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Miami, Florida, March 31st, 2026, Chainwire

The integration creates a direct fiat bridge to the Canton Network, the privacy-preserving blockchain gaining widespread adoption among Wall Street institutions.

Transak, the regulated payments infrastructure provider, today announced its integration with the Canton Network, the only public, permissionless blockchain with configurable privacy built for institutional finance.

The integration expands fiat-based access to the Canton Network’s native utility token, Canton Coin (CC). Users and institutions can now acquire Canton Coin directly through Transak integrated wallets and applications using credit cards, bank transfers, and a wide range of local payment methods. By providing seamless on-ramps to the network, the integration removes one of the last friction points between traditional finance and Canton’s rapidly expanding ecosystem.

Bringing a Seamless On-Ramp to Canton’s $8 Trillion Network 

Canton Network is rapidly becoming core infrastructure for institutional on-chain finance. Built by Digital Asset, the network allows institutions to move on-chain without exposing sensitive positions, counterparties, or transaction activity on a fully transparent public chain. Canton now supports more than $8 trillion in tokenized real-world assets, with major institutions using the network for live financial activity.

Canton Coin is used to pay transaction fees on the network, and now that Canton Coin is listed on Transak, wallets and applications connected to Canton can offer direct access to Canton Coin through familiar payment methods, including cards, bank transfers, and local payment rails..

“Canton represents exactly the kind of infrastructure we built Transak to serve,” said Sami Start, Founder and CEO of Transak. “We’re making sure the on-ramp infrastructure is ready for institutions to run live financial workflows on a blockchain”

Expanding Enterprise Access to Private On-Chain Finance

The integration is designed to support the needs of financial institutions and enterprises entering on-chain markets, while making it simpler for wallets, fintech applications, and other ecosystem platforms to embed compliant fiat access directly into their products. 

“Canton is moving capital markets and enterprise finance on-chain, and this integration adds deeper payment infrastructure and regulatory coverage, helping further adoption as the network scales,” said Melvis Langyintuo, Executive Director, Canton Foundation.

Supporting Canton’s Synchronized Finance Model

Canton’s architecture is designed for synchronized finance, where assets, data, and contractual logic move together in real time across institutions. For that model to work in practice, payments need to move just as seamlessly. 

By embedding compliant fiat access directly into the payment flow, Transak helps bring network access more in line with Canton’s real-time design, making it easier for institutions, fintechs, and treasury platforms to access Canton’s privacy-preserving rails, without introducing the delays and operational friction that traditional fiat infrastructure can create.

About Transak

Transak builds the payments infrastructure that connects traditional money with stablecoins and crypto. Through a single API, wallets, fintechs, remittance companies, payroll platforms, marketplaces, and financial institutions can enable users to onboard, fund, and withdraw using stablecoins or crypto directly inside their products.

Transak handles licensing, compliance, identity verification, fraud monitoring, and global payment coverage. Today more than 600 applications trust Transak, serving over 10 million users worldwide. 

Headquartered in Miami, Transak operates globally with offices in London, Bengaluru, Dubai, and Hong Kong.

Learn more at transak.com or follow us on X and LinkedIn.

About the Canton Network

The Canton Network is the only public, permissionless blockchain purpose-built for institutional finance–uniquely combining privacy, compliance, and scalability. Governed by the Canton Foundation with participation from leading global financial institutions, Canton enables real-time, secure synchronization and settlement across multiple asset classes on a shared, interoperable infrastructure. The open-sourced network is powered by its native token, Canton Coin, and supports decentralized governance and collaborative application development. It's the proven link between the promise of blockchain and the power of global finance, making finance flow the way it should. Learn more at: canton.network.

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Marketing & Corporate DevelopmentHarshit GangwarTransakmarketing@transak.com Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

London, United Kingdom, March 31st, 2026, Chainwire

Integration delivers USD SWIFT and EUR SEPA settlement to support global institutional on- and off-ramping, including FDUSD

OpenPayd, a leading provider of financial infrastructure, today announced that First Digital has integrated its global banking and payments infrastructure to support fiat settlement across its digital asset ecosystem, including stablecoin on and off-ramping for FDUSD.

The integration gives First Digital access to USD SWIFT accounts, enabling international customer deposits and outbound payout flows for institutional clients. It also provides EUR settlement through SEPA, supporting efficient business-to-business payment flows across Europe. By consolidating these regulated banking rails within a single infrastructure, First Digital can streamline how fiat flows alongside digital asset transactions.

As institutional adoption of stablecoins accelerates and regulators introduce clearer frameworks for digital asset markets, demand for reliable fiat connectivity is rising. While blockchain enables near-instant value transfer, deposits, withdrawals, and treasury movements still rely on regulated banking rails. Through OpenPayd’s infrastructure, First Digital strengthens its ability to bridge traditional finance with blockchain-based financial services.

Iana Dimitrova, CEO of OpenPayd, said: “Digital asset businesses need resilient fiat infrastructure to operate at a global scale. By providing First Digital with USD SWIFT accounts and EUR SEPA connectivity, we’re enabling seamless, regulated fiat settlement to support stablecoin on- and off-ramping and the continued expansion of the digital asset economy.”

Vincent Chok, Founder and CEO of First Digital, added: "As institutional adoption of stablecoins accelerates, the infrastructure connecting fiat and digital assets becomes as critical as the assets themselves. OpenPayd's USD SWIFT and EUR SEPA connectivity gives FDUSD the regulated fiat rails that global institutions demand." 

OpenPayd’s rails-agnostic platform connects businesses to domestic and international payment networks, FX, embedded accounts, and digital asset infrastructure through a single API. By simplifying access to global banking rails, OpenPayd enables businesses to move and manage money globally across both fiat and digital assets.

About First Digital

First Digital’s mission is to enable seamless financial movement in a digital-first world. Through compliant, transparent, and open financial infrastructure, First Digital delivers fintech and regtech solutions that support institutional-grade digital asset workflows, including stablecoins like FDUSD.

About OpenPayd

OpenPayd is building the universal financial infrastructure for the digital economy. Their rails-agnostic platform enables businesses to move and manage money globally – across fiat and digital assets – through a single, powerful API. OpenPayd provides embedded finance solutions, FX, domestic and international payments, Open Banking, and stablecoin on/off ramps – delivering interoperability between traditional finance and digital assets. With one of the most comprehensive banking networks in the market, OpenPayd enables real-time money movement, everywhere. Trusted by global brands including eToro, Kraken, OKX, and B2C2, they process more than $180 billion in annual volumes for over 1000 businesses. OpenPayd is the infrastructure layer powering the next generation of financial services.

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Nassau, Bahamas, March 30th, 2026, Chainwire

GMX, the battle-tested perp trading infrastructure that has served 740,000+ traders across 8 chains, has launched on MegaETH — bringing its proven liquidity architecture to the first real-time blockchain.

A longstanding question among on-chain traders has been whether decentralized perpetual trading platforms can achieve execution speeds comparable to centralized exchanges. GMX and MegaETH present a case that such parity may be attainable.

GMX — the non-custodial perp trading platform that has facilitated over $363 billion in notional volume — is now live on MegaETH, the first blockchain with 10-millisecond block times and sequencer-level Chainlink Data Streams integration. The pairing is deliberately paradoxical: the most proven infrastructure in decentralized derivatives, deployed on the newest and most technically ambitious EVM chain.

GMX has a track record of identifying high-potential ecosystems early and growing alongside them. Just as the Perp DEX established itself as a foundational liquidity and yield layer on Arbitrum from its earliest days — helping to define what DeFi could look like — the protocol is bringing that same early-mover conviction to MegaETH.

Rather than waiting for the ecosystem to further mature around it, GMX is positioning itself as the go-to trading venue and yield infrastructure for MegaETH builders and users right from the start. MegaETH is the eighth chain from which users can trade on GMX, and the first purpose-built for real-time onchain execution.

When Speed Becomes Infrastructure

MegaETH’s 10ms block generation highlights potential improvements in on-chain perpetual architecture. For GMX, which uses Chainlink oracle feeds to enable transparently priced markets, faster block production enables traders to receive price updates at a frequency traditionally associated with centralized exchanges.

