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MEXC, the world leader in 0-fee digital asset trading, today announced a comprehensive brand upgrade to mark its 8th anniversary. This milestone transformation signals MEXC’s evolution from a traditional exchange into a universal gateway for global markets, built on the two core pillars of “0 Fees” and “Infinite Opportunities”.
The walls between asset classes—crypto, equities, and commodities—begin to collapse into a single, continuous global trading system, yet rising fees and friction have restricted user access. MEXC directly addresses this imbalance, aiming to make global opportunities more accessible regardless of geography or capital. MEXC prioritized product strength and a "0 Fee" model. Backed by a team of 2,000 professionals, the platform is advancing its infrastructure through AI-driven tools and enhanced transparency standards — further lowering barriers and expanding access for traders worldwide.

At the center of this brand upgrade is MEXC’s newly introduced logo — a symbol of openness and access. Evolving from the brand’s core “M” into a simpler and more fluid symbol of the new MEXC. This visual transformation represents four key pillars of MEXC evolution.
More possibilities - Its shape echoes infinity, representing MEXC’s commitment to unlocking more assets, more products, more market access, and more possibilities for users worldwide. This reflects MEXC’s belief that opportunity should not be limited by entry barriers, product access, or user stage.More accessible - Its dual form can also be interpreted as two zeros, reflecting MEXC’s 0 Fee philosophy. More than a pricing message, these two zeros symbolize MEXC’s effort to remove barriers and make opportunities more accessible and actionable for every user.More open - The new MEXC logo evolves from the brand’s core “M” into a simpler, more fluid, and more open symbol of the new MEXC. It preserves the brand’s familiar identity while expressing a new stage of growth — one that is more modern, more global, and more user-centered.More connected - At the same time, the logo’s connected and open structure expresses MEXC’s role as a Trusted Global Gateway — a platform built to connect users to broader markets and broader opportunities through a more seamless, user-centric experience, supported by reliable infrastructure across the world.

MEXC believes opportunities should be open to everyone, and has built MEXC to be commended as your 0-fee gateway to infinite opportunities.
Beyond pricing: 0 fees is a structural commitment to remove one of the biggest barriers in trading.Shared value: In the past year alone, MEXC 0-fee model has returned more than $1 billion to our users. This is not a short-term campaign, but a fundamental shift in how value is created and shared.Unified access: "Infinite opportunities" means giving users broader, simpler access to global markets. Whether it is crypto, US stocks, MT5-based assets, or prediction markets, users can act on opportunity through one account and one gateway

As the industry enters a new phase where markets converge and access becomes the defining advantage, MEXC is accelerating its mission to become the infrastructure layer connecting users to global opportunities and setting a new standard for exchanges — where trust is as critical as performance, and users remain at the center of the ecosystem.
About MEXC
MEXC is the world’s fastest-growing cryptocurrency exchange, trusted by more than 40 million users across 170+ markets. Built on a user-first philosophy, MEXC offers industry-leading 0-fee trading and access to over 3,000 digital assets. As the Gateway to Infinite Opportunities, MEXC provides a single platform where users can easily trade cryptocurrencies alongside tokenized assets, including stocks, ETFs, commodities, and precious metals.

4 Days of Insight-Driven Forums with Vitalik, Yi He, Justin Sun, Lily Liu, and More

The Hong Kong Web3 Festival today released its full schedule for the 2026 edition, taking place from April 20 to 23 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The four-day event will feature over 20 sessions across four stages, bringing together 200+ speakers, 100+ partners, and thousands of Web3 professionals, investors, and enthusiasts across the globe to explore trending topics in crypto finance, AI + Web3, and RWAs.

Star-Studded Speaker Lineup
The conference will convene top experts and leading Web3 projects. Confirmed speakers include:
Paul CHAN Mo-po, GBM, GBS, MH, JP, Financial Secretary of the Government of  Hong Kong Lu Weiding, Deputy to the People's National Congress, Vice Chairman to All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, Chairman and CEO of Wanxiang GroupMr Joseph H. L. CHAN, JP, Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, Hong KongDr. YIP Chee Hang, Executive Director of Intermediaries, Securities and Futures Commission, Hong KongXiao Feng, Chairman of Wanxiang Blockchain, Chairman and CEO of HashKey GroupDuncan Chiu, Legislative Council Member (Technology & Innovation Constituency), Hong KongVitalik Buterin, Co-Founder, EthereumMichael Faulkender, Professor of Finance, University of Maryland; Former Deputy Secretary, the U.S. TreasuryYi He, Co-CEO, BinanceRichard Teng, Co-CEO, BinanceLennix Lai, Chief Commercial Officer, OKX GlobalH.E. Justin Sun, Founder, TRON; Advisor, HTX; Advisor, B.AIAdeniyi Abiodun, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Mysten LabsLily Liu, President, Solana FoundationJoseph Chalom, CEO, SharplinkFrancis B. Zhou, CEO, Quantum SolutionsAbdelhamid Bizid, Managing Director, BlackRockAkhil Devmurari, Fintech Sector Head, APAC, Payments, J.P. MorganBrian Mehler, CEO, StableFranklin Bi, General Partner, Pantera CapitalJohn Cahill, COO, Galaxy Digital Asia
And 200+ industry leaders from traditional finance, tech giants, and Web3 projects.

Daily Agenda Highlights

Day 1 – April 20 
The Web3 Festival opens with a Mainstage Opening Ceremony featuring distinguished representatives from the HKSAR government and top university leaders.
In the afternoon, the Mainstage turns to TradFi x Crypto Finance: Convergence, where Yi He (Binance), Richard Teng (Binance), Lennix Lai (OKX), Bugra Celik (HSBC), Joseph Chalom (Sharplink), and Brian Mehler (Stable) among others, will discuss stablecoins, cross-border payments, and asset digitization.
Stage 1 dives into Web3 x AI: Value Reconstruction in the Intelligence Age, featuring Sophia Jin (Byteplus), Ying YAN (Ant Digital Technologies), Keywolf (SlowMist), John (TON Foundation), Miguel Palencia (Qtum), Changhao Jiang (Cobo), and Jeffery Zeng (MaxQuant), among others.Stage 2 explores Tokenisation: Bridging the Real World with the Digital Economy (co-organized with Anvita), featuring Richa (MSX), Junny Ho (Kaspa), Cobe Zhang (Anvita & ZAN), and Chris Yin (Plume), among others.

The Open Stage hosts Institutional Convergence: From Compliance to Commerce (partnered with Boundless).

Day 2 – April 21
The Mainstage morning session focuses on AI x Crypto: The Next Financial Infrastructure, with Lily Liu (Solana Foundation), Adeniyi Abiodun (Mysten Labs), and Justin Sun (TRON), among others.
The afternoon Mainstage tackles Get to the Bottom of RWA, featuring Min Lin (Ondo Finance), Abdelhamid Bizid (BlackRock), and Cindy Xu (J.P. Morgan), among others.
Stage 1 kicks off the morning with New Trends of Crypto-Equity Synergy, co-organized by Solana Company (NASDAQ: HSDT). In the afternoon, Stage 1 presents Smart Hardware: The Physical Interface and Extended Applications of Web3, co-organized with Arkreen.Stage 2 dedicates the full day to Stablecoins and Web3 Payment Revolution (co-organized with RD Technologies). 

