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Miami, Floryda, USA, 23 stycznia 2026, Chainwire

TokenFi, platforma nowej generacji skoncentrowana na tokenizacji rzeczywistych aktywów i cyfrowych gospodarek, uruchomiła dużą kampanię brandingową i świadomościową w całych Włoszech przed Zimowymi Igrzyskami Olimpijskimi 2026.

Czterotygodniowa kampania rozpocznie się 26 stycznia i jest strategicznie zaprojektowana, aby przyciągnąć uwagę globalnej publiczności o wysokich dochodach podróżującej do Włoch na Zimowe Igrzyska.

W ramach inicjatywy, TokenFi zabezpieczyło pełne przejęcie cyfrowych przyjazdów na lotnisku Wenecja Marco Polo, jednym z głównych międzynarodowych portów wejściowych dla olimpijskich gości, wraz z dwoma całkowicie owiniętymi tramwajami kursującymi po centralnym Mediolanie.

Montreux, Switzerland, January 22nd, 2026, Chainwire

Phased migration follows protocol rebrand to Everything

Everything, the team behind the SDEX token, today announced the next phase of its ecosystem transition following its recent rebrand to Everything. The update enables SDEX holders to become EV token participants through a structured, long-term migration framework ahead of the planned EV Token Generation Event in May.

The migration marks the first major milestone since the protocol’s rebrand, which reflects a broader scope and expanded long-term vision for the ecosystem. The transition is designed to maintain continuity for existing participants while introducing a new token model intended to support future growth and additional use cases.

The rollout introduces two initial pathways available exclusively to existing SDEX holders and early participants. These include a migration-focused staking program and a community pre-sale mechanism that emphasizes long-term alignment rather than short-term liquidity. Additional access routes are to be introduced later in the transition period.

“Our rebrand to Everything was about setting the foundation for what comes next,” said Jean Rausis, CEO and co-founder of Everything. “This is about taking the rebrand and turning it into something tangible for our existing holders, a straightforward way into EV that rewards staying power.”

As part of the launch, SDEX holders can opt into a 12-month locked staking pool that grants EV tokens vesting over the first year following the May TGE, fixed to the token’s starting valuation at launch. A separate community pre-sale pool enables participants to acquire EV through a combined burn-and-contribution mechanism, with tokens vesting over a longer period.

The migration has been structured to avoid abrupt supply changes while preserving SDEX utility throughout the transition. Multiple acquisition paths are intended to allow participants to remain active, trade both assets, and engage with the ecosystem as it evolves.The protocol will reveal additional call option mechanisms at a later stage of the transition providing ongoing access to EV at preferential terms for committed SDEX participants.

While the transition introduces some dilution for existing holders at the individual token level, the team positions the updated token model as a way to unlock growth opportunities not achievable without migration. The broader objective is to accelerate ecosystem expansion, with the expectation that long-term growth rapidly outpaces relative ownership dilution.

“Everything is designed as a unifying framework rather than a single product,” said Rausis. “The rebrand and migration together while creating expected long-term value for participants across the ecosystem.”

The initial phase is expected to attract existing SDEX holders, early-stage participants, and DeFi-native investors seeking early exposure ahead of the EV launch. Broader participation mechanisms, including public access and secondary market activity, are planned to roll out progressively following the TGE.

Additional details will be shared once the migration page becomes publicly available.

About Everything

Everything is a unified DeFi protocol that combines taken swaps, Automated Market Making, lending, borrowing, and perpetual style trading within a single smart contract architecture. Built as the evolution of the SMARDEX infrastructure, the system introduces a consolidated liquidity model where one pool powers multiple market functions. Everything uses a tick based liquidity framework, oracle less leverage execution, and deterministic liquidation mechanics to improve capital efficiency and reduce systemic risk. The protocol is designed to support permissionless market creation, generate multisource yield for liquidity providers, and serve as a foundation for streamlined on chain financial infrastructure. Everything aims to advance liquidity efficiency across DeFi through a roadmap of features that extend the earning potential of collateral, orders, and pooled assets.

App.everything.inc

Contact

Mikael Cruchon m.cruchon@ra2.tech Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

New York, United States, January 22nd, 2026, Chainwire

Threshold Network today announced the launch of fee waivers for $T stakers, a mechanism intended to enhance the Threshold token’s utility and improve onchain performance and capital efficiency for tBTC, its decentralized Bitcoin bridge.

By staking (locking) $T tokens, participants become eligible for reduced or fully waived tBTC bridge fees on eligible mint and redeem activity. The update lowers execution costs for active users, improves arbitrage efficiency between tBTC and BTC, and creates a clearer, more direct link between governance participation and real protocol usage.

Lower Costs, Better Outcomes for Active BTC Users

For participants who regularly bridge Bitcoin, execution costs can compound over time. Minting BTC into tBTC remains free, in line with existing governance decisions. However, redemption carries a fee of up to 20 basis points, reflecting the cost of maintaining secure, decentralized bridge infrastructure. The new fee waivers for $T stakers are designed to reduce this friction by minimizing or fully offsetting redemption costs based on the amount of $T staked.

Staking larger amounts of $T increases waiver capacity, resulting in significant reductions in redemption and other eligible protocol fees.

For participants, this means:

Lower effective execution costs over time

Improved arbitrage efficiency between BTC and tBTC

Tighter pricing and more reliable liquidity

No changes to custody, settlement, or operational workflows

For long-term $T holders, staking now extends beyond governance participation or security contribution, becoming a practical tool to improve execution outcomes while reinforcing the infrastructure they rely on.

