Irys, the world's first programmable datachain, announced it has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by CoinFund, with participation from Hypersphere, Tykhe Ventures, Varrock Ventures, Breed VC, Echo Group, Amber Group, and WAGMI Ventures. The round brings Irys's total funding to $20 million since 2024, demonstrating sustained investor confidence in programmable … [Read more...] about Irys Raises $10M Series A to Unlock $3 Trillion Data Economy With First Programmable Datachain

BTCC, the world's longest-serving cryptocurrency exchange, has released its August 2025 Proof of Reserves (PoR) report, demonstrating a strong 141% total reserve ratio. The report highlights a significant increase from July's 132% ratio, following the launch of a trading competition featuring NBA All-Star Jaren Jackson Jr.’s merch and platform enhancements. … [Read more...] about BTCC Exchange Reports 141% Total Reserve Ratio in August 2025 and Launches Trading Competition Featuring Jaren Jackson Jr. Signed Merch

xTAO Inc. (TSX-V: XTAO.U) (“xTAO”), a publicly traded company building infrastructure for decentralized AI, announced the launch of its validator on Bittensor, making it the first publicly traded company to do so on the decentralized AI network. … [Read more...] about xTAO Becomes First Public Company to Launch Validator on Bittensor

MetaMask, the world’s leading self-custodial crypto wallet developed by Consensys, announced MetaMask USD ($mUSD), its native stablecoin, marking the first time a self-custodial wallet has launched its own stablecoin. MetaMask USD is issued by Bridge, a Stripe company, and stablecoin issuance and orchestration platform. Onchain, MetaMask USD is powered by M0, a decentralized … [Read more...] about MetaMask becomes first self-custodial wallet to introduce native stablecoin, MetaMask USD ($MUSD), in partnership with Bridge and M0

BOB, the Gateway to Bitcoin DeFi, has partnered with Reown and WalletConnect to expand Bitcoin wallet support in Reown’s AppKit SDK, the firm’s open-source developer suite. By contributing directly to Reown’s codebase, BOB has added native support for three major Bitcoin wallets – making Bitcoin DeFi more accessible than ever. Reown’s SDK is now also embedded in BOB’s own … [Read more...] about BOB Supercharges Reown and WalletConnect with Bitcoin Wallet Support for 200M+ Users

Pepe Dollar has announced the launch of the presale of its official layer-2 token, $PEPD, with the goal to reshape the boundaries of decentralized finance by uniting meme culture with real-world utility. Positioned as a “decentralized antidote to fiat foolishness,” $PEPD is designed to power the Pay-Fi economy, a hybrid model that merges the principles of De-Fi with practical, … [Read more...] about Pepe Dollar ETH Layer-2 Pay-Fi Economy Presale Goes Live

Leading Dutch cryptocurrency firm, Amdax, has announced plans to launch the Amsterdam Bitcoin Treasury Strategy (AMBTS). The AMBTS is a dedicated Bitcoin treasury company that is designed to challenge how digital assets in Europe are invested. The plan for AMBTS is for it to be listed on Euronext Amsterdam, the official stock exchange of the Netherlands. … [Read more...] about Amdax to Launch Bitcoin Treasury Company in Amsterdam

Core Foundation, the entity dedicated to growing Core, Bitcoin’s leading scaling blockchain, today announced an expanded partnership with Hex Trust to integrate Core’s Dual Staking solution, which enables institutions to timelock Bitcoin to secure the Core network, and earn block rewards. This enhanced collaboration will give institutional investors in APAC and MENA secure … [Read more...] about Core and Hex Trust Partner to Bring Bitcoin Staking to Institutional Clients in APAC and MENA