The Open Network Foundation has launched $TON Pay, a new payments software development kit (SDK) designed to make cryptocurrencies usable for everyday consumer transactions within the Telegram ecosystem. In a Monday release shared with Cointelegraph, the product is positioned as a simple, wallet-agnostic payment layer that allows merchants and Mini App developers to accept crypto
Japan’s blockchain endeavours have taken on a more practical tone over the past couple of years, with major institutions now assessing where the technology genuinely fits into day‑to‑day financial and industrial workflows. Some of the clearest signals are coming from the banking sector. In late 2025, the Japanese government confirmed its support for a project
Data from February 8, 2026, shows that social activity is a key barometer for assessing both market sentiment and the health of projects. Although Bitcoin and Ethereum dominate all conversations, the difference between those two and all other Layer-1 blockchains shows how robust legacy chains are and how difficult it will be for new competitors
InterLink, a human-centric Web3 firm using biometric identity validation, has joined with HPX, a blockchain entity for staking, payments, and more. The partnership endeavors to launch InterLink Visa Cards to offer real-world payments via the Human Network. 💳 InterLink Visa Cards: Real Payments Are Coming to the Human Network InterLink is taking a decisive step
Today, market analyst Phoenix Group listed top crypto projects by total staked value on the Cosmos blockchain. Since launching its mainnet in March 2019, Cosmos has experienced growth. Driven by its composability infrastructure, the blockchain network allows various protocols to interoperate and maintain their sovereignty and governance on-chain, enabling them to operate diverse decentralized activities.
We are moving toward an economic system in which software and devices transact with one another without human involvement. Instead of simply executing transactions, machines will be able to make decisions, coordinate with each other and purchase whatever they need in real time. Sensors and satellites will sell data streams by the second. Factories will
Story Highlights AI has slashed software development costs, flipping the economics in favor of DAOs for the first time. An Eigen Labs researcher says DAOs now offer a real cost advantage. As building gets cheaper, DAOs may become the fastest way for solo builders to launch and fund products. Building a software product used to
The Arweave network, a cornerstone protocol for the ‘permanent web,’ has experienced a stunning and unprecedented network halt. According to verifiable on-chain data from the Arweave Explorer, block production on the Arweave (AR) blockchain has been completely suspended for over 24 hours. The last confirmed block, number 1,851,686, was mined at approximately 3:18 a.m. UTC
Access Protocol, a popular decentralized monetization and subscription platform, has collaborated with ANT.FUN, a Solana-based DEX. The partnership attempts to onboard additional consumers into the robust creator economy via smooth staking-based subscriptions. As Access Protocol’s X announcement points out, the collaboration establishes an integration between its Access Hub and ANT.FUN’s protocol. Hence, this development attempts
4AI, an AI marketplace based on $BNB Chain and operated in a decentralized manner, has reported a strategic alliance with Unibase to enhance infrastructure to support autonomous AI agent economies. The partnership focuses on providing long-term memory, unified interoperability and real-time coordination of AI agents that operate in Web3 ecosystems. 4AI X Unibase 🤝 We’re