar projects take us closer to a target model in which teachers are innovators, learners are stakeholders, and education itself evolves as an inclusive, self‑sustaining ecosystem.
The partnership with ANPA also enables the ecosystem of the EDU token and EDU Chain to be more accessible by institutions worldwide through a Nasdaq-listed entity.
On behalf of Open Campus and the EDU Foundation Council, I want to express our gratitude to ANPA for aligning its conviction and capital with our mission, and our deepest appreciation to all our partners, stakeholders, and supporters for helping to make this milestone possible.
Rich Sparkle Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: ANPA) announced on Friday that it will purchase up to $50 million in EDU tokens under a newly established agreement with Open Campus and Animoca Brands.
The acquisition, ANPA’s first major venture into crypto, will take place over the next 24 months through a combination of open-market and over-the-counter transactions. Animoca Brands will contribute $3 million worth of EDU tokens as part of the partnership.
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The venture focuses on harnessing blockchain for education finance, aiming at transformative educational solutions via EduFi, embodied by the EDU token, which serves for staking, governance, and as the native gas token for EDU Chain.
According to Open Campus president Mohamed Ezeldin, education has not kept pace with the innovation seen across other sectors, and the collaboration with ANPA helps change that.
“Education finance deserves the same ownership, transparency, and opportunity that blockchain has already brought to other sectors,” said Ezeldin. “We’re building the financial layer for education to finally align incentives between learners, educators, and the institutions that serve them.”
“Education is the foundation of opportunity, and blockchain offers a powerful tool to enhance access and financial literacy worldwide,” said Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands.
“By advancing EduFi in partnership with ANPA and Open Campus, we are empowering learners and reshaping the future of education to be more transparent and inclusive. In the US alone, the student loan market is worth $1.8 trillion and urgently needs targeted innovation and disruption—which we believe EduFi can provide,” he added.
A provider of ESG reporting and compliance services, ANPA designs and prints financial print materials, including listing documents, financial reports, fund documents, circulars, and announcements.
ANPA will work with Open Campus and Animoca Brands on building a tokenization infrastructure that bridges traditional finance and web3.
The company is looking to accelerate institutional adoption of education finance and expand its real-world utility for the EDU token using its corporate client network of over 190 publicly listed companies across Hong Kong and the US.
“We see immense potential in blockchain to transform education finance into an accessible, transparent ecosystem,” Matthew Chan, CEO of ANPA, stated. “The partnership with Animoca Brands and Open Campus and our strategic investment in EDU tokens reflect our conviction in this vision and our commitment to supporting a next-generation Web3-powered EduFi platform.”
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Open Campus partners with government of Madhya Pradesh and Geeks of Gurukul to digitize 50 million academic records
08 January 2026
Open Campus to digitize academic records for up to 50 million students and graduates from Madhya Pradesh. The partnership will utilize Open Campus’s EDU Chain infrastructure for secure credential verification. Open Campus believes the partnership will help to increase trust among employers, improve the employability of many graduates, and ultimately support job creation. 8 January 2026 - Open Campus, the community-led decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) building the blockchain-powered financial layer for education, today announced it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Madhya Pradesh and Geeks of Gurukul to digitize the state of Madhya Pradesh’s 50 million student and graduate academic records.
From left to right: Smt. Sageera Siddique, financial controller of Barkatullah University; Dr. Anil Sharma, registrar of Barkatullah University; Prof. Suresh Kumar Jain, vice chancellor of Barkatullah University; Chintan Vatsa Jha, founder of Geeks of Gurukul; Ankit Raj, representative of Edu Chain and Open Campus; Shri Mangubhai Patel, governor of Madhya Pradesh; Shilpa Chittara, representative of Geeks of Gurukul; Dr. Navneet Kothari, principal secretary to the governor of Madhya Pradesh.The digitization initiative will be overseen over the next 18 months by a joint steering committee representing Open Campus, the government of Madhya Pradesh and Geeks of Gurukule. Open Campus will provide the underlying infrastructure to create verifiable digital credentials for the students and graduates of universities in Madhya Pradesh.
The partnership will leverage Open Campus’s ecosystem to issue verifiable credentials, digital IDs, wallets and smart cards to streamline academic record retrieval and enhance the identity verification process. Employers will gain access to secure blockchain-based records that can be verified quickly, thereby cutting administrative costs, strengthening employer confidence, and helping to improve job-seeking for Indian graduates.