The Open Stage features project showcases from TCG.ZONE, K-Prop, HappyPlanet, and a HashKey Capital event.

Day 3 – April 22 
The Mainstage is powered by Ethereum Applications Guild for a full-day Ethereum Applications Gathering, featuring Vitalik Buterin and other Ethereum builders. 
Stage 1 presents the Web3.0 Standardization and Globalization Summit. Stage 2 hosts the HashKey Exchange Asia Connect Forum. 
The Open Stage features Desun Singularity Tech and 0G. 

Day 4 - April 23
The Mainstage presents Bitfire Day: Institutional Digital Wealth Management Summit 2026. 
Stage 1 features TON Day: AI Builders on Telegram Ecosystem. Stage 2 hosts the Web3 Scholars Conference 2026. 

The Open Stage closes with the *HashKey On-Chain Finance Summit 2026.

A Global Ecosystem of Partners 
Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2026 has revealed an impressive lineup of 2026 sponsors, including:

Title: OKX Wallet, SignalPlus, TRON
Diamond: Bitfire, MEET48, ZA Bank
Platinum: BAXS, Ethereum Applications Guild (EAG), Finanx AI, MSX, Qtum, TokenPocket, Web3 Leader Program, Zircon Securities
Co-organizer: Anvita, Arkreen, RD Technologies, SNZ, Solana Company (NASDAQ: HSDT)
Exclusive Dinner Sponsor: Sui Foundation
Side-event Sponsor: Bitfire, DRK Lab, TON Foundation, W3SA-HK
Gold: Alchemy Pay, AltLayer, BytePlus, ENI, MaxQuant, VeZoom
Speaker & VIP Lounge Sponsor: Kaspa Ecosystem Foundation (KEF)
Primary: bitbaby, CoinP, HappyMeta, Hong Kong Business School | Executive Education, Hotcoin, SlowMist, Websea, WEEK Labs
Secondary: Aspire, CF_Blockchain, CHAINISLE, ChainUp, CoinPost, Conflux, Digital Reserve, Ellipal, Fufuture, Passey, PancakeSwap, PlatON, Questflow, SoonTech, United Stables, W3SA-HK, XKONG, Zbit
Tertiary: ADVANCE.AI, Alpha Hunter, Ark of Panda, Black Water, BOT Chain, ChainSafeAI, Cloudflare, Cobo Global, DeSaFa, Doghead Foundation, EcoSync, Evolving Capital, Happy Planet, iCloser, MarsCat, MyDex, Orca Prime, Pauway Generator, QINGTENG, RWA.LTD, SimpleChain, StoneLink, Tencent Cloud, TiDB, Upay, XBIT, YUZHOU Technology
Open Stage: 0G, Boundless, Delta & Capital, Desun Singularity Tech, Happy Planet, K-Prop, TCG.ZONE
Exclusive Robot Partner: HK ROBOTICS

Registration Still Open
Tickets for the Web3 Festival 2026 are still available. For the full agenda, speaker updates, and registration, please visit: https://www.web3festival.org/hongkong2026/#/en

MEXC, the world leader in 0‑fee digital asset trading, has listed the 16th batch of Ondo Finance tokenized stock trading pairs on its spot market. The latest additions include a tokenized version of Eaton Corporation plc, an intelligent power management company, alongside three iShares ETFs providing exposure to global and regional equity markets.
The four new spot pairs — ETNON/USDT (Eaton Corp PLC), EEMON/USDT (iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF), EFAON/USDT (iShares MSCI EAFE ETF), and INDAON/USDT (iShares MSCI India ETF) — were listed on April 8, 2026 (UTC), with deposits and withdrawals available from April 9, 2026 (UTC). Full listing details are available on the MEXC Announcements page.
Through its ongoing collaboration with Ondo Finance, MEXC continues to expand user access to real-world assets onchain. Issued via Ondo Global Markets, each token is freely transferable and usable in DeFi, giving users around-the-clock access to traditional equities, free from the geographic restrictions and market hours that define conventional trading.
These listings reflect MEXC's broader mission to break down barriers between traditional and digital asset markets. As MEXC marks its 8th anniversary, the platform has launched a comprehensive brand upgrade, evolving from a traditional exchange into a universal gateway for global markets. Built on "0 Fees" and "Infinite Opportunities", MEXC remains committed to making global markets accessible to every user.

About MEXC
MEXC is the world's fastest-growing cryptocurrency exchange, trusted by more than 40 million users across 170+ markets. Built on a user-first philosophy, MEXC offers industry-leading 0-fee trading and access to over 3,000 digital assets. As the Gateway to Infinite Opportunities, MEXC provides a single platform where users can easily trade cryptocurrencies alongside tokenized assets, including stocks, ETFs, commodities, and precious metals.

Risk Disclaimer:
This content does not constitute investment advice. Given the highly volatile nature of the cryptocurrency market, investors are encouraged to carefully assess market fluctuations, project fundamentals, and potential financial risks before making any trading decisions.

This integration brings Aptos’ high-performance Layer 1 network to DigiShares’ tokenization platform, expanding options for issuing compliant digital securities on one of the fastest-growing Layer 1 networks for institutional finance. 
DigiShares, a leading provider of infrastructure for tokenizing real-world assets, today announced its integration of the Aptos blockchain onto the DigiShares platform. The integration enables issuers using DigiShares to launch and manage tokenized assets on the Aptos network, expanding the blockchain infrastructure options available to institutions and asset owners entering digital securities markets.
DigiShares clients can issue and manage tokenized securities and other real-world assets on the Aptos blockchain while using DigiShares’ full tokenization platform. The platform supports investor onboarding, compliance management, cap table administration, dividend distributions, and lifecycle operations, enabling institutions to manage digital securities from issuance through potential secondary trading.
The addition of Aptos, which already supports tokenization activity from firms including BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, and Ondo Finance, reflects DigiShares’ strategy to support scalable blockchain networks increasingly used for regulated financial applications.
Aptos is known for its performance-focused architecture, including sub-second transaction finality, and its use of the Move programming language. By integrating Aptos, DigiShares expands the blockchain infrastructure available to clients seeking efficient, future-ready tokenization solutions.
“Tokenization is reaching a stage where scalability and reliability of the underlying blockchain infrastructure matter more than ever,” said Claus Skaaning, CEO and Co-Founder of DigiShares. “By integrating Aptos into our platform, we give asset issuers access to a high-performance blockchain that can support global adoption of tokenized assets. Our goal has always been to make it easier for institutions to bring real-world assets on-chain while maintaining strong compliance and investor management capabilities.”
"We're seeing a clear pattern of regulated institutions choosing Aptos as their infrastructure layer for tokenized assets. DigiShares brings deep expertise in compliance-first tokenization and a proven client base, which strengthens the institutional toolkit available on Aptos,” said Ryan Zega, Head of Structured Finance, Aptos Labs. ”As more real-world value moves on-chain, having battle-tested issuance and lifecycle management infrastructure on the network is critical." 
As tokenization of real-world assets accelerates across sectors such as real estate, private equity, and infrastructure, financial institutions are increasingly seeking blockchain infrastructure capable of supporting regulated, large-scale financial activity. Adding Aptos to DigiShares’ supported blockchain infrastructure reflects this shift toward high-performance networks that can meet institutional requirements for scalability, transparency, and operational efficiency.

