Cryptocurrency

Vitalik Buterin says AI‑assisted formal verification could be the “final form” of software, letting Ethereum ship ultra‑optimized code with machine‑checked proofs of correctness. Summary Vitalik Buterin argued that AI‑assisted formal…

AEON raised $8m led by YZi Labs to build an AI-native settlement layer, using its x402 protocol on BNB Chain to let agents pay 50m+ merchants via on-chain receipts. Summary…

Justin Sun moved 41.99m Spark worth $1.23m from Spark to HTX, adding to roughly 610m SPK in exchange-bound flows since 2025 and renewing sell-pressure and governance worries. Summary Justin Sun…

Hyperliquid whales now hold $4.039b in open interest with a near‑neutral long–short split, and both sides sitting on millions in unrealized losses after choppy price action. Summary Coinglass data show…

Tether’s undisclosed LemFi investment wires USDT into African and Asian remittance corridors, swapping slow SWIFT transfers for near‑instant, low‑fee stablecoin settlement. Summary Tether has made a strategic, undisclosed investment in…

DeFi yields on blue-chip stablecoins now trail bank cash and tokenized Treasuries, forcing CoinEx to pitch Flexible Savings as a liquidity tool, not a rate stunt. Summary DeFi lending yields…

Iran’s Hormuz Safe offers Bitcoin-settled insurance for Hormuz shipping, aiming for $10B revenue while testing US sanctions limits and spooking regulators and shippers. Summary Iran’s Ministry of Economy has launched…

Standard Chartered will acquire Zodia Custody’s regulated custody business and create a separate Zodia Solutions platform under SC Ventures. Summary Standard Chartered will integrate Zodia Custody’s regulated unit into its…

KB Financial Group completed a proof of concept for a South Korean won-denominated stablecoin.  Summary KB Financial tested won stablecoin issuance, offline QR payments, merchant settlement and Vietnam remittances. The…

Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok says AI is now driving nearly half of all investment‑grade issuance and most VC funding, turning the AI boom into a full credit market cycle.…