Open Campus will also explore education financing options for the state of Madhya Pradesh’s students and graduates including student loans, scholarships, and upskilling grants. This financial layer will be integrated with the Open Campus ID onboarding program for students and alumni, while secure data storage, credential issuance, and API integrations for educational financing partners will all be managed on EDU Chain, the education-focused blockchain launched by Open Campus.
Honourable Governor of Madhya Pradesh, Shri Mangubhai C. Patel, said: "The scale of this digitization effort will transform how qualifications are verified, fostering a trusted job market and unlocking opportunities for millions of young professionals."
Mohamed Ezeldin, president of Open Campus, said: "By combining Open Campus’s blockchain credentialing with EDU Chain’s financing solutions, we're breaking down barriers to education and employment. This project sets a precedent for digital public infrastructure, offering a model for other states across India and nations across the globe."
Visit educhain.xyz/waitlist to sign up for the waitlist of OC Hub, an app for students to access verifiable credentials, education finance options, and more.
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About Open Campus
Open Campus is a community-led DAO that is building the blockchain-powered financial layer for education. Core contributors to the Open Campus DAO include Animoca Brands, TinyTap, NewCampus, RiseIn, and HackQuest. Together, they are working with Open Campus to enhance the education system for teachers, learners, and institutions by using innovative blockchain protocols and funding initiatives. Open Campus has launched EDU Chain, the first blockchain for education designed for consumer-facing education apps and on-chain education finance (EduFi). EDU Chain is built on Arbitrum Orbit and powered by the EDU Token.
Luvia and Open Campus partner to bring verifiable credentials to Vietnamese students through initiative supported by Ministry of Education and Training
03 February 2026
Luvia mobile app integrates Open Campus ID and verifiable credentials; Luvia in‑school platform supported by the Ministry of Education and Training will pilot in Hanoi schools in early 2026
Hanoi, Vietnam - Luvia and Open Campus have announced a strategic partnership to provide Vietnamese learners with portable, verifiable credentials through two initiatives: a personalized learning mobile app for high school and university students, and a learning management platform for schools. The initiatives integrate Open Campus ID and its verifiable credentials with the aim to modernize school operations nationwide.
Luvia’s mobile app launched on iOS and Android in late November 2025. Luvia is initially targeting students in its partner school network, totaling approximately 200,000 students. Luvia’s new mobile app is purpose-built to make learning fun, exciting, and rewarding for high school and university students. The app brings the entire Vietnamese high-school knowledge system into one place, beautifully summarized through mindmaps and structured modules. Students can learn at their own pace with personalized practice tests and on-demand materials, while the app also strengthens the connection between teachers, schools, and parents. Educators can follow student progress, schools can adopt Luvia as a curriculum-aligned companion, and parents can gain a clearer view of their children’s learning journey.
In early 2026, with support from the Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), Luvia will pilot its in‑school learning management platform in selected Hanoi schools. The platform is designed to help teachers reclaim time by automating routine administrative matters, strengthen the communication loop between schools, teachers, parents, and learners, and provide students with portable, verifiable credentials that prove skills across apps, schools, and employers. By the end of 2026, Luvia plans to scale up its learning management platform across schools and universities in Vietnam to reach a potential combined population of over ten million students.
Through seamless integration with Open Campus ID, students using Luvia gain a lifelong, portable learner passport that can be recognized across institutions and platforms in the future. As learners demonstrate mastery inside the Luvia app and in the classroom, they earn blockchain-verified credentials that contribute to a trusted digital curriculum vitae that aims to facilitate job-seeking, grants, scholarships, international study pathways, and on-chain education financing.
Hailey Nguyen, founder and CEO of Luvia (left); Jonah Lau, project lead and core contributor of Open Campus (right)Hailey Nguyen, Founder and CEO at Luvia, said: “At Luvia, we’re focused on helping every learner progress every day. By pairing a simple, high‑quality learning app with portable, verifiable credentials, students can carry their achievements wherever opportunity arises.”
Jonah Lau, project lead and core contributor at Open Campus, said: “Open Campus ID and verifiable credentials make student records portable and privacy‑preserving. We’re excited to support Luvia and Vietnam’s education ecosystem with trusted, reusable proof of learning.”
