Upgrade Alpenglow na Solaně má výrazně snížit poplatky za hlasování a zlevnit provoz validátora, který dnes stojí asi 5 000 USD měsíčně, z čehož přibližně 4 000 USD připadá na samotné hlasovací poplatky. Podle Marinade Labs to může přilákat více validátorů a zlepšit decentralizaci.
Solana’s upcoming Alpenglow upgrade could mark a turning point for the network’s staking economy. (CoinDesk)Summary
As the Solana ecosystem is preparing for the upgrade to come at the end of this year or in early 2026, Repetny shares how he thinks this shift could expand validator participation and improve decentralization, even as higher hardware demands loom.
This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.
Solana’s upcoming Alpenglow upgrade could mark a turning point for the network’s staking economy. CoinDesk sat down with Michael Repetny, CEO of Marinade Labs, the firm that supports Solana’s liquid staking protocol Marinade, to discuss how the update aims to change the economics of running a validator on Solana, significantly lowering the barrier to entry.
As the Solana ecosystem prepares for an upgrade at the end of this year or in early 2026, Repetny shares his thoughts on how this shift could expand validator participation and improve decentralization, even as higher hardware demands loom.
This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.
CoinDesk: Talk to me about the state of Solana staking – what are the most pressing issues right now in this area, in your opinion?
Michael Repetny: So when we started Marinade, there were 700 validators on Solana, with 11 of them big enough to potentially halt the network.
Then we launched Marinade during the first few years, the number of validators grew to 2000 so it looked great. Right now we are below 1000 validators again active on Solana.
I think there are other signals [on the health of Solana staking]. Another way of looking at it is if you look at the concentration of the stake, which is, if you get one-third of that stake to shut down, Solana stops working.
It takes right now around 20 of the biggest violators to do that, or also it takes two countries and it takes two data centers right now. Those are like different ways to look at it. So, it is not ideal.
We would rather see hundreds of bad quality validators than thousands of them with people just running potatoes.
And with the ETFs and with institutional interest, I think that centralization is becoming a greater risk.
At Marinade, we’re trying to make sure that we have a viable option for validators to stake in a responsible way.
Solana has a major upgrade coming called Alpenglow. How will it affect the staking ecosystem?
We are hopeful, and it should impact the staking and validator economics. There is a proposed change to just cut down the vote fees for validators (vote fees are incurred by validators when they vote on processing SOL on the blockchain). So this is a huge one, because right now, if you want to run a validator, just to get it started, you need to pay about $5,000 a month.
Of those $5,000, about $4,000 is spent on just the voting fees. So as you can see, 80% of the cost today to spin up your validator is vote fees. Alpenglow aims to turn the vote fees to be much less. This is super exciting, and should make it much more accessible to start their own validator because the cost will go down
Will there be any changes to Solana validator rewards?
One way to look at it is to cut the cost of running a validator. Alpenglow is really about increasing the bandwidth and reducing latency.
We hope to see more saturated blocks when we pack them better, which should also improve the economics of the validators by packing the blocks.
Another benefit to that would be that if you increase the bandwidth and reduce the latency, then there is a shorter time for arbitrage and malicious maximum extractable value (MEV). This means if there's less time to manipulate the ordering of the transactions, there's going to be less toxic and malicious MEV happening, which is great for users.
Are there any tradeoffs for validators with Alpenglow?
Maybe eventually the hardware cost might go up. There may be a higher requirement on the end validators to make sure that they still keep up with the network, as there will be more transactions coming in. Maybe with the more requirements on them, there could be a trade-off. Other than that, I don't know. There will be problems, but we have to see once we are there.
How does Alpenglow tie back to Marinade’s mission?
It makes it more accessible to spin up just more validators. The threshold for being break-even is way lower.
So Alpenglow is coming at the end of the year or maybe early next year – is this going to be a really big transformation or just another upgrade? And where does Solana head after that?
It's one of the pieces that need to be sorted out for Solana to be and stay competitive with things like Hyperliquid or decentralized exchanges.
Solana is working on fixing the protocol with Alpenglow, fixing the infrastructure with new projects like DoubleZero, fixing the software clients and optimizing Firedancer. All those things, hopefully now, are all coming together.
A six-month timeframe might not be enough for the results to show, but once it's out there, it's hopefully going to unlock use cases that wouldn't be available on Solana at present.
Hopefully, there will be more economic activity, which should translate to more revenue, and hopefully that pie grows.
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Bloomberg potvrdil, že Fidelity Solana ETF (FSOL) a Canary Marinade Solana ETF (SOLC) mají začít obchodovat v úterý. Na trhu tak bude pět spotových Solana ETF.
Bloomberg ETF analysts confirm Fidelity Solana ETF (FSOL) and Canary Marinade Solana ETF (SOLC) to launch on Tuesday. With the launch, the crypto industry will have five spot Solana ETFs to trade, but SOL price keeps dipping despite inflows in SOL exchange-traded funds.
Fidelity Solana ETF (FSOL) Waives Fees for 6 Months According to an SEC filing on November 18, Fidelity Solana ETF has waived 0.25% for a period of six months. In addition, the issuer will also bear the staking fee on all staking rewards generated from the first $1 billion assets.
The ETF becomes auto-effective with an 8-A filing and gains approval from NYSE Arca to list shares under the ticker symbol FSOL, according to US SEC filings.
Bloomberg’s senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said the Fidelity Solana ETF is slated to launch on November 18. The trust has set a management fee of o.25%.
“Easily the biggest asset manager in this category with BlackRock sitting out,” he added. BlackRock has denied interest in launching any ETF beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs currently. Bloomberg analyst Balchunas quoted the launch amid continuous inflows as “Game on” as Bitwise’s BSOL has almost $450 million in assets under management.
ETF Prime host Nate Geraci revealed that the world’s third-largest asset manager Fidelity now has both direct SOL access and spot ETFs.
Fidelity recently rolled out *direct* spot solana trading…
Tomorrow they’ll launch spot sol ETF.
So both direct sol access & spot ETFs.
World’s *third* largest asset manager.
Welcome to the future.
Still surprised BlackRock sitting this one out. pic.twitter.com/h4JqUHMYB2
— Nate Geraci (@NateGeraci) November 18, 2025
Canary Marinade Solana ETF (SOLC) Launches Today In addition to the Fidelity Solana ETF, the Canary Marinade Solana ETF also gains approval from the Nasdaq to list shares under the ticker symbol SOLC, as per a CERT filing with the US SEC.
Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart claims that Canary Capital, in partnership with Marinade Finance, to launch the SOLC on Tuesday. Marinade is the SOL staking partner. It has a management fee of 0.50%, with no waiver announced yet.
SOL Price Rebounds SOL price has tumbled by more than 20% in a week despite continued inflows into Solana ETFs. With nearly $400 million in total inflows in Solana ETFs, VanEck Solana ETF (VSOL) launched on Monday to join others.
Solana tumbled 9% today, with the price currently trading at $134.35. The 24-hour low and high are $129.02 and $142.47, respectively.
However, it recorded more than 3% rebound from the 24-hour low. Trading volume has increased by 60% in the last 24 hours, indicating a rise in interest among traders in response to the Fidelity Solana ETF launch.
CoinGlass data showed buying sentiment in the derivatives market in the past few hours. At the time of writing, the total SOL futures open interest jumped 0.61% to $7.43 billion in the last 24 hours. The 4-hour SOL futures open interest climbed nearly 2%.
VanEck, Fidelity a Canary spustily nové Solana ETF, zatímco souhrnné přílivy do těchto fondů přesáhly 380 milionů USD. SOL přesto za týden klesl o 20 % a obchoduje se za 134,35 USD.
TLDR VanEck Solana ETF (VSOL) launched Monday with waived 0.3% fees until February 17 or $1 billion in assets Fidelity Solana ETF (FSOL) and Canary Marinade Solana ETF (SOLC) both launched Tuesday Grayscale Dogecoin ETF expected to launch November 24 pending SEC response Combined Solana ETFs have attracted over $380 million in inflows despite SOL price dropping 20% weekly SEC’s September listing standard changes enabled faster crypto ETF approvals without individual assessments The cryptocurrency market witnessed a wave of new exchange-traded fund launches this week. VanEck’s Solana ETF began trading Monday while Fidelity and Canary Capital followed with their own Solana funds on Tuesday.
VanEck’s VSOL joined existing Solana ETFs from Bitwise and Grayscale that debuted in late October. These three funds have collectively attracted over $380 million in investor capital.
The new VanEck fund offers staking yields similar to its competitors. Investors’ Solana tokens are locked on the blockchain to earn rewards through the staking process.
VanEck has waived its 0.3% management fee until February 17 or until the fund reaches $1 billion in assets. This temporary fee waiver aims to compete with existing funds charging 0.25%.
Fidelity Enters the Market Fidelity’s Solana ETF launched Tuesday on NYSE Arca under the ticker FSOL. The fund charges a 0.25% management fee matching most competitors in the space.
Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas noted Fidelity is the largest asset manager in this category. BlackRock has chosen to sit out and has expressed no interest in launching ETFs beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Canary Capital partnered with Marinade Finance to launch their Solana ETF on the same day. The SOLC fund trades on Nasdaq with a 0.50% management fee.
Marinade Finance serves as the staking partner for Canary’s fund. The company has not announced any fee waivers at this time.
The Securities and Exchange Commission changed its listing standards in September. These new rules allow for faster approvals without requiring individual assessment of each fund.
Dogecoin ETFs on the Horizon Grayscale’s Dogecoin ETF could launch as early as November 24. The fund triggered a 20-day launch window after filing amendments earlier this month.
The Grayscale Dogecoin Trust would convert from its existing fund structure. It plans to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker DOGE.
This would be the first US Dogecoin ETF able to directly hold the memecoin. REX Shares and Osprey Funds launched a DOGE ETF in September but it holds cryptocurrency through an offshore subsidiary.
Bitwise filed for its own spot Dogecoin ETF on November 6. The filing triggered another 20-day launch timer that could see the fund go live late next week.
Solana’s price has fallen despite strong ETF inflows. The token dropped 20% over the past week and 9% in 24 hours before rebounding slightly.
Solana Price on CoinGecko SOL currently trades at $134.35 after touching a 24-hour low of $129.02. Trading volume increased 60% in the last 24 hours.
Bitwise’s BSOL fund has accumulated almost $450 million in assets under management. The combined inflows demonstrate investor appetite for cryptocurrency exposure through regulated products.
Derivatives data from CoinGlass showed buying sentiment returning in recent hours. Total SOL futures open interest rose 0.61% to $7.43 billion in the past 24 hours.
Marinade Select v listopadu 2025 překročil 3,1 milionu SOL v TVL, což za měsíc znamenalo trojnásobný růst. Stal se klíčovým stakingovým backendem pro institucionální produkty na Solaně.
Solana’s staking ecosystem accelerated in 2025, driven by both retail users and institutions. Native staking remained the dominant pillar, supported by elevated yields during the 2024–2025 cycle. Marinade, as one of the pioneers in this field, grew in native staking. Its native staking product consistently delivered high performance, with peak APY reaching double digits (11.64%) during November 2024 and remaining competitive through 2025.
Liquid staking tokens also continued their upward trajectory in 2025, increasing from roughly 11% of all staked $SOL in early 2025 to over 14% by October. During this period, $JitoSOL, $dzSOL, and $bnSOL grew significantly, while $mSOL shifted to fifth place. This shift highlights intensifying competition among LSTs and signals a broader strategic recalibration for Marinade as market dynamics evolve.
Shift Toward Native Staking in 2025 Marinade’s overall staking footprint rebounded as $SOL’s market recovery gained momentum. By Q3 2025, its total staked $SOL surpassed 10M, but the more significant development was the clear shift toward Native staking, which overtook the protocol’s LST segment and established itself as the dominant component.
While LSTs continued to offer meaningful advantages, enhancements to delegation infrastructure, refined reward mechanisms, and the introduction of features such as instant unstake enabled the Native segment to demonstrate materially stronger and more sustained growth.
Speaking to SolanaFloor about this shift, Michael Repetný, co-founder of Marinade Finance, explained the dynamics behind this transition:
“Institutions and retail alike still prefer safety and security over liquid staking. Marinade launched with Bitgo integration and another native staking integrations to be announced soon, so we expect that trend to follow. While we do have an exciting product for mSOL too to be announced with an ecosystem partner. So we shall see what product wins in 2026.”
Institutions Enter the Staking Layer 2025 marked a turning point for institutional adoption. Asset managers and custodians are increasingly integrating staking into their products, beginning with ETPs and eventually expanding into treasury allocations. VanEck’s staking-enabled Solana ETP signaled the first wave of TradFi interest, addressing dilution concerns by incorporating staking yield directly into fund performance.
Rapid Institutional Growth of Marinade Select Marinade became a central infrastructure partner for institutions. Marinade Select, the protocol’s enterprise‑grade staking service, offered a curated validator set with audited performance, slashing protection, and strict operational standards. Partnerships with BitGo, Zodia, and Copper strengthened this positioning.
By mid‑2025, Marinade Select had become the designated staking backend for institutional products, including the Canary Solana ETF (SOLC). Corporate adoption accelerated, and by November 2025, Marinade Select’s TVL surpassed 3.1M $SOL (~ $436M), representing a threefold growth within the month. Notably, this expansion occurred in less than six months, underscoring the rapid pace at which institutions adopted Solana staking through Marinade’s infrastructure.
When asked about the current sentiment among institutional players toward Solana staking yields, associated risks, and the scale of allocations they are now prepared to deploy, Repetný offered his perspective:
“Everyone is cautious but def more open towards more risky products like LSTs and DeFi, which is a slight shift since the new administration. There's extreme margin compression in the institutional space, leaving validators with close to zero upside since the alternative for the institution is to spin up their own node themselves. What's going to be interesting is how the institutions adapt to a more versatile environment with multiple MEV engines like Harmonic, Paladin etc.”
Institutional Staking Becomes Marinade’s New Growth Engine Marinade’s core business historically centered on liquid staking through $mSOL, but the rapid rise of its institutional‑grade product signals a major market shift. With Marinade Select surpassing 3.1M $SOL in TVL by November 2025, the growth trajectory suggests this segment may soon become the primary pillar of the protocol’s business.
A key question arises: why do institutions continue to choose Marinade Select despite its comparatively lower APY? Repetný provided a more formal perspective on the institutional considerations driving this shift:
“Marinade Select is a KYC-only product built on top of known and reputable community validators, making it a superior choice to decentralize Solana in the best way possible, avoiding sybils and questionable validators, while staying competitive in yield. We expect Select APY to be on par with self-staking yield very soon, with more announcements to come.”
Outlook Solana’s staking ecosystem enters 2026 with growing indications that institutional staking may become the dominant trend of the next cycle. Native staking remains essential for network security, while liquid staking continues to support DeFi activity. However, institutional‑grade staking is rapidly emerging as a strategic pillar of the ecosystem. Marinade’s evolution from a liquid staking pioneer to a leading institutional partner through Marinade Select positions it as a major contributor to this shift. The protocol’s ability to offer vetted validators, operational assurances, and compatibility with custodial infrastructure underscores why institutions increasingly rely on it.
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Solana má nejvyšší míru stakingu od ledna 2024, když je stakováno přes 425,7 mil. $SOL, tedy více než 68,9 % nabídky. Marinade Select mezitím za šest měsíců zvýšil TVL o 60 %.
Amidst undeniably choppy markets, Solana’s staking landscape continues to show strength and resilience.
Despite $SOL dropping 47% in the last 3 months, investors are steadily growing their stake in the network, with LST adoption hitting all-time highs and the chain’s staking rate reaching its highest point since January 2024.
Solana’s staking boom continues to benefit the network’s OG operators, like Marinade Finance, which has grown the TVL of its institutional staking product, Marinade Select, by 60% in six months.
Solana Staking Rate Hits 2-Year High As institutional interest circles the crypto industry, investors are adding $SOL to their staking accounts at record levels. According to Blockworks data, over 425.7M $SOL, the highest-ever $SOL-denominated figure, is now staked to the network.
This brings Solana’s Stake Rate to its highest point since January 2024 at just over 68.9%, dominating the staking rate of rival networks. Comparatively, competing Layer-1s chains like Ethereum and BNB Chain have far lower staking adoption rates of 30% and 18.4%, respectively.
Additionally, Solana’s liquid-staking rate is showing no signs of slowing down. Despite the influx of institutional capital flowing into Solana ETFs, liquid staking continues to gain ground, rising to new all-time highs of 15.64%.
Staking providers like Marinade, who offer optimized native and liquid staking services through its Stake Auction Marketplace, are ideally positioned to capture this flow. With staking adoption increasing across the network, Marinade’s specialized offerings are trending upwards.
Marinade Select TVL Up 60% In Six Months Aimed at institutional investors, Marinade Select offers a curated stake pool of KYC-verified, reputable, SOC-2 compliant validators. By offering a premium validator set, Marinade establishes itself as a trusted staking operator for institutional players seeking reliable yield on their $SOL holdings.
In the last six months, Marinade Select’s $ SOL-denominated TVL has increased by 87.13%, rising from 863k $SOL in July 2025 to over 1.6M $SOL in January 2026. This growth is supported by Solana ETF growth, with issuers like Canary Capital opting to stake their $SOL holdings through Marinade Finance.
Over $1.1M Committed to $MNDE Buybacks Since August In August 2025, Marinade Finance debuted its buyback program, promising to allocate 50% of protocol revenue towards repurchasing $MNDE and directly value flow to token holders. Since the launch of the mechanic, over $1.17M worth of $MNDE has been taken off the market and sent to the DAO treasury.
More recently, Marinade DAO has moved away from buybacks to grow $mSOL liquidity. Since passing MIP-17 in December, Marinade DAO has paused $MNDE buybacks, instead directing these funds to growing liquidity in $mSOL, the protocol’s LST.
