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A First for Tokenized Private CreditT-RIZE Group (@trize_io) has integrated Chainlink's ($LINK) oracle infrastructure to deliver onchain proof of insurance for its Kairos Digital Loan Notes (KDLN) programme, a tokenized private credit product running on Canton Network (@CantonNetwork). It is the first time verifiable insurance coverage data has been embedded within a tokenized financial product on the Canton Network.

The KDLN programme is backed by a diversified portfolio of UK litigation-finance receivables. Private credit has grown into a $3.5 trillion global asset class, according to the Alternative Credit Council and AIMA, and T-RIZE is positioning the KDLN as a governed, institutional-grade entry point into that market. The programme opens with an initial $50 million tranche available to eligible institutional and qualified investors, with the broader framework designed to scale to $500 million.

How the Verification Architecture WorksInsurance coverage data from Talisman Insurance is converted into a Merkle tree, anchored on Canton Network, then published as verifiable Data Streams by Chainlink's decentralised oracle network. Authorised participants can independently verify coverage using cryptographic validation data, Merkle proofs, and a published verification methodology, without relying on paper-based processes or counterparties.

The move addresses a structural problem that has long frustrated institutional investors. One of the most persistent friction points in institutional finance has been the inability to verify coverage documentation without relying on counterparties, intermediaries, and paperwork. By anchoring insurance data directly onchain, T-RIZE Group and Chainlink remove that dependency entirely.

T-RIZE uses Chainlink's oracle infrastructure to power secure, verifiable data for tokenized assets, covering Proof of Reserve, Proof of Origin, and Proof of Process to ensure traceability and auditability for real-world assets. Chainlink was also deployed live on Canton Network in February 2026, bringing Data Streams, Proof of Reserve, and the Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to the institutional blockchain.

Beyond the KDLN programme, the architecture T-RIZE Group and Chainlink have built is designed to scale, with coverage information now positioned as an integrated component of tokenized financial products rather than a peripheral documentation requirement. Whether that model spreads to other asset classes such as real estate, infrastructure debt, or trade finance could be one of the more consequential questions the private credit tokenization market answers over the next few years.

Sources:
The Cryptonomist: Institutional Tokenization Insurance Enhances Onchain Verification
TechBullion: UK Litigation Finance Enters Tokenized Markets on Canton Network
PR Newswire: Chainlink Now Live on Canton Network

Holochain is a project that many say is set to change the way we think about Distributed Ledger Technology. As a result, interest in HOT is at a fever pitch.

Indeed, Holochain is offering an alternative to the current landscape of bloated blockchains and imperfect solutions. However, the project is facing questions of its own including why development is progressing so slowly, months after a highly successful ICO.

So, is it still a project worth considering?

In this Holochain review I will attempt to answer that. I will also take an in-depth look at the use cases of the HOT token and it's long term adoption potential.

What is Holochain?Holochain is being positioned as an alternative to the blockchain, giving developers a framework for creating decentralized applications (dApps).

One huge change to enable this is a switch from the data dependent blockchain to an agent-centric system. Holochain's method avoids keeping a global consensus, using an agent system in which each agent keeping a private fork, and that is stored and managed in a limited manner on the blockchain with a distributed hash table.

Holochain Benefits. Source: Holochain Website

This avoids scalability problems that have plagued blockchain solutions. It also allows any dApps hosted on Holochain to do far more with less resource than required for blockchains. In this Holochain review, we will take an in-depth look at the project, technology and token prospects.

Holochain vs. BlockchainThe traditional blockchain works by storing data via cryptographic hashes on a distributed network. Each node on that network maintains a full copy of the blockchain and the global consensus to verify the network and keep its integrity intact. It's one feature of blockchain technology that has been a strength of the emerging technology.

There are weaknesses that come with the blockchain methodology. One that has been plaguing blockchain developers is scalability issues that are created by requiring each node in the network to verify the entire network.

As the amount of data increases on the blockchain, it becomes increasingly restrictive for transaction throughput on the blockchain. This is why some cryptocurrencies have experienced such long transaction times, and such high network fees.

The name came about because the system used by Holochain resembles the construction of a hologram. In a hologram a coherent 3-D pattern is created by a specific interaction of light beams, and in the Holochain the system creates a coherent whole in a similar manner, putting individual components together to form a whole.

In addition, the technology uses holistic patterns as part of its functionality.

The Public Portion BlockchainThe Holochain system does away with scalability issues by not requiring each node or agent on the network to keep a continually updated record of the entire public blockchain.

Instead, each node keeps its own blockchain which interacts with the node's unique cryptographic key. Imagine the entire public blockchain as a river, and each node is similar to a smaller stream that feeds into the river.

If a node goes offline it creates a fork of the public chain, but the public chain continues forward, without being impacted by the loss of one of its nodes.

Holochain is a Green SolutionBy now everyone knows how much energy is required by Proof of Work blockchains such as Bitcoin. Holochain claims to be a green solution to environmentally destructive blockchains.

Because nodes on Holochain don’t store and validate the entire blockchain there is only a small percentage of bandwidth used in comparison with traditional blockchains.

Moreover, there’s no mining component to Holochain, so the electricity used is minimal, really no more than would be used by the node computers in their normal operations. With the electricity requirements of PoW blockchains constantly on the rise, this environmentally friendly approach seems far better.

Node Data Accessed by the Public SpaceInstead of making each node keeps its own copy of all the data in the entire blockchain, the Holochain central chain maintains a series of rules to verify the data on each node's blockchain. That verification occurs occurs on a distributed hash table.

This means that when a node goes offline its data is not lost to the public blockchain. Instead a limited copy is maintained and verified according to the set of rules.

Node Architecture at Holochain

As you can read in the FAQ section of the Holochain website, the developers compare the system to the way that a living organism stores information in DNA or the way that languages are stored by populations of people.

“Where is the English language stored?” the Holochain developers ask in the FAQ. “Every speaker carries it. People have different areas of expertise or exposure to different slang or specialized vocabularies. Nobody has a complete copy, nor is anyone’s version exactly the same as anyone else, If you disappeared half of the English speakers, it would not degrade the language much.”

How Scalable is Holochain?The question of how many transactions per second Holochain can handle needs to be looked at differently than the way we look at scalability on traditional blockchains.

The quick answer to the question is that scalability is unlimited on Holochain. That's somewhat simplistic, and honestly the idea of transactions per second doesn't apply to Holochain due to its inherent nature.

Rather than keeping a global consensus of data on the blockchain, Holochain uses a distributed hash table to keep a record of the essential type and validity of data that each individual node contributes.

 
Network topology of five agents running three different apps. Every app is it’s own p2p network. Source

The developers have used an analogy of a dance floor to better explain. You can look at a dance floor and immediately know who is dancing ballet and who is dancing hip-hop.

How many dancers can be dancing at the same time?

As many as will fit on the dance floor. It's apparent that there's no need to use a trusted centralized third-party to keep track of the dancers and what style of dance they are performing.

“So, Holochain as an app framework does not pose any limit of transactions per second because there is no place where all transactions have to go through,” the developers wrote. He went on to say

It is like asking, ‘How many words can humanity speak per second?’ It's an irrelevant question. With every human being born, that number increases. Same for Holochain.

What Dapp's Work With Holochain?Holochain would be a very good fit for any dApps that require a large number of individual inputs where each individual has access to a limited copy of all the inputs.

The immediate use case put forth by Holochain is social media platforms, but they’ve also suggested that Holochain will work well in peer-to-peer platforms, supply chain management, reputational cryptocurrencies or loyalty programs, collective intelligence projects and more.

These projects make a good fit for Holochain because of its agent-centric nature. You can also view a comprehensive overview of the types of apps you can develop on the holohackers map.

Some Apps on Holochain Github Already

Holochain would not work well with any type of private or anonymous datasets however, since each individual node publishes a shared distributed hash table. Holochain is also not suited for any application that hosts large files, or for running data positivist-oriented dApps, like most cryptocurrencies.

The vision adopted by Holograph postulates that there are no absolute truths on the public blockchain, only the individual perspective held by each node that can be brought together to form a larger picture. This has been compared to a blockchain vision of the theory of relativity.

