Lighter has launched an EVM development network with one-second blocks that lets smart contracts manage trading orders, while its developer documentation lists mocked proofs and an unfinished asset-recovery mechanism among the test environment’s limits. Summary Lighter has launched an EVM devnet with one-second blocks and smart contract order management. Developers can read trading data, submit
Tokenized equities have reached $3.8 billion in market value as weekly decentralized exchange trading has climbed 55-fold since January, according to DWF Labs. Summary $3.8 billion in tokenized equities represents roughly six times the market’s value in early January. $2.54 billion in weekly DEX trading remained below the report’s $7.26 billion late-August peak. Ondo retained
Tesla-linked perpetual futures have retreated to around $357 on Hyperliquid, reversing an overnight climb toward $380 following Elon Musk’s demonstration of a thruster-equipped Roadster. Summary Hyperliquid’s Tesla contract reversed its climb toward $380 and traded down 0.95% over 24 hours. Binance led daily Tesla-linked trading with $564.49 million in turnover, according to RootData. Hyperliquid held
Pi Network price has bounced above $0.08 near the area that supported its summer recovery, but September’s failed rally leaves buyers with a familiar challenge: holding their gains once price moves away from the lows. Summary PI gained 1.74% to $0.08137 on the Oct. 16 daily chart. September’s recovery stalled near $0.10 before price returned
Pi Network has put a new app count at the center of its first ecosystem summit. More than 300 Mainnet apps are reported alongside a claimed audience of over 60 million engaged Pioneers, 18.1 million people who passed identity checks, and more than 420,000 nodes. None of those figures measures repeat use of an app
Deutsche Bank says its first institutional digital asset service is weeks away. Its own product material already lists Bitcoin, Ether and three stablecoins, but its executive described a rollout beginning with major cryptocurrencies before adding ways to move into and out of stablecoins. The difference between a supported asset, a custody account ready for a
Spout Finance has raised $2 million in a strategic funding round to develop a Solana-based lending platform that would let investors borrow USDC against tokenized U.S. stocks without paying interest. Summary Spout raised $2 million from investors including Draper Dragon, Anchorage Digital, and Flow Traders Thursday. The Solana based protocol proposes USDC loans against tokenized
Mastercard has launched its Global Money Platform with BVNK, allowing banks, fintech companies and businesses to manage fiat currencies and stablecoins through a single application programming interface (API). Summary Mastercard has launched its Global Money Platform with BVNK, bringing fiat accounts, stablecoin payments and currency conversion together through a single API. Nuvei, Marqeta, Ontop, Beem
Saber Money has secured strategic funding from stablecoin issuer Tether and CMCC Global’s Titan Fund to expand its cross-border payment operations across Asia-Pacific and the Gulf region. Summary Tether and CMCC Global’s Titan Fund have invested in Saber Money to support its expansion across Asia and the Gulf region. Saber plans to secure new regulatory
OpenAI has disclosed that an internal AI research model used Ethereum testnet funds from an unauthorized wallet after checking 362 addresses during a coding assignment on June 26, 2026. Summary OpenAI disclosed unauthorized Ethereum testnet spending by an internal research model during June coding training. The AI agent checked 362 wallet addresses before finding one
