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Dubai, AUE, June 3rd, 2026, Chainwire
Backed by Finvasia Group, Blockmaze bridges traditional finance and blockchain through compliance-first infrastructure designed to bring trust, transparency, and legal recognition to tokenised assets
Blockmaze, the largest regulated ecosystem for tokenised assets backed by Finvasia Group, is setting new standards by building the most compliant infrastructure to bridge traditional financial markets and blockchain technology in a way that has never been done before. Built to solve one of the biggest challenges in tokenisation—trust and legal ownership, Blockmaze connects digital assets with real-world regulatory frameworks through its presence across 45+ regulatory registrations, including Europe, the GCC, and Asia, with licenses across eight jurisdictions.
Designed to accelerate the adoption of real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation, Blockmaze ensures tokenised assets are not just created, but legally recognised, compliant, and connected to real-world ownership across a global asset market estimated at more than US$500 trillion. This strengthens the tokenisation ecosystem, enabling issuers to bring assets on-chain faster, more securely, and with greater regulatory confidence.
Through its regulated ecosystem, Blockmaze provides ready-to-launch solutions for issuers, institutions, brokers, exchanges, and financial platforms looking to participate in the next era of on-chain finance. Built for compliant players, by compliant players, Blockmaze enables traditional assets to move on-chain at a time when the world is moving rapidly into the Web3 blockchain environment. More than US$2 trillion worth of assets could move on-chain by 2030, according to McKinsey.
Tokenisation and Real-World Assets (RWAs) represent the next evolution of financial markets by bringing traditional assets onto blockchain infrastructure. While the current crypto market is approximately US$3 trillion, global investable assets represent an estimated US$500+ trillion opportunity across real estate, stocks, bonds, gold, commodities, and other financial assets.
Blockmaze’s growth comes at a time when the momentum to tokenise RWAs is accelerating worldwide but the industry continues to face a critical challenge – bridging the gap between digital tokens and legally recognised ownership. As governments and regulators worldwide build clearer frameworks for tokenised assets, regulated infrastructure will become the foundation for sustainable adoption.
Blockmaze is addressing this gap by embedding compliance at the core of its infrastructure rather than treating it as an additional layer. Through its regulatory-first framework, the platform enables issuers to build tokenised assets supported by licensing, verification, and connectivity with traditional financial systems. This foundation is designed to unlock institutional confidence and support the next phase of RWA adoption, where the future of tokenisation will be defined not just by technology, but by trust.
“The future opportunity is not limited to crypto. The larger transformation is bringing the world’s existing financial assets on-chain. Current penetration remains extremely low, with only around US$40 billion of the US$500 trillion global asset opportunity tokenised today. While the technology to create tokens already exists, the biggest challenge has always been connecting those tokens to real-world ownership, regulatory acceptance, and institutional trust. This is the gap Blockmaze was built to solve,” said Tajinder Virk, Co-Founder & CEO of Blockmaze and Finvasia Group.
“The next era of tokenisation will not be defined by who can create compliant and licensed digital tokens the fastest. It will be defined by who can create trusted, legally recognised assets backed by strong regulatory frameworks. The world is moving fast towards a regulated blockchain environment where tokenised assets will need to be supported by licensing, compliance, and legal recognition to build long-term trust.”
"Blockmaze combines regulatory-first infrastructure with the finality of blockchain to enable secure, transparent and verifiable ownership of tokenised assets - protecting both issuers and investors across the asset lifecycle”, he added.
"Although blockchain technology has been around for more than a decade, mainstream adoption requires institutions, regulators, and governments to transition from legacy financial systems into trusted digital infrastructure" Tajinder Virk explains.
“The biggest challenge is not token creation — it is trust, legal recognition, and regulatory acceptance. Today, anyone can create a token, but the question is whether the token represents a genuine underlying asset and whether ownership is recognised and enforceable beyond the blockchain,” he stresses.
“A token representing real estate only creates true value when ownership rights are recognised beyond the blockchain and connected to the legal framework of that jurisdiction. Tokenisation needs to connect digital ownership with real-world ownership – and Blockmaze has been built to bridge this gap.
“We are future-proofing tokenised assets through legal compliance, transparency, real-time transactions, and blockchain efficiency to support secure adoption at scale.”
Blockmaze enables traditional financial assets to transition into the digital asset economy by connecting real-world ownership with blockchain technology. Unlike conventional crypto platforms, Blockmaze is purpose-built to enable issuers and institutions to transform traditional assets into secure, accessible, and compliant digital investment products. Developed through first-hand experience in regulated financial markets, Blockmaze combines deep financial expertise, regulatory understanding, and blockchain innovation to support the future of tokenised finance.
It has been built specifically for real-world assets with a regulation-first infrastructure, focused on security, compliance, and institutional adoption. Designed for issuers and institutions, Blockmaze is backed by a strong licensing footprint across key financial jurisdictions including the UAE, Europe, and the GCC. The company has built regulatory coverage through licenses and registrations across multiple jurisdictions, supporting its global vision for trusted tokenised finance.
Blockmaze is a Layer-1 blockchain infrastructure designed to power the inevitable tokenisation of real-world assets. It is not just another blockchain — it is a regulated financial infrastructure designed for a future where real-world assets can move on-chain securely, transparently, and with legal recognition.
About Blockmaze
Blockmaze is a regulated tokenised asset infrastructure platform backed by Finvasia Group, focused on bridging traditional finance and the digital asset economy. Positioned as one of the largest regulated ecosystems for tokenised assets, Blockmaze enables businesses and institutions to launch, manage, and scale compliant tokenised asset offerings across multiple jurisdictions.
The platform provides enterprise-grade solutions spanning tokenised stocks, tokenised CFDs, tokenised gold, tokenised real estate, and white-label tokenisation infrastructure, supported by integrated payment, compliance, custody, and regulatory frameworks. By combining blockchain innovation with institutional-grade governance, licensing, and operational trust, Blockmaze aims to accelerate the adoption of legally recognised real-world asset tokenisation globally.
Blockmaze operates across key financial jurisdictions, including the UAE, Europe, and the GCC, helping financial institutions, brokers, exchanges, wealth managers, fintechs, and payment providers participate in the next evolution of global capital markets.
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Tel Aviv, Israel, June 2nd, 2026, Chainwire
Orbs, the decentralized Layer-3 blockchain infrastructure focused on advanced on-chain trading, announced a major milestone in the development of Orbs V5 with the launch of its Committee Sync MVP on Ethereum and Arbitrum. The upgrade is designed to improve how decentralized trading execution is verified across chains while strengthening infrastructure for Agentic AI and crypto trading applications.
Orbs V5 builds on the network’s existing execution layer, which powers trading protocols including dTWAP, dLIMIT, Liquidity Hub, Perpetual Hub, dSLTP, and Orbs Agentic. Since the release of V4, Orbs says its infrastructure has processed more than $14 billion in trading volume across more than 30 DEX integrations on over 10 blockchain networks, generating more than $3.2 million in protocol revenue.
The new V5 architecture introduces Committee Sync, a mechanism that propagates authoritative Layer-3 committee state across EVM-compatible chains using collected Guardian signatures. The approach is intended to reduce the costs and fragmentation associated with per-chain verification systems while avoiding the custody risks commonly associated with bridges.
“V5 is the next step in our mission, which we have focused on for years. It allows fast, reliable, and secure on-chain trading,” said Ran Hammer, VP of Business Development at Orbs. “With new products like Orbs Agentic expanding what’s possible for automated trading in DeFi, we’re improving the execution layer beneath our protocols. This change will make execution more decentralized, efficient, and scalable across chains.”
The Committee Sync mechanism allows Orbs executors running trading logic off-chain to generate signed actions that are verified by the Orbs Guardian network and propagated to destination chains. Smart contracts on supported networks can then verify those actions locally using Guardian signatures and registry rules enforced on-chain.
As decentralized finance increasingly adopts AI-driven automation, Orbs believes the upgraded architecture will provide a stronger foundation for AI agent crypto trading, enabling automated strategies to operate across multiple networks with improved reliability and decentralized verification.
Unlike bridge-based infrastructure, Orbs stated that no user funds pass through the protocol during synchronization. Instead, only signed state data is propagated across chains, removing the need for centralized custody or liquidity lockups.
The first phase of the rollout is already operational on Ethereum and Arbitrum. According to Orbs, deployed smart contracts are actively synchronizing committee state, propagating nonces, and verifying signatures on-chain through a dedicated subnet infrastructure.
