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BlackRock & Fidelity Taking Over Bitcoin ETF Market

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:13:00 GMT

BlackRock's IBIT and Fidelity's FBTC are capturing the lion's share of spot bitcoin ETF inflows in 2026, leaving smaller rivals like VanEck, Bitwise, and Ark increasingly on the sidelines as institutional capital consolidates around the industry's two largest players. Read More

Morpho Raises $175M to Expand DeFi Lending Network

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:52:00 GMT

Morpho secures $175 million from Paradigm, a16z crypto, and Ribbit Capital to expand its decentralized lending infrastructure and programmable credit network. Read More

Sam Bankman-Fried Files Presidential Pardon Request With Trump

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:06:00 GMT

Sam Bankman-Fried has formally applied for a presidential pardon from Donald Trump while serving a 25-year prison sentence for fraud tied to the collapse of FTX. Read More

MetaMask Launches AI Agent Wallet for DeFi Trading

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:29:00 GMT

MetaMask unveils Agent Wallet, a self-custodial wallet that lets AI agents autonomously execute DeFi trades, swaps, prediction markets, and more. Read More

Mastercard Expands Stablecoin Settlements Across Network

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 23:36:00 GMT

Mastercard expands stablecoin settlement capabilities with intraday, weekend, and holiday processing across multiple blockchains and stablecoins. Read More

Saylor Signals Bitcoin Buy as Strategy Pushes STRC Vote

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 22:52:00 GMT

Michael Saylor's "A good time to add more dots" post signals another Strategy Bitcoin purchase as the company races to secure retail shareholder votes on a semi-monthly STRC dividend proposal ahead of the June 8 deadline. Read More

Solayer Launches Margin Trade Mainnet for Multi-Asset Perpetual Trading

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:59:00 GMT

Solayer has launched the mainnet of Margin Trade, a Solana-native perpetuals platform offering crypto, commodities, and synthetic equity index trading on-chain. Read More

Binance NFT Marketplace Is Shutting Down

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:35:00 GMT

Binance will shut down its NFT marketplace and urges users to withdraw NFTs before July 3, 2026. Learn what happens to transferable and non-transferable NFTs. Read More

Ethena Labs Partners with Anchorage for Institutional Lending

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:44:00 GMT

Ethena Labs partners with Anchorage Digital to expand institutional crypto lending using Atlas Collateral Management and secure custody services. Read More

MoneyGram Launches MGUSD Stablecoin on Stellar Network

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:45:00 GMT

MoneyGram launches MGUSD, a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin on Stellar, enabling faster cross-border payments, remittances, and financial access worldwide. Read More

New PAC Launches to Protect DeFi Developers

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:03:00 GMT

Defend Developers PAC launched Wednesday as the first hybrid PAC dedicated to backing lawmakers who support legal protections for crypto and DeFi builders ahead of the 2026 midterms. Read More

Radiant Capital to Shut Down After $53M Exploit Fallout

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:01:00 GMT

Radiant Capital will shut down after failing to recover from a $53 million exploit in 2024. Users can still withdraw funds as the protocol enters maintenance mode. Read More

Robinhood Expands Into Canada With WonderFi Purchase

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:33:00 GMT

Robinhood has completed its $180 million acquisition of WonderFi, expanding into Canada's crypto market through Bitbuy and Coinsquare. Read More

Binance Launches Access to 7,000 U.S. Stocks and ETFs

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:27:00 GMT

Binance has launched access to over 7,000 U.S. stocks and ETFs for non-U.S. traders, offering fractional shares, zero-commission trading, and upcoming tokenized securities. Read More

Grayscale Targets To Corner HYPE ETF Market With Lowest Fee

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 03:43:00 GMT

Grayscale files an amended S-1 for its Hyperliquid Staking ETF (HYPG) with a 0.29% fee, undercutting rivals 21Shares and Bitwise as the HYPE token climbs to new all-time highs above $73. Read More

Coinbase Launches INR Rails in India for Direct Crypto Trading

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:48:00 GMT

Coinbase launches direct INR deposit and withdrawal rails in India, enabling seamless crypto spot and futures trading while expanding its presence in the country's growing digital asset ecosystem. Read More

Kalshi Wins Approval for US Bitcoin Perpetual Futures

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 01:11:00 GMT

The CFTC approved the first regulated Bitcoin perpetual futures contract in the U.S., with KalshiEX and Coinbase both getting the green light. But competing with offshore liquidity is the real test. Read More

