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Founders of LayerZero, SEI, Selini Capital, and Plume back hyper-personalized AI crypto discovery engine

June 9, 2025 3 mins read

TrueNorth, led by a former chief of hybrid CeFi/DeFi exchange WOO and AI experts, raises a strategic angel round to pioneer the agentic economy. The founders of LayerZero, SEI, Selini Capital, Virtuals, Plume, and Presto Labs have collectively backed an AI platform that uses autonomous agents and real-time data to uncover crypto opportunities. AI-focused firm TrueNorth, co-founded by former WOO COO Willy Chuang and ex-Temasek AI tech investor Alex Lee, has

A New Era Begins with FUNToken AI Agent

June 8, 2025 2 mins read

FUNToken launches a smart rewards bot — the first step toward building an AI agent that will reward millions across games, chats, and the open internet. FUNToken, a utility token designed to support equitable digital engagement, has launched an AI-powered Telegram bot that autonomously distributes crypto rewards to users based on the quality of their contributions. Whether through informative commentary or original memes, the bot evaluates user-generated content and provides

Hashed Ventures Secures First Strategic Investment in Japan from SMBC Nikko Securities

June 8, 2025 3 mins read

Global blockchain venture capital firm Hashed Ventures (CEO Simon Kim) announced that it has secured a strategic investment from SMBC Nikko Securities, a core securities subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), one of Japan’s three largest financial groups, into its Hashed Venture Fund III. This investment, made through Nikko Open Innovation Lab (NOIL)—the new business development division under SMBC Nikko—marks a significant step forward in fostering collaboration between Japan’s traditional financial industry

MEET48 Launches $IDOL Airdrop on June 9 Ahead of TGE, Leading Web3 Entertainment

June 7, 2025 5 mins read

On June 7, MEET48 officially announced the launch of its $IDOL airdrop program. The $IDOL Airdrop Eligibility Check Page is scheduled to officially launch at 3:00 UTC on June 9, 2025, marking a critical step forward in MEET48’s journey into the new era of Web3 entertainment. The eligibility snapshot for this airdrop was completed at 16:00 UTC on May 21, covering users who have interacted with the MEET48 ecosystem, partner communities, special contributors, active

Crypface.com Launches Real-Time Sentiment Platform Offering Intuitive Market Visualization

June 7, 2025 2 mins read

In a digital ecosystem flooded with data-heavy dashboards and complicated charting tools, Crypface.com emerges with a bold new approach: turning raw market signals into an emotional, sensory experience. Designed for both casual users and serious traders, Crypface.com introduces a real-time, interactive platform where visitors can instantly grasp market sentiment, not through numbers alone, but through intuitive visuals and ambient cues. Beyond the Dashboard: A New Emotional Layer for Crypto Crypface.com doesn’t aim

Bitget Launches CUDISUSDT for Futures Trading

June 7, 2025 3 mins read

Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company has announced the listing of CUDISUSDT perpetual futures for trading as of June 5, 2025 (UTC+8). The listing includes support for trading bots and offers a maximum leverage of 20x, enabling users to implement advanced strategies with greater flexibility and efficiency. The CUDISUSDT/USDT-M perpetual futures contract is settled in USDT and features a tick size of 0.00001. Trading is available continuously, seven

Bitget Lists Ravecoin (RVN) in the Innovation, RWA, and Public Chain Zone

June 6, 2025 3 mins read

Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has announced the listing of Ravencoin (RVN), a blockchain platform focused on asset transfers. Trading for RVN/USDT will commence on 7 June 2025, 10:00 (UTC), with withdrawals available on 7 June 2025, 11:00 (UTC). Ravencoin is a digital peer-to-peer (P2P) network that aims to implement a use case-specific blockchain, designed to efficiently handle one specific function: the transfer of assets from one

Bitget Lists Skate (SKATE) for Spot Trading

June 6, 2025 3 mins read

Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has announced the listing of Skate, adding it to spot trading. Skate is a multi-VM infrastructure, designed to reduce fragmentation troubles across chains, Trading for the SKATE/USDT pair will begin on 9 June 2025, 10:00 (UTC), with withdrawals available from 10 June 2025, 11:00 (UTC). Skate, previously known as Range Protocol, seeks to establish the first universal application layer for all chains.

Foresight Ventures Report Shows a Pendulent Shift of Over 32,000 Global Merchants Accepting Crypto Payment

June 6, 2025 3 mins read

Foresight Ventures, a leading crypto-focused venture capital firm bridging Eastern and Western markets, today unveiled its latest report, “Beyond Payments: Building the Financial OS for Global Commerce.” The report thoroughly analyzes how global financial infrastructures are increasingly shifting toward crypto-native financial solutions. In 2025 – the year of stablecoins– merchants worldwide are actively exploring more efficient, cost-effective alternatives to traditional payment systems. With global crypto ownership reaching 660 million users,

Pocket Network Now World’s First Permissionless API Network with Launch of Shannon Protocol Upgrade

June 6, 2025 2 mins read

The upgrade expand’s Pocket open infrastructure beyond decentralized RPC, into the first permissionless Open API Network for AI, blockchain, and public data. Pocket Network, the decentralized infrastructure protocol serving billions of data relays across dozens of blockchains, has launched its Shannon upgrade. This protocol migration brings Pocket into its next phase of growth, expanding its permissionless services from pure RPC to decentralized open data access – instrumental for AI training,

SKALE Labs Launches FAIR, World’s First MEV-Resistant Layer 1 Built for AI Optimization

June 6, 2025 4 mins read

FAIR introduces native AI optimization to blockchain infrastructure with Vodafone as a founding validator. SKALE Labs, the team behind the gas-free invisible blockchain network, SKALE, today announced its plans to launch FAIR, the world’s first MEV-resistant Layer 1 blockchain. Built to serve the future of financial protocols that leverage AI agents for value transfer, FAIR launches with Vodafone as a founding validator for the network. The blockchain creates a fair

USD1 Stablecoin Goes Live on DWF Liquid Markets

June 5, 2025 2 mins read

The next-generation web3 investor and market maker DWF Labs has announced that the USD1 stablecoin has gone live on DWF Liquid Markets. Its introduction means that more than 1,000 counterparties can access USD1 via DWF’s institutional-grade trading solution. Developed by World Liberty Financial, USD1 operates as a fiat-backed stablecoin for institutional and retail traders. Custodied by BitGo, USD1 is fully backed by short-term US government treasuries, US dollar deposits, and