Tag: Launches

DeFi Kamino Launches Solana’s Largest Bug Bounty, Up to $1.5M

Key Notes The bounty covers smart contracts and web applications with rewards scaling by threat severity levels. ImmuneFi has protected over $190 billion in user funds and paid $120 million to security researchers. DeFi suffered approximately 144 successful exploits in 2025 with losses dropping 37% to $509 million in Q3. Leading decentralized finance platform on Solana SOL $236.6 24h volatility: 3.0% Market cap: $128.79 B Vol. 24h: $7.37 B , Kamino, has announced the chain’s largest bug bounty program to date in partnership with ImmuneFi, a leading incentivized cybersecurity project…

Galaxy Launches Crypto Trading Platform to Take on Robinhood

Key Notes Kraken and Robinhood may have a strong competitor in Galaxy Digital’s newly launched crypto trading platform, GalaxyOne. GalaxyOne comes with a dedicated mobile app for easier UI/UX. Accredited investors can get a “premium” yield of up to 8% APY. Galaxy Digital is set to compete with the likes of Coinbase, Kraken, and Robinhood following the launch of its crypto trading platform. The service, called GalaxyOne, was unveiled on Monday for individual investors. The newly launched platform comes with several features, including “premium” yield for accredited investors. Galaxy Digital…

World’s Largest Crypto Exchange by Trading Volume Launches Airdrop for New Blockchain Infrastructure Layer

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Binance has rolled out support for a new blockchain infrastructure layer project. The top global crypto exchange by trading volume says DoubleZero (2Z) is the next project in its HODLer Airdrops program, which rewards BNB holders with tokens based on historical snapshots of their balances. DoubleZero bills itself as a “high-performance global network purpose-built for distributed systems.” “On the public internet, packets take multiple hops before arriving at their destination. With DoubleZero, they move along the most direct path from point A to point B. Powered by independent contributors supplying available bandwidth,…

DoubleZero Launches Mainnet Alternative to Public Internet for Blockchain

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The DoubleZero protocol, a high-speed network of fiber-optic connections dedicated to serving high-throughput blockchain traffic, launched its mainnet-beta on Thursday, along with the public debut of the utility token that powers the network. DoubleZero’s decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) now hosts over 70 direct high-speed links between 25 geographic locations to route blockchain traffic directly between source and destination, reducing communication latency and maximizing speed. Direct routing with DoubleZero compared to indirect routing through the public internet. Source: DoubleZero The public internet is a bottleneck for crypto, DoubleZero founder Austin…

Alpaca launches Instant Tokenization Network for US stocks

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US broker-dealer Alpaca has launched an Instant Tokenization Network (ITN) that allows institutions to mint and redeem tokenized US stocks directly, a move that could help boost onchain liquidity in a segment of the tokenization market still constrained by structural barriers. The ITN enables institutions to tokenize portfolios with a single API call and redeem tokens in-kind for the underlying shares without settlement delays, Alpaca disclosed Wednesday. The service operates beyond traditional market hours, offering 24/7 access.  By allowing in-kind redemptions — directly exchanging tokens for their underlying assets rather…

Bullish Launches in 20 US States After Getting NYDFS BitLicense

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Institutionally-focused crypto trading platform Bullish has launched in 20 US states after receiving a BitLicense and a money transmission license from the New York financial services regulator last month. Bullish debuted spot trading with two institutional clients on its first day: crypto infrastructure firm BitGo and crypto brokerage Nonco, it said on Wednesday. Source: Bullish Some of the largest states where trading on Bullish is now accessible include California, Florida, Arizona, Washington, DC, and New York, where the New York State Department of Financial Services approved Bullish’s BitLicense and money…

Aleo Network Foundation Launches Privacy-Focused USAD Stablecoin With Paxos Labs

Key Notes The partnership introduces the first layer-1 stablecoin offering complete transaction encryption and user data protection. Paxos Labs will handle issuance and reserve management while leveraging regulated USDG backing for the new digital asset. Launch coincides with growing stablecoin adoption as major firms like Brex and Visa expand their crypto payment services. The Aleo Network Foundation has partnered with Paxos Labs to launch a US dollar-pegged stablecoin featuring end-to-end encryption and built-in privacy features. Paxos Labs will provide issuance and manage reserves for the new stablecoin, which will be…

Templar Launches Mainnet, Offering Permissionless Bitcoin-Backed Lending Without Trusted Third Parties

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Templar, billed as the first Cypher Lending Protocol, went live on mainnet, enabling bitcoin holders to borrow U.S. dollar–pegged stablecoins against native BTC without relying on banks, exchanges, or centralized intermediaries. The protocol uses MPC (multi-party computation) and immutable, non-upgradable smart contracts to prevent freezing, seizure, or rehypothecation of collateral, and requires no wrapping, bridging, […] Original

Swiss Crypto Bank Sygnum Launches Regulated Bitcoin Yield Fund Targeting 8–10% Annual Returns

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Swiss digital asset bank Sygnum today launched the Starboard Sygnum BTC Alpha Fund, developed with Starboard Digital and Starmark as AIFM, targeting an 8–10% annual return paid in bitcoin via systematic arbitrage strategies that convert trading profits into additional BTC. Designed for professional and institutional investors, the Cayman-domiciled fund offers monthly liquidity, a strict risk-management […] Original

Switzerland’s Sygnum launches BTC Alpha fund, targeting 8-10% Bitcoin yield

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Swiss digital asset bank Sygnum is launching a fund to help investors maximize their Bitcoin yield while retaining price exposure. Summary Digital asset bank Sygnum partnered with Starboard Digital to launch BTC Alpha Fund The fund gives investors exposure to the BTC price while also generating yield Starboard Digital will be in charge of arbitrage to generate yields Swiss digital asset bank Sygnum launched a product for investors who want to earn yield on Bitcoin without sacrificing price exposure. On Thursday, October 1, Sygnum launched the BTC Alpha Fund in…