Since the change, $mSOL supply has increased by around 22.3k tokens. This brings the total supply to to 2.54M $mSOL, valued at around $434M USD and capturing 5.18% of Solana’s LST market.
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Marinade Finance ve spolupráci s RockawayX a Kamino spouští $USDC vault s cílovým výnosem 4–6 % APY. Uživatelé mohou v jednom kroku přesunout staked $SOL do výnosového $USDC vaultu.
For years, Marinade Finance has been one of Solana’s most reliable staking operators, enabling $SOL holders to earn optimized yield on their stake.
Today, Marinade Finance expands its offering to include $USDC rewards. Joining forces with RockawayX and Kamino, Marinade is launching its proprietary stablecoin savings product, enabling users to earn up to 6% APY on $USDC deposits.
The launch echoes a wider trend playing out across the DeFi economy, wherein crypto natives are storing their wealth onchain regardless of market dynamics.
Marinade’s $USDC Vault to Target 4-6% APY The Marinade USDC Vault is a stablecoin savings product that lets users earn yield on $USDC without leaving the Marinade ecosystem. The vault targets a variable 4-6% APY on deposited $USDC, with yield subject to prevailing market conditions.
Moving out of staked $SOL into cash can be a cumbersome affair. Offramping to fiat costs the average user around 2% in compounded fees, and can sometimes take several days.
Seeing that around 75% of its unstakers are seeking to exit to USD, Marinade Finance has designed a stablecoin vault that seeks to capture this value flow. In one click, users can shift capital directly from staked $SOL into a yield-bearing $USDC vault, with fiat off-ramping expected in future updates.
Upon deposit to the Marinade vault, users receive an SPL share token representing their position, which remains transferable and redeemable at any time.
"Instead of losing users through a painful off-ramp process, we're giving them a reason to stay. With Kamino powering the infrastructure and RockawayX managing the strategy, users get solid yield with the simplicity Marinade is known for." - Michael Repetny, Marinade Finance CEO
In times of market uncertainty, Marinade’s stablecoin vault becomes a powerful tool for DeFi users who want to limit their exposure to volatile assets, while continuing to earn yield onchain.
RockawayX to Manage Vault Strategy Marinade’s $USDC vault is built on a three-layer stack, collaborating with some of the names in Solana DeFi.
RockawayX, an investment firm with deep ties to the Solana ecosystem, will manage the vault’s yield strategy. Overseeing the vault’s day-to-day operation, RockawayX will allocate and actively rebalance capital to ensure consistent yield.
At press time, RockawayX has communicated its intention to run a conservative mixed-market strategy, allocating funds across Kamino’s lending markets, Maple’s institutional credit markets, and various similar RWA products.
While RockawayX handles strategy, Marinade owns and controls the vault outright, with its Council multisig (3 of 5) holding ultimate authority. Marinade can add or remove modules, replace the vault manager, adjust configuration, or initiate a wind-down at any time, and RockawayX is unable to withdraw funds to external wallets.
“Our job is to underwrite every allocation properly and rebalance when conditions move. We've run market-neutral strategies through every major stress event since 2022 with zero defaults. That's the standard we're applying here.” - Nassim Alexandre, RockawayX Head of Onchain Asset Management and Curation
Kamino Finance provides the underlying infrastructure through the Kamino Buildkit, and is built upon Kamino’s Lend product, including smart contracts, lending markets, NAV accounting, and the share token mechanics. Solana’s biggest DeFi lender, Kamino has successfully completed 18 independent audits and suffered zero bad debt since the platform launched in 2022.
Solana Stablecoin Supply At All-Time Highs The launch of Marinade Finance’s stablecoin vault coincides with the emergence of a new trend in onchain markets. Previously, the end of a crypto bull cycle would typically result in an exodus of capital, with market participants moving their funds offchain to store their wealth in fiat.
That appears to be changing in 2026. While asset prices continue to slide amidst languishing market conditions, traders and investors are choosing to keep their funds onchain, taking advantage of a wealth of yield bearing opportunities in the stablecoin economy.
In the collapse of the 2021 bull market, Solana’s stablecoin supply remained largely unchanged as $SOL plummeted from $250 to around $30, before capitulating entirely towards the end of the year. This time around, Solana’s stablecoin supply has expanded in the face of declining asset value, suggesting market participants prefer to store their wealth across Solana DeFi.
Marinade’s $USDC vault seeks to capture this value flow, enabling its users to continue to earn reliable yield on their assets, without needing to leave the Marinade ecosystem.
Anchorage Digital integrovala Marinade Finance a umožní institucionálním klientům stakovat SOL při zachování úschovy aktiv. Nabízí dvě strategie: buď pro zhruba 30 KYC-ověřených validátorů, nebo širší rozdělení stake napříč stovkami operátorů pro vyšší výnos.
Anchorage Digital has integrated Marinade Finance into its platform, allowing institutional clients to stake Solana tokens through automated validator strategies while maintaining custody of their assets.
According to Thursday’s announcement, the integration gives clients direct access to Marinade’s staking strategies within Anchorage’s custody and wallet infrastructure, including its Porto self-custody wallet, without requiring external applications.
The setup separates staking delegation from withdrawal control, allowing institutions to participate in validator selection and yield generation while retaining asset control.
Clients can choose between two staking strategies: one that allocates across a curated set of roughly 30 KYC-verified validators for compliance-focused use cases, including regulated financial products such as exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Another dynamically distributes stake across a broader validator set spanning hundreds of operators to optimize yield.
The integration is available through Anchorage Digital’s platform and its Porto wallet, where staking, custody and asset management functions are combined within a single interface.
Anchorage Digital is a San Francisco-based crypto custody provider that operates the first federally chartered crypto bank in the United States. In January, it was reported to be seeking between $200 million and $400 million in new funding as it considers a potential initial public offering next year.
Institutional yield strategies expand from staking to Bitcoin DeFiInstitutions are increasingly seeking yield on crypto holdings without moving assets out of custody, as staking gains traction among asset managers and product issuers.
In February, Ripple expanded its custody platform through integrations with Securosys and Figment, enabling banks and custodians to offer staking without running validators or managing keys, with support across on-premises and cloud environments and built-in compliance checks.
The following month, Anchorage Digital integrated with Puffer Finance to offer liquid restaking on Ethereum, allowing clients to stake Ether (ETH) and receive pufETH, a transferable token representing a restaked position that continues earning rewards.
While staking -- that is, earning rewards for securing a network -- was traditionally limited to proof-of-stake assets, similar yield strategies are emerging for Bitcoin (BTC) via decentralized finance (DeFi) integrations.
Lombard recently teamed with Bitwise Asset Management to enable institutions to earn yield and borrow against Bitcoin without moving assets out of custody, combining DeFi lending and tokenized real-world assets with infrastructure from Morpho.
Similarly, Fireblocks has integrated Stacks to provide institutional access to Bitcoin-based lending and yield, using faster block times while settling transactions on Bitcoin for finality.
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Investoři už stakovali 2,8 milionu NEX, zhruba 8 % obíhající nabídky, aby získali podíl z poplatků Nash Exchange. Spuštění MVP ale nezastavilo výprodej, NEX klesl z 2,40 USD na asi 1,70 USD.
Investors are rushing to stake Nash Exchange (NEX) tokens, in order to maximize returns from the exchange’s fee-split model.
The address for Nash’s staking smart contract has seen a sharp surge in its balance. More than 700,000 NEX has been added to the wallet since Monday, when Nash went live. That takes the total number of staked NEX tokens up to 2.8M, which is roughly 8% of the circulating supply.
NEX tokens staked in the NASH staking smart contract. Source: NEOSCAN. Creators describe Nash as a ‘distributed finance‘ platform. In addition to the usual trading facilities found in a DEX, users can also make payments in cryptocurrencies through NashPay.
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Nash’s matching engine was built on the NEO blockchain, but cross-chain integrations allow communications with other protocols. All five Nash founders participated in the ‘City of Zion’ decentralized developer community, and are reportedly still involved in developing NEO infrastructure.
But the project is “not dependent on the NEO network,” said Co-founder Fabio Canesin in April. The exchange has already incorporated scripting protocols for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH).
Crypto Briefing first wrote about Nash when the project announced its ICO, to be held in early 2018. But the offering was delayed pending regulatory approval from Liechtenstein’s Financial Market Authority (FMA). Originally scheduled for Q1, the ICO was launched in September of 2018.
An MVP (Minimum Viable Product) for the exchange went live on Monday, allowing token holders to stake NEX tokens to receive a share of the trading fees. The staking rewards increase according to how long the tokens have been staked.
But the long-awaited launch failed to halt a considerable sell-off of NEX tokens, whose prices began to sink yesterday. After rising to $2.40 per token on Monday, they traded at approximately $1.70 at the time of writing.
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Binance delists DREP, MobileCoin (MOB), and pNetwork (PNT). The move comes as the tokens have fallen short of the criteria initially earning them Binance listings. DREP team has apologized to the community members and proposed an airdrop program. Binance, the most prominent centralized trading platform, has announced plans to discontinue support for three crypto projects due to subpar performance. The affected tokens include Drep (DREP), MobileCoin (MOB), and pNetwork (PNT).
This move comes after Binance recently reviewed all listed digital assets to ensure they meet high standards and industry requirements. Projects failing to meet these standards risk delisting from the platform, as Binance prioritizes providing top-tier services and protections for its users. Unfortunately, DREP, MOB, and PNT have fallen short of the criteria that initially earned them listings on Binance.
As a result, Binance will remove all Bitcoin and USDT trading pairs associated with DREP, MOB, and PNT starting April 3. Additionally, the platform will cease accepting deposits of these tokens from the delisting date. Users are advised to withdraw their holdings before July 3, as Binance will automatically convert any remaining tokens to stablecoins after this period.
Notably, Binance’s move to delist DREP, MOB, and PNT has had severe consequences for the market values of the tokens. For instance, MOB has tanked by over 56% from its daily high of $0.32 to $0.1363 within the last few hours. Similar 56% declines have been observed with PNT and DREP.
Meanwhile, the project team behind DREP has issued a statement via its official X account concerning the delisting from Binance.
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We sincerely apologize for the announced delisting of the $DREP from #Binance . We understand this news is frustrating especially since we put in 10000000000000% in our product developments and upcoming milestones.
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— Official DREP (@DrepOfficial) March 20, 2024 Acknowledging the implications of this development for DREP holders, the team apologizes to the community members. Simultaneously, the team has proposed a proposal dubbed “MOON-INDUCING UTILITY” to reduce the token supply and potentially benefit holders long-term.
The proposal includes DREP token burn and airdrop. Specifically, they suggested burning 22,593,750 tokens, approximately 23% of the total token supply should the community approve. Additionally, they propose to airdrop the remaining 20,000,000 tokens.
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Sovryn se rozšiřuje na Ethereum s pomocí Build on Bitcoin a prvním projektem bude DEX 2.0. Má nabídnout nižší gas fees a rychlejší transakce než Uniswap.
Bitcoin DeFi app Sovryn is expanding to the Ethereum blockchain with the help of hybrid layer-2 network developer Build on Bitcoin, the two companies announced on Thursday.
Sovryn is a decentralized platform launched at the end of 2020 that offers lending, borrowing, and margin trading through smart contracts in the Bitcoin ecosystem. Built as a DAO on the Bitcoin sidechain Rootstock (RSK) that allows for the creation of smart contracts, Sovryn has been working to enhance Bitcoin with advanced DeFi capabilities.
The first project that Sovyrn will launch on Build on Bitcoin is a decentralized exchange (DEX) called Dex 2.0. The group claims this project will come with lower gas fees and faster transactions than competitors like Uniswap, and “unparalleled capital efficiency.”
“We've known Sovryn for a long time, and they've definitely been spearheading a lot of the early DeFi work in the Bitcoin space,” Build on Bitcoin co-founder Alexei Zamyatin told Decrypt. “Egan was the first person I called up when we started working on [Build on Bitcoin], trying to get him excited about expanding the Sovryn ecosystem and also trying to learn about the struggles they had.”
A layer-2 protocol refers to technology designed to mitigate congestion on a blockchain by creating a secondary chain that works in conjunction with the main network. For example, the Lightning Network is a layer-2 micropayments protocol for Bitcoin. Other examples of layer-2s include Arbitrum and Optimism on Ethereum.
"With Build on Bitcoin, you can use 350 [Ethereum Virtual Machine] wallets," Zamyatin said. "For the layman, that means you can pick almost any wallet; it doesn't necessarily need to be Bitcoin only or deal with UTXOs. It makes the whole thing much more user-friendly."
In January, Sovyrn launched BitcoinOS, which uses what the company called “sovryn rollups” to create a foundational layer for decentralized apps (dapps) on Bitcoin.
“By joining forces with BOB, we are not only expanding Sovryn's reach but also creating a DeFi ecosystem that is accessible to millions of Bitcoin users worldwide,” Sovryn co-founder Egan Yago said in a statement.
On Sovryn’s Dex 2.0, Zamyatin explained, users can select different networks via the user interface, such as the BOB Ethereum layer-2 protocol. He noted that the selection process is similar to choosing between Ethereum, Optimism, and Arbitrum on Uniswap.
When asked why developers are focused on bringing DeFi to Bitcoin, Zamyatin said it was because of Bitcoin's reliability.
"Bitcoin is the backbone of the entire Web3 ecosystem. If Bitcoin falls, everything else falls, if everything else breaks Bitcoin is still there," he said. "I think that is one of the main properties of Bitcoin—it's stable and robust. Bitcoin is predictable."
With renewed interest in the number-one blockchain by market capitalization stemming from projects like Ordinals and the approval of Bitcoin ETFs, Zamyatin is optimistic about the future of Bitcoin development.
“Bitcoin had its harsh times when nobody wanted to really engage with it,” Zamyatin said. “We both had a feeling that it was going to have a renaissance, and luckily, we were right.”
Edited by Ryan Ozawa and Andrew Hayward
Editor's note: This story was updated after publication to clarify descriptions of Sovryn and Build on Bitcoin.
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Satoshi Protocol se spojil se Sovryn a spouští SAT-wBTC pool na BOB chainu pro vyšší likviditu a využití SAT. Sovryn uvádí, že má přes 85 mil. USD TVL a více než 2 mld. USD kumulovaného objemu obchodů.
Satoshi Protocol, a prominent stablecoin protocol that gets support from Bitcoin, has announced an exclusive collaboration with Soveryn. The partnership between Satoshi Protocol and the BOB chain-based DeFi protocol Sovryn will unveil a SAT-wBTC pool to boost the utility and liquidity of SAT in the BOB ecosystem. The platform disclosed the development on its official account on X.
Partnership with @SovrynBTC
Our collaboration introduces a new SAT-wBTC liquidity pool, boosting $SAT utility and trading options on BOB.
Thrilled to announce our partnership with @SovrynBTC, the leading BTCfi Hub on the BOB chain. They offers secure, fast Bitcoin trading… pic.twitter.com/hV6n4rWj2K
— Satoshi Protocol (@Satoshi_BTCFi) July 31, 2024 Satoshi Protocol Commences an Exclusive Collaboration with Sovryn In its latest X post, the company mentioned that Sovryn operates as a decentralized finance protocol on the BOB chain. It reportedly offers several financial services taking into account liquidity provision and trading. Sovryn benefits from the security of Bitcoin along with the smart contract flexibility to deliver resilient financial instruments. Sovryn has additionally attained crucial landmark achievements.
They include more than $85M in its total value locked part from more than $2B worth of cumulative trading volume. Additionally, the total consumer base of the platform has reportedly reached 60,000. Sovryn is integrated with the BOB chain, expanding its platform with diverse integrations and financial services. Moreover, Sovryn delivers decentralized trading, margin trading, borrowing, and lending tools.
Bitcoin network secures all of these products. This partnership will permit the development of a Sovryn-based SAT-wBTC pool. The integration will chiefly enhance liquidity for SAT. As a result of this, the consumers can conveniently trade between the SAT token and the rest of the Sovryn-based coins. This takes into account the well-known tokens such as USDC, ETH, SOV, wBTC, DLLR stablecoin of Sovryn, and so on.
Improved liquidity signifies that the clients can conduct trades more effectively with decreased slippage and enhanced pricing. The integration of SAT within the ecosystem of Sovryn broadens its utility. It provides additional opportunities to facilitate the consumers in engaging with assets. The inclusion in the extensive DeFi package of Sovryn lets SAT holders take part in a broad series of financial operations.
The Development Enhances Liquidity, Capital Efficiency, and Utility in the BTC Ecosystem It includes generating yields via liquidity provision and using SAT in the form of collateral concerning loans. Ingamar Ramirez, Sovryn’s Head of Ecosystem Growth, stated that this collaboration will let them offer additional options regarding decentralized stablecoins. Satoshi Protocol asserted that the partnership will combine the strengths of both entities to capital efficiency, liquidity, and utility in the BTC ecosystem.
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Bitcoin futures na CME přešly na nepřetržité obchodování, takže už nevznikají nové CME gapy. Pro tradery tím končí osmiletý signál, který často předpovídal krátkodobý pohyb ceny.
Bitcoin (BTC) starts its first full trading week with no new CME futures gap on the chart. The shift ends an eight-year market quirk that traders relied on to forecast short-term price targets.
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) moved its regulated cryptocurrency futures and options to around-the-clock trading on May 29. The change removed the weekend closure that had produced visible price gaps since Bitcoin futures launched in December 2017.
Why the CME Gap Mattered for Bitcoin TradersFor nearly nine years, CME Bitcoin futures closed every weekend while spot exchanges and offshore perpetual markets kept trading.
Any weekend move produced a chart gap when futures reopened. Price often returned to fill it within days or weeks.
Historical fill rates ranged from 70% to more than 90%. The pattern became one of the most watched short-term signals in crypto.
