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Ethena and TON Foundation Integrate Stablecoins into Telegram to Boost DeFi Adoption

Ethena and TON Foundation Integrate Stablecoins into Telegram to Boost DeFi Adoption

Ethena ETH, which has partnered with the TON Blockchain Foundation, to bring its USDe and sUSDe stablecoins to the Telegram ecosystem. This collaboration represents a promising step towards making decentralized finance (DeFi) more accessible. Beyond that, the integration renders sUSDe, or tsUSDe on Telegram, very accessible. You’re able to use...

Tokenize Indonesia Accelerator Launches to Boost Blockchain, RWA Startups

Tokenize Indonesia Accelerator Launches to Boost Blockchain, RWA Startups

Saison Capital, BRI Ventures and Coinvestasi recently joined forces to establish Tokenize Indonesia. This is an accelerator program focused on promoting the development of real-world asset (RWA) startups and projects within the burgeoning tokenization ecosystem on blockchain. The program aims to identify and support promising startups, offering them opportunities to...

Rain Boosts Crypto Card Expansion with $24.5 Million Funding Round

Rain Boosts Crypto Card Expansion with $24.5 Million Funding Round

Rain, a prominent cryptocurrency platform, recently secured $24.5 million in funding to enhance its crypto Visa card offerings and expand its global reach. The firm plans to use the new funding to fund the faster rollout of cards enabled by the forthcoming stablecoin. They want to take advantage of the...

Cantor, Tether, SoftBank Announce $3.6 Billion Crypto Venture

Cantor, Tether, SoftBank Announce $3.6 Billion Crypto Venture

This initiative is an important foray into the digital asset space. The venture will start off with a remarkable war chest of over 42,000 bitcoins. This new, massive investment will no doubt position it as a big dog in the nascent cryptocurrency market. According to Twenty One Capital, the new...

Nvidia Restricts Crypto Startups From AI Accelerator Program Amidst Export Controls

Nvidia Restricts Crypto Startups From AI Accelerator Program Amidst Export Controls

Nvidia, a key player in the global artificial intelligence race and best known for its semiconductors, has imposed a policy shift regarding crypto startups in its accelerator program. This decision comes as the company navigates stricter export controls, particularly concerning its H20 chip designed to comply with US restrictions for...

Unstoppable Domains and Derad Network Introduce .derad TLD for Web3 Aviation Identity

Unstoppable Domains and Derad Network Introduce .derad TLD for Web3 Aviation Identity

Unstoppable Domains, the world’s most popular platform for Web3 digital identity, today announced the launch of a new top-level domain (TLD) .derad. This fantastic news stems from their partnership with Interconsea Inc., developer of the Derad Network. The initiative, announced on April 24, 2025, in San Francisco, CA, aims to...

Fintech Funding Frenzy Ignites US Startup Scene with Multi-Million Dollar Investments

Fintech Funding Frenzy Ignites US Startup Scene with Multi-Million Dollar Investments

The good times continue for US fintech startups, with a host of companies raising large rounds of funding already in 2025 golden-agers. These capital infusions are driving innovation and growth in nearly every sector of the fintech ecosystem.Fundraise Up, a Brooklyn-based fundraising platform for nonprofits, leads the pack with a...

AI Startup Powers Kraken's $1.5 Billion NinjaTrader Acquisition

AI Startup Powers Kraken's $1.5 Billion NinjaTrader Acquisition

A new Silicon Valley AI startup, Termina.ai, was largely responsible for Kraken’s recent $1.5 billion acquisition of NinjaTrader. The AI-enabled platform enabled quick turnaround of comprehensive, nuanced due diligence. This gave Kraken the ability to accelerate the acquisition process and validate the core thesis of the deal. It was a...

Lattica Unveils FHE-Powered Cloud Service for AI Privacy

Lattica Unveils FHE-Powered Cloud Service for AI Privacy

Lattica, Inc. is a fast-growing R&D startup that recently emerged from stealth mode. They realized, developed, and launched their Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) solution as a cloud-based service. This innovative platform enables secure querying of artificial intelligence models using FHE, bringing enhanced privacy and security to encrypted data processing without...

Gods Unchained Pioneers Web3 Integration, Empowering Player Ownership

Gods Unchained Pioneers Web3 Integration, Empowering Player Ownership

Gods Unchained is the most popular trading card game built on the blockchain. Today, it’s incorporating Web3 technology to deepen player ownership and expand a creative gaming experience. This sharp strategy creates an innovative balance between earning cards and in-game currency through play, driving a sense of community and competition.Immutable...

Further Reading

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Asia's $100B Startup Boom: Is America Losing the Innovation Race?

Asia's Startup Surge Why US Economic Shifts Are a Golden Ticket

Coinbase Enters S&P 500, Cementing Crypto's Mainstream Ascent

Coinbase S&P 500 Win A Victory For Southeast Asian Crypto Dreams

Coinbase Joins S&P 500: Crypto Officially Arrives on Wall Street