Language SupportHolochain was written in Go, and that particular programming language was chosen for its similarity to C and its ease of use. The code base is fully open source and can be examined at the Holochain GitHub.

When developing dApps for Holochain developers are free to use both Lisp and JavaScript and there is also support for front-end languages such as CSS, HTML and JavaScript.

The Holochain developers have stated that Holochain is flexible in regards to handling new languages, so there is a good possibility that support for additional languages will be added in the future.

The Holochain TeamThe developers behind Holochain have a vast amount of experience. The co-founders both have 34 years of programming experience. Arthur Brock, who is the Chief Architect behind Holochain has been a contract coder since 1984, working with AI systems and as an online alternative currency system designer since 2001.

Holochain Team

Eric Harris-Braun is the Executive Engineer behind Holochain. He has also been a contract coder since 1984, a full time programmer since 1988, a designer of peer-to-peer communication applications (glassbead.com) for many years, a full-stack web developer, as well as having experience in system design, framework design, etc.

Rounding out the team are 12 additional developers, UX/UI experts, and software engineers. The core developers are David Meister, an Australian software architect with over a decade of experience, and Nicolas Luck, a German software architect who also has over a decade of experience developing elegant software solutions. 

Adoption and CommunityPossibly because the community is still waiting for the release of the Holochain mainnet, the adoption and community activity isn’t quite what you see from some other projects.

The sub-Reddit for Holochain has just under 7,000 subscribers, but posts are only made every few days on average, and many of the recent posts have no responses or comments.

The development team remains active on Reddit though, with AMA’s and explorations of various team members, community leaders, and features of the platform.

Twitter is another popular social platform in the crypto-world, and Holochain is active there, with almost 30,000 followers. They tweet regularly, and most tweets get about 100 likes, and 20-30 retweets.

The Telegram channel of Holochain is fairly large, with just over 12,500 members, and the Holochain Facebook page has over 5,000 likes. There’s also a Holochain Forum, but it doesn’t appear to be exceptionally busy, with only 1-2 posts a day.

Holochain Token (HOT)Holochain completed a month long ICO on April 28, 2018 during which they raised a bit over 30,000 ETH worth roughly $20 million at the time. There were 133,214,575,156 HOT tokens minted for the ICO. As of October 21, 2019 the HOT token is trading for 0.000950, and has a market capitalization of over $150 million, making it the 37th largest cryptocurrency by market cap.

Immediately following the ICO the token had traded as high as $0.002 for a more than 1,000% gain in a week. The price quickly deflated over the following two months, and by July 2018 was trading below $0.0005.

 
HOT Price Performance. Image via CMC

Like all the coins in the cryptocurrency markets, HOT has had its ups and downs over the years, trading as low as $0.000341 on June 29, 2018 and as high as $0.002538 on May 29, 2019. 

The HOT token is an ERC-20 token that can be stored in any ERC-20 compatible wallet, such as MetaMask, MyEtherWallet, or one of the hardware wallets. Eventually, the ERC-20 tokens will be able to be swapped for Holofuel. That swapping will become available once the Holo mainnet launches.

Rather than burning the HOT tokens after swapping they will be held in a reserve account to help maintain stability in the network. There are no plans yet for when HOT will be completely removed. There are also no set plans for listing Holofuel on exchanges, although the team understands this conversation will need to happen.

HOT TradingWhen it comes to the markets for HOT, it is listed on a number of exchanges. These include the likes of CoinEx, Binance, MXC etc. The volume is seems to be pretty well distributed although CoinEx has over 30% of it.

When it comes to the liquidity on the individual exchanges, it appears to be pretty strong. For example, if we were to take a look into Binance's USDT / HOT order book it appears to be quite deep. There is also pretty reasonable daily turnover.

 
Register at Binance and Buy HOT Tokens

In addition to this, the Binance Exchange also makes a market in BTC & ETH crosses of HOT. So, this means that you will be able to place large block orders without too much slippage.

What is Holofuel?Holofuel is the planned native cryptocurrency of Holochain, which will be a mutual-credit currency, and will be backed by actual assets.

The Holochain team calls it a “contractual service obligation” because it can be earned and redeemed for hosting on the Holochain platform. Its primary use is for Holochain application (hApp) providers to pay Holo hosts for their services.

The Holochain team believes Holofuel is different from many of the existing cryptocurrencies for three primary reasons:

Mutual Credit: Unlike other cryptocurrencies which are primarily used for speculation, HoloFuel is not tokens created from nothing. It is a double-entry crypto-accounting framework that provides scalability, transparency, and accountability.Asset-Backed: HoloFuel is backed by the computing power of hosts across the globe.Value-Stable: The value of HoloFuel is connected to the computing capacity of the network of hosts. This capacity evolves and changes slowly and isn't subject to huge spikes and crashes the way other speculative tokens are.Ultimately this makes Holofuel a hosting utility token, and there are already several competitors who are much further along in development. Projects like Sia, Storj and Filecoin all reward users for sharing their computing power, harddrive space or bandwidth capacity.

DevelopmentI will also mention here that there have been some criticisms of Holochain, most notably that the project is making little to no progress.

And it’s true the project has been progressing quite slowly. It is still waiting for the alpha testnet to launch 18 months after the ICO was completed.

That’s a long time, and there’s no indication when the mainnet might launch. Of course, the team says they’re taking a long view towards their project, and that they don’t want to rush anything.

Of course, there is a simple way to assess the monthly development output and that would be to take a look into their code public code repositories. By observing the code commits we can get a good idea of how much work is actually being done.

Hence, I decided to dive into the HoloChain GitHub and check out their repositories. Below you have the total code commits for the top 3 most active repos over the past 12 months.

Total Code commits to Select Repos over past year

As you can see, the developers have indeed been quite active. There have been regular commits to all of these select repos over the past year. The project also has over 100 further repositories with varying levels of activity - quite impressive.

If we were to compare this to other projects it's quite clear that Holochain is amoung the most active of all. In fact, on this site they are ranked number 2 when it comes to commits to their core repo.

So, although there have been delays in getting the testnet up and running, one can't complain that the team is not working towards it. If you want to keep up to date with this development you can follow their official blog.

ConclusionWe’ve been told that Bitcoin and blockchain are the future technology, but this might not be entirely true. Blockchain technology is actually nearly 10 years old already, and top cryptocurrencies do little more than mimic our existing corrupt financial system in a quasi-decentralized fashion.

Bitcoin is meant for storing value, and has also become something of a casino for traders. Holochain will be a system of value creation and community engagement that is designed to help us get to a post-monetary society based on community, personal contributions, merit, and service to others. It was designed to grant both data and personal integrity.

It’s not certain if Holochain will be successful, but it is ready to be used, and developers can already begin building the applications they feel can help change our society and our world. Some examples of Holochain dApps can be found here and if you’re interested in developing your own dApp with Holochain you can get started here.

Investors have done very well already with the token seeing a 500% increase from its ICO, and that was during a bear market in crpytocurrencies. Once Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies begin rising again the HOT token could see significant upside.

Disclaimer: These are the writer's opinions and should not be considered investment advice. Readers should do their own research.

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Holo (HOT) is a groundbreaking decentralized application network that distinguishes Holochain from traditional Blockchain networks. In this article, you can find answers to two frequently asked questions: What is Holo (HOT), and how to buy Holo (HOT) with TRY.

What is Holo (HOT)?Holo serves as the main network asset for Holochain, a decentralized application network that enables high-speed, low-cost transactions globally. While it has similarities with traditional Blockchains, Holochain operates on a different principle where each node maintains its own transaction record instead of relying on a central consensus mechanism. This approach promotes transparency and scalability within the network, making it an attractive option for decentralized applications (dApps) and payments.

HOT plays a significant role in the Holo ecosystem, serving as the primary exchange medium for transactions and encouraging users to contribute computing resources through Holo Hosting. Users providing hosting services for dApps on the network receive HOT coins as rewards, creating a self-sustaining ecosystem where participants are incentivized to contribute to its growth and functionality.

Holochain technology distinguishes itself from traditional Blockchain networks by using a distributed hash table (DHT) for consensus on transaction order. Unlike Blockchain networks where all nodes must agree on transaction validity, Holochain allows nodes to independently validate transactions. This approach not only enhances scalability but also ensures network integrity by quickly detecting and penalizing any malicious behavior.