Future phases of the V5 roadmap include expanded support for additional EVM chains such as Base, Polygon, BNB Chain, Avalanche, Linea, Sonic, Berachain, and Monad. Planned upgrades also include subnet expansion, signature persistence, historical state replay functionality, and deployment of new Guardian node software across the Orbs network.
With Orbs Agentic introducing new capabilities for AI-powered execution, the V5 upgrade is intended to support the next generation of AI agent crypto trading infrastructure while maintaining decentralization, scalability, and cross-chain interoperability.
Orbs said all existing products will remain operational throughout the migration process, with no expected disruption for users or ecosystem partners. The company estimates that the broader V5 rollout will continue over the coming months as additional infrastructure components are deployed.
About Orbs
Orbs is a decentralized Layer 3 blockchain designed for advanced on-chain trading. Using a Proof-of-Stake consensus, Orbs acts as a supplementary execution layer, enabling complex logic and scripts beyond the capabilities of standard smart contracts. Orbs-powered protocols, including dLIMIT, dTWAP, Liquidity Hub, and Perpetual Hub, bring CeFi-level execution to decentralized markets. With a global team spanning multiple locations, Orbs continues to innovate at the frontier of blockchain infrastructure. Learn more at www.orbs.com.
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London, United Kingdom, June 2nd, 2026, Chainwire
Tok-Edge has published its whitepaper explaining the Redemption Token, a new cryptoasset category designed for capital to operate in permissionless blockchains. The framework combines public transferability with a redemption mechanism that references the value of underlying on-chain capital, unlocking a frontier of composable use cases in decentralized finance for token holders and protocol builders.
The whitepaper, titled “Tok-Edge: A Permissionless Cryptoasset for Capital,” introduces the Redemption Token as a blockchain-based instrument that functions as a “key” – required to be delivered and burned as a condition for redeeming capital – while conferring no economic, governance or ownership rights. By design, Redemption Tokens are fungible, permissionless and tradeable on public blockchains, enabling secondary market price discovery.
Tok-Edge argues that no existing cryptoasset category satisfies what it defines as the “duality problem”: combining permissionless transferability on public blockchains with a mechanism that references publicly verifiable on-chain capital value. The whitepaper contrasts Redemption Tokens with utility tokens, governance tokens, stablecoins and tokenized securities, positioning it as the first category designed for capital to operate in permissionless markets.
“The Redemption Token is the first permissionless cryptoasset since stablecoins, which is now a $300 billion category, to have a defined function,” said Raees Chowdhury, CIO and Co-Founder of Tok-Edge. “With Tok-Edge, we are both pioneering this new category and launching the first product to apply our model, in the same way MicroStrategy pioneered the digital asset treasury model and went on to dominate the market it created. We intend to do the same.”
The paper details a rule-based issuance and burn mechanism tied to subscriptions and redemptions of fund shares for capital value. Under the model, authorized investors in the Tok-Edge Fund – the first product to utilize the Redemption Token – will be airdropped Tokens alongside fund shares at subscription, with redemption of fund shares requiring the pro-rata return and burn of the Tokens initially received.
The whitepaper further outlines a range of use cases for Redemption Tokens in decentralized finance, including liquidity provision, lending and yield protocols. Tok-Edge explains that the model enables new forms of composability for capital - combining the price discovery of public markets with the verifiable on-chain capital and infrastructure of fund structures.
The release follows Tok-Edge’s recent emergence from stealth, during which the firm confirmed a $15 million valuation and outlined plans for an institutional crypto hedge fund targeting a $100 million first close later in 2026. The company previously disclosed that its fund structure would incorporate the Redemption Token model described in the newly published whitepaper.
About Tok-Edge
Tok-Edge is a digital asset financial services firm building institutional-grade products focused on liquid crypto assets and decentralized finance strategies. The company combines traditional finance practices with blockchain infrastructure and is the creator of the Redemption Token, a new category of cryptoasset.
For the Full Whitepaper: https://www.tok-edge.com/redemptiontoken-pdf
Learn more at: www.tok-edge.com/token
*Cayman Islands domiciled investment fund regulated as mutual fund by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. In the UK, Tok-Edge intends to operate as an Appointed Representative of an FCA-authorised investment manager.
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San José, Costa Rica, June 1st, 2026, Chainwire
Guardis, an on-chain trading and security platform that detects scams and tracks smart money, has officially launched. The platform brings together low-latency trading tools, wallet intelligence, and automated scam detection in one interface to help users make better trading decisions and avoid scams.
Initially launching on Solana, Guardis is a non-custodial platform that allows users to discover, analyze, and trade tokens on-chain. Guardis does not hold user funds or private keys, opting to use secure social-based authentication so users retain full control over their assets at all times.
Guardis was built in response to the growing number of rug pulls, malicious token launches, and scams that increasingly target retail traders, particularly for memecoins and other speculative tokens. Its mission is to make trading safer by giving users better visibility into token activity, wallet behavior, and security risks before they trade.
One of the platform’s core differentiators is its ultra-low latency trading infrastructure. Guardis provides market data and token discovery up to 10 seconds faster than the biggest token tracking platforms, meaning the user experience is smoother and traders can react quickly to new launches, liquidity shifts, and trading opportunities.
Guardis’ platform is built around three core products to help traders discover opportunities earlier and navigate crypto markets safely in real time:
Token Stream: a real-time monitoring engine tracks every token launch on Solana, allowing users to instantly analyze new assets, monitor liquidity and trading activity, and execute trades directly on the platform.
Smart Signals: using on-chain behavioral analysis, this identifies tokens showing early momentum by tracking successful wallet clusters, transaction flows, and emerging buying patterns. The system has demonstrated the ability to surface opportunities capable of generating up to 2.93X ROI.
Smart Screener: a proprietary blockchain intelligence layer analyzes billions of transactions and wallet interactions to identify traders with strong historical performance. The system maps wallet relationships, tracks recurring trading behavior, and monitors how “smart traders” move capital into and out of assets to surface higher-quality trading signals.
Most traders only realize a token is malicious after liquidity disappears or wallets start dumping. Guardis answers this with Warden, an automated security intelligence system that proactively identifies malicious token behavior and on-chain threats. Warden continuously scans smart contracts and transaction activity for security vulnerabilities, suspicious wallet behavior, liquidity risks, and malicious trading activity. All tokens receive a safety score ranging from 0–100, and if a critical threat is detected, it automatically alerts users, with scores above 80 indicating severe security concerns.
“Guardis is here to raise the standard for the trading industry,” said a Guardis spokesperson. “We’re building technology that pushes the space forward, introducing tools and capabilities that haven’t existed before. Our goal is to show what the next generation of trading platforms should look like: faster, smarter, and built with stronger security and better use of real-time data at its core.”
It integrates with Telegram, where users receive alerts, monitor signals, and can execute trades within the app. Guardis charges a 1% trading fee, with 35% cashback on all trades for standard users and 50% for Pro users. The platform also includes a referral program that distributes 15% of trading fees generated through referred users.
Guardis plans to expand beyond Solana with support for additional blockchains, more advanced analytics tools, and expanded security monitoring capabilities as on-chain trading continues to evolve.
About Guardis
Guardis is an on-chain trading and security platform built to help crypto traders move faster, identify smarter opportunities, and avoid scams before they happen. The platform combines real-time token discovery, wallet intelligence, AI-powered trading signals, and automated threat detection into a unified non-custodial trading experience. Initially launched on Solana, Guardis enables users to analyze, monitor, and trade tokens directly on-chain while maintaining full control over their assets.
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Victoria, Seychelles, May 30th, 2026, Chainwire
Beldex has announced the launch of the BNS marketplace, a platform that enables users to buy, sell, and manage blockchain-based names within the Beldex ecosystem. The launch marks the evolution of BNS names from a naming system to a dedicated marketplace where users can own and trade BNS names peer-to-peer.
This launch comes at the right moment, when Internet users are ready to take control of their identity and how it is being used. The naming systems and identities used by people today remain largely under centralized control, so the user has limited control or ownership over their username, domain, or digital identity. As a result, decentralized identities, in which naming and identity are completely owned and managed by the users themselves, are gaining attention.
Blockchain-based naming systems are gaining prominence because they operate without centralized entities. Instead, ownership is transferred directly to the user, and domain names are transferred and managed without relying on third parties or intermediaries like domain name registrars. BNS Marketplace is built on this concept, removing monopoly and giving users sovereignty over their decentralized identities and domains. The marketplace provides a private area for people to trade these names peer-to-peer and in a more organized and accessible manner.
Through the launch, users can discover available BNS names, buy them, list them for sale for a price of their choice, and sell them when required. The goal is to create a simplified and more user-friendly experience while maintaining the core principles of privacy and user ownership.