The structure also frustrated institutions, which could not adjust hedges over weekends on a regulated venue.
Bitcoin CME Futures. Source: X/Daan Crypto Trades “BTC Closed last weekend’s CME gap and is now trading in the big area between the other few remaining gaps. This weekend, 24/7 trading starts for the Bitcoin CME futures so there won’t be any new gaps created anymore going forward. The ones left standing will of course still sit there on the chart,” wrote analyst Daan Crypto Trades.
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What Changes Under Continuous TradingCME now runs Bitcoin, Ether (ETH), Solana (SOL), and six other contracts continuously. Daily maintenance windows run two minutes on weekdays and two hours on Saturdays.
The shift gives portfolio managers, ETF issuers, and corporate treasuries a regulated channel to hedge weekend exposure in real time.
“Client demand for risk management in the digital asset market is at an all-time high, driving a record $3 trillion in notional volume across our Cryptocurrency futures and options in 2025,” read an excerpt in the announcement, citing Tim McCourt, CME Group’s Global Head of Equities, FX and Alternative Products.
The expansion follows record activity across CME crypto products during 2025.
Bitcoin Volatility futures, a new contract tracking 30-day implied volatility, are scheduled to debut on June 1.
Where the Market Sits NowBTC traded near $73,441 on Sunday, down 3.7% on the week, after the quietest weekend in recent memory.
Bitcoin (BTC) Price Performance. Source: BeInCryptoThree legacy gaps stay open on the chart. Two sit above current price near $78,500 and $80,000, and one below in the $67,000 to $70,000 zone.
THE CME GAP ERA JUST ENDED🧵
CME Bitcoin futures will now trade 24/7 just like perps.
But $BTC still has 3 UNFILLED gaps left:
• $80K
• $78.5K
• Below $70K
And this is going live during active war tensions.
Here's what changes for you as a trader. pic.twitter.com/3bXlLx7hGV
— Wise Advice (@wiseadvicesumit) May 29, 2026 Whether those gaps still pull price action under continuous trading is the first real test of the post-gap era.
Early CME volume and open interest on Monday will signal how quickly institutions adapt their playbooks.
Belgian prosecutors have opened an investigation into Wise’s accounts over possible money laundering tied to fraud, drug trafficking, and corruption. The news sent the London-listed fintech company’s shares sliding sharply, rattling investors who had only recently started feeling comfortable with the company’s compliance track record.
The investigation lands at an awkward moment. Wise had just spent the better part of two years trying to clean up its regulatory image, completing a remediation plan with Belgian authorities and settling AML deficiencies in the US. Now, prosecutors in Brussels are poking around again, and the market is not exactly giving the company the benefit of the doubt.
Belgium has been a compliance headache before This isn’t Wise’s first brush with Belgian regulators. Back in 2022, the Belgian National Bank flagged that the company was missing proof-of-address documentation for hundreds of thousands of customer accounts.
Wise entered into a formal remediation plan and confirmed by late 2024 that it had completed the required fixes. The Belgian National Bank’s findings from November 2024 highlighted these earlier shortcomings, but the company appeared to be moving past the episode.
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The new investigation by the Brussels Public Prosecutor’s office takes things to a different level. Regulatory findings about missing paperwork are one thing. A criminal probe into whether accounts were used for money laundering connected to drug trafficking and corruption is quite another.
A pattern of regulatory settlements Belgium isn’t the only jurisdiction where Wise has had to answer uncomfortable questions about its compliance infrastructure. In July 2025, the company’s US subsidiary settled with six states for $4.2 million over deficiencies in its anti-money laundering program.
The $4.2 million US settlement covered AML program shortcomings, not allegations of actual criminal activity flowing through the platform. The Belgian investigation, however, raises the stakes considerably by drawing a direct line between Wise accounts and potential proceeds from serious crimes.
The broader fintech compliance reckoning Wise is not the only European payments company under the microscope right now. The Brussels Public Prosecutor’s office also opened a money-laundering investigation into Worldline’s Belgian unit on or around June 27, 2025, citing media allegations that the French payments processor had been processing payments for illegal activities. Worldline’s shares fell as much as 10% on that news, coming on top of earlier drops as steep as 38%.
The parallel investigations suggest a broader regulatory sweep across payment processors operating in Belgium.
For Wise specifically, the Belgian probe creates a credibility problem. The company had presented its completed remediation plan as evidence that it had turned a corner on compliance. A criminal investigation suggests that prosecutors believe there may be more to the story than outdated address records.
The key variable to watch is whether prosecutors ultimately bring formal charges or whether the investigation results in a settlement or remediation order. A settlement, even a large one, provides closure. Formal charges open up the possibility of restrictions on Wise’s Belgian operations, which could have knock-on effects across the company’s European business.
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Binance vyřadí UNFI, OOKI, KP3R a IDRT ze spotového obchodování 6. listopadu v 03:00 UTC. Důvodem jsou standardní kontroly aktiv a nesplnění požadavků burzy.
Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange by trade volume, has disclosed plans to delist several tokens in a few weeks.
In a press release today, the exchange confirmed that the tokens scheduled for removal are Unifi Protocol DAO (UNFI), Ooki Protocol (OOKI), Keep3rV1 (KP3R), and Rupiah Token (IDRT).
This move follows the company’s routine asset reviews, aimed at ensuring all listed tokens meet their high standards.
The delisting will take place on Nov. 6 at 03:00 UTC. At that time, all trading pairs associated with these tokens, including UNFI/BTC, OOKI/USDT, KP3R/USDT and others, will cease trading.
Binance explained that their decision is based on factors such as the project’s development activity, the stability of their networks, and adherence to regulatory requirements. They noted that these steps are meant to protect users and ensure a healthy crypto trading environment.
Users holding these tokens are encouraged to take action before key deadlines. Trading on spot markets will close on Nov. 6, but Binance has outlined several earlier milestones related to margin trading, futures contracts, and other services.
For instance, isolated margin borrowings for these tokens will be suspended on Oct. 25, with further closures of positions set for Oct. 31. Users are advised to settle their positions and transfer any assets to avoid losses.
After the delisting, deposits of the tokens will not be credited starting from Nov. 7. However, Binance will support withdrawals until Feb. 6, 2025. The exchange also mentioned the possibility of converting the delisted tokens into stablecoins, but there is no guarantee on this yet.
The delisting comes after a similar trend in the crypto market, where assets removed from the Binance exchange often see price volatility.
Past delistings by Binance have led to massive price drops for some tokens, such as TrueUSD and Tornado Cash’s TORN and Monero. However, there have also been cases where tokens surged despite a Binance delisting, as seen with Reef Finance.
Pre-staking for $NIM holders has been announced by Layer-1 payments blockchain Nimiq, which is a significant step toward its much awaited migration to Proof-of-Stake (PoS). This initiative not only prepares the way for the network’s transition to a more energy-efficient, decentralized proof of stake consensus, but it also pays out considerable rewards to early participants.
Nimiq is getting ready to switch from Proof-of-Work (PoW) to Proof-of-Stake (PoS) as its consensus algorithm. To ensure a safe migration, pre-staking is a crucial step. This is because a secure migration requires maximizing the total amount of $NIM pre-staked and dividing it among the maximum number of validators. All Nimiq holders are encouraged to pre-stake and contribute to a more decentralized Nimiq network via the Pre-Staking Rewards program.
Nimiq is a unique blockchain-based decentralized payment system. A digital currency, quick payments, cheap transfers, and universally accessible passive income are all part of its financial ecosystem. The upgrading of Nimiq to Proof of Stake will help it realize its objective of acting as a sustainable monetary system that gives people complete control over their money, enables them to utilize it anywhere in the world, and helps them attain financial independence.
By maximizing their pre-staking strategy through a variety of multipliers—staking early for a time-based boost, selecting an underdog validator to promote even distribution across all validators, and raising their ranking in the Nimiq Space by finishing Nimiq quests—participants can raise their chances of earning bonus rewards.
One may access Nimiq’s pre-staking program by logging onto the campaign’s dedicated dashboard. Community members may choose the Nimiq account address they want to use for pre-staking and register for the pre-staking program here. Further information is available in the blog post announcement from Nimiq.
Max Burger, Ecosystem Developer at Nimiq said:
“Nimiq’s long-awaited migration to Proof-of-Stake marks the beginning of a completely new era for the project. Not only does it drastically reduce the blockchain’s energy consumption, but more importantly, it introduces near-instant transactions for a significantly enhanced payment experience. Once the migration is complete, we can focus on expanding Nimiq’s global adoption to make NIM the most widely accepted cryptocurrency on the planet.”
Participants in the pre-staking program will be eligible for incentives that may be directly claimed via the pre-staking dashboard. The campaign will run from October 7 through November 10. Participants will share 100 million in $NIM pre-staking rewards in addition to a bonus giveaway reserved for community members who sign up for the campaign as soon as possible. Over the course of three rounds, winners of the bonus prize will be selected at random from among eligible entrants, with an extra $NIM reward given to 100 pre-stakers. As a consequence, an incredible 200 million NIM is set aside for rewards and pre-staking prizes.
By making the most of its pre-staking effort, Nimiq will make sure that its network is prepared for the next stage of activation and the November 19th Proof of Stake migration.
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Hytopia spustí tento měsíc uzavřenou beta verzi po prodeji nodeů pro síť Hychain, který přinesl přes 8 milionů dolarů. Pro operátory je vyčleněno 250 milionů TOPIA a 25 % z transakčních poplatků.
Hytopia, a Minecraft-like sandbox game previously known as NFT Worlds, is set to roll out a closed beta test this month after raising millions of dollars through a node sale for its Ethereum layer-2 network, Hychain.
The Hychain sale raised 2,098 ETH in March, or more than $8 million worth at the time, as users purchased nodes that help secure the Arbitrum-based gaming network and also allow them to earn TOPIA tokens in the process.
In total, 250 million TOPIA—about $17.5 million worth at present—will be doled out to node operators, along with a 25% share of transaction fees. The Hychain nodes went live on Tuesday following last month’s sale.
Nearly 17,000 node keys have been sold to date out of 50,000 in total, and the sale will remain ongoing while Hychain nodes are still available. Hychain said that it paid out 254 ETH (about $1 million worth at the time) worth of incentives to content creators and influencers who helped promote the node sale via their respective creator codes.
"We are thrilled by the community's enthusiastic response to the Hychain node sale and are equally excited for players to explore the Hychain mainnet," said pseudonymous co-founder ArkDev, in a release. "These milestones are a clear indication of the community's desire for a new permissionless [layer-2] blockchain that enables seamless and frictionless publishing of Web3 games."
Hytopia, the flagship game that will kick off the Hychain rollout, will debut its closed beta test this month after amassing 1.25 million pre-registrations for the game.
Decrypt’s GG recently spoke with ArkDev about the game’s transition from the Minecraft-based NFT Worlds project to an original crypto game that mashes up elements of both Minecraft and Roblox, as well as the team’s plans to attract other game developers with Hychain.
Editor’s note: This article was written with the assistance of AI. Edited and fact-checked by Andrew Hayward.
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THORSwap nabídla několik bounty odměn útočníkům, kteří napadli osobní peněženku, zřejmě patřící zakladateli THORChain John-Paul Thorbjornsenovi. ZachXBT uvedl, že z ní severokorejští hackeři ukradli 1,35 milionu USD.
PANews reported on September 12th that according to The Block, on-chain detective ZachXBT revealed that THORSwap has issued multiple bounty offers over the past few days to hackers who attacked a user's personal wallet. The victim may be THORChain founder John-Paul Thorbjornsen. An on-chain update on Friday indicated that returning THOR tokens would earn a reward, with no legal action taken within 72 hours. Contact information was also provided. PeckShield initially reported that the THORChain protocol had been attacked, resulting in losses of approximately $1.2 million, but later corrected the claim to be targeting user wallets. ZachXBT stated that the victim was likely John-Paul Thorbjornsen's wallet, from which North Korean hackers stole $1.35 million on Tuesday. Thorbjornsen admitted that the attack originated from a fake Zoom link sent from a friend's hacked Telegram account. He stated that his old MetaMask wallet, which had been emptied, was in another logged-out Chrome profile, with the key stored in iCloud Keychain, making it possible for the attacker to access it through a zero-day vulnerability. This reinforces his belief that threshold signature wallets are the only true defense.
THORSwap v roce 2025 zpracoval přes 1,28 miliardy USD swapů, utržil více než 5,42 milionu USD a rozděluje 55 % výnosů stakerům a poskytovatelům likvidity.
THORSwap is one of the few protocols in this ecosystem that has seen it all.
It launched when native cross-chain swaps were still new and experimental. It survived multiple market cycles, regulatory uncertainty, infrastructure upgrades, and even internal restructurings. More than four years later, it is still here. And unlike many frontends in DeFi, it is profitable.
As THORSwap enters its fifth year, it is worth looking at how it evolved from an early THORChain interface into a mature aggregator that redistributes real yield to its holders.
🚧 Built alongside THORChainTHORSwap was one of the earliest supporters of THORChain. At the time, there were very few ways for users to interact with native cross-chain swaps. THORSwap filled that gap by building a frontend that exposed all THORChain routes in a clean, accessible way.
As THORChain expanded its features, THORSwap expanded with it. LP position management, THORFi integrations, TCY products, asset whitelisting contributions, the team consistently followed the core protocol’s evolution. If you open the platform today, that heritage is still visible. THORChain remains central in the interface.
However, from day one, the positioning was clear. THORSwap was not meant to become the official frontend of THORChain for very specific reasons. First regulatory uncertainty was still high, and it made sense to keep a distinction between the base layer executing swaps and the frontend facilitating user access. Second because THORChain’s long-term ambition was always to become backend infrastructure embedded across wallets and applications, not dependent on a single interface.
THORSwap understood that early, and it adapted accordingly. Instead of limiting itself to THORChain routes, the team gradually integrated additional liquidity providers such as Maya Protocol and ChainFlip. This allowed users to access assets that were not directly tradable through THORChain alone.
In 2025, the integration of NEAR Intents marked another important step. Intents-based routing allowed THORSwap to remain competitive in a market where cost efficiency increasingly determines user flow.
This ability to adapt has been one of THORSwap’s defining traits over the years. Even during more complex periods, such as the SwapKit separation, the protocol leaned on governance through TIP proposals to recalibrate incentives and adjust its tokenomics. Today, THORSwap stands in a solid position within the ecosystem and, more importantly, is operating in a phase of growth and profitability.
📊 One of the most used frontends in the ecosystemThe numbers reflect that evolution. In 2025, THORSwap has processed over $1.28 billion in total swap volume and generated more than $5.42 million in revenue. Out of that, roughly $4.06 million has been redistributed as real yield rewards to token holders.
In 2025, THORSwap ranked fourth in affiliate fees collected across all THORChain integrators, behind larger players such as Trust Wallet, Ledger Live and THORWallet. That ranking is meaningful. It shows that even in a landscape dominated by major wallets, a native ecosystem frontend can remain competitive.
The platform now supports 25 chains, offering broad cross-chain access while keeping THORChain liquidity at its core. Route distribution has evolved over time, especially with the addition of NEAR Intents, but the foundation remains aligned with THORChain’s strengths, particularly for larger native swaps.
Full Article : https://thorswap.medium.com/thorswap-2025-year-in-review-13734f5d4c72
🏦 Redistributing value sustainablyFrom its early days, THORSwap aimed to share value with its community. Initially, this was done through emissions. That approach supported early growth, but it also introduced dilution and friction over time.
As the protocol became profitable, the tokenomics were redesigned to reflect actual performance rather than relying on inflation.
Under the new structure:
25% of revenue goes to the treasury to fund development and maintenance.55% accrues to stakers and liquidity providers through the $vTHOR, $uTHOR and $yTHOR mechanisms, distributed based on the ratio of THOR in each pool.20% is allocated to a buyback and burn programme.Stakers can choose how they receive their rewards. vTHOR auto-compounds in THOR, while uTHOR distributes rewards in USDC. As for yTHOR, it represents stakers who originated from the SwapKit separation and continue to be part of the rewards structure.
Since multiple governance-approved burn rounds and the automation of the buyback mechanism, supply has been reduced from 500 million to approximately 210 million tokens. That represents a reduction of more than 58%, and the mechanism continues as long as revenue supports it.
This shift from emissions to performance-based distribution is one of the reasons THORSwap regularly appears among higher-ranking protocols in terms of revenue per holder. Over the past 30 days, it has ranked around the top 40 on DefiLlama by “revenue to holder” metric, offering approximately 30% yield to stakers during that period.
🛣️ 2026: Metro and beyondFor the next stage of growth, THORSwap needs to evolve and meet users where they already are. That is where Metro comes in.
Metro is built to improve the mobile experience, simplify the interface, embed a native wallet, integrate fiat on- and off-ramps, and offer clearer portfolio tracking with transparent fee visibility. The objective is not to launch just another web app, but to reduce friction for everyday users who expect the kind of simplicity they are used to in traditional financial applications.
That said, this does not replace THORSwap. The existing interface will remain a key access point for users who are already familiar with the ecosystem.
Beyond Metro, further integrations are part of the roadmap. Lending, structured strategies, perps, additional chains, and deeper wallet compatibility are all logical next steps. If executed well, Metro could become a practical example of composable DeFi delivered in a format that feels intuitive at the consumer layer.
Full article: https://x.com/THORSwap/status/2018751518007238804
💭 Final thoughtsTHORSwap’s journey reflects the broader maturation of the THORChain ecosystem.
What started as a perceived “official frontend” evolved into an independent, profitable aggregator. It adapted to regulatory realities, competitive pressures, and structural changes without losing its community base.
With Metro on the horizon, THORSwap is taking another step forward. If it succeeds in expanding its reach while maintaining profitability, the outcome will be beneficial across the ecosystem. More users lead to more volume. More volume generates more revenue. And that activity ultimately strengthens THORChain itself and its stakeholders.