Supporting Tighter BTC–tBTC Pricing

tBTC is designed to track Bitcoin as closely as possible. Even small sources of friction can matter at scale. The 20-basis-point BTC redemption fee, implemented to support protocol sustainability, introduced a modest drag that could manifest as a proportional discount to BTC in secondary markets

Fee waivers change the economics of that interaction. By reducing redemption costs for active participants, $T staking improves arbitrage efficiency between tBTC and BTC, supporting tighter pricing, more reliable liquidity, and smoother BTC flows across DeFi, benefiting both users and the protocol.

Early data indicate the mechanism is functioning as intended, reinforcing pricing reliability while maintaining the protocol’s conservative security assumptions.

“tBTC is now perfectly pegged. No more 20bps discount attributable to redemption fees” - MacLane Wilkison, Co-Founder of Threshold Network on X

Understanding Key Benefits and Limitations 

When T is staked, it unlocks waiver capacity for tBTC minting and redemption over a rolling 30-day window. For every 100,000 T staked, users can offset 0.001 tBTC in bridge fees. tBTC fees can be completely waived if a user stakes a proportional amount of T.

A few key parameters:

Waiver capacity applies over a rolling 30-day window

Every 100,000 $T staked offsets up to 0.001 tBTC in eligible fees

Minting remains free; redemption fees are offset via waivers

Unstaking requires a 30-day period

Governance participation is unaffected

Over recent periods, tBTC has demonstrated consistent, steady growth and strong onchain performance relative to other Bitcoin wrappers, supported by transparent design and sustained market usage. The introduction of fee waivers for $T stakers reflects Threshold Network’s continued focus on refining the economic and operational framework for bringing Bitcoin onchain in a manner that supports efficiency, reliability, and market integrity. 

The update is relevant to participants who regularly interact with Bitcoin infrastructure, including frequent bridgers, market makers, arbitrageurs, long-term $T holders, and institutions seeking transparent, capital-efficient access to Bitcoin. Even users who do not stake may benefit indirectly from improved liquidity, tighter pricing, and increased reliability across tBTC markets.

Staking $T is optional. Eligible participants may access available fee waivers in accordance with applicable protocol parameters. $T token is available on most decentralized exchanges and major CEX's

Where users can find $T: https://coingecko.com/en/coins/threshold-network-token

To start taking $T tokens, users can visit https://app.threshold.network/stake

About Threshold Network

Threshold Network powers tBTC, the Bitcoin standard in finance, enabling Bitcoin liquidity to move across chains without compromising settlement finality. Secured by threshold cryptography, tBTC is trust-minimized and censorship-resistant, while maintaining a direct settlement path back to native Bitcoin.

Contact

RC Threshold contact@tnetworklabs.com Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Tel Aviv, Israel, January 22nd, 2026, Chainwire

Chainwire, the leading crypto press release distribution platform, and Vibranium Audits, a premier blockchain security firm, have announced a strategic partnership to integrate professional media distribution into the security audit process. Through this collaboration, Vibranium Audits will offer an enhanced service package that provides clients with guaranteed PR coverage across top-tier crypto, finance, and cybersecurity news outlets.

The partnership addresses a critical gap in the Web3 ecosystem by ensuring that project security milestones reach a global audience of investors and users. By combining Vibranium’s technical validation with Chainwire’s automated distribution network, the initiative helps projects build immediate trust and transparency upon the successful completion of a smart contract or protocol audit.

"The biggest benefit for Vibranium clients from this partnership is that in addition to gaining the credibility that comes with passing an audit, Chainwire ensures the project's target audience actually knows about it," said Joel King, Founder of Vibranium Audits. "We believe that security achievements must be widely communicated to allow projects to grow with both technical confidence and public awareness."

Projects utilizing the new premium package will receive discounted access to Chainwire’s distribution network, which includes more than 100 specialized media outlets. This streamlined approach allows developers to amplify audit results, support funding rounds, and increase brand recognition through targeted media placements.

"Our collaboration with Chainwire strengthens the Web3 ecosystem by making high-level PR services accessible to the most secure projects in the space," said Youssef Belguith, CTO of Vibranium Audits. "By integrating professional communication into the security lifecycle, we are helping our community transform technical milestones into powerful marketing assets that drive adoption."

The service is now available to all Vibranium Audits clients as part of their post-audit go-to-market strategy. This integration simplifies the process of broadcasting third-party validation, helping projects maintain a competitive edge in a crowded digital asset market.

About Chainwire

Chainwire is the dedicated press release distribution platform for the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. Integrated with over 100 top-tier crypto media outlets, Chainwire offers guaranteed homepage visibility, instant API-driven distribution, and localized global reach in 25+ languages. Trusted by over 2,000 clients, Chainwire is the industry standard for high-performance crypto PR.

About Vibranium Audits

Vibranium Audits is a blockchain security company that was founded in 2021 by professors from the University of Greenwich and cyber-security engineers from ITI Capital. As pioneers in the field, Vibranium Audits utilizes best-in-class Formal Verification and AI technology to secure and monitor blockchains, smart contracts, and Web3 apps.

Contact

Chief Marketing Officer at Chainwire Alon Keren Alon@mediafuse.org Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Dublin, Irlandia, 22 stycznia 2026, Chainwire

Ramp Swaps (Ireland) Limited, działający jako Ramp Network, firma technologii finansowej łącząca gospodarkę kryptowalutową z globalną infrastrukturą finansową, ogłosiła dzisiaj, że działa jako Dostawca Usług Aktywów Kryptograficznych (CASP) w Unii Europejskiej, z klientami UE obsługiwanymi w pełni na podstawie zatwierdzonej licencji CASP. Wszystkie działania klientów UE są prowadzone na podstawie jej autoryzacji CASP, która obejmuje wymagania regulacyjne określone w Rozporządzeniu w sprawie Marketingu Aktywów Kryptograficznych (MiCAR) oraz przez Bank Centralny Irlandii.

