Project Updates

Tracks blockchain projects from inception to their latest updates and major milestones. By covering project financing, partnerships, and product upgrades, it helps investors stay informed about the latest industry trends and developments.

Dialogue with Christian, a Post-00s Fintech Entrepreneur: Craving Iteration Speed and Mutual Candor, Financial Mindset Matters More Than Choices, 'Young People Should Have Awe'

Amid a challenging 2025, Christian, the 00-year-old founder of fintech startup Infini, reflects on a year marked by a major security breach and a strategic pivot. The company shifted from consumer-focused crypto services to B2B financial infrastructure, emphasizing payment solutions and stablecoin integration. Christian stresses that the core value in fintech isn't just efficiency but trust, earned through rapid iteration, transparent service, and 24/7 responsiveness. He believes financial products should empower users with financial literacy and risk awareness, rather than just offering investment options. Infini’s new direction focuses on building a "financial OS" to help global entrepreneurs—especially solo developers and small teams—receive payments and manage capital easily, reducing dependency on traditional banking. Christian also shares management insights: prioritize speed, curiosity, and radical honesty within teams. He admires Revolut’s execution speed and high standards, and draws inspiration from historical leaders like Emperor Taizong of Tang for their strategic decisiveness and ability to integrate talented but strong-willed individuals. Despite a tough year, he views these challenges as crucial lessons in resilience, team alignment, and maintaining long-term vision.

marsbit12/19 07:13

Dialogue with Christian, a Post-00s Fintech Entrepreneur: Craving Iteration Speed and Mutual Candor, Financial Mindset Matters More Than Choices, 'Young People Should Have Awe'

marsbit12/19 07:13

Taking Down OpenAI? The Ambition of Open-Source AI Platform Sentient Goes Far Beyond That

"Sentient, an open-source AI platform, has raised $85 million in seed funding from prominent investors like Founders Fund and Pantera Capital to challenge closed-source AI giants like OpenAI. It aims to build a decentralized, community-driven ecosystem for AI development, emphasizing diversity, anti-censorship, and monetization through its native SENT token. Sentient’s launched products like Dobby, GRID (an open AGI network), and SERA-Crypto—an AI agent outperforming models like GPT-5 in crypto research. With over 110 partners and a growing community, Sentient is positioning itself as a scalable, transparent alternative to centralized AI, fostering innovation through open collaboration and token incentives."

Odaily星球日报12/19 03:43

Taking Down OpenAI? The Ambition of Open-Source AI Platform Sentient Goes Far Beyond That

Odaily星球日报12/19 03:43

Dogecoin And Shiba Inu Make Coinbase’s List In Latest Product Launch

Coinbase Derivatives has launched US perpetual-style futures trading, including Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) among other altcoins. This marks a significant step for meme coins entering regulated crypto derivatives, providing both retail and institutional traders with new hedging and leverage tools. Despite both tokens currently trading at their lowest levels in over a year, this development may boost institutional visibility and trading activity. SHIB futures feature a 1,000x multiplier, reflecting growing demand for structured exposure beyond spot markets. At the time of writing, SHIB is down 3% at $0.000007523, while DOGE fell 3.2% to $0.1256.

bitcoinist12/19 03:01

Dogecoin And Shiba Inu Make Coinbase’s List In Latest Product Launch

bitcoinist12/19 03:01

Hands-On Guide to Participating in CZ-Supported predict.fun

Odaily Planet Daily introduces predict.fun, a prediction market platform founded by dingaling, a former Binance employee, and backed by CZ and YZi Labs. Launched on December 17, the platform airdropped initial points to eligible users, including BNB Chain meme traders and Aster participants. Unlike traditional prediction markets like Polymarket, predict.fun allows users to earn additional yield on funds used for predictions. The step-by-step guide includes: registering on the website, checking airdrop eligibility by wallet address, depositing at least $10 to unlock a referral link, sharing the invite on Twitter, verifying the tweet, and trading to unlock points (e.g., $500 trading volume for 200 points). Only event betting counts toward trading volume. The platform emphasizes user engagement and integrated yield generation.

