Press Releases

Lantern Finance Adds Bitcoin Cash, Chainlink, and Sui as Eligible Loan Collateral

18 hours ago 2 mins read

Lantern Finance, Inc. today announced the addition of Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Chainlink (LINK), and Sui (SUI) as eligible collateral on its crypto-backed lending platform, continuing the company’s expansion into assets with large, long-term holder bases. The update brings Lantern’s total supported assets to twelve, alongside Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, Litecoin, Dogecoin, Cardano, Hedera, and Stellar Lumens. U.S. customers can borrow against supported assets and receive same-day funding directly into their bank

Lazbubu Raises Strategic Funding Led by Metis to Build an Evolutionary Companion AI Agent for Web3

January 23, 2026 5 mins read

Lazbubu announces the completion of a strategic funding round led by Metis, with participation from Hotcoin Labs, Honey Capital, APUS Capital, and Becker Ventures. The round supports continued development of Lazbubu’s decentralized AI architecture and reflects institutional interest in on-chain data ownership models within the AI companion sector. The project stated that the funds will be directed toward core product development, global user growth initiatives, ecosystem partner expansion, and further refinement

BTCC Exchange Nears 15-Year Mark with Plans for AI Trading Tools and Expanded RWA Offerings in 2026

January 23, 2026 2 mins read

BTCC, the world’s longest-serving cryptocurrency exchange, reported record 2025 performance with $3.7 trillion in total trading volume and a global user base that reached 11 million, a 60% increase year-over-year. As the exchange approaches its 15th anniversary in 2026, it is shifting focus toward AI-enabled trading tools and expanded real-world asset offerings. 2025 Performance Highlights For the full year, BTCC recorded $3.27 trillion in futures volume and $431 billion in

Xgram.io Announces XMR Exchange Services with High Limits

January 23, 2026 3 mins read

Xgram.io, a non-custodial, multi-chain cryptocurrency exchange platform, announced it has expanded access to secure and private cryptocurrency swap services, with increased support for high-limit transactions involving privacy-focused assets, such as Monero (XMR). The company announced that demand for Bitcoin-to-Monero swaps has grown steadily as users seek alternatives that strike a balance between transaction privacy and operational transparency. Xgram.io facilitates direct wallet-to-wallet exchanges without requiring user registration, allowing participants to retain

SDEX Holders Transition Into Everything Ecosystem With EV Token Pathway

January 23, 2026 3 mins read

Phased migration follows protocol rebrand to Everything Everything, the team behind the SDEX token, today announced the next phase of its ecosystem transition following its recent rebrand to Everything. The update enables SDEX holders to become EV token participants through a structured, long-term migration framework ahead of the planned EV Token Generation Event in May. The migration marks the first major milestone since the protocol’s rebrand, which reflects a broader

Cork Raises $5.5M Backed by Road Capital, a16z CSX, and Strategic Investors to Build Tokenized Risk Infrastructure

January 22, 2026 5 mins read

Cork, the protocol building tokenized risk infrastructure for onchain finance, today announced it has closed a $5.5 million seed round led by Road Capital, and a16z CSX with participation from 432 Ventures, BitGo Ventures, Cooley, DEPO Ventures, Funfair Ventures, G20 Group, Gate Labs, Hyperithm Gate, IDEO Ventures, PEER VC, Stake Capital, and WAGMI Ventures.  The raise marks a foundational milestone in the emergence of tokenized risk as a new onchain infrastructure category, bringing market-driven risk pricing, hedging, and liquidity management to stablecoins, vaults, and real-world assets

TenX Protocols Adds Tez (XTZ) as Part of Strategic Partnership with the Tezos Foundation

January 21, 2026 4 mins read

TenX Protocols Inc. (TSX-V:TNX) (“TenX” or the “Company”), a blockchain infrastructure company building staking solutions for the next-generation of blockchain networks, announced today that it has acquired tez (XTZ), the native token of the Tezos blockchain, as part of a strategic staking partnership with the Tezos Foundation. The acquisition of XTZ supports TenX’s ongoing validator operations on the Tezos network and forms part of the Company’s broader strategy, which emphasizes active participation, revenue

CryptoSmartHub Announces Shift in Airdrop Trends for 2026: From Free Tokens to Strategic Rewards

January 21, 2026 4 mins read

CryptoSmartHub Research has released a new report analyzing recent developments in airdrop strategies within the cryptocurrency sector. The report identifies a structural shift in 2026, with airdrops evolving from primarily promotional distributions to mechanisms designed to incentivize network usage, infrastructure engagement, and ecosystem participation. The findings suggest a broader transition in the sector as airdrops increasingly focus on users who demonstrate active involvement in project ecosystems. Rather than emphasizing broad-based

Paradex Highlights Transparency-First Response Following Temporary Service Interruption

January 21, 2026 2 mins read

Paradex confirmed that its platform has been fully restored following a brief service interruption earlier this week. The downtime, which lasted several hours, occurred while internal fixes were applied and did not compromise user assets at any point. All user funds remained fully secure throughout the incident. Once the issue was identified, the team moved to resolve it while maintaining open and frequent communication with users. Paradex emphasized that the interruption

Paradex Confirms User Funds Remained Secure During Temporary Platform Outage

January 21, 2026 3 mins read

Paradex has confirmed that all user funds remained fully secure during a short-lived platform outage earlier this week. The disruption, which lasted several hours, occurred while internal fixes were being deployed and has since been fully resolved. The platform has now returned to normal operation. According to the team, the incident did not impact user balances or asset security at any point. As soon as the issue was identified, Paradex implemented

Giant Token Ecosystem Announces Official Rollout of Its Charity-Driven Web3 Infrastructure

January 21, 2026 2 mins read

The Giant Token Ecosystem, a blockchain-based initiative focused on financial inclusion and transparent charity, today announced the official rollout of its unified Web3 infrastructure, bringing together its wallet, launchpad, and charity operations under a single ecosystem framework. The Giant Token Ecosystem is designed to move beyond speculative use cases by providing practical blockchain utilities that support secure digital asset management, vetted project launches, and transparent charitable initiatives. The ecosystem currently comprises Giant Wallet, Giant

Crunch Opens Bittensor Decentralized AI Mining to Academic and Enterprise ML Scientists

January 20, 2026 3 mins read

Crunch’s decentralized ML intelligence layer is opening Bittensor mining to its community of over 11,000 ML engineers and 1,200+ PhDs. Crunch plans to facilitate coordinators mining Bittensor subnets, managing the technical infrastructure while the community focuses on model development. Crunch’s approach preserves Bittensor’s decentralized ethos while abstracting blockchain complexity for contributors who would otherwise be excluded by some of the coordination overhead. Rather than recruiting existing crypto-native miners, the platform onboards