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France’s Lise Exchange Plans to Tokenize ST Group’s IPO, Europe’s First Fully On-Chain IPO

ChainCatcher report, according to CoinDesk, the French Lightning Exchange (Lise) plans to list ST Group, an aerospace components supplier, on its platform—a move that could become Europe’s first fully on-chain initial public offering (IPO). Lise received authorization under the European Union’s Dis...

CME March Crypto Contracts Volume Rises 19% to $7.98 Billion Nominal Value

Odaily Planet Daily report: CME Group, the derivatives market operator, announced that the average daily trading volume of cryptocurrency contracts in March reached 2.1 million contracts, with a notional value of $7.98 billion, representing a 19% increase. The average daily trading volume of micro B...

SoFi Launches 24/7 Banking Hub for Traditional and Crypto Assets

SoFi said Thursday it is launching a new business banking platform designed to let companies handle both traditional money and crypto in one place, as it pushes deeper into digital assets.The service, called SoFi Big Business Banking, allows firms to hold U.S. dollars, convert them into stablecoins ...

Grayscale Predicts $19 Trillion Tokenization Market by 2033, Highlights Altcoins

Tokenization, one of the most popular concepts in the cryptocurrency world recently, combines traditional financial assets with blockchain technology.The tokenization sector is expected to grow significantly, reaching nearly $19 trillion by 2033.As this area continues to grow and attract attention, ...

Nevermined Demonstrates That AI Payments Are Becoming a Real Business

Recently, the term "AI payment" has become increasingly popular. However, the concept itself is still rapidly evolving, and different people often see different aspects of it. Some focus on user experience enhancements such as voice-based ordering and automated payments, while others are interested ...

Pi Network to Launch Cross-Chain Bridge Ahead of Mainnet Expansion

Story HighlightsPi Network preparing cross-chain bridge to connect its blockchain with other networks and expand ecosystem utility.KYB verification will allow Web2 and Web3 businesses integrate directly with official Pi Wallet.Despite of upgrade, Pi coin price remains 75% below all-time high, tradin...

Arizona Bill Proposes State Digital Assets Reserve, Includes XRP

Arizona lawmakers are weighing a bill that would let the state keep digital assets in a reserve instead of selling them off, and XRP is one of the names on the list.The proposal would place those assets under the state treasurer’s control, and it could also let the state earn extra returns through s...

Drift Protocol attacker siphons $285 million, buys 130,262 ETH

The Drift Protocol attacker is doubling down on Ethereum accumulation after conducting a sophisticated operation targeting the protocol’s administrative systems and draining $285 million from its vaults.According to data tracked by Lookonchain, the malicious actor has spent millions in USDC to acqui...

Eightco Holdings reports $326 million in crypto holdings, including 277 million WLD and 11,068 ETH.

According to PRNewswire, Nasdaq-listed Eightco Holdings disclosed its asset holdings, reporting as of March 30, 2026, ownership of 277,222,975 Worldcoin (WLD) tokens, 11,068 ETH, a $90 million indirect investment in OpenAI, a $25 million investment in Beast Industries, and $109 million in cash and s...

Eightco Holdings Discloses $326 Million in Crypto Holdings, Becomes the Largest Listed Holder of WLD

Odaily Planet Daily reports: Nasdaq-listed Eightco Holdings has disclosed its asset holdings, which as of March 30, 2026, include 277,222,975 Worldcoin (WLD) tokens, 11,068 ETH, a $90 million indirect investment in OpenAI, a $25 million investment in Beast Industries, and $109 million in cash and st...

Wormhole Addresses Drift Protocol Attack: No User Risk, Some Solana Cross-Chain Delays

ChainCatcher report: Wormhole has responded on X to the impact of the Drift Protocol attack, stating that Wormhole users' assets are currently not at risk and the cross-chain bridge functionality remains operational. However, due to built-in security mechanisms on Solana, some cross-chain transfers ...

Whale Address 0xcab Opens $4.9M ETH Short Position with Narrow Liquidation Margin

On April 2, Hyperinsight monitoring showed that the address 0xcab attempted to bottom-trade ETH long positions twice before breakeven closing, accumulating a loss of approximately $17,000. Subsequently, within the past half-hour, this address opened a 25x leveraged ETH short position with a position...

Wukong Integrates Qwen3.6-Plus, Alibaba's Most Powerful Programming Model

ME News reports that on April 2 (UTC+8), Alibaba officially launched its next-generation large language model, Qwen3.6-Plus. The company’s flagship enterprise AI application, Wukong, was the first to integrate the new model. Qwen3.6-Plus delivers significant performance improvements across code gen...

Solana Foundation Executive: Drift Security Incident Is an Isolated Case

Odaily Planet Daily reports: Vibhu Norby, Chief Product Officer of the Solana Foundation, posted on X that Drift Protocol has confirmed it was attacked; the specific source is still under investigation. This incident was not caused by a program or smart contract vulnerability, but is more likely rel...

Wormhole Addresses Drift Protocol Attack: User Assets Safe, Solana Cross-Chain May Experience Delays

Odaily Planet Daily reports: Wormhole responded on X to the impact of the Drift Protocol attack, stating that Wormhole users’ assets are currently not at risk and the cross-chain bridge functionality remains operational. However, due to built-in security mechanisms on Solana, some cross-chain transf...

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