U.S. Seizes $1B in Crypto From Iran

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Sun, 31 May 2026 01:45:00 GMT

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed the U.S. has seized roughly $1 billion in cryptocurrency from Iran-linked wallets under Operation Economic Fury, including a $344M Tether freeze tied to the IRGC. Read More

Anthropic Hits $965B Valuation, Tops OpenAI in $65B Raise

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Fri, 29 May 2026 03:36:00 GMT

Anthropic closes a $65 billion Series H round at a $965 billion valuation, surpassing OpenAI as the world's most valuable AI startup with $47B in annualized revenue. Read More

Bitget Launches Reality for Tokenized Stocks and ETFs

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Thu, 28 May 2026 13:10:00 GMT

Bitget launches Reality, a new RWA platform offering tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs backed 1:1 by real shares held with regulated broker-dealers. Read More

Cash App Goes Live With USDC For 60M Users

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Thu, 28 May 2026 00:32:00 GMT

Block's Cash App has rolled out USDC stablecoin transfers across Solana, Ethereum, Polygon, and Arbitrum to nearly 60 million users, marking a major ideological shift for Bitcoin maximalist Jack Dorsey. Read More

OKX Launches Exchange OS on X Layer for On-Chain Markets

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Wed, 27 May 2026 19:58:00 GMT

OKX has launched Exchange OS on X Layer, enabling developers and institutions to build spot, perpetual, and outcome markets with shared on-chain exchange infrastructure. Read More

Indonesia Blocks Polymarket, Expands Gambling Crackdown

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Wed, 27 May 2026 14:16:00 GMT

Indonesia has blocked Polymarket and plans to ban affiliated social media accounts, intensifying the global crackdown on prediction market platforms. Read More

StablR Stablecoins Lose Peg After $10M Wallet Exploit

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Tue, 26 May 2026 23:46:00 GMT

StablR’s EURR and USDR stablecoins lost their euro and dollar pegs after a $10 million multisig wallet exploit tied to private key compromise. Read More

Tether Partners With Georgia to Launch GELT Stablecoin

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Mon, 25 May 2026 23:23:00 GMT

Tether and the Georgian government launch GELT, a lari-backed stablecoin designed to support cross-border payments, fintech innovation, and digital finance. Read More

Bitcoin Options Are Coming to NASDAQ

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Mon, 25 May 2026 13:36:00 GMT

The SEC has conditionally approved QBTC, Nasdaq's cash-settled bitcoin index options. Here's how the new product works, how it compares to CME, and what's still blocking launch. Read More

Attempted Kidnapping Targets Sandbox Co-Founder’s Wife

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Mon, 25 May 2026 01:51:00 GMT

The wife of The Sandbox co-founder Sébastien Borget narrowly escaped a kidnapping attempt in France amid a surge in crypto wrench attacks targeting digital asset holders. Read More

South Carolina Passes Pro-Crypto Law and Rejects CBDCs

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sun, 24 May 2026 17:41:00 GMT

South Carolina has passed a new pro-crypto law allowing crypto payments, self-custody wallets, and mining protections while rejecting CBDCs. Read More

Qivalis Expands Euro Stablecoin Consortium to 37 Banks

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sat, 23 May 2026 22:13:00 GMT

Qivalis has expanded its euro stablecoin consortium to 37 banks across Europe as it prepares to launch a MiCA-compliant euro-backed stablecoin later this year. Read More

Congress Introduces ARMA Bill for U.S. Bitcoin Reserve

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Fri, 22 May 2026 23:27:00 GMT

Congress introduces a Bitcoin Reserve Bill that would lock the U.S. government's bitcoin holdings for 20 years and authorize up to 1 million BTC in purchases. Read More

Flipcash and Coinbase Launch USDF Stablecoin

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Fri, 22 May 2026 19:28:00 GMT

Flipcash partners with Coinbase to launch USDF, a Solana-based stablecoin backed 1:1 by USDC using Coinbase’s custom stablecoin platform. Read More

HYPE Hits All-Time High as ETF Inflows Hit $53M

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Fri, 22 May 2026 02:12:00 GMT

Hyperliquid's HYPE token surged past $60 to a new all-time high as U.S. spot ETFs from 21Shares and Bitwise attracted a record $25.5 million in a single day, with Grayscale and Goldman Sachs joining the institutional rush. Read More

Deloitte Taps Blocknative Team to Advance Web3 and AI Strategy

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Fri, 22 May 2026 01:50:00 GMT

