May 11, 20264m 49s
Circle Raises $222M for Arc Blockchain Token at $3B Valuation
Circle pulled in $222M from investors for the token tied to its Arc blockchain at a $3B valuation, per CNBC reporting picked up by WuBlockchain on May 11.
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May 11, 20264m 29s
Canton Network's Digital Asset Targets $2B Valuation in a16z-Led Raise
Bloomberg reports a16z crypto is leading a funding round for Canton Network operator Digital Asset that targets a $2 billion valuation.
May 11, 20263m 56s
Tether Launches QVAC, a Decentralized Local AI Inspired by Asimov
Tether's QVAC project debuts as a decentralized, local-first AI runtime that the company frames as its second reserve asset alongside the dollar.
May 11, 20265m 17s
Tokenized Gold Q1 2026 Spot Volume Already Exceeds All of 2025
CoinGecko data shows tokenized gold spot volume in Q1 2026 has already surpassed the entire 2025 total, with XAUT and PAXG leading the surge.
May 11, 20265m 30s
Bitcoin Mining Pools With 75% of Hashrate Adopt Open Block Standard
Mining pools controlling roughly 75% of Bitcoin hashrate are joining a common open standard for block construction, a structural decentralization shift.
May 11, 20264m 23s
Crypto.com Becomes First VASP to Get UAE Central Bank SVF License
Crypto.com received the UAE Central Bank's Stored Value Facilities license, the first VASP to do so, opening direct AED issuance and wallet rails.
May 11, 20266m 04s
Private Credit Redemption Wave Hits $1.8T Market as Apollo Sells $3B Fund
A redemption wave is sweeping the $1.8 trillion private credit market while Apollo looks to sell a $3 billion fund. Crypto's tokenized RWA pitch faces its first real test.
May 11, 20264m 39s
Morgan Stanley's MSBT Logs $194M in First Month With Zero Outflow Days
Morgan Stanley's spot bitcoin product MSBT pulled in $194M of net inflows during its first month and recorded no daily net outflows, per WuBlockchain.
May 11, 20264m 38s
Sui Plans Confidential Transactions for Free, Private Payments in 2026
Sui announced plans to launch confidential transactions this year, promising free private payments at scale. Here is what the rollout could mean for users.
May 10, 20263m 49s
Fed Cites DefiLlama Three Times in 2026 Financial Stability Report
The Federal Reserve's latest Financial Stability Report cites DefiLlama three times, marking a notable institutional nod to onchain data infrastructure.