Phung Thi Ly Hang, vice director of education training at the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), said: “We welcome pilots that enhance teaching efficiency and help learners demonstrate verified progress. We look forward to reviewing pilot outcomes in Hanoi.”
What it enables and what’s next
With Open Campus ID and verifiable credentials, learners can put their achievements to work beyond the Luvia app across a wide range of real‑world uses:
Education financing: access discounts, offers, or financing based on verified course progress and badgesDigital CVs: share skills and completions with employers in a privacy‑preserving wayUniversity and bootcamp admissions: submit verified records to partner programs to reduce document collection and fraud checksEmployer verification: share a consented, verifiable skills snapshot with employers to speed screening and reduce manual checksPartner perks marketplace: redeem partner benefits that require specific verified achievements
In addition, Open Campus and Luvia are discussing partnership and collaboration opportunities with other potential collaborators in Vietnam, including VietinBank, VietcomBank, and BIDV.
Download the Luvia personalized learning app: available on iOS and Android. Visit https://luvialearning.com to learn more about Luvia.
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About Luvia
Luvia is an AI-powered learning platform designed to help students learn independently with clarity, confidence, and motivation. The app consolidates the entire Vietnamese high-school curriculum into one place, presented through concise mindmaps, structured modules, and personalized practice tests. Luvia also connects teachers, schools, and parents through transparent progress tracking and classroom-aligned learning tools. By integrating with Open Campus ID, Luvia enables students to earn verifiable digital credentials that support future academic and career opportunities.
About Open Campus
Open Campus is a community-led DAO that is building the blockchain-powered financial layer for education. Core contributors to the Open Campus DAO include Animoca Brands, TinyTap, NewCampus, RiseIn, and HackQuest. Together, they are working with Open Campus to enhance the education system for teachers, learners, and institutions by using innovative blockchain protocols and funding initiatives. Open Campus has launched EDU Chain, an Arbitrum Orbit blockchain designed for consumer-facing education apps and on-chain education finance (EduFi).
Open Campus, Le & Associates, and SKALE partner to pilot credential-powered job matching initiative in Vietnam
04 March 2026
Open Campus, the community-led decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) building the blockchain-powered financial layer for education, today announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Le & Associates and SKALE in relation to the intended launch of a credential-powered job matching initiative focused on the Vietnamese market.
The collaboration will combine Open Campus’s education ecosystem and credential and identity infrastructure with Le & Associates’s recruitment expertise and SKALE’s digital recruitment platform to enable candidates to share verified achievements directly with employers, and allow companies to screen applicants based on validated skills rather than solely self-reported resumes. Further details on the rollout will be announced in due course.
The pilot will initially focus on high school and university students entering the workforce and evaluate how trusted, portable credentials can improve alignment between candidates’ verified skills and employers’ hiring requirements.
Ms. Pham Thi My Le, founder and chairwoman at Le & Associates, said: “In Vietnam’s fast-moving labor market, candidates and employers often struggle to clearly signal and match skills and capabilities. Verifiable credentials can help bridge this gap by giving employers more trusted information, while enabling candidates to present their achievements with greater clarity and confidence.”
Mr. Truong Binh Nguyen, chief executive officer of SKALE, said: “SKALE is proud to contribute our online recruitment platform to this initiative. By leveraging AI-powered matching and intelligent screening, we seek to accelerate hiring cycles, enhance talent quality, and foster a more transparent and scalable bridge between enterprises and educational institutions.”
Jonah Lau, project lead and core contributor at Open Campus, said: “Vietnam is a market where education, skills, and employment pathways are rapidly evolving. We are excited to collaborate with Le & Associates and SKALE to demonstrate how verifiable credentials can be used in real hiring workflows - helping learners demonstrate what they have achieved and supporting employers to evaluate candidates with more trusted signals of skills and capabilities.”
As the initiative progresses, insights from the pilot will inform future development of credential‑powered recruitment, supporting the wider adoption of Open Campus ID and verifiable credentials across Vietnam’s talent economy.
