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Travala’s Crypto Loyalty Program Passes 170,000 Members, Sets Long-Term Goal of 30% of AVA Supply Locked

[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, October 2nd, 2026] With around 16% of AVA’s circulating supply already locked, the AVA Smart Program introduces...

OpenWorld Begins Nasdaq Trading As VerifyMe Deal Creates Public Tokenization Company

TL;DR OpenWorld and VerifyMe have completed their business combination, with the combined company trading on Nasdaq under OPNW from October 1. Managem...

Bullish wins US patent for debugging WebAssembly smart contracts

Bullish's patent could enhance smart contract reliability, influencing blockchain development by improving debugging without disrupting operations. Th...

NEAR Intents reports $3.8 million loss after smart contract bug

The exploit highlights vulnerabilities in cross-chain protocols, potentially undermining trust and prompting calls for enhanced security measures. The...

ZeroDev Secures $6.7 Million Funding To Scale ERC-4337 Smart Accounts

In a major development confirmed on SEPTEMBER 30, 2026, Confirmed announcement/filing for ZeroDev Secures $6.7 Million Funding To Scale ERC-4337 Smart...

MEXC Launches MEXC CLI, Connecting AI Agents From Trading Intent to Execution

Mutsamudu, Comoros, September 28, 2026 – MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, today announced the launch of MEXC CLI, a new command-line to...

OpenZeppelin Brings Audited Smart Contract Toolkit To TRON

OpenZeppelin has launched TRON-specific versions of its smart contract libraries, upgrade tooling and Contracts Wizard. The stack supports TRC-20 toke...

New Data Reveals How Businesses Use Blockchain Networks for Payouts

NOWPayments has released new data showing how businesses use different blockchain networks for crypto payouts. The analysis is based on six months of ...

Oura Competitors: Samsung, Apple and the Smart Ring Market

DeFi Was Never Going to Get Its Clarity from US Congress

Last week’s failed CLARITY Act cloture vote will be read as a setback for crypto. That reading misses where decentralized finance (DeFi) compliance wa...

Ōura IPO Access now available via xStocks

The world's leading smart ring company is going public on Nasdaq. Register your interest ahead of the listing. The post Ōura IPO Access now available ...

Circle Takes FX Onchain With 24/7 Stablecoin Settlement On Arc

TL;DR Circle has launched StableFX on Arc, giving approved institutions 24/7 access to stablecoin-based foreign exchange settlement. The system uses R...

OpenZeppelin Integrates with TRON to Bring Its Security Standard to the Network

LONDON, UK, September 24, 2026 – OpenZeppelin, the security standard for onchain finance and secure smart contract development, today announced that i...

OpenZeppelin integrates with TRON to bring battle-tested smart contract security tools to the network

The integration enhances TRON's smart contract security, potentially boosting developer trust and expanding its ecosystem's robustness and appeal. The...

Guardis Adds Tokenized Stocks and Commodities For Trading

[PRESS RELEASE – San José, Costa Rica, September 24th, 2026] Guardis, an on-chain trading and security platform that detects scams and tracks smart mo...

Base Activity Climbs To 7.5 Million Transactions In A Day

TL;DR Base network activity reached roughly 7.5 million transactions over a single day in the validated September 22 data. The count includes all reco...

Meta unveils third generation of Ray-Ban smart glasses with AI assistant and hearing-aid mode

Meta's expanded smart glasses lineup could redefine wearable tech, addressing privacy concerns and enhancing accessibility with AI integration. The po...

Meta rolls out Muse Voice AI to all smart glasses, showcases low latency

Meta's Muse Voice AI in smart glasses enhances real-time communication, potentially transforming user interaction and accessibility globally. The post...

Valour Launches AI-Managed Smart Crypto Fund SP

TL;DR DeFi Technologies says subsidiary Valour has launched Smart Crypto Fund SP. The product uses an AI-driven strategy from Neuronomics to rebalance...

Bybit Opens Oura Pre-IPO Perpetual Trading With Up To 25x Leverage

TL;DR Bybit has launched OURAUSDT as a pre-IPO TradFi perpetual contract. Trading began September 22 at 13:30 UTC with leverage of up to 25x. The cont...

Aster lists OURA/USD1 pre-IPO perpetual with 20x leverage as smart ring maker heads to Nasdaq

Aster's pre-IPO perpetuals democratize access to speculative trading, but regulatory scrutiny could impact decentralized finance innovation. The post ...

Pudgy Penguins launches Essentials collection as smart money loads up and whales step back

Pudgy Penguins' strategy highlights a shift towards mass-market appeal and diversified revenue, challenging traditional NFT reliance on royalties. The...

NOWPayments Releases Cross-Chain Payout Data Revealing Key Performance Benchmarks Across TRON, BNB Chain, and Solana

[PRESS RELEASE – Tallinn, Estonia, September 21st, 2026] NOWPayments today published new empirical data analyzing six months of enterprise payout acti...

Pendle launches NGI+ market bringing institutional infrastructure yields to DeFi

Pendle's NGI+ market bridges institutional finance and DeFi, offering new investment opportunities but introducing risks like smart contract vulnerabi...

S&P Global Agrees To Acquire Smart Contract Security Firm OpenZeppelin

Read the latest update on S&P Global Agrees To Acquire Smart Contract Security Firm OpenZeppelin.

Blockchain Dead Drop Attacks Jump 420% as State Hackers Expand

Chainalysis says North Korean operators use Tron, Aptos and BNB Smart Chain as redundant command paths, while suspected Iranian actors encode routing ...

France probes Meta over misuse of smart glasses in harassment cases

The investigation highlights growing privacy concerns and regulatory challenges as wearable tech blurs boundaries in public spaces. The post France pr...

Ethereum Institutional signals support for Ethlabs’ motion to reduce Ethereum block times

The non-profit signaled support for reducing Ethereum block times, citing increasing institutional activity moving onto the smart-contract network.

SEC Opens Onchain Stock Trading, but Existing Tokens May Not Qualify

The SEC has granted temporary exemptions allowing onchain trading in tokenised US stocks. But at least two prominent existing products - xStocks and B...

Trump says AI needs only one guardrail: a strong, smart president

The consolidation of AI oversight under presidential control could centralize power, impacting regulatory independence and global competitiveness. The...