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Stablecoin-Centric Infrastructure PhotonPay Secures Tens of Millions in Series B Led by IDG Capital

PhotonPay raises a Series B led by IDG Capital to scale its stablecoin-powered global financial rails, already moving $30B+ annually while cutting cross-border payment costs by 75%.

Jan 09, 2026

Top Pre-TGE Perp DEXs to Watch in 2026

Perp DEX tokens are poised for a major breakout in 2026, as pre-TGE projects with strong on-chain volume begin to attract significant attention following Lighter’s successful launch.

Jan 08, 2026

A Guide to the XMAQUINA Launch on Virtuals Titan: Bringing Robotics Equity On-Chain

XMAQUINA ($DEUS) is the first project launched under Virtuals’ Titan mode, offering retail investors on-chain exposure to early-stage humanoid robotics companies through a DAO-backed equity model.

Jan 08, 2026

Inside the Pump.fun Lawsuit: 15,000 Messages, One Whistleblower, No Answers Yet

What began as small retail losses on a meme coin platform has escalated into a sweeping class action alleging a coordinated fraud involving Pump.fun, Solana, and Jito, raising fundamental questions about decentralization and whether fair launches are truly fair. The outcome now depends on whether thousands of internal chat logs demonstrate conspiracy or simply reflect aggressive but lawful business practices.

Jan 05, 2026

ICO is Dead: A Review of the Kaito Launchpad

Data from the Kaito Launchpad shows that ICOs no longer function as long-term investment vehicles. In a market dominated by liquidity dynamics and power-law outcomes, holding has become a structurally losing strategy.

Dec 30, 2025

The Great 2025 Crypto Prediction Audit: Who Nailed It and Who Got Rekt?

Our review shows that while experts correctly identified macro trends and policy shifts, they largely failed on specific numbers, suggesting these reports serve better as sentiment indicators than investment guides.

Dec 29, 2025

What Leading Research Expects for Crypto in 2026

As 2025 concludes, leading research institutions have released their outlooks for 2026. This piece distills key insights from firms including 21Shares, Grayscale, a16z Crypto, Greenfield Capital, and Four Pillars Research.

Dec 26, 2025

Redrawing the Lines of Power: 10 Figures Defining Crypto 2025

2025 marked the moment crypto stopped fighting the system and became part of it, as institutional capital, regulation, and infrastructure absorbed the industry into global finance. As 2025 draws to a close, we’ve curated a list of the year's top ten figures to review how they shaped the trajectory of the crypto industry.

Dec 26, 2025

x402 V2 Release: When AI Agents Gain Credit Access, Which Projects Will Be Revalued?

x402 V2 quietly upgrades AI payments from a simple on-chain demo into a credit-based, multi-chain settlement layer, effectively giving AI agents balance sheets, credit, and real-world purchasing power. This marks a shift in the AI narrative from smarter models to AI as economic entities, positioning identity, credit, verification, and compute infrastructure as the real long-term winners of AgentFi.

Dec 25, 2025

Before a $1.5 Trillion IPO, Elon Musk Came Close to Losing It All

From a near-bankrupt startup mocked by aerospace giants to a $800B company on the brink of a record-breaking IPO, SpaceX’s story is ultimately about one thing: Elon Musk’s refusal to accept the industry’s assumptions about cost, failure, and possibility.

Dec 25, 2025

What We Lived Through in Crypto: 2025, Month by Month

A complete recap of the 2025 crypto market from January to December.

Dec 25, 2025

From Game Distribution to AI Economy: How XWorld Rewrites Value Distribution with Web3

XWorld is redefining digital value distribution by combining proven Web2 business models with Web3 incentives, aligning users, projects, and platforms through a scalable Use to Earn framework.

Dec 23, 2025

Markets Bet on Do Kwon's Prison Term as Sentencing Day Arrives

Do Kwon’s sentencing has become the crypto market’s latest volatility engine. LUNA’s explosive volume shows that even a founder’s prison term can be monetized.

Dec 11, 2025

FOMC Week Playbook: The Dot Plot, Powell’s Message, and What Really Matters for Markets

This week’s FOMC is less about the rate cut itself and more about how the Fed frames the path ahead under heightened uncertainty. With expectations already priced in, market reactions will hinge on guidance, not action.

Dec 09, 2025

HashKey Unveiled: Who Controls Hong Kong's Crypto Gateway

Hong Kong's largest crypto platform HashKey is heading to IPO with strong market dominance but faces challenges with crypto-linked revenue volatility and ongoing profitability concerns.

Dec 04, 2025