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About Le & Associates
Founded in 2001, Le & Associates (L&A) is a leading human resources solutions provider in Vietnam and a member of L&A Holdings. With over two decades of experience, L&A specializes in comprehensive workforce solutions, including staffing, outsourcing, mass recruitment, payroll management, and HR services.
L&A currently deploys more than 26,000 employees nationwide and delivers over 200 successful projects each year. By combining deep local market expertise with advanced HR technology, L&A helps businesses optimize their human capital and achieve sustainable growth.
About SKALE
SKALE is an AI-driven HR technology platform that helps organizations attract, assess, and develop talent with advanced AI matching and data-driven recruitment solutions. Built on competency frameworks and intelligent screening, SKALE streamlines hiring and enhances workforce performance for clients across Vietnam and the region.
About Open Campus
Open Campus is a community-led DAO that is building the blockchain-powered financial layer for education. Core contributors to the Open Campus DAO include Animoca Brands, TinyTap, NewCampus, RiseIn, and HackQuest. Together, they are working with Open Campus to enhance the education system for teachers, learners, and institutions by using innovative blockchain protocols and funding initiatives. Open Campus has launched EDU Chain, an Arbitrum Orbit blockchain designed for consumer-facing education apps and on-chain education finance (EduFi).
This is a general announcement. Products and services referred to here may not be available in your region. Fellow Binancians, Binance Academy is excited to announce the launch of a new free course, Introduction to EDU Chain & Open Campus, created in collaboration with Open Campus. The course is designed for anyone interested in decentralized education, EduFi, and the growing Open Campus ecosystem. To celebrate the launch, the first 10,000 verified users who successfully complete the course will share a prize pool of 45,000 EDU. Complete the Course and Share 45,000 EDU in Token Vouchers Activity Period: 2026-04-02 09:00 (UTC) to 2026-04-10 23:59 (UTC) During the Activity Period, the first 10,000 verified users who complete the Introduction to EDU Chain & Open Campus course on Binance Academy will equally share 45,000 EDU in token vouchers. How to Join If you do not have a Binance account, register and complete account verification (KYC).Login into your Binance account and complete the “Introduction to EDU Chain & Open Campus” course. Start Learning Now! Terms and Conditions: This Activity is not available in these regions: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Portugal, Uruguay, Canada, Crimea, Cuba, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Iran, Korea (North), Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand (.COM), United Kingdom, United StatesOnly verified Binance users from qualified regions will be eligible to participate and receive rewards in this Activity.Only users who login to their verified Binance accounts while completing the course and its respective quizzes will qualify to receive the corresponding PDF certificate. Users may view all their completed courses and PDF certificates via [Profile] - [My Course] - [Completed]. Token vouchers will be distributed within 21 working days after the Activity ends. Users may check their rewards via Profile > Rewards Hub. The validity period for the token voucher is set at 14 days from the day of distribution. Learn how to redeem a voucher.Binance reserves the right to disqualify a user’s reward eligibility if the account is involved in any dishonest behavior (e.g., wash trading, illegal bulk account registrations, self dealing, or market manipulation).Binance reserves the right to disqualify any participants who tamper with Binance program code, or interfere with the operation of Binance program code with other software.Binance accounts can only be used by the account registrants. Binance reserves the right to suspend, freeze or cancel the use of Binance accounts by persons other than account registrants.Binance reserves the right of final interpretation of the course. Binance reserves the right to change or modify these terms at its discretion at any time.Additional promotion terms and conditions can be accessed here.There may be discrepancies between this original content in English and any translated versions. Please refer to the original English version for the most accurate information, in case any discrepancies arise. Thank you for your support! Binance Team 2026-04-02
Paypal research proposes economic incentives for sustainable Bitcoin mining. “Green miners” using clean energy get priority for certain transactions. Locked rewards in transactions incentivize miners to go green. PayPal’s Blockchain Research Group in collaboration with Energy Web and DMG Blockchain Solutions is proposing a novel approach to address the environmental concerns surrounding Bitcoin mining. The research uses the power of cryptocurrency’s core economic principles to incentivize miners towards sustainable practices.
Bitcoin’s robust security relies on its Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus mechanism, but this process comes at a significant cost – immense energy consumption. This new research proposes a system that integrates seamlessly within the existing PoW structure, promoting a shift towards clean energy usage by miners.