Holo Hosting is a fundamental aspect of the Holochain ecosystem, enabling dApps to operate without relying on centralized servers. Users contribute computing resources to host dApps and earn HOT coins in return. This distributed hosting system promotes decentralization and flexibility while offering users opportunities to participate in the network and earn rewards.

The main network asset of the Holo ecosystem, HOT coin, facilitates transactions within the network and encourages users to interact with Holo Hosting. Beyond its role in transactions, HOT coin serves as a mechanism to reward network participants and support the growth of dApps on the Holochain network.

Holochain’s architecture offers unique scalability and efficiency compared to traditional Blockchain networks. With each node maintaining its own ledger, the network can handle numerous transactions without congestion or bottlenecks. This scalable design allows Holochain to support unlimited throughput, making it a promising platform for the development of dApps and payments.

How to Buy Holo (HOT) with TRY?Binance TR is the most suitable cryptocurrency exchange for investors in Turkey looking to buy Holo (HOT). On Binance TR, where accounts can be quickly created, over 100 cryptocurrencies, including HOLO, can be bought and sold. To buy Holo (HOT) with TRY on Binance TR, you can follow the steps below.

How to Open an Account on Binance TR?Opening an account on Binance TR is quite easy. You need to go to trbinance.com and continue from the “Create Account” step. In the first step of account creation, you will be asked to enter basic information such as email address, phone number, name-surname, date of birth, nationality, and T.C. identity number.

After entering the requested information completely and accurately, email/sms verification will be done to confirm and verify the information. After completing this process, you will proceed to the second step, identity verification (KYC).

How to Verify an Account on Binance TR?Identity verification on Binance TR is one of the security procedures that must be performed before starting cryptocurrency trading and during account creation. This process is also necessary to protect both the user and the cryptocurrency exchange. You can perform the verification process either from your phone or through the official Binance TR website. Note that you will need your mobile phone to perform identity verification from the website.

On the Binance TR website, hover over the “Profile” option at the top right, click on “Identity Verification and Limits” from the drop-down menu, and then click on “Verify.” After this step, a QR code will appear, which you need to scan with your phone’s camera and continue the process on your phone. If you cannot scan the QR code, you can click on “Copy URL” to have the identity verification address sent to your phone via SMS.

When you enter the address on your phone or scan the QR code, a screen like the one below will open on your phone. First, tap on the “Identity” option to continue.

Then a screen like the one below will appear. To continue the verification process, first select the document type that suits you.

After selecting the document type, tap on the “Upload Front” option to continue. After taking a photo of the front side of the document according to the selected document type, tap on the “Upload Back” option and take a photo of the back side of the document and upload it. Ensure that the images are clear and the information in the photo is easily readable when taking photos of the front and back sides of your ID card or driver’s license.

Then tap on the “Selfie” option to continue. At this point, your phone’s front camera will open, and you will need to scan your face. Make sure your face fills the camera area as much as possible after the camera opens.

After completing all these steps accurately and completely, your identity verification process will be completed shortly.

How to Deposit TL on Binance TR?You can easily deposit TL to your Binance TR account from all banks. You can deposit TL 24/7 and make uninterrupted transactions from your Vakıfbank, Ziraat Bankası, İş Bankası, Akbank, Fibabanka, Şekerbank, Türkiye Finans accounts. For other banks, you can deposit up to 50,000 TL 24/7 with FAST. Deposits over 50,000 TL from other banks are processed during EFT hours.

To deposit money into your Binance TR account, first go to the “Wallet” option at the top left of the homepage on trbinance.com and click on the “Deposit” option from the drop-down menu.

Then a page like the one below will open, and you can continue the deposit process by selecting your preferred bank from this page. If your preferred bank is not yet integrated with Binance TR, you should continue by clicking on the “Other Banks” option.

In this example, we will continue using Vakıfbank, but the process is the same for all other banks. When you click on the Vakıfbank option, you will see an account name and IBAN address where you can transfer money via wire transfer, EFT, or FAST. All you need to do is use the information displayed on the page of your preferred bank to transfer the amount you want to deposit into your Binance TR account via wire transfer, EFT, or FAST.

After your bank completes the transfer process, the funds you sent will automatically reflect in your Binance TR account wallet.

How to Buy HOLO Coin with TL on Binance TR?After the deposit process, you can proceed to buy HOLO coin with TL by clicking on the “Buy-Sell” option in the top left menu on the Binance TR website.

After clicking on this option, the following page will open. In the search section on the right side of this page, type “HOLO” and click on the HOLO/TRY option from the results to go to the TL to HOLO purchase page.

Now the following HOLO trading page will open. On this page, in the area marked with a red box, you need to enter the price at which you want to buy HOLO in the first box and the number of HOLO you want to buy in the second box. After entering the amount, you can complete your purchase by clicking the “Buy HOLO” button.

What is Binance TR?Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, officially launched its platform Binance TR for cryptocurrency investors in Turkey in 2020. The cryptocurrency exchange, headquartered in Istanbul, can be accessed at trbinance.com.

Binance TR offers trading services from fiat to cryptocurrency and cryptocurrency to cryptocurrency by leveraging Binance’s technology, security measures, and liquidity provided through the Binance Cloud infrastructure. Users in Turkey can seamlessly deposit and withdraw Turkish lira (TRY) directly through bank channels and trade various cryptocurrencies with TRY trading pairs via Binance TR.

Users gain access to market-leading spot trading liquidity, a powerful matching engine, advanced security protocols, custody solutions, and risk controls supported by Binance’s core functions through Binance TR.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.

TradeVault Inc. has announced the official launch of Holos, a next-generation marketplace redefining how real-world assets are traded and valued. Built on a tokenized infrastructure, Holos enables instant, global exchange of physical asset value—starting with high-value collectibles like Pokémon cards.

Holos leverages NFT RWA (Real World Asset) technology to convert physical items into blockchain-verified tokens. Users can buy, sell, and hold these tokens worldwide, without shipping or inspection, until they choose to redeem the physical item.

Holos is currently running a high-value Pokémon card giveaway. All you have to do is follow and repost for a chance to win, so be sure to check it out here

▶︎ Visit: https://holos-market.com/

Setting a New Standard for Physical Asset Trading Each NFT on Holos is backed 1:1 by a physical item securely stored in Japan. When users tap “Deliver,” the NFT is burned via smart contract and the real item is shipped globally. This eliminates barriers like customs delays, counterfeiting, and logistical risk.

Holos aims to shift the paradigm from moving physical goods to transferring verified digital ownership—enabling seamless, trusted, and transparent value exchange.

Key Features: Instant Tokenization: Japan-exclusive Pokémon cards are digitized on launch day, giving global users early access to scarce assets. User-Friendly: Wallets are created automatically at signup. Users can pay with crypto or credit cards. Web3 jargon like “NFT” or “burn” is replaced with intuitive Web2 terms. Secure Custody: All items are authenticated and insured, stored via partnerships with Japan’s top card shops at Terrada Warehouse in Tokyo. Proven Infrastructure: Built on the Polygon blockchain, with over 4 million transactions processed to date. Non-Custodial by Design: Holos never holds user wallets or assets. All processes are handled on-chain with audited smart contracts. Snapshot: Tokenized assets at launch: Hundreds of Pokémon cards Blockchain: Polygon (4M+ transaction capacity) Custody partner: Terrada Warehouse, Japan Redemption: NFT burn triggers global shipping (region-limited) Looking Ahead With the collectibles market expected to exceed $80 billion, Holos is expanding beyond trading cards to include luxury watches, fine art, sneakers, and precious metals. By bridging intuitive design with blockchain precision, Holos aims to become core infrastructure for the growing global RWA ecosystem.

Holos is currently running a high-value Pokémon card giveaway. All you have to do is follow and repost for a chance to win, so be sure to check it out here

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The past few weeks have seen an absolute tsunami of progress. We're thrilled to announce a release for Holo Edge Node and a new and improved HolOS installer.

These updates directly address key areas of ease of use, stability, and hardware compatibility. This is a huge step forward in making it easier for anyone to run their own always-on nodes and add resilience for their Holochain applications.