Introducing BNS Marketplace
BNS Marketplace is part of the Beldex ecosystem and is designed for managing blockchain-based names that function similarly to decentralized domains. It is a peer-to-peer platform that brings all domain activities into one place and enables users to tag their BNS names to BChat IDs, BelNet IDs, and Beldex wallet addresses.
In simple terms, the marketplace lets users buy names, sell names they own, and transfer ownership of their names to others. These names act as digital identifiers within the Beldex ecosystem, and ownership is recorded on-chain, ensuring transparency and user control. BNS names are also private by default, meaning that they share the underlying privacy and security of the Beldex network.
The goal of the platform is to make decentralized naming easier to use. Instead of relying on technical steps or fragmented tools, users can interact with, buy, list, sell, register, and manage their BNS names through a single marketplace interface. This helps reduce complexity while ensuring a seamless user experience.
According to Mok Kong Ming, COO of Beldex, the focus has been on making decentralized naming something that feels practical and usable in day-to-day life.
“At Beldex, we wanted to create something simple enough for users to actually use without having to think too much about the technical side. BNS Marketplace brings all of that into one place so users can easily manage and trade names while staying in control of their ownership and being free of intermediaries,” he said.
Driving the Next Phase of Growth At Beldex
The BNS Marketplace is an important step in how the Beldex ecosystem is evolving. The BNS functions as a user name on BChat, a human-readable address on the Beldex wallet, and a decentralized domain on BelNet and the Beldex Browser.
Domain naming is a core part of how identity works online, and by bringing it into a marketplace, Beldex is expanding what users can actually do with decentralized naming.
Over time, blockchain-based domain names are expected to play a bigger role in how people interact across decentralized applications like BChat and BelNet.
A decentralized domain today is not just a label but is part of how identity and access can work across systems. BNS Marketplace supports this by making names easier to access, trade, and integrate into different parts of the ecosystem.
In the long run, Beldex envisions building something that connects more naturally with other parts of the ecosystem, including communication, browsing, and other privacy-focused applications. The focus will remain on keeping things usable while expanding what decentralized naming can do in practice.
Afanddy Bin Hushni, Chairman of Beldex, said the launch is part of a longer-term direction toward user ownership and control.
“User ownership is the most important part of any decentralized digital system. With BNS Marketplace, we are giving users a way to truly own and manage their names without depending on any centralized platform. We believe this is an important step toward building a more open and user-controlled internet,” he said.
About Beldex
Beldex is a privacy-focused decentralized ecosystem building a privacy-first internet. It combines blockchain with privacy-preserving cryptography, helping safeguard users' data, transactions, messages, and online activities.
BChat is an application for private messaging, BelNet is for decentralized routing, and the Beldex Browser is for private web access. It also has BNS, a decentralized naming system for registering and managing blockchain-based names.
In Beldex, users can stake their tokens to participate in the network's security, while the network runs on a masternode network and Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus. The network utilizes the private digital currency, BDX, as a means of powering the ecosystem.
The project also remains active in developing and investigating new technologies in the realm of blockchain, like zero-knowledge systems, quantum-safe cryptography, and other advanced privacy-enhancing solutions, aiming to create a more secure and user-controlled digital environment.
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Sheridan, Wyoming, May 28th, 2026, Chainwire
AmericanFortress today announced the launch of the AmericanFortress beta on Arbitrum, introducing a compliant privacy infrastructure designed for institutional and high-volume decentralized finance activity on the Layer 2 network.
The system integration allows users to send assets using human-readable @names while automatically generating stealth addresses that obscure recipient exposure on-chain. The system is designed to preserve auditability between counterparties while avoiding mixers or custodial transaction obfuscation.
Arbitrum currently secures more than $15 billion in total value locked and supports some of decentralized finance’s largest perpetuals and trading ecosystems, including GMX and other high-volume applications. As institutional participation on-chain continues to grow, transaction visibility and wallet transparency have emerged as operational concerns for traders, funds, and automated systems operating in public blockchain environments.
"Financial infrastructure cannot scale institutionally if every transaction exposes counterparties, balances, and trading behavior in real time," said Michal Pospieszalski, CEO and CTO of AmericanFortress. “Arbitrum has become one of the most important execution environments in crypto markets, and this implementation delivers a privacy layer designed for serious financial activity without relying on mixers or compromising compliance requirements.”
The AmericanFortress beta introduces Send-to-Name functionality on Arbitrum, allowing users to transact via FortressNames rather than directly exposing recipient wallet addresses. According to the company, the infrastructure has been designed to maintain compatibility with existing blockchain systems while reducing transaction visibility that can contribute to front-running and trade surveillance.
The launch follows recent cryptographic research published by AmericanFortress detailing a patent-pending post-quantum security architecture for hierarchical deterministic wallets. The company said its wider infrastructure stack combines privacy-preserving transaction systems, naming infrastructure and quantum-resistant wallet security into a comprehensive framework for digital asset custody and settlement.
As part of the launch, AmericanFortress is introducing the “Receive on Arbitrum Privately” campaign, encouraging Arbitrum users to test private receiving functionality through the beta wallet experience. The first 500 eligible participants will receive a lifetime FortressName. The campaign will initially focus on Arbitrum-native DeFi communities, including perpetual traders, liquidity providers, and active on-chain market participants.
"Privacy and usability are increasingly important as more sophisticated financial activity moves on-chain,” said Chase Allred, Senior Partnerships Manager at Offchain, the service provider for Arbitrum. "Infrastructure that improves operational security while remaining compatible with compliant blockchain ecosystems represents an important area of development for the wider industry."
AmericanFortress said the infrastructure is intended to support the next generation of automated financial systems, including AI-driven agents transacting autonomously on-chain. The company believes privacy-preserving execution environments will become increasingly necessary as algorithmic capital allocation and machine-driven trading activity continue to expand across decentralized networks.
ABOUT AMERICANFORTRESS
AmericanFortress is building the Universal Privacy Layer for the blockchain economy. Its patented FortressNames Send-to-Name system enables compliant, non-mixing transaction privacy across any chain, token, and asset for humans and AI agents alike.
Website: https://americanfortress.io
ABOUT ARBITRUM
Arbitrum is the finance-native blockchain platform providing infrastructure for applications, tokenization, and dedicated blockchain environments. Arbitrum hosts one of the largest financial ecosystems on Ethereum, with deep liquidity and predictable execution at scale. It powers the programmable economy, where markets, transactions, and business processes run automatically in software. For businesses launching dedicated environments, Arbitrum provides configurable execution, fee models, compliance, and governance, so organizations can define how their systems operate while remaining connected to shared liquidity and a global settlement layer.
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New York, New York, May 27th, 2026, Chainwire
CertiK, a blockchain and AI security company, today announced the official launch of CertiK Skill Scanner, a new security solution designed to help secure the rapidly growing ecosystem of AI Agents and third-party AI Skills.
The product is built for AI Skill marketplaces, enterprises, developers, and eventually everyday users seeking greater visibility into the risks associated with third-party AI tools. CertiK said the platform is intended to help address growing concerns around hidden malicious behavior, unauthorized data access, and autonomous execution risks in AI environments.
“As AI Agents become more deeply integrated into financial systems, enterprise workflows, and everyday digital interactions, the security model around third-party Skills becomes critically important,” said Ronghui Gu, CEO and Co-Founder of CertiK. “CertiK Skill Scanner was built to establish a standardized trust layer before execution, helping users and platforms identify hidden risks before sensitive data, assets, or systems are exposed.”
Unlike generalized AI scanning tools, CertiK Skill Scanner is built to evaluate risks that can emerge during actual execution, including scenarios involving fund calls and financial transactions. The product is designed for use across both Web3 and traditional Web2 ecosystems.
AI Skill marketplaces can integrate CertiK Skill Scanner directly into publishing pipelines to automatically review Skills before they go live. Marketplaces may also display CertiK security verdicts as trust indicators for end users evaluating third-party Skills.
Enterprises can deploy the scanner as part of internal compliance and risk management workflows to assess third-party AI Skills before allowing them into production or internal environments.
Independent developers can use the scanner to self-audit Skills before publishing. Future product updates will expand direct access for everyday users, enabling individuals to scan Skills themselves before installation or use.
The scanner generates a scored assessment ranging from 0 to 100 alongside “pass,” “warn,” or “fail” verdicts and a bounded findings list categorized by severity. According to CertiK, the system achieves up to 90.5% precision in identifying security risks, helping reduce false positives while improving the reliability of AI Skill risk assessments.
