A new digital asset hedge fund, Arkangel Fund SP, has been launched via the leading institutional digital asset manager, CV5 Capital, with an investment strategy led by Arkangel Wealth Management. The Fund implements a systematic, market-neutral quantitative strategy that aims to monetize short-lived micro inefficiencies across digital-asset markets. Using proprietary, high-frequency and low-latency models, the Fund harvests volatility and structural spreads through diversified alpha sleeves executed primarily on an intra-day horizon and hedged to maintain near-zero net beta.

Chris Coll-Beswick and Gold Darr, principals of Arkangel Wealth Management, are seasoned technology entrepreneurs and investors, with deep expertise spanning artificial intelligence (AI), web3, blockchain, and decentralized finance (DeFi).

“We are thrilled to launch the Arkangel Fund SP. The Fund offers investors a uniquely informed perspective on leveraging technology to navigate and capitalize on the future of institutional digital asset investments.The Fund is aimed at professional and sophisticated investors, supported by tier-1service providers under the CV5 Digital platform with a core focus on the governance and compliance expected of institutional investors globally. Arkangel Wealth Management has partnered with CV5 Capital, an industry-leading digital asset hedge fund platform, to ensure the highest quality services and operational excellence. CV5 Capital has become the leading platform for digital asset managers seeking to launch a regulated and audited digital asset fund from the world’s leading jurisdiction for hedge funds.David Lloyd, Chief Executive Officer of CV5 Capital: “We are delighted to assist and support the launch of the Arkangel Fund SP and look forward to supporting their growth for many years to come.”

About Arkangel Wealth Management Ltd

Arkangel Wealth Management Ltd an investment manager and regulated by the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (BVI FSC) as an Approved Manager, with registration number IBR/AIM/25/2453.

About CV5 Capital

CV5 Capital is the platform manager of CV5 and CV5 Digital, Cayman-domiciled multi-manager hedge fund and digital asset fund platforms that enable investment managers worldwide to launch and operate alternative strategies with institutional governance and infrastructure. CV5 Capital is regulated by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority under the Securities Investment Business Act (as revised). Funds on the CV5 and CV5 Digital platforms are regulated under the Cayman Islands Mutual Funds Act (as revised).

Greluna Exchange today announced the official deployment of its Global Network Optimization Layer, a major infrastructure enhancement intended to improve cross-region connectivity and deliver faster, more stable trading performance for global users.

This rollout marks a significant step in Greluna’s ongoing effort to reinforce the technological foundation behind its institutional-grade digital asset platform.

A Measurable Step Toward Faster and More Reliable Connectivity

The newly deployed optimization layer introduces engineered network pathways, streamlined routing logic, and improved data-transfer consistency between Greluna’s international servers. These upgrades directly support users operating in time-sensitive trading environments where network stability and predictability are essential.

According to Greluna, early internal benchmarks indicate meaningful reductions in latency across several major regions, along with improved throughput and fewer connectivity fluctuations during high-activity periods.

Key enhancements include:

• Lower latency on global network routes
• Improved transmission stability and throughput
• More consistent connectivity between regional data centers
• Enhanced performance support for professional and high-frequency participants

These improvements help ensure that market participants—regardless of geography—experience reliable and responsive access to the platform.

Designed With Institutional Users in Mind

Greluna noted that the new optimization layer was developed in response to increasing demand from institutional trading desks, quantitative research teams, and advanced market operators who require highly stable infrastructure.

“Optimized global connectivity is fundamental to achieving consistent trading performance,” said Daniel R. Whitford, Senior Director of Risk & Governance Architecture.”This network upgrade strengthens the speed, stability, and resilience of our infrastructure, providing the reliability that professional users expect across regions.”

Part of a Multi-Year Infrastructure Roadmap

The deployment forms a key component of Greluna Exchange’s broader infrastructure investment strategy, which includes continued enhancements to network engineering, routing intelligence, and platform-wide performance layers.

The company stated that additional improvements—focused on system efficiency, operational resilience, and global node expansion—are scheduled for release throughout the coming year.

About Greluna Exchange

Greluna Exchange is a global digital asset platform delivering secure, high-performance trading infrastructure for individual and institutional users. Through advanced technology, rigorous compliance standards, and multilayer risk architectures, Greluna provides a trusted environment for digital asset engagement. The platform continues to expand its global presence while prioritizing transparency, user protection, and responsible financial innovation.

Website: https://greluna.com/

Crossmint, the all-in-one stablecoin and wallet infrastructure provider, today announced that its programmable wallet stack is powering Wirex Pay’s next generation of crypto and stablecoin products.

Wirex is a major global fintech company serving over 66 million customers and processing more than $20 billion annually across 130 countries. Through this partnership, Wirex is using Crossmint to accelerate its product roadmap, expand to new chains, and introduce advanced programmable financial capabilities.

Wirex is integrating Crossmint’s programmable smart wallets to support global onboarding, cross-border money movement, stablecoin flows, and new card-linked financial products, all without requiring users or developers to manage blockchain complexity.

This integration allowed Wirex to significantly reduce engineering lift, cut six months of internal development time, and add support for additional chains — starting with Stellar — with a clear path to expanding toward 20+ networks over time.

