Overview The first quarter of 2026 delivered on the TGE-heavy narrative we flagged back in January. OpenMind, Huddle01, Infinex, Zama and others all came to market, with mixed post-launch performance. What’s become clearer since then is that the “structured distribution” trend is hardening: auctions, points programs, and loyalty seasons are now the default, and several…
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Michael Saylor’s Strategy has added another 13,927 bitcoin to its balance sheet, spending roughly $1 billion during the week of April 6 to April 12. The company paid an average of $71,902 per BTC for the latest purchase, according to Strategy’s published holdings data and Saylor’s public update on April 13. That takes Strategy’s total…
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Update, April 2026: In the Goopal Digital case, the court granted a scheduling stipulation on April 17, giving plaintiffs until April 30 to file an amended complaint and moving the initial case management conference to June 25. Separately, Jin and Bao were also named in a second federal lawsuit filed in March. In…
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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 “a James…
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A Viral open-source AI agent previously known as “Clawdbot” has been renamed to “Moltbot” after its creator said Anthropic raised trademark concerns around the name and branding.
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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 Sony’s 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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The recent rebrand of the popular open-source AI assistant ClawdBot to Moltbot has sparked chaos.
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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 project’s political and regulatory exposure. The token launch, reported this week, follows Spacecoin’s collaboration with World Liberty Financial, a Trump-linked DeFi project. The partnership reportedly includes…
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WLFI has rolled out new DeFi lending and borrowing markets through its web app.
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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 “Clarity Act,” a bill…