June 19, 2026
Crypto

XRP funding rate hits highest level since February as whales buy dip

XRP traders are showing stronger risk appetite on Binance as funding rates move higher. The shift comes as large holders continue to buy the dip, even as XRP trades below its recent April high. Summary XRP’s 30-day Binance funding rate reached its highest level since early February. Whales bought 1.15 billion XRP in 11 days

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Bitcoin

WLFI races toward 62 billion token unlock with near-unanimous vote

World Liberty Financial’s proposal to unlock 62 billion WLFI tokens is already set to pass, with early votes blowing past quorum and delivering near-unanimous support. Under the plan, founders, team members, and partners would burn 10% of their holdings, roughly 4.5 billion WLFI, to begin unlocking the remaining 40.7 billion tokens over a five-year schedule

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Crypto

OKX launches agent payments protocol for full AI-driven transactions

Crypto exchange OKX has launched an open protocol designed to let AI agents carry out full business transactions, extending machine payments into end-to-end commercial activity. Summary OKX has launched an open Agent Payments Protocol designed to let AI agents handle full business transactions, including quoting, escrow, and settlement. The exchange said existing agentic payment systems

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Lithosphere News Releases

Lithosphere Integrates AI Mock Providers for Continuous Integration Workflows

London, United Kingdom–(Newsfile Corp. – April 30, 2026) – Lithosphere has built-in AI mock suppliers into its growth atmosphere, enabling builders to simulate AI execution inside steady integration (CI) workflows. The potential permits clever sensible contracts and decentralized functions to be examined with out counting on dwell AI companies, enhancing consistency, pace, and reliability

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Bitcoin

Strike CEO Jack Mallers Announces Lending Proof-of-Reserves, Volatility-Proof Loans, And Backs Tether Merger Plan

Strike CEO Jack Mallers announced a series of product updates and strategic moves Wednesday, including the launch of lending proof-of-reserves, a new “volatility-proof” bitcoin-backed loan structure built with Tether, and a $2.1 billion credit facility.  He also said he supports a proposal by Tether Investments to merge Strike with Twenty-One Capital and bitcoin miner Elektron

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Crypto

Twenty One Capital jumps as Tether backs Strike merger plan

Twenty One Capital shares rose after hours after Tether backed a proposed merger with Strike and Elektron Energy.  Summary Twenty One Capital shares gained after hours after Tether backed a three-way Bitcoin merger plan. Strike would add payments and financial services, while Elektron would bring Bitcoin mining infrastructure. Tether said the deal could move Twenty

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Bitcoin

Visa Adds Base, Polygon, and More as Stablecoin Settlement Volume Surges

Visa Expands Stablecoin Settlement to Nine Blockchains as Multi Chain Payments Gain Momentum Visa has added five new blockchains to its stablecoin settlement pilot, bringing the total supported networks to nine. Newly included chains feature Base, Polygon, Arc, Canton, and Tempo. Existing support already covers Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, and Stellar. With this expansion, partners can

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Crypto

RLUSD Settlement of $59M Cost Less Than a Cent

A $59 million RLUSD settlement was completed on the XRP Ledger on April 29 at a total transaction fee of $0.000188, cited by on-chain researcher Ripple Bull Winkle as live proof that Ripple’s payment network is already handling large-scale cross-border settlements in production. Summary The $59 million transaction used Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin on the XRP

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Crypto

BNB Chain Leads With 150,000 AI Agents Deployed

BNB Chain has surpassed 150,000 on-chain AI agent deployments as of April 2026, a 43,750% increase since January, while Binance simultaneously launched its Agentic Wallet, a keyless wallet allowing AI bots to trade and transfer tokens on behalf of its 250 million users without accessing their primary accounts. Summary BNB Chain’s AI agent count grew

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Bitcoin

Change Log: Version 1.131 – Bitfinex blog

29 April, 2026 The Bitfinex Change Log is an overview of all performance and UI changes made to the Bitfinex trading platform. For an overview of all previous changes, please refer to blog.bitfinex.com/category/changelogs. Version 1.131 Improvements Updated the error screen display Updated timezone settings to add a dropdown search Updated wire deposit field order Updated

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