Deloitte has acquired Blocknative’s talent team as the crypto infrastructure company prepares to shut down operations and discontinue its API services. Read More

Checker Raises $8M to Scale Stablecoin Infrastructure

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Thu, 21 May 2026 14:56:00 GMT

Checker has raised over $8 million to expand its stablecoin infrastructure platform, scale globally, and simplify institutional access to stablecoin liquidity through a single API. Read More

SpaceX Files for the Largest IPO in Stock Market History

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Thu, 21 May 2026 01:53:00 GMT

SpaceX officially filed for its long-awaited IPO on May 20, targeting a $1.75 trillion valuation and a $75 billion raise on Nasdaq under ticker SPCX. Here's everything investors need to know. Read More

Polymarket and Nasdaq Launch Private Company Prediction Markets

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Wed, 20 May 2026 23:49:00 GMT

Polymarket and Nasdaq Private Market have launched prediction markets for private companies, giving retail traders access to events tied to firms like OpenAI, SpaceX, Stripe, and Anthropic. Read More

Zerohash Secures EMI License After MiCAR Approval

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Wed, 20 May 2026 13:43:00 GMT

Zerohash has secured an EMI license from the Dutch central bank, becoming the first MiCAR-licensed firm to obtain both approvals for stablecoin and crypto payment services across Europe. Read More

Minnesota Approves Crypto Custody Services for Banks

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Wed, 20 May 2026 02:54:00 GMT

Minnesota has passed HF 3709, allowing banks and credit unions to offer crypto custody services starting Aug. 1, 2026, under state oversight. Read More

Warren Continues Her Crusade On Crypto

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Tue, 19 May 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Senator Elizabeth Warren is demanding answers from the OCC after it granted trust charters to nine crypto firms including Coinbase and Ripple, calling the approvals a violation of the National Bank Act and a threat to the banking system. Read More

Galaxy Digital Lands New York BitLicense

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Tue, 19 May 2026 00:12:00 GMT

Galaxy Digital's GalaxyOne Prime NY secured a BitLicense and Money Transmission License from NYDFS, unlocking regulated crypto trading and custody services for New York hedge funds, RIAs, and family offices. Read More

Poland Passes MiCA Bill Amid Zondacrypto Collapse

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Tue, 19 May 2026 00:06:00 GMT

Poland’s parliament passes MiCA legislation as prosecutors investigate the collapse of Zondacrypto, affecting 30,000 crypto users. Read More

Dune Cuts 25% of Staff to Accelerate AI Crypto Data Push

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Mon, 18 May 2026 14:38:00 GMT

Dune is laying off 25% of its workforce as the crypto analytics firm doubles down on AI and its end-to-end crypto data stack powered by MCP technology. Read More

Wall Street Is Going To Tokenize Everything

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Sun, 17 May 2026 19:51:00 GMT

From BlackRock's BUIDL fund to xStocks putting Apple and Tesla directly inside DeFi, the race to tokenize real-world assets is reshaping global finance. Here's what you need to know. Read More

OKX Eyes Coinone Stake as Crypto M&A Boom Accelerates

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sun, 17 May 2026 13:01:00 GMT

OKX and Korea Investment & Securities are reportedly seeking 20% stakes in South Korean crypto exchange Coinone as global crypto acquisition activity surges. Read More

THORChain Halts Trading After $10M Exploit

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sat, 16 May 2026 15:12:00 GMT

THORChain paused trading after a $10 million exploit compromised one of its Asgard vaults. RUNE fell nearly 15% following the incident. Read More

Kalshi Gains Federal Support in Ohio Court Battle

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sat, 16 May 2026 14:03:00 GMT

The CFTC has filed an amicus brief supporting Kalshi’s appeal against Ohio’s ban on sports event contracts and defending federal oversight of prediction markets. Read More

Strategy Buys Back $1.5B Bonds, May Sell Bitcoin

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Strategy agreed to repurchase $1.5 billion of its 2029 convertible notes at a discount, filing documents that explicitly list bitcoin sales as a potential funding source for the first time. Read More

Payward and Franklin Templeton Expand Tokenized Asset Market

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Fri, 15 May 2026 23:25:00 GMT

Kraken parent Payward partners with Franklin Templeton to launch tokenized investment products and expand BENJI integration on-chain. Read More

KRWQ Stablecoin Expands to Solana for KRW Trading

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Fri, 15 May 2026 17:17:00 GMT

KRWQ, the Korean won-pegged stablecoin by IQ and Frax Finance, expands to Solana to support on-chain FX, derivatives, and institutional trading applications. Read More