About DigiShares
DigiShares is redefining how real assets are owned and traded. Its white-label tokenization platform gives real estate developers, fund managers, and asset owners the tools to issue, manage, and trade compliant digital securities with ease and transparency.
Trusted by more than 200 clients worldwide, DigiShares automates investor onboarding, compliance, and cap-table management and powers RealEstate.Exchange (REX), the first US-regulated trading platform for tokenized real-estate shares.
www.digishares.io 

About Aptos Network
Aptos is a high-performance proof-of-stake layer-one blockchain. Aptos’ breakthrough technology, scalable infrastructure and user safeguards are designed to power the next generation of financial systems by offering unparalleled high throughput and low latency that can scale to billions of users.

About Aptos Foundation 
Aptos Foundation is dedicated to supporting the development and ecosystem of the Aptos protocol. By unlocking a blockchain with seamless usability, Aptos Foundation aims to bring the benefits of decentralization to the masses. For more information about Aptos Foundation and its initiatives
www.aptosnetwork.com

Bitbase, a professional digital asset trading platform, announced its official global launch today. Global registration and trading services for core digital asset derivatives are now fully operational.
Rooted in the core philosophy of "Trust Through Every Cycle," Bitbase is committed to shifting the industry paradigm from speculative "gambling" to a robust, transparent, and professional trading environment. Following a successful day-one deployment, the platform’s matching engine and risk management framework have demonstrated stable performance, fulfilling its initial promise to provide professional traders with an execution-focused environment.
Notably, the founding team’s Open Letter hinted at the future release of "Ecosystem Incentive Credentials," which are designed to serve as an "Award for Discipline" and a central hub for the ecosystem. Bitbase stated that the entire architecture is engineered to capture long-term dividends and empower genuine traders, ensuring that rational participants can share in "Ecosystem Compounding" driven by mathematical logic.
Bitbase aims to build a sustainable ecosystem where growth is driven by market discipline and logical execution. This launch marks the strategic first step in establishing a new standard for professional digital asset trading, inviting traders who prioritize risk management to join a more resilient market order.

About Bitbase
Bitbase is a next-generation crypto derivatives exchange dedicated to providing institutional-grade infrastructure for the global trading community. With a focus on "Logic over Luck," Bitbase combines cutting-edge security with a high-performance matching engine to deliver a transparent, stable, and professional trading environment.

AFX, a high-performance sovereign Layer 1 purpose-built for decentralized derivatives, has officially launched its Testnet, signaling a major leap in on-chain trading infrastructure. Engineered to deliver sub-100ms finality and a capacity exceeding 50,000 transactions per second, AFX utilizes a custom execution layer and DAG-based consensus to solve congestion inherent in general-purpose chains.
The protocol is founded on a strict community-first philosophy, intentionally eschewing venture capital and private rounds to ensure total community sovereignty. To refine the platform through real-world stress testing, AFX has introduced a comprehensive Testnet campaign featuring a prize pool of more than 28,000 points, which will be eligible for eventual conversion into native tokens. This initiative ensures that rewards are earned through tangible contributions rather than insider allocations, inviting global traders to shape the future of the protocol.
The incentive structure is partitioned into two primary tracks designed to reward both depth of engagement and critical technical insight. The Activity Pool, which represents seventy percent of the total prize pool, utilizes a multi-dimensional scoring system to reward genuine trading behavior. Participants earn their share not just through cumulative volume, but by demonstrating diverse execution strategies across multiple margin modes, various trading pairs, and complex position lifecycles. In tandem, the remaining thirty percent of rewards are dedicated to the Feedback Pool. This track incentivizes the submission of high-quality bug reports and product suggestions via the official Discord channel, where the tech and product communities evaluate each entry based on its severity and utility.
This Testnet launch serves as a critical proving ground for the AFX infrastructure, including its native FIX protocol support and sub-millisecond risk auditing engine. Traders are encouraged to join this collaborative effort to build and test together. For more details users can visit the official trading portal: https://app-testnet.afx.xyz/
About AFX
AFX is a high-performance sovereign L1 purpose-built for decentralized derivatives. Featuring native FIX protocol support and sub-millisecond risk auditing, AFX provides the speed of a centralized exchange with the non-custodial sovereignty of the blockchain

The platform targets the growing gap left by traditional lenders, offering structured access to private credit, litigation funding, and special situation opportunities

Manhattan Private Credit has formally launched its private capital network, positioning itself as a structured connection point between investors and the fast-growing private credit market — a space that has quietly expanded into a multi-trillion-dollar global sector over the past fifteen years as traditional bank lending has pulled back from significant areas of the market.
The network focuses on deal origination and capital matching across private credit, litigation funding, structured lending, asset-backed finance, and special situations. Rather than operating as a traditional fund, Manhattan functions as an infrastructure layer — connecting investors, borrowers, developers, legal firms, and capital partners who previously relied on fragmented, relationship-only networks to source and execute deals.
The timing is deliberate. Following tightened post-GFC regulatory requirements, banks have significantly reduced their appetite for property development lending, bridge finance, corporate refinancing, and niche structured products. Private capital has steadily filled that space — but access has remained concentrated within small, closed networks.

“Most people still think finance is about markets. It’s not, not entirely. A huge part of how capital actually moves is through introductions, relationships, deal flow that never gets listed anywhere,” said a Manhattan spokesperson. “What we’re building is essentially the infrastructure that makes that more efficient — connecting capital to opportunities that previously required you to already know the right people.”

The comparison to platform businesses is one the company leans into. In the same way Airbnb didn’t build hotels and Uber didn’t manufacture cars, Manhattan isn’t originating every deal on its books. The platform matches supply and demand — investors and lenders on one side, borrowers, developers, and litigation cases on the other — across a deal universe that largely operates outside public market visibility.
Private credit’s growth trajectory supports the thesis. What began as a niche alternative to bank loans has grown substantially since 2010, now representing one of the largest and fastest-growing segments of institutional capital allocation globally. Family offices and sovereign-adjacent institutions have moved meaningfully into the space, drawn by structured returns, negotiated terms, and lower correlation to listed equity markets.
Manhattan’s network specifically targets opportunities where capital needs to move quickly — situations where banks are either too slow or structurally uninterested. Litigation funding, project refinancing, distressed assets, and bridge transactions all share a common characteristic: they are event-driven, time-sensitive, and largely invisible to investors without the right connections.

“Banks won’t disappear. But the lending landscape has already changed, and most people haven’t caught up to that yet,” the spokesperson added. “Private credit is sitting in the middle of events — corporate restructurings, court cases, projects that need capital on short timelines. That’s where the real deal flow is.”

Access to the Manhattan network is available through a membership structure. The company is clear that membership represents access to its platform, deal network, and structured opportunities — not an investment product or financial instrument in itself.
The private credit market shows no sign of decelerating. With interest rate uncertainty persisting across major economies and bank capital requirements remaining elevated, the structural gap between demand for private lending and traditional bank supply capacity looks durable rather than cyclical. Manhattan’s launch is an explicit bet on that gap widening further.