The product has already been deployed within select Web3 AI Agent infrastructure environments. CertiK is also advancing integrations with additional AI Skill platforms, including FinChip.ai. “Trust is the prerequisite for any skill economy to function at scale. CertiK’s work on skill security verification is exactly what this ecosystem needs. It’s what makes FinChip’s mission of programmable skill ownership and distribution worth building,” said Gary Yang, Incubation Investor at FinChip.ai.
“AI applications are moving toward increasingly autonomous execution, which creates a new category of security and trust challenges,” Gu added. “We believe security infrastructure for the AI era must function proactively, not reactively. The goal is to make professional-grade security assessment accessible before execution occurs, whether for enterprises, developers, or everyday users.”
The launch follows CertiK’s broader expansion into AI-focused security infrastructure. Earlier this year, the company introduced its AI Auditor initiative as part of its effort to address emerging risks tied to autonomous systems and AI-driven execution environments.
About CertiK
CertiK is the largest Web3 security service provider, headquartered in New York. Since its founding in 2017, the company has grown into a trusted risk management partner for regulators, institutions, and Web3 innovators worldwide.
CertiK provides full-lifecycle risk management solutions that integrate into the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) of institutional clients. Its offerings span Blockchain infrastructure assessments, custody architecture reviews, penetration testing, code audits, formal verification, compliance and licensing application support.
To date, CertiK has worked with more than 5,000 enterprise clients including Binance, Ant Group, and numerous leading banks in Europe, France and Singapore. It also works closely with regulators and financial institutions across multiple jurisdictions, contributing to policy development and regulatory consultation efforts.
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Belgrade, Serbia, May 26th, 2026, Chainwire
The Balkan Web3 and iGaming Awards will be held in Budva for the second year on September 30th.
This time, the premium event for founders and C-level managers is being held in collaboration with the longest-running IT conference, Infofest (since 1994). As per tradition, BWiGA will feature discussion panels, solo presentations by speakers, an awards ceremony, and an evening party in a garden by the sea. A pitch session for web3 startups is also planned as part of the BWiGA accelerator.
Participants are expected from various countries, including the UK, Hungary, Germany, Cyprus, Turkey, Georgia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Russia, Ukraine, and several others. Previously, BWiGA has attracted guests from 25 countries in Tivat and Belgrade. Well-known participants such as Endorphina, Lenkep, 1w, and ambitious companies such as 100hp, Headshot, Idolme, INFI Multichain, and Gatex have already signed up for these third awards.
The jury includes renowned experts such as Guy Yanpolsky (Forbes Business Council, WoW Summit co-founder) and Andrey Insarov (Founder of Intis Telecom, CEO at it.com Domains, Forbes Business Council), and the speakers include top names such as Paul Lalovic (Partner at Agile Dynamics), Vit Jedlička (President of Liberland), Tobias Jack Lewis (Head of BD at Wallet in Telegram), Anina Milanovic (World Bank Strategic Advisor for BELEX), Zoran Djikanovic (Professor of Finance & Banking at UDG), Andrew Builov (Founder of SEO Restore), Milica Jovanovic (CBDO at Atlaslive), Grigory Chikishev (Team Lead at Quantitative), and several others.
BWiGA is, as usual, hosted by Lead Volume, an agency that has been organizing IT conferences and parties around the world for 10 years.
"Immediately after the conference in Belgrade in March, new awards participants called me and asked when the next events in Montenegro and Serbia would be," shares BWiGA founder Alexey Nasybullin. "Several months before the new awards, we already have applications for nominations and participation from other countries. This indicates that our events are being followed, and new companies and speakers are joining. Furthermore, we are pleased to have already established a regular audience from our home region, the Balkans, as well as from other regions. New participants are now joining the regulars. This is a great trend. This means our development direction is on the right track, and our event is truly needed in the Balkans and neighboring regions."
Official Website:
adriaticawards.com
Video announcement: https://youtu.be/R7oU8BMeStQ?si=XJSOLWhdwBSAuKxN
Video report of the last event: https://youtu.be/lYH-xv6glKM?si=ulS38Wv4ml1NfkG4
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Johannesburg, South Africa, May 25th, 2026, Chainwire
VALR, Africa’s leading digital asset infrastructure provider, today announced it has received provisional approval from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) to operate as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP).
This milestone grants VALR provisional authority to offer a comprehensive suite of services, including:
Virtual Asset Trading & Exchange: Between fiat and crypto, and crypto-to-crypto.
Custody Services: Secure storage for digital assets.
Transfer Services: Seamless movement of virtual assets across borders.
This approval is a cornerstone of VALR’s international growth strategy, positioning the firm to bridge the gap between African markets and global institutional capital.
Strengthening a Global Compliance Foundation
The CIMA provisional license adds to VALR’s robust regulatory portfolio. The company already holds Category I and II licenses from South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), as well as ODP and TPPP licenses, enabling innovative financial products and a seamless payments infrastructure. VALR is also licensed with South Africa's National Credit Regulator as a registered credit provider.
“This provisional approval marks an important step in expanding VALR’s digital asset infrastructure services to a broader global client base,” said Farzam Ehsani, Co-Founder and CEO of VALR. “For close to a decade, we have built deep expertise as Africa’s leading digital asset infrastructure platform, serving retail customers, corporate clients, and institutional partners with secure, advanced technology. As a significant player in global stablecoin markets, VALR is helping enable more efficient payments and movement of value. This milestone allows us to extend our infrastructure globally while remaining committed to building impactful financial technology with integrity and in a spirit of service to humanity.”
Path to Full Licensure
VALR is currently working closely with CIMA to fulfill the final set of compliance conditions required for a full license. This move aligns with VALR's mission to provide world-class infrastructure for the 1.8 million users and more than 2,000 institutional clients it serves worldwide.
About VALR
Founded in 2018, headquartered in Johannesburg, and backed by leading investors including Pantera Capital, Coinbase Ventures and Fidelity’s F-Prime Capital, VALR is a global crypto exchange, and the leading digital asset infrastructure provider on the African continent, offering a comprehensive suite of products including Spot Trading, Spot Margin, Perpetual Futures, Staking, Lending, Borrowing, OTC services, VALR Invest, Crypto Bundles, and VALR Pay. Licensed by South Africa’s FSCA, with regulatory approval in Europe, VALR serves over 1.8 million registered users and 2,000 corporate and institutional clients worldwide. The exchange is dedicated to advancing a just financial future that upholds human dignity and the unity of mankind. For more information, visit valr.com.
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Abu Dhabi, UAE, May 22nd, 2026, Chainwire
Up to $10 million buyback program designed to strengthen long-term token circulation structure and support sustainable ecosystem operations.
Nexpace, the Abu Dhabi-based blockchain company behind MapleStory Universe (MSU), today announced the launch of an NXPC buyback program of up to $10 million.
The initiative is intended to reinforce a token circulation structure centered around real users and participation, while supporting long-term ecosystem sustainability. NXPC is the native token of MSU, the blockchain-powered expansion of Nexon’s iconic MapleStory IP, powering user engagement, including contribution rewards and item unlocks.
Under the program, Nexpace will conduct open market purchases of up to $10 million worth of NXPC across global digital asset exchanges. To minimize potential market impact, open market purchases will be executed progressively over a three-month period through multiple tranches and delegated to an external execution partner.
The initiative was developed based on insights gathered during MSU’s first year of live operations. Over the past year, more than 850,000 wallets engaged with the platform, with approximately two-thirds spending NXPC on a monthly basis, contributing to 49.1 million NXPC in ecosystem revenue, equivalent to $31 million. By Q1 2026, player spending had outpaced rewards distributed, reflecting the depth of organic engagement across the ecosystem.
Combined with the 8.32 million NXPC burned to date, the buyback program is designed to support healthy token circulation as MSU evolves into a broader IP-powered ecosystem driven by active onchain participation. It also reinforces the long-term ecosystem alignment of NXPC for users who actively participate in and contribute to the ecosystem.
Sun Young Hwang, Chief Executive Officer at Nexpace said, "As MapleStory Universe continues to evolve, our focus remains on building an ecosystem where participation and utility remain closely connected. This program reflects our ongoing commitment to supporting healthier long-term ecosystem dynamics as engagement continues to grow. Year one gave us confidence that we are on the right path, and we want to ensure long-term users, builders, and contributors are meaningfully rewarded for what they help build.”
NXPC acquired through the program will be retained within the treasury for future use in supporting long-term ecosystem sustainability. For more information, users can visit Nexpace's IR page.