The system identifies miners utilizing sustainable energy sources as “green miners.” These miners are assigned unique public keys, referred to as “green keys,” which act as identifiers within the network.
Transactions with lower fees are then routed towards these green miners. However, a key element differentiates these transactions: a portion of the mining reward for these transactions is “locked” in a special multisignature payout address.
This locked reward becomes the crucial incentive for green miners. Only miners with green keys can unlock and claim this additional reward, creating a strong economic motivation to prioritize transactions that specifically support sustainable mining practices.
The research emphasizes that this approach does not require any fundamental changes to Bitcoin’s core functionality. Instead, it builds upon the existing economic framework to influence miner behavior.
The successful implementation of this system has the potential to significantly improve the environmental footprint of Bitcoin mining. Furthermore, this research demonstrates the power of cryptoeconomic incentives to promote positive change within established blockchain networks. The researchers hope this approach can serve as a model for implementing similar sustainability-focused solutions across various industries moving forward.
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Post the fourth Bitcoin halving event last week, the mining rewards have reduced considerably by 50% putting a dent in miner revenues. However, payments giant PayPal has proposed a new incentive scheme for Bitcoin miners who are using low-carbon energy sources.
The goal is to make sustainable Bitcoin mining more economically attractive through this new rewards mechanism. In collaboration with Energy Web and DMG Blockchain Solutions, PayPal’s Blockchain Research Group proposed these “cryptoeconomic incentives” encouraging Bitcoin miners to use low-carbon energy sources.
PayPal believes that these experimental incentives would contribute to further discussion and innovation around Bitcoin. The proposal suggests granting “green keys” to the “green miners”, all linked to their public keys. All the Bitcoin transactions would later prioritize these miners providing lower fees and an extra locked BTC reward sent to a multisig payout address that will only be accessible to green miners.
“Green miners will be incentivized to mine these transactions since they will be the only ones eligible for the additional “locked” BTC reward,” it explained. As a result, profit-driven miners who operate with low-carbon sources will receive incentives in the form of extra BTC rewards.
Leveraging Energy Web’s “Green Proofs for Bitcoin” Platform As per PayPal’s proposed paper, the solution will leverage Energy Web’s “Green Proofs for Bitcoin” platform certifying miners based on their grid impact and clean energy source. The green miners can register to this platform by sharing their green keys, and thus participate in the incentives program.
Interestingly, PayPal BRG has successfully tested this proposed solution in partnership with Bitcoin miner, DMG Blockchain Solutions Inc. Throughout the test, it sent out numerous low-fee transactions to assess their performance across various levels of on-chain transaction activity. It noted that depending on the volume, these transactions could either face prolonged confirmation times or ultimately be discarded by the network. This scenario would heighten the likelihood of green miners processing these transactions.
Another approach here would be to involve private channels such as smart contracts or Lightning Network. However, the trade-off in this case is a more complex implementation. PayPal BRG concluded by stating:
“The solution outlined here aims to achieve a good degree of decentralization, ease of implementation and trust independence while distributing incentives.”
PayPal has been recently undertaking key initiatives in the crypto space such as releasing its PYUSD stablecoin as well as updating its NFT policy.
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Paypal plans to reward Bitcoin mining firms who take steps to reduce the environmental effects of their operations.
PayPal’s Blockchain Research Group, in partnership with Energy Web and DMG Blockchain Solutions, has proposed utilizing “cryptoeconomic incentives” to encourage Bitcoin miners to use low-carbon energy sources, according to a blog post from April 22.
The company expects that the experimental incentive will spark greater discussion and innovation around Bitcoin, and it is soliciting industry feedback on potential improvements.
Bitcoin mining is the process by which individuals known as “miners” solve cryptographic puzzles to generate new blocks of transactions on a cryptocurrency’s blockchain, with the fastest miners earning bitcoins for their efforts. Miners utilize big, energy-hungry computers to break through such puzzles fast.
According to the plan, “green miners” who use sustainable energy sources would be granted unique “green keys,” which are linked to their public keys.
Bitcoin transactions would be preferentially directed to environmentally friendly miners by attaching lower fees, along with an additional BTC reward locked in a multisig payout address that only these green miners can access.
“Green miners will be incentivized to mine these transactions since they will be the only ones eligible for the additional “locked” BTC reward,” the proposal explained.