About Manhattan Private Credit
Manhattan Private Credit is a private capital network connecting investors, lenders, borrowers, and deal partners across private credit, litigation funding, structured finance, asset-backed lending, and special situations. The network focuses on structured opportunities, capital recycling, and providing access to private market deal flow that does not appear in public markets. The Manhattan Membership provides access to the network, platform, and opportunities. Membership does not represent an investment product, security, or financial instrument. Tokens have risk. Prospective participants should conduct independent due diligence before making any financial decisions.
www.manhattanprivatecredit.com

The new validator network enforces transaction security onchain before Safe transactions execute, and introduces the first live economic function for the SAFE token beyond governance.

Safe Foundation today announced the launch of Safenet Beta at EthCC in Cannes. For the first time, SAFE token holders can delegate to genesis validators and earn staking rewards for securing the network, marking the beginning of SAFE's evolution from a governance token into a network security asset.
Safenet is a decentralized transaction security network that enforces protocol-level security before a Safe transaction can execute. It replaces centralized warning systems and offchain heuristics with cryptographic attestations verified onchain. The network is designed to secure all value processed through Safe, a protocol that has processed over USD $1 trillion in cumulative transfers.
How Safenet works
When a transaction is proposed, independent validators evaluate it against a defined set of security rules. If the transaction satisfies those rules, Validators produce a cryptographic attestation. A Safe ‘Guard’ installed on the user’s Safe account verifies attestation onchain before execution. Without a valid attestation, the transaction does not proceed.
Users remain in full self-custody at all times. If a transaction does not satisfy the protocol's attestation requirements, but a user still decides to proceed, they can do so with explicit additional owner approval after a delay. The network is Byzantine Fault Tolerant, tolerating up to one-third of Validators acting dishonestly while still producing correct attestations. All attestations are publicly auditable via the Safenet transaction explorer.

Crypto has spent years building better warnings. That is not enough. Attackers have exploited the gap between what users sign and what they intend. Safenet closes that gap at the protocol level. Every transaction is checked against defined security rules before it can execute, by a network that no single party controls. Safenet is designed to move transaction security into the execution path itself, where it can be enforced onchain, audited publicly, and secured by a validator network rather than a single provider.
said Richard Meissner, Co-Founder of Safe Project

What Is Live in Beta
Safenet Beta launches with six genesis validators: Greenfield, Gnosis, Safe Labs, Rockaway, Blockchain Capital, and Core Contributors GmbH, each with a minimum stake of 3.5 million SAFE tokens. The Beta includes:
Static transaction checks that block the most common attack vectors. This includes unauthorized or unexpected code execution via so-called "delegate calls," installation of untrusted modules, and attempts to modify or bypass a Safe account's security settingsA staking UI for SAFE holders to delegate to ValidatorsA live transaction attestation explorer
Staking rewards are pending SafeDAO approval under SEP-55. Advanced checks, slashing, and fee-based rewards will follow in later phases.

The promise of self-custody has always been clear: no intermediary between you and your assets. The security layer underneath that promise has never matched it. Safenet is the first serious attempt to close that gap at the protocol level, where it actually matters. A decentralized network enforcing security before execution, with real economic stake behind it.This is what it looks like when the infrastructure finally catches up to the vision, and why $SAFE now has a structural role in protecting onchain value.
Lukas Schor, President, Safe Ecosystem Foundation 

$SAFE: from governance to network token
Safenet marks the first time SAFE has a live economic function beyond governance. Validators stake SAFE to run the network. Delegators stake SAFE to back the Validators securing it. The long-term ambition is for all value processed through Safe to be secured by Safenet.
SAFE holders can stake today by delegating to a founding Validator through the Safenet staking UI. No infrastructure is required. Stakers should note that withdrawals are not on-demand, and smart contract risk applies. Full details are available in the staking documentation.
About Safe
Safe (previously Gnosis Safe) is an onchain asset custody protocol that has processed over $1.4T+ in total value (TVP). Released as an open-source software stack by the Safe Ecosystem Foundation, it is establishing a universal smart account standard for secure custody of digital assets, data, and identity. Safe is built for the mission to unlock digital ownership for everyone in web3, including DAOs, enterprises, retail, and institutional users.
About the Safe Ecosystem Foundation, Zug, Switzerland
The mission of the Safe Ecosystem Foundation is to support the development of Safe, to strengthen Safe technology and to promote the Safe Ecosystem. The Safe Ecosystem Foundation is a non-profit organisation based in Zug, Switzerland, that helps educate people about Safe smart accounts and promotes Safe technology through the provision of grants and other forms of funding.
Legal Disclaimer
This press release is issued by the Safe Ecosystem Foundation, Zug, Switzerland (the "Foundation"). This is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any SAFE tokens and is not an offering, advertisement, solicitation, confirmation, statement, or any financial promotion that can be construed as an invitation or inducement to engage in any investment activity or similar.
The Foundation makes no representations, warranties and/or covenants with respect to the Safe Technology (or any implementations of the Safe Smart Accounts) or any program (Grants, Hackathons and/or any other forms of funding) run by the Safe Ecosystem Foundation.  Safenet Beta is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis for development and testing purposes only. The Foundation does not manage or control the Safenet Beta technology and does not provide any services related to Safenet Beta. Validators act independently and bear full responsibility for their activities. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Foundation, its affiliates, and associated persons expressly disclaim all liability for any damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the use of, or inability to use, Safenet Beta. Any interaction with Safenet Beta is at your own risk. This press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated.
Disclaimer for Safenet https://safefoundation.org/beta-disclaimer 

IoTrust, the developer of the biometric hardware wallet D'CENT, has announced a strategic partnership with the Kaia Foundation to officially welcome Kaia into its innovative 'Gas Alliance' ecosystem. This collaboration is designed to fundamentally eliminate the hurdle of blockchain gas fees (network transaction fees), providing the most seamless user experience (UX) for cold wallet users.
The D'CENT Gas Alliance is a pioneering framework that removes the need for users to hold separate native tokens for transaction fees on different networks. Currently, the D'CENT GasPass feature supports major global mainnets including Ethereum, Solana, and Base. With the addition of Kaia, D'CENT has established an even more powerful multi-chain gas abstraction ecosystem. D'CENT plans to progressively expand its supported networks to resolve the fragmentation between chains and the inconvenience of securing gas fees for hardware wallet users.
A significant highlight of this integration is that D'CENT users can now perform all on-chain activities—such as transferring and swapping Kaia-based USDT —instantly through the GasPass feature without holding any KAIA tokens. This "Zero-Gas" experience extends to Kaia SuperEarn, the recently launched yield-generation engine in the Kaia ecosystem. Kaia SuperEarn is a specialized service that allows stablecoin holders to easily accumulate rewards, and when combined with the security of a D'CENT cold wallet and the convenience of GasPass, it significantly lowers the entry barrier for Web3 users.
To celebrate Kaia joining the Gas Alliance, D'CENT is hosting a special promotional campaign from March 31 to April 14, 2026. The event is open to both new D'CENT biometric cold wallet purchasers and existing users. Participants can earn exclusive rewards, including GasPasses and USDT, by completing simple onboarding missions such as depositing Kaia-based USDT and exploring the Kaia SuperEarn platform via the D'CENT DApp browser.
"With Kaia joining our alliance alongside Ethereum, Solana, and Base, the utility of our gas-free wallet service has reached a new level," said a spokesperson for D'CENT. "We remain committed to expanding the Gas Alliance ecosystem, ensuring that users can experience the Web3 environment as conveniently as traditional finance, all while maintaining the robust security of a hardware wallet." For more information on the campaign, visit the official D'CENT website.