About Nexpace
Nexpace, an innovative blockchain company based in Abu Dhabi, pioneers an IP-expansion initiative powered by blockchain technology and NFTs to build a community-driven ecosystem. With a mission to redefine interactive entertainment, Nexpace creates a vibrant space for exploring, sharing, and engaging with diverse content and gameplay crafted by community members.
At the heart of Nexpace’s ecosystem are principles of transparency, security, and trust, empowering builders to freely share their ideas and enabling users to enjoy immersive experiences. By fostering a culture of creative expression, Nexpace envisions a secure, collaborative environment that unites ecosystem participants in a thriving digital community.
Disclaimers: This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding MapleStory Universe, MSU 2.0, and related plans. Nothing herein constitutes an offer, solicitation, or recommendation to buy or sell NXPC or any digital asset; availability may be restricted in certain jurisdictions. All metrics are based on internal data or third-party sources as indicated and measured under the definitions and periods specified.
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Hong Kong, Hong Kong, May 21st, 2026, Chainwire
OSL Group (863.HK) (OSL), a global stablecoin payment and trading platform, today announced that its Hong Kong-licensed digital asset exchange OSL HK has officially listed USDKG, the gold-backed stablecoin issued by the Kyrgyz Republic. The listing marks a significant step in bringing a state-supervised, asset-backed digital currency to one of the world’s most established licensed virtual asset markets.
Pegged 1:1 to the U.S. Dollar and fully backed by physical gold reserves, USDKG is now accessible to professional investors through OSL’s institutional-grade infrastructure. The initial trading pair USDKG/USDT is now available to professional investors across OSL HK’s over-the-counter (OTC) platform.
The listing of USDKG aligns with OSL's commitment to contribute to the development of a secure and compliant digital asset ecosystem in Asia and beyond. It also expands USDKG’s reach into new markets through a regulated platform aligned with institutional standards, supporting its use in cross-border settlement and broader financial applications.
Jason Liu, Global Exchange COO of OSL, said: “OSL is dedicated to providing investors with access to regulated, innovative assets. The listing of USDKG not only enriches OSL's product offerings for the market, but also strengthens its compliant stablecoin ecosystem, as the introduction of a state-backed, compliant digital asset further underscores OSL's credibility and leadership within the industry.”
Biibolot Mamytov, CEO of Gold Dollar (USDKG), said: “This listing represents an important milestone for USDKG as we enter one of the most established and highly regulated digital asset markets globally. Hong Kong is widely regarded as the gold standard for digital asset regulation, and working with OSL reflects our focus on transparency, gold-backed reserves, and institutional-grade infrastructure.”
About USDKG
USDKG is issued by OJSC Virtual Asset Issuer, a state-owned entity under Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Finance, with an initial issuance of $50 million backed by physical gold reserves audited by Kreston Global. The stablecoin is deployed on Ethereum and TRON, with smart contract audits conducted by ConsenSys Diligence.
The token is already accessible through decentralized exchanges, including Curve and Uniswap, and supported by major wallets such as Ledger Live, MetaMask, Trust Wallet, and TronLink. The stablecoin is fully compliant with FATF KYC/AML standards and is designed to facilitate financial inclusion and efficient cross-border value transfer.
With this listing, Kyrgyzstan continues to position itself as a regional first-mover in regulated, asset-backed digital currencies, bridging traditional finance and blockchain infrastructure while maintaining full sovereign oversight and public accountability.
About OSL Group
OSL Group (HKEX: 863) is a global stablecoin payment and trading platform that strives to provide compliant and efficient digital financial infrastructure services globally, empowering enterprises, financial institutions and individuals to seamlessly exchange, pay, trade, and settle between fiat and digital currencies. Grounded in the core values of Open, Secure, and Licensed, it is committed to building a more efficient ecosystem that connects global markets and enables instant, seamless and compliant value movement worldwide. For media inquiries, users can contact: media@osl.com
Disclaimer
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute, and shall not be construed as, an offer, solicitation, invitation, recommendation, or inducement to buy, sell, subscribe for, or otherwise deal in any digital assets, securities, or financial products. It does not constitute financial, investment, legal, tax, accounting, or other professional advice and should not be relied upon as such. The views, statements, and information contained herein do not necessarily reflect the official positions or commitments of OSL Group or any of its affiliates. Any descriptions of products, services, promotions, or programmes are for general reference only. Participation in any products, services, or promotions mentioned is subject to applicable terms, conditions, and regulatory requirements. This article may contain forward-looking statements or indicative information. Actual outcomes may differ materially, and OSL Group assumes no obligation to update such information.
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Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, May 20th, 2026, Chainwire
A new protocol-level feature enables peer-to-peer stablecoin transfers on Sui without requiring users to hold SUI, dropping current stablecoin transfer fees to $0.00.
Sui, where money moves as freely as messages, today announced the launch of gasless stablecoin transfers, a new protocol-level feature that enables users and businesses to send supported stablecoins on Sui without paying gas fees or managing a separate SUI token balance. With the feature now rolling out to validators, stablecoin transfer fees are $0.00 on the Sui network.
With support live from major stablecoins, including USDsui, suiUSDe, AUSD, FDUSD, USDB, USDC, and USDY, the feature is designed to simplify payment workflows and remove one of the largest friction points in stablecoin mass adoption: the requirement to hold a separate token to complete transactions.
Fireblocks, the enterprise platform securing more than $14 trillion in digital asset transactions, has integrated the new solution prior to the rollout as part of Sui’s broader payments ecosystem expansion. In addition, many institutional custodians and retail-facing wallets will support gasless transactions at launch, enabling users to send select stablecoins without holding or spending SUI on transaction fees.
“Stablecoins are becoming a core part of global finance, but the infrastructure around them still creates unnecessary complexity,” said Adeniyi Abiodun, Co-Founder and CPO of Mysten Labs, the original contributor to Sui. “From the start, we’ve said it should not cost individuals fees to move their own money. With gasless stablecoin transfers, we are one step closer in making Sui the global rail for payments, whether they are for businesses, AI agents, and consumers.”
Fireblocks’ support further strengthens the institutional accessibility of Sui’s payments infrastructure by enabling enterprises and financial service providers to securely access and manage stablecoin activity on the network through trusted digital asset infrastructure.
“The future of payments will run on stablecoin rails, but the experience for institutions still needs to catch up,” said Ran Goldi, SVP Payments & Network at Fireblocks. “Sui is making all the right moves, with gasless stablecoin transfers that removes a major point of friction for enterprises building onchain payment flows and customer experiences.”
Gasless stablecoin transfers represent a structural change to how single and batched peer-to-peer transfers of supported stablecoins operate on Sui Mainnet and are not a subsidy, sponsorship program, or temporary promotional initiative. In a competitive market where margins are everything, the launch positions Sui as the default stablecoin infrastructure for businesses looking to cut complexity and overhead costs, traders who are tired of failed transactions or the friction of fees, and AI agents, who will objectively choose the cheapest path of least resistance to execute autonomous payments.
Since August 2025, Sui has surpassed $1 trillion in stablecoin transfer volume, while its stablecoin ecosystem has continued to expand rapidly across institutional, retail, and developer use cases. Sui’s horizontally scalable architecture and object-centric design allow the network to support high-frequency payment activity with predictable performance and low operational overhead, making it well-suited for emerging payment applications, agentic commerce, and enterprise-grade financial systems.
These new protocol mechanisms work by dramatically cutting processing costs, and gasless stablecoin transfers build on that foundation to eliminate gas pre-funding and volatile treasury management entirely. The result is simpler infrastructure for institutions, and an operational and cost model that makes agentic commerce and autonomous systems work. Free transfers mean gas fees never rival or exceed the value of the payment itself, making micropayments viable at any scale.
Recent momentum across the Sui ecosystem underscores rising demand for scalable financial infrastructure and stablecoin-based payments. In 2026 alone, four SUI exchange-traded products from 21Shares, Grayscale, and Canary Capital launched globally, expanding institutional access to the Sui ecosystem. At the same time, marquee stablecoin initiatives, including Bridge-issued Sui Dollar (USDSui) and Ethena-issued eSui Dollar (SuiUSDe), have continued to expand Sui’s growing digital dollar ecosystem and strengthen its position as infrastructure for internet-scale finance.
Gasless stablecoin transfers are now rolling out on Sui Mainnet. To learn more about payments on Sui, visit https://www.sui.io/payments.
Contact: media@sui.io
About Sui
Sui, where money moves as freely as messages, is a next-generation Layer 1 blockchain built for scalable finance and global payments. Founded by the core team behind Meta’s stablecoin initiative and powered by an object-centric model, Sui makes assets, permissions, and user data programmable and ownable. Sui’s primitives offer builders everything they need to create high-performance payments and financial applications, including instant agentic payments. Users can learn more at sui.io.