New York City, USA, January 21st, 2026, Chainwire

Cork, the protocol building tokenized risk infrastructure for onchain finance, today announced it has closed a $5.5 million seed round led by Road Capital, and a16z CSX with participation from 432 Ventures, BitGo Ventures, Cooley, DEPO Ventures, Funfair Ventures, G20 Group, Gate Labs, Hyperithm Gate, IDEO Ventures, PEER VC, Stake Capital, and WAGMI Ventures. 

The raise marks a foundational milestone in the emergence of tokenized risk as a new onchain infrastructure category, bringing market-driven risk pricing, hedging, and liquidity management to stablecoins, vaults, and real-world assets (RWAs).

Among the growing institutional demand for onchain yield, stablecoin supply has more than doubled since 2024, surpassing $250 billion in circulation, while onchain RWAs have grown by more than 20x as tokenized treasuries, private credit, and structured products move onchain. Simultaneously, traditional asset managers overseeing tens of trillions of dollars in AUM are actively exploring tokenization strategies. Yet despite this growth, DeFi’s underlying risk infrastructure has not kept pace. As recent stablecoin depegs and liquidity stress events have exposed underlying fragilities, institutional-grade risk infrastructure is emerging as an essential foundational pillar for onchain finance.

Cork introduces a new primitive for tokenized risk, serving as a programmable risk layer for onchain assets such as vault tokens, yield-bearing stablecoins, and RWAs. Cork’s core primitive enables asset managers and issuers to spin up custom swap markets that enhance redemption liquidity, risk transparency, and market confidence for their onchain assets. 

Additionally, Cork unlocks a new set of capabilities for onchain assets:

Standardized risk pricing for stablecoins, vault tokens, and real-world assets, allowing risk to be measured, compared, and priced consistently across protocols.

Market-driven hedging for duration and liquidity risk and depeg, giving issuers and allocators tools to actively manage stress scenarios rather than react to them.

Redemption liquidity backstops that unlock instant, atomic liquidity for RWAs and other onchain yield assets, bridging offchain settlement constraints and reducing the risk of cascading liquidity failures.

Composable risk primitives that integrate directly with ERC-4626 vaults, and other yield-bearing ERC-20 assets, RWAs and onchain credit structures, enabling risk management to become a native, programmable component of onchain yield infrastructure.

“Tokenized risk is a conversation the industry has largely not been having over the past few years, and that is now changing with the onboarding of major institutions and maturation of the industry,” said Phil Fogel, Co-Founder of Cork. “We are building the foundational risk infrastructure layer that the next wave of users, both institutional and retail, will look to leverage.”

Founded by serial entrepreneurs with deep expertise in traditional finance and cutting-edge blockchain technology, Cork is designed to make previously implicit risks transparent and tradable onchain. The protocol builds on existing financial systems, bringing risk markets fully onchain for the first time.

“The onchain economy is poised for secular growth via tokenization, but few quality teams are thinking about second-order effects,” said William Scheinman, Partner at Road Capital. “Assets will be associated with tokens, which can diverge from their reference due to liquidity mismatches, information asymmetries, solvency crises, and other factors. Past solutions never got the timing, incentives, nor protocol components right to solve the problem. We are excited for the Cork team to provide the workable one. Cork is among the most unique DeFi experiments in core primitives out there.”

“The path to institutional onchain finance runs through better risk infrastructure,” said Julien Bouteloup, CEO and Founder of Stake Capital Group. “Cork is enabling cleaner capital markets through transparent, market driven risk pricing. We’re backing the team and the vision.”

“Cork is building the missing risk layer for on-chain finance, and BitGo is excited to help bring that market structure to life,” said Jake O., Managing Director and Head of Ecosystem at BitGo. “By turning implicit risks in stablecoins, vaults, and RWAs into explicit, tradable primitives, Cork gives institutional allocators the tools they need to underwrite, hedge, and scale real capital onchain.”

“Led by experienced crypto founder Phil Fogel, Cork is building what we believe is a missing risk layer for onchain market structure,” said Dr. Nagendra Bharatula, Founder and CEO of G-20 Group. “By making risk explicit and tradable, Cork enables cleaner leverage, better pricing, and more efficient capital markets. Phil’s deep expertise in vault tokens, yield-bearing stablecoins, and RWAs, combined with the team’s experience, is why we at G-20 are excited to back Cork as a core primitive for the maturation of crypto and DeFi.” 

Over the coming months, Cork plans to bring its first risk markets into production, expand integrations with vault and asset issuers, and support regulated product pathways as institutional adoption accelerates.

For more information and to follow along with Cork’s journey, users can visit cork.tech/, or follow Cork on x @Corkprotocol.

About Cork

Cork introduces a new primitive for tokenized risk, serving as a programmable risk layer for onchain assets such as vault tokens, yield-bearing stablecoins, liquid (re)staking tokens, and RWAs. Cork’s core primitive enables asset managers and issuers to spin up custom swap markets that enhance redemption liquidity, risk transparency, and market confidence for their onchain assets. Backed by Road Capital, a16z CSX, BitGo Ventures & Steakhouse Financial, Cork is building the risk infrastructure needed to bring institutional capital into onchain credit markets.

Contact

Senior PR Manager Lauren Bukoskey Serotonin lauren@serotonin.co Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Lausanne, Szwajcaria, 19 stycznia 2026 r., Chainwire
SwissBorg, wiodąca aplikacja w Europie do inwestowania i zarabiania na kryptowalutach, ogłosiła uruchomienie Dynamicznych Elitarnych Rang, nowej ewolucji swojego modelu Płatności za Handel, który nagradza najbardziej zaangażowanych członków społeczności zwrotem do 99% opłat transakcyjnych w postaci cashbacku BORG.
Dynamiczne Elitarne Rangi rozszerzają istniejący system Rang Lojalności, przesuwając go naprzód, aby zapewnić większe korzyści dla użytkowników. Dla użytkowników na samej górze tabeli wyników Lojalności, opłaty transakcyjne stają się niemal nieistotne.