BingX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3-AI company, today announced an upgrade to BingX VIP through “Access More. Go Further.” program. The enhancement is designed to deliver a more efficient, rewarding, and accessible trading experience for advanced users.
At its core, BingX VIP focuses on reducing friction and maximizing performance. In Q3 2025, the program delivered zero-slippage execution, helping VIP users save over $700,000 in trading costs—underscoring its commitment to execution quality and product refinement.
Accessibility is further strengthened through more flexible entry pathways. Users can now explore VIP benefits with a free trial, upgrade to higher tiers, or switch from other platforms by verifying their existing VIP status, with eligible users receiving a VIP Level 2 Boost. The introduction of BingX Elite also provides a lower entry point, enabling users to access premium trading rates and key VIP benefits earlier in their journey.
In addition to access and performance, rewards remain a key pillar of the BingX VIP experience. Through monthly Xpool token airdrops, VIP members can unlock additional value from their asset holdings, with a guaranteed minimum of $1.4 million in total airdrops distributed within a single quarter. The program also introduces private equity RWA token airdrops, further diversifying reward opportunities and reinforcing the platform's commitment to bridging crypto assets with real-world financial markets.

“BingX VIP is designed as a comprehensive ecosystem for users seeking deeper market access, superior execution, and broader asset exposure,” said Pablo Monti, Brand Spokesperson at BingX. “With the upgraded BingX VIP experience, we are delivering a premium offering that reduces friction, expands access, and empowers users to navigate across markets with greater ease.”

About BingX
Founded in 2018, BingX is a leading crypto exchange and Web3-AI company, serving over 40 million users worldwide. Ranked among the top five global crypto derivatives exchanges and a pioneer of crypto copy trading, BingX addresses the evolving needs of users across all experience levels.
Powered by a comprehensive suite of AI-driven products and services, including futures, spot, copy trading, and TradFi offerings, BingX empowers users with innovative tools designed to enhance performance, confidence, and efficiency.
BingX has been the principal partner of Chelsea FC since 2024, and became the first official crypto exchange partner of Scuderia Ferrari HP in 2026.

Led by a robust background in leverage executives, OmenX introduces perpetual-style mechanics to the $1B+ forecasting sector, enabling institutional-grade hedging and capital efficiency.
OmenX, a prediction trading platform that turns real-world events into tradable markets, today announced the successful close of its multi-million dollar angel funding round. The announcement marks the official launch of the OmenX Public Testnet, bringing in one of the world’s first leverage mechanics to the rapidly expanding prediction market industry.
The funding round saw participation from a strategic consortium of North American and global venture firms, including Paramita VC, Penrose Ventures, and M77 Ventures, alongside the founders of several centralized exchanges.
While platforms like Polymarket have high volumes, the sector remains hindered by capital inefficiency, often requiring users to lock up substantial liquidity in static positions until settlement. OmenX transforms this experience by introducing a high-performance event based trading environment where capital works harder. By integrating the seamless, high velocity mechanics of crypto perpetuals, OmenX allows traders to amplify their conviction through leverage while maintaining the flexibility to enter and exit positions instantly. This shift from static betting to a fluid, capital efficient marketplace significantly lowers the barrier to entry, enabling users to manage global risk and capture market movements with the speed and seamless action on the platform.

The world has seen what prediction markets can do for price discovery. Now, OmenX is showing what they can do for professional traders. We aren't just building a prediction market; we are building the infrastructure to treat global events as a liquid, tradeable asset class with institutional-grade leverage.
remarked James, Founder of OmenX and Former Head of Futures at Binance and Bybit

The OmenX team, composed of experts in the scaling leverage ecosystem, has engineered a matching engine capable of handling the volatility of global news cycles. Following the Testnet launch, OmenX will introduce AI-driven forecasting agents, further decentralizing the "truth layer" of the internet.
The OmenX Public Testnet is now open to the global community. Participants are invited to join the OmenX Points System, a rewards framework designed to incentivize the stress-testing of the platform's leveraged mechanics and liquidity depth. OmenX is positioning itself for a comprehensive Mainnet launch on Base, the Ethereum Layer 2 incubated by Coinbase. By building on the Base ecosystem, OmenX ensures institutional-grade security and high-speed execution for every trade. Further details will be released via official channels. 

About OmenX 
OmenX is the foundational infrastructure for the next generation of event-based derivatives. By merging the speed of top-tier exchange engines with the transparency of on-chain data, OmenX makes outcome-based trading liquid, flexible, and accessible to a global audience.
To learn more about OmenX, please visit: https://beta.omenx.com/

ARO Network, the pioneer of "The Agentic Edge" built natively for the Agentic AI era, has announced the completion of a $5 million strategic funding round.
The round was co-led by NoLimit Holdings and a strategic, undisclosed leading Asian data center operator. This round underscores strong institutional conviction in ARO’s vision to make AI agents more personalized, privacy-preserving, and accessible to everyone.
Redefining the Edge: Let AI Work for You
The Agentic Era is here, and AI agents are poised to become as fundamental as the web itself. However, the traditional centralized cloud keeps these agents distant, restricted, and corporate-owned.
ARO Network introduces a decentralized and shared network that brings the "Let AI Work for You" vision to life. ARO puts AI agents directly in your home. With your permission, they utilize your real local resources, becoming your personal digital extension.
The strategic backing from a major Asian data center partner will provide ARO with enterprise-level infrastructure across the APAC region, perfectly complementing ARO's rapidly expanding decentralized residential network, which already boasts over 1.18 million active nodes as of March 2026.
Coinciding with the funding news, ARO Network has officially launched Testnet Sprint 2. Following the explosive growth of Sprint 1, this new phase introduces a radically simplified experience designed for the everyday user.
"We are moving beyond the concept of simple cloud infrastructure," said Randy, CEO of ARO Network. "ARO is the Agentic Edge. We are placing autonomous, secure AI directly into the hands of users. Your residence. Your agent. Your rewards. Welcome to ARO."

For more information, visit https://aro.network

About ARO Network 
ARO Network is the pioneer of the Agentic Edge, natively built for the autonomous AI era. It is a decentralized, shared network that brings the "Let AI Work for You" vision to life by placing AI agents directly in users' homes. By transforming idle internet and local devices into a secure, user-controlled infrastructure, ARO ensures that personal AI stays private, uncensored, and operates with millisecond latency.

