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Story Updates $IP Unlock Schedule as the Network Evolves Toward AI-Driven Use Cases

February 3, 2026 3 mins read

Attribution Note: The following announcement reflects information provided to the Story Foundation by PIP Labs (Pen Technology Inc.), the issuer of $IP, regarding an update to the $IP token unlock schedule. Unlock date for previously locked tokens moved by 6 months to support long-term alignment and network health Story today announced that the initial unlock schedule for all locked $IP tokens, including the initial unlock and any subsequent vesting-based releases, is

Bybit Leads Global XAUT Spot Trading with ~16% Market Share as Tokenized Gold Rallies to New Highs

January 29, 2026 3 mins read

Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, announced that it has become the No.1 centralized exchange for spot trading of Tether Gold (XAUT), commanding approximately 15.75% of total XAUT trading volume among centralized venues, according to CoinGecko data. The surge in XAUT activity coincides with the token hitting new all-time highs around $5,500, closely tracking spot gold’s breakout above $5,000. Gold prices have climbed on rising macroeconomic uncertainty, persistent inflation risks, geopolitical

Qiro Partners with Huma Finance to Underwrite Up to $250M in Tokenized Private Credit

January 28, 2026 4 mins read

Qiro Finance, an independent enterprise-grade credit underwriting platform for tokenized private credit, today announced a strategic partnership with Huma Finance, the world’s first PayFi network, to support their rapid growth. Under the partnership, Qiro will act as a strategic underwriting and risk-monitoring partner to Huma, providing institutional-grade credit assessment, structuring, and monitoring infrastructure to support payment financing use cases deployed through Huma’s PayFi network. Together, the teams are targeting the underwriting of up

Bybit Enables XAUT (Tether Gold) on Mantle, Expanding Access to Tokenized Gold in the Onchain Finance Ecosystem

January 19, 2026 5 mins read

Bybit, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, today announced the upcoming support for XAUT (Tether Gold) deposits and withdrawals on Mantle, expanding user access to tokenized gold while strengthening cross-chain asset functionality across the Mantle ecosystem. XAUT is a tokenized representation of physical gold issued by Tether, the world’s leading stablecoin issuer, with each token backed 1:1 by one troy ounce of gold held in secure vaults. With this deployment, Mantle

Fors Launches Beta to Aggregate Prediction Markets Across Solana Ecosystem

January 14, 2026 2 mins read

Fors, a prediction market aggregation platform built on Solana, today announced the release of its beta version, designed to address fragmentation and inefficiencies across modern prediction markets. Prediction markets covering multiple categories, including politics, sports, macroeconomic events, cryptocurrencies, and global developments, have expanded rapidly in recent years. However, market data, liquidity, and pricing remain fragmented across isolated platforms, making it difficult for participants to compare outcomes and identify inefficiencies efficiently.

Buck Launches the World’s First Bitcoin Dollar with 7% Rewards

January 7, 2026 3 mins read

The Buck Foundation is launching the world’s first Bitcoin Dollar savings coin, introducing a new category of digital asset designed for predictable rewards, global accessibility, and minute-by-minute earnings. The company’s debut product offers 7% annual rewards that accrue by the minute, with low transaction fees, positioning Buck as a savings-focused complement to today’s stable assets. Buck, a governance token by design, delivers its rewards by being indirectly backed by Bitcoin via

River Announces Strategic Investment from Maelstrom Fund, Founded by Arthur Hayes

January 6, 2026 1 min read

River announced that it had secured strategic investment from Maelstrom Fund, the crypto fund founded by Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX. The strategic investment supports River’s long-term mission to build the first chain-abstraction stablecoin system, designed to allow capital to move freely across ecosystems without assets ever being locked, wrapped, or fragmented by chains. Ahead of the announcement, $RIVER demonstrated strong market momentum, reaching a new ATH $20 and recording sustained trading activity across derivatives markets,

Bitlock Expands Beyond Telegram as Mobile Wallet Apps Enter Final Testing Phase

December 26, 2025 2 mins read

Bitlock Wallet, a non-custodial multi-chain wallet originally launched as a native Telegram mini-app, announced today that its iOS and Android applications have entered the final stage of internal testing. The public release is expected within the next month, marking a major expansion of the platform’s accessibility and feature capacity. Expansion Beyond Telegram as User Adoption Accelerates Since its initial release as a Telegram mini-app, Bitlock Wallet has been used by

Project Eleven to Advance Post-Quantum Security for the Solana Network

December 17, 2025 2 mins read

Project Eleven, the leader in post-quantum security and migration for digital assets, today announced a collaboration with the Solana Foundation focused on preparing the Solana ecosystem to be resilient against the emerging threat of quantum computing. As part of this initiative, Project Eleven led a full threat assessment and to prototype a functioning Solana testnet using post-quantum digital signatures. Under the engagement, Project Eleven conducted an in-depth risk analysis of

Secure Crypto Trading Platform: YWWSDC Brings US-Standard Infrastructure to Global Markets

December 17, 2025 2 mins read

YWWSDC, a US-registered digital asset platform, today announced the operational launch of its secure trading environment. Addressing the urgent market demand for reliability, YWWSDC provides a robust alternative to unregulated venues, combining strict compliance protocols with a trading engine designed for professional-grade execution. Bridging the Gap: Safety Meets Liquidity For traders in emerging markets such as Indonesia and in established international markets, access to platforms that combine usability with robust security

Jiuzi Holdings, Inc. Company Secures Commitment to Expand Private Placement to $1 Billion Following Strong Investor Demand

December 14, 2025 2 mins read

Jiuzi Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: JZXN) (“Jiuzi” or the “Company”) today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with several institutional investors to increase its private placement financing size to up to US$1 billion. This represents a significant expansion from the previously disclosed US$12 million private placement plan on October 7, 2025, highlighting strong institutional investor confidence in Jiuzi’s strategic transformation into the high-growth crypto asset services sector.

Mantle “2025 RWApped”: A Year of Unstoppable MoMNTum and Global RWA Expansion

December 8, 2025 3 mins read

In 2025, Mantle entered a new phase of its evolution. What began as a high-performance Layer-2 rapidly transformed into a full-stack on-chain financial ecosystem, uniting infrastructure, liquidity, institutions, builders, creators, and global communities. The release of Mantle “2025 RWApped” captures this shift — a year defined by accelerating institutional momentum, rapid RWA expansion, and Mantle’s growing role as the distribution layer connecting traditional finance with on-chain liquidity. Ecosystem MoMNTum at Scale In