This incentivizes sensible, profit-driven miners to use low-carbon energy sources in order to earn more Bitcoin. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, utilizing low-carbon mining technologies reduces carbon emissions and slows global warming.
According to the paper, the proposed solution will use Energy Web’s “Green Proofs for Bitcoin” platform to help miners obtain certification based on their clean energy and grid impact scores. Green miners can participate in the incentive scheme by registering and sharing their green keys on the platform.
“The solution outlined here aims to achieve a good degree of decentralization, ease of implementation and trust independence while distributing incentives,” the company said.
According to critics, the solution is being developed at a time when Bitcoin creation places an enormous burden on local power systems and taxpayers in the US.
Critics have attempted to prohibit Bitcoin mining, claiming that it causes air, water, and noise pollution, among other environmental hazards. According to the Rocky Mountain Institute, the process requires an estimated 127 terawatt-hours (TWh) of energy every year, which is more than Argentina’s total energy consumption.
Meanwhile, a New York Times article revealed that Bitcoin miners utilize about seven times the energy Google uses for its global operations each year.
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PayPal’s Blockchain Research Group has joined Energy Web and DMG Blockchain Solutions to support “sustainable” Bitcoin mining. According to the paper, the collaboration “presents an opportunity to accelerate the clean energy transition” using crypto-economic incentives.
PayPal Research On Bitcoin Mining In a recently published paper, PayPal’s Blockchain Research Group (BRG) proposed “the possibility for a more sustainable future” in Bitcoin mining. The investigation revealed that, as of April 2, data estimates the annualized emissions to be over 85 million metric tons of carbon dioxide due to Bitcoin’s Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus mechanism:
The reason behind this significant impact is the proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism that secures the Bitcoin network. In PoW, miners engage in a competitive race to find solutions (i.e., cryptographic hashes) for Bitcoin blocks, requiring powerful computational hardware like ASIC machines.
This race and its demand for robust computational power require significant electricity. Miners’ use of carbon-based energy sources consequentially “results in the underlying greenhouse gas emissions footprint of the Bitcoin network.”
As a solution, PayPal’s BRG aims to “incentivize desired activity with crypto-economics” to improve and optimize “existing, proven strong networks.” Additionally, the firm wishes to support “more environmentally responsible” mining and encourage other miners to shift towards cleaner energy sources.”
The paper suggests routing on-chain transactions to “green miners” via low transaction fees with a BTC reward “locked” in a multisig payout address. The rewards would serve as an incentive to mine these transactions, as only green miners would be eligible to receive them.
The solution is based on identifying miners that use low-emissions energy sources. After identification, their public keys, referred to as “green keys,” would be used to reward miners with Bitcoin in a trust-independent method through a “1-of-n multisig script.” As a result, the payout address would allow the miners with green keys to claim the rewards.
Proposed solution to incentivize green Bitcoin mining. Source: PayPal's BRG Providers such as Energy Web would help to identify the green miners and onboard them to the solution. The non-profit organization offers a “Green Proofs for Bitcoin” initiative that promotes transparency and “supports alignment between Bitcoin mining and global decarbonization effort.”
Miners would apply for and share their sustainable mining certifications through the Green Proofs for Bitcoin validation platform.
Moreover, the proposed solution has been successfully tested with DMG. The firm broadcasted multiple low-fee transactions to test how effectively they would operate under different levels of on-chain transaction volumes.
Depending on the transaction volume, the low-fee ones would “either take a long time to confirm or eventually be dropped by the network.” This would increase the green miners’ chances to pick them up.
Per the paper, the trade-offs were “acceptable,” however, alternative solutions could be evaluated:
It is possible to design alternative solutions where transactions and rewards can be sent to miners via a private mechanism rather than using the public mempool.
Exploring technologies like smart contracts or the lighting network is also proposed as an alternative way to address the issues. However, they could come at the expense of “trust dependence and a more complex implementation.”
However, it is worth noting that Bitcoin mining has been controversial. While many legacy companies, such as PayPal and others, have targeted the network due to its alleged intense electrical consumption and carbon emissions, other research has pointed to the increasing use of renewable energy and the low carbon emissions the nascent industry produces, as seen in the chart below.