Odaily星球日报12/19 02:05

Hands-On Guide to Participating in CZ-Supported predict.fun

Odaily星球日报12/19 02:05

Synthetix returns to Ethereum mainnet after 3 years: ‘We can run it back’

Synthetix, a perpetuals trading platform, is returning to Ethereum's mainnet after three years, citing significantly improved network conditions. Founder Kain Warwick stated that high gas fees and congestion previously made it impractical to run complex trading infrastructure on Ethereum, leading many platforms, including Synthetix, to migrate to Layer-2 solutions. However, reduced demand and ongoing scaling improvements have now made Ethereum Layer-1 viable again. Warwick emphasized that Ethereum mainnet hosts most of crypto's liquidity, assets, and margin, making it the most efficient onchain market. He expects other perpetual DEXs to follow suit, leveraging Ethereum's enhanced capacity and lower transaction costs.

cointelegraph12/18 23:32

Synthetix returns to Ethereum mainnet after 3 years: ‘We can run it back’

cointelegraph12/18 23:32

SoFi rolls out US dollar stablecoin issued by bank subsidiary

SoFi Technologies has launched SoFiUSD, a fully reserved stablecoin issued by its banking subsidiary, SoFi Bank. The stablecoin is backed one-to-one by cash and is redeemable on demand. Initially issued on Ethereum, it is designed for low-cost settlement across payments, card networks, remittances, and enterprise platforms. SoFi's stock rose 5% following the announcement. This move aligns with a broader trend of major U.S. banks, including JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup, exploring stablecoins following the passage of the GENIUS Act, which clarified the regulatory framework for such digital tokens in the United States.

cointelegraph12/18 18:10

SoFi rolls out US dollar stablecoin issued by bank subsidiary

cointelegraph12/18 18:10

How Cardano Plans to Become Something Bigger in 2026

Cardano is poised for significant ecosystem expansion in 2026, building on key 2025 achievements including full decentralization with the Chang hard fork. Major upcoming catalysts include the mainnet launch of the privacy-focused Midnight sidechain, the deployment of the high-throughput Ouroboros Leios scaling protocol targeting up to 10,000 TPS, and deeper Bitcoin DeFi integration to boost liquidity and engagement. These developments—enhancing scalability, privacy, and cross-chain functionality—position Cardano to attract institutional adoption and diversify use cases across multiple market segments.

TheNewsCrypto12/18 16:51

How Cardano Plans to Become Something Bigger in 2026

TheNewsCrypto12/18 16:51

Aptos introduces post-quantum signatures before they’re urgently needed

Aptos is advancing a proposal to introduce post-quantum digital signatures as an optional security upgrade, addressing growing concerns that future quantum computers could eventually break current cryptographic systems. The Aptos Improvement Proposal AIP-137 would integrate the SLH-DSA (FIPS 205) signature scheme at the account level, making Aptos one of the first major blockchains to natively support quantum-resistant accounts. Existing accounts would remain unchanged, and adoption would be opt-in. This move reflects broader industry attention to quantum risks, with other networks like Solana also testing quantum-resistant solutions. While some in the crypto space, including Bitcoin pioneers, view the quantum threat as distant or overhyped, Aptos and others are taking proactive steps to prepare for a post-quantum era.

cointelegraph12/18 16:42

Aptos introduces post-quantum signatures before they’re urgently needed

cointelegraph12/18 16:42

USDC steps into tax software and Bitcoin DeFi in one day as Circle accelerates expansion

Circle announced two major expansions for USDC on December 18, partnering with Intuit and integrating with Stacks. The collaboration with Intuit will embed USDC into platforms like TurboTax, QuickBooks, and Credit Karma, enabling faster tax refunds, cheaper cross-border payments, and improved small-business cash flows. Separately, Circle launched USDCx on the Bitcoin Layer-2 network Stacks, bringing regulated stablecoin liquidity to Bitcoin DeFi. This allows BTC-secured lending, stablecoin trading pairs, and cross-chain interoperability. Together, these moves position USDC as a bridge between traditional financial software and decentralized crypto ecosystems, potentially normalizing stablecoin use beyond crypto trading.

ambcrypto12/18 16:18

USDC steps into tax software and Bitcoin DeFi in one day as Circle accelerates expansion

ambcrypto12/18 16:18

MEXC to List zkPass (ZKP) With Zero-Fee Trading and 350,000 ZKP & 25,000 USDT Airdrop+ Rewards

MEXC exchange will list zkPass (ZKP) in its Innovation Zone, with ZKP/USDT trading starting on December 19, 2025, at 13:00 UTC and ZKP/USDC at 13:20 UTC. To celebrate, MEXC is offering zero trading fees on both pairs for a limited time and an airdrop event with 350,000 ZKP and 25,000 USDT in rewards. zkPass is a decentralized oracle protocol that uses zkTLS technology to generate verifiable on-chain proofs from private internet data. The ZKP token has a total supply of one billion. The airdrop event runs from December 18 to December 25, 2025, and includes a lucky draw for depositing and trading ZKP. MEXC, founded in 2018, serves over 40 million users globally and emphasizes accessibility and security in crypto trading.

TheNewsCrypto12/18 14:14

MEXC to List zkPass (ZKP) With Zero-Fee Trading and 350,000 ZKP & 25,000 USDT Airdrop+ Rewards