Charles Schwab Launches Schwab Crypto Spot Trading Platform

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Fri, 15 May 2026 13:15:00 GMT

Charles Schwab has launched Schwab Crypto, offering direct Bitcoin and Ether spot trading, educational resources, and 24/7 professional support for investors. Read More

Jupiter, Bitwise Launch Institutional USDe Lending Market

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Fri, 15 May 2026 00:46:00 GMT

Jupiter partners with Bitwise and Fluid to launch an institutional-grade USDe lending market on Solana, expanding institutional access to DeFi lending. Read More

Clarity Act Advances, Massive Optimism for Digital Assets

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Fri, 15 May 2026 00:25:00 GMT

The CLARITY Act passed the Senate Banking Committee 15-9, marking the biggest step yet toward a comprehensive U.S. regulatory framework for digital assets. Read More

Pro-Crypto Kevin Warsh Confirmed as Fed Chair

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Thu, 14 May 2026 01:30:00 GMT

The Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve Chair in the most partisan Fed vote in history. Here's what his crypto-sympathetic views mean for Bitcoin and digital assets. Read More

Elliptic Raises $120M to Expand AI Crypto Compliance

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Thu, 14 May 2026 01:01:00 GMT

Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic has raised $120 million in a Series D funding round led by One Peak to expand its AI-powered crypto compliance and blockchain analytics infrastructure for financial institutions worldwide. Read More

Ethereum Foundation Names Three New Co-Leads

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Wed, 13 May 2026 13:46:00 GMT

The Ethereum Foundation has appointed Will Corcoran, Kev Wedderburn, and Fredrik as co-leads of its protocol cluster. Read More

JPMorgan Files Tokenized Treasury Fund on Ethereum

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Wed, 13 May 2026 12:46:00 GMT

JPMorgan filed for a new Ethereum-based tokenized money market fund targeting stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act, days after BlackRock made similar moves as Wall Street's tokenization race accelerates. Read More

Boundary Labs to Launch Verifiable Stablecoin USBD

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Wed, 13 May 2026 00:49:00 GMT

Boundary Labs plans to launch USBD, a verifiable institutional-grade stablecoin with fully on-chain reserves, NAV reporting, and decentralized yield strategies. Read More

Crypto.com Lands First UAE Crypto Payments License

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Tue, 12 May 2026 20:41:00 GMT

Crypto.com has secured the UAE’s first Stored Value Facilities license for a virtual asset service provider, strengthening crypto payments and regulation in the Emirates. Read More

CFTC Works to Prevent Sports Prediction Market Abuse

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Tue, 12 May 2026 17:55:00 GMT

The CFTC is in active talks with every major pro sports league to combat insider trading on prediction markets, following a landmark MLB information-sharing deal and its first-ever enforcement action in the space. Read More

Corpay Partners With BVNK to Add Stablecoin Payments

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Tue, 12 May 2026 17:01:00 GMT

Corpay has partnered with BVNK to integrate stablecoin wallets and 24/7 settlement capabilities into its global corporate payments platform. Read More

Circle Raises $222M in Arc Token Presale

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Tue, 12 May 2026 02:14:00 GMT

Circle raised $222 million for its Arc blockchain token presale, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, BlackRock, and other major investors. Read More

Bitwise Takes Control of Superstate’s USCC Crypto Fund

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Mon, 11 May 2026 18:08:00 GMT

Bitwise will take over management of Superstate’s $267M USCC tokenized crypto fund as the tokenized asset market continues rapid growth. Read More

MoonPay Acquires Dawn Labs, Launches AI Trading Copilot

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Mon, 11 May 2026 14:24:00 GMT

MoonPay acquired Dawn Labs and launched Dawn CLI, an AI-powered trading tool for prediction markets that lets users build automated crypto strategies using plain-English prompts. Read More

Kraken Moves Into Regulated Crypto Custody

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Mon, 11 May 2026 12:45:00 GMT

Payward, Kraken’s parent company, has applied for an OCC national trust charter to expand regulated digital asset custody services in the U.S. Read More

Crypto’s Moment: The Shift Has Happened

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Sun, 10 May 2026 20:09:00 GMT

Consensus 2026 in Miami showcased the evolution of crypto from speculation to infrastructure, with institutional giants, ETFs, stablecoins, AI, and tokenization leading the conversation. Read More

Y Combinator Launches NYC Fintech Crypto Interview Event

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sun, 10 May 2026 14:50:00 GMT