The initial deployment runs on GMX's battle-tested, peer-to-pool GLV liquidity infrastructure and Chainlink's industry-standard data feed network; the same stack that underwrites billions in weekly volume across seven other chains. That’s a deliberate choice: before pushing the boundaries of what MegaETH makes possible, GMX is ensuring that the foundation users rely on is rock-solid.

The second deployment phase is already on the roadmap. Once the initial launch demonstrates performance at scale, GMX will progressively introduce MegaETH-specific optimizations. Think: CEX-like order execution leveraging the chain's block speed, enhanced price update mechanisms through sequencer-level Chainlink Data Streams, and advanced trading features enabled by MegaETH's computational throughput. The architecture is built to evolve, without disrupting the traders who depend on it today.

DeFi's Yield and Liquidity Layer, Now on MegaETH

The launch of MegaETH represents a continuation of GMX’s horizontal expansion strategy, which has contributed to its broad availability and integration within DeFi. For the MegaETH ecosystem, establishing GMX as a primary platform for trading and yield generation provides an established liquidity layer that other protocols can integrate with. Several partners have indicated plans to leverage GMX’s composable framework for building additional functionalities.

Right now, GMX is integrated with more than 70 DeFi protocols, trusted by over 45,000 liquidity providers, and accessible on every major EVM-compatible chain, plus on Solana. That integration depth reflects GMX's role as foundational DeFi infrastructure for public blockchains, not merely a trading app. MegaETH protocols looking for a powerful liquidity backbone now have one. The "Trade Anywhere, GMX Everywhere" thesis is no longer a roadmap item; it's a working reality. And MegaETH is its newest frontier.

The popular GMX Referral System is live at launch, meaning anyone in the MegaETH community can immediately begin earning commission by registering and sharing a referral link.

The USDm Stablecoin Vault

For users who want to put capital to work rather than take on directional risk, GMX's MegaETH launch introduces something entirely new to the protocol: its first stablecoin-only liquidity vault.

The GLV: [USDM/USDM] vault allows users to deposit USDm — MegaETH's native stablecoin — and earn auto-compounded yield from three distinct revenue streams simultaneously: perp trading fees, swap fees, and buy/sell fees on the liquidity tokens themselves. The GLV vault dynamically reallocates its liquidity across markets in response to real-time trader demand, automatically optimizing yield without requiring manual management.

This is the first time GMX has offered a vault with zero exposure to crypto’s volatility, creating a yield opportunity specifically designed for capital-conservative participants. The USDm vault, like trading on GMX, may also qualify users for chain-specific incentives. MegaETH is tracking on-chain wallet activity; early participants may be well-positioned for an upcoming incentive campaign.

Traders are able to open perpetual positions in BTC/USD, ETH/USD, and SOL/USD with up to 50x leverage and a maximum price impact of 0.5%. Liquidity providers can start earning from the USDm vault.

Users can start trading or providing liquidity at: app.gmx.io

Or seamlessly bridge to MegaETH first via the main Ecosystem portal, Rabbithole.  

About GMX

GMX is the leading permissionless perpetual exchange. Operating across 8 public blockchains, GMX delivers deep liquidity, 100+ transparent markets, up to 100x leverage, and sub-second Chainlink oracle pricing. Its composable GM pools and GLV vaults enable tens of thousands of LPs to earn protocol fees, and position GMX as a foundational liquidity and execution layer for multichain DeFi.

Website: gmx.io | App: app.gmx.io | Twitter/X: @GMX_IO | Blog: GMX News Blog

About MegaETH

MegaETH is the first real-time blockchain, secured by Ethereum and powered by a hyper-optimized execution environment with a heterogeneous architecture. It delivers streaming throughput with 10 millisecond block times and up to 100,000 TPS. Developers scale apps with real-time state streaming, and users get instant transactions all while preserving full Ethereum composability.

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Melbourne, Australia, March 30th, 2026, Chainwire

RealGo, the first AR/LBS + AI-powered Meme 3.0 consumer application on BNB Chain, reported record Q1 growth as it scales a live ecosystem designed to turn meme IP into an interactive utility. The platform has surpassed 220,000 users, signaling accelerating traction for its Meme 3.0 model.

The quarter also marked strong early engagement for RealGo’s Loyalty Points Program and wider Web3 ecosystem activity. Officials announced more than 30,850 players had joined the Loyalty Points Program and over 157,330,654 points had already been distributed, reinforcing early traction across both the app and dApp ecosystem.

For RealGo, Meme 3.0 is a product layer where meme IP becomes usable inside real gameplay, progression, social identity, and on-chain participation. On BNB Chain, players can capture meme pets and earn meme-token rewards while also accumulating the ecosystem’s native value layer through RT Shards, which the project says can later convert into $RT before TGE. That dual-reward structure gives players exposure to both meme-token upside and the native ecosystem economy, and the project is still pre-TGE.

“This milestone matters because it shows that real people are showing up for a real product in a market that has seen too many empty narratives. We believe Meme 3.0 will belong to projects that turn culture into behavior, communities into economies, and attention into long-term participation. RealGo is building for that future now, and we think this is the moment when early believers can help define what that category becomes,” says Parker Zhai, CEO of RealGo.

RealGo also points to a strong anti-cheat signal in its traction data, verifying more than 49,000 real devices through its location-based system. This underscores that engagement is tied more to real-world activity than to low-quality traffic.

That product direction is what makes RealGo’s Meme 3.0 positioning more concrete and less repetitive. Instead of asking users to simply hold a token, the platform gives them reasons to return, compete, progress, and earn. RealGo’s model is built around infrastructure that can support multiple meme communities, real user scenarios inside a live game, and an economy designed to extend beyond short-term speculation.

RealGo is also building toward a broader application layer for meme culture. The project rolled out fiat and meme token transaction support, expanded integrations with meme communities including Doge, TOSHI, Floki, WIF, NPC, Dogelon Mars and APEPE, and continued developing on-chain utilities intended to create value beyond gameplay. 

Among the nearest steps, RealGo has opened reservations for its core in-game asset, the Genesis Mini Harvester, which the team describes as a productive ecosystem asset tied to RT Shard generation. Official socials highlight benefits, including early access before public sale, a 5% purchase discount, and 2,000 loyalty points for reserving. Project-linked campaign collaterals also indicate that TGE is expected in Q2 2026, which gives users a clearer reason to watch the ecosystem in the near term.

For RealGo, the significance of Q1 is not only the growth itself, but what that growth may signal for the next phase of the meme market. The project’s strategy is built on the idea that the category’s more durable winners may be platforms that can absorb multiple meme communities into one persistent environment where users can play, collect, socialise, and transact.

As the meme sector looks for more durable models, RealGo says it will continue focusing on product depth, community participation, and infrastructure that can support a wider range of meme IP across both app and DApp experiences. To secure early access to the upcoming asset purchases and capture early TGE opportunities, join RealGo’s Loyalty Program now through the official dApp.

About RealGo

RealGo is an immersive AR + AI + Web3 consumer application and gaming ecosystem on BNB Chain built around location-based gameplay, where meme IP is transformed into interactive mobile experiences. Through one connected platform, users can capture, collect, socialise, battle, and earn while engaging with meme characters, community features, rewards, and onchain utilities. RealGo presents itself as a Meme 3.0 platform designed to bridge mainstream mobile gaming and Web3 participation.

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London, UK, March 30th, 2026, Chainwire

Having pioneered tokenized uranium ownership, developer teams in the Tezos ecosystem have turned their attention to driving access to precious and rare earth metals.

Metals.io, a new application for investing in and trading tokenized commodities, is live in the Tezos ecosystem. Developed by a team at Trilitech, a London-based Tezos R&D hub, the web app unlocks access to a selection of rare-earth metals, as well as base metals and minerals that are critical to the technology sector and the AI boom. Designed from the ground up as a single entry-point to a range of tokenized assets, metals.io launches with a dedicated and user-centric web app, which enables users to search for and add a range of tokenized commodities to their portfolios. Metals.io benefits from Tezos’ smart-rollup technology, which boasts sub-50ms latency, meaning that traders on the platform enjoy near-instant transaction confirmations, giving them the critical advantage they need in this dynamic market. 

