Blockchain News

VALR Launches VALR Bitcoin and Gold Bundle (BITGOLD) for Diversified Exposure

March 11, 2026 3 mins read

VALR, the largest crypto exchange in South Africa by trade volume, today announced the launch of its newest Crypto Bundle, the VALR Bitcoin and Gold Bundle (BITGOLD). This bundle provides investors with simplified exposure to both Bitcoin and tokenised gold (XAUT) in a single, balanced product. Crypto Bundles on VALR are designed to offer diversified exposure to various crypto and real-world assets. They consist of selected assets with allocations that

Utexo Raises $7.5M Led by Tether to Launch Native USDT Settlements on Bitcoin

March 10, 2026 4 mins read

Utexo makes Bitcoin-native stablecoin settlement practical, predictable, and easy to integrate Utexo now announces the raise of a $7.5M seed round co-led by Tether, Big Brain Holdings, and Portal Ventures, with participation from Franklin Templeton, Maven11 Capital, Fulgur Ventures, Alchemy VC, Ethereal Ventures, Auros Ventures, Arcanum Capital, Paper Ventures, Axia8, FlowTraders, Plan B, Gate Ventures, Sats Ventures and strategic angels including operators from Ledger, Hyperion, BTC Turk, Echo, Legion, and SOLV. Bitcoin has always been central to Tether’s long-term vision for USDT, but turning that idea into reality required infrastructure that didn’t yet

Kodiak Integrates dSLTP by Orbs to Bring Stop-Loss and Take-Profit Orders to Berachain

March 10, 2026 2 mins read

Layer-3 infrastructure provider Orbs has announced that Kodiak Finance has integrated its dSLTP protocol, introducing decentralized stop-loss and take-profit orders to Berachain. The integration brings automated risk management tools to one of the network’s leading decentralized exchanges, enabling Kodiak users to set conditional execution orders directly onchain. Kodiak had already integrated Orbs’ dTWAP and dLimit protocols, and is the first Berachain DEX to deploy dSLTP, enabling traders to configure automated

Bybit Expands CEX’s First Retail-Accessible AI Trading Competition With Over 360K in Prizes

March 7, 2026 3 mins read

Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has officially extended the AI vs. Human: 1-on-1 Trading Showdown to retail traders, bringing head-to-head matches with advanced artificial intelligence models to Bybit users. The three-week event starts from now until March 27, featuring competitive matchups against ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, DeepSeek, Qwen, and Kimi, with a total prize pool of 362,388 USDT.   The Showdown has been the first of its kind among CEX

Threshold Launches All-in-One Bitcoin Liquidity App

March 5, 2026 5 mins read

Threshold Network, the decentralized blockchain protocol behind tBTC, has introduced an update to its decentralized application featuring an all-in-one Unified Bitcoin App that enables users to route Bitcoin across major chains through a single interface. This new unified routing interface brings minting, redeeming, bridging, tracking, and native BTC swaps into a single application: The Threshold App. Users can now move Bitcoin across ecosystems through a coordinated system, rather than stitching together

Changee.com Enables Private XMR to BTC Swaps for Cross Chain Privacy Solutions

March 3, 2026 2 mins read

Changee.com, a leading non-custodial cryptocurrency exchange service, today announced the full enablement of private swaps between Monero (XMR) and Bitcoin (BTC). This addition allows users to convert between these prominent cryptocurrencies quickly and efficiently, with a strong focus on privacy and without any registration requirements. Changee.com has built its reputation on providing the best exchange rates for over 200+ cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, and numerous altcoins. The platform offers

0x Launches Cross-Chain API Beta to Power Agentic Swaps Across Blockchains

February 27, 2026 3 mins read

0x, a leading decentralized exchange (DEX) infrastructure provider, today announced the launch of its Cross-Chain API to private beta, a developer solution that helps applications execute token swaps across 15+ blockchains through a single integration. The Cross-Chain API is designed to support programmatic trading and automated systems that need reliable cross-chain execution across EVM networks and Solana. “Developers building automated trading and treasury workflows need cross-chain execution that’s fast, predictable,

Independent Legal Opinion Confirms Salvium is a Privacy Coin that is Compliant for EU MiCA Regulated Exchanges

February 24, 2026 4 mins read

Salvium today announced that an independent legal analysis from Gunnercooke GmbH, a German law firm, confirms that the SAL token complies with the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) and that there is no legal barrier to SAL being listed on MiCAR-authorised exchanges. The opinion affirms Salvium’s long-standing position that privacy and compliance are not mutually exclusive and represents a significant milestone for the project and for the privacy coin sector

XBTFX Rolls Out xPRO — A New Generation Platform Designed by Traders for the Trading Future

February 19, 2026 3 mins read

As the nature of financial markets becomes ever more complex and diversified, the desire for a trading platform that focuses on ease of understanding, simplicity, and speed has become more critical than ever. With the rollout of xPRO, XBTFX recognizes this need and is shaping a next-generation trading platform in response to it, as voiced by its trading community. The implication is clear: the answer to this need has been heard. Challenges

Guardrail Launches Proactive Security Model for Stablecoins

February 17, 2026 3 mins read

Rain, fresh off $250M Series C, deploys unified detection-to-response framework to further protect stablecoin payments Guardrail, a real-time blockchain security platform backed by Coinbase Ventures and Haun Ventures, has launched an integrated security model that connects continuous runtime detection directly to managed incident response. The model addresses the attack cycle at the crucial step between vulnerability exposure and live attacks. Rain, the global stablecoin payments platform for enterprises, neobanks, and

OpenPayd Wins ‘Best Early-Stage or Future Payments Initiative’ Award for Stablecoin Infrastructure Innovation

February 16, 2026 2 mins read

OpenPayd, a leading provider of financial infrastructure, has won the ‘Best Early-Stage or Future Payments Initiative’ award at the Cards and Payments Awards in recognition of its stablecoin infrastructure, enabling businesses to receive, hold, convert, and send stablecoins globally. OpenPayd was selected from a highly competitive shortlist featuring major global financial and payments players, including NatWest, Visa, Elavon, U.S. Bank, SummaPay, Baanx, and CompoSecure. OpenPayd’s stablecoin infrastructure, which was launched

Crypto Insurance – BDIC Unveils AgentCover Pro to Protect AI-Driven Crypto Payments

February 14, 2026 5 mins read

Blockchain Deposit Insurance Corporation (BDIC), a crypto insurance provider, today announced the commercial launch of AgentCover Pro, a first-of-its-kind crypto insurance product specifically engineered to protect payments executed by agentic AI systems. The company’s comments detailed how AgentCover Pro delivers modular coverage for agent failures, unauthorised transactions, smart contract and cross-chain bridge risks, and stablecoin volatility, combined with real-time on-chain monitoring and automated claims processing. Crypto Insurance Provider BDIC Launches AI Solution AgentCover