Y Combinator will host its first fintech-focused interview event in New York City, targeting startups building in crypto, stablecoins, tokenization, and prediction markets. Read More

OpenTrade Raises $17M to Scale Stablecoin Yield Platform

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sun, 10 May 2026 12:20:00 GMT

OpenTrade has secured $17 million in strategic funding to expand its stablecoin yield infrastructure, support Curation+ services, and scale institutional blockchain solutions. Read More

Polygon Launches Private Stablecoin Payments With Hinkal

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Fri, 08 May 2026 12:31:00 GMT

Polygon and Hinkal introduce private stablecoin payments, bringing institutional-grade privacy to on-chain transactions within the Polygon wallet. Read More

Binance Launches Wallet Lockdown Feature to Stop Wrench Attacks

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Thu, 07 May 2026 11:28:00 GMT

Binance has introduced a new wallet withdrawal lockdown feature designed to protect crypto holders from physical coercion and rising wrench attacks. Read More

Upbit Partners With Optimism to Launch Giwa Chain

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Wed, 06 May 2026 10:35:00 GMT

Upbit and Optimism Foundation launch Giwa Chain, a new Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain built on the OP Stack to improve scalability and compliance. Read More

Brazil Bans Crypto for Cross Border Settlements

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Mon, 04 May 2026 16:08:00 GMT

Brazil’s central bank bans crypto and stablecoins in regulated cross border payments, tightening oversight while crypto adoption in Latin America continues to surge. Read More

Gemini Secures License for Crypto Derivatives

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Mon, 04 May 2026 12:30:00 GMT

Gemini secures a CFTC DCO license, advancing its push into crypto derivatives and positioning itself as a fully regulated US trading platform. Read More

Wasabi Protocol Hack Drains $5M Across Chains

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sun, 03 May 2026 19:22:00 GMT

Wasabi Protocol suffers a $5M exploit across multiple chains after deployer wallet compromise, exposing major DeFi security risks. Read More

Polymarket Taps Chainalysis to Tackle Insider Trading

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sun, 03 May 2026 14:19:00 GMT

Polymarket teams up with Chainalysis to combat insider trading as it raises $400M, boosting transparency and security across prediction markets. Read More

Meta Tests USDC Stablecoin Payouts for Creators

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sat, 02 May 2026 19:55:00 GMT

Meta launches a pilot program offering USDC stablecoin payouts to creators via Solana and Polygon, marking a renewed push into crypto after past setbacks. Read More

OKX Launches AI Agent Payments Protocol for Crypto Commerce

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sat, 02 May 2026 18:02:00 GMT

OKX unveils its Agent Payments Protocol, enabling AI agents to handle payments, negotiations, and full-scale commerce across blockchain networks. Read More

KBank Partners Ripple for Blockchain Remittances

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sat, 02 May 2026 14:02:00 GMT

KBank Ripple partnership, Ripple blockchain remittance, Upbit KBank news, crypto remittance South Korea, Ripple cross border payments, KBank blockchain system, Palisade wallet Ripple, KBank Upbit integration, blockchain remittance test, Ripple SaaS wallet Read More

Prediction Market ETFs May Launch Next Week

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Fri, 01 May 2026 21:58:00 GMT

Roundhill Investment may launch the first prediction market ETFs on May 5 after a new SEC filing. Bloomberg analyst hints more firms could follow soon. Read More

Visa Partners With WeFi to Enable Crypto Payments

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Fri, 01 May 2026 20:44:00 GMT

Visa teams up with WeFi to scale stablecoin payments while enabling full self custody of digital assets across global markets. Read More

Western Union to Launch USDPT Stablecoin on Solana

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:41:00 GMT

Western Union will launch its USDPT stablecoin on Solana next month, aiming to replace SWIFT for faster settlements and expand digital asset services globally. Read More

Tennessee Bans Crypto ATMs Statewide

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:46:00 GMT

Tennessee bans crypto ATMs after new law signed, citing fraud risks. Violations carry fines and jail time as states tighten crypto regulations. Read More

AWS Integrates Chainlink to Power Blockchain Data

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:29:00 GMT

AWS integrates Chainlink oracle services to connect cloud infrastructure with blockchain, enabling secure real-world data access for Web3 and tokenization. Read More

Nakamoto Taps Bitwise and Kraken for its Bitcoin Derivatives Program

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:05:00 GMT

Nakamoto unveils its Bitcoin derivatives strategy with Bitwise and Kraken to generate income and hedge risk from its BTC treasury holdings. Read More