Metals.io is launching at a pivotal moment, as demand for critical minerals and precious metals has intensified recently, driven on one hand by industrial applications and on the other by investors seeking portfolio diversification options in the face of economic uncertainty. The U.S. government’s establishment of a U.S. critical mineral reserve has led to further attention on these assets, which are essential to modern manufacturing and used in everything from smartphones to wind turbines and fighter jets. Metals.io launches with a number of these tokenized assets already live, with more to be added in the coming months. From today, visitors to the site can access xU3O8 tokenized uranium; VNX Gold (VNXAU), digital proof of ownership of allocated gold which is physically held in a high-security vault in Liechtenstein; and the RARE token from Noemon Tech, which provides transparent exposure to a diversified basket of five strategic metals selected for their critical industrial and technological value. 

“The current rapid pace of innovation in the AI sector and several other related fields is having a knock-on effect on demand for metals and materials that are critical to these endeavors. RARE enables users to gain digital ownership of a diversified basket of strategic metals - including elements such as hafnium, rhenium, indium, neodymium oxide, and praseodymium oxide - all of which are key to modern technologies and industrial applications. The team at Trilitech has developed an incredible gateway for accessing these assets, and Metals.io is a great showcase of how the future of RWA investing is taking place on Tezos,” said Dimitrios Kavvathas, Founder of Noemon Tech Ltd.

Metals.io uses the same underpinning technology as the uranium.io platform that launched on Etherlink, the EVM interface for Tezos, in December 2024. Uranium.io was purpose-built to minimise barriers to investing in uranium ore concentrate (U3O8), the asset that is used in nuclear reactors and could be key to powering the AI revolution. Since launching, uranium.io has played a pivotal role in bridging the multi-billion-dollar traditional commodity market with the speed and transparency of decentralized finance (DeFi), welcoming new investors who would not previously have had the opportunity to own and trade the commodity. The platform has received widespread industry recognition for these innovations, including winning the Best New Product award in the Innovation in Crypto & Web3 category at the latest Benzinga Global Fintech Awards. Now, metals.io is leveraging this successful model to facilitate access to other in-demand assets such as gold and other critical base metals.

"Throughout the 21st century, gold has consistently proven itself as one of the world's premier assets, delivering stability and preserving wealth when traditional markets waver. VNX Gold (VNXAU) brings this enduring value into the modern era by offering digital tokens that represent verifiable proof of ownership of allocated gold, held in high-security vaults. By combining the strength of industry-leading custodians with the transparency and immutability of blockchain technology, we provide investors with all the security of physical gold, elevated with the efficiency, divisibility, and flexibility of a digital asset, allowing gold to become a fractional and programmable asset that can participate in modern on-chain financial services. Built on the robust and energy-efficient Tezos blockchain, VNX Gold (VNXAU) is making verifiable gold ownership accessible to a new generation of investors," said Alexander Tkachenko, CEO and Founder, VNX.

Commenting on the launch of Metals.io, Arthur Breitman, co-founder of Tezos, said, “Commodity markets are global and indispensable, yet access to them remains fragmented and layered with intermediaries. As the AI revolution accelerates, energy and critical materials are becoming core economic constraints. Tokenization streamlines ownership and transfer of these assets at a global scale. Metals.io represents the maturation of that model, bringing essential commodities directly onto modern digital rails.”

Disclaimer: Prices of metals such as gold, uranium, and rare earth elements can be influenced by factors including changes in energy and industrial policies, trade restrictions, and geopolitical tensions in producing regions. For example, shifts in government policies affecting nuclear energy, manufacturing, or monetary stability can impact demand and, consequently, prices. Additionally, supply chain disruptions, often driven by political instability or export controls in resource-rich countries, can lead to price fluctuations. Finally, tokenized assets rely on smart contracts, which may carry risks such as bugs or exploits that could result in loss or errors in your holdings. Understanding the factors driving prices can help you to make more informed investing decisions.

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About Tezos

Tezos is an open-source and energy-efficient blockchain designed to empower institutions, developers, and businesses, and facilitate value transfer in a digital environment. It is designed for the scalable deployment of decentralized applications. As one of the first Proof of Stake blockchains, Tezos is globally supported and valued for its strong governance, long-term upgradability, and smart contract capabilities. For more information about Tezos, visit http://www.tezos.com. 

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Fort Worth, Texas, March 30th, 2026, Chainwire

CoinFello, the first self-sovereign AI agent for using or automating any onchain action, today announced its public launch at EthCC in Cannes. CoinFello provides users access to a conversational interface that enables them to research, execute, and automate onchain transactions using natural language while maintaining full custody of their wallets and private keys.

Previously available only in private alpha through waitlist access, CoinFello is now open to the public through its web application. The platform enables users to send tokens, swap assets, bridge across chains, and interact directly with decentralized protocols through a chat-based interface that translates plain language instructions into blockchain transactions.

The launch arrives as interest grows around the convergence of DeFi and autonomous AI agents. Despite hundreds of billions of dollars in total value locked across DeFi protocols, active DeFi participation remains limited compared with the global population of crypto holders. The complexity of tools and security concerns when interacting with decentralized applications has been a barrier to entry, with many owning crypto assets sitting idle in their wallets, having never staked, bridged, or earned yield. This is not due to a lack of demand, but because they don’t know where to start and fear making irreversible, costly mistakes. 

“Today’s launch marks a shift from passive crypto ownership to active participation,” said MinChi Park, Co-founder and COO of CoinFello. “By combining self-custody with a natural language interface, we’re enabling millions of users to interact with DeFi in a way that is both accessible and secure, without compromising control.”

CoinFello’s architecture is designed to prioritize security and user control. Rather than granting AI agents direct access to wallets, the platform uses a delegation model that allows users to assign limited spending permissions with configurable timeframes and token limits. Private keys remain on the user’s device, and on macOS systems, where they are secured at the hardware level using the device’s Secure Enclave hardware.

Users can connect an existing MetaMask or other EVM-compatible wallet through smart account delegations. For those who connect an EOA existing wallet, CoinFello also creates a smart account that is tied to the user’s existing EOA wallet for use in Automations. Transactions are displayed in human-readable terms before execution, allowing users to review and approve actions before they occur.

CoinFello also introduces integrations designed for the emerging ecosystem of personal AI agents. Through its agent skill, which was recently launched for OpenClaw but is also available for other agents (Claude Code, Kiro, Hermes, etc.), users can equip their personal AI agents to execute onchain transactions using CoinFello as an execution layer. Agents can request delegated permissions from users and perform operations such as sending tokens, swapping assets, or staking, while operating within predefined limits set by the user and without handing over their private key.

At EthCC, the company will present its technology to Ethereum developers and the broader Web3 ecosystem. The conference is one of the largest Ethereum-focused gatherings globally, bringing together builders, investors, and media professionals who cover the intersection of blockchain infrastructure and emerging technologies.

With its public release, CoinFello introduces features including natural language transaction execution, delegation-based permissions, cross-chain routing, and automation capabilities such as recurring transactions. The platform also includes a notification system that alerts users to executed automations, potential risks, or new opportunities across supported networks.

The launch marks the first phase of CoinFello’s roadmap toward progressively decentralized infrastructure designed to support both consumer applications and developer integrations in the emerging AI agent ecosystem.

About CoinFello

CoinFello is an AI agent for researching, executing, and automating onchain actions. Using plain language, users can send, swap, bridge, stake, and automate crypto across EVM-compatible networks, while keeping full custody of their wallets and private keys throughout. CoinFello uses a delegation model that gives agents only the permissions users choose to grant.