Let's dive in!

🚀 HolOS v.0.0.7We have upgraded the installation process so users can easily install HolOS directly from the boot menu. Setting up your HoloPort or other machine with HolOS is now incredibly simple. Flash the ISO to a USB of your choice, enter BIOS, select the option to boot from the USB, and select Install HolOS. On a HoloPort or HoloPort+, the whole process can take less than 60 seconds.

Why it matters: This is a win for user experience. What was once a technical, multi-step process is now automated. Because of how we’re setting up the system volumes, we’re happy to report this is the last breaking change we anticipate that will require a full reinstall process (where the user needs to flash the ISO to a USB and boot from the USB). From here on, updates to HoloOS should be much smoother. Following installation users will have two system volumes and one data volume. In the case of HoloPort+, the data volume should be automatically installed on the SSD.

Key Networking Fix for HolOS (Thanks, Community!) We heard reports that some nodes were having trouble connecting, and we tracked it down to a DHCP client that was timing out too quickly. This has been fixed, leading to much more reliable network connectivity for your node.

⚙️ Edge Node Upgrades: Power, Speed, and StabilityWhat's new:

Now on Holochain 0.6.0! The Edge Node container has been updated to run on the latest Holochain 0.6.0 release candidate. This is a massive leap forward, bringing all the stability, performance, and security improvements from Holochain's core development directly to your node.Flexibility to run always-on nodes for hApps running Holochain 0.5.0 or 0.6.0 inside separate Edge Node containers on the same machine.Support for .webhapp Files This is a huge quality-of-life improvement. You can now easily install hApps (like Rhymez) that are packaged as a .webhapp file, which bundles the web UI and the Holochain application code together.Smarter hApp Installation We've updated the hApp installation script to make an initial zome call right after installation. This small change ensures your hApp is properly initialized and ready to go from the moment it's installed. We also fixed a bug to better handle any incorrect hApp URLs provided in the hApp install config.🛠️ Work in Progress: Laying the FoundationIn the spirit of transparency, this release also includes foundational work for features that are not 100% complete but are well on their way. We decided it was better to get these improvements into your hands now rather than wait.

Future-Proofing WiFi Support: We've added a whole host of new WLAN drivers, especially for Realtek chipsets. While a full, user-friendly interface for configuring WiFi this is not, this critical background work paves the way for much broader hardware support in the near future.Unyt Accounting Partner Integration: We've laid the groundwork for better troubleshooting by adding support for collecting Holochain logs. A full, automated log sender is still in development, but this is the first crucial step toward integration with our partners at Unyt Accounting software.🌊 Ready to Dive In?This is a pivotal moment for the entire Holochain ecosystem, with deliveries landing across the board at Holo, Unyt and Holochain. The tools to build your own sovereign, resilient, peer-to-peer spaces are here, and they're getting better every day. Now it's time for you to experience it firsthand.

Test with Unyt: Want to get involved in testing the latest Unyt developments? Reach out in the Holo TG channel and say "I want to play!" From there either @jjjsmile or another community member will point you in the right direction.Empower Your Own Groups with Edge Node: Ready to take control of your data?Start by setting up your own Edge Node today! Follow our comprehensive How To Guide.Join the conversation and get support on the Edge Node Support Telegram group.The future is peer-to-peer, and it's being built right now. Join us!

As one half of Brooklyn-based duo Water From Your Eyes, Nate Amos makes left-field pop that feels hypermodern: wry, memey lyricism; post-ironic genre-hopping; the kind of jilted chaos and tonal jumble that characterises a social media feed. Yet the band had actually been plugging away for seven years before their 2023 breakthrough. Amos’s solo project This Is Lorelei has been going even longer, only gaining proper traction with last year’s belated debut album Box for Buddy, Box for Star.

The artwork for Holo BoyNow Amos is capitalising on this recent momentum with another release, this time a compilation of re-recorded songs dredged from his extensive Bandcamp back catalogue. Unlike his WFYE output, these tracks are mainly gentle folk-rock numbers that deal in honeyed melancholy. They tend to be brief and narratively vague, glancing at regret, disappointment and darkness (“you don’t want to know what my dreams are about,” he claims on But You Just Woke Me Up). His most obvious stylistic counterpart is indie-rocker Alex G, but while Amos can’t rival him for lyrical punch, he can match his knack for pleasingly diverting detail: see Name the Band’s chunky pop-punk bassline or the bright guitar twang on Dreams Away.

This Is Lorelei isn’t quite as compelling as Amos’s other project (whose spirit is detectable on outlier Mouth Man, an eclectic rush of dead-eyed sprechgesang and awkward synth blasts over a four-on-the-floor beat), but this collection of sweet-sad acoustic fare is certainly enjoyable enough to justify its opportunistic repackaging.

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Circle partners with Nomura Securities to enter the Japanese yen foreign exchange settlement service market.

Stablecoin issuer Circle plans to collaborate with Nomura Securities to launch instant foreign currency settlement for Japanese corporate clients as early as 2027. The initiative will enable large cross-border transactions to be completed immediately, aiming to boost cross-border investment and trade. This will mark the first entry of a major stablecoin issuer into Japan’s corporate transaction market, allowing companies to convert yen into US dollar-denominated stablecoins for investment and instant transfers.

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The US May core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index monthly rate will be released tonight at 20:30 (UTC+8). Below are the forecasts from multiple institutions: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation: 0.2%; Royal Bank of Canada: 0.2%; JPMorgan Chase: 0.3%; Goldman Sachs Group: 0.3%; Bank of Montreal: 0.3%; Moody's Corporation: 0.3%; Standard Chartered: 0.3%; UniCredit: 0.3%; ING Group: 0.3%; HSBC Holdings: 0.3%; BNP Paribas: 0.4%; Wells Fargo: 0.4%; Capital Economics: 0.4%; Citigroup: 0.4%; Deutsche Bank: 0.4%; Nomura Securities: 0.4%; Pantheon Macroeconomics: 0.4%; Société Générale: 0.4%; Scotiabank: 0.4%; Morgan Stanley: 0.4%

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DA Davidson Raises Micron’s Price Target to $2,000, Retains Buy Rating

U.S. investment bank DA Davidson released a research note stating that Micron Technology has entered a new phase with one of the best performance visibility in the semiconductor industry, a stark contrast to its past standing in the sector. Driven by another quarter of results that handily exceeded expectations and positive forward guidance, Micron’s stock price surged sharply. These signals indicate that the current memory chip boom cycle is far from over. While the company is ramping up capacity investments (with capital expenditure (CAPEX) projected to hit $10 billion in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, which will bring additional supply), management expects the memory market to remain tight on supply and demand at least through 2027. Against this backdrop, DA Davidson reiterated its "Buy" rating on Micron and raised its price target from $1,500 to $2,000, equivalent to a 20x price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio based on the company’s 2026 calendar year expected earnings per share (EPS).

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Morgan Stanley raises Micron's price target to $1,200, maintains 'Overweight' rating.

Morgan Stanley released a report raising Micron Technology (MU.O)’s price target from $1,050 to $1,200, while maintaining an "Overweight" rating. The investment bank lifted its fiscal 2027 earnings per share (EPS) forecast for the chipmaker by roughly 40% to $168, and upgraded its free cash flow (FCF) projection from $104 billion to $140 billion. Aligning with Micron’s management, the bank holds that AI will push DRAM demand to consistently outpace supply significantly after 2027. Micron’s last fiscal quarter results matched this trend, with both its quarterly performance and outlook showing notable upside potential.

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US officials: Israel has withdrawn troops from parts of the buffer zone in southern Lebanon.

A U.S. State Department official said Israel has withdrawn from parts of the buffer zone in southern Lebanon, describing the move as a "goodwill gesture" toward the Lebanese government.

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CBRS trades below IPO price post-earnings: Erases all gains six weeks after listing, two smart money firms net $5.8 million from first-day IPO shorts.