FCA Raids Illegal P2P Crypto Trading Sites in UK

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:56:00 GMT

The UK FCA raided eight suspected illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading locations with HMRC and SWROCU as regulators intensify crypto enforcement. Read More

Morgan Stanley Launches Stablecoin Reserve Fund

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 16:07:00 GMT

Morgan Stanley unveils its Stablecoin Reserves Portfolio, offering compliant investment options for issuers under the GENIUS Act and expanding its crypto strategy. Read More

US Treasury Freezes $344M USDT Linked to Iran

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMT

The US Treasury freezes $344M in USDT tied to Iran, with Tether blacklisting wallets linked to IRGC and Hezbollah in a major crypto enforcement move. Read More

Can Cardano Get the Marketing Machine It Deserves?

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:53:00 GMT

Rare Network and SCRIB3 launch Amplify Cardano, a $2M grassroots marketing and events program built to put Cardano on on the global stage, where it deserves. Read More

MetaMask Cofounder Dan Finlay Leaves Consensys

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:51:00 GMT

MetaMask cofounder Dan Finlay exits Consensys after a decade, citing burnout and family priorities, marking a major shift for the crypto wallet pioneer. Read More

BitMEX Unlocks Safer Trading With Zodia Custody Deal

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:20:00 GMT

BitMEX integrates Zodia Custody to enable off-exchange trading, boosting security and protecting institutional crypto assets from exchange risks. Read More

AAVE Launches DeFi United to Fight $292M Hack Fallout

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:49:00 GMT

The Aave DAO is voting on a 25,000 ETH treasury commitment to the DeFi United coalition following the $292M Kelp DAO bridge exploit that left Aave V3 markets exposed to hundreds of millions in bad debt. Read More

Volo Protocol Hack Drains $3.5M From Sui-Based DeFi Vaults

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:53:00 GMT

Volo Protocol on Sui suffers a $3.5M hack affecting WBTC, USDC, and XAUm vaults. Funds frozen as team works with partners to recover assets. Read More

Bitcoin Risk Signals Flash Bullish: Is a Rally Coming?

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:13:00 GMT

Glassnode's Risk Index hits zero, institutional ETF inflows surge, and on-chain data aligns bullishly. Here's why analysts say Bitcoin may be turning a corner. Read More

Nium Partners With Coinbase to Enable Global USDC Payments

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:09:00 GMT

Nium teams up with Coinbase to integrate USDC into its payment network, enabling seamless cross-border stablecoin and fiat transactions across 190+ countries. Read More

Tokenized Stocks Hit $1B Market Cap Milestone

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Shea O'Toole) — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:49:00 GMT

Tokenized stocks surpass $1B market cap as Ondo and xStocks dominate. Explore 24/7 trading, DeFi integration, and the rise of pre-IPO assets on-chain. Read More

Blockchain.com Adds Perps Trading to DeFi Wallet

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:39:00 GMT

Blockchain.com launches 40x leveraged perpetual futures inside its DeFi wallet, giving traders access to 190+ markets without moving funds or losing control of their keys. Read More

Schwab and Citadel Eye Crypto Prediction Markets

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:33:00 GMT

Charles Schwab and Citadel Securities signal potential entry into crypto prediction markets, while avoiding sports contracts amid regulatory concerns and liquidity challenges. Read More

Polymarket Eyes $400M Raise at $15B Valuation

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Charles Obison) — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:01:00 GMT

Polymarket is reportedly raising $400M at a $15B valuation as prediction markets grow despite global regulatory pressure and legal challenges. Read More

DoorDash Bets on Stablecoin Payouts Via Stripe's Tempo

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:21:00 GMT

DoorDash is partnering with Stripe and Paradigm's Tempo blockchain to roll out stablecoin-powered merchant payouts and delivery worker payments across its global marketplace. Read More

Coinbase Launches x402 Agentic Marketplace

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Shea O'Toole) — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:04:00 GMT

Coinbase unveils Agentic.Market, a public directory for AI agents and paid services powered by crypto micropayments using the x402 protocol. Read More

Aleo Pilots Zero-Knowledge Crypto Aid in Colombia

nathan@rarenetwork.io (Nathan Mantia) — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:13:00 GMT

Aleo has launched a privacy-first humanitarian aid pilot in Colombia using zero-knowledge proofs and USDCx stablecoins, letting displaced communities receive funds without exposing personal data. Read More