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Paris, France, March 26th, 2026, Chainwire

The French head of state will address stablecoins, the digital euro and Europe’s role in the new global financial architecture.
President Emmanuel Macron will deliver a special address at Paris Blockchain Week 2026, taking place April 15–16 at the Carrousel du Louvre, becoming the first sitting G7 head of state to speak at an institutional conference dedicated to digital assets. This announcement marks a historic milestone and confirms France’s position as the institutional driving force behind digital finance in Europe.
President Macron will address the conference’s 10,000 attendees on the strategic priorities shaping European digital sovereignty: the development of euro-denominated stablecoins, the introduction of a digital euro, and the establishment of regulatory frameworks to position Europe at the heart of the global digital economy. The conference will also welcome senior French government officials directly involved in European digital asset regulation, stablecoin policy and institutional financial infrastructure.
“Europe should also seek to strengthen the international role of the euro through the development of euro stablecoins and the introduction of a digital euro, as well as the creation of safe and liquid assets to finance defence and technology,” Emmanuel Macron, op-ed published in the Financial Times.
This address reflects the French President’s broader international positioning across successive global forums, notably at Davos, where he has repeatedly called on European governments and institutions to accelerate their engagement in digital financial infrastructure.
France has established itself as one of the most advanced G7 jurisdictions in digital assets. Building on the success of the PACTE law and the PSAN licensing regime, the government has made Paris and its surrounding area a major hub for global institutions. The Élysée’s engagement with Paris Blockchain Week, now in its seventh edition, reflects a deliberate strategy to position France as the benchmark regulatory model for the European Union under the MiCA regulation.
This edition will welcome attendees from over 100 countries on April 15–16 at the Carrousel du Louvre, including leaders from BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Banque de France, HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and hundreds of other leading institutions. The week will open with the VIP Dinner at the Château de Versailles, a private evening gathering 500 leaders from finance, tech and institutions.
Paris’s standing as a global financial centre finds a strategic pillar in digital assets. Building on the entry into force of MiCA, France is consolidating its leadership in the supervision and development of the finance of tomorrow. Institutional partners and exhibitors will benefit from a unique platform to engage in dialogue on these sovereignty challenges, under the scrutiny of the international financial media.
ABOUT PARIS BLOCKCHAIN WEEK
Paris Blockchain Week is Europe’s leading institutional conference dedicated to blockchain technology and digital assets. Held annually in the French capital, it brings together heads of state, regulators, institutional investors and industry leaders to shape the future of the digital economy.

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Lejla Muratcaus
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Victoria, Seychelles, March 25th, 2026, Chainwire

Global crypto trading platform BYDFi is participating as a sponsor of Next Block Expo 2026, held March 24–25 in Warsaw, Poland. Now in its sixth edition, NBX positions itself as one of the largest crypto and blockchain gatherings in Central and Eastern Europe, with the 2026 event expanding into a larger venue and bringing together thousands of attendees, more than 140 speakers, and dozens of Web3 brands, builders, investors, and regulators for two days of networking, dealmaking, and industry discussion.
BYDFi at Next Block Expo 2026
Next Block Expo 2026 brings together keynotes, panels, workshops, networking formats, and side-event activations. The agenda spans themes such as DeFi and RWA, trading and investing, legal and compliance, infrastructure, AI, gaming, and startup fundraising, with features including a dedicated networking zone, investor speed-dating, a startup pitch arena, and a Web3 gaming zone. The event’s speaker lineup includes figures such as Robby Yung of Animoca Brands, Marouane Essaidi of the Solana Foundation, and Sławomir Mentzen, a Member of the Polish Parliament, underscoring the event’s role as a meeting point for markets, policy, and product builders.
At the event, the BYDFi team is on site to meet attendees, exchange product insights, and take part in the broader conversation around trading infrastructure and user experience. As part of its booth activation, BYDFi is introducing a mystery blind-box giveaway featuring limited-edition merchandise, including Newcastle United co-branded items tied to BYDFi’s ongoing partnership with the club, which is drawing strong visitor interest on the expo floor.
Built for Reliability in a Multi-Market Trading Environment
BYDFi sees NBX as a timely setting to show what it stands for as a platform built for reliability. As the market continues to mature, BYDFi believes long-term trust is earned through clear communication, consistent standards, and a responsible approach to market participation. In this context, BYDFi’s presence at NBX is also about engaging with the broader European blockchain community in a way that reflects stability, discipline, and a long-term user-first commitment.
Michael, Co-founder and CEO of BYDFi, said: “Next Block Expo brings together the conversations that matter most right now — infrastructure, regulation, product design, and how people actually participate in the market. For BYDFi, it is a valuable chance to listen, connect, and keep improving a trading experience that is built for reliability and trusted over time.”
Ahead of BYDFi’s 6th Anniversary
BYDFi’s participation in Warsaw also comes just ahead of a major milestone for the platform. Starting April 1, BYDFi will begin celebrating its 6th anniversary, with a full month of community-facing activities planned across platform campaigns, limited-time rewards, and exclusive X-based activations. The anniversary program is designed to mark BYDFi’s continued growth since launch in 2020 while giving both existing and new users additional ways to engage with the platform.
BYDFi is also preparing additional surprises for new users as part of the anniversary season. For those who have not yet joined BYDFi, this may be a timely opportunity to get familiar with the platform and upcoming community activities. Registration is available at https://www.bydfi.com/en/register
About BYDFi
Established in 2020, BYDFi is a global crypto trading platform that combines the power of a centralized exchange (CEX) with an integrated onchain trading module. BYDFi is Newcastle United’s Exclusive Official Crypto Exchange Partner. Recognized by Forbes as one of the Best Crypto Exchanges In Canada For 2026, BYDFi offers intuitive, low-fee trading across Spot and Perpetual Contracts to Copy Trading, and Automated Crypto Trading Bots, empowering both new and experienced traders to navigate digital assets with confidence.
BYDFi is dedicated to delivering a world-class crypto trading experience for every user.
BUIDL Your Dream Finance.
Website: https://www.bydfi.comSupport email: cs@bydfi.comBusiness partnerships: bd@bydfi.comMedia inquiries: media@bydfi.com

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BYDFi Fintech LTD
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Hong Kong, Hong Kong, March 27th, 2026, Chainwire

Financial Layer-1 blockchain Pharos Network today announced USDC and Circle Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) will deploy on Pharos Mainnet, The Pacific Ocean, bringing widely-used stablecoin settlement and seamless cross-chain capital mobility to the network. The integration marks a significant step in Pharos’ mission to build an inclusive global settlement layer for RealFi.

The addition of USDC introduces an institutional-grade stablecoin to the Pharos ecosystem. As a transparent fully-reserved dollar-denominated stablecoin, USDC will serve as a core settlement and collateral asset across tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), DeFi trading and lending, and global payment flows. At the same time, CCTP establishes native cross-chain connectivity between Pharos and more than 20 supported blockchains, enabling over 400 secure transaction routes. By eliminating reliance on third-party bridges or wrapped assets, CCTP helps support both asset integrity and capital efficiency across supported networks.

With USDC settlement integrated at the protocol level, developers will be able to build lending markets, structured financial products, and always-on global payment networks on Pharos. Institutional capital can access onchain RWA markets within compliance-oriented infrastructure, while users worldwide gain broader access to real-world financial opportunities.

The integration of USDC and CCTP can unlock a wide range of financial applications across the Pharos ecosystem. In tokenized financial markets, USDC on Pharos can function as the primary settlement and collateral asset for instruments such as tokenized treasuries, private credit, and commodities, while also providing liquidity for DeFi trading and lending. Beyond trading activity, merchants and payment service providers can rely on USDC for efficient settlement, supported by transparent reserves and redemption infrastructure. At the same time, CCTP will enable seamless USDC transfers between Pharos and other supported blockchains, allowing capital to move freely across ecosystems while supporting more efficient liquidity management and cross-chain distribution of tokenized real-world assets.

Wish Wu of the Pharos Foundation said: "RealFi requires both trusted settlement and global accessibility. The integration of USDC and CCTP can bring institutional-grade reliability to Pharos while making that reliability accessible to developers and users worldwide. Our vision has always been to build truly inclusive infrastructure capable of supporting real-world financial markets."

Following the deployment of USDC and CCTP, Pharos will be fully open to developers, financial institutions, and enterprises seeking compliant, stable, and high-performance infrastructure for real-world financial applications. To further accelerate ecosystem growth, Pharos has also launched a $10 million ecosystem incubator program to support developers building native-to-Pharos applications. 

By providing USDC and CCTP for secure cross-chain capital mobility, Pharos is building the infrastructure layer for RealFi where institutional-grade assets can circulate onchain while remaining accessible to global participants, moving closer to making real-world finance open, transparent, and inclusive.

About Pharos Network

Pharos Network is a Layer-1 blockchain purpose-built for real-world financial applications, enabling seamless interaction between onchain systems and institutional-grade assets. The network features a modular architecture and deep parallel execution across both EVM and WASM environments, alongside built-in compliance-oriented capabilities designed to support the next generation of global financial infrastructure. Pharos is developed by a team of engineers from Ant Group and is backed by leading global investors including Hack VC and Faction VC.

