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NFT Marketplace Closures Expose Storage and Preservation Challenges
As NFT platforms shut down, collectors face unexpected costs and complexities in maintaining digital art ownership. The technology that promised permanent ownership now requires ongoing custodianship and storage responsi...
ARK Invest Tokenizes $1.3B Venture Fund Through Securitize
ARK Invest has tokenized its ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX) through Securitize, making fund interests tradeable and administrable on blockchain while maintaining the same underlying investment strategy across companies like Op...
Ondo Launches BlackRock Portfolio Tokens Restricted to Non-US Investors
Ondo Finance introduced three tokenized portfolios based on BlackRock investment strategies on September 24, but direct redemption is limited to eligible non-US investors who complete onboarding.
Bullish, Alpaca and Apex Fintech Form Coalition for Issuer-Backed Tokenized Stocks
Five companies have launched the Issuer Sponsored Token Coalition to establish standards for tokenized securities directly tied to company shareholder records, preserving voting and dividend rights.
Decrypt and DASTAN Secure Multi-Brand Partnership for Upcoming NEXTPredict NYC Summit
Decrypt has been named the exclusive Premier Media Partner for the NEXTPredict NYC prediction markets summit, featuring DASTAN co-founder Farokh Sarmad as a speaker and panel moderator.
Tether, Pave Bank, and GFTN Launch Georgia-Singapore Fintech Scholars Program
Three organizations have signed a memorandum of understanding to create a five-year scholarship program sending Georgian university students to Singapore for fintech-focused study, launching in January 2027.
BlackRock Research Explores Tokenized AI Compute as Emerging Digital Asset Market
BlackRock's Digital Assets Research team published a white paper outlining how AI compute power could be priced, financed, and traded as tokenized digital assets, identifying it as a potential new market for digital asse...
Animoca Brands Pauses Reverse Merger With Currenc Group, Maintains Public Listing Goals
Animoca Brands has suspended merger discussions with Currenc Group, citing timeline concerns and market conditions. The Web3 firm remains focused on compliance milestones needed for a future public listing.
Humanoid Robot Makers Report Training Advances Amid Intensifying Competition
Figure AI, Boston Dynamics, and Unitree announced significant technical milestones this week as the race to deploy humanoid robots in real-world settings accelerates. The announcements highlight divergent approaches to t...
Zoomex to Host Traders After Party at TOKEN2049 Singapore
Cryptocurrency derivatives platform Zoomex will host an official side event on October 7, 2026, featuring industry panels, a Q&A with F1 driver Ollie Bearman, live music, and networking opportunities for traders and Web3...
Oasis Pro Markets Joins DTCC Fund/SERV as First Tokenization-Focused Member
Oasis Pro Markets, working with Ondo Finance, has been added to DTCC's Fund/SERV network, marking the first member built specifically around tokenization and connecting blockchain-based funds to existing U.S. investment ...
VanEck Criticizes Metaplanet's Executive Compensation Structure
VanEck has labeled Metaplanet's compensation structure as inadequate despite recent cost-cutting measures, citing officer exposure roughly 10 times higher than peer averages among major Bitcoin treasury companies.
AI-Generated 'Actress' Tilly Norwood Glitches During Piers Morgan Interview, Switches to C...
Tilly Norwood, a photorealistic AI character created by London production company Particle6, unexpectedly switched to Chinese during a live interview on Piers Morgan's show before returning to English and characterizing ...
Bloxtel Deploys Private 5G Infrastructure on Avalanche Blockchain
San Francisco-based Bloxtel announced it is moving its decentralized private 5G network infrastructure onto Avalanche, coinciding with the launch of its AP 201 access point device.
1win Adds Provably Fair Technology to Its Crypto Games
Willemstad, Curacao, 17th September 2026, PlayNewswire [PRESS RELEASE – Willemstad, Curacao, September 17th, 2026] 1win, a leading crypto casino and betting platform, is introducing Provably Fair technology that lets cry...
B.AI Reaches 1.51 Trillion Daily Tokens, Builds Settlement Layer for Agent Economy
Five months after launch, B.AI has achieved record daily token throughput of 1.51 trillion, a 71,500x increase since inception. The platform combines compute routing with decentralized settlement infrastructure to serve ...
Microsoft AI Chief Suleyman Criticizes Anthropic's Claude Training Approach
Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, published an essay questioning how Anthropic trains Claude, arguing that treating a model as potentially conscious could create an uncontrollable system.
Daler.com Launches Crypto Casino With Progression-Based Reward System
Daler.com has officially launched its crypto casino platform, featuring a progression-based rewards system built around collectible cards and player-configurable benefits.
Solana Co-Founder Backs $660,000 Tokenized Dinosaur Skull Fundraise
Jurassic Finance is tokenizing a Triceratops skull on Solana, with Anatoly Yakovenko publicly supporting the sale as it enters final hours. The project has raised over $400,000 toward its $660,000 target.
BabyDoge Acquires LimeWire, Gaining Access to 8 Million Monthly Users
BabyDoge has acquired LimeWire, the NFT marketplace relaunched in 2022. The deal, announced September 14, brings together BabyDoge's 3 million community members with LimeWire's 8 million monthly users. Abel Czupor assume...
