According to Hyperinsight monitoring, Cerebras (CBRS), the AI chip firm previously dubbed "Nvidia’s strongest challenger", saw its stock price fall in stages after reporting its first quarterly results since going public, as negative guidance overshadowed better-than-expected performance. The stock has dropped roughly 22% since the earnings release and officially broke below its IPO price today. On-chain whales are overall bearish. CBRS trades at $184 on the Hyperliquid platform, down 7.7% in 24 hours. Large-scale short positions (million-dollar level) total around $11.62 million, 2.39 times the long positions ($4.87 million). Two major short positions were placed precisely at high levels as early as the IPO day or even before the IPO: - Whale 0xe0ff: Shorted at $284.51 on May 14 with a 3x leveraged position of $6.13 million, generating an unrealized profit of $3.24 million (+104%); - Whale 0x9996: Shorted at $275.92 on May 11 with a 5x leveraged position of $5.48 million, generating an unrealized profit of $2.64 million (+162%). It is learned that both addresses currently hold short positions in both CBRS and SPCX, and have recorded substantial unrealized profits, preferring to place short positions at high levels before or on the day of major stock listings. With the realization of negative earnings news in this round, the combined unrealized profit of the two positions is around $5.88 million. Currently, the average entry price of CBRS short whales is around $275, and the current price is over 30% lower than that. The nearest short liquidation line is at $200.13, about 7% away from the current price.

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Circle partners with Nomura Securities to enter the Japanese yen foreign exchange settlement service market.

Stablecoin issuer Circle plans to collaborate with Nomura Securities to launch instant foreign currency settlement for Japanese corporate clients as early as 2027. The initiative will enable large cross-border transactions to be completed immediately, aiming to boost cross-border investment and trade. This will mark the first entry of a major stablecoin issuer into Japan’s corporate transaction market, allowing companies to convert yen into US dollar-denominated stablecoins for investment and instant transfers.

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Institutions' Preview: Overview of US May Core PCE Price Index Monthly Rate

The US May core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index monthly rate will be released tonight at 20:30 (UTC+8). Below are the forecasts from multiple institutions: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation: 0.2%; Royal Bank of Canada: 0.2%; JPMorgan Chase: 0.3%; Goldman Sachs Group: 0.3%; Bank of Montreal: 0.3%; Moody's Corporation: 0.3%; Standard Chartered: 0.3%; UniCredit: 0.3%; ING Group: 0.3%; HSBC Holdings: 0.3%; BNP Paribas: 0.4%; Wells Fargo: 0.4%; Capital Economics: 0.4%; Citigroup: 0.4%; Deutsche Bank: 0.4%; Nomura Securities: 0.4%; Pantheon Macroeconomics: 0.4%; Société Générale: 0.4%; Scotiabank: 0.4%; Morgan Stanley: 0.4%

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DA Davidson Raises Micron’s Price Target to $2,000, Retains Buy Rating

U.S. investment bank DA Davidson released a research note stating that Micron Technology has entered a new phase with one of the best performance visibility in the semiconductor industry, a stark contrast to its past standing in the sector. Driven by another quarter of results that handily exceeded expectations and positive forward guidance, Micron’s stock price surged sharply. These signals indicate that the current memory chip boom cycle is far from over. While the company is ramping up capacity investments (with capital expenditure (CAPEX) projected to hit $10 billion in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, which will bring additional supply), management expects the memory market to remain tight on supply and demand at least through 2027. Against this backdrop, DA Davidson reiterated its "Buy" rating on Micron and raised its price target from $1,500 to $2,000, equivalent to a 20x price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio based on the company’s 2026 calendar year expected earnings per share (EPS).

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Morgan Stanley raises Micron's price target to $1,200, maintains 'Overweight' rating.

Morgan Stanley released a report raising Micron Technology (MU.O)’s price target from $1,050 to $1,200, while maintaining an "Overweight" rating. The investment bank lifted its fiscal 2027 earnings per share (EPS) forecast for the chipmaker by roughly 40% to $168, and upgraded its free cash flow (FCF) projection from $104 billion to $140 billion. Aligning with Micron’s management, the bank holds that AI will push DRAM demand to consistently outpace supply significantly after 2027. Micron’s last fiscal quarter results matched this trend, with both its quarterly performance and outlook showing notable upside potential.

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US officials: Israel has withdrawn troops from parts of the buffer zone in southern Lebanon.

A U.S. State Department official said Israel has withdrawn from parts of the buffer zone in southern Lebanon, describing the move as a "goodwill gesture" toward the Lebanese government.

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CBRS trades below IPO price post-earnings: Erases all gains six weeks after listing, two smart money firms net $5.8 million from first-day IPO shorts.

According to Hyperinsight monitoring, Cerebras (CBRS), the AI chip firm previously dubbed "Nvidia’s strongest challenger", saw its stock price fall in stages after reporting its first quarterly results since going public, as negative guidance overshadowed better-than-expected performance. The stock has dropped roughly 22% since the earnings release and officially broke below its IPO price today. On-chain whales are overall bearish. CBRS trades at $184 on the Hyperliquid platform, down 7.7% in 24 hours. Large-scale short positions (million-dollar level) total around $11.62 million, 2.39 times the long positions ($4.87 million). Two major short positions were placed precisely at high levels as early as the IPO day or even before the IPO: - Whale 0xe0ff: Shorted at $284.51 on May 14 with a 3x leveraged position of $6.13 million, generating an unrealized profit of $3.24 million (+104%); - Whale 0x9996: Shorted at $275.92 on May 11 with a 5x leveraged position of $5.48 million, generating an unrealized profit of $2.64 million (+162%). It is learned that both addresses currently hold short positions in both CBRS and SPCX, and have recorded substantial unrealized profits, preferring to place short positions at high levels before or on the day of major stock listings. With the realization of negative earnings news in this round, the combined unrealized profit of the two positions is around $5.88 million. Currently, the average entry price of CBRS short whales is around $275, and the current price is over 30% lower than that. The nearest short liquidation line is at $200.13, about 7% away from the current price.

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Nero, a virtual crypto card service, has launched a product that lets users top up an account with the stablecoins USDT or USDC and pay with a virtual card anywhere conventional cards are accepted. The cards work for online purchases and can be added to Apple Pay and Google Pay for in-store contactless payments.

The service targets a long-standing gap between holding stablecoins and spending them. Until now, converting digital dollars into everyday purchases typically required an exchange account, a linked bank account, and a withdrawal process taking one to several business days. Nero compresses that path: a user funds the account with USDT or USDC and receives a virtual card with a standard number, expiration date, and CVC within minutes. Conversion from crypto to fiat happens at the moment of payment, so merchants process an ordinary card transaction with no additional integration.

The virtual card covers two payment scenarios. Online, it works for subscriptions, advertising accounts, e-commerce and other services. Offline, users add the card to Apple Pay or Google Pay and pay at any terminal that accepts mobile wallets. Registration, top-up and card issuance are completed online, without a visit to a bank branch.

“The biggest shift we’re seeing is that stablecoins are finally being used for everyday utility. Our users just want their digital dollars to behave like ordinary money at the grocery store or when paying for software subscriptions. Nero bridges that exact gap without the friction of traditional banking,” said David Vance, Director of Growth at Nero.

Payroll in Stablecoins

The service is also available to businesses. Companies can pay salaries and other payouts in stablecoins directly to their employees’ Nero cards. According to the company, the option is aimed at distributed and cross-border teams, where funds reach recipients as a card top-up that can be spent online or in store without an additional withdrawal step.

Customer Support

The company says customer requests – including top-ups, card issuance, and payment questions – are handled by support staff rather than automated systems.

“When money is involved, users should be able to reach a person, not a script,” said Vance.

Market Context

The launch comes amid measurable growth in stablecoin spending. Visa reported that purchases on its stablecoin-linked cards reached a $3.5 billion annualized run rate in late 2025, up roughly 460% year over year, while industry-wide crypto card spending exceeded $18 billion on an annualized basis in early 2026. The combined market capitalization of stablecoins passed $300 billion this year, and federal stablecoin legislation adopted in the United States in mid-2025 – alongside frameworks in the EU, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and the UAE – has brought regulatory clarity to the category.

Nero cards are available now at nero.cards. The onboarding is fully digital: registration, top-up and card issuance are completed online without visiting a bank branch.

