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Willemstad, Curaçao, April 25th, 2025, Chainwire Whale.io, a leading crypto iGaming operator that operates multichain, is charging toward its highly anticipated $WHALE Token Generation Event (TGE). While the exact TGE date remains under wraps, the event is closer than ever, and Whale.io is making bold moves to build momentum. This week, the Whale crew is heading to TOKEN2049 in Dubai, the premier global crypto conference, as the official wristband sponsor. With a packed schedule of co-hosted side events, exclusive merchandise giveaways, and a vibrant social campaign, Whale.io is ready to introduce its thriving platform and upcoming token to the world’s…

Newly confirmed United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins laid out what his tenure at the federal regulator will look like on Friday while giving opening remarks at the agency’s third-ever crypto roundtable.Atkins Gives First Crypto Roundtable Remarks As SEC ChairIn his April 25 remarks, Atkins reaffirmed his vision to drive forward balanced rulemaking regarding the digital asset industry while taking a swipe at former SEC head Gary Gensler’s regulation-by-enforcement approach to the sector at the agency’s D.C. headquarters.“Market participants engaging with this technology deserve clear regulatory rules of the road,” Atkins said. “Innovation has been stifled…

San Francisco, California, April 25th, 2025, Chainwire Huma Finance, the first PayFi network, has surpassed $4 billion in Total Transaction Volume (TTV), just two years after its launch and within two weeks of unveiling Huma 2.0 – signalling a major shift in how real yield is accessed and distributed in DeFi. As of April, the platform is growing at a rate of over $500 million, and is on track to exceed $10 billion TTV within the year.  “PayFi is no longer simply a concept or emerging category; it’s live and scaling faster than we ever anticipated,” said Erbil Karaman, Co-Founder…

Homepage > News > Editorial > Why smart AI entrepreneurs are now building shovels, not apps This post is a guest contribution by George Siosi Samuels, managing director at Faiā. See how Faiā is committed to staying at the forefront of technological advancements here. Even in a gold rush, the miners rarely get rich. It’s the ones selling the shovels. As the artificial intelligence (AI) boom barrels into 2024, a new consensus is forming among technical founders and investors: the real leverage isn’t in building another chat app or agent wrapper. It’s in supplying the infrastructure beneath them. The app layer…

NEW YORK, U.S./NY, April 25th, 2025, Chainwire Landmark Ruling Marks Major Win for Cryptocurrency, Open-Source Innovation, and Free Speech In a sweeping legal victory, serial entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist Richard Heart has won the complete dismissal of all claims brought against him by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. District Judge Carol Bagley Amon granted Richard Heart’s motion to dismiss on February 28, 2025. The SEC had until last Monday, April 21, to amend its complaint and ultimately announced “it does not intend to file an amended complaint in this matter.” These events fully clear Heart and his…

Reason to trust Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Created by industry experts and meticulously reviewed The highest standards in reporting and publishing Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. Este artículo también está disponible en español. Ethereum is trading above $1,700 after a volatile few weeks, with bulls now trying to reclaim higher levels and flip resistance into support. Despite lingering macroeconomic tensions and the ongoing trade standoff between the US and China, markets are…

New data from RWA.xyz, a platform tracking tokenized real-world assets, shows that six entities are responsible for 88% of all tokenized US Treasurys. The data suggests a concentration among a few funds as the market continues to develop.The largest issuer of tokenized treasures continues to be BlackRock. The company’s tokenized US treasury fund, called BUIDL, has a market capitalization of $2.5 billion, 360% higher than its nearest competitor. BlackRock disclosed a total of $11.6 trillion in assets under management in the first quarter of 2025. Rounding out the top six are Franklin Templeton’s BENJI, with a market capitalization of $707…

The American stock exchange, Nasdaq, has urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to develop a clear and consistent classification framework for crypto assets, emphasizing the need for regulatory clarity as digital assets continue to develop.In a 23-page letter addressed to the SEC’s Cryptocurrency Task Force, Nasdaq called for a structured taxonomy to help define which agency should regulate specific types of crypto assets.Nasdaq Pushes for Four-Tier Crypto Classification in Letter to SECThe exchange operator proposed categorizing digital assets into four distinct categories: financial securities, digital asset investment contracts, digital asset commodities, and other digital assets that fall outside…

A recent report revealed that OpenSea has maintained the top position in non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace trading volume over the past 30 days. Transaction volumes spiked as traders flocked to OpenSea’s revamped platform, drawn by lower fees and cross-chain support.Can Wallet Growth Reignite NFT Mania?According to data from NFT Scan, the total trading volume in the past 30 days reached $155.1 million. OpenSea’s dominance is clear when compared to its competitors in terms of market share. Blur, one of the biggest rivals, commands 23.16% of the market, while established names like CryptoPunks and Magic Eden hold 10.97% and 7.67%, respectively.…

Blacklisting is quietly becoming a feature of DeFi—an ecosystem originally built to be trustless and permissionless. In theory, centralized authorities like banks and regulators were to play little or no role. In practice, the opposite seems to be happening. Unlike traditional finance, where authorities can freeze accounts and restrict fund access, DeFi was designed to eliminate the need for intermediaries. Transactions are verified through cryptographic consensus, not institutional oversight.Yet, blacklisting—restricting specific wallet addresses from transacting—is increasingly used by governments, regulators, and centralized entities to combat fraud, money laundering, and sanctions violations. In 2018, the United States Department of the Treasury’s…