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Michelle Kangmichelle@pharoslabs.xyz Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, March 26th, 2026, Chainwire

Mixin, the privacy-first transactional platform for digital assets, is expanding its gas fee subsidy program, enabling users to transfer assets across multiple blockchains with effectively zero net transaction costs.

Originally launched in 2025, the program allows users to import external Web3 wallets into the Mixin ecosystem and execute on-chain transactions while paying gas fees upfront, which are then fully reimbursed to their wallets at the beginning of the following month, effectively removing one of the most persistent barriers to everyday crypto usage.

Gas fees have long made small and frequent transactions impractical, particularly during periods of network congestion. Mixin’s subsidy model addresses this challenge by significantly improving the user experience, making everyday transfers across supported networks more accessible and cost-efficient.

"Our goal has always been to make cryptocurrency as simple and private as sending a text message," said Cedric Fung, Co-Founder of Mixin. "Gas fees have been one of the biggest barriers to everyday crypto usage. By subsidizing those costs across supported networks, we’re removing friction from how people move value online."

Once a Web3 wallet is imported into Mixin, users can transfer assets between imported wallets, move funds between Mixin Privacy Wallets and the imported  Web3 wallets,. The subsidy currently applies to major assets and networks including BTC, ETH, and SOL, alongside other supported chains. At present, there are no limits on the number of transactions or transfer amounts under the program.

It is important to note that transfers conducted within Mixin’s Privacy Wallet remain natively fee-free and are settled instantly via Mixin’s decentralized network. These transactions operate independently from the subsidy mechanism applied to on-chain transfers involving imported Web3 wallets.

This upgrade is part of Mixin’s broader effort to integrate encrypted messaging with privacy-focused financial infrastructure. Built using the Signal Protocol for end-to-end encrypted communication, the platform enables users to coordinate payments privately while managing assets within a chat-based interface.

"The future of finance is social, private, and multi-chain," Fung added. "Mixin is building a messaging layer where people can communicate, coordinate, and move value without friction."

About Mixin

Mixin is an open-source decentralized transaction network designed to connect multiple blockchains with high throughput and strong privacy guarantees. Founded in 2017, the platform combines a self-custodial multi-chain wallet with an encrypted messenger powered by the Signal Protocol. With more than 1 million users and over $1 billion in user-managed assets, Mixin continues to develop infrastructure aimed at simplifying the everyday use of digital assets.

Learn More

For detailed rules, eligibility, supported transfers, and updates on the Gas Fee Rebate Program, visit:

https://support.mixin.one/en/article/campaign-free-transactions-between-mixin-wallets-kozded/

Official website:

https://mixin.one/

Blockchain explorer:

https://mixin.space/

Contact

Sonny Liu sonnyliu@mixin.one Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Paris, France, March 26th, 2026, Chainwire

Zama becomes the default confidentiality layer for the T-REX Ledger

Privacy, compliance, and interoperability built into public blockchain infrastructure

FHE-powered confidential settlement enabling secure institutional adoption at scale

T-REX Network, the multi-chain RWA orchestration layer supported by Apex Group, which services $3.5 trillion in assets, has partnered with Zama, the pioneer in Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE), to integrate native confidentiality into the T-REX Ledger. This collaboration marks a pivotal move in bringing regulated financial markets onchain by combining Zama’s encryption expertise with the ERC-3643 standard, which currently secures $32 billion in tokenized assets. The initiative is further bolstered by Apex Group’s recent commitment to adopt the T-REX Ledger as its default infrastructure, with a target of $100 billion in tokenized assets by June 2027.

The Missing Layer for Institutional Blockchain Adoption

Decentralized blockchains are public by design. Every transaction, balance, and position is permanently visible to anyone. For regulated financial markets, this is a fundamental dealbreaker. For years financial institutions responded by building private chains, seeking the control and confidentiality that public infrastructure could not provide. In doing so, they created new silos, sacrificed interoperability, and ultimately captured little of the efficiency that blockchain technology promised. 

Institutions cannot risk exposing sensitive investor data, portfolio positions, and trading strategies on a public ledger. Yet without access to the public blockchain infrastructure, the efficiency and interoperability promised for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) remains out of reach. Now with confidentiality and control directly at the token level, they can finally use interoperable public ledgers without sacrificing compliance and security. A crucial step for these institutions to scale RWAs.

Confidentiality, Compliance and Interoperability, Built Into the Same Infrastructure

The T-REX Ledger is a neutral Layer 2 blockchain for compliant and interoperable digital securities, serving as the single source of truth across a multi-chain environment. Built to serve tokens issued on the ERC-3643 standard, it unifies identity and compliance into a single interoperable infrastructure designed to connect with major public blockchains.

Through this partnership, Zama will provide the native confidentiality layer for the T-REX Ledger using FHE, a cryptographic solution that allows smart contracts to compute without ever needing to decrypt the data. This enables financial institutions to issue, manage, and trade digital assets on the upcoming T-REX public blockchains while keeping sensitive data confidential, with the same discretion expected from traditional financial systems.

The collaboration, born within a working group of the ERC3643 association, addresses one of the most significant barriers to institutional blockchain adoption: enabling the efficiency of public infrastructure while preserving the confidentiality required by regulated financial markets. Integrating Zama’s FHE protocol into the T-REX Ledger, results in a scalable, compliant, and privacy-preserving foundation for institutional finance to operate onchain.

Building the Standard for Confidential Onchain Finance

“The T-REX Ledger was built to be the trusted multi-chain orchestration layer for institutional RWAs, but trust also means privacy," said Joachim Lebrun, Co-Founder of T-REX Network and Lead Author of the ERC-3643 standard. "Integrating Zama's FHE Protocol directly into the T-REX Ledger means institutions can finally operate fully onchain without exposing their confidential data to the world. That is the missing piece for unlocking real institutional scale.”

“Our goal is to make Zama the confidentiality layer for public blockchains, enabling institutions and investors to operate onchain with the same level of privacy they expect offchain,” said Dr. Rand Hindi, Co-Founder and CEO of Zama. “This collaboration with T-REX Network demonstrates that confidentiality is not an optional feature for institutional blockchain adoption — it is foundational infrastructure. Together, we are enabling digital asset markets to scale securely, efficiently, and with trust.”

Institutional Confidentiality as Shared Infrastructure

By embedding FHE confidentiality layer directly into the T-REX Ledger, T-REX Network and Zama are establishing privacy as a core infrastructure for institutional tokenization, rather than a standalone feature. This shared foundation enables regulated institutions to participate in public blockchain ecosystems without compromising operational security or market integrity.

The partnership represents a key step toward large-scale institutional adoption of tokenized real-world assets, where compliance, interoperability, and confidentiality are built into the infrastructure from the start.

About T-REX Network

T-REX Network is the largest ecosystem for compliant RWA tokenization built on the ERC-3643 standard, with more than $32 billion in assets tokenized. Born from years of industry collaboration, T-REX exists to solve the core challenge of scaling tokenization across blockchains without breaking compliance. Through T-REX Ledger, a canonical cross-chain compliance reference layer, and the T-REX AppStore, which connects ERC-3643 assets to natively compatible applications, T-REX Network enables regulated assets to move to wherever liquidity exists with speed, trust, and control. Its mission is to turn tokenization from isolated pilots into a connected, compliant open finance system that finally works at global scale.

About Zama

Zama is a cryptography company building state-of-the-art Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) solutions for blockchain. Its protocol enables confidentiality on public blockchains, allowing digital assets to be issued, managed, and traded privately onchain. Founded by FHE pioneer Dr. Pascal Paillier and entrepreneur Dr. Rand Hindi, Zama brings together one of the world’s largest teams of FHE researchers and engineers and supports a global ecosystem of developers building confidential applications.

Contact

PR & Communications Director Julia André Zama julia.andre@zama.org Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Paris, France, March 26th, 2026, Chainwire

The French head of state will address stablecoins, the digital euro and Europe’s role in the new global financial architecture.

President Emmanuel Macron will deliver a special address at Paris Blockchain Week 2026, taking place April 15–16 at the Carrousel du Louvre, becoming the first sitting G7 head of state to speak at an institutional conference dedicated to digital assets. This announcement marks a historic milestone and confirms France’s position as the institutional driving force behind digital finance in Europe.