About Nero Sphere LIMITED

Nero is a virtual crypto card service that lets users top up with USDT or USDC and pay anywhere cards are accepted. Virtual cards can be used for online services or added to Apple Pay and Google Pay for in-store payments. Businesses can also pay salaries in stablecoins directly to their employees’ cards. Onboarding is fully digital, and customer requests are handled by support staff. More information is available at nero.cards.

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This is a general announcement and marketing communication. Products and services referred to here may not be available in your region. Fellow Binancians, Binance is thrilled to launch a Binance Traders League Season 3 – Chromia (CHR) and Ethereum (ETH) Trading Challenge where eligible users will have a chance to share a total prize pool of 200,000 USDC in token vouchers! Promotion Period: 2026-06-25 10:00 (UTC) to 2026-07-05 10:00 (UTC) Join Now Eligibility: All verified new, regular users and all Binance VIP users can participate.Liquidity providers in the Binance Spot Liquidity Provider Program and Binance Brokers are not eligible to participate. Eligible Trading Pair(s) Trading pair(s): CHR/USDT, ETH/USDT How to Participate: Click the [Join Now] button on the landing page to register.Total Trading Volume reaches at least 500 USD equivalent in any of the aforementioned eligible pair(s) on Binance Spot during the Promotion Period. Users who do not meet this threshold will not qualify for any reward under this Trading Volume Tournament. Reward Structure: Rankings Based on the Cumulative Trading VolumeReward per Eligible Participant (in USDC Token Vouchers)1st Place12,000 USDC2nd Place10,000 USDC3rd Place8,000 USDC4th Place6,000 USDC5th Place4,000 USDC6th - 20th PlacesAn equal split of 30,000 USDC21st - 50th PlacesAn equal split of 20,000 USDC51st - 200th PlacesAn equal split of 34,000 USDC201st - 1,000th PlacesAn equal split of 36,000 USDCAll Remaining Eligible ParticipantsAn equal split of 40,000 USDC, capped at 5 USDC per user Promotion Rules: Trading volume of any zero-fee trading pairs is excluded from the final trading volume calculation.Transaction or gas fees will be excluded from the final trading volume calculation for the tournament.All eligible buy and sell orders will be counted towards the cumulative total trading volume.Token vouchers will be distributed to winners by 2026-07-19, and will expire within 21 days after distribution. 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All token voucher rewards will expire within 21 days after distribution. Winning users should claim their vouchers before the expiration date, and no replacement reward will be provided. Learn how to redeem a Binance voucher.Please note that the actual value of rewards received by a user is subject to change due to market fluctuation.Token voucher rewards are subject to additional terms and conditions.Rewards are not negotiable nor transferable.Once the available rewards have been allocated to users, no further rewards will be provided notwithstanding that an eligible user may have completed the missions.A user’s trading volume in this Trading Volume Tournament will be calculated after the user has opted-in and will be based on the trading volume (i) in their master and sub-accounts, and (ii) on all Spot products, including Spot Trading, Spot Copy Trading and Trading Bots. API trades are allowed. 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Circle is making an aggressive push into Japan’s corporate finance landscape, with ambitions to bring instant foreign currency settlement capabilities to one of the world’s largest economies.

At the center of that strategy: USDC, Circle’s dollar-pegged stablecoin, which became the first global dollar stablecoin to receive approval under Japan’s Financial Services Agency framework.

The SBI Holdings partnership driving Circle’s Japan expansion Circle’s Japan entry has been anchored by its partnership with SBI Holdings, one of the country’s most influential financial conglomerates. That collaboration kicked off in 2023 and has since produced tangible results.

The most significant: the establishment of Circle Japan KK, a dedicated local entity designed to serve as the operational hub for Circle’s activities in the Japanese market.

On the product side, SBI VC Trade, SBI’s crypto exchange arm, received regulatory approval on March 4, 2025, to list USDC. The stablecoin’s official launch on the platform was set for March 26, 2025.

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The approval matters because Japan’s stablecoin rules require issuers to meet strict reserve and compliance standards. Circle clearing that bar with USDC positions the token as a credible instrument for Japanese institutions, not just retail crypto traders.

Why corporate FX settlement is the real prize Japan is the world’s third-largest economy by GDP, and its corporations move enormous volumes of foreign currency every single day.

Traditional FX settlement between Japanese firms and their international counterparts typically involves correspondent banking networks, multiple intermediaries, and settlement windows that can stretch across days.

Stablecoins like USDC offer a fundamentally different model. Settlement can happen in minutes rather than days. Transaction costs drop significantly. And the entire process runs on blockchain rails that provide real-time transparency.

Circle has been positioning USDC as precisely this kind of corporate infrastructure tool, targeting institutional adoption for digital payments, liquidity management, and treasury operations.

What this means for investors and the broader market First, regulatory precedent. Japan approving USDC under its FSA framework creates a template that other Asian regulators might follow.

Second, competitive dynamics. The Japanese crypto market has historically been somewhat insular, with domestic players like bitFlyer and Coincheck dominating. Circle entering through a partnership with SBI, rather than trying to go it alone, reflects a pragmatic understanding of how business gets done in Japan.

Third, the liquidity implications. If USDC gains meaningful traction among Japanese corporations for settlement purposes, it could significantly boost the token’s overall circulation and utility.

Japan’s regulatory environment overhauled its crypto regulations after the Mt. Gox collapse and again after the Coincheck hack. Any compliance stumble by Circle or its partners could trigger regulatory tightening that slows adoption.

The key metric to watch is actual USDC transaction volume on Japanese platforms in the months following the March 26, 2025 launch.

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What happened: DeFi trading tools expand on Berachain Layer-3 infrastructure provider Orbs has introduced decentralized stop-loss and take-profit functionality to the Berachain ecosystem through a new integration with Kodiak Finance, one of the network’s leading decentralized exchanges.

The integration brings Orbs’ dSLTP protocol to Kodiak, allowing traders to configure automated conditional orders directly onchain. Once a predefined price level is reached, trades execute automatically without requiring centralized servers or manual monitoring.

Kodiak had previously integrated Orbs’ dTWAP and dLIMIT protocols, which support time-weighted and limit order strategies. By deploying dSLTP, the exchange becomes the first Berachain-based DEX to offer fully decentralized stop-loss and take-profit execution.

For traders, this means strategies that traditionally relied on centralized exchanges — or constant monitoring — can now run directly within DeFi infrastructure.

Why stop-loss automation matters for DeFi markets Stop-loss and take-profit orders are standard tools in traditional trading environments, helping investors enforce discipline and manage risk during volatile market conditions. In decentralized markets, however, such functionality has historically been difficult to implement due to the limitations of onchain order execution.

The dSLTP protocol attempts to bridge that gap. Traders can define conditions such as trigger price, optional limit price, expiration parameters and execution preferences. When market prices reach those conditions, the protocol automatically executes the swap.

For active DeFi traders — especially those operating across multiple liquidity pools — automated order execution can significantly reduce the need for continuous monitoring while preserving the self-custody advantages of decentralized trading.

Investor Takeaway Advanced order types remain one of the largest usability gaps between centralized exchanges and DeFi platforms. Tools like dSLTP help close that gap, making decentralized trading more practical for active market participants.

How Orbs’ Layer-3 infrastructure works Orbs positions its technology as a Layer-3 execution infrastructure designed to extend the capabilities of smart contracts. Rather than replacing existing blockchains, the system adds advanced logic layers that allow decentralized applications to support more complex trading strategies.

The dSLTP protocol operates in a fully permissionless environment and can be integrated by decentralized exchanges without relying on centralized executors or proprietary infrastructure. This approach allows platforms like Kodiak to deploy advanced trading functionality while maintaining transparency and composability within the broader DeFi ecosystem.

According to Orbs, the system supports a wide range of configurable parameters, enabling traders to tailor execution rules to specific strategies or risk tolerance levels.

For Berachain — a network gaining attention for its liquidity-focused architecture — the addition of automated trading logic could improve overall market efficiency and deepen participation among active traders.

What comes next for DeFi execution tools? The integration also reflects a broader trend in decentralized finance: replicating — and eventually surpassing — the trading infrastructure available on centralized platforms.

