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Jeff Park argued that crypto is entering a phase similar to Nvidia’s pre-mainstream AI era, when the technological shift was visible to early believers but not yet obvious to the broader market. In an X post defending crypto’s ideological roots on Sunday, Park framed today’s industry as being in a difficult “middle game” before onchain capital markets become self-evident infrastructure. Park’s comparison centered on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Elon Musk’s first public appearance together at GTC 2015, a moment he described as occurring inside a narrow window before AI had become a mainstream consumer or institutional priority. By then,…

ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, May 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ —  AFX, a high-performance sovereign L1 purpose-built for decentralized derivatives, has officially launched its Points Program, introducing a multi-season incentive system designed to reward genuine ecosystem participation ahead of the protocol’s future token launch. Unlike traditional DeFi farming models that primarily reward raw trading volume, AFX’s points system is built around a different principle: rewarding real contribution. Active traders, liquidity providers, and community participants can now earn points through meaningful participation across the protocol, with all accumulated points eventually redeemable into tokens at TGE. This program will run across three consecutive seasons,…

Author: Henrik Anderson, Senior Blockchain Analyst at btcecosystem The cryptocurrency market is entering another phase of high-volatility expansion—and Solana is once again in the spotlight. From viral “meme coins” to AI-integrated blockchain projects, billions of dollars in speculative liquidity are rapidly flowing back into the market. Retail investors are chasing the next blockbuster token, while social media is flooded with discussions about Solana-based ecosystems, low-market-cap boutique projects, and high-speed decentralized exchanges. However, behind the “meme coin” craze, a larger trend is quietly emerging. Infrastructure is becoming one of the most important sectors in the next cryptocurrency cycle. Market focus is…

Tanya Denisova, chief operating officer of Robinhood Crypto, is leaving the firm, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.Denisova had been employed by the popular trading platform for over five years, according to her LinkedIn profile. Neither Robinhood nor Denisova responded to requests for comments.The departure comes amid Robinhood missing its first-quarter earnings and revenue estimates, mainly due to weaker crypto trading activities. Crypto-related revenue, one of Robinhood’s biggest sources of transaction income, fell 47% year over year to $134 million, down from $252 million. The drop comes as the company works to reduce its reliance on cryptocurrency…

Asset manager Grayscale named four blockchains best placed to absorb institutional flows after the CLARITY Act passes. The list pairs Ethereum and Solana with BNB Chain and Canton Network. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act cleared the Senate Banking Committee on a 15-9 vote on May 14. The bill would split crypto oversight between the SEC and CFTC, and now heads to the full Senate floor. Why Grayscale Picked These CLARITY Act Beneficiaries Ethereum (ETH) leads the field for assets with full on-chain functionality, Grayscale wrote. BNB Chain and Solana (SOL) follow in second and third place. The same three…

Bitcoin is struggling below $80,000 as the market faces uncertainty that extends well beyond the usual price action concerns. The breakdown from key levels has been accompanied by a broader reassessment of the macro environment — and XWIN Research Japan has identified a structural shift at the highest level of global monetary policy that may define the conditions Bitcoin operates in for the foreseeable future. Related Reading The Federal Reserve is entering a new era. Kevin Warsh has officially taken over as Fed Chair, and the market’s attention has shifted from the immediate question of rate cuts to a more…

Zero Network assured users that all funds remain safe and bridgeable before the Ethereum Layer 2 permanently ceases block production on July 31. After operating for around 1.5 years, the Ethereum Layer 2 project Zero Network announced that it is shutting down its standalone chain and pivoting toward expanding the Zerion API and wallet products. The team said the network was originally launched with the belief that gas fees remained one of the biggest barriers to mainstream crypto adoption, according to a statement shared on X. Full Shutdown Timeline Zero Network described itself as the first fully gasless, EVM-compatible rollup,…

Chun Wang, the Chinese-born Maltese-Kittitian crypto investor who co-founded F2Pool, has been named Mission Commander for SpaceX’s first commercial human spaceflight interplanetary mission to Mars, crucial to Elon Musk’s plans to send one million people to the Red Planet.Wang, whose mining pool controls roughly 11.3% of the global Bitcoin network hashrate and whose personal bitcoin assets are estimated to exceed $300 million, will take a two-year leave from his current role securing digital ledgers to leading humanity’s next frontier in deep space.The SpaceX announcement comes as the company owner Elon Musk’s aggressive plans to colonize the Red Planet and establish…

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce narrowed the scope of the agency’s proposed innovation exemption for tokenized stocks. She ruled out synthetic instruments and limited the carve-out to digital representations of real equity shares. Her clarification settled a debate that erupted across tokenization firms. A single word in her earlier post had triggered confusion over which on-chain products would qualify. What Peirce Means for Tokenized Stocks Peirce wrote on X that the tokenized stock framework would cover only listed equities. The carve-out applies to shares investors can already buy on the secondary market. “I’ve always expected that it’d be limited in scope…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has postponed its planned “innovation exemption” for tokenized versions of U.S. stocks, citing concerns from market participants. Citing people close to the matter, Bloomberg reported that a draft framework, poised for release as early as this week, now faces delays as the agency reviews feedback. SEC Delays Plan To Allow Crypto Versions of US Stocks This exemption aimed to let crypto firms and DeFi platforms trade blockchain-based representations of stocks like Apple or Tesla. It promised 24/7 trading, faster settlement, and easier fractional ownership while keeping tokens classified as securities. Stock exchange officials and…