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Circle’s stablecoin USDC and cross-chain transfer protocol will be integrated into Sam Altman’s World project, allowing users to convert their bridged USDC into native stablecoins. On May 1, the Sam Altman-backed blockchain project announced its collaboration with the stablecoin giant following its limited expansion into the U.S. According to the official announcement, World (WLD) Chain plans to integrate the company’s stablecoin, USD Coin (USDC), as well its CCTP V2 mechanism to its World Chain. First introduced in April 2023, CCTP V2 is an upgraded version of Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol, designed to enable faster and more efficient USDC transfers across…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Pepe and SHIB soared — now a Polygon-based token is gaining traction, with experts eyeing a potential 15,000% surge. Tokens like Pepe and SHIB have skyrocketed, leaving many wishing they had seized the moment. Now, a new opportunity emerges with a Polygon-based token that experts believe could soar by 15,000%. This could be the next big thing in digital assets. Explore what makes this token stand out and how it might offer unprecedented returns. XYZVerse is setting the pace:…

Japanese Bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet is ramping up its crypto accumulation strategy with a fresh ¥3.6 billion ($23 million) bond issuance to buy more Bitcoin. Metaplanet, a Japanese firm known for its aggressive Bitcoin (BTC) treasury strategy, has issued ¥3.6 billion (approximately $23 million) in bonds. This marks the company’s 12th bond issuance, and the capital raised will support its goal of amassing a larger Bitcoin reserve. The company has already made significant progress in its BTC accumulation strategy, having recently recently surpassed 5,000 BTC in its treasury. The proceeds from newly issued bonds are expected to bring it closer…

PI, the native token of Pi Network, resumed its downtrend in May as it failed to hold the $0.6 support level amid bearish technicals. Pi Network (PI) has fallen nearly 10% over the past week, exchanging hands at $0.59 as of press time.  Zooming out the charts, the token has lost over 23% of its value from last month’s high and nearly 80% from its all-time high of $2.99 reached in late February. Its market cap was seated at $4.1 billion, over a 40% drop in its daily trading volume, hovering at $75 million when writing. Most of the recent…

Sam Altman-backed World project has announced a collaboration with U.S. technology firm Match Group, the company behind renowned dating apps like OkCupid, Tinder, and Hinge. On May 1, Sam Altman’s iris-scanning blockchain project is teaming up with Match Group’s portfolio of dating apps to bring World’s unique identification code into the online dating world. The company’s collection of dating apps include Tinder, Match.com, Meetic, OkCupid, Hinge, Plenty of Fish and OurTime among others. The collaboration would deploy World Chain (WLD)’s permissionless identity protocol, World ID, into Match Group dating apps to verify whether the profile owner is a real human…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Crypto in the United States is entering a new era as policymakers across the federal and state levels consider strategic Bitcoin (BTC) reserves and a legislative framework that brings clarity to the industry after years of uncertainty. In the last weeks alone, President Trump announced the establishment of a national Bitcoin reserve under executive action, while U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis introduced legislation proposing the creation of a U.S. strategic Bitcoin reserve through Congress. If passed, it would…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Codename:Pepe merges AI and meme power, positioning itself as the next big crypto moonshot amid rising DeFi momentum. The crypto world is buzzing with anticipation of the next big moonshot in 2025 — and for good reason. Several key factors are aligning to ignite a powerful market rally: the institutional interest in crypto assets continues to rise, and regulatory clarity is slowly improving in major economies. Combined with growing enthusiasm for decentralized finance (DeFi), AI integration, and memecoin culture,…

Playtron announces plans to launch ‘the first stablecoin built for games’ called Game Dollar. The token will be built on Sui Network and powered by M0 and Bridge. According to an announcement by stablecoin platform M0, Game Dollar will be a stablecoin designed for facilitating commerce and rewards across the company’s main gaming operating system, GameOS, as well as other gaming ecosystems. The Game Dollar will initially be launched exclusively on the Sui Network (SUI), and will be available on the handheld gaming console SuiPlay0X1. The token will leverage Bridge’s stablecoin payment APIs to support game marketplaces, publishers, and gamers.…

Bitcoin’s dominance relative to other major cryptocurrencies continues to soar reaching a new 4-year high. Bitcoin’s (BTC) dominance has surged to 64%, a four-year high, signaling its unrivaled strength in the cryptocurrency market. This metric, which measures Bitcoin’s share of the total crypto market capitalization, reflects a growing preference for Bitcoin as a safe haven amid economic uncertainty. As BTC’s price hovers above $96,000, institutional inflows via ETFs and corporate treasury adoption, like Metaplanet’s 5,000 BTC holdings, are fueling this rally. But what does this mean for other major blockchain chains like Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and Binance Chain (BNB)?…

Crypto exchange Kraken has uncovered an attempted infiltration by a North Korean hacker posing as a software engineering job candidate. The incident began as a routine recruitment effort but quickly raised internal concerns due to multiple behavioral and technical anomalies. First off, the individual joined the interview call under a different name from the one used on their resume. They also occasionally switched between voices, indicating they were receiving real-time coaching during the interview, according to Kraken. To top it off, the candidate accessed systems using a combination of colocated Mac desktops and VPNs, a setup typically used to mask…