Lozanna, Szwajcaria, 15 stycznia 2026, Chainwire

SwissBorg, wiodąca aplikacja w Europie do inwestowania i zarabiania na kryptowalutach, ogłosiła dzisiaj integrację Base z Meta-Exchange (MEX), rozszerzając dostęp do szybko rozwijającego się ekosystemu Layer 2. Dzięki temu połączeniu, użytkownicy SwissBorg zyskują głębsze trasy płynności, lepszy dostęp do nowo pojawiających się tokenów natywnych Base oraz mniejsze poślizgi w wykonaniu.
W ramach integracji, Meta-Exchange teraz wspiera płynność z kluczowych DEX-ów Base, w tym Uniswap, PancakeSwap i Aerodrome, natywnej warstwy płynności sieci zoptymalizowanej pod kątem efektywności kapitałowej i rynków tokenów na wczesnym etapie. Dodatkowe integracje będą nastąpić w miarę dojrzewania ekosystemu.

Zug, Szwajcaria, 21 stycznia 2026, Chainwire

Fundacja dYdX zorganizowała swoją styczniową rozmowę analityczną 20 stycznia 2026 roku, z gościnną dyskusją z globalnym dostawcą płynności Wintermute, a także aktualizacjami na temat wydajności protokołu, rozwoju zarządzania i szerszych warunków rynkowych. Sesja zgromadziła analityków, posiadaczy tokenów i uczestników ekosystemu do przeglądu danych dotyczących aktywności w ekosystemie dYdX do końca 2025 roku i na początku 2026 roku.

Podczas rozmowy Fundacja przeanalizowała wskaźniki z niedawno opublikowanego Raportu Rocznego Ekosystemu dYdX za 2025 rok, który szczegółowo opisał aktywność w protokole do końca roku. Zgodnie z raportem, dYdX zrealizował około 1,6 biliona dolarów w skumulowanym wolumenie handlowym we wszystkich wersjach protokołu, z 64,7 miliona dolarów skumulowanych opłat protokołu wygenerowanych od momentu uruchomienia dYdX v4. Aktywność handlowa podążała za wzorcem dostosowania i odbudowy w 2025 roku, z wolumenami spadającymi z około 26,1 miliarda dolarów w Q1 do 16,0 miliarda dolarów w Q2, zanim odbiły się w drugiej połowie roku, osiągając 34,3 miliarda dolarów w Q4, najsilniejszym kwartale roku.

Toronto, Ontario, 20 stycznia 2026, Chainwire

TenX Protocols Inc. (TSX-V:TNX) (“TenX” lub “Firma”), firma zajmująca się infrastrukturą blockchain, budująca rozwiązania stakingowe dla następnej generacji sieci blockchain, ogłosiła dziś, że nabyła tez (XTZ), natywny token blockchainu Tezos, w ramach strategicznego partnerstwa stakingowego z Fundacją Tezos.

Nabycie XTZ wspiera bieżące operacje walidatorów TenX w sieci Tezos i stanowi część szerszej strategii Firmy, która kładzie nacisk na aktywny udział, generowanie dochodów poprzez staking oraz długoterminowe dostosowanie do ekosystemów blockchain, w których TenX prowadzi infrastrukturę.

Singapore, Singapore, January 20th, 2026, Chainwire

Pendle, The world's largest crypto yield trading platform, has announced an upgrade to its native token, introducing sPENDLE. The update is intended to unlock deeper liquidity, diversify revenue streams, and strengthen Pendle’s position within the onchain yield and rates segment. Supported by recent performance metrics from Pendle and Boros, the upgrade underscores the platform’s long term goals in decentralized finance (DeFi) and broadens related markets.

Record 2025 Performance and Protocol Dominance

In 2025, Pendle achieved major milestones across key network and financial metrics, illustrating both robust usage and sustained market capture in yield trading:

Average Total Value Locked (TVL): ~$5.7B up 76% YoY, with a peak TVL of ~$13.4B. This reflects strong liquidity engagement across yield markets, placing Pendle immediately within the likes of other major DeFi protocols such as Uniswap, Aave and Hyperliquid.

Total fees accrued: ~$44.6M up +134% YoY, with holders’ revenue reaching ~$34.9M.

Monthly notional trading volume: ~$54B (90-day trailing average) with frequent daily nine-figure volume, a testament to Pendle’s fixed yield demand.

The data reflects Pendle’s position as a notable venue for tokenized yield and funding rates trading, with reported realized fees and liquidity depth exceeding those of several comparable platforms within the fixed income space.

Pendle’s New Token Enhancements

The upgraded Pendle token introduces a comprehensive solution to for simplicity and fair distribution across its ecosystem:

Protocol revenue will be used for PENDLE token buybacks, and distributed to active sPENDLE holders

Improved liquidity model by enabling sPENDLE a simple 14-day withdrawal period (or instant redemption for a 5% fee). 

sPENDLE also transforms as composable, and fungible token that can be integrated with any dApp, eliminating the trade-off between participation and liquidity regardless of time horizon

The previous manual voting system will be upgraded to an algorithmic emission model, targeting to cut PENDLE emissions by 20-30% while delivering significantly better allocation efficiency

vePENDLE locks will be paused on January 29th, and any existing vePENDLE holders by then will receive a special multiplier to their virtual sPENDLE balance based on their remaining lock duration (up to 4x). Rewards will be distributed based on this virtual sPENDLE balance, allowing PENDLE holders to gain outsized rewards during this transition period with vePENDLE

“This upgrade is a structural improvement as we scale both Pendle and Boros” said TN Lee, Co-Founder and CEO of Pendle. “Our goal has always been to bring the efficiency and scale of traditional fixed income markets into DeFi. With this upgrade, Pendle becomes a more robust, sustainable, and institution ready yield infrastructure.”