President Macron will address the conference’s 10,000 attendees on the strategic priorities shaping European digital sovereignty: the development of euro-denominated stablecoins, the introduction of a digital euro, and the establishment of regulatory frameworks to position Europe at the heart of the global digital economy. The conference will also welcome senior French government officials directly involved in European digital asset regulation, stablecoin policy and institutional financial infrastructure.

“Europe should also seek to strengthen the international role of the euro through the development of euro stablecoins and the introduction of a digital euro, as well as the creation of safe and liquid assets to finance defence and technology,” Emmanuel Macron, op-ed published in the Financial Times.

This address reflects the French President’s broader international positioning across successive global forums, notably at Davos, where he has repeatedly called on European governments and institutions to accelerate their engagement in digital financial infrastructure.

France has established itself as one of the most advanced G7 jurisdictions in digital assets. Building on the success of the PACTE law and the PSAN licensing regime, the government has made Paris and its surrounding area a major hub for global institutions. The Élysée’s engagement with Paris Blockchain Week, now in its seventh edition, reflects a deliberate strategy to position France as the benchmark regulatory model for the European Union under the MiCA regulation.

This edition will welcome attendees from over 100 countries on April 15–16 at the Carrousel du Louvre, including leaders from BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Banque de France, HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and hundreds of other leading institutions. The week will open with the VIP Dinner at the Château de Versailles, a private evening gathering 500 leaders from finance, tech and institutions.

Paris’s standing as a global financial centre finds a strategic pillar in digital assets. Building on the entry into force of MiCA, France is consolidating its leadership in the supervision and development of the finance of tomorrow. Institutional partners and exhibitors will benefit from a unique platform to engage in dialogue on these sovereignty challenges, under the scrutiny of the international financial media.

ABOUT PARIS BLOCKCHAIN WEEK

Paris Blockchain Week is Europe’s leading institutional conference dedicated to blockchain technology and digital assets. Held annually in the French capital, it brings together heads of state, regulators, institutional investors and industry leaders to shape the future of the digital economy.

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Lejla Muratcaus lejla@chainof.events Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 24th, 2026, Chainwire

RIV Coin ($RIV), a Vault protocol token built on the Solana blockchain, has officially launched as the core token of a reserve-backed digital asset ecosystem. The project introduces a verifiable reserve framework that enables off-chain capital to interact with on-chain liquidity while maintaining institutional privacy and verification standards. By combining reserve-backed liquidity with decentralized settlement infrastructure, RIV Coin creates a secure, scalable bridge for institutional investors to access DeFi markets.

At the heart of the ecosystem is the On-Chain Vault, the transparent reserve engine that underpins the RIV network and supports its broader reserve-backed ecosystem. Within this structure, $RIV functions as the core utility and governance token, aligning ecosystem participation with long-term growth and credibility. Instead of relying on inflationary emissions, the model is designed to connect the role of $RIV to the expansion, strength, and utility of the network.

Accelerating Institutional DeFi Adoption

RIV Coin is developed within RIV Capital Group, an international group with an established presence across Europe and the MENA region. The capital from token purchases is allocated into a segregated vault within a regulated fund and invested through a diversified strategy that includes traditional financial assets and cryptocurrencies, connecting real financial activity with blockchain infrastructure.

The project is led by founder and CEO Roberto Rivera, former derivatives trader with over 27 years of experience at major financial institutions, including American Express, Lehman Brothers and Nomura. From a regulatory perspective, the group operates in alignment with the regulatory frameworks across Europe and the MENA region. 

Beyond the token, the RIV ecosystem includes StablePay, a crypto-to-fiat payment solution for merchants, and the RIV Wallet, a multi-chain wallet integrating initially Cosmos, then Solana and Ethereum for secure digital asset management. Together, these solutions position RIV Coin to drive institutional adoption of DeFi and accelerate mainstream crypto investment.

The launch of this utility token represents a new paradigm in digital finance, combining institutional capital, verifiable reserves, and DeFi infrastructure to create a system where real economic activity drives rewards and protocol value. With its regulated, reserve-backed model, RIV Coin is on track to lead the next wave of institutional DeFi adoption and set a new standard for secure digital asset investments.

About RIV Coin

RIV Coin ($RIV) is a protocol token built on the Solana blockchain. The project introduces a verifiable reserve framework and a fee distribution model linked to real network usage. Operating within the RIV Capital Group ecosystem, a Luxembourg-based holding of investments, RIV Coin bridges institutional capital with decentralized finance markets, providing secure, regulated access to DeFi opportunities and positioning itself as a pioneering solution for institutional crypto adoption.

Disclosure: This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial or investment advice.

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Guido Rocco grk@riv-capital.com Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

London, UK, March 24th, 2026, Chainwire

Appointment strengthens executive leadership team as OpenPayd expands global banking partnerships and financial infrastructure

OpenPayd, a leading provider of financial infrastructure, today announced the appointment of Barry O’Sullivan as Chief Banking Officer, strengthening its executive leadership team as the company continues to scale its global banking network and financial infrastructure.

O’Sullivan joined OpenPayd in 2022 and now formally joins the company’s executive leadership team. In his role, he will lead OpenPayd’s global banking partnership and expansion team, overseeing relationships with banking partners while driving the strategic expansion of the company’s network across new jurisdictions.

Over the past year, OpenPayd has continued to expand its global financial infrastructure, significantly increasing the breadth of its multi-currency capabilities and extending domestic virtual IBAN coverage across key European markets. These enhancements enable businesses to open and hold accounts in a wider range of currencies, collect and reconcile payments through dedicated virtual IBANs, and move funds internationally with greater efficiency through a single API. The expansion strengthens OpenPayd’s ability to support digital-first businesses operating across multiple jurisdictions while simplifying global money movement for its growing client base.

With more than 20 years of experience across financial services and technology, O’Sullivan has worked extensively with organisations managing FX risk and optimising global payment operations. Prior to joining OpenPayd, he held senior roles at XE.com, Vitesse PSP and Kyriba.

Iana Dimitrova, Chief Executive Officer at OpenPayd, said:

“Barry has built out OpenPayd’s banking partner ecosystem and has been instrumental in developing our global footprint. As we continue to scale our financial infrastructure and expand into new markets, his leadership will play an important role in strengthening the banking partnerships that underpin our platform and support our clients’ global growth.”

Barry O’Sullivan, Chief Banking Officer at OpenPayd, added:

“OpenPayd’s mission is to provide the financial infrastructure that enables businesses to move and manage money globally. Strong banking partnerships are fundamental to that mission. I’m looking forward to continuing to grow our global network and supporting clients as they expand into new markets.”

About OpenPayd 

OpenPayd is building the universal financial infrastructure for the digital economy. Their rails-agnostic platform enables businesses to move and manage money globally – across fiat and digital assets – through a single, powerful API. OpenPayd provides embedded accounts, FX, domestic and international payments, Open Banking, and stablecoin on/off ramps – delivering interoperability between traditional finance and digital assets. With one of the most comprehensive banking networks in the market, OpenPayd enables real-time money movement, everywhere. 

Trusted by global brands including eToro, Kraken, OKX, and B2C2, they process more than $180 billion in annual volumes for over 1000 businesses. OpenPayd is the infrastructure layer powering the next generation of financial services.

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OpenPayd press@openpayd.com Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Tortola, British Virgin Islands, March 24th, 2026, Chainwire

Two linked governance proposals eliminate token emissions, give LPs 75% of swap fees, and commit $3.6 million to a BAL buyback and burn. The protocol is building its future on real revenue.

Most DeFi protocols dilute their token to attract liquidity. Balancer is taking a different approach. The protocol currently distributes roughly 3.78 million BAL per year in emissions. Two governance proposals now on the Balancer forum would change that entirely.

The governance proposals outlined below represent the next step forward. Following the November 2025 exploit of Balancer V2 pools, the protocol has recovered approximately $26.4 million in affected funds, with a claiming process for affected LPs now live and recovery efforts ongoing. These proposals build on that progress, restructuring Balancer's economics for long-term sustainability.

LPs earn more from every pool

Liquidity providers currently retain 50% of swap fees on Balancer. The proposed model raises that to 75%, with all remaining fees flowing to the DAO Treasury to fund operations and build long-term reserves. Balancer pools compete on infrastructure quality, rewarding LPs directly for the liquidity they provide. Without emissions subsidizing capital allocation, organic liquidity becomes both the goal and the standard.