Over the past two years, DeFi developers have steadily introduced new execution layers designed to support sophisticated trading behavior, from algorithmic strategies to advanced order routing. Orbs’ suite of trading protocols, which now includes dLIMIT, dTWAP and dSLTP, aims to extend those capabilities across multiple chains.

For Berachain specifically, integrating automated risk-management tools could help attract traders accustomed to the features offered by centralized exchanges while maintaining onchain transparency and self-custody.

If adoption continues, decentralized exchanges may gradually close the functionality gap that still separates them from traditional trading venues — a shift that could significantly reshape how liquidity forms across crypto markets.

Investor Takeaway DeFi’s next growth phase depends less on new tokens and more on better trading infrastructure. Automated execution tools like stop-loss and TWAP orders could make decentralized markets far more competitive with centralized exchanges.

For now, Kodiak’s deployment marks an early step toward that goal — bringing automated risk management tools directly onto Berachain’s decentralized trading stack.

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Orbs Launches Agentic Execution Layer for DeFi Automation

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After years of infrastructure development, product deployment, and regulatory preparation, Orbs has reached a significant milestone with the DAO launch. The DAO’s fundamental structure, including voting procedures and operating guidelines, will be established by the first vote. With the formal launch of its decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), Orbs has introduced a governance architecture that allows its worldwide community to make protocol decisions. A major step toward completely decentralized governance, the implementation will start in the next weeks.

After years of infrastructure development, product deployment, and regulatory preparation, Orbs has reached a significant milestone with the DAO launch. The protocol placed more emphasis on creating a foundation of active products, integrations, and income streams to enable significant, on-chain decision-making than it did on adding governance too soon.

“Governance only works when there is something real to govern,” said Ran Hammer, Chief Business Officer at Orbs. “After years of building products, generating revenue, and scaling adoption, we are now in a position where the community can actively shape the protocol’s future with real data and real impact.”

Currently in production are a number of Layer-3 trading protocols created by Orbs, including as dLIMIT, dTWAP, Liquidity Hub, Perpetual Hub, and dSLTP. Over $3 billion in total trading volume and over $3 million in protocol revenue have been handled by the ecosystem so far. The network is secured by more than 1 billion staked ORBS tokens and supports more than 30 decentralized exchange integrations across many chains.

Key elements of the protocol, including as the distribution of protocol revenue, token economics, network improvements, validator supervision, and ecosystem rewards, will be governed by the DAO. This covers decisions like staking incentives, token supply processes, liquidity techniques, and the distribution of fees produced by Orbs’ trading protocols.

The Orbs DAO’s seasonal governance approach is one of its distinguishing characteristics. The DAO will function in predetermined cycles rather than locking in long-term settings, enabling the community to reevaluate priorities, modify tokenomics, and reallocate resources in response to changing market circumstances. This structure is intended to be flexible while maintaining operational discipline.

There will be two initial governance votes to start the deployment. The DAO’s fundamental structure, including voting procedures and operating guidelines, will be established by the first vote. The community will be able to decide how protocol revenue is allocated among projects like token burning, staking incentives, liquidity provisioning, and treasury reserves during the second vote, which will concentrate on Season 1 tokenomics.

The action coincides with the growing activation of revenue stream control via decentralized finance protocols. A wider trend toward community-driven capital allocation and protocol sustainability is seen in recent advances across the sector.

Orbs hopes to expand its current governance foundation—which consists of Guardians and Delegators in charge of network security—into a more comprehensive framework for protocol-level decision-making with the DAO implementation. The shift puts the community in a position to actively participate in determining the long-term course of the network.

The decentralized Layer-3 blockchain Orbs was created especially for advanced onchain trading. Orbs functions as an additional execution layer using a Proof-of-Stake consensus, enabling sophisticated logic and scripts beyond the built-in capabilities of smart contracts. By bringing cutting-edge trading infrastructure to onchain markets, Orbs-powered protocols including dLIMIT, dTWAP, Liquidity Hub, and Perpetual Hub increase DeFi execution capabilities.

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Orbs is handing control of its Layer-3 trading protocol and multi-million dollar fee stream to a new DAO, betting seasonal on-chain governance can keep pace with volatile DeFi markets.

Summary

Orbs will roll out a DAO that hands protocol governance and revenue allocation to its community. The Layer-3 trading network has processed more than $3 billion in volume and over $3 million in protocol revenue. Seasonal on-chain governance will set tokenomics, fee distribution, and network priorities. Orbs has launched a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that will shift control over protocol decisions and revenue allocation from core contributors to its global community in the coming weeks, formalizing a move to fully on-chain governance for its Layer-3 trading infrastructure.

The Tel Aviv-based protocol, which specializes in execution-layer infrastructure for advanced onchain trading, said the DAO launch follows years of product deployment, integrations, and regulatory preparation rather than a rush to decentralize.

Orbs’ suite of live Layer-3 protocols — including dLIMIT, dTWAP, Liquidity Hub, Perpetual Hub and dSLTP — has processed more than $3 billion in cumulative trading volume and generated over $3 million in protocol revenue to date, across more than 30 decentralized exchange integrations on multiple chains and backed by over 1 billion staked ORBS tokens.

DAO shifts control over fees and tokenomics “Governance only works when there is something real to govern,” said Ran Hammer, Chief Business Officer at Orbs, arguing that the DAO is launching only once the protocol has meaningful products, revenue, and adoption.

“After years of building products, generating revenue, and scaling adoption, we are now in a position where the community can actively shape the protocol’s future with real data and real impact,” Hammer added.

The new DAO will control key levers of the protocol, including how fees generated by Orbs’ trading products are allocated, token economic parameters, network upgrades, validator oversight and ecosystem grants, placing revenue and resource allocation in the hands of token holders rather than a centralized team.

A defining feature is its seasonal governance model, where decisions are made in defined cycles so the community can revisit priorities, adjust tokenomics, and reallocate resources as market conditions evolve, in contrast to static governance frameworks adopted by some earlier DeFi protocols.

Seasonal votes to set ‘Season 1’ tokenomics The rollout will open with two initial on-chain votes: one to ratify the DAO’s core structure, voting mechanisms and operational framework, and a second to define “Season 1” tokenomics, including how protocol revenue is split between token burns, staking incentives, liquidity provisioning and treasury reserves.

Orbs said the DAO extends its existing governance architecture of Guardians and Delegators, which currently secure the network through Proof-of-Stake and participate in decision-making, into a broader, protocol-level model for capital allocation and long-term strategy.

The move comes as more decentralized finance projects turn on revenue governance, with protocols such as Uniswap and others activating or expanding fee switches and treasury control as DeFi matures into a cash-flow generating sector scrutinized by institutional and retail investors alike.

Within this context, Orbs positions its DAO as a way to align a revenue-producing Layer-3 infrastructure network with its token holders at a time when advanced execution tools and real economic flows — not just speculative governance tokens — increasingly define competitive advantage in onchain markets.

Tel Aviv, Israel, May 1st, 2026, Chainwire

Layer-3 protocol enables AI agents to execute gasless limit orders, TWAP, stop-loss, and take-profit swaps across 25+ DEX integrations, backed by over $3 billion in cumulative trading volume .

Orbs, the Layer-3 blockchain infrastructure protocol, today announced the launch of SPOT (Spot Advanced Swap Orders). This trading interface is specifically designed for AI agents. SPOT allows these autonomous agents to execute advanced on-chain trade types, including gasless market orders, limit orders, TWAP, stop-loss, take-profit, and delayed-start swaps across any EVM-compatible chain. It does this without custodial risk. 

Unlike traditional DeFi interfaces made for human users, SPOT consists of hosted raw markdown files: SKILL.md, quickstart, params, examples, and lifecycle documentation, accessible via MCP, npm, and the Orbs GitHub repository. These files are formatted so AI agents and large language models can read, parse, and act on them directly. The interface needs no frontend interaction and is immediately compatible with agentic frameworks and autonomous trading systems.  

Ran Hammer, Chief Business Officer at Orbs, notes, “AI agents are becoming active participants in DeFi, but the infrastructure hasn’t caught up. SPOT is our answer to that gap, a purpose-built interface that agents can read, understand, and act on without any translation layer. We’re not retrofitting human tools; we’re building natively for the way agents actually work.”  