Boros: New Frontier in Onchain Rates Trading

Additional catalyst for Pendle’s upgraded token architecture is Boros, a first-of-its-kind onchain venue that tokenizes perpetual funding rates, transforming an untradable yield stream into a tradable instrument. Boros metrics highlight rapid organic adoption and material growth potential:

Key Metrics: 4-months after its launch Boros achieved ~$6.9B in open interest ~$91M and $6.8M in deposits by year-end 2025.

Boros has generated ~$301K in fees while operating in a nascent market establishing early product-market fit for rate derivatives on-chain.

Perpetual markets with ~$63B in open interest represent a significant growth potential where Boros currently holds early share, expecting to unlock up to 10x OI penetration with corresponding ~15% incremental protocol fee growth.

Boros has also listed NVDAUSDC-Hyperliquid, allowing users to speculate and trade the funding rate of HIP-3 NVIDIA perp market, heralding the listing of more exotic assets as well as other equity perps like S&P500, NASDAQ, AMZN, TSLA and more.

By addressing one of the largest untapped yield sources in DeFi which is funding rates exposure, Boros further strengthens Pendle’s growth vector, helping diversify revenue beyond TVL and traditional yield fees.

Strategic Vision: From DeFi Yield to Global Fixed Income Infrastructure

Pendle’s token upgrade is intended to support the protocol’s infrastructure for scaling the yield layer of decentralized finance (DeFi) in relation to both centralized and traditional financial markets. Fixed income remains one of the largest segments in global finance, and Pendle has developed a range of tools—from principal and yield tokens to funding rate derivatives—aimed at facilitating access to this area. The protocol continues to broaden its integrations, including leverage strategies, AI applications, collateralized PT usage, and cross-chain liquidity mechanisms.

About Pendle

Pendle is the world's largest crypto yield trading platform empowering the tokenization and trading of yield-bearing assets. Pendle unlocks sophisticated yield strategies for retail and institutional participants alike redefining the future of onchain fixed income.

Contact

Growth growth@secrettune.io Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Barcelona, Hiszpania, 19 stycznia 2026, Chainwire

Paybis, dostawca narzędzi kryptograficznych dla wiodących globalnych firm, zorganizuje kolację tylko na zaproszenie dla starszych menedżerów iGaming i fintech podczas ICE Barcelona w dniu 20 stycznia. Wydarzenie jest najnowsze w serii prywatnych spotkań, które firma zorganizowała na dużych konferencjach branżowych w ciągu ostatniego roku.

Wybrana grupa operatorów, dostawców płatności i profesjonalistów ds. zgodności spotka się w ELDELMAR Hermanos Torres, restauracji śródziemnomorskiej polecanej przez Michelin, na nadbrzeżu Port Olímpic w Barcelonie. Goście spędzą wieczór na prywatnej rozmowie przy kolacji, z dala od hali wystawowej. Miejsca są ograniczone i przyznawane tylko na podstawie bezpośredniego zaproszenia.

Dubai, UAE, January 16th, 2026, Chainwire

NEXT INNOVATIONS TECHNOLOGY L.L.C. (NEXST), a next-generation Web3 entertainment platform, announced a strategic partnership with KISS OF LIFE, the winner of the 2025 Asia Artist Awards “Best Musician Group.” The group will join NEXST VR LIVE as the platform’s second official collaboration artist.

NEXST VR LIVE is the immersive VR concert service within the NEXST ecosystem, supported by the $NXT token. Through this collaboration with KISS OF LIFE, NEXST continues its mission to bring large-scale global fandoms on-chain by embedding digital ownership, decentralized access, and immersive technology into entertainment experiences.

Building a Gateway From Web2 Fandoms to Web3

NEXST is an AI-, VR-, and blockchain-powered entertainment platform designed to bridge mainstream Web2 audiences into Web3 in a natural and accessible way. Rather than requiring prior crypto knowledge, NEXST leverages globally recognized artists and immersive VR content as an intuitive entry point into the decentralized ecosystem.

In July 2025, NEXST VR LIVE announced Korean girl group UNIS as its first collaboration artist, with VR content currently in production. The partnership with KISS OF LIFE is the perfect spark that kicks off the next stage of evolution at NEXST. 

By centering highly interactive entertainment experiences, NEXST introduces Web3-native value propositions such as digital asset ownership and cryptocurrency-based purchases of VR content—while maintaining a seamless user experience for fans new to Web3.

At its core, NEXST delivers deeply interactive experiences with built-in Web3 value: digital asset ownership, crypto-powered VR content purchases all in a smooth, beginner-friendly package.

KISS OF LIFE: A Global Artist Leading the Next Wave of Immersive VR Lives

KISS OF LIFE is an award-winning K-POP group with approximately 9 million followers across global social platforms, known for its distinctive artistry, high-energy performances, and strong influence on global youth culture. Following their successful Japanese debut in November with a new album, they wrapped up a sold-out Japan tour in December. With each milestone, KISS OF LIFE continues to expand their international influence and solidify their place on the global stage.

Through this partnership, KISS OF LIFE’s expressive performance style and dynamic stage presence will be fully integrated into the immersive environments of NEXST VR LIVE. Moving beyond traditional “watch-only” concert formats, fans will be able to step inside the music world itself—sharing a virtual space with the artists and engaging in a next-generation VR live experience that redefines how live music is consumed in digital environments.

