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DeFi tokens are crypto tokens that represent access to decentralised financial platforms and services built on blockchain technology. These tokens operate within automated, permissionless ecosystems that remove the need for traditional intermediaries, allowing users to interact directly with financial applications. Through DeFi tokenization, real-world and digital assets can be represented on-chain, enabling greater efficiency, transparency, and accessibility across financial services. DeFi tokens can be broadly categorised into areas such as lending and borrowing protocols, decentralised exchanges, stablecoins, prediction markets, and insurance platforms. Many of the best DeFi tokens also function as governance tokens, giving holders the ability to participate in…

ChainGPT Pad has opened a new door for projects that want to keep their token sales close to home. In a short but pointed announcement on X, the team introduced Saleium, a self-hosted public token sale module that embeds the same on-chain sale mechanics powering ChainGPT Pad directly onto a project’s own website. The pitch is simple and pragmatic. Not every project wants or needs distribution reach from a third-party launchpad. Some teams already have large, engaged communities and what they lack is robust, battle-tested infrastructure. Saleium aims to bridge that gap by delivering the same subscription-style public sale system…

The CRCL stock was one of the largest gainers in the stock market this week, even as the U.S.-Iran war put pressure on risk assets. The stock notably extended its gains from last week as USDC issuer Circle moves to dominate in AI agent payments. CRCL Stock Gains 22% This Week as Circle Bets On AI Agent Payments TradingView data shows that the Circle stock climbed 22% this week, rising above $100 for the first time this year. The stock had climbed above $108 on March 5 before closing out the week at almost $102. Source: TradingView; CRCL Weekly Chart…

From the advent of the crypto market, centralized exchanges (CEXs) have played a key role in providing liquidity to both retail and institutional users. In 2025 alone, CEXs processed nearly $80 trillion in volume across spot and perpetuals markets. However, since 2024, DEXs have been capturing more market share as they transition from ‘degen-only’ trading protocols, to products that can potentially rival even the best centralized avenues.  So, what is the state of crypto trading activity on both CEXs and DEXs, and how has it grown in the last two years? We’ve summarized the key highlights, but be sure to…

Crypto asset manager Bitwise has now donated a total of $383,000 to support developers who maintain and secure the Bitcoin network since 2024, with its latest $233,000 contribution announced on Wednesday. Its second payout, funded by 10% of gross profits from its Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB), adds to the $150,000 that it donated in February 2025 after BITB’s first full year.“Bitwise is proud to donate $233,000 to support the unsung heroes maintaining and securing the Bitcoin network,” Bitwise said in a post to X on Wednesday. Around the time of BITB’s launch in January 2024, Bitwise pledged to direct 10% of gross…

Crypto venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz is doubling down on crypto despite a major market downturn, seeking $2 billion for a new crypto fund.A16z Crypto, the blockchain arm of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, is raising a fifth fund focused on crypto with plans to close by mid-2026, according to Fortune, citing anonymous sources on Wednesday.The latest round is significantly smaller than its previous $4.5 billion fund from 2022, but the company has shifted to a shorter fundraising cycle to remain flexible to ever-changing crypto narratives. The move comes amid a crypto bear market that has seen more than $2 trillion…

March 04, 2026 05:50 PM EST Broadcom Shares Jump as Results Top Street Estimates FROM 6 hr 14 min ago Can Broadcom’s latest quarterly results revive enthusiasm for its stock? Shares of Broadcom (AVGO) were recently up more than 5% in extended trading, after the chipmaker posted better-than-expected results for its fiscal first quarter. Broadcom posted adjusted earnings per share of $2.05 on a 29% year-over-year jump in revenue to a record $19.31 billion as AI sales more than doubled. Both figures topped analysts’ estimates compiled by Visible Alpha. CEO Hock Tan, in a press release after the closing bell…

The names of four US Army Reserve soldiers who were killed by a drone strike strike during the US conflict with Iran were released on Tuesday.The Defense Department identified two more fallen Army Reserve troops on Wednesday, bringing the total deceased from the drone attack to six.The servicemembers were identified as:Capt. Cody Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, FloridaSgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, MinnesotaSgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, NebraskaSgt. Declan Coady, 20, of Des Moines, IowaMaj. Jeffrey R. O’Brien, 45, of Indianola, IowaChief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, CaliforniaThe…

Refreshed Board Slate Having Support of Requisitioning Shareholders to be Proposed at AGMSOL Strategies Inc. (CSE: HODL) (NASDAQ: STKE) (“SOL Strategies” or the “Company”), one of the first publicly traded companies dedicated to growing and building the Solana economy, today announced a refreshed board slate to be presented to shareholders at its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) on March 31, 2026, as well as the resolution of recently raised shareholder concerns.The Company’s proposed board slate for the upcoming AGM includes two new independent directors: Laszlo “Les” Borsai and Dennis Logan. Both bring significant expertise in digital assets, corporate finance,…

Solana just flipped the switch on a new payments hub that shows live stablecoin transfers on its main network, aiming to prove crypto payments can work at real world scale. Quick Summary – TLDR: Solana launched Payments.org on February 26 as a public hub for real time stablecoin payments on mainnet. The network is highlighting $2 trillion in quarterly stablecoin transfer volume and more than $300 million in monthly payment activity. The portal includes documentation, ecosystem examples, and a transaction simulator showing live USDC transfers. What Happened? Solana launched Payments.org, a dedicated portal designed to showcase stablecoin payments with instant…