TxFlow has announced the launch of its Layer 1 blockchain, TxFlow L1, marking the start of a multi-application on-chain finance ecosystem built around its TIP Liquidity Standards. Alongside the mainnet launch, TxFlow DEX — a central limit order book (CLOB) decentralized exchange for perpetual trading — is now live with invitation-only access as the first application on the network. Additional applications, referred to as “Channels,” are expected to follow, reflecting a broader vision described by the team as “the blockchain where all finance happens”.
TxFlow L1: High-performance infrastructure for multi-application finance

TxFlow L1 processes over 250,000 TPS on-chain. Two core architectural decisions drive this performance: DAG-based parallel execution enables high transaction throughput by processing non-conflicting transactions simultaneously, while a multi-threaded pipeline with a state machine supports efficient transaction processing without bottlenecks. This level of performance is a deliberate architectural requirement to support high-frequency, CLOB-based trading and other demanding financial use cases.Building on this infrastructure, TIP Liquidity Standards define how applications are constructed and interact within the ecosystem. These composable trading protocol standards allow developers to create “Channels” by combining TIP modules. TIP1 covers spot trading, TIP2 derivatives, and TIP3 prediction markets, with additional standards expected as the ecosystem expands. The design reflects a specific thesis: teams with deep liquidity expertise can build trading applications directly on TxFlow L1, while others can deploy Channels that access existing on-chain liquidity without building it from scratch. TxFlow L1 is also designed with a long-term focus on AI-driven applications.
TxFlow DEX is now live: Fully on-chain CLOB
TxFlow DEX, the first Channel application on TxFlow L1, is now live with invitation-only access. Designed as a high-performance central limit order book (CLOB) exchange for perpetual trading, the platform processes over 250,000 transactions per second with one-block finality. All trading activity — including order placement, cancellation, matching, and liquidation — is executed and settled fully on-chain.
The launch serves as an initial demonstration of TxFlow L1’s ability to support financial applications at production scale.
At launch, the platform includes 13 perpetual markets, as well as Protocol Vaults and User Vaults for liquidity provisioning and strategy deployment. A blockchain explorer provides real-time visibility into on-chain activity.
The broader objective is to support an open ecosystem of financial applications on TxFlow L1, where Channels can interoperate, access shared liquidity, and settle transactions without intermediaries.

Access is currently invitation-only. Onboarding instructions are available at txflow.com.
About TxFlow L1
TxFlow L1 is a high-performance blockchain built for on-chain financial infrastructure, organized around TIP Liquidity Standards that define how financial products are built, composed, and settled on-chain. TxFlow DEX is the first Channel on TxFlow L1 — a CLOB orderbook DEX for perpetual trading, processing over 250,000 TPS with one-block finality. TxFlow L1 is designed from the ground up to be AI-native, built for a financial ecosystem where autonomous agents and human traders operate on equal footing. No investor token allocation. Governance and ownership rest entirely with the community.

Official website: https://txflow.com/

Cointelegraph Research has released a new analysis examining how the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is testing blockchain technology to support public digital infrastructure.
The report “New Tech, New Partners: Transforming development in the digital era” examines how distributed ledger systems are being applied in government and development programs. These environments often face challenges related to transparency, coordination between institutions, and trusted data sharing. 
The research shows how UNDP integrates blockchain into broader digital transformation efforts, with a focus on governance, public finance, and institutional capacity building.
Blockchain as infrastructure for public systems
The publication draws on 42 real-world use cases spanning digital payments and financial inclusion, climate and nature finance, data governance and community-led investment models. Seven cases focus specifically on digital identity and data systems. The geographic scope covers developing economies across Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Eastern Europe – regions where public institutions face strong pressure to modernize with limited resources.
Within these projects, blockchain functions primarily as a shared ledger for coordination and verification across institutions. UUNDP treats the technology as part of a broader public digital infrastructure architecture. Many initiatives focus on improving transparency in payment systems, strengthening audit trails for public spending, and enabling more reliable data exchange between public institutions involved.
A pipeline model for experimentation
Cointelegraph Research highlights UNDP’s “pipeline” model for deploying emerging technologies in the public sector. Instead of rolling out large-scale implementations immediately, projects typically begin with targeted pilots developed jointly with governments, blockchain developers, and local companies.
These pilots target specific operational bottlenecks such as inefficient payment rails for micro-entrepreneurs, fragmented climate finance tracking, or weak accountability in regional supply chains. Solutions are implemented locally and evaluated through practical use cases before any broader rollout.
The partnership structure also allows public institutions to experiment with different technology stacks without relying on a single vendor or protocol. UNDP emphasizes platform-agnostic design to keep digital infrastructure open and interoperable as national digital strategies evolve.
Governance and safeguards remain central
The research also notes that blockchain adoption in public infrastructure introduces technical and institutional risks. UNDP’s framework highlights the importance of governance standards, privacy protections, and careful system design from the earliest stages of development.
Weak oversight or poorly designed smart contracts can create vulnerabilities ranging from data misuse to financial exploitation. As a result, blockchain initiatives supported by UNDP typically include safeguards and regulatory considerations throughout the project lifecycle.
Expanding the role of blockchain in development systems
The UNDP initiatives analyzed in the report reflect a broader shift in how distributed ledger technologies are being evaluated by public institutions. 
By documenting practical pilots, the research provides policymakers, development practitioners, and technology builders with a clearer view of where blockchain infrastructure can contribute to real-world public systems.
The full Cointelegraph Research summary is available here. The complete UNDP report can be accessed through the publication.
About Cointelegraph
Founded in 2013, Cointelegraph is the leading independent publication covering blockchain technology, crypto assets, and emerging fintech trends. Its global team of journalists, researchers, and analysts provides in-depth news, market analysis, and research reports trusted by millions of readers worldwide. Cointelegraph Research offers data-driven insights into the crypto economy through comprehensive industry reports and institutional-grade analysis.

About UNDP 
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN’s leading agency for international development. It works in around 170 countries and territories to reduce poverty, address inequality and exclusion, and strengthen resilience so societies can sustain long-term progress. UNDP connects governments and communities with knowledge, resources, and partnerships needed to support sustainable development.

PANAMA CITY, March 27, 2026 – BingX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3-AI company, today shared the expansion to its BingX TradFi suite of round-the-clock (24/7) trading support for a wide range of popular assets, marking a significant addition to seamless global market access on the platform. As one of the few exchanges with 24/7 TradFi asset support, BingX users can now trade commodities, indices, and equities at any time, eliminating traditional market hour constraints and enabling continuous portfolio management.
Through BingX TradFi, users will gain 24/7 access to globally recognized commodities Gold, Silver, WTI Crude Oil and Brent Crude Oil, as well as a variety of other major global TradFi assets including major stocks and stock indices.
With a wide range of TradFi assets available on the platform, a multi-billion dollar daily trading volume, and complete integration across the BingX ecosystem, BingX TradFi allows users to manage both crypto and traditional assets within a single account. This unified experience simplifies global asset allocation while maintaining flexibility and accessibility across markets.

About BingX 
Founded in 2018, BingX is a leading crypto exchange and Web3-AI company, serving over 40 million users worldwide. Ranked among the top five global crypto derivatives exchanges and a pioneer of crypto copy trading, BingX addresses the evolving needs of users across all experience levels.
Powered by a comprehensive suite of AI-driven products and services, including futures, spot, copy trading, and TradFi offerings, BingX empowers users with innovative tools designed to enhance performance, confidence, and efficiency.
BingX has been the principal partner of Chelsea FC since 2024, and became the first official crypto exchange partner of Scuderia Ferrari HP in 2026.

For media inquiries, please contact: media@bingx.com
For more information, please visit: https://bingx.com/

Zoomex Launches Earning Initiative as Inflation Drives Shift Toward Capital Efficiency in Crypto Markets

Platform highlights growing demand for yield and systematic strategies as interest rate uncertainty reshapes user behavior
March 27, 2026 — Crypto exchange Zoomex has introduced a new user initiative focused on its earning products, as rising inflation and uncertain interest rate expectations continue to reshape how traders manage capital across digital asset markets.
The move comes amid a broader shift in investor behavior. With interest rates remaining elevated across major economies and macro conditions becoming less predictable, market participants are increasingly looking beyond trade execution to how capital is managed between positions.

