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Solana Foundation president calls meme coins a production test net The Solana Foundation is calling meme coins a "production test net" for Solana. I'll be honest: the phrase sounds almost too convenient. Still, the revenue numbers make it harder to wave away. In June 202 ...

Owe Martin Andresen charged with laundering $2M in crypto into gold bars "Owe Martin Andresen, 49, has been charged by the US Department of Justice with laundering more than $2 million in cryptocurrency by turning it into gold bars." The DOJ says Andresen was arrested in ...

Magne.AI and LSP.Finance join forces to push DeFi onto Web3 smartphones Magne.AI and LSP.Finance announced a partnership to bring more DeFi activity to Web3 smartphone users, according to a May 16, 2026 statement from Magne.AI. The idea is simple enough: put mobile distribution next to s ...

M3 DAO Joins DegenVerse to Offer DeFi Utility for Meme Coins M3 DAO joined DegenVerse on May 17, 2026, pitching staking, lending, gaming, and prediction markets for meme coins. The idea is not complicated. Meme coins want to stop being just loud communities strapped to beta trades. They ...

DeFi's new front: VerifiedX bets bitcoin's next chapter is programmable, private VerifiedX is making a blunt bet: bitcoin holders want DeFi, but not badly enough to leave Bitcoin for it. That is the pitch. Build programmable, privacy-aware infrastructure around Bitcoin. Do not touch the ...

A7A5 stablecoin tries to outlive sanctions as a trade tool A7A5 has processed more than $100 billion in on-chain transactions since launching in January 2025. That is not noise. OFAC sanctioned the ruble-backed token on August 14, 2025. The EU followed on October 23, 2025, and the UK als ...

Thai authorities bust illegal Bitcoin mining ring, seize equipment worth thousands Bitcoin miners keep running into the same problem: power is political. Thai authorities recently shut down illegal Bitcoin mining operations and seized equipment tied to alleged electricit ...

IG Expands UK Crypto Platform to 100+ Digital Assets IG has expanded its UK crypto platform to more than 100 digital assets. The company said on May 13 that UK clients can now trade more than 50 additional cryptocurrencies. My take: this is not just another exchange tack ...

Manadia and DataVLT Build Web3 Infrastructure for IoT Networks Manadia and DataVLT announced a partnership on X on May 16, 2026, centered on Web3 infrastructure for IoT networks. My take: this is more than a routine partnership post, but it still needs proof before crypto investors treat ...

Akash Network drops 12%: Can AKT bulls hold $0.595? AKT gave back 12% in a day, and traders are now staring at $0.595. Akash Network (AKT) fell 12% in 24 hours. Trading volume dropped 32.82% to about $9.93 million, which is not the follow-through bulls wanted after a mov ...