“The technology works. The products generate real revenue. These proposals fix the economics to match,” said Marcus Hardt, CEO of Balancer Labs, leading the transition to Balancer OpCo.

The DAO commits $3.6M to a BAL buyback

The proposal earmarks $3.6 million, roughly 35% of the DAO Treasury, for a BAL buyback and burn priced at net asset value (NAV) per token. NAV is calculated as total Treasury value divided by circulating supply, currently approximately $0.16, which sits above the current market price. If fully exercised, the program would retire approximately 22.7 million BAL, roughly 35% of circulating supply.

The buyback window opens approximately 12 months after the governance snapshot, timed to coincide with vote-locked BAL (veBAL) lock expirations. A separate $500,000 compensation campaign for veBAL holders whose locked positions lose economic rights under the new model will be distributed over six months.

"Balancer is weathering the storm. These proposals give BAL holders the flexibility to exercise the buyback option at net asset value, or remain part of a DAO built for the long-haul," said Daniel Koch, Head of Operations at the Balancer Foundation.

Build around the products that generate real revenue

A companion operational proposal consolidates all activity with a leaner team under the Balancer Foundation, following the wind-down of Balancer Labs. Balancer will focus on core revenue-generating products and chains, with all other deployments under review. 

Both proposals are submitted to Balancer governance as a linked package for community feedback. Full proposal text is available on the Balancer governance forum (forum.balancer.fi).

About Balancer

Balancer is a decentralized protocol for programmable liquidity founded on Ethereum and deployed across multiple networks. Balancer V3 provides infrastructure for custom automated market makers, boosted pools, and concentrated liquidity products used by protocols, DAOs, and liquidity providers. More information is available at balancer.fi.

Contact

Growth Marcus Balancer marcus@balancerlabs.dev Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Tel Aviv, Israel, March 23rd, 2026, Chainwire

Playnance has introduced the first Democratic Social Gaming Protocol, a new model for decentralized, participation-driven digital economies. In an industry where platforms are built to profit from user activity, Playnance introduces a fundamentally different approach: a system where users can participate in protocol-based rewards linked to network activity.

Powered by GCOIN, the protocol reimagines how social gaming platforms operate by aligning users, partners, and token holders within a shared economic framework. At its core is a powerful idea: a system where the community actively participates in the ecosystem rather than remaining passive users.

Traditional platforms are designed to extract value from user activity. The Playnance protocol aims to flip that model. Economic activity flows across the ecosystem, allowing participants to take part in the network’s growth through protocol-driven mechanisms rather than remaining passive consumers. With this approach, Playnance is driving a structural shift toward decentralized entertainment economies and bringing the global social gaming industry on-chain.

The protocol combines Web2 simplicity with Web3 infrastructure. Users interact through a seamless interface while the underlying mechanics run fully on-chain. Transparent, provably fair systems replace opaque operator control, introducing a new level of trust to social gaming environments. Every interaction flows through GCOIN, directly linking user activity to network participation and protocol dynamics. 

This dynamic is already reflected in Playnance’s staking program, with over 1.3B GCOIN staked and more than 58M GCOIN in the staking rewards treasury. As ecosystem activity grows, so does the reward treasury, reinforcing a system where participation can be rewarded through network-driven distributions.

“Today, we are introducing a new protocol that redefines the rules of the social gaming industry,” said Pini Peter, CEO of Playnance. “For decades, the gaming industry was built to profit from players. We are changing that with a community-first protocol as its core. We are leading a global shift toward a decentralized, fair, and transparent entertainment economy. This marks the beginning of a new era.”

The model is already operating at scale through Playnance’s Be The Boss program, where more than 3,000 partners form a global network of operators running their own gaming environments within the ecosystem, collectively generating over $2.3 million in earnings to date, as part of more than $5.3 million generated across the Playnance ecosystem. This creator-driven framework positions Playnance as the Shopify of social gaming, enabling a new generation of entrepreneurs to launch, promote, and scale platforms while driving traffic into the broader Playnance ecosystem.

About Playnance

Founded in 2020, Playnance is a Web3 infrastructure company developing live, non-custodial, on-chain products designed to onboard mainstream Web2 users into blockchain environments. The company builds consumer-facing platforms powered by shared wallet systems and high-volume on-chain execution, currently processing approximately 2 million transactions per day. Playnance focuses on removing friction between user experience and blockchain infrastructure by abstracting complexity while maintaining full on-chain transparency and non-custodial architecture.

Contact

Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Sarah Peter press@playnance.com Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Panama City, Panama, March 20th, 2026, Chainwire

$METAWIN Raises $350,000 in Hours as First Two Tranches Sell Out - Sub-10c Pricing Closes Today!

Less than 12 hours after launch, the $METAWIN community token presale has raised $350,000 and sold out its first two tranches entirely. The raise happened in a matter of hours - a signal of the depth of demand that has been building across a 440,000-wallet community for four years.

Today is the last opportunity to participate at a presale price below $0.10. When the current tranche closes, the next one opens at a higher price point. The presale may also close ahead of schedule at the issuer's discretion.

What Is The $METAWIN Token Presale?

$METAWIN is the community token of the MetaWinners - one of the most active and long-standing prize ecosystems in crypto. The community didn't need a token to prove itself. 440,000 connected wallets, $6.5 million distributed in prizes to NFT holders, and a sold-out 10,000-piece NFT collection were all built before a single token was issued. The presale is not funding something speculative - it is the entry point into a community with four years of proof behind it.

200,000,000 tokens - 20% of the fixed one-billion supply - are now offered to the public across rising tranches at the same price for every participant. There is no venture capital allocation, no institutional round, and no preferential pricing.

What Holders Get Access To

As an independent ecosystem partner, MetaWin.com expects to open a suite of voluntary community benefits to $METAWIN holders.

This includes exclusive prize competitions with instant pay-outs and no rollovers, stake-to-win access to major draws at no additional cost, and wager-to-vest programmes that allow active participants to accelerate their vesting schedules significantly.

The Airdrop

100,000,000 tokens - 10% of total supply - are allocated to Airdrop 1 at or around TGE. The primary recipients are MetaWinners NFT holders and community members who have participated in $METAWIN points campaigns on MetaWin.com. Eligibility criteria and snapshot dates will be confirmed ahead of TGE.

Participation is available at mw.xyz

@Meta_Winners on X provides live tranche updates.

About $METAWIN

$METAWIN is the token for the MetaWinners community - an army of crypto natives united by shared ambition and shared purpose.

Users can secure their token via the public presale on mw.xyz.

Presale price does not reflect or guarantee any live market price following TGE. $METAWIN is issued by TropiChain Inc., Republic of Panama. MetaWin.com is an independent ecosystem partner and is not the issuer or sponsor of this token. $METAWIN tokens are community tokens and do not represent equity, governance rights, or entitlement to revenues. Participation involves significant risk, including total loss of capital. Not financial advice. Full Litepaper available at mw.xyz.

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METAWIN TOKEN support@mw.xyz Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Montreux, Switzerland, March 19th, 2026, Chainwire

Everything.inc today announced the upcoming launch of its EV/USDT pre-market liquidity pool, marking the initial rollout of its unified DeFi architecture. The system combines token swapping, permissionless lending, and margin trading within a single on-chain liquidity pool.

Alongside the launch, the project will introduce a Public Dynamic Funding Round, replacing an earlier plan to pursue a $60 million fundraising round with institutional investors. After extensive discussions, the team chose not to proceed, citing investor conditions that would have created preferential terms and conflicted with the protocol’s principle of equal access.

Instead, Everything will open funding directly to the market through a dynamic valuation model starting at $40 million and scaling up to $150 million as trading activity increases. Up to 8.5% of the EV token supply will be made available through the round, in addition to the 5.5% previously sold during the project’s initial funding round.

The restructuring also improves conditions for early participants. Tokens purchased during the $30 million round will begin distribution at the start of the dynamic round rather than at the token generation event, and the vesting period has been reduced from 18 months to 12 months.

The dynamic funding round will make 1% of the EV token supply accessible through a single EV/USDT liquidity pool governed by one smart contract. Users will be able to trade, lend, borrow, and open leveraged positions within the same pool. The launch network will be Arbitrum, with further details to be announced soon.