Bitcoin mining carbon emissions are much lower than those of other industries. Source: Cambridge Research In an article posted by Forbes, analyst Jonathan Buck pointed out:
the CCAF has determined that the bitcoin industry uses a significant amount of renewable energy, sometimes more than half, depending on the jurisdiction. This is a testament to the industry’s commitment to sustainability and its potential role in the green revolution.
BTC is trading at $65,972.43 on the one-day chart. Source: BTCUSDT on TradingView Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com
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Energy Web, a well-known platform that powers decentralization solutions across diverse jurisdictions, has announced its latest project. As per the platform, it is conducting the open release of its official launchpad to assist software developers and enterprises in the configuration and deployment of solutions. The new development will enable the respective services for all consumers.
We’re excited to announce the public release of Launchpad by Energy Web🟣
Launchpad empowers enterprises and software developers to configure and deploy solutions across thousands of worker nodes globally 🌎
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— Energy Web (@energywebx) May 1, 2024 Energy Web’s Latest Launchpad Officially Goes Live for Public In a devoted blog post on Medium, the platform disclosed its endeavor to offer flexible pricing for the launchpad. In addition to this, the company also mentioned that the project will support enterprises and developers with better experience. According to Energy Web, the products that the launchpad provides take into account 3 categories.
One of these categories is “Smartflow” which lets clients deploy and configure routine business logic. For this purpose, it utilizes decentralized networks that the worker nodes offer. Worker nodes take data coming from 3rd parties and execute app-specific computational operations on the data. Apart from that, they publish the results concerning the enterprises and/or the common masses for validation.
The function of the nodes is autonomously verifiable without the requirement of depending on a sole centralized server or entity. It additionally provides several starting templates in line with the real-world deployments within the energy zone. Moreover, it also gives rapid access to the present networks of worker nodes. They can pick up and run exclusive business logic.
The Project Supports Both Consumers and Developers The 2nd category deals with “Blockchain API” which offers new opportunities to the web3 developers. It offers them an RPC API gateway that opens for 4 blockchains in the ecosystem of Energy Web. It also includes sample code snippets parallel to several subscription plans. The 3rd category provides “Validator-as-a-service” to permit the consumers to swiftly spin up validators on the blockchains of Energy Web.
Energy Web operates as a non-profit platform that accelerates clean energy conversion with the development of open-source tech solutions. Its enterprise-scale solutions enhance coordination across complicated energy markets. Furthermore, they unlock the all-inclusive usage of the resources of distributed energy for businesses, clients, and grid operators. The Energy Web platform includes telecommunication leaders, IoT, automotive, corporate energy purchasers, grid operators, and so on.
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Energy Web has announced a groundbreaking initiative called Electronic Components and Systems for Flexible, Coordinated, and Resilient Distributed Renewable Energy Systems (ECS4DRES). This project, co-funded by Horizon Europe and the Federal Government, aims to revolutionize the reliability, safety, and resilience of Distributed Renewable Energy Systems (DRES) across Europe.
In collaboration with 33 partners across six European countries, ECS4DRES is set to develop advanced monitoring and control technologies. These technologies will incorporate integrated sensors with energy harvesting functions, capable of detecting various parameters for safety and monitoring energy transfers. The project aims to achieve interoperable and low-latency communication systems, along with sophisticated algorithms, AI tools, and methods.
Technological Advancements According to the firm’s report, the innovations from ECS4DRES will enable the widespread interconnection, monitoring, and management of numerous DRES, subsystems, and components. This will optimize energy management between sources, loads, and storages, enhance power quality, and ensure resilient system operation. The project will validate these technologies through five relevant use cases and demonstrators.
ECS4DRES aims to generate significant global scientific, technological, economic, environmental, and societal impacts. The project will meet the needs of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Distribution System Operators (DSOs), grid operators, EV charging station aggregators, energy communities, end customers, and academia. By providing interoperable and tailored solutions in electronic control systems, sensor technology, and smart systems integration, ECS4DRES will facilitate the deployment and efficient, resilient operation of DRES, including integrating hydrogen equipment and components.
As ECS4DRES embarks on this ambitious project, it embodies the words of renowned futurist Alvin Toffler: “The great growling engine of change — technology.” This initiative represents a significant leap forward in the technological advancement of renewable energy systems, driving us toward a more sustainable and resilient future.
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