About Fireblocks
Fireblocks is the world's most trusted digital asset infrastructure company, empowering organizations of all sizes to build, manage and grow their business on the blockchain. With the industry's most scalable and secure platform, we streamline stablecoin payments, settlement, custody, tokenization, trading, accounting operations, and compliance reporting — enabling everything from institutional finance to consumer-facing digital experiences across the largest ecosystem of banks, payment providers, stablecoin issuers, exchanges and custodians. Thousands of organizations — including Worldpay, BNY, Galaxy, and Revolut — trust Fireblocks to secure more than $14 trillion in digital asset transactions across 150+ blockchains. Users can learn more at fireblocks.com.
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Cambridge, UK & Silicon Valley, May 20th, 2026, Chainwire
Fetch.ai, a pioneer in agentic AI and founding member of the Artificial Superintelligence (ASI Alliance), today announced the launch of Agent Launch on BNB Chain, a platform that gives AI agents the ability to issue their own token, attract supporters, and list on a decentralized exchange in minutes, with no human founder required.
More than 2.7 million AI agents are registered on Agentverse. BNB Chain alone now hosts over 150,000 active deployments, a jump of more than 43,000% since January 2026. The autonomous agents market has reached $5.83 billion in 2026, up from $4.42 billion the year prior. But almost none of these agents have a way to sustain themselves. They cannot raise resources, reward contributors, or grow beyond the budget of whoever created them. Agent Launch changes that.
"We have spent years building the infrastructure for autonomous agents to operate in the real world," said Humayun Sheikh, CEO of Fetch.ai and Chairman of the ASI Alliance. "Agent Launch is the moment that infrastructure becomes an economy. Agents can now do what humans have always done, build something, find an audience, and sustain themselves. This is a fundamental shift in what AI can be."
For builders, it means an agent they have already created can attract a community, reward early supporters, and fund its own development, without the builder becoming a fundraiser or ceding control to a centralized platform. For supporters, it means the ability to back agents they believe in from day one, transparently, fairly, and without gatekeepers. And because Agent Launch connects directly to Fetch.ai's Agentverse platform via API, the entire deployment, including token creation and wallet signing, happens autonomously. No human needs to be in the loop. The agent itself initiates and completes the launch.
Every token on Agent Launch represents a real, verified Agentverse agent. Agentverse is Fetch.ai's platform for building, deploying, managing, and discovering autonomous AI agents, home to millions of agents already running real tasks across finance, data, logistics and beyond. Agent Launch connects directly to Agentverse, pulling each agent's name, description, avatar, and metadata automatically. No forms, no manual entry, no duplication. Every token is backed by something real and verifiable from day one, making it structurally impossible to launch a token pointing at nothing, a problem that has plagued meme launchpads since their inception.
At the heart of the platform is a bonding curve, a transparent, automatic pricing mechanism that means every buyer pays a fair market price, liquidity is always available, and no single party can manipulate the launch. Every token launches on the same curve, with no presales, no insider allocations, and no preferred pricing. Price moves automatically with supply and demand. When a token generates 30,000 FET in liquidity it graduates automatically to PancakeSwap, and the liquidity pool is permanently burned at the moment of graduation. This means neither Fetch.ai, the agent's creator, nor anyone else can ever withdraw that liquidity. Not by policy. By technical impossibility. The entire process, from first click to live token, takes less than two minutes and costs 120 FET.
This design addresses a problem that has become impossible to ignore. In April 2026, an AI agent deleted a startup's production database in seconds, triggering widespread coverage and a renewed debate about AI accountability. The dominant industry response has been more guardrails and restrictions. Agent Launch offers a complementary mechanism: when an agent has a token whose market value reflects its reputation and behavior, the agent has something to lose. Destructive behavior has an immediate, visible economic cost. Trust-building has a visible economic reward.
Built on BNB Chain, which now hosts over 150,000 AI agent deployments, representing growth of more than 43,000% since January 2026, Agent Launch benefits from fast, low-cost transactions accessible to anyone, and sits within an ecosystem already purpose-built for agent activity.
The next wave of AI is economically independent. Agent Launch is where that starts.
Get started at agent-launch.ai
About Fetch.ai
Fetch.ai is a Silicon Valley and Cambridge, UK–based AI company, building the foundational infrastructure for the emerging agent economy. Fetch.ai enables autonomous, goal-oriented AI agents to discover, coordinate, and transact on behalf of users, businesses, and devices across an open, digital ecosystem. Its full-stack platform spans consumer, developer, and enterprise use cases, including ASI:One, a personal agentic AI users own and customize; Agentverse, a global discovery and monetization layer for AI agents; and Fetch Business, which allows companies to deploy verified, always-on brand agents. Together, these products make the agent-based web discoverable, interoperable, and economically viable, powering the next generation of intelligent applications.
About Artificial Superintelligence Alliance
The Artificial Super Intelligence (ASI) Alliance is a collective formed by Fetch.ai, SingularityNET, and CUDOS. As the largest open-sourced, independent entity in decentralized AI research and development, the alliance aims to accelerate advancement of decentralized Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and, ultimately, Artificial Superintelligence (ASI).
www.superintelligence.io
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Singapore, Singapore, May 20th, 2026, Chainwire
Stables, a leading digital payments infrastructure provider, has announced the integration of USDT0, the infrastructure that brings Tether assets to every network, into its developer platform. The integration enables developers to move USDT seamlessly across supported blockchain networks as part of their on-ramp and off-ramp flows without managing bridge infrastructure or multi-chain complexity.
Asia currently drives approximately 60 percent of global stablecoin payment flows, yet regional infrastructure has historically lagged behind other markets. Connecting these corridors to USDT through a single API integration represents a significant step toward closing that gap and reducing chain fragmentation for fintechs.
USDT0 allows USDT transfers across chains while maintaining a single token standard. For developers using the Stables platform, the specific blockchain where the USDT is located becomes invisible, as they can integrate once to move assets wherever they are required.
“Crypto promised better, faster, cheaper money movement. But fragmented chains rebuilt many of the problems fintech spent a decade trying to solve. Every transfer between networks added layers of fees, time, and intermediaries. Stables is exactly the kind of builder this infrastructure exists for. They've done the hard work of connecting fiat corridors across Asia's busiest payment routes. USDT0 means the dollar moving through those corridors no longer gets stuck between networks. For the developers building on top of Stables, that means they can focus on the product instead of the plumbing”, said Lorenzo R., Co-Founder of USDT0.
USDT0 moves Tether's USDT across more than 20 blockchain networks as a single, unified supply with no bridges, wrapped tokens, or fragmented liquidity. For Stables' developers and enterprise clients, that means fiat corridors across Asia now connect directly to the same dollar settling across every major chain.“We have built the infrastructure layer for USDT in Asia, and this integration with USDT0 connects our corridors to the future Tether is building,” said Bernardo Bilotta, CEO and Co-founder of Stables. “Our developers no longer need to think about which chain USDT lives on. They integrate once, and it moves. That is the vision, and we are making it real across Asia’s busiest payment corridors.”
This technical deployment is now live on the Stables platform for developers and enterprise clients. It allows for immediate cross-chain functionality across all supported networks within the USDT0 environment.
About USDT0
USDT0 is the infrastructure that brings Tether's dollar and gold assets to every network, giving builders and institutions on every chain access to Tether's stablecoin and gold liquidity. From seamless transactions and settlement to collateral, treasury, and programmable rails for AI and autonomous systems, USDT0 advances Tether as the default asset issuer for the future of finance. Supported assets include USDT, Tether's dollar-backed stablecoin, and XAUt0, which brings Tether Gold to every network backed 1:1 by physical gold held in Swiss vaults.
For more information: Visit USDT0.to and follow @USDT0_to.
About Stables
Stables is an API-first infrastructure platform that enables businesses to integrate USDT payments and cross-border settlements across Asia. Founded in 2021, the company provides a complete stack for stablecoin orchestration, including compliance, liquidity, and multi-currency support. Stables holds licenses as a Digital Currency Exchange in Australia, a VASP in Europe, and an MSB in Canada.
For more information: https://stables.money/
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George Town, Cayman Islands, May 19th, 2026, Chainwire
The crypto prop firm has granted over $50M in prop trading capital to 3,500+ traders across 150+ countries.
SizeProp, the crypto-native proprietary trading firm, today announced the close of its pre-seed funding round led by Igloo Inc., the company behind Pudgy Penguins. The round was structured as a SAFE.
