Block Inc (SQ) shares surged in after-hours trading following a massive earnings beat, as investors favored Jack Dorsey’s AI-driven efficiency gains over a Bitcoin-led net loss.
The Aptos Foundation and Aptos Labs have pledged $50 million to bridge the gap between blockchain and AI, focusing on sub-second finality for autonomous agents.
Grayscale Investments has overhauled its flagship DeFi and Smart Contract funds for Q1 2026, pivoting toward synthetic dollar infrastructure with the addition of Ethena.
Samsung SDS has secured a landmark contract to build the Korea Securities Depository’s production-ready blockchain platform, paving the way for legal security tokens by 2027.
South Korea’s leading exchange, Upbit, has launched a B3/KRW trading pair, providing one of the world’s most active retail markets with direct access to the Base-linked Layer-3 token.
Bitcoin miner Core Scientific reported a $347 million net loss in Q1 2026, driven by non-cash impairments, even as revenue climbed on the back of its surging colocation business.
South Korean exchange Bithumb is pivoting toward Southeast Asia, partnering with Vietnam’s largest brokerage to navigate a restrictive new pilot program for digital asset trading.
A historic pilot has successfully linked the XRP Ledger with JPMorgan’s Kinexys and the Mastercard Multi-Token Network to settle tokenized US Treasuries across borders in real time.
The world’s largest custodian, BNY, is expanding its digital footprint into the Middle East, partnering with Finstreet and ADI Foundation to offer regulated Bitcoin and Ether custody.
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The Solana Foundation and Google Cloud have launched Pay.sh, a gateway allowing AI agents to access enterprise APIs like Gemini and BigQuery using stablecoins. No accounts or subscriptions required.
Anchorage Digital is bridging the gap between AI and finance, launching a specialized banking service that allows autonomous agents to hold capital and settle transactions across TradFi and crypto rails.
Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm is deploying $2.2 billion to back founders turning blockchain infrastructure into everyday consumer products, with a heavy focus on stablecoins and AI agents.
Despite a February ban on Polymarket, platforms like Kalshi and Hyperliquid are flourishing in the Netherlands as the Ksa struggles to enforce “operational” supervision.
Innovation City Ras Al Khaimah is replacing static PDFs with dynamic onchain credentials, making sovereign digital identity a native feature for over 1,000 registered companies.