Anchorage Digital Adds Lido Support, Opens Liquid Staking Access for Institutions
Key Takeaways Anchorage Digital integrated Lido, letting institutions mint wstETH directly on its platform. wstETH already links to lending markets, DEXs, and cross-chain protocols across DeFi. Anchorage Digital plans to expand staking, restaking, and settlement under one regulated platform. The…
Metamask Launches Money Account With up to 4% APY and Mastercard Spending Access
Key Takeaways Metamask launched Money Account, offering up to 4% APY on mUSD with self-custody. Monad and Mastercard power trading, payments, and yield from one liquid balance. Metamask expands into stablecoin finance as wallet providers compete for yield users. Mastercard…
Crypto Lending Drops to $23.3 Billion as Tether Holds 68% of CeFi Loan Market in Q1
Key Takeaways CeFi loan books fell 6% to $23.3B in Q1 2026, ending growth since Q3 2024. Tether held a 68% share, while Maple, Nexo, and Coinbase gained market share. Galaxy and Ledn shrank the most, signaling selective growth in…
French Police Expand Crypto Security After 77 Kidnapping Cases Drive New Protection Push
Key Takeaways Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said France saw 77 crypto-related kidnappings and extortions so far in 2026. High-profile 2025 hits on targets like Ledger’s David Balland fueled widespread fear across the industry. The Interior Ministry and Adan will launch…
Theo Invests $20 Million in Fidelity’s Tokenized Fund to Expand Onchain Treasuries
Key Takeaways Theo invested $20M into Fidelity International’s FILQ to strengthen thBILL reserves. Chainlink and Sygnum connect FILQ onchain, expanding institutional tokenized finance. Theo’s thBILL now combines Fidelity International and Wellington-backed assets. Sygnum Supports Theo’s $20 Million Move Into Fidelity’s…
Breez Enables Bitcoin-to-Stablecoin Transfers Across 30+ Blockchain Networks
Bitcoin Lightning Network infrastructure provider Breez has announced the launch of a new feature for its Software Development Kit (SDK) that allows developers to enable users to send USDC and USDT stablecoins directly from a bitcoin balance. The update enables…
Billionaire Crypto Investor Faces $132,000 Donation Cap as UK Bill Squeezes Overseas Funding
Key Takeaways Christopher Harborne faces a block on his $19.8m Reform UK funding due to strict overseas donation caps. New rules ban cryptocurrency gifts and enforce a $132,000 cap, choking offshore funding for Reform UK. To regain influence, Harborne must…
BNB Chain Launches BNB Agent Studio to Automate AI Agent Deployment
BNB Chain announced the launch of BNB Agent Studio on the BNB Smart Chain mainnet, allowing developers to scaffold and deploy autonomous artificial intelligence agents using a single text prompt within integrated development environments. The product consolidates separate web3 infrastructure…
Robert Kiyosaki Says Spiritual Mission Led Him to Financial Education
Key Takeaways Robert Kiyosaki says a guru’s advice pushed him to question whether making money was his real mission. He says teaching financial education became his purpose despite failing in school and hating school. His unanswered challenge to readers is…
QR Ph Becomes Top Payment Method for Philippine Businesses, PayMongo Reports
QR Ph has become the dominant payment method among Philippine businesses utilizing fintech platform PayMongo, accounting for 55% of the total payment volume processed during the first half of 2026. Data published by PayMongo indicated that the national QR standard…
