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IOTA’s upcoming Rebased upgrade could be its most ambitious yet, replacing centralization with decentralization and unlocking smart contracts for a future-ready blockchain. On May 5, IOTA will activate Rebased, a protocol upgrade that marks the project’s most ambitious departure from its original architecture since its inception in 2015. More than just a technical milestone, Rebased appears to be a foundational pivot — one that replaces legacy components, modernizes the network stack, and reframes the network’s broader identity in the crypto landscape. Once branded as a “blockchain without blocks,” IOTA’s earlier value proposition hinged on the promise of a feeless, scalable…

Covent Garden, UK, April 24th, 2025, Chainwire FLock.io, the private AI training platform, has announced a collaboration with Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, to harness Alibaba Cloud’s Large Language Model(LLM) Qwen and cloud technologies to create advanced AI models for both domain-specific and general purposes. Under the collaboration, FLock.io will create various AI models utilizing infrastructure and products from Alibaba Cloud. In the future, both sides will leverage their technical expertise to explore research opportunities and use cases in AI fields. Beyond technical integration, FLock.io will cooperate with Alibaba Cloud to facilitate joint research…

Binance has announced the delisting of four tokens: PlayDapp (PDA), Alpaca Finance (ALPACA) Viberate (VIB), and Wing Finance (WING), effective May 2, 2025, at 03:00 UTC. The decision comes after the tokens failed to maintain the exchange’s high standards and comply with industry benchmarks. Notably, these tokens were also part of the Binance 2nd “Vote to Delist” Batch on April 10, 2025. This move is part of Binance’s ongoing review process to ensure all listed digital assets align with its quality and compliance expectations.Learn more: Binance Delist 14 Tokens in First “Vote to Delist” BatchKey Dates and ActionsMay 1, 2025,…

Hugh Austin, a crypto fraudster behind a crypto scam who allegedly involved his own son in a $12 million laundering scheme, has been sentenced to nearly two decades in prison for orchestrating the affair. $12 Million In Investor Funds Drained In SchemeAccording to an April 23 press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Austin and his son Brandon fraudulently operated as crypto brokers for large sums of digital assets in a crypto scam and made short-term crypto investments in hopes of securing high returns for entrepreneurs and investors. Father-Son Duo Implicated in $12M #Crypto Scheme, Long Island Man Sentenced to…

Russia has long had a love-hate relationship with cryptocurrency. Now, with a new proposal seemingly favouring the ultra-wealthy, the country stands at a crossroads: is this a step toward mainstream adoption or just another method to keep crypto in the hands of an elite few? Historically, the Bank of Russia has maintained a skeptical stance on digital assets, citing threats to financial stability, the potential for illicit activity, and high risks to retail investors. In 2020, Russia enacted the “On Digital Financial Assets” law, which established a legal foundation for cryptocurrencies but explicitly banned their use as a means of…

SHIB’s burn rate spike and address growth hint at renewed user-driven momentum. Shiba Inu’s Exchange Inflows and long liquidations expose risk despite bullish technical formation. Shiba Inu [SHIB] recorded a staggering 1,361% surge in its 24-hour token burn rate, injecting renewed energy into the SHIB community. At press time, the token traded at $0.00001309, reflecting a 3.95% drop over the last 24 hours. But, price isn’t always the first to react. While the price remains subdued, underlying on-chain metrics are showing promising signs of revitalized network activity. Recent address statistics reveal a significant uptick in user engagement.  New Addresses grew…

Quick take: Mantle is anchoring the fund with a commitment to invest $400 million. The fund plans to boost returns by integrating staking strategies from Mantle’s mETH, Bybit’s bbSOL and others. The MI4 becomes the largest tokenised institutional fund, surpassing Securitize’s $148 million Blockchain Capital III Digital Liquid Venture Fund. Securitize has launched a new crypto index fund with $400 million backing from Mantle. The BlackRock-backed RWA tokenisation platform said the new fund dubbed MI4 offers exposure to major crypto assets like BTC, ETH, SOL and U.S. dollar stablecoins, with additional earnings from decentralised finance (DeFi) staking strategies from mETH,…

Homepage > News > Editorial > A tale of two technocrats In the bruising world of tech titans, few rivalries have been as personally fraught or as consequential as the one between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. What began as philosophical disagreements over artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved into a full-blown corporate conflict, complete with cage-match challenges, legal threats, and competing products. That acrimony reached new heights in mid-2023, when Zuckerberg’s Meta (NASDAQ: META) launched Threads, a text-based platform designed to compete with Twitter (now X), which Musk had purchased months earlier for $44 billion. When Threads attracted 100 million…

Coinbase and PayPal are deepening their partnership to accelerate the adoption and usage of PayPal USD (PYUSD), the U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin launched in 2023, according to an announcement on Thursday. The expanded collaboration is looking to enhance access to PYUSD for both retail and institutional users, promote its use in commerce, and explore broader on-chain applications.The Alliance seeks to Push Stablecoin Adoption with PYUSDThe companies announced the partnership expansion, showcasing plans to drive stablecoin adoption by offering seamless integration between PayPal’s payments ecosystem and Coinbase’s crypto infrastructure. BREAKING:PAYPAL WITH 434 MILLION USERS HAS PARTNERED WITH COINBASE FOR ADVANCE STABLECOIN PAYMENTS…

POPCAT is showing early signs of life as it presses against a level it hasn’t cleared in over two months. But can this altcoin finally shift momentum and kickstart a fresh trend? POPCAT (POPCAT) is currently trading at a region that has historically acted as a price ceiling, the $0.39 level. This zone has suppressed price action for over 78 days, with each attempt at reclaiming it quickly being rejected. However, the current push appears more constructive, as the price grinds back into this level with strength. That said, a breakout alone isn’t confirmation, rather price acceptance and a structure…