Shaping the Future of Entertainment With NEXST

NEXST blends AI, VR, and Web3 to rebuild entertainment at its core: making music, live shows, and fan communities more immersive and rewarding than ever.

NEXST is expanding collaborations with more global and K-pop artists as well as premium IP to create a new paradigm where fans can discover artists, connect directly with them, and co-create shared experiences. Meanwhile, the company aims to build a sustainably scalable entertainment ecosystem that evolves alongside its global community.

For information on the NEXST token ($NXT), upcoming TGE, and the latest updates, users can visit NEXST’s official channels.

Website: https://www.nexst.io

X (Twitter): https://x.com/NEXST_AI

Discord: https://discord.gg/nexst

Medium: https://medium.com/@sns.nexst

About NEXST

NEXST is an AI-driven entertainment infrastructure that transforms the full spectrum of fan experiences into on-chain, verifiable value. By blending proven Web2 models with VR, AI, gaming, and RWA ticketing, NEXST is building a new paradigm of fan continuity—a unified digital economy for global engagement.

About KISS OF LIFE



KISS OF LIFE is a multinational girl group made up of Julie (JULIE), Natty (NATTY), Belle (BELLE), and Haneul (HANEUL).The group's name embodies their mission: to breathe new life into the world through fresh music and ignite excitement for living.

Since debuting in 2023, KISS OF LIFE has captivated K-POP fans around the world powerful choreography that far exceeds rookie expectations, alongside original and highly creative content. Beginning in Korea in October 2024, the group embarked on their world tour, “KISS OF LIFE 1ST WORLD TOUR [KISS ROAD],” traveling across North America, Europe, and Asia. Following their successful Japanese debut in November with a new album, they wrapped up a sold-out Japan tour in December. With each milestone, KISS OF LIFE continues to expand their international influence and solidify their place on the global stage.

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PR Yumiko Skurr NEXT INNOVATIONS TECHNOLOGY L.L.C yumiko.s@nexst.io Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Hinwil, Szwajcaria, 16 stycznia 2026, Chainwire

Wieloletnie strategiczne partnerstwo, aby zdefiniować na nowo cyfrowe bogactwo na najbardziej prominentnej scenie świata

Partnerstwo łączy dwie marki, które stoją za innowacją i precyzją

Nexo będzie aktywować globalnie poprzez premium doświadczenia, których nie można kupić za pieniądze, oraz zaangażowanie w pierwszej kolejności cyfrowe

Audi Revolut F1 Team ogłosił dziś wieloletnie partnerstwo z Nexo, wiodącą platformą aktywów cyfrowych. Strategiczne partnerstwo sprawia, że Nexo staje się inauguracyjnym oficjalnym partnerem aktywów cyfrowych zespołu, umieszczając narzędzia cyfrowe nowej generacji Nexo na światowej scenie.

Zug, Szwajcaria, 15 stycznia 2026, Chainwire

Zfundacja dYdX opublikowała roczny raport ekosystemu dYdX za rok 2025, oferując kompleksowy przegląd całej działalności protokołu, rozwoju, realizacji zarządzania i rozwoju ekosystemu w całym ekosystemie dYdX.

Raport dokumentuje rok ewolucji strukturalnej rynków derivatów na łańcuchu, ponieważ dYdX kontynuował postęp w kierunku trwałej, instytucjonalnej uczestnictwa. Po okresie dostosowania w pierwszej połowie roku aktywność handlowa odzyskała tempo w drugim półroczu, z czwartym kwartałem stając się najmocniejszym kwartalem 2025 roku.

London, United Kingdom, January 15th, 2026, Chainwire

OpenServ and Neol Advance Enterprise-ready AI Reasoning Under Real-world Constraints

The foundational design partnership applies structured AI reasoning in high-stakes, regulated environments, with detailed findings forthcoming

OpenServ today announced a foundational design partnership with Neol to apply and evolve SERV’s AI reasoning framework in real-world, high-stakes production environments. Neol is an AI-powered network intelligence platform used by enterprises and public-sector institutions, including government organizations in the United Arab Emirates, to understand, evaluate, and mobilize complex networks of people, programs, and partners.

The collaboration focuses on how AI reasoning systems behave under production pressure, where accuracy, reliability, and development speed are critical. Learnings from this work are currently being documented in a forthcoming case study.

“OpenServ’s reasoning framework started adding value to our work from day one, but the real excitement is in how it keeps evolving under real conditions,” said Akar Sumset, Co-Founder and CPO of Neol. “For us, a true design partnership is one where both teams are actively shaping the technology together. We expect this collaboration to keep pushing the framework forward and unlock new capabilities for our partners.”

Through this partnership, OpenServ and Neol are examining how structured reasoning, workflow decomposition, and bounded decision-making improve performance in complex, regulated environments. These patterns are being refined as part of OpenServ’s core reasoning framework.

“Enterprise AI doesn’t break because models are weak; it breaks when AI’s reasoning capabilities aren't designed for reality,” said Tim Hafner, CEO and Co-founder of OpenServ. “This partnership is about evolving how reasoning systems in AI are built so they hold up outside of demos and inside real production.”

A detailed case study outlining the evolution, tradeoffs, and operational insights from the partnership will be released following completion of documentation and review.

As a result of this work, OpenServ is integrating these enterprise-tested reasoning patterns directly into its platform. Every workflow and project launched on OpenServ now inherits the same enterprise-ready reasoning discipline by default.

The work builds on OpenServ’s 2025 research1, which outlines a structured AI reasoning framework for bounded decision-making and execution (OpenServ, 2025).