Few protocols survive this long. Even fewer manage to mature sustainably. THORSwap has done both, and we’re excited to see it continue to grow.
Aurory zpřístupnila hru Seekers of Tokane na Epic Games Store pro všechny hráče na omezenou dobu od 12. do 26. února. Součástí akce jsou odměny v podobě tokenů AURY v hodnotě 50 000 USD a vzácné NFT.
Aurory, a Solana role-playing and monster-battling game, has launched its Seekers of Tokane experience to the public on the Epic Games Store after previously restricting access to NFT holders and access code recipients.
Seekers of Tokane serves up a chunk of the overall Aurory experience, letting players battle with Pokémon-esque creatures (called Nefties) and explore a lush fantasy land. It plays like a “roguelike” game, in which players must grab loot and attempt to exit with their winnings—because you’ll lose everything if you perish.
The public access is available for a limited time, from February 12 through February 26, and it’s tied to the launch of an in-game event, Dracurve’s Awakening. And it’s also linked to crypto rewards, including AURY tokens and rare in-game NFTs.
Aurory will distribute $50,000 worth of AURY token rewards to players, with $35,000 of that set for Aurorian NFT owners and the rest intended for non-holders. Furthermore, the game will also offer up limited edition NFT collectibles and “Draconic Eggs.”
Beyond the split between NFT holders and non-owners, it’s not clear how Aurory plans to distribute the $50,000 worth of AURY to players, or how specifically to earn the rewards. Decrypt’s GG has reached out to the Aurory team for clarification and will update this story if we hear back.
Aurory first launched in the Epic Games Store last November with the debut of Seekers of Tokane. Operated by Epic Games, the developer of Fortnite and creator of the widely used Unreal Engine development suite, the Epic Games Store is a major mainstream PC gaming marketplace with some 230 million total users as of the end of 2022.
It has also become a prominent home for a growing stack of crypto and NFT games, including the likes of Shrapnel, Gods Unchained, and Nyan Heroes. Rival marketplace Steam, run by Half-Life and Counter-Strike developer Valve, has taken an anti-crypto stance—though some game creators have found ways around the restrictions.
The Aurory project spans multiple games, as well as multiple chains. While it started life on Solana, the game expanded to Ethereum scaling network Arbitrum last year in an effort to attract more players. However, the game’s bridge to Arbitrum was exploited for $830,000 worth of AURY in December.
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Binance delistuje šest altcoinů včetně CVP, EPX, FOR, LOOM, REEF a VGX a od 26. srpna zastaví spotové obchodování. Zároveň automaticky převede 15 dříve delistovaných altcoinů do USDC.
Binance, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, announced the delisting of six altcoins—PowerPool (CVP), Ellipsis (EPX), ForTube (FOR), Loom Network (LOOM), Reef (REEF), and VGX Token (VGX). This led to sharp price drops for each token.
Starting August 26, 2024, at 03:00 UTC, Binance will halt all spot trading for these tokens and cancel any existing orders.
Deposits for these altcoins will not be accepted after August 27, 2024, but withdrawals will be allowed until November 26, 2024. Binance may later convert these tokens into stablecoins, though this is not guaranteed.
Additionally, Binance will automatically convert 15 previously delisted altcoins into the USDC stablecoin based on user holdings as of September 2, 2024, to provide a stable value.
These altcoins include Bitcoin Gold (BTG), Bitcoin Standard Hashrate Token (BTCST), Bitshares (BTS), District0x (DNT), Groestlcoin (GRS), Hegic (HEGIC), MobileCoin (MOB), Monero (XMR), Monetha (MTH), Multichain (MULTI), Navcoin (NAV), Sologenic (SOLO), Spartan Protocol (SPARTA), Symbol (XYM), and Tribe (TRIBE).
CoW Protocol’s native token has soared 46% after South Korean exchange Upbit announced it will be listing the token on its platform on Feb. 25.
According to a recent notice, Upbit will be listing COW (COW), the CoW Protocol native token starting from Feb. 25 at approximately 20:30 KST. The Ethereum (ETH)-based token will be available for trading on the Korean won, Bitcoin (BTC) and Tether (USDT) markets. Users can begin depositing COW on Upbit at 19:30 KST.
Shortly after Upbit announced it will be listing COW, the token saw a major leap in price. COW soared as high as 46% mere minutes after the notice was posted, reaching a peak of $0.46 in daily trading. At the time of writing, COW is trading hands at $0.43.
According to the Upbit notice, the previous day’s closing price for COW was around 418 Korean won or equal to $0.29. In the past week, COW has seen a rise in value by 34.2% but it has experienced a decrease by nearly 30% in the past month.
Price chart for CoW Protocol’s native token, February 25, 2025 | Source: crypto.news The CoW Protocol native token has a market cap of $173.6 million and a fully diluted valuation which stands at $420 million. In the past 24 hours, COW’s trading volume has seen a 568.60% increase to $114 million in the past 24 hours, indicating a significant rise in trading activity.
Buy orders for COW will be restricted for five minutes after trading support begins. While all types of orders, with the exception of limit orders, will be restricted for an hour after trading support begins. Sell order prices are capped at a minimum of 10% less than the previous day’s closing price.
The CoW Protocol is a decentralized trading platform with intent-based aggregator as its main service. It also provides features like Maximal Extractable Value blockers, Remote Procedure Call solutions, and Automated Market Makers. COW is the CoW Protocol’s native token and is used for governance.
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Trader vyměnil 50 432 688 USDT za zhruba 36 tisíc USD v AAVE kvůli extrémnímu slippage. Aave uvedla, že obchod byl potvrzen i přes varování, a plánuje vrátit asi 600 tisíc USD na poplatcích.
A decentralized finance [DeFi] trader executed a massive swap, exchanging over $50 million in USDT for only about $36,000 in AAVE tokens.
On-chain data shows that the user attempted to purchase AAVE using 50,432,688 USDT through the Aave interface.
The funds were withdrawn from Aave and routed through CoW Protocol. This on-chain liquidity aggregator executes trades across decentralized exchanges.
However, the transaction ultimately returned just about 327 AAVE, valued at roughly $36,297, indicating extremely high slippage.
Aave says user confirmed slippage warning Aave founder Stani Kulechov said the platform warned the trader about the unusually large order before the swap was executed.
According to Kulechov, the Aave interface flagged the trade as having extraordinary slippage. It required the user to explicitly acknowledge the risk before proceeding.
Source: X “The user confirmed the warning on their mobile device and proceeded with the swap, accepting the high slippage,” Kulechov wrote.
Because DeFi platforms are permissionless, transactions can still proceed once the user confirms the associated risks.
Kulechov noted that while such events occasionally occur in decentralized markets, the size of this particular transaction was far larger than typical trades, increasing the likelihood of extreme price impact.
CoW DAO says no exploit occurred Following the incident, CoW DAO, whose routing infrastructure facilitated the swap, said there is no indication of an exploit or malicious activity.
In a statement posted on X, the team said the transaction was executed in accordance with the parameters specified in the signed order.
“Based on what we’ve seen so far, there’s no indication of a protocol exploit or otherwise malicious behavior. The transaction executed according to the parameters of the signed order,” the team said.
CoW Protocol added that its interface, as well as the Aave interface used in the transaction, displayed clear price impact warnings for swaps of that magnitude.
The protocol said it is continuing to review the transaction and will share updates if additional details emerge.
Aave to refund $600K in fees Although the swap itself cannot be reversed, the Aave team said it plans to return approximately $600,000 in fees collected from the transaction.
Kulechov said the team is also attempting to contact the trader involved.
“We sympathize with the user and will try to make contact with the user,” he said.
The incident has also prompted discussion within the DeFi community about whether additional safeguards could help prevent similar outcomes in the future.
Final Summary A trader attempting to buy AAVE with $50 million USDT received only about $36,000 worth of tokens due to extreme slippage. Aave and CoW Protocol say the trade executed as signed and showed clear price impact warnings. At the same time, Aave plans to refund about $600,000 in fees collected from the transaction.
Grayscale Investments has launched the Grayscale Dogecoin Trust, offering investors exposure to Dogecoin (DOGE)
Grayscale Investments has launched the Grayscale Dogecoin Trust, offering investors exposure to Dogecoin (DOGE), a cryptocurrency with a $49.7 billion market cap that has evolved from a meme coin to a tool for global financial inclusion, grassroots activism, and a viable means of payment.
The trust, which charges a 2.5% fee, is available to eligible accredited investors and is part of Grayscale's portfolio of over 25 crypto investment products.
According to Rayhaneh Sharif-Askary, Grayscale's Head of Product & Research, Dogecoin's low transaction costs and rapid transfer speeds make it an optimal vehicle for international remittances, particularly in regions with underdeveloped banking infrastructure. The launch comes amid a flurry of applications for memecoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) following a shift towards a more crypto-friendly regulatory environment under President Donald Trump.
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Dogechain začne tento měsíc vypínat služby a bridge zůstane otevřený už jen přibližně 60 dní. Držitelé by měli co nejdříve vybrat svá aktiva, jinak mohou zůstat nedostupná.
One of the most recognized figures in the Dogecoin community, Mishaboar, has issued a critical warning to users as Dogecoin’s layer two network Dogechain prepares to begin its shutdown process this month. According to official statements, all services on the network will cease, and users must move their assets before the bridge mechanism is permanently disabled.
Two-month transition period announcedThe Dogechain team has confirmed it will discontinue the project, citing current market conditions making it increasingly difficult to sustain and maintain the network. Dogechain has been known as an infrastructure offering decentralized finance applications, gaming projects, and NFT capabilities for the Dogecoin ecosystem.
Glossary: A layer two is a system built atop the main blockchain that enables additional use cases by processing transactions on a separate infrastructure. A bridge is a technical tool that allows assets to be transferred between different networks.
According to information released by the team at the beginning of the month, the Dogechain bridge will remain operational for roughly 60 more days. After this period, the bridge will shut down completely. All users are strongly advised to withdraw their assets, close any open positions, and finalize their liquidity transactions within this timeframe to avoid issues.
Before Dogechain services shut down, users must withdraw their assets via the bridge; assets left on the network may become permanently inaccessible, the team emphasized.
Mishaboar urges not to waitHighlighting that millions of DOGE remain bridged on Dogechain, Mishaboar called on Dogecoin holders to act without delay. His posts underline that once the shutdown procedure is complete, assets remaining on the network may no longer be reachable by their owners.
It’s not only DOGE at risk; tokens issued on Dogechain and other digital assets could also be permanently lost after the bridge’s closure. The announcements also warn that retrieving historic blockchain data and network status from the Dogechain infrastructure may no longer be possible.
TitleStatusDuration bridge remains openApproximately 60 daysUser action requiredWithdraw and transfer assetsPotential outcome after periodAssets left on the network may become inaccessibleSecond major security warning in JuneEarlier in June, Mishaboar had issued another warning to veteran Dogecoin users. In that message, he called on Dogeparty users to swiftly move their funds out of old wallet addresses as a precaution.
Dogeparty, a tokenization platform operating on the Dogecoin blockchain, had announced that transactions involving DOGE and tokens continue from wallets dating back to 2014. The shared information indicates a vulnerability likely stemming from the seed generation used in the first web wallet, mostly affecting Dogeparty wallets created in 2014 and 2015. As a result, urgent wallet migration was strongly recommended for account safety.
The Dogeparty team stated that wallets created during 2014 and 2015 might have been exposed to a security flaw, which makes it critical to move assets to new addresses immediately.
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.
Inverse Finance získal od investorů z DeFi 2,6 mil. USD na pokrytí špatného dluhu a snížil jeho zůstatek na 3,4 mil. USD. Tokeny Inverse byly prodány za 25 USD za kus.
The DeFi lending protocol still has $3.4 million in outstanding bad debt.Bad debt came from malicious exploits from three years ago.DeFi lending protocol Inverse Finance, with more than $178 million in investor funds, has patched a $2.6 million bad debt hole in the project’s finances.
A bad debt happens when a loan position cannot be repaid because the collateral used to borrow funds has lost a lot of its value, which leaves the lender with a hole in their finances. It can happen due to malicious exploits that drain liquidity from lending pools or a massive market decline that causes the price of collateral tokens to plummet.
On Monday, Inverse Finance secured funds to service the bad debt by selling 104,000 of its native Inverse tokens to a cohort of DeFi investors. The token sale was for 25 Dola per Inverse token, to raise the $2.6 million required.
Dola is the protocol’s dollar-pegged stablecoin, while the Inverse token controls the protocol and absorbs financial risks. The latter is also the governance token for the DAO that controls the protocol.
Given the relationship between both tokens, the deal effectively means investors are betting that the Inverse token’s long-term growth potential can cover the bad debt liability, and the DAO proposal for the move did not hide this trade-off.
“This is our way of sending a message to everyone that Inverse DAO never abandons its users always repays its debts,” Nour Haridy, Inverse Finance founder, told DL News. Haridy called the repayment “an investment into the future.”
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Inverse Finance TVLThe Inverse tokens acquired by the investors will be locked for six months. Inverse tokens traded for more than $43 on Monday, a 72% premium on the cost basis of the DeFi investors.
The bad debt traces back to malicious exploits on Inverse Finance lending markets that have since been deprecated. Those defunct lending markets suffered two malicious exploits in April and June 2022 that resulted in more than $24 million in losses.
A portion of the bad debt also comes from Euler Finance’s $200 million flash loan attack of March 2023. Euler has since recovered the hack and now holds more than $1 billion in investor assets, a 10-fold growth in 2025.
‘A moral obligation’Monday’s repayment whittles the protocol’s bad debt exposure to $3.4 million, which the DAO plans to cover by borrowing from 40acres.finance, another lending protocol.
Haridy said the protocol didn’t have a choice but to cover the bad debt.
“Dola would’ve collapsed due to the elevated bad debt levels back then and more people would lose their money,” Haridy said. “We had a moral obligation towards people who trusted Dola with their hard earned money and we chose to fulfill this obligation.”
The repayment also comes as the protocol reached $100 million in loans on its fixed-rate lending market platform FiRM, another sign of recovery for a protocol that has suffered multiple crises.
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Manipulace s cenou sDOLA na LlamaLend vyvolala likvidaci 27 uživatelů a ztráty kolem 240 000 USD. Inverse Finance uvedla, že její vlastní protokol zasažen nebyl.
Around $240K in losses occurred when sDOLA price manipulation triggered the liquidation of 27 users on LlamaLend. Inverse Finance confirmed that its own protocol was not affected. A recent suspicious transaction caused around $2,40,000 in losses, initially reports suggested Inverse Finance users were affected, but the losses were due to an sDOLA price manipulation that triggered multiple liquidations.
The incident was first reported by BlockSec Phalcon in its X platform on March 2. As it said, “As it is unclear whether additional users may still be affected, we are withholding further technical details at this time. Please take immediate action if you are exposed.”
Then, after a few hours, CertiK Alert also confirmed the incident that an attacker exploited a around $30 million flash loan to manipulate the sDOLA balance on Inverse Finance, leading to incorrect collateral values. Which triggered the liquidation of 27 users’ DOLA-backed positions, allowing the exploiter to profit by about $240,000 in a single transaction.
False. Inverse Finance was NOT affected. It's simply an incident in an external protocol that uses DOLA token. Please correct this.
— nour (@NourHaridy) March 2, 2026 After hours of reports from BlockSec Phalcon, in response, Founder and developer of Inverse Finance, Nour Haridy said, “False. Inverse Finance was NOT affected. It’s simply an incident in an external protocol that uses the DOLA token. Please correct this.”
In addition, YAM, a DeFi community of sharing insights, posted that this was not an attack against Inverse Finance, but an issue with LlamaLend. The attacker liquidated the majority of users who possessed sDOLA and borrowed crvUSD, temporarily adjusting the sDOLA pricing from about 1.188 to 1.358 per DOLA.
Also, mentioned, “We don’t understand yet how this actually liquidated users. It’s clearly unintentional behaviour, the value of your collateral going up should move you further away from liquidation, not closer.”
Later, BlockSec Phalcon said, “Correction: After further investigation and discussion with@InverseFinance, we confirm that its contract was not affected by the attack.” It was a user loss on LlamaLend due to a flash loan exploiting a faulty oracle configuration in the sDOLA–crvUSD pool.
With that, this is not the first time Inverse Finance has encountered issues with DOLA and its money-market platform, Frontier. In April 2022, Frontier was known as Anchor, and a hacker used a price oracle to steal $15.6 million. They increased the value of $INV tokens, allowing them to borrow against collateral while withdrawing ETH, WBTC, YFI, and DOLA.
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Clearpool spojil síly s Cicada, aby posílil řízení rizik v PayFi lendingu a přilákal institucionální hráče. Cicada už poskytl více než 850 mil. USD úvěrů s mírou defaultu 1,2 %.
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Clearpool, a decentralized capital markets ecosystem, has partnered with on-chain credit risk management company Cicada in a move to institutionalize PayFi lending with improved risk management.
In an announcement shared with Cryptonews on Monday, the partnership will boost Clearpool’s credibility and risk management in PayFi lending. Cicada will structure and underwrite PayFi lending opportunities and serve as the administrative agent for select Credit Pools.
Cicada has underwritten more than $850m in loans at a 1.2% default rate during the prior cycle.
🤝 Clearpool has partnered with Cicada to institutionalize PayFi lending with risk-managed Credit Pools
Cicada is an on-chain credit risk management company founded by a seasoned team of former buy- and sell-side credit professionals. Cicada’s co-founders have deep crypto… pic.twitter.com/JY79tNCVqE
— Clearpool (@ClearpoolFin) August 11, 2025 Clearpool’s partnership with Cicada could shake up the lending space, bringing more institutional players into the DeFi fold.
