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Axie Infinity will airdrop a new Ethereum-based gaming token called bonded AXS, or bAXS, to eligible AXS stakers and players of its upcoming land game, developer Sky Mavis said.

Canadian Investment Regulatory Organisation has formalised an interim framework governing the custody of crypto and tokenised assets, setting supervisory expectations while permanent rules remain under development.

Mercado Bitcoin said it has issued more than $20 million in tokenised private credit on Bitcoin sidechain Rootstock, targeting $100 million in total issuance by April as it expands its real-world asset strategy.

Witnesses at a House of Lords hearing said stablecoins are unlikely to become mainstream money, describing them mainly as gateways into crypto rather than a future payments standard.

TRM Labs has reached a $1 billion valuation after closing a $70 million Series C funding round, becoming the latest crypto company to achieve unicorn status.

Crypto investors and executives are prioritising infrastructure over decentralised finance as liquidity constraints and market depth emerge as key barriers to institutional adoption in 2026.

Binance shows no signs of financial stress despite online claims comparing the exchange to “FTX 2.0,” according to onchain data analysed during recent market volatility.

A Bitcoin-native protocol enabling USDT transactions has joined CTDG Dev Hub, a developer-focused technical hub run by Cointelegraph to support experimental protocol design and infrastructure research.

Fireblocks said it will integrate Stacks to give institutional clients access to Bitcoin-based lending and yield products.

Chicago-based crypto exchange Bitnomial has launched the first US-regulated futures contracts tied to Tezos’s XTZ token on a Commodity Futures Trading Commission-supervised exchange.

CME Group plans to roll out a tokenised cash product this year that could be used as collateral in crypto and derivatives markets, according to chief executive Terrence Duffy.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faced sharp questioning from lawmakers during a House Financial Services Committee hearing over World Liberty Financial, a Trump-linked crypto venture, and the Treasury’s authority over bitcoin.