Tether, the company behind USDT, has been buying physical gold at a pace of up to two tons a week, a rate that could exceed $1 billion per month at current prices. CEO Paolo Ardoino said the bullion is being stored in a high-security former nuclear bunker in Switzerland, which he described as โa James…
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Sony has increased its bet on blockchain infrastructure, with its corporate venture arm, Sony Innovation Fund, investing an additional $13 million into Startale Group, a web3 infrastructure firm already closely linked to Sonyโs broader onchain ambitions. Startale is a web3 infrastructure company focused on building the technical rails that make blockchain apps usable at scale.…
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Spacecoin has launched its SPACE token just days after announcing a partnership with a DeFi initiative linked to the Trump family, a move that has intensified scrutiny around the projectโs political and regulatory exposure. The token launch, reported this week, follows Spacecoinโs collaboration with World Liberty Financial, a Trump-linked DeFi project. The partnership reportedly includes…
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The White House is stepping in to mediate a growing dispute between US banks and crypto firms that has stalled progress on major digital asset legislation. According to reporting, the administration plans to convene senior executives from both industries in an effort to find a compromise and restart momentum behind the โClarity Act,โ a bill…
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Token Generation Events (TGEs) are back, and in 2026 they feel more โculturalโ than ever. Crypto has shifted away from the old ICO era, but the obsession hasnโt changed, everyone still wants to know whatโs launching next, how to get in early, and whether the token will actually have real utility behind it. The difference…
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Privacy-focused cryptography company Zama has launched its token sale process via CoinList, using an auction format with a fully diluted valuation floor starting at $55 million. The sale is structured as an onchain, sealed-bid Dutch auction, designed to enable price discovery without the chaos of gas wars or first-come dynamics. Zama is best known for…