Clearpool Expands to Payment Financing or PayFiAccording to Jakob Kronbichler, CEO of Clearpool, Cicada’s risk management integration would strengthen Clearpool’s institutional infrastructure for PayFi lending.
“While stablecoin settlements are instant, underlying fiat flows are not, forcing fintechs to bridge liquidity gaps,” he said. “This partnership enhances our proven credit framework and supports the growth of the emerging trillion-dollar stablecoin payment ecosystem.”
Clearpool will be launching PayFi Credit Pools for users to access these highly liquid, real-world yield opportunities. This means facilitating credit to institutional lenders specializing in short-term stablecoin-based working capital to fintech operators.
It will also launch cpUSD, a permissionless, yield-bearing asset, which will enable retail to tap into real-world stablecoin payments.
Cicada offers Risk-as-a-Service (RaaS) Solutions to DeFi Protocols On the other hand, Cicada offers Risk-as-a-Service (RaaS) solutions, including third-party underwriting, pool management for DeFi protocols and risk structuring.
“Partnering with Clearpool allows us to elevate PayFi lending by combining our underwriting and risk management expertise with their innovative credit products,” said Sefton Kincaid, Managing Partner of Cicada Partners.
The partnership will accelerate the adoption of PayFi by laying the groundwork for more safer, transparent and scalable stablecoin ecosystem.
“Together, we’re advancing professionally managed Credit Pools and strengthening Clearpool’s offering to borrowers and lenders in the growing stablecoin economy,” Kincaid added.
Clearpool has announced its groundbreaking collaboration with Plasma, marking a significant step forward in redefining the landscape of global payments. This partnership aims to empower Plasma’s mainnet by building a flagship yield-bearing stablecoin, cpUSD. With this, the platform is set to pave the way for a scalable and credit-backed stablecoin liquidity among both emerging and developed markets.
Clearpool 🤝 @PlasmaFDN: Two Forces, One Vision
Clearpool is launching cpUSD on Plasma.
Our flagship yield-bearing asset is powered by PayFi Vaults, which finance short-term credit for stablecoin-settled payments from remittances to card processors.
This partnership scales… pic.twitter.com/LpsZ6rVed7
— Clearpool (@ClearpoolFin) September 24, 2025 Clearpool, a decentralized marketplace for unsecured liquidity, has announced the news through its official X account. The other partner, Plasma, is a purpose-built blockchain for stablecoin transactions.
Clearpool and Plasma to Bridge cpUSD with Plasma’s Payment Infrastructure With this partnership, Clearpool and Plasma are poised to expand their shared vision while laying the foundations for DeFi integrations. They both aim to scale stablecoin-powered liquidity to advance global payments. Clearpool’s cpUSD is powered by PayFi Vaults, offering yield-bearing opportunities to fulfill the short-term financial credit needs of institutional lenders, including remittances and card processors. These credit channels are infused with Plasma to execute a chain that is especially created for payment efficiency and scale.
Plasma is supported by Founders Fund, Bitfinex, and Framework Ventures. At the time of launch, the network boasted more than $2 billion in stablecoin TVL. Plasma offers zero-fee USDT transfers, complete EVM compatibility, and partnerships with major DeFi protocols such as Aave and Euler.
With this, the platform strives to cement its position as a cornerstone for the stablecoin ecosystem. In this way, Plasma becomes the ideal home for Clearpool’s cpUSD. Through this integration, the platform is set to expand its utility for trading, lending, settlement, and collateralized DeFi applications.
Clearpool’s cpUSD is built to maximize utility along with stability, allocating 75% PayFi Vaults and 25% to liquid yield-bearing stablecoins for redemption flexibility. Plasma’s mission perfectly aligns with this structure, skimming high-volume stablecoin flows. Clearpool, by combining efforts with Plasma, aims to foster a vision for stablecoins to go beyond speculative use cases.
The CEO and Co-founder of Clearpool, Jakob Kronbichler, states that, “Plasma is creating the payments infrastructure that stablecoins have always needed.” Paul Faecks, the counterpart at Plasma, echoed the statement by saying, “By bringing cpUSD to Plasma, we’re ensuring that fintechs can access credit at scale on a chain built for their core use cases.”
The two platforms are poised to unite Clearpool’s credit solutions with Plasma’s payment infrastructure. With this, both strive to pave the way for the next level of stablecoin adoption. There, the stablecoins can move the world, not just a market.
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Clearpool obnovuje zpětné odkupy CPOOL z výnosů z Dynamic Pools, Clearpool Prime, Credit Vaults a USDX T-Pool. Polovina tokenů půjde do Clearpool Rewards, druhá do Clearpool Reserve.
TLDR: Clearpool will repurchase CPOOL using revenue from its pools, vaults, and Prime protocol operations. 50% of all repurchased CPOOL will go to Clearpool Rewards, supporting token holder incentives. The remaining 50% of tokens will strengthen the Clearpool Reserve for future ecosystem growth. Buybacks were paused as Clearpool prepared its Fintech Vault and PayFi product expansion.
Clearpool is reviving its buyback program, marking a fresh chapter for the DeFi lender’s growing ecosystem.
The protocol confirmed it will repurchase its native token, CPOOL, from the open market using revenue from recent quarters. This follows months of strategic pause as the team refined its direction and rolled out new products. The initiative signals a renewed commitment to value capture within its ecosystem.
CPOOL Buyback Program Resumes With New Funding Source According to Clearpool’s announcement, the buyback initiative will draw on revenue generated from Dynamic Pools, Clearpool Prime, Credit Vaults, and the USDX T-Pool. These sources have built consistent inflows since the protocol’s last operational update.
The company stated that buybacks had been paused in earlier quarters as it finalized a shift in product strategy.
That adjustment is now reflected in new launches such as the Fintech Vault and PayFi. These products extend the protocol’s lending capabilities to a wider market segment while diversifying its revenue base.
With these expansions live, Clearpool will begin acquiring CPOOL again in structured cycles. The buyback activity is expected to provide steady demand for the token while reflecting the project’s long-term growth approach.
The new plan formalizes a balance between ecosystem sustainability and holder incentives, two themes central to the project’s recent roadmap.
Clearpool is resuming its buyback program to purchase $CPOOL from the open market, initiating a series of planned buybacks.
The program will utilize revenue generated from recent quarters across the full Clearpool ecosystem, including Dynamic Pools, Clearpool Prime, Credit… pic.twitter.com/NOFWFnYopz
— Clearpool (@ClearpoolFin) October 20, 2025
Half of Purchased Tokens Head to Rewards and Reserve Funds Clearpool outlined that 50% of all repurchased CPOOL tokens will be deposited into Clearpool Rewards, a system designed to enhance community participation. The other half will be directed to the Clearpool Reserve, supporting ecosystem development and liquidity measures.
This split aims to ensure that both users and the protocol benefit from ongoing buybacks. It also positions Clearpool’s treasury to respond more flexibly to future market conditions.
Analysts observing the update suggested that this structure could add steady pressure on circulating supply while reinforcing protocol backing. While no timeline for completion was disclosed, the strategy implies buybacks will occur periodically as revenue accumulates.
By reinvesting operational income into its native token, Clearpool continues aligning revenue performance with community growth. The model reflects a tightening link between its ecosystem’s utility and the underlying asset’s activity.
South Korea-based cryptocurrency exchange Upbit has announced new market support for the digital asset Clearpool (CPOOL). The exchange announced that CPOOL will be listed on KRW (Korean Won), BTC (Bitcoin), and USDT (Tether) trading pairs.
Upbit Announces New Market Support for Clearpool (CPOOL) According to the statement, CPOOL deposits and withdrawals will become active within 1 hour and 30 minutes of the announcement. CPOOL spot transactions will begin at 4:30 PM on October 22nd.
CPOOL will be traded on the Ethereum network. Upbit emphasized that users should carefully select the correct network before depositing assets. It warned that assets sent via different networks may not be processed and that the refund process may take longer.
During the new listing, various trading restrictions will be implemented to counter market volatility:
Buy orders will be closed during the first 5 minutes after the trade is opened.
Sell orders cannot be placed 10% below the previous day's closing price.
Only limit orders will be accepted for 2 hours after the start of trading.
Clearpool operates as a decentralized lending marketplace offering collateral-free lending to institutional investors. The project aims to strengthen the bridge between traditional finance and DeFi (decentralized finance). The platform provides institutional lending infrastructure through various products, including PayFi Vault, USDX Treasury Pool, Dynamic, and Prime lending pools.
The CPOOL token is used for staking, governance, and incentive mechanisms on the network.
With this move, Upbit aims to expand access to DeFi-based lending protocols and increase liquidity options for institutional users.
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CPOOL, the native token of the DeFi institutional credit protocol Clearpool, went parabolic after Upbit announced its listing.
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Clearpool price rose over 70% after Upbit announced support for the token. A descending parallel channel pattern has formed on the daily chart. A clean breakout from $0.172 level could potentially lead to over 40% upside for CPOOL. According to data from crypto.news, Clearpool (CPOOL) rallied 72% to an intraday high of $0.172 before settling at $0.134 at the time of writing.
CPOOL’s gains came along with a 780% surge in its daily trading volume in the spot market, hinting at robust demand from investors. Data from CoinGlass also pointed to a massive uptick in open interest in its futures market, with OI rising nearly 3,000% to $3.69 million, suggesting growing speculative interest.
A closer look at the long/short ratio across all exchanges also stood at 1.14. This means that a larger number of traders have leaned into bullish bets, a factor that could continue to drive positive sentiment among new investors.
Clearpool’s price shot up today shortly after the South Korean crypto exchange Upbit announced it would list the token on its platform. Listings on major exchanges like Upbit, which boasts the highest trading volume in South Korea, often enhance a token’s visibility and credibility, attracting a wave of new investors and triggering sharp price gains.
As earlier reported by crypto.news, ORCA, the native token of the Solana-based DEX Orca, rallied over 200% shortly after a similar listing announcement from Upbit.
However, investors should note that listing-based, community hype-driven rallies often face sharp pullbacks within days as traders start booking profits.
For the uninitiated, Clearpool is a decentralized institutional credit protocol that connects verified institutional borrowers with unsecured liquidity from DeFi lenders. The CPOOL token enables staking, governance, and incentivizes participants within the Clearpool protocol.
Clearpool price analysis On the daily chart, CPOOL price has broken out from the upper boundary of a descending parallel channel that had been forming since mid‑August.
Clearpool price has broken out of a descending parallel channel pattern on the daily chart — Oct. 22 | Source: crypto.news Descending parallel channel patterns usually show a token making lower highs and lower lows. The price moves within two downward-sloping, parallel lines, forming a steady downtrend. If the price breaks above the top line, it often signals a bullish reversal. But if it breaks below the bottom line, it usually means the downtrend will continue.
Technical indicators support the bullish picture at press time. Notably, the MACD line has crossed above the signal line, indicating momentum is continuing to shift in favor of bulls. Meanwhile, the RSI has climbed sharply to 57, moving above its neutral zone, which in turn suggests renewed buying pressure.
For now, the key resistance lies near $0.172, the intraday high formed earlier today. This level also coincides closely with the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement drawn from the Aug. 23 high to the Oct. 10 low, a critical zone that often acts as a major inflection point.
A decisive break above this resistance could instill bulls to target $0.190, a level where buying momentum had previously stalled, making it a key psychological barrier in the short term. The said level lies 42% above the current price level.
On the downside, a drop below $0.116, corresponding to the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement level, could invalidate the current rally and tilt momentum back in favor of the bears.
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ACX, the native token of Across Protocol, has dropped sharply following serious allegations of insider self-dealing involving $23 million in decentralized autonomous organization funds.
The token is trading at $0.1342, down 10% in the past 24 hours and over 40% in the past month. It’s now 91% below its all-time high of $1.69 set in December 2024.
The allegations were made public on June 27 by Ogle, the pseudonymous founder of Layer 1 project Glue and advisor to World Liberty Financial. In a detailed post on X, Ogle accused the Across Protocol team, particularly project lead Kevin Chan and chief executive officer Hart Lambur, of orchestrating two secretive proposals that directly benefited their own company using undisclosed wallets.
TLDR: Across Protocol/Bridge ($ACX) team used secret votes to extract ~$23m from the Across DAO’s treasury for their own private company's benefit.
Background: I’ve many times posted about DAOs that are DAOs “in name only” – that is, organizations that pretend to be run by “the…
— ogle | glue.net (@cryptogle) June 26, 2025 These proposals, made to appear as having community support, transferred 150 million ACX tokens worth about $23 million at current prices to Risk Labs over two separate governance votes. The first vote in October 2023 granted 100 million ACX under the pretense of future development support, with claims that the tokens would not be sold for two years.
But soon after, Risk Labs allegedly began selling token option agreements to external investors A second vote, for “retroactive funding” of 50 million ACX, passed primarily due to insider-controlled wallets. Without those votes, it would not have reached quorum.
The report argues that such actions run counter to DAO governance principles and create significant future sell pressure, especially harmful to ACX holders unaware of the conflicts of interest behind these decisions. Across Protocol has not publicly responded to the allegations at the time of writing.
Looking at the technical picture, the chart shows clear downward pressure. The token is currently hugging the lower Bollinger Band at $0.1308 and trading below its 20-day simple moving average of $0.1597. At 31.27, the relative streghth index, which is trending downwards, is close to oversold territory.
ACX price analysis. Credit: TradingView More declines may occur if the price breaks through the $0.13 support zone. Some investors may watching for a bounce move back toward the mid-Bollinger band despite the sell-off. However, in the short term, upward momentum might be limited due to deteriorating sentiment and eroded trust in the team.
Across Protocol zvažuje přeměnu z DAO na americkou C-corporation a nabídne držitelům ACX buď akcie, nebo odkup za USDC za 0,04375 USD s šestiměsíční lhůtou k rozhodnutí. Síť má dál fungovat bez přerušení.
Across Protocol, a Paradigm-backed blockchain interoperability protocol, has posted a temperature check proposal exploring a transition from a decentralized autonomous organization and token structure to a U.S. C-corporation and equity structure.
Under the plan, a new entity called AcrossCo would become the operating company behind Across Protocol. ACX tokenholders would then have two options: equity exchange and token buyout. The equity exchange option involves exchanging ACX for equity in AcrossCo. Larger holders would exchange directly, while smaller holders could participate through a no-fee special purpose vehicle structure. The token buyout option would allow holders to redeem ACX for USDC at $0.04375, a 25% premium to the one-month average market rate, with a six-month window to decide.
Across said becoming a private company, with tokenholders offered equity or a “fair” exit, would likely better serve the protocol’s long-term growth. The team said the underlying protocol would continue operating without interruption. AcrossCo would hold the intellectual property and manage development, partnerships, and commercialization, while the infrastructure itself would remain open and permissionless.
"I believe this proposal lets us double down on our future while benefiting all existing tokenholders," said Hart Lambur, Co-founder of Across Protocol.
The current DAO structure Currently, Risk Labs Foundation, the team behind Across Protocol, as well as UMA Protocol, a decentralized oracle, manages the Across protocol. The foundation has been building Across for over four years and says the protocol has processed more than $35 billion in volume and co-created the ERC-7683 cross-chain intents standard. Across Protocol is an intents-based interoperability protocol that connects blockchains such as Ethereum and Solana, allowing users to bridge and swap tokens across networks.
Across Protocol has raised a total of $51 million through two token funding rounds. Its most recent $41 million round last year was led by Paradigm, with participation from Bain Capital Crypto, Coinbase Ventures, and Multicoin Capital.
The team said the transition to a C-corporation and equity structure is being explored as demand for the protocol’s infrastructure grows, particularly from institutional partners. Across said the current DAO structure can create limitations when working with enterprise partners, which often require enforceable contracts and a clear legal counterparty.
"As institutional demand for Across infrastructure has grown, the current DAO structure has become a bottleneck," the team said. "Enterprise partners need enforceable contracts. Revenue agreements need a legal counterparty. The kinds of deals that would drive the next phase of growth require a structure that a DAO, today, simply can't provide."
If community sentiment is positive, the team will then move to posting a formal governance proposal two weeks after the temperature check, Lambur told The Block.
A majority vote would determine the outcome, Lambur added. For example, if 20% of voters abstained and the result was 41% in favor and 39% against, the proposal would still pass, he said.
"The community decides whether any of it happens," Across said. "Nothing moves forward without community approval."
The ACX token was trading at around $0.035 at the time of writing, up nearly 4% over the past 24 hours but down about 84% over the past year, according to The Block’s ACX price page.
Updated to include the proposal link and pricing details.
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Tesla klesla o 1,8 %, protože investoři čekají na čtvrtletní dodávky a sledují spekulace o možném spojení se SpaceX. Analytici odhadují zhruba 401 120 dodaných vozů.
Tesla shares TSLA remained under pressure on Wednesday as investors looked ahead to the electric vehicle maker's second-quarter delivery report while increasingly focusing on speculation surrounding a potential merger with SpaceX.
Tesla stock fell 1.8% to $374.69 after declining 5.8% in the previous session.
The shares have dropped nearly 13% in June and are down 4.7% since SpaceX began trading publicly on June 12, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
Tesla is expected to release its second-quarter vehicle delivery and energy storage deployment figures in early July.
According to FactSet, analysts expect the company to deliver approximately 401,120 electric vehicles during the quarter, representing a 4% increase from a year earlier.
However, investor attention appears to be shifting away from Tesla's traditional automotive metrics and toward broader strategic developments involving artificial intelligence initiatives and the possibility of combining Elon Musk's businesses.
Wall Street remains divided on Tesla's near-term delivery outlook.
JP Morgan analyst Rajat Gupta lowered his second-quarter delivery estimate to 420,000 vehicles from 430,500 units, although the revised forecast remains above consensus expectations.
If achieved, the total would mark Tesla's strongest quarterly delivery performance since the company delivered a record 497,099 vehicles in the third quarter of 2025.