References:

OpenServ. (2025). BRAID: Bounded Reasoning for Autonomous Inference and Decisions. [Research paper].

About OpenServ

OpenServ is a complete AI suite of services and platforms for building, launching, and running real crypto businesses. Developers worldwide choose OpenServ to build and employ AI agents equipped with state-of-the-art cognitive reasoning capabilities to take action across digital systems. Designed for builders across all experience levels, OpenServ provides the world’s leading infrastructure for deploying agents that interact with APIs, automate workflows, and operate across any framework. With native support for Telegram and a modular SDK, OpenServ enables agents to move from passive interfaces to active participants in decentralized ecosystems. From finance and governance to messaging and research, agents on OpenServ are designed to act, earn, and evolve for your business.

For more information, users can visit openserv.ai.

Additional details are available via marketing@openserv.ai. 

About Neol

Neol is an AI-native network intelligence company that helps organizations turn scattered people and organizational data into a living, actionable network. Neol’s Network Intelligence OS sits on top of existing systems and data, enriching profiles from internal and public sources and reshaping them into a dynamic network layer that AI can reason over with natural language. This lets governments, public institutions, foundations, and enterprises see who is in their ecosystem, understand how they are connected, and mobilize the right people and partners for any initiative from talent and expert sourcing to innovation programs, events, and strategic projects. Neol operates globally with teams across Europe and the Middle East.

Website: www.neol.ai 

General disclosure: This document is intended for information and educational purposes only, and does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation, or an offer or solicitation to purchase or sell any securities or any investment strategies. The opinions expressed are as of January 8, 2026 and are subject to change without notice. Reliance upon information in this material is at the sole discretion of the reader. Investing involves risks. This information is not intended to be complete or exhaustive, and no representations or warranties, either express or implied, are made regarding the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein. This material may contain estimates and forward-looking statements, which may include forecasts and do not represent a guarantee of future performance.

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Zug, Szwajcaria, 13 stycznia 2026, Chainwire

Salad.com, ugruntowana platforma chmury GPU oparta na globalnie rozproszonej infrastrukturze, oraz Golem Network, jeden z pierwszych protokołów obliczeń rozproszonych, ogłosiły partnerstwo. Współpraca ta ma ocenić możliwość spełnienia obecnych potrzeb obliczeniowych Salad przy użyciu infrastruktury Web3 Golema.
Jako część testu inżynieryjnego, Salad najpierw zamierza wykorzystać warstwę wykonywania bez zgody Golema w celu „odzwierciedlenia” i mapowania części swojej istniejącej działalności komercyjnej, obejmującej zakres produktów i usług chmury obliczeniowej Salad. To partnerstwo stanowi test funkcjonalny zaprojektowany w celu zweryfikowania, czy protokoły DePIN, w tym przypadku Golem, mogą wspierać zróżnicowane profile klientów i obciążeń obecnie wykorzystujące infrastrukturę chmury Salad.

Dover, Delaware, 14 stycznia 2026, Chainwire

Dodanie 1 USD wspiera zwiększoną płynność, głębsze zaangażowanie użytkowników oraz ciągły wzrost w ekosystemie rynków prognozowych

Protokół rynku prognozowego Myriad zintegrował USD1 World Liberty Financial (WLFI) jako pierwsze podstawowe aktywo stabilne do rozliczeń na platformie. Integracja przynosi USD1 do Myriad na łańcuchu BNB, po recenzji ostatnich rozszerzeń produktowych na tej sieci.

Myriad uruchomi rynki denominiowane w USD1 14 stycznia, zaczynając od produktu Candles, który został wcześniej ogłoszony jako część integracji protokołu z siecią BNB Chain. Po tym pierwszym wydaniu Myriad oczekuje, że rynki prognozowe BNB przejdą w pierwszym kwartale 2026 roku na działanie wyłącznie z wykorzystaniem USD1 jako podstawowego aktywa rozliczeniowego, łącząc płynność i standaryzując infrastrukturę rynkową na całej platformie.

George Town, British Virgin Islands, January 14th, 2026, Chainwire

Human Trader ProMint Claims Championship as AI Demonstrates Superior Risk Control

Aster, the high-performance and privacy-focused on-chain trading platform backed by YZi Labs, has announced the final results of its “Human vs AI” live trading competition. Conducted over a two-week period under highly volatile market conditions, the event highlighted a clear contrast between discretionary human trading and AI-driven strategies.

While individual human trader ProMint secured the top ranking with positive net profits, the human trading team as a whole recorded an overall ROI of -32.22%, reflecting significant performance dispersion across participants. In contrast, AI agents delivered materially more stable results at the aggregate level, limiting total losses to approximately USD 13,000 and achieving an overall ROI of -4.48% across all participating AI strategies.

Trading Insight: Stability vs Asymmetric Opportunity

Competition data highlighted a clear contrast in risk behavior between human traders and AI agents. During the event, 43% of human participants were liquidated, while all 30 AI agents completed the competition without a single liquidation, achieving a 100% survival rate.

According to Aster, the results underscore the structural strengths of AI-driven strategies in stable, risk-controlled market environments, where systematic execution and disciplined risk management help mitigate large drawdowns. At the same time, the findings also suggest that in market conditions driven by human emotion, rapid market shifts, and nonlinear price dynamics, discretionary human traders with strong judgment and narrative awareness can still capture asymmetric opportunities and outperform purely systematic approaches.

Future Competitiveness Lies in Collaboration, Not Replacement

Competition data showed that human traders exhibited significantly wider performance dispersion, with individual gains exceeding USD 19,000 and losses in other cases approaching USD 18,000, resulting in higher overall return volatility.

