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NEAR AI has joined Nvidia’s Inception program to build out its privacy-preserving and verifiable AI solution.
The network will combine cryptographic verification with Nvidia’s Confidential Computing to independently verify AI systems without exposing data.
NEAR AI has joined the Nvidia Incep

Demo uses minimal proxy clones to cut energy use when deploying repeated TRON smart contracts at scale.
CREATE2-style deployment enables precomputed TRON contract addresses using deployer, salt, and bytecode.
TRON DAO ecosystem developers have published a demo that applies minimal proxy cont

DASH surged over 21% despite the DFSA banning privacy tokens in the DIFC.
DFSA cites AML and sanctions risks behind its comprehensive privacy token restrictions.
The DASH price surge occurred after the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) imposed a complete ban on privacy tokens in the

MetaMask Perps now supports gold, silver, and major forex trading.
Users can trade commodities and currencies using perpetual contracts with leverage.
MetaMask has rolled out perpetual trading for gold, silver, and major forex pairs on its mobile app, giving users the ability to go long or s

The Chainlink Confidential Compute feature will allow institutions to run sensitive logic, transactions, and data on-chain.
It also supports private transactions, privacy-preserving tokenization of real-world assets, secure data distribution, and more.
As per Chainlink, privacy remains one o

Grayscale’s Jan 12 update lists 36 assets under consideration across smart contracts, finance, AI, consumer, and utilities.
Current Grayscale products include HBAR, ETH, XRP and XLM across its crypto sectors framework.
Grayscale Investments has updated its “Assets Under Consideration and Cur

COTI has partnered with Zoniqx to integrate its privacy technology into Zoniqx's tokenization platform, enabling compliant, privacy-focused issuance and settlement of real-world assets on-chain. This collaboration aims to enhance institutional finance while ensuring regulatory conformity.

Zand completed XDC Network integration for blockchain payments and institutional custody, pending UAE regulatory approvals.
Partnership includes ComTech Gold for blockchain-enabled gold trading; XDC transactions align with ISO 20022 standards.
Zand, a UAE-based fintech and digital banking gr

Injective has published new research that positions its blockchain as a full-stack platform for regulated real-world asset tokenization.
The adoption is increasing, with growing tokenized RWA volumes and consistent on-chain activity throughout Injective’s ecosystem.
Injective has released ne

The Cardano Foundation has partnered with Draper Dragon to launch an $80 million fund to scale the network’s adoption over the next six years.
The fund will focus on direct investments in high-potential startups building on the network, global marketing and liquidity provision and education s

Cardano’s DeFi struggles are tied to late smart contract adoption and lack of key integrations.
Hoskinson sees 2026 as make-or-break, with Bitcoin, XRP DeFi and stablecoins as turning points.
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson publicly framed 2026 as a do or die year for the Cardano network d

Eric Adams launched the NYC Token to fund education and social projects.
Onchain records revealed the withdrawal of significant liquidity, which raised concerns about centralization and risk to investors.
Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams has launched a New York City-themed crypto

A university thesis proposes a blockchain-based lawmaking system built on IOTA Identity and Move.
IOTA’s real-world adoption expands into legal, governance, and public sector infrastructure.
The University of Bologna has proposed in a new academic thesis that IOTA should be used to

Cardano founder said the Trump memecoin launch eroded bipartisan trust, stalling crypto legislation.
Unstructured Trump crypto policy fostered predatory politics and politicized digital assets for years.
Cardano creator Charles Hoskinson said the Trump administration has left the U.S. crypto

MetaMask, Filecoin, and StarkNet outshine other top blockchains in developer activity.
mUSD, FIL, and STRK prices rally with rising development activity and protocol integrations.
MetaMask, Filecoin, and StarkNet have emerged as the leading cryptocurrencies in the top 10 list by development

DASH's price surged over 21% after the DFSA banned privacy tokens in Dubai, highlighting increased market activity. This rise coincided with higher liquidity and DASH's integration into real-world payment systems, despite regulatory challenges.

The Chainlink Confidential Compute feature will allow institutions to run sensitive logic, transactions, and data on-chain.
It also supports private transactions, privacy-preserving tokenization of real-world assets, secure data distribution, and more.
As per Chainlink, privacy remains one o

NEAR AI has joined Nvidia’s Inception program to build out its privacy-preserving and verifiable AI solution.
The network will combine cryptographic verification with Nvidia’s Confidential Computing to independently verify AI systems without exposing data.
NEAR AI has joined the Nvidia Incep

Zand completed XDC Network integration for blockchain payments and institutional custody, pending UAE regulatory approvals.
Partnership includes ComTech Gold for blockchain-enabled gold trading; XDC transactions align with ISO 20022 standards.
Zand, a UAE-based fintech and digital banking gr

The Cardano Foundation has partnered with Draper Dragon to launch an $80 million fund to scale the network’s adoption over the next six years.
The fund will focus on direct investments in high-potential startups building on the network, global marketing and liquidity provision and education s