Gupta pointed to "mixed recent signals" on electric vehicle demand in China and the United States as government incentives expire. However, he noted that Europe "remains the bright spot."
Recent registration data appears to support that assessment.
According to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association, Tesla vehicle registrations in European markets more than doubled in May compared with the same period last year.
RBC Capital analyst Tom Narayan expects Tesla to deliver around 405,000 vehicles during the quarter.
However, he cautioned that the company's increased focus on robotaxis and humanoid robots could potentially weigh on demand for its privately owned vehicles.
Investors continue to view Tesla's artificial intelligence initiatives as central to the company's long-term growth story, with expectations that autonomous driving and robotics could create new sources of earnings beyond vehicle manufacturing.
A potential combination of Tesla and SpaceX has emerged as another major topic among investors.
Baird analyst Ben Kallo estimated second-quarter deliveries at around 392,900 vehicles but said recent attention has centered on the SpaceX initial public offering and the prospect of a merger between Musk's companies.
"We see this as likely to happen sooner rather than later," Kallo wrote on the business combination.
The analyst believes a merger could occur within the next 18 months, giving SpaceX time to integrate its recent merger with xAI and establish itself as a public company.
"We see the strategic rationale for a merger as clear and compelling with both companies benefitting from greater scale. Questions may arise regarding regulatory review; however, we do not expect significant scrutiny given limited overlap of end markets," Kallo wrote.
Meanwhile, Tesla is also facing legal scrutiny following a fatal crash in Texas involving one of its vehicles.
The family of a woman who died after a Tesla Model 3 crashed into a home last week has filed a lawsuit against both Tesla and the driver, alleging gross negligence and wrongful death.
According to the lawsuit, the vehicle was operating with an automated driving assistance system and "failed to detect the end of the street" before crashing into the residence.
The suit alleges Tesla should be held liable for defects in its driver-assistance systems and for failing to adequately warn consumers of potential dangers.
Chief Executive Elon Musk said in a post on X that "FSD drives slowly through neighborhood streets and this was a high speed crash," referring to Tesla's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system.
Another company executive stated that the driver manually pressed the accelerator pedal, overriding the self-driving system.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched a special investigation into the incident and is already conducting a separate investigation into possible defects in Tesla's Full Self-Driving technology.
As Tesla approaches its quarterly delivery report, investors are balancing near-term questions around vehicle demand with longer-term opportunities tied to artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, and the potential reshaping of Musk's corporate empire.
Anthropic obvinila Alibaba, že se „nehorázně“ a „nezákonně“ snažila získat její schopnosti v oblasti AI. Firma tvrdí, že šlo o dosud největší známý distilační útok.
Anthropic sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs accusing the Chinese tech company Alibaba of "brazenly" and "illicitly" attempting to extract its artificial intelligence capabilities, CNBC confirmed on Wednesday.
The letter, which was addressed to Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on June 10, said Alibaba carried out "the largest known distillation attack on Anthropic to date."
Distillation is an AI training method where a small, less capable model is built using outputs from an existing, stronger model.
Anthropic said operators affiliated with Alibaba and its AI lab carried out 28.8 million exchanges with its models using roughly 25,000 fraudulent accounts between April 22 and June 5, according to the letter, which was viewed by CNBC.
"We believe combating the threat of illicit distillation requires coordinated action between government and industry, and we will continue working with Congress and the Administration to maintain American AI leadership," an Anthropic spokesperson said in a statement.
A representative for Alibaba did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment. Bloomberg was first to report the letter.
Read more CNBC tech newsAmazon's Zoox unveils redesigned robotaxi ahead of upcoming expansionOpenAI unveils first chip as part of Broadcom deal in effort to 'build the full stack'South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix plans to raise $29 billion via Nasdaq listing as soon as July 10Alphabet added to Dow Jones Industrial Average, replacing VerizonThe letter lands two months after the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued a memorandum that pledged to help AI companies detect and coordinate against industrial-scale distillation. Anthropic wrote that in proceeding with its distillation attacks, Alibaba "ignored the Trump Administration's warnings."
In February, Anthropic announced that it had identified three "industrial-scale" distillation campaigns from three other AI labs: DeepSeek, Moonshot and MiniMax. The company said in a blog post at the time that the campaigns were growing in intensity and sophistication, and it encouraged collaboration across the AI industry, cloud providers and policymakers.
But in recent weeks, Anthropic's work with policymakers has been complicated.
The company said earlier this month that it received an export control directive from the Trump administration ordering the company to suspend access to its latest Claude models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, "by any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States, including foreign national Anthropic employees."
The government cited "national security authorities" but didn't specify its concern, Anthropic said.
Senior staffers flew to Washington, D.C., to meet with members of the Trump administration over the next several days. The company told CNBC that "both parties are working quickly to get this resolved," but hasn't yet said when it expects its models to come back online.
Nvidia v prvním čtvrtletí fiskálního roku 2027 zvýšila tržby segmentu datových center na rekordních 75,2 miliardy USD, meziročně o 92 %. Firma těží z poptávky po Blackwellu a novém CPU Vera Rubin.
Chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA 0.93%) stands at the center of the artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure supercycle. The world's most valuable company supplies essential hardware and software that enables the training, inference, and scaling of ever more sophisticated AI models.
Insatiable demand for the company's Blackwell GPU architecture, record capital spending by the hyperscalers, and the debut of its new Vera Rubin architecture, which expands its reach into CPUs, all point to the company enjoying sustained acceleration amid the ongoing data center build-out.
Taken together, Nvidia has the conditions for meaningful revenue growth complemented by even further earnings expansion. This combination should support a meaningful upward rerating of Nvidia stock over the next year.
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Nvidia's data center business is accelerating again Nvidia's most recent quarterly results underscore a clear reacceleration from the data center business. During the first quarter of its fiscal 2027 (which ended April 26), data center revenue reached a record $75.2 billion -- up 92% year over year. This performance reflects robust demand across hyperscalers as well as a broadening customer base that includes frontier AI labs, large enterprises, and sovereign entities. The increase in data center sales signals that growth momentum is strengthening again after a brief period of more measured expansion.
Management's guidance for the fiscal second quarter points to further sequential progress, which should reinforce investors' confidence in the trajectory of the broader AI infrastructure build-out. To me, these trends suggest that Nvidia's growth reacceleration is not occurring in isolation; rather, it is being fueled by aggressive capital expenditure plans from the largest cloud providers, which continue to scale up their AI infrastructure at a rapid pace.
Looking further out, analyst projections indicate that hyperscaler capital spending in 2027 could surpass $1 trillion. When extended across the broader ecosystem -- including memory, networking, and power -- the cumulative investment in AI-related infrastructure is expected to reach several trillion dollars over the coming years.
As the dominant supplier of the accelerated computing platforms that sit at the core of these deployments, Nvidia is positioned to capture a meaningful share of this spending. The combination of reaccelerating quarterly results and management's multiyear visibility into customer budgets offers a compelling reason to anticipate continued data center expansion through next year and beyond.
Nvidia is quietly becoming a full-stack solution Nvidia has taken a decisive step beyond designing GPUs with the introduction of its Vera CPU platform. This hardware is purpose-built for the emerging era of agentic AI. The company launched the Vera CPU earlier this year and has already delivered the product to leading AI laboratories and cloud providers.
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By delivering a high-performance CPU optimized for the same CUDA software ecosystem that has long powered its GPUs, Nvidia can deepen its control of the full AI compute stack. Vera pairs with Nvidia's GPUs, thereby reducing friction within integrated AI systems. This strategy should help accelerate Nvidia's data center business even further as the company captures sales within an additional pocket of the AI chip value chain.
Where will Nvidia stock be in one year? These secular growth drivers -- Blackwell adoption, hyperscaler infrastructure spending, and the new Vera CPU -- are converging at a time when Nvidia's forward price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple sits well below the levels it usually traded at during earlier phases of the AI revolution.
NVDA PE Ratio (Forward) data by YCharts.
With earnings poised to expand from the data center segment, Nvidia's current valuation leaves it meaningful room for valuation expansion. Even a conservative rerating to between 24 and 27 times Nvidia's expected fiscal 2028 earnings per share (EPS) of $12.73 could propel its stock price well above $300 -- implying more than 50% upside from current trading levels.
Investors who focus on the durability of these catalysts rather than short-term noise around the growing levels of competition in the AI accelerator space or the sensitive macroeconomic environment will benefit from Nvidia's operational outperformance. Eventually, its valuation multiples will normalize toward levels consistent with the company's leading role in the AI infrastructure build-out.
The board of directors today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.2775 per share on the company's common shares, payable August 3, 2026.
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The board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.2775 per share on the company's common shares. Dividends on common stock as well as Series A and Series C preferred stock are payable on August 3, 2026. , /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of AT&T (NYSE:T) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.2775 per share on the company's common shares.
The board of directors also declared quarterly dividends on the company's 5.000% Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A and the company's 4.750% Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C. The Series A dividend is $312.50 per preferred share, or $0.3125 per depositary share. The Series C dividend is $296.875 per preferred share, or $0.296875 per depositary share.
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Obyte k 25. prosinci 2025 oslavil deváté výročí a spustil plné on-chain řízení, takže držitelé GBYTE mohou hlasovat o upgradu a vybírat Order Providers. Projekt zároveň v červnu 2025 přidal Obyte City a chystá další DeFi, sociální aplikace a sidechainy pro rok 2026.
Obyte marks its ninth anniversary with new governance, DeFi apps, and a virtual city built on its DAG-based, fully decentralized crypto network.
Summary
Obyte’s DAG-based network now runs full on-chain governance, letting GBYTE holders vote on upgrades and select Order Providers that keep the DAG synchronized. 2025 milestones include CariPower’s election as first community Order Provider and the launch of Obyte City, a virtual grid where plots and houses are governed on-chain. The roadmap adds Obyte Friends for social rewards plus new DeFi, social apps, and sidechains, expanding Obyte’s ecosystem beyond core payments and token tools. Obyte, a decentralized cryptocurrency network, reached its ninth anniversary on December 25, 2025, marking nine years since its launch as Byteball in 2016, according to the project’s official blog.
Obyte develops new ecosystem The platform has expanded its ecosystem in 2025 with new community-focused applications and governance structures, the blog stated.
Obyte operates on a directed acyclic graph (DAG) architecture and offers multiple decentralized tools, including ODEX for token swaps, Oswap.io for liquidity provision, and the Counterstake Bridge for cross-network asset transfers. The platform also supports trading on centralized exchanges including NonKYC.io and Biconomy.
The network’s infrastructure includes Autonomous Agents, smart contracts, attestations, private tokens, and token creation capabilities. Additional features include Prophet for prediction markets, Kivach for open-source project donations, and Pythagorean Perpetual Futures for advanced trading.
In late 2024, Obyte implemented a major network upgrade introducing full on-chain governance, allowing GBYTE token holders to participate in network decisions through a dedicated governance site, according to the announcement.
In March 2025, the network selected its first Order Provider through decentralized community voting. Order Providers operate public nodes that send periodic transactions to maintain DAG synchronization, though they cannot approve, block, or censor transfers, the blog explained.
CariPower, a renewable energy company based in the Caribbean, became the first Order Provider selected through on-chain governance after receiving over 31,000 GBYTE votes. The company has stated plans to explore distributed ledger applications for peer-to-peer energy markets and infrastructure.
In June 2025, Obyte launched Obyte City, a virtual environment where users can purchase plots on a digital grid. The system assigns random coordinates to purchased plots, and when two unbuilt plots are positioned adjacently, both owners receive a house and two additional plots by connecting through Discord or Telegram, according to the platform description.
Plots are priced in CITY tokens, which are tradeable on Oswap.io. The City operates through Autonomous Agents on the Obyte DAG, with limited settings adjustable through on-chain governance by plot owners.
The project announced plans to launch Obyte Friends, described as a community engagement platform that will reward users for daily social interactions and promoting the network. Additional decentralized finance applications, social systems, and sidechains are planned for 2026, the blog stated.
Aventus spouští Aventus 2.0, který má podpořit podnikové využití v ekosystému Polkadot. Aktualizace přidává model appchainu Layer 3, liquidity mining na Uniswapu a mechanismus burn pro AVT.
London, United Kingdom, October 22nd, 2024, Chainwire
Aventus, a leading provider of enterprise blockchain solutions and parachain on Polkadot, today confirms the launch of Aventus 2.0, an evolution of the Aventus Network aimed at establishing a stronger foundation for long-term growth and value capture.
The update introduces several strategic initiatives designed to enhance network performance and stakeholder utility, including increasing transaction volume and overall network usage, expanding the ecosystem through successful partnerships with Layer 3 appchains, enhancing token holder engagement via a liquidity mining program, and reducing token supply via a burn mechanism.
The vision for Aventus 2.0 was developed by MVP Workshop, a Blockchain Product Research & Development Studio who designed Polygon Edge and Astar Network, in collaboration with Scytale Digital and the Aventus Services team.
Following the approval of a community governance proposal in which AVT token holders voted in favour of executing this vision, the Aventus Services team will implement the Aventus 2.0 plan over the next four months. This process underscores Aventus’s commitment to stakeholder-driven decision-making, ensuring that major network decisions are made through community consensus.
Aventus 2.0 comprises three main components:
A Layer 3 appchain model, whereby enterprises are able to operate on the Aventus Network and benefit from the security, scalability, interoperability and decentralised infrastructure offered by the Aventus ecosystem. A liquidity mining program on Uniswap, including a custom user-friendly dApp, to enhance token holder engagement. Appchains are also able to request grants from Aventus community treasury and launch their own liquidity mining programs to drive liquidity for their own tokens, contributing a portion of their token supply and network fees to the Aventus treasury to support the broader Aventus ecosystem and its development. A new collator rewards mechanism to ensure a secure and efficient Aventus Network, alongside an automatic burn mechanism for a portion of gas fees to reduce the overall supply of AVT tokens in circulation. Alan Vey, Founder at Aventus, commented: “Aventus 2.0 builds on important learnings from existing Aventus Network clients as well as the invaluable expertise of our partners at MVP Workshop & Scytale Digital, and represents a significant milestone in our journey to enhance the Aventus Network’s capabilities and deliver greater value to stakeholders.”
The appchain model is already seeing traction, with existing users of the Aventus Network having recently launched their own Aventus Layer 3 appchains.
Barry Helfrich, CIO at Enigmatic Smile, adds: “We needed the Voucher Ledger solution to be secure, fast and stable enough to process the discounts collected by hundreds of millions of users in our rewards ecosystem — no small feat, but Aventus has helped us build such a solution. The team has been helpful, professional and responsive throughout the process. We’re looking forward to continuing our long-standing relationship with them.”
The updated network will provide enhanced functionality and improved user experiences, positioning the Aventus Network as a trusted leader in enterprise blockchain solutions and key contributor to enterprise use cases within the Polkadot ecosystem.
About Aventus
Aventus transforms how customers create trust and unlock growth, crafting pioneering Web3 solutions for brands, from creating more connected, integrated experiences to enhancing traceability, transparency, and product authentication. Founded in 2020, Aventus is the only trusted digital product extension platform that provides a secure and reliable Web3 environment for customers to launch market-leading programs and product activations.
With deep industry expertise and a strong understanding of enterprise needs, Aventus delivers one the best feature sets of Web3 with the familiarity of Web2, driving significant brand reputation, trust, and enterprise growth for its customers. Its production-ready, end-to-end Blockchain-as-a-Service software is modular, scalable, and interoperable, giving clients the flexibility they need to respond to rapidly-evolving market opportunities.
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Po hacku WazirX bylo ukradeno všech 5 milionů PUSH držených na burze a token spadl o 48 %. Push Protocol uvedl, že v oběhu je 60 milionů tokenů a 55 milionů zůstává komunitě a na dalších burzách.
The entire reserve of PUSH tokens held on WazirX was stolen following the recent security breach, resulting in the theft of over $230 million in digital assets. The hack, which occurred on July 18, 2024, has sent shockwaves through the crypto community and led to a significant drop in the value of affected tokens.
Per Push Protocol, the developer of the PUSH token, the exploiter, sold 100% of the PUSH token reserves belonging to WazirX users. This massive sell-off contributed to a 48% decline in PUSH token value. The stolen PUSH tokens have been traced to an Ethereum address identified by Push Protocol. As of press time, PUSH has recovered to 23% to $0.099, resulting in a net 34% decline since yesterday.
Harsh, the founder of Push Protocol, provided an exclusive comment to CryptoSlate, stating, “We are currently communicating with the WazirX team to see what can be the plan of action,” indicating that efforts are underway to address the situation and potentially mitigate the impact on affected users.
WazirX took immediate action in response to the hack, temporarily suspending all deposits and withdrawals to prevent further losses. The exchange has also launched a bounty program offering up to $23 million for information leading to the recovery of the stolen funds.
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ZachXBT has suggested that the hack may be linked to North Korean actors based on similarities in the types of services used and transactional behavior observed in past attacks attributed to North Korean hackers.
Push Protocol has a circulating supply of 60 million tokens. Harsh commented,
“100% user reserves on the exploited exchange (Wazirx) was sold. Remaining 55M stays with the community and with other exchanges, users, investors, etc.”
Podle Nansen už v peněžence hackera WazirX zůstává jen asi 5 milionů USD poté, co prodal Uniswap, Chainlink i The Sandbox. Největší tlak byl na Chainlink a PUSH.
The entity behind the WazirX exploit has liquidated a good portion of its ill-gotten gains, which analysts have noted has had a major impact on some prices.
Alex Svanevik, CEO of blockchain analytics firm Nansen, pointed out on Twitter that the entity behind the hack of Indian exchange WazirX—suggested to be a North Korean hacking group—became the top Uniswap (UNI) seller. Nansen data for UNI shows that the address in question has sold $859,514 worth of the token over the last seven days.