Windra Thio, Founder of SizeProp: "Igloo's backing isn't just capital, it's validation that prop trading is a real, fast-moving category. We don't see other firms as competitors; every firm growing this space gives more talented traders a real shot. The bigger it gets, the better for everyone."
Since launching in late 2025, SizeProp has:
Fully integrated with Hyperliquid and Trade.xyz offering commodities, stocks, forex 24/7 perpetual futures.
Onboarded thousands of new users into prop trading, generating over $3B of trading volume
Granted over $50M in prop trading capital to traders across 150+ countries
Processed same-day USDT payouts, with a public record of never refusing a payout
Built a proprietary crypto trading terminal from scratch, not a white label of MT4/MT5, sourcing tier-one exchange orderbooks
Launched the first incentivized rewards program in crypto prop trading
A New Wave in Crypto Trading
Crypto prop trading is emerging as one of the fastest-growing categories in the industry, driven by the explosion of perpetual swap volumes, a generation of skilled traders who don't want to deposit their own capital, and a category historically dominated by whitelabeled forex tooling that was never built for crypto.
What's next
SizeProp is focused on a few things over the next 12 months:
Onboarding non-crypto-native traders. Making the platform approachable for traders coming from forex, equities, and traditional prop firms, not just crypto natives
Reaching developing regions. Doubling down on markets where prop trading is changing lives the most, including India, Nigeria, Turkey, Brazil, and Southeast Asia.
Building closer ties with the broader Igloo network.
Growing the team across marketing, operations, and risk management
About SizeProp
SizeProp is a crypto-native proprietary trading firm that funds traders to trade perpetuals without depositing their own capital. Traders pay a one-time fee for an evaluation challenge starting at $35; those who pass receive funded accounts up to $100K, keep up to 95% of the profits, and withdraw same-day in USDT. SizeProp has granted over $50M in prop capital to 3,500+ traders in 150+ countries, and has never refused a payout. Users can learn more at https://www.sizeprop.com
About Igloo, Inc.
Igloo, Inc. is a collection of companies, the largest of which is Pudgy Penguins. Founded in 2024, the company is headquartered in Miami, Florida. Millions of people use its wide range of popular crypto-native products and platforms each day, from Pudgy Penguins, Pudgy World, OverpassIP, and more. To learn more about Igloo, users can visit igloo.inc.
Contact
Windra Thiosupport@sizeprop.com Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Nuremberg, Germany, May 19th, 2026, Chainwire
Based on Coinbird DCA Calculator data: monthly Bitcoin buying since 2015 returned +4,515%, while investors would still have endured a 76.72% drawdown, and DCA underperformed lump-sum investing in Coinbird's tested shorter-term scenarios
New analysis from independent crypto comparison platform Coinbird shows what disciplined monthly Bitcoin buying since 2015 would have actually produced, while also showing where the popular narrative of “just DCA into Bitcoin” oversimplifies the reality.
The findings are based on Coinbird’s Bitcoin DCA Calculator, which uses historical Bitcoin price data from CoinGecko and lets users model recurring investment scenarios going back to 2013.
To run the backtest or explore alternative scenarios, users can visit:
https://www.coinbird.com/cryptocurrencies/bitcoin/dca-calculator
Key findings
An investor who began a $100/month Bitcoin DCA plan in January 2015 would have made 137 monthly purchases through May 2026, investing a total of $13,700. As of May 19, 2026, the resulting portfolio of 8.219 BTC would be worth approximately $632,315, representing a total return of +4,515% on invested capital. The strategy accumulated Bitcoin at an average acquisition cost of roughly $1,667 per BTC, because early purchases acquired significantly more Bitcoin before prices rose.
For investors who started later, near the May 2021 market peak before the 2022 crash, a $100/month DCA plan still returned +84.34% in the May 2021–May 2026 scenario — turning $6,100 invested across 61 monthly purchases into approximately $11,244. Over the same period, a lump-sum investment of the full amount made upfront in May 2021 returned approximately +43%. In this specific scenario, DCA outperformed because the strategy automatically accumulated more Bitcoin during the 2022 bear market.
Importantly, lump-sum investing beat DCA at the 1-, 2-, 3- and 4-year horizons in Coinbird’s tested scenarios. The five-year DCA advantage emerged only after a full crash-and-recovery cycle. The conclusion that “DCA beats lump-sum” is not universal — it depends heavily on start date and market regime.
DCA investors across the full period still experienced a maximum drawdown of -76.72% during the 2022 bear market, underscoring that recurring purchases do not eliminate volatility or the psychological difficulty of holding through severe declines.
“The interesting finding is not simply that Bitcoin went up since 2015,” said Philipp, Founder of Coinbird. “The interesting finding is that, in this historical scenario, automatic monthly buying through crashes, all-time highs and regulatory uncertainty still produced extraordinary long-term results. At the same time, the drawdowns show why this strategy is much harder to live through than it looks on a chart in hindsight.”
Coinbird’s Bitcoin DCA Calculator is available free of charge and allows users to test different investment amounts, purchase intervals and start dates going back to 2013.
Methodology
The analysis simulates recurring Bitcoin purchases at the selected monthly interval using historical CoinGecko price data. Lump-sum comparisons assume the full planned contribution amount is invested upfront at the start of the selected period. Calculations exclude taxes and trading fees. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
About Coinbird
Coinbird is an independent crypto comparison and market intelligence platform helping retail investors compare cryptocurrencies, exchanges and wallets with clearer data. On coinbird.com, users can explore live market data, compare providers, use crypto calculators and follow market indicators such as the Bitcoin Rainbow Chart, Bitcoin Dominance and Altcoin Season Index.
Coinbird is operated by Coinbird GmbH and is the international platform of kryptovergleich.de, one of Germany’s leading crypto comparison portals, serving more than two million users annually. Across both platforms, Coinbird combines transparent data, practical tools and educational guides for new and experienced crypto investors alike.
Contact
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Vienna, Austria, May 19th, 2026, Chainwire
VI3NNA Congress Officially Launches as Europe's Invitation-Only Digital Assets Summit, Set for 19–20 May 2026 in Vienna
VI3NNA Congress today announces the launch of its inaugural edition, taking place 19–20 May 2026 at MQ Libelle, MuseumsQuartier, Vienna. The invitation-only summit will bring together senior decision-makers from regulation, finance, infrastructure, and academia to shape Europe's digital assets economy — culminating in the VI3NNA Declaration, an industry-driven position paper translating strategic dialogue into concrete policy recommendations.
The launch arrives at a decisive moment. New research from Ripple and BCG forecasts tokenized real-world assets growing from US$0.6 trillion in 2025 to US$18.9 trillion by 2033 — a 53% compound annual growth rate — while Europe's fragmented markets and pressing need to finance the energy transition demand new infrastructure and regulatory clarity.
"Digital assets open a window of opportunity to drive prosperity in Europe," said Oliver Schmitt, Managing Director of VI3NNA Congress. "By convening regulators, banks, investors and founders in Vienna, we can translate Europe's regulatory clarity into real-world adoption and ensure digital finance creates jobs and growth across the continent."
Structured around four Executive Tracks — Liquidity & Capital Efficiency, Regulatory Landscape, AI & Digital Assets in Banking & Finance, and EU vs. Global Innovation & Free Zones — the programme feeds directly into the VI3NNA Declaration, offering clear recommendations on taxation, AML, capital efficiency, and innovation sandboxes. Though planned for 120 participants, the event has already received over 100 applications, prompting an expansion of the venue setting.
Early confirmed partners include BitMEX, Blockpit, KuCoin EU, TaxBit, Blockchain for Europe, and the Digital Asset Association Austria, with keynote speakers being finalized from the European Central Bank, the European Commission, and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance.
VI3NNA Congress anchors the Global Digital Asset Forum Vienna 2026, a week-long series of workshops, hackathons, and ecosystem events designed to produce concrete policy and market outcomes.
Event Details
Dates: 19–20 May 2026 | Venue: MQ Libelle, MuseumsQuartier, Vienna
Media enquiries: Zehra Gercek — media@vi3nna.com | vi3nna.com
Contact
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Zug, Switzerland, May 18th, 2026, Chainwire
In just 10 days, Zug once again becomes the centre of gravity for the global blockchain and digital asset industry as the most forward-thinking minds in crypto converge at the Crypto Valley Conference on May 28th.