Aster emphasized that the “Human vs AI” showdown was designed not to determine replacement, but to clarify evolving roles. AI is becoming a foundational tool for execution and risk management, while human traders increasingly contribute judgment, context awareness, and narrative interpretation in complex market conditions. As a result, Aster believes future competitiveness will be driven by collaboration between humans and AI, rather than direct confrontation.

Aster: Using the Market as a Real-World Testing Ground

Aster stated that the initial goal of hosting this live trading showdown was to observe how different trading participants behave on the same decentralized infrastructure under real market conditions, rather than relying on backtesting or simulated data.

As the decentralized derivatives market continues to grow, Aster will continue to explore infrastructure designs that better serve professional trading needs, enabling strategies, risk management, and execution to achieve higher certainty on-chain.

“This was not a competition with a predetermined conclusion, but a starting point,” said Leonard, CEO of Aster, in the post-event summary. “As markets become more complex, traders need more than individual tools. They need integrated systems that can evolve alongside the market.”

The Next Trading Showdown Begins on Jan 22

Aster has confirmed that the next live trading showdown will officially kick off on January 22 and take place on the Aster Chain Testnet.

This upcoming event will open participation to a newly expanded group of traders, including professional participants from around the world, enabling live competitive trading within Aster’s testnet environment.

Additional details regarding competition mechanics, rewards, and participation criteria are available in Aster’s official X competition announcement.

About Aster

Aster is an on-chain trading platform offering high-performance perpetual and spot trading with MEV-aware trading mechanics, advanced order types such as Hidden Orders, and a protected trading mode, Shield Mode, across multiple chains. Beyond trading, Aster enables greater capital efficiency through Trade & Earn and supports ecosystem growth via Rocket Launch, which connects real traders with early-stage liquidity opportunities. Backed by YZi Labs, Aster is building toward its own Aster Chain and is currently running a multi-stage airdrop and incentive program to support its global community.

Users can learn more at the Aster official website or connect with Aster on the official X account.

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PR & Content Manager Lola Chen Aster lola.chen@asterdex.com Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Castries, Saint Lucia, January 14th, 2026, Chainwire

PrimeXBT, a leading global crypto and CFD broker, has listed 40 new crypto futures trading pairs, significantly expanding its asset coverage across high-demand segments including AI, Layer-1 and Layer-2 networks, DeFi, Infrastructure, Meme tokens, NFT, Metaverse, and Payments. The expansion is part of the company’s ongoing commitment to provide traders with deeper market access, better liquidity, and cost-efficient trading conditions.

The newly added markets include a curated selection of highly traded coins and tokens such as CELO, DASH, DYDX, EIGEN, SNX, ZK, ZRO, and emerging community and meme-driven assets. This batch also introduces several trending tokens, including HYPE and PUMP, now available for futures trading.

The new crypto futures come with 100–150x maximum leverage across most pairs, while ETH/BTC offers up to 400x leverage, among the highest available in the industry. Traders can also benefit from higher maximum order sizes in markets with strong liquidity, enabling more flexible position management. Most instruments are USDT-margined, and each coin has been added based on market liquidity and clear trader demand, supporting deeper books, tighter execution, and more efficient trading conditions.

As part of the launch, PrimeXBT is also expanding its zero-fee offering, introducing new opportunities on popular pairs such as FLOW, KAIA, EGLD, RUNE, GALA, BOME, and others. This update complements the platform’s existing roster of cost-efficient markets and supports high-frequency and cost-sensitive traders.

PrimeXBT stated that recent volatility has shown how quickly new narratives emerge in the crypto market, making timely access to new opportunities essential the moment they gain momentum. In conditions like these, cost efficiency becomes even more important. The broker added that it remains focused on creating an environment where traders can turn fast-moving trends into long-term growth.

With this expansion, PrimeXBT strengthens its crypto futures offering while continuing to provide traders with over 350 markets across both crypto and CFDs, supported by some of the industry’s lowest fees. With over 100 global, local, crypto, and fiat payment methods, and zero-fee deposits and withdrawals, the broker ensures accessible and cost-efficient funding for traders worldwide. As market volatility continues to create new opportunities, PrimeXBT remains focused on fairness, transparency, flexibility, and empowering traders to succeed in fast-moving conditions.

To trade Crypto Futures with PrimeXBT, users can visit the PrimeXBT website.

About PrimeXBT

PrimeXBT is a global multi-asset broker and crypto asset service provider trusted by traders in more than 150 countries. The platform bridges traditional and digital markets within one integrated environment, redefining versatility and innovation in online trading. Clients can access Forex, CFDs on indices, commodities, shares, crypto, and Crypto Futures, as well as buy, store and exchange cryptocurrencies directly. This unified experience extends across both the native PXTrader platform and MetaTrader 5, supported by advanced risk-management tools and a wide range of funding options in crypto, fiat and local payment methods. Since 2018, PrimeXBT has focused on empowering traders through broad multi-asset access, fair and transparent conditions, professional-grade technology and dedicated human support. By combining expertise, trust and a client-first approach, PrimeXBT sets a benchmark of excellence in the financial industry and provides traders with the tools they need to trade, grow and succeed with confidence.

Disclaimer: The content provided here is for informational purposes only and is not intended as personal investment advice and does not constitute a solicitation or invitation to engage in any financial transactions, investments, or related activities. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. The financial products offered by the Company are complex and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. These products may not be suitable for all investors. Before engaging, you should consider whether you understand how these leveraged products work and whether you can afford the high risk of losing your money. The Company does not accept clients from the Restricted Jurisdictions as indicated on its website / T&Cs. Some products and services, including MT5, may not be available in your jurisdiction. The applicable legal entity and its respective products and services depend on the client’s country of residence and the entity with which the client has established a contractual relationship during registration.

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