From Market Timing to Capital Efficiency
While volatility remains a defining feature of crypto markets, Zoomex notes that trading activity alone is no longer sufficient in the current environment.
A key issue, according to the platform, is idle capital — funds that remain unutilised outside active positions.
“Traders have traditionally focused on timing the market, but in a high interest rate environment, the bigger question is what happens to capital when it is not being deployed,” said Fernando, Marketing Director at Zoomex.
This dynamic is becoming more visible as users balance short-term trading opportunities with longer holding periods, particularly during phases of macro-driven uncertainty.
Industry Shift: From Fragmented Tools to Integrated Strategies
The growing demand for yield-generating strategies has led many platforms to introduce earning products. However, these offerings are often fragmented, requiring users to move assets across multiple interfaces or sacrifice flexibility for returns.
According to Zoomex, this structure limits capital efficiency and adds operational complexity for users attempting to manage assets dynamically.
Instead, the platform sees trading, strategy, and earning as interconnected components of a broader capital management approach.

A Multi-Layer Approach to Continuous Capital Deployment
Zoomex integrates multiple modes of capital deployment within a single system, allowing users to shift between strategies without transferring funds across products or platforms.
The framework consists of:
Trading Layer — enabling users to capture market volatility through spot and futures tradingStrategy Layer — including tools such as grid trading, designed to systematically deploy capital in ranging or uncertain market conditionsEarning Layer — allowing assets to generate yield when not actively used in trades
Together, this structure supports more continuous capital utilisation, whether through active trading, automated strategies, or passive yield generation.
“The market is no longer just about whether you are in or out of a trade,” Fernando added. “It’s about whether your capital remains productive across different market conditions.”
Beyond trading and earning within the platform, Zoomex is also expanding how capital can be utilized in real-world scenarios through the introduction of the Zoomex Card.
The card enables users to access and spend their digital assets more seamlessly, bridging the gap between on-platform capital management and everyday financial use. By allowing assets to remain connected to the broader Zoomex ecosystem, users can maintain flexibility while extending the utility of their funds beyond trading environments.
This development reflects a broader view of capital efficiency — not only in terms of generating yield or executing trades, but also in enabling liquidity and usability in daily life without unnecessary friction.

Importantly, the system is designed to remain accessible, reducing the need for complex allocation strategies or multi-platform management.

Zoomex Expands Access to Earning Tools Through New User Initiative
As part of this shift, Zoomex has introduced a new user campaign focused on its Earning products, aimed at improving accessibility for users entering the platform.
The initiative is designed to guide users through earning features, providing structured entry points into yield-generating strategies at a time when interest rate considerations are becoming increasingly central to investment decisions.
The company stated that the campaign is intended to simplify onboarding while helping users understand how to balance trading activity with capital efficiency.
Zoomex March New User Benefits ｜200% APY : https://www.zoomex.com/en/help/article/3971

Platforms Evolve Into Capital Management Systems
The development reflects a broader transition across the industry, where trading platforms are increasingly evaluated not only on execution performance, but on their ability to support capital management across varying market conditions.
Metrics such as:
capital utilisationyield accessibilityand strategy flexibility
are becoming more central to how users assess platform value.
“Users are no longer choosing between trading and earning — they expect both to function seamlessly within the same environment,” Fernando said.
As macroeconomic uncertainty persists, the role of crypto platforms is expected to expand beyond trade execution toward integrated capital management.
In this context, the ability to maintain productive capital allocation — even outside active trading periods — may become a defining factor in how users navigate both volatility and long-term portfolio growth.
Zoomex indicated that its product development will continue to align with this shift, with a focus on enabling more efficient, flexible, and continuous capital strategies for users globally.
About ZOOMEX
Founded in 2021, Zoomex is a global cryptocurrency trading platform with over 3 million users across more than 35 countries and regions, offering 700+ trading pairs. Guided by its core values of “Simple × User-Friendly × Fast,” Zoomex is also committed to the principles of fairness, integrity, and transparency, delivering a high-performance, low-barrier, and trustworthy trading experience.

Powered by a high-performance matching engine and transparent asset and order displays, Zoomex ensures consistent trade execution and fully traceable results. This approach reduces information asymmetry and allows users to clearly understand their asset status and every trading outcome. While prioritizing speed and efficiency, the platform continues to optimize product structure and overall user experience with robust risk management in place.

As an official partner of the Haas F1 Team, Zoomex brings the same focus on speed, precision, and reliable rule execution from the racetrack to trading. In addition, Zoomex has established a global exclusive brand ambassador partnership with world-class goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez. His professionalism, discipline, and consistency further reinforce Zoomex’s commitment to fair trading and long-term user trust.

In terms of security and compliance, Zoomex holds regulatory licenses including Canada MSB, U.S. MSB, U.S. NFA, and Australia AUSTRAC, and has successfully passed security audits conducted by blockchain security firm Hacken. Operating within a compliant framework while offering flexible identity verification options and an open trading system, Zoomex is building a trading environment that is simpler, more transparent, more secure, and more accessible for users worldwide.

Today, Novava proudly celebrates the launch of its innovative cryptocurrency exchange designed specifically for dedicated traders.
Unlike traditional platforms that cater to casual users, Novava focuses on traders who navigate market cycles that emphasises speed, stability, and clean execution, even in the most chaotic market conditions. 

Novava embodies its core motto "Trade Volatility, Think Clearly, Stay in the Game,"  through a suite of robust advanced features tailored to the needs of active traders. 

Some key functionalities include:
Perpetual Futures Trading: Enable users to trade on future price movements without expiration limits.AI-Powered Copy Trading: Allow novice traders to follow and replicate the strategies of experienced traders with ease.TradeWire: A cutting-edge service providing timely signals and market alerts to keep traders informed.Enhanced Analytical Dashboards: Offering in-depth analysis tools to support informed trading decisions.
Amidst its rapid expansion, Novava is set to launch a USDT Card, providing users a new streamline payment solution designed to facilitate seamless transactions.
Backed by a dedicated team of over 50 professionals, including hackers, quants, and active traders, Novava employs high-performance matching infrastructure, rigorous liquidity stress tests, and innovative volatility simulations. This internal team actively protects the platform against potential threats and ensures a resilient user experience. 

Our mission is to empower real traders with the tools they need to succeed through all market conditions. At Novava, we understand trading is more than a click of a button. It's about comprehensive engagement with the market. Our unique platform reflects that commitment.
said Kai Voss, the CEO of Novava.

In addition to its technological edge, Novava has established a strong global presence with over 20 business developers, implementing market-specific engagement and localized growth strategies tailored for each region.
Novava invites traders to experience a new era in cryptocurrency trading, where performance meets reliability and strategy transcends mere speculation.