The @WazirXIndia Exploiter is back on the move...
In the past hour, they've moved 21.16b $BOB ($800k) and some smaller holdings that have also been sold. And a further 6.7m $CHR ($1.6m), was sent to a separate address and was sold a few minutes ago
This is after the… pic.twitter.com/L0zPf8Id0O
— Nansen 🧭 (@nansen_ai) July 22, 2024
Similarly, the presumed North Korean hacker group also topped the sale charts for Chainlink (LINK) and The Sandbox (SAND). Nansen data shows that the hacker sold over $2.77 million of Chainlink and $1.6 million of SAND over the last seven days.
Later, the firm's main account sent a tweet saying that there's now only $5 million worth of funds left in the exploiter's wallet. The remainder is mostly comprised of Celer Network (CELR), Ooki (OOKI), and Frontier (FRONT).
Market reacts to WazirX hacker's sellingDespite this, according to CoinMarketCap data, Chainlink is trading at $14.16 after seeing a 2.57% gain over the last seven days. Similarly, The Sandbox is trading at $0.3371 after seeing 3.61% worth of gains over the last seven days. Uniswap is trading at $7.91 after trading in the red for most of the last seven days—even before the hack—and lost 6.1% over the last seven days.
The same cannot be said about Push Protocol (PUSH). The token has dropped 24% over both the last seven days and 32% in the last 24 hours. It's now trading at $0.1027 after rebounding 28% from its $0.08022 low reported earlier on Monday. Nansen data shows that the WazirX hacker wallet sold $529,167 worth of PUSH over the last da—with the next top seller only having sold $11,133, highlighting the low liquidity.
Push Protocol and The Sandbox 24-hour price chart. Source: CoinMarketCapPush Protocol & The Sandbox 24-hour price chart. | Source: CoinMarketCap
The difference in impact is to be largely attributed to the different levels of liquidity. Push Protocol has a market cap of under $6.2 million and a 24-hour volume of under $4.9 million as of press time.
Hi Push Community
As you may know, WazirX exchange has been the victim of a hack that exposed several coins, and unfortunately, PUSH as well. We have traced them to this address: https://t.co/NA2ObL7eM6 exploiter of the exchange has sold 100% of the reserve of PUSH tokens… pic.twitter.com/m43ec4TrME
Chainlink has a market cap of nearly $8.6 billion and a volume of over $421 million, whereas The Sandbox has $767 million and $69 million respectively. Uniswap has a market cap of $4.74 billion and a volume of nearly $158 million.
Edited by Stacy Elliott.
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Push Protocol spustil Push Chain, blockchain první vrstvy propojující řetězce a převádějící komunikaci i transakce přímo on-chain. Síť je nyní na devnetu.
Push Protocol has announced the launch of Push Chain, a layer 1 blockchain that connects chains and integrates communication protocols with on-chain transactions.
The platform's architecture supports interactions across EVM and non-EVM ecosystems, allowing developers to access wallet states from distinct networks without relying on fragmented infrastructure. Transactions can be executed from any chain, and the chain's approach includes consumer-focused features intended to smooth user experiences through wallet and fee abstraction while parallel validators and dynamic sharding address throughput demands.
Push Chain introduces consumer transactions that add flexibility for builders, enabling applications to function as universal hubs across networks. The result is an environment where developers can create shared-state smart contracts that read wallet data from disparate chains.
Push Protocol—formerly known as EPNS—previously focused on delivering notifications and chat functionalities to decentralized applications and wallets. With this launch, those established communication protocols become integrated at the chain level, turning interactions into on-chain transactions that can accrue value. The chain's architecture, along with sub-second finality, suggests a scalable foundation for various use cases, including social platforms, gaming, finance, and cross-chain NFT trading.
The introduction of blockchain-agnostic wallet addresses and Push ID technology supports more direct interoperability. This design enables multiple wallets across different chains to consolidate under a single decentralized identifier.
Push Protocol previously expanded its presence beyond Ethereum to other networks, including BNB Chain, enhancing its reach. The new chain's rollout will proceed in phases, beginning with consumer-centric applications, then interoperability layers, and finally, universal smart contracts and shared-state capabilities. This structured approach appears aligned with the objective of scaling to meet complex demands in the web3 environment.
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Push Chain's integration of notification and chat protocols into the core infrastructure indicates a shift from traditional communication layers to on-chain environments that treat messaging as data-rich transactions.
The chain's compatibility with on-chain AI agents and applications may also open pathways to more advanced functionalities spanning multiple domains. Developer resources, including a whitepaper, explorer tools, and simulation environments, are now available, and Push Chain is live on devnet.
The team plans an incentivized testnet and additional documentation, aiming to provide builders with a toolkit to develop applications accessible from any supported chain.
Key NotesWeb3 communications protocol Push is launching its native Layer-1 chain.The new chain is designed as a Proof-of-Stake chain with core developer tools.It is out in Devnet with mainnet expected next year. Web3-native communications startup Push Protocol is working on launching its Layer-1 blockchain, dubbed the Push Chain. As reported by The Block, it plans to develop the L1 to focus on chain abstraction and building Web3 applications with multichain accessibility. Ultimately, the Push Protocol will address the challenges of fragmented user experiences and scalability issues with the Push Chain.
Push Chain will introduce groundbreaking features to achieve these goals, such as the ability to do any chain transactions. It also plans to introduce a new model called Consumer transactions. Other features expected to come with the chain are wallet and gas fee abstraction, sharding, and sub-one-second transaction finality.
Push Protocol Pivots With Push Chain For a long time, the blockchain-based notifications project has operated as a communication protocol. It enables cross-chain notifications and messaging for Decentralized Applications (dApps).
This upcoming Proof-of-Stake (PoS) chain is a strategic shift from Push’s original form.
The entire notification and chat protocols will be merged into the Push Chain, turning these interactions into value-accruing transactions. The integration aims to ensure its continued status as the standard for Web3 communication while leveraging Push Chain’s scalability and innovation advantages.
Under its PoS consensus algorithm, the Push Chain will bridge EVM and non-EVM ecosystems.
In the long run, it will enable seamless transactions, liquidity bridging, and smart contract interoperability. According to a spokesperson for the project, the team “worked on building notification nodes for years and completed their implementation in January 2024.”
“It was during this journey that we realized our efforts to scale, unify web3, and enable seamless onboarding for an exceptional consumer experience could evolve into something far more impactful,” the Push spokesperson added.
Push Chain Plans For Phased Launch As part of its benefits, the Push Chain will serve as a common settlement layer for all the L1s and L2s.
If this is achieved, the resulting “universal smart contracts” will offer developers or users access to the state of a wallet on another chain. The chain’s initial testnet would be phased out, starting with the first in mid-January 2025. The mainnet will follow later in the year.
For now, the Chain is live on devnet. It includes tools and resources for developers, such as the Push Chain Whitepaper, Push Chain Knowledgebase, Push Scan Explorer, and Tx App.
The chain will pave the way for consumer-friendly apps like decentralized social platforms, gaming ecosystems, universal Decentralized Finance (DeFi), and cross-chain non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces. By doing so, Push Chain could drive mass adoption of Web3. All the resources going into the development of the chain position it to form the infrastructure for on-chain AI.
For context, features like its shared state, fast finality, sharding, transaction payload size, and the ability to have users from any chain give Push Chain the capacity to support fast, multi-use AI use cases in Web3.
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JPMorgan Chase oznámila nový program odkupu akcií za 50 miliard USD a zvýšila čtvrtletní dividendu o 10 % na 1,65 USD na akcii. Goldman Sachs po zátěžovém testu Fedu také zvýšila dividendu o 11 % na 5 USD.
JPMorgan Chase on Wednesday unveiled a new $50 billion share repurchase program and raised its quarterly dividend after the Federal Reserve found the industry remained well capitalized under its annual stress test.
The biggest U.S. bank by assets said it will increase its quarterly dividend 10% to $1.65 per share, subject to board approval, and authorized the buyback program effective July 1.
"The Board's intended dividend increase is supported by our consistent investment in our business and strong financial performance," JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said in a statement. "As always, we are prepared for a wide range of scenarios, including the hypothetical 2026 supervisory severely adverse scenario."
Goldman Sachs likewise increased its quarterly payouts, saying that its dividend will rise 11% to $5 per share, citing the firm's strong earnings and capital position.
Wells Fargo said it expects to raise its dividend by 11% to 50 cents per share, while Morgan Stanley boosted its payout 15% to $1.15 per share, while also reauthorizing a $20 billion buyback program.
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said in a statement that the bank will make an announcement on the firm's dividend next month.
The announcements followed the release of the Federal Reserve's annual stress test, which found that all 32 large banks remained above their minimum capital requirements even after a hypothetical recession generating more than $708 billion in projected losses across the industry.
Unlike in previous years, however, the results will not affect banks' capital requirements. The Fed said earlier this year it would keep stress capital buffers unchanged through 2027 while it overhauls the testing methodology, meaning banks entered Wednesday with a clear understanding of their capital requirements.
While analysts had expected the exercise to have little immediate impact, in a sign of confidence, banks opted to proceed with payout increases, despite the regulatory limbo.
In a note ahead of the results, KBW described this year's stress test as "going through the motions," arguing that investors are more focused on the pending Basel III Endgame proposal expected later this year than on the Fed's annual exercise.
This story is developing. Please check back for updates.
Qualcomm představil nový plán pro AI datacentra, včetně Dragonfly C1000, Qualcomm High Bandwidth Compute (HBC), AI300 a síťových produktů. Zároveň oznámil víceleté, vícegenerační dohody s Meta na dodávky datacentrových CPU.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM):
Highlights:
Introducing new data center solutions, including the Qualcomm Dragonfly C1000 CPU, Qualcomm High Bandwidth Compute (HBC), Qualcomm Dragonfly AI300 inference accelerator, and leading connectivity products, together with custom silicon solutions. Qualcomm Dragonfly AI300 joins AI200 and AI250 in our multi-generation AI accelerator roadmap with an annual cadence. New Qualcomm High Bandwidth Compute (HBC) technology breaks memory wall with lower energy per token. Multi-year, multi-generation data center agreements from leading AI and data center companies. Broad industry support from over 35 leaders across technology ecosystems. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced at its Investor Day, new data center solutions, including the Qualcomm Dragonfly™ C1000 CPU, Qualcomm® High Bandwidth Compute (HBC), Qualcomm Dragonfly™ AI300 inference accelerator, and connectivity products, together with custom silicon solutions, all engineered to maximize performance per watt and token throughput at lower total cost of ownership. The new platforms highlight Qualcomm Technologies’ growing role in building full‑stack data center infrastructure optimized for AI, spanning agentic and data‑center‑class CPUs, AI inference accelerators, high‑performance connectivity, and at scale custom silicon solutions. The Qualcomm Dragonfly AI300 joins the previously announced Qualcomm Dragonfly AI200 and AI250 in its data center solutions portfolio with an annual cadence AI accelerator roadmap.
“Agentic AI is driving a significant increase in demand for AI inference in the data center. As these become the dominant workloads, infrastructure has to deliver much higher performance at lower power and cost,” said Cristiano Amon, President and CEO of Qualcomm Incorporated. “That plays directly to Qualcomm’s strengths, and we’re well positioned for this shift. With Qualcomm Dragonfly, we’re bringing our high-performance, low-power computing into the data center, with multi-year, multi-generation agreements with leading customers.”
Inference-First Platforms Built for Hyperscalers
Qualcomm Technologies draws on decades of expertise in systems-on-chips (SoCs), low-power design, high-performance processing, and leading IP, combined with experience engineering over 40 billion components, to deliver disaggregated, rack-scale AI infrastructure designed for data-center-grade, agent-intensive AI inference workloads at hyper scale. These innovations enable improved token economics, low latency, simplified integration, scalable deployment, and lower total cost of ownership. As agentic AI dramatically increases token demand, Qualcomm Technologies’ solutions are optimized for tokens-per-watt as the key lever to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO).
“What enterprises need now goes far beyond individual components. Orchestrating multiple types of compute across distributed, always-on infrastructure is critical,” said Tony Pialis, EVP and GM of Data Center, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “With Qualcomm Dragonfly, we’re bringing together compute, AI, memory, and connectivity into a unified, rack-scale platform designed for increasingly complex, agent-driven workloads while addressing key bottlenecks in memory bandwidth and power consumption. This builds on what Qualcomm Technologies has been delivering for decades: high-performance, low-power compute at scale, now applied to the data center in a way that very few companies can match.”
From Silicon to Rack: A Disaggregated, Rack-Scale AI Inference Platform
Qualcomm Dragonfly C1000 CPU
Purpose-built data center CPU designed for leadership performance and utilization for agentic, general-purpose, and AI head node workloads at best-in-class power efficiency and TCO Custom-designed Qualcomm Oryon™ CPU cores optimized for core performance and frequencies > 5 GHz to deliver superior performance for agentic workload deployed at scale 250+ core count chiplet design for exceptional throughput and scale while delivering exceptional per-core performance > 2x better performance per watt estimate compared to existing product benchmarks for server CPU competitive offerings based on specs Architected and designed for best throughput, responsiveness, and infrastructure utilization for critical data center usages and lowering CapEx and OpEx to deliver best-in-class performance per TCO leadership at scale Multi-chiplet architecture enabling modular integration with advanced packaging technologies for performance and IO scaling addressing general-purpose to AI CPUs in the data center domain > 2 TB/s leading-edge PCIe Gen 7 connectivity, plus CXL connectivity, to support next-generation accelerators, high-speed networking & storage and memory disaggregation Memory sub-system built to deliver superior bandwidth, capacity, latency and power efficiency using leading-edge low-power memory technology CPU-based inference with optional HBC attach Built with advanced reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features, including ECC, fault isolation, and error recovery to enable resilient operation at scale Support for both air and liquid cooling, enabling deployment across diverse data center environments with OCP ORv3 compliant racks and servers CPU portfolio includes: agentic CPU designed for high-throughput agentic orchestration and low latency interactive AI use cases; general-purpose CPU designed for optimal performance-per-TCO for first-party workload and performance-per-vCPU for third-party usage elasticity; AI head node CPU designed to maximize XPU utilization of XPU for generative AI compute through low overhead host processing through high-speed CPU Commercial availability is expected in 2028 Qualcomm High Bandwidth Compute (HBC)
Innovative purpose-built near-memory computing architecture that bonds compute with highly-accelerated memory bandwidth in a 3D-stacked silicon solution to address AI’s fundamental data movement bottleneck HBC has a multi-generation roadmap to deliver faster, more efficient, and more scalable processing at lower total cost of ownership and higher energy efficiency compared to high bandwidth memory (HBM) With HBC Gen 1, AI250 is designed to enable an industry-leading 133 TB/s per card, an 18x increase in effective memory bandwidth compared to AI200 with LPDDR5X; AI300 with HBC Gen 2 is designed to enable another stepwise improvement with a 54x increase over AI200 HBC is designed to enable a 6x increase in bandwidth per watt versus HBM compared to competing published product specifications normalized at card-level HBC is designed to enable a 200x increase in capacity per watt versus SRAM compared to competing published product specifications normalized at rack-level HBC is designed to enable efficient scaling of AI agents to meet the demands of continuous reasoning, memory bandwidth, and real-time responsiveness Our strategic relationships with the supply chain and unique implementation addresses near-memory computing complexity due to 3D integration leadership, system-level design, LPDDR leadership, and power efficiency expertise Commercial sampling of HBC Gen 1 with AI250 is expected in mid-2027 Qualcomm Dragonfly AI300 (Card and Rack)
Third-generation, air- and direct-liquid-cooled rack-level AI inference platform – following the introduction of the AI200 and AI250 solutions last October AI300 integrates breakthrough Qualcomm HBC Gen 2 technology for compute acceleration with integrated memory and increased effective memory bandwidth, designed for disaggregated inference deployments (AI250 uses HBC Gen 1) Enables industry-leading memory capacity and effective bandwidth enabling high-throughput, low-latency performance for large language & multimodal model (LLM, LMM) inference and agentic AI workloads Expecting 4x-8x better performance-per-watt compared to existing GPU-based architectures on memory bandwidth per watt per card Scale up with UALink (Ultra Accelerator Link) and ESUN (Ethernet for Scale-Up Networking); scale out with copper and optical Commercial sampling is expected in 2028 Custom Silicon
Performance-optimized silicon at scale for next-generation AI and cloud data center infrastructure Bespoke custom silicon for agentic AI and other specialized workloads End-to-end co-design capabilities across silicon, system, and software to address customer-specific performance, power, and integration requirements Advanced packaging and modular architectures designed to improve performance, power efficiency, and scalability Proven IP and streamlined design execution to support faster time-to-market and reduced execution risk Execution from design through high-volume manufacturing, supported by ecosystem and supply chain relationships Connectivity
Broad connectivity portfolio spanning die-to-die, copper, optical, and campus-reach interconnects for next-generation AI data centers Supports high-bandwidth 800G and 1.6T connectivity across optical, AOC, and AEC applications, from intra-data-center links to campus-reach deployments up to 20 km Combines Qualcomm Technologies’ SerDes, PAM4, coherent-lite DSP, signal integrity, and telemetry capabilities to support scalable, high-performance AI infrastructure Addresses data movement bottlenecks that are central to AI data center performance in increasingly distributed, disaggregated, and bandwidth-intensive infrastructure Across the Ecosystem
In addition to the new Qualcomm Dragonfly data center portfolio, Qualcomm Technologies announced a multi-year, multi-generation agreement with Meta.
Qualcomm Technologies and Meta today announced a strategic multi-generation collaboration for Qualcomm Technologies to be a supplier for data center CPUs for Meta. Qualcomm Technologies’ data center CPU, the Qualcomm Dragonfly™ C1000, is planned to power Meta’s next-generation server fleet, underscoring the growing importance of high-performance, power-efficient compute in large-scale, scale-out environments.