SPOT is powered by Orbs’ suite of Layer-3 trading protocols, which have processed over $3 billion in cumulative trading volume and generated more than $3 million in protocol revenue since launch. The network currently supports more than 25+ decentralized exchange integrations across multiple chains and is secured by over 1 billion staked ORBS tokens.  

The underlying protocols, dLIMIT, dTWAP, Liquidity Hub, Perpetual Hub, and dSLTP, are already in production. This means agents using SPOT execute trades against live, proven infrastructure rather than experimental contracts.  

SPOT offers a structured set of documentation hosted on GitHub that agents use as part of their context. From a single SKILL.md entry point, an agent can find quickstart instructions, parameter references, signing flows, trade lifecycle documentation, and a token address book. This provides everything needed to create and submit a valid on-chain trade without human help.  

Supported order types include non-custodial EVM market swaps, limit orders, time-weighted average price (TWAP) execution, stop-loss and take-profit triggers, and delayed-start swaps. All orders are verified by Orbs’ cosigned oracle, which independently validates execution parameters before any trade is signed and broadcast on-chain.

The launch of SPOT coincides with AI-driven trading and autonomous financial agents moving from concept to real-world use in crypto markets. As LLM-based systems improve their ability to manage wallets and execute transactions, the demand for infrastructure that agents can read is growing. Orbs aims to position SPOT as essential infrastructure for this change, providing an open interface that any developer or agentic framework can integrate.  

The SPOT interface is also listed on ClawHub, a new directory of agent-compatible tools and skills, and is further indexed in resources such as Awesome MCP Servers, the Anthropic MCP Registry, and LobeHub.

SPOT is available now. Developers and those building agent frameworks can access the full documentation at orbs-network.github.io/spot. The interface is open and permissionless, requiring no API key or registration.  

About Orbs  

Orbs is a decentralized Layer 3 blockchain designed for advanced on-chain trading. Using a Proof-of-Stake consensus, Orbs acts as a supplementary execution layer, enabling complex logic and scripts beyond the capabilities of standard smart contracts. Orbs-powered protocols, including dLIMIT, dTWAP, Liquidity Hub, and Perpetual Hub, bring CeFi-level execution to decentralized markets. With a global team spanning multiple locations, Orbs continues to innovate at the frontier of blockchain infrastructure. Learn more at www.orbs.com.

QuickSwap is asking its community to approve a full migration of its decentralized perpetual trading platform to Orbs Network. The proposal, posted on Snapshot for QUICK token holders to weigh in on, would move perpetuals infrastructure across all supported chains to Orbs’ Perpetual Hub.

QuickSwap would remain the front-end brand and trading venue, but the underlying execution and liquidity aggregation for perpetual contracts would run on Orbs’ Layer-3 infrastructure. The two projects would split revenue 50/50.

From Falkor to Orbs: the backstory QuickSwap originally launched its perpetuals DEX, called Falkor, back in 2024. The broader partnership with Orbs stretches back even further, to September 2023, when the two teams deployed a Liquidity Hub designed to tackle liquidity fragmentation across chains and protocols.

Since then, the collaboration has expanded to include zero-gas swaps and MEV protection. MEV, or maximal extractable value, is the practice where validators or bots reorder transactions to extract profit at traders’ expense.

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The latest chapter arrived in Q4 2025, when QuickSwap launched Orbs-powered perpetual trading on Base. The current proposal essentially asks: if it’s working on Base, why not everywhere?

How the governance process works QuickSwap runs its governance off-chain through Snapshot, a widely used voting platform in DeFi that lets token holders signal their preferences without paying gas fees. It’s a two-step process: community discussion first, formal voting second.

The proposal is currently in the early stages, with participation calls circulating on Reddit and X. QUICK token holders get to weigh in on whether this migration makes strategic sense, and their vote will determine whether the shift proceeds.

Because votes don’t execute on-chain automatically, there’s always a trust assumption that the team will honor the result. QuickSwap operates across multiple chains, primarily Polygon and Base.

What this means for traders and QUICK holders As a Layer-3 provider, Orbs sits on top of existing Layer-1 and Layer-2 networks and handles specialized computation. For perpetual trading, that means order execution and liquidity aggregation can happen at a layer optimized specifically for those tasks.

The 50/50 revenue split means giving up half of perpetuals revenue. If Orbs’ infrastructure improves execution quality and trade volume grows, the smaller slice of a bigger pie could prove more valuable — that is the bet QuickSwap is making.

Deeper integration with Orbs means deeper dependency on Orbs. If Orbs’ infrastructure experiences downtime, exploits, or governance disputes of its own, QuickSwap’s perpetuals platform would be directly exposed.

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Tel Aviv, Israel, June 2nd, 2026, Chainwire

Orbs, the decentralized Layer-3 blockchain infrastructure focused on advanced on-chain trading, announced a major milestone in the development of Orbs V5 with the launch of its Committee Sync MVP on Ethereum and Arbitrum. The upgrade is designed to improve how decentralized trading execution is verified across chains while strengthening infrastructure for Agentic AI and crypto trading applications.

Orbs V5 builds on the network’s existing execution layer, which powers trading protocols including dTWAP, dLIMIT, Liquidity Hub, Perpetual Hub, dSLTP, and Orbs Agentic. Since the release of V4, Orbs says its infrastructure has processed more than $14 billion in trading volume across more than 30 DEX integrations on over 10 blockchain networks, generating more than $3.2 million in protocol revenue.

The new V5 architecture introduces Committee Sync, a mechanism that propagates authoritative Layer-3 committee state across EVM-compatible chains using collected Guardian signatures. The approach is intended to reduce the costs and fragmentation associated with per-chain verification systems while avoiding the custody risks commonly associated with bridges.

“V5 is the next step in our mission, which we have focused on for years. It allows fast, reliable, and secure on-chain trading,” said Ran Hammer, VP of Business Development at Orbs. “With new products like Orbs Agentic expanding what’s possible for automated trading in DeFi, we’re improving the execution layer beneath our protocols. This change will make execution more decentralized, efficient, and scalable across chains.”

The Committee Sync mechanism allows Orbs executors running trading logic off-chain to generate signed actions that are verified by the Orbs Guardian network and propagated to destination chains. Smart contracts on supported networks can then verify those actions locally using Guardian signatures and registry rules enforced on-chain.

As decentralized finance increasingly adopts AI-driven automation, Orbs believes the upgraded architecture will provide a stronger foundation for AI agent crypto trading, enabling automated strategies to operate across multiple networks with improved reliability and decentralized verification.

Unlike bridge-based infrastructure, Orbs stated that no user funds pass through the protocol during synchronization. Instead, only signed state data is propagated across chains, removing the need for centralized custody or liquidity lockups.

The first phase of the rollout is already operational on Ethereum and Arbitrum. According to Orbs, deployed smart contracts are actively synchronizing committee state, propagating nonces, and verifying signatures on-chain through a dedicated subnet infrastructure.

Future phases of the V5 roadmap include expanded support for additional EVM chains such as Base, Polygon, BNB Chain, Avalanche, Linea, Sonic, Berachain, and Monad. Planned upgrades also include subnet expansion, signature persistence, historical state replay functionality, and deployment of new Guardian node software across the Orbs network.

With Orbs Agentic introducing new capabilities for AI-powered execution, the V5 upgrade is intended to support the next generation of AI agent crypto trading infrastructure while maintaining decentralization, scalability, and cross-chain interoperability.

Orbs said all existing products will remain operational throughout the migration process, with no expected disruption for users or ecosystem partners. The company estimates that the broader V5 rollout will continue over the coming months as additional infrastructure components are deployed.

About Orbs  

Orbs is a decentralized Layer 3 blockchain designed for advanced on-chain trading. Using a Proof-of-Stake consensus, Orbs acts as a supplementary execution layer, enabling complex logic and scripts beyond the capabilities of standard smart contracts. Orbs-powered protocols, including dLIMIT, dTWAP, Liquidity Hub, and Perpetual Hub, bring CeFi-level execution to decentralized markets. With a global team spanning multiple locations, Orbs continues to innovate at the frontier of blockchain infrastructure. Learn more at www.orbs.com.