Sigma.Money, a yield-focused DeFi protocol on BNB Chain, announced its inclusion in the Binance Alpha Box event, providing users with early access to the protocol through the Binance Web3 Wallet ecosystem.Alpha Box is designed to highlight selected early-stage projects and enable user participation through token distribution events. As part of the initiative, eligible users can claim Sigma.Money tokens via the Alpha Events page, subject to participation requirements and availability.
From MVB program to Alpha Box
Sigma.Money’s inclusion follows its participation in the Binance MVB 10 (Most Valuable Builder) program and reflects its continued development within the BNB Chain ecosystem.
The protocol utilizes a volatility tranching model, separating assets into a stable-yield component (bnbUSD) and a variable exposure component (xBNB). This structure is designed to balance yield generation with market exposure within a single framework, without relying on traditional perpetual funding fee mechanisms.
Expanding toward Real-World Assets
Building on its current architecture, Sigma.Money is preparing to expand into real-world assets (RWAs). The roadmap includes a planned integration with tokenized asset platforms such as Ondo Finance, expected in April 2026.
The initiative is intended to broaden access to tokenized financial instruments within DeFi, including exposure to traditional asset classes through onchain infrastructure.
Product design: Alternative to funding rate models
Traditional perpetual contracts often carry annual carry costs of 11% to 40%, making long-term positions prohibitively expensive. Sigma.Money’s zero-funding-rate architecture allows users to trade with 7x spot leverage without the burden of ongoing fees.

The protocol’s design also focuses on reducing reliance on traditional perpetual funding mechanisms. By structuring exposure through its tranche-based system, Sigma.Money aims to provide an alternative approach to leveraged positioning without recurring funding rate costs.
Ecosystem activity and community participation
In parallel with the Alpha Box event, Sigma.Money has introduced additional ecosystem initiatives, including a community incentive campaign for token holders and early participants, with more details available at the link.
To date, the protocol reports over $20 million in cumulative trading volume and a growing user base within the BNB Chain ecosystem.

Expanding access to crypto infrastructure
NeoPass has introduced a new product aimed at improving how users in the CIS region and the broader ruble zone access digital assets. The solution is designed to simplify the process of funding crypto exchange accounts, allowing users to initiate transactions directly from their bank cards or accounts without relying on peer-to-peer services or complex intermediary flows.
This approach is intended to make the onboarding experience more straightforward while maintaining a structured and compliant framework. By reducing unnecessary steps and simplifying user interaction, the product lowers the entry barrier for those looking to engage with digital assets.
In addition to its current capabilities, NeoPass is actively working on adding support for more local currencies, which will help broaden accessibility and improve the overall user experience across its operating regions. This expansion is expected to make the solution more adaptable to different markets and user needs.
Streamlined funding and transaction efficiency
The newly launched solution supports direct transfers to crypto platforms and can be used across both centralized exchanges and decentralized ecosystems. One of the key features includes QR-code-based payments, which offer a fast and efficient way to initiate transactions.
On average, the full transaction cycle — from the moment a user creates a request to the confirmation on the blockchain — takes approximately 3–4 minutes. This relatively short processing time helps users respond more quickly to market opportunities while maintaining a consistent and predictable transaction flow.
Transactions are carried out through a regulated financial infrastructure in cooperation with a licensed partner. All operations undergo mandatory checks in line with applicable requirements, ensuring transparency and helping to mitigate potential risks for users. This framework supports a more stable and reliable transaction environment.
A balanced approach to compliance and usability
“As the digital asset market continues to evolve, users are looking not only for speed and convenience, but also for solutions that operate within a clear and structured framework,” commented a NeoPass representative. “Our goal is to combine financial infrastructure and technology in a way that delivers both reliability and ease of use.”
By focusing on a compliance-oriented model, NeoPass aims to create an environment where users can interact with crypto services more confidently. The solution is built to align with regulatory expectations, helping reduce operational friction and providing a more stable entry point into the digital asset ecosystem.
Supporting diverse use cases in digital finance
Funds transferred through NeoPass can be used for a wide range of activities, including trading on crypto exchanges and participation in decentralized finance protocols. This flexibility allows users to engage with different segments of the digital asset market depending on their preferences and strategies.
Such versatility is particularly important in a rapidly evolving market, where users often seek tools that can support multiple use cases within a single infrastructure. By enabling both trading and DeFi participation, the solution offers a unified entry point into the broader digital asset ecosystem.
Looking ahead, NeoPass plans to continue expanding its network of integrations with international crypto platforms that operate within the CIS region. These developments are expected to further enhance accessibility and provide users with more options when interacting with digital assets.
About NeoPass
NeoPass is a fintech solution focused on developing infrastructure for digital asset operations. It provides users in the CIS region and the broader ruble zone with a structured and compliant way to access crypto markets, combining regulated financial frameworks with modern technological solutions.

Cointelegraph Research, in collaboration with Trezor, has released a new report examining what effective self-custody requires in practice.
The study titled “The Future of Self-Custody: Turning Ownership Into Security” combines Cointelegraph Research’s market analysis with Trezor’s expertise in hardware wallet design and user security practices. It explores how users interact with wallets, infrastructure, and security mechanisms, focusing on how custody functions under real-world conditions.
Self-custody extending beyond private keys
The report explains that controlling private keys represents only one element of self-custody. In practice, users depend on wallet software, hardware devices, interfaces, and backup systems, each introducing additional layers of complexity and potential risk.
According to the research, most users operate through structured environments rather than managing keys in isolation. Wallet providers, firmware updates, and integrations shape how assets are stored and accessed. As a result, control over funds depends on the reliability of these systems and the user’s ability to manage them securely.
The study highlights that many failures linked to self-custody stem from operational issues, including compromised backups, phishing attacks, and device-level vulnerabilities. 
Infrastructure design and usability trade-offs
The research outlines how different wallet architectures influence both security and usability. Hardware wallets, multi-signature setups, and smart contract-based wallets provide stronger protection models, though they require more deliberate user management.
The report also highlights a broader shift in user behavior. Survey data shows declining trust in centralized exchanges, driven in part by past failures such as FTX, leading more users to treat self-custody as a form of risk management rather than a purely ideological choice.
At the same time, the research notes that hardware wallets reduce exposure to remote attacks, though they do not eliminate risks connected with users’ mistakes. This reinforces the trade-off between security tools and user responsibility.
Risk exposure and operational responsibility
A central conclusion of the report is that self-custody functions as an ongoing risk management process. Once assets move out of custodial platforms, security depends on how users verify transactions, store recovery material, and assess real-world threats.
The study identifies phishing, social engineering, and interface-level exploits as common sources of loss. These risks remain present across custody models, despite the fact that responsibility shifts more directly to users in self-managed environments.
Practical frameworks for digital asset ownership
Amid continued discussions around decentralization and control, the research frames self-custody as a behavioral model shaped by tools, infrastructure, and user discipline. A key takeaway is that ownership alone does not guarantee security. It must be supported by consistent operational practices and an accurate understanding of system limitations.
By focusing on implementation and behavior, Cointelegraph Research and Trezor provide a grounded perspective on how custody works in real conditions. The analysis is designed to support users, developers, and institutions navigating security decisions in a changing digital asset landscape.
The full report “The Future of Self-Custody: Turning Ownership Into Security” is available here.
About Cointelegraph
Founded in 2013, Cointelegraph is the leading independent publication covering blockchain technology, crypto assets, and emerging fintech trends. Its global team of journalists, researchers, and analysts provides in-depth news, market analysis, and research reports trusted by millions of readers worldwide. Cointelegraph Research offers data-driven insights into the crypto economy through comprehensive industry reports and institutional-grade analysis.
About Trezor
Trezor is a hardware wallet company focused on secure self-custody solutions for digital assets. Founded in 2013, it develops devices and software designed to help users manage private keys independently while maintaining high security standards. Trezor’s products are widely used by individuals and institutions seeking direct control over their crypto holdings.