Additionally, over 35 global leaders across the technology and AI ecosystems are also sharing their support for Qualcomm Technologies’ data center vision and commercial solutions including Advantest, Arista, Astera, Cirrascale, Compal, Confidential Core AI , Core42, Delta, Fibercop, Foxconn, GIGABYTE Technology, HUMAIN, Inventec, IONOS, Lenovo, Master Works, Microchip Technology, Micron Technology, Nanya Technology, NEC, NeuReality, Quanta, Pegatron Corporation, Samsung SDS, Saptiva AI , SK hynix America, Supermicro, Teradyne, TeraHop, UMC, VAST Data, Viettel IDC, VNPT Group, and Wistron. Read ecosystem partner quotes here.
Qualcomm Technologies is committed to a multi-generation data center roadmap with an annual cadence focused on advancing AI inference performance, energy efficiency, and total cost of ownership. For more information, visit our website.
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm is a global computing leader at the center of the AI era, enabling intelligence to scale from the most personal devices to large‑scale infrastructure. Building on more than four decades of innovation, we develop platforms and solutions that bring together advanced AI, high‑performance low-power computing, and industry‑leading connectivity—powering products and services used around the world. At Qualcomm, we are engineering human progress.
Qualcomm Incorporated includes our licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority of our patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, substantially all of our engineering and research and development functions and substantially all of our products and services businesses, including our QCT semiconductor business. Snapdragon and Qualcomm branded products are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. Qualcomm patents are licensed by Qualcomm Incorporated. Qualcomm, Snapdragon, Qualcomm Dragonwing and Qualcomm Dragonfly are trademarks or registered trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated.
Qualcomm zvýšil cíl nehandsetových tržeb pro fiskální rok 2029 na 40 miliard USD a nově míří na více než 15 miliard USD z datových center. Zároveň cílí na více než 18 USD non-GAAP EPS.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM):
Highlights:
Raises its fiscal 2029 non-handset revenue target to $40 billion, approximately 2x the prior fiscal 2029 target. Unveils comprehensive data center AI infrastructure strategy with a revenue target of more than $15 billion by fiscal 2029. Expands automotive design-win pipeline to $65 billion and increases its growth target to $10 billion in revenues by fiscal 2029. Expands into robotics and industrial AI platforms as part of the next wave of Physical AI. Anticipates an agent-driven upgrade cycle across the edge in future years. Targets more than $18 non-GAAP EPS in fiscal 2029. Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), a connected computing leader at the center of the AI era, today outlined the acceleration of its diversification strategy and unveiled its comprehensive strategy for the data center, marking its next phase of growth across every tier of the compute continuum, at its 2026 Investor Day.
“We are defining Qualcomm’s next chapter as we accelerate our edge diversification strategy, introduce a comprehensive roadmap for next-generation AI data centers, and evolve into a platform company,” said Cristiano Amon, President and CEO, Qualcomm Incorporated. “Our presence across the entire compute continuum and unparalleled technology capabilities, in low-power computing, AI and connectivity put us in a strong position to capture these opportunities.”
Updated fiscal 2029 targets for the QCT business include:
Non-handset revenues: $40 billion by fiscal 2029 Automotive revenues: $10 billion by fiscal 2029 IoT revenues: More than $14 billion by fiscal 2029 Industrial, networking and robotics: $8 billion Personal AI and Compute: $6 billion Data Center revenues: More than $15 billion by fiscal 2029 Handsets: To represent approximately one-third of QCT revenues by fiscal 2029 Multiple large markets are reaching inflection points, as AI compute becomes increasingly distributed across devices, edge and cloud over the next 3-5 years, including agent-ready edge devices, data center infrastructure, automotive, industrial systems, networking and robotics. Together, these represent a combined total addressable market of approximately $1.7 trillion by 2030.
Looking beyond fiscal 2029, Qualcomm sees continued secular growth across data center, robotics, ADAS and autonomous driving, industrial AI, personal AI and 6G, with agentic AI expected to drive a new upgrade cycle across intelligent connected devices. This next phase builds on accelerated diversification and proven operating leverage while funding new growth opportunities.
Qualcomm’s strategy was presented by Cristiano Amon along with Akash Palkhiwala, CFO and COO, Qualcomm Incorporated; Tony Pialis, EVP and GM, Data Center, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.; and Nakul Duggal, EVP and Group GM, Automotive, Industrial and Embedded IoT, and Robotics, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Their full presentations and a replay of the event are available here.
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm is a global computing leader at the center of the AI era, enabling intelligence to scale from the most personal devices to large‑scale infrastructure. Building on more than four decades of innovation, we develop platforms and solutions that bring together advanced AI, high‑performance, low power computing and industry‑leading connectivity—powering products and services used around the world. At Qualcomm, we are engineering human progress.
Qualcomm Incorporated includes our licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority of our patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, substantially all of our engineering and research and development functions and substantially all of our products and services businesses, including our QCT semiconductor business. Snapdragon and Qualcomm branded products are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. Qualcomm patents are licensed by Qualcomm Incorporated. Qualcomm, Snapdragon, Qualcomm Dragonwing and Qualcomm Dragonfly are trademarks or registered trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated.
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This press release includes forward-looking statements that are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to statements regarding: our growth and diversification initiatives and opportunities, including in automotive, the internet of things (IoT) and data center; technology trends, including the continued evolution and adoption of AI technologies, the opportunities this creates for our business and the potential benefits to our business thereof; our technologies, technology leadership, technology differentiation and technology roadmap; our business and share trends, as well as market and industry trends, and their potential impact on our business and our positioning to take advantage thereof; anticipated product renewal and device upgrade cycles; market inflection points; our design wins and design-win pipeline; our total addressable market expansion; our business outlook; and our estimates, guidance, targets and planning assumptions related to financial performance, including our various targets for revenues, revenue composition and earnings per share (EPS). Words such as “estimate,” “guidance,” “forecast,” “target,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “may,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions or variations of such words are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying forward-looking statements in this release. Actual results may differ materially from those referred to in the forward-looking statements due to a number of important factors, including but not limited to: our dependence on a small number of customers and licensees, and particularly from their sale of premium-tier handset devices; our customers vertically integrating; a significant portion of our business being concentrated in China, which is exacerbated by U.S./China trade and national security tensions; our ability to extend our technologies and products into new and expanded product areas, and industries and applications beyond mobile handsets; our strategic acquisitions, transactions and investments, and our ability to consummate strategic acquisitions; our dependence on a limited number of third-party suppliers; risks associated with the operation and control of our manufacturing facilities; security breaches of our information technology systems, or other misappropriation of our technology, intellectual property or other proprietary or confidential information; our ability to attract and retain qualified employees; the continued and future success of our licensing programs, which requires us to continue to evolve our patent portfolio and to renew or renegotiate license agreements that are expiring; efforts by some OEMs to avoid paying fair and reasonable royalties for the use of our intellectual property, and other attacks on our licensing business model; potential changes in our patent licensing practices, whether due to governmental investigations, legal challenges or otherwise; adverse rulings in governmental investigations or proceedings or other legal proceedings; our customers’ and licensees’ sales of products and services based on cellular and other communications technologies, including 5G, and our customers’ demand for our products based on these technologies; competition in an environment of rapid technological change, and our ability to adapt to such change and compete effectively; failures in our products or in the products of our customers or licensees, including those resulting from security vulnerabilities, defects or errors; difficulties in enforcing and protecting our intellectual property rights; claims by third parties that we infringe their intellectual property; our use of open source software; the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry, declines in global, regional or local economic conditions, or our stock price and earnings volatility; geopolitical conflicts, natural disasters, pandemics and other health crises, and other factors outside of our control; our ability to comply with laws, regulations, policies and standards; our indebtedness; and potential tax liabilities. These and other risks are set forth in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 29, 2026 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Our reports filed with the SEC are available on our website at www.qualcomm.com. We undertake no obligation to update, or continue to provide information with respect to, any forward-looking statement or risk factor, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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FY29 Earnings Per Share (EPS)
Target1
GAAP diluted EPS
>$14.50
Less QSI
N/P
Less share-based compensation
N/P
Less other items
N/P
Non-GAAP diluted EPS
>$18.00
1. Guidance as of June 24, 2026. Substantially all of the amounts excluded from our FY29 Non-GAAP EPS target relate to share-based compensation.
Board of Directors approves quarterly cash dividend of $0.43 per share
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced that its board of directors declared a $0.43 third-quarter 2026 dividend on the company’s common stock, payable September 1, 2026, to holders of the Common Stock of record at the close of business on July 24, 2026.
Pfizer is committed to maintaining, and over the longer term, growing the dividend, as part of its capital allocation strategy. The third-quarter 2026 cash dividend will be the 351st consecutive quarterly dividend paid by Pfizer.
About Pfizer: Breakthroughs That Change Patients’ Lives
At Pfizer, we apply science and our global resources to bring therapies to people that extend and significantly improve their lives. We strive to set the standard for quality, safety and value in the discovery, development and manufacture of health care products, including innovative medicines and vaccines. Every day, Pfizer colleagues work across developed and emerging markets to advance wellness, prevention, treatments and cures that challenge the most feared diseases of our time. Consistent with our responsibility as one of the world's premier innovative biopharmaceutical companies, we collaborate with health care providers, governments and local communities to support and expand access to reliable, affordable health care around the world. For over 175 years, we have worked to make a difference for all who rely on us. We routinely post information that may be important to investors on our website at www.Pfizer.com. In addition, to learn more, please visit us on www.Pfizer.com and follow us on X at @Pfizer and @Pfizer News, LinkedIn, YouTube and like us on Facebook at Facebook.com/Pfizer.
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This release contains forward-looking information about, among other things, Pfizer’s commitment to maintaining, and over the longer term, growing the dividend, that involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the uncertainties inherent in research and development, including the ability to meet anticipated clinical endpoints, commencement and/or completion dates for our clinical trials, regulatory submission dates, regulatory approval dates and/or launch dates, as well as the possibility of unfavorable new clinical data and further analyses of existing clinical data; risks associated with interim and preliminary data; the risk that clinical trial data are subject to differing interpretations and assessments by regulatory authorities; risks associated with our clinical development plans; whether regulatory authorities will be satisfied with the design of and results from our clinical studies; whether and when any drug applications, biologics license applications and/or emergency use authorization applications may be filed in any jurisdictions for any potential indication for Pfizer’s product candidates; whether and when any such applications that may be pending or filed for any of Pfizer’s product candidates may be approved by regulatory authorities, which will depend on myriad factors, including making a determination as to whether the product's benefits outweigh its known risks and determination of the product's efficacy and, if approved, whether any such product candidates will be commercially successful; decisions by regulatory authorities impacting labeling, manufacturing processes, safety and/or other matters that could affect the availability or commercial potential of Pfizer’s product candidates, including development of products or therapies by other companies; manufacturing capabilities or capacity; uncertainties regarding the ability to obtain or maintain recommendations from vaccine technical committees and other public health authorities and uncertainties regarding the commercial impact of any such recommendations; risks related to the ability to realize the anticipated benefits of Pfizer’s business development transactions, including the possibility that the expected benefits from such transactions will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period; the uncertainties inherent in business and financial planning, including, without limitation, risks related to Pfizer’s business and prospects, adverse developments in Pfizer’s markets, or adverse developments in the U.S. or global capital markets, credit markets, regulatory environment, trade policies or economies generally; the impact of COVID-19 on our business, operations and financial results; and competitive developments.
A further description of risks and uncertainties can be found in Pfizer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 and in its subsequent reports on Form 10-Q, including in the sections thereof captioned “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Information and Factors That May Affect Future Results”, as well as in its subsequent reports on Form 8-K, all of which are filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and available at www.sec.gov and www.pfizer.com.
Jefferies potvrzuje pro Carnival doporučení Buy a cíl 35 USD, protože snížený výhled na fiskální rok 2026 považuje za krátkodobý tlak, nikoli za změnu dlouhodobého trendu. Firma očekává více než 9 miliard USD volného peněžního toku v letech 2026–2027.
Carnival Corp (NYSE:CCL)’s reduced fiscal 2026 guidance reflects near-term pressures rather than a change in its longer-term trajectory, according to Jefferies analysts, who reiterated a ‘Buy’ rating and maintained a $35 price target on the cruise operator's shares.
Shares of Carnival traded hands at about $29 on Wednesday afternoon, down about 5% this year.
Jefferies believes that Carnival's trimmed yield outlook is unlikely to derail what it views as a multi-year improvement story driven by margin expansion and more than $9 billion in free cash flow generation expected between fiscal 2026 and 2027.
The firm wrote that the level of cash generation should support organic growth investments, debt reduction and shareholder returns.
The analysts also noted that Carnival has exceeded its guidance for net yields, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted earnings per share in every quarter since the first quarter of 2025, suggesting the company's latest outlook could prove conservative.
Carnival lowered its fiscal 2026 net yield growth forecast to 3.2% from 4.1% previously. The company now expects adjusted EBITDA of about $7.11 billion, down slightly from its prior estimate of $7.19 billion, while adjusted earnings per share are projected at $2.22, compared with earlier guidance of $2.21.
For the third quarter of fiscal 2026, Carnival expects net yields to rise 1.3% year over year and adjusted EBITDA of $2.88 billion, both below Jefferies' prior estimates and Wall Street expectations.
According to Jefferies, management said demand was uneven during the second quarter because of the conflict involving Iran, though booking trends improved in June. Carnival also reported continued efficiencies in both fuel and non-fuel costs.
The company said refurbishment work on ships within its AIDA Cruises brand is progressing as planned, with a similar program expected to be extended to Holland America Line in the second half of 2027.
Jefferies noted that Carnival remains confident it can continue lowering leverage while investing in growth initiatives and returning capital to shareholders. The firm estimates the company could deliver roughly $3.5 billion in capital returns during the second half of fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2027 while reducing leverage to 2.9 times by the end of fiscal 2027.
Jefferies modestly lowered its revenue forecasts to reflect weaker yield assumptions but raised its adjusted EBITDA estimates to account for lower fuel and operating costs. The brokerage now projects fiscal 2026 revenue of $27.6 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $7.17 billion, compared with previous estimates of $27.9 billion and $7.05 billion, respectively.
Wells Fargo dokončila stresový test Fedu pro rok 2026 a plánuje zvýšit dividendu o 11 % na 0,50 USD na akcii. Schválení musí ještě dát představenstvo v červenci.
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced that it has completed the Federal Reserve’s 2026 supervisory stress test process. As previously announced by the Federal Reserve, this year’s stress test results do not impact bank capital requirements, and Wells Fargo’s stress capital buffer (SCB) remains at 2.5%.
The Company also announced that it expects to increase its third quarter 2026 common stock dividend by 11% to $0.50 per share from $0.45 per share, subject to approval by the Company’s Board of Directors at its regularly scheduled meeting in July. Additionally, the Company has capacity to continue repurchasing common stock, which will be routinely assessed as part of the Company’s internal capital adequacy framework that considers current market conditions, regulatory capital requirements, and other risk factors.
About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a leading financial services company that has approximately $2.2 trillion in assets. We provide a diversified set of banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through our four reportable operating segments: Consumer Banking and Lending, Commercial Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, and Wealth & Investment Management. Wells Fargo ranked No. 33 on Fortune’s 2025 rankings of America’s largest corporations. News, insights, and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at Wells Fargo Stories.
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ZetaChain spustila Anuma, soukromou paměťovou vrstvu pro AI se šifrovaným přenositelným kontextem napříč platformami. Po veřejném spuštění získala 100 000 uživatelů za 38 dní.
Here’s a problem most people don’t think about until it’s annoying: every time you switch between AI tools, you start from scratch. Your ChatGPT conversation history means nothing to Claude. Your Gemini preferences don’t carry over anywhere.
ZetaChain thinks it has a fix. The blockchain network has launched Anuma, which it calls a “private memory layer for AI,” designed to let users store encrypted, portable context that works across multiple AI platforms. The product hit 100,000 users within 38 days of going public.
What Anuma actually does Think of Anuma as a personal vault for your AI interactions. Instead of each AI model maintaining its own siloed understanding of who you are and what you need, Anuma creates a unified memory layer that travels with you. Your preferences, conversation history, and contextual data get encrypted on your device and stored in a way that any compatible AI application can access, but only with your permission.
The encryption runs on AES-GCM. Your data gets scrambled before it ever leaves your device, and only you hold the keys to unscramble it. No centralized server, no AI company, and no blockchain validator can read your memory vault without your explicit consent.
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The platform also includes a feature called Memory Import, which lets users bring existing context from other AI tools into the Anuma ecosystem. Programmable permissions give users granular control over which applications can access which parts of their stored memory.
ZetaChain’s ZETA token handles access fees, usage settlements, and creator rewards within the ecosystem.
From cross-chain bridges to AI infrastructure The network originally built its reputation on cross-chain interoperability, connecting different blockchains so assets and data could move between them. That infrastructure attracted a historical user base of 12 million with over 240 million transactions processed.
ZetaChain 2.0 and the Anuma beta launched on January 27, 2026. By June 1, 2026, ZetaChain made the transition official, announcing it would focus exclusively on AI memory infrastructure.
Anuma reached 60,000 users in its first month after launch, then crossed the 100,000 threshold just 38 days after going public.
Why this matters for the AI subscription economy Only about 9% of users currently pay for multiple AI subscriptions. Each subscription exists in isolation, which means users are essentially paying multiple times to teach multiple AIs the same things about themselves.
Right now, when you use ChatGPT, OpenAI stores your conversations. When you use Claude, Anthropic does the same. Your AI interactions are scattered across multiple corporate servers, each governed by different privacy policies. Anuma’s client-side encryption model keeps the user in control of the data layer.
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