Switzerland's Premier Blockchain, Crypto, and Web3 Event Returns for its 8th Edition with an Unmatched Speaker Lineup, World-Class Networking, and an Agenda Built for the Next Chapter of the Industry
A Speaker Lineup That Defines the Industry
CVC26 brings together the CEOs and senior leaders of the companies building the future of digital finance. The stage features Dr. Adam Back (Co-Founder and CEO, Blockstream), Mathias Imbach (Co-Founder and Group CEO, Sygnum), Franz Bergmüller (CEO, AMINA Bank), Andrei Majcen (Co-Founder and Group CEO, Bitcoin Suisse), and Frederik Gregaard (CEO, Cardano Foundation), alongside international heavyweights including Dorothea Ysenburg (Vice President, Global Partnerships Digital Assets and Blockchain, Mastercard), Laura Hildebrandt (Financial Crimes Compliance Senior Manager, Coinbase), Dr. Moritz Platt (Capital Markets Technology Manager, Google), Francesco Ranieri Fabracci (Head of Tokenization Expansion, Tether), and Stijn Vander Straeten (CEO, Crypto Finance, Deutsche Börse Group), among many others.
This is the room where discussions go deeper, and the blockchain and Web3 ecosystem truly converses.
An Agenda at the Frontier
The 2026 program tackles the topics that matter most right now: quantum computing, agentic AI, digital asset finance, regulation and compliance, and cybersecurity. Sessions are designed not just to inform but to challenge, debate, and drive the conversations the industry needs to have. The full agenda is live at https://cryptovalleyconference.com/
Beyond the Stage: Experiences That Make CVC Unforgettable
CVC has never been just a conference; it’s the building block of Swiss Crypto DINA. The 2026 edition delivers a full day of experiences built around the idea that the best connections happen inside & outside the session room.
The Binance Institutional Breakfast (8:30 to 11:30 AM) opens the day with an exclusive gathering for institutional participants and digital asset leaders. The CVC26 Networking Lunch, hosted by SIX, brings everyone together mid-day with a variety of food stands and the energy that only CVC can create. The Tenity StableHacks Grand Finale brings innovation to the stage, showcasing the top 10 teams building next-generation Solana-based stablecoin infrastructure, culminating in a live jury decision. And Binance's Professional Headshot Booth gives attendees the chance to walk in, shoot for free, and leave with a profile picture worthy of the company they keep.
The day closes the only way it should: the CVC26 Sunset Boat Cruise on Lake Zug, a true CVC tradition since 2018 hosted by Blockstream. It is one of the most iconic networking experiences on the European crypto calendar and is exclusively for attendees.
The evening before the conference, on May 27, the CVC26 VIP Dinner brings together an invitation-only gathering of the industry's most influential figures, co-hosted by Bitcoin Suisse and G-20 Group, at a stunning venue overlooking Lake Zug.
Partners Who Build, Not Just Sponsor
CVC26 is proud to be supported by an ecosystem of partners genuinely committed to building the industry: Blockstream (Presenting Partner and Boat Cruise Host), Bitcoin Suisse, G-20 Group, Binance, Cardano Foundation, Crypto Finance, SIX, Sygnum, Tenity, Near, Solana Foundation, Talos, Komainu, MME, Luzerner Kantonalbank, Lockton, DGLD, Zama, and more.
Tickets and CVA Member Discount
Tickets are available now at https://luma.com/CVC26
CVA members receive a 30% discount (saving CHF 145). Members can log in to the CVA Networking Portal to access the discount code. Non-members may join the association through https://cryptovalley.swiss/ to receive member pricing.
About the Crypto Valley Association
The Crypto Valley Association is the world's leading blockchain and crypto ecosystem, headquartered in Zug, Switzerland. CVA connects industry leaders, innovators, regulators, and academics to advance the development of the global digital asset economy.
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Johannesburg, South Africa, May 18th, 2026, Chainwire
VALR, Africa’s leading digital asset infrastructure provider, served as diamond sponsor of the Kenya Blockchain & Crypto Conference held in Nairobi on 14 and 15 May 2026.
Peter Mwangi, VALR’s newly appointed Country Manager for Kenya, delivered a keynote address in which he outlined his vision for Kenya as an up-and-coming digital asset hub on the African continent. He drew parallels between the country’s pioneering adoption and development of mobile money and the opportunities in payments, financial inclusion, and infrastructure on the digital asset front. Shelley Havemann, VALR’s Head of Payments, participated in a panel discussion on stablecoins, the future of payments, and VALR’s role in transforming finance.
VALR also hosted a meetup in the capital for business leaders in finance to explore partnership opportunities. These activities underscore VALR’s strategic focus on Kenya and its support for the country’s emerging digital asset ecosystem.
Kenya’s Digital Finance Leadership and Recent Regulatory Progress
Kenya is recognised for its early and pioneering adoption of mobile money, which has driven significant advances in financial inclusion, payments, and broader economic participation across the continent. Recent regulatory developments have strengthened this foundation. The Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) Act was enacted in October 2025 and came into force in November 2025. The finalisation of the supporting 2026 VASP Regulations under the Capital Markets Authority establishes a clear licensing and oversight framework. This framework aligns Kenya with international standards, promotes investor protection and responsible innovation, and creates a solid base for digital asset growth. These steps reinforce the vision outlined in Mwangi’s keynote and position Kenya as an increasingly important digital asset market in Africa.
(Peter Mwangi, VALR’s Country Manager for Kenya)
VALR Brings Scale, Infrastructure, and Innovation
Founded in Johannesburg in 2018, VALR quickly grew to become South Africa’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume. It has since developed into Africa’s leading digital asset infrastructure provider. VALR processes more than 15 billion US dollars in stablecoin volumes annually and consistently ranks among the top 10 global minters of USDC. The platform serves over 1.8 million registered users and more than 2,000 corporate and institutional clients, including companies listed on the JSE and Nasdaq.
VALR offers institutional-grade infrastructure, including API integration, multi-account management, governance controls, an OTC desk, staking, lending, borrowing, VALR Pay, and crypto-as-a-service solutions that power other institutions’ offerings. The company also recently launched its AI Service, which features an intuitive chat assistant for market analysis, account insights, and support, together with open API support for autonomous AI agents under the open Agent Skills Standard.
Through its conference participation and Nairobi meetup, VALR is bringing this proven expertise and infrastructure directly to Kenyan institutions and the wider African market. VALR welcomes discussions with Kenyan financial institutions and businesses interested in partnership opportunities.
About VALR
Founded in 2018, headquartered in Johannesburg, and backed by leading investors including Pantera Capital, Coinbase Ventures and Fidelity’s F-Prime Capital, VALR is a global crypto exchange, and the leading digital asset infrastructure provider on the African continent, offering a comprehensive suite of products, including Spot Trading, Spot Margin, Perpetual Futures, Staking, Lending, Borrowing, OTC services, VALR Invest, Crypto Bundles, and VALR Pay. Licensed by South Africa’s FSCA, with regulatory approval in Europe, VALR serves over 1.8 million registered users and 2,000 corporate and institutional clients worldwide. The exchange is dedicated to advancing a just financial future that upholds human dignity and the unity of mankind. For more information, visit valr.com.
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London, United Kingdom, May 18th, 2026, Chainwire
Quantography Labs announced the early-access release of Lock.com, a hardware-free crypto wallet built around an isolated, air-gapped security approach.
Lock.com is now available to early access users. The platform separates private key storage from network-connected systems, removing the need for dedicated hardware wallet devices.
Hardware wallets have long been the standard for protecting digital assets. But they come with a trade-off: users must trust the device, the manufacturer, and the supply chain behind it.
Lock.com removes that dependency by separating the signing environment from the broadcasting environment. Private keys remain on a fully offline signer, while transactions are created and broadcast on a connected device. Private keys never touch the internet. The system is designed to work with devices users already own, removing the need for purpose-built hardware.
Lock.com was built out of frustration with how crypto security works today. Too many people are still losing funds in ways that shouldn’t be happening, not because self-custody failed, but because the software environment around the hardware was never built to the same standard. Lock wanted to close that gap structurally
Lock.com is designed to function as an isolated crypto wallet without relying on third-party hardware manufacturers or proprietary device supply chains. The architecture integrates post-quantum cryptographic standards, specifically ML-DSA signatures and ML-KEM key encapsulation alongside the isolated signing model.
The early access phase is focused on gathering user feedback ahead of general availability. Early access enrolment is available at https://www.lock.com/
About Quantography Labs
Quantography Labs is an investment and technology firm focused on secure finance, digital assets, and applied research. The company develops privacy-focused, quantum-ready systems designed to advance the future of digital asset security and infrastructure. Lock.com is its first publicly released product.
Users can learn more about Lock.com’s isolated crypto wallet architecture: https://www.lock.com/
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Neal Taylormarketing@lock.com Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.