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Morpho, the decentralized lending protocol, has raised $175 million in a funding round aimed at building what it describes as an open credit network. The raise is one of the largest DeFi fina
BitcoinWorld Stader Labs Ends MaticX Operations, Sets Final Redemption Timeline for MATIC Holders Stader Labs has officially announced the discontinuation of MaticX, its liquid staking token
Investors are showing renewed interest in “onchain credit” and stablecoin-linked financial infrastructure, signaling a shift away from decentralized finance (DeFi) lending as a standalone ret
Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox announced that AI company Anthropic has completed a comprehensive security review of the Zcash protocol and found no new critical vulnerabilities. Wilcox stated in
XDC Network published its May 2026 ecosystem update, highlighting three themes that define the network's current trajectory: institutional growth, DeFi maturity, and expanding global adoption
MetaMask Vs Phantom Vs Trust Wallet Compared Metamask, Phantom, and Trust Wallet are three leading self-custody apps for global crypto holders. Each one serves a different purpose. MetaMask i
BitcoinWorld Ethereum Whale Moves 3,000 ETH Worth $4.98M After Three-Year Hold An anonymous Ethereum whale address, identified by the on-chain analyst ai_9684xtpa, sold 3,000 ETH approximatel
TLDR: Stellar now holds over $2B in tokenized RWAs as payment volume climbs 72% year-over-year to $5.5B. Circle’s CCTP brings native USDC to Stellar, enabling transfers across 23+ chains with
Binance SPCXx IPO Cancellation: Refunds and SPCXB Airdrop in Focus The SPCXx IPO launch was supposed to be crypto's biggest moment in 2026. Instead, Binance canceled the entire campaign, left
Key Highlights $SIREN has collapsed -72%+ in 24 hours — falling from a high of $0.5168 to a low of $0.1149 — currently trading at $0.1325 with a market cap of approximately $96.17 million. Lo
BitcoinWorld Zcash Co-Founder Says AI-Powered Security Audit Found No Critical Vulnerabilities Zcash (ZEC) co-founder Bryce Wilcox-O’Hearn has announced that a security audit of the Zcash pro
Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has launched SPCXX, tokenized SpaceX under the xStocks framework on its Spot market, together with new prize pools
