Robin Markets raised $475k to launch a staking product that turns Polymarket positions into yield, a targeted crypto VC bet in a funding cycle otherwise dominated by AI. Robin Markets has closed a $475,000 angel financing round led by Fabric VC, marking a fresh bet on prediction-market infrastructure in a venture environment otherwise dominated by
As part of efforts to catalyze the accessibility of tokenized traditional financial assets to mainstream users/investors worldwide, TT Chain, a Layer-2 blockchain that focuses on RWA applications, today announced a strategic partnership with Magne.AI, an intelligent Web3 smartphone infrastructure. The collaboration enabled TT Chain to combine its RWA-focused Layer-2 blockchain network with Magne.AI’s Web3 smartphone
ECB teams with ECPC, nexo and Berlin Group to reuse open payment standards, cutting digital euro integration costs and clearing the path to a 2027 pilot, 2029 launch. The European Central Bank (ECB) has signed agreements with three European standards bodies to reuse existing open technical specifications for processing digital euro payments, in a bid
Bitcoin (BTC) has remained strong in recent days, and analysts are painting an optimistic picture for the future. At this point, Michael Saylor, founder of Strategy, the largest publicly traded Bitcoin company, was the first to adopt an optimistic tone regarding Bitcoin, writing that the Bitcoin winter was over. However, some analysts said that Saylor’s
$REAL and RWA Inc. have formed a strategic partnership focused on expanding infrastructure for tokenized real-world assets. The collaboration will explore issuance, investor access, distribution, servicing and AI-supported growth tools across $REAL’s purpose-built Layer 1. $REAL and RWA Inc. are joining forces as competition heats up around the infrastructure needed to bring real-world assets onchain
Hyperliquid whales hit record $3.5B in long positions, with the high- leverage buildup coinciding with bitcoin’s latest breakout. Analysts remain split on whether spot demand might sustain the rally or trigger a volatility-inducing squeeze. Key Takeaways: Glassnode reports that large traders on Hyperliquid have steadily increased their long perpetual positions over the past two months,
Active debate continues around the newly released “Finding Satoshi” documentary. While some call the film the most convincing investigation into the mystery of Bitcoin’s creator, one of the industry’s long-standing figures and CEO of Blockstream, Adam Back, has suddenly criticized its conclusions, pointing to irreconcilable logical contradictions. The documentary, which directors Tucker Tooley and Matthew
In a significant move that has captured the attention of the cryptocurrency market, London-based asset management firm Abraxas Capital has deposited a staggering 4,835 Bitcoin ($BTC), valued at approximately $378 million, to the Kraken exchange. This transaction, reported by blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain, occurred within the past hour and marks one of the largest single