The unified model addresses a structural limitation in DeFi where liquidity is fragmented across automated market makers, lending markets, and derivatives platforms. In these systems, capital must be deployed separately to generate swap fees, lending interest, or trading yield, leaving large portions idle.

Everything restructures this model by allowing a single deposit to support multiple market functions. Within the pool, 85% of liquidity supports borrowing, margin trading, and swaps, while the remaining 15% is dedicated exclusively to swap liquidity. Liquidity providers can therefore earn swap fees, borrowing interest, and liquidation fees through one contract.

The protocol operates without external price oracles. Its margin engine relies on an internal tick-based framework with deterministic liquidation parameters designed to limit bad debt and reduce systemic risk.

Trading in the EV/USDT pool will include lending, borrowing, and leveraged trading from launch. During the dynamic funding phase, a 5% trading fee on swaps and leverage will support ecosystem development.

When the funding round reaches a $150 million valuation before the scheduled pre-market launch date, the pre-market will open early and incentives for EV liquidity pools will be activated.

About Everything

Everything is a unified DeFi protocol that combines Automated Market Making, lending, borrowing, and margin 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.

Contact

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

Tel Aviv, Israel, March 18th, 2026, Chainwire
Today, Playnance has officially launched GCOIN trading, marking a significant milestone in the expansion of its Web3 entertainment ecosystem. The token is now live on MEXC, with GCOIN/USDT trading opening on March 18, 2026 at 13:00 UTC following the project’s Token Generation Event earlier the same day.
The listing introduces GCOIN to the open market, unlocking broader access to the Playnance ecosystem and opening the door to a potentially enormous global user base. The launch follows strong early momentum, including high participation in MEXC’s Kickstarter campaign, where users competed for a share of a 50,000 USDT airdrop. 
‏Ahead of the Token Generation Event, the GCOIN community demonstrated strong demand, with over 1 billion GCOIN locked in staking within hours of the staking program going live.
As the Exosystem’s native token, GCOIN powers transactions, rewards, and participation across a rapidly growing Web3 entertainment network. Beyond adoption metrics, GCOIN is designed to bridge Web2 and Web3 by offering seamless, Web2-like on-chain experiences that lower the barrier to entry for mainstream users. This approach is already enabling Playnance to onboard large volumes of new users, converting them into active participants within the ecosystem. The ecosystem already includes over 300,000 GCOIN holders, reflecting strong early adoption and continued expansion at scale.
The exchange debut represents a major step forward in accessibility, allowing global users to engage with the ecosystem through a liquid and scalable market environment. Deposits for GCOIN are already open on MEXC, with withdrawals scheduled to begin on March 19, providing users with full flexibility to trade and manage their holdings.
“Today marks a defining moment for Playnance,” said Pini Peter, CEO of Playnance. “We identified early the opportunity to bring real scale into Web3 entertainment, and we’re building one of the leading ecosystems to support it. With GCOIN now live, we’re opening the door to what comes next - a new wave of users, new models, and a much larger shift in how entertainment moves on-chain. This is just the beginning.”
Playnance has built its token model around ecosystem-driven rewards, linking value distribution directly to platform activity rather than relying on fixed emissions. The platform already supports more than 10,000 on-chain games and processes over 2 million on-chain transactions daily, reflecting strong user engagement and growing adoption across its network.
With GCOIN now live, Playnance is entering a new phase focused on accelerating growth, expanding its global reach, and driving deeper participation across its Web3 entertainment ecosystem.
About Playnance
Founded in 2020, Playnance is a Web3 infrastructure company developing live, non-custodial, on-chain products designed to onboard mainstream Web2 users into blockchain environments. The company develops consumer-facing platforms built on shared wallet systems and high-volume on-chain execution, currently processing approximately 2 million transactions per day. Playnance focuses on reducing friction between user experience and blockchain infrastructure by abstracting complexity while maintaining full on-chain transparency and non-custodial architecture.

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Sarah Peter
Press@playnance.com

London, United Kingdom, March 18th, 2026, Chainwire

TezDev, the annual gathering of the Tezos ecosystem, is returning to Cannes on March 30th for its fifth edition. Taking place once again at the iconic Hôtel Martinez, just a short seaside walk from the Ethereum Community Conference, TezDev is a free, one-day event that brings together developers, creators, and blockchain enthusiasts from around the world. 

This year, TezDev introduces the XP Zone, an interactive experience space that allows attendees to interact with projects live on Tezos from within the event's signature 360° immersive room. TezQuest, a series of hands-on challenges hosted at the project booths, will simultaneously run, with a prize pool of up to $7,000. Projects that will have a booth at the TezDev XP Zone include Ledger (wallets), Sogni (AI platform), uranium.io (tokenized uranium marketplace), Hanji (DEX), Art on Tezos (Tezos art community), and Fortify Labs (Tezos accelerator). 

TezDev 2026 brings together builders, creators, and thought leaders shaping the future of the Tezos ecosystem. This year’s program features keynotes, panels, deep-dive presentations, and immersive sessions highlighting DeFi, gaming, infrastructure, and digital art. 

Attendees can look forward to learning what it actually takes to build at the frontier of multi-runtime blockchain infrastructure. Expect technical sessions on native atomic composability, EVM-compatible interface, Etherlink's instant confirmations, and the mechanics of intents and RFQ-based bridging, alongside conversations about what real-world asset tokenization looks like when it moves beyond proof of concept. 

Arthur Breitman, co-founder of Tezos, will deliver a keynote exploring the network’s next phase of development, focusing particularly on the importance of products and experiences in accelerating real-world adoption. The day closes with an immersive art show featuring artists from Tezos' art community. 

Other highlights include:

A keynote by Arthur Breitman, co-founder of Tezos, followed by a panel on the evolution of crypto yield and onchain earning moderated by Ryan Rodenbaugh (CEO and co-founder, Vaults.fyi) and featuring Owen (Hasheur) Simonin (founder and CEO, Meria) and Dmitry Kovalevskiy (founder, Hanji).

A presentation on native atomic composability by François Thiré (Product Manager, Nomadic Labs), exploring how Tezos X solves cross-runtime coordination at the protocol level.

A presentation by Yann Régis-Gianas (Head of Core Engineering, Nomadic Labs) on how AI agents are being used in software development within the Tezos ecosystem. 

A session on Etherlink's instant confirmations, which have cut transaction latency from ~500ms to under 50ms, featuring the engineers and protocol builders behind the technology.

A panel on the next phase of commodity tokenization and what it means to bring physical assets onchain, featuring Ben Elvidge (Head of Commercial Applications, Trilitech).

A discussion unpacking intents, RFQ models, and the future of cross-chain bridging, featuring Alessandro Losi (Senior Product Manager, Dune) and Anastasiia Kondaurova (DeFi Technical Lead, Trilitech).

An art panel hosted by Aleksandra Artamonovskaja (Head of Arts, Trilitech) that explores how creative communities are building in the online, onchain, and generative era. 

Over the past year, the Tezos ecosystem has reached a series of significant milestones: Etherlink’s total value locked grew by over 6,200% in a year following the launch of the Apple Farm incentive program. The Calypso upgrade brought instant confirmations to Etherlink, cutting transaction latency to under 50ms, and major protocols, including Gearbox, Lombard Finance, Uniswap via OKU, and Midas, deployed on the network. On the real-world assets front, uranium.io expanded its token availability to KuCoin, MEXC, and Gate.io, drawing widespread media attention and winning numerous awards. In 2025, the Tezos art ecosystem saw over half a million NFTs sold, more than 700 visitors at Art on Tezos Berlin, landmark institutional acquisitions, and major partnerships with MoMI, the Processing Foundation, and leading art fairs worldwide.

TezDev is open to everyone interested in discovering the Tezos ecosystem. To register for this free event and view the full agenda, click here: https://luma.com/tezdev-2026. 

About Tezos

Tezos is an open-source and energy-efficient blockchain designed to empower institutions, developers, and businesses and facilitate value transfer in a digital environment. It is designed for the scalable deployment of decentralized applications. As one of the first Proof of Stake blockchains, Tezos is globally supported and valued for its strong governance, long-term upgradability, and smart contract capabilities. For more information about Tezos, visit http://www.tezos.com. 

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Sara Moric sara.moric@trili.tech Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.