For users, this unlocks secure, non-custodial accounts with the ability to access new assets and chains through familiar, app-native interfaces. For Wirex, Crossmint provides a unified programmable wallet layer to help scale new products and markets faster.

Why Wirex Selected Crossmint

Wirex required infrastructure that could:

• Accelerate multi-chain expansion, starting with Stellar and expanding toward 20+ networks
• Support global onboarding through simple login flows like email and passkeys
• Provide programmable controls including spend limits, whitelisting, and multi-party approvals
• Reduce engineering overhead across wallet operations and chain integrations

These capabilities help Wirex ship new financial products faster, unify parts of its onchain architecture, and provide a smoother experience across regions.

Crossmint have also integrated Wirex’s APIs directly into it’s SDK – providing Crossmint’s partners instant access to Wirex’s onchain stablecoin banking, payment and card rails.

“Mainstream fintechs are adopting programmable money infrastructure to reach users global banks cannot serve today,” said Rodrigo Fernández, co-founder of Crossmint. “Wirex can now deploy financial products across markets with a single integration, while giving users a simpler, more secure account experience.”

Daniel Rowlands, General Manager at Wirex Pay, said: “Partnering with Crossmint allows Wirex to bring our stablecoin infrastructure to additional chains at scale. This is a major milestone in our mission to make stablecoin payments truly multichain, programmable, and ready for the next generation of Web3 banking.”

Crossmint’s infrastructure already powers applications across remittances, neobanking, payroll, marketplaces, telecom, and emerging AI-agent commerce — and now supports Wirex as it builds the next generation of programmable, global financial products.

About Crossmint

Crossmint provides enterprise-grade infrastructure for stablecoin wallets and payments, enabling companies to integrate digital asset capabilities with simple APIs and no-code tools. Businesses use Crossmint to send and receive stablecoin payments globally with built-in licensing, AML/KYT screening, and policy controls. Crossmint powers digital asset experiences for more than 40,000 developers and leading institutions. Backed by Ribbit Capital, Franklin Templeton, and other top investors, Crossmint’s mission is to make blockchain-based value movement invisible and accessible to everyone.

Learn more at crossmint.com.

About Wirex

Wirex is a prominent UK-based digital payments platform with over 7 million customers spread across 130 countries. It offers secure accounts, making it easy for users to store, purchase, and exchange multiple currencies seamlessly. As a principal member of both Visa and Mastercard, Wirex goes beyond traditional services, embracing the evolving trends of Web3 to provide mainstream access to digital finance and wealth management. Having processed transactions totalling $20 billion, Wirex aims to contribute to the adoption of a cashless society by facilitating straightforward transactions in various currencies worldwide. Wirex is simplifying digital payments, making it more accessible and convenient for people across the globe.

Learn more at wirexpaychain.com

Bluwhale, the decentralized intelligence network powering AI agent transactions across blockchains, today announced the launch of its AI Stablecoin Agent, a breakthrough designed to support individual investors in managing dollar-denominated digital assets in a controlled and automated manner.

Stablecoins have grown into a significant asset class within Web3, now surpassing $300 billion in market capitalization as use expands across payments, treasury functions, and related applications. With networks including Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, and PayPal adopting stablecoin settlement, the use of digital dollars is becoming more established.

According to the team, many investors continue to face challenges in understanding the structure of stablecoins, the distinctions among them, and the considerations involved in evaluating these assets. Stablecoins maintain their value through collateralization with real assets, typically fiat currencies such as the U.S. dollar, commodities including gold, or cryptocurrencies. Some models use algorithmic mechanisms that adjust supply and demand to support price stability.

As markets turn volatile, investors are converting their risk-assets into digital dollars to protect value without fluctuation. Bluwhale’s Stablecoin AI Agent, then, continuously scans hundreds of chains, protocols and DeFi platforms from tokenized T-bills and CeFi interest accounts to DeFi lending and liquidity pools to automatically allocate to the solution with the opportunities aligned with the stated risk-profile.

“Stablecoins have grown so fast in the past year that consumers struggle to evaluate financial opportunities as well as the technical nature for every one of them,” said Han Jin, CEO, Bluwhale. “We’re giving millions of users the ability to earn competitive returns on digital dollars safely, automatically, and without navigating technical solutions on-chain. The future of wealth building should be powered by AI agents that identify and manage financial options for you, 24/7.”

Bluwhale’s AI agents analyze, evaluate and transact in real time on the blockchain to take advantage of the surplus of stablecoins in circulation during volatile markets, creating thousands of transactions and volume for DeFi applications encompassing lending and yield strategies, trigger arbitrage opportunities, as well as liquid staking pools among others.

Each decision is personalized, taking into account a user’s Whale Score (Bluwhale’s holistic financial health metric), Bluwhale profile behavior, financial risk-appetite based on asset holdings, as well as time horizon, and overall financial goals. The result is an autonomous, always-on customized portfolio manager that supports users in managing stablecoin holdings without requiring detailed knowledge of complex financial or technical digital asset systems.

“It’s a powerful flywheel as more agents serve a single user in different aspects, it leads to more AI queries on Bluwhale’s network, which leads to more $BLUAI burned and financial value returned to users. Every stablecoin transaction by our AI agents becomes fuel for the Bluwhale network, consuming gas fees in $BLUAI,” Jin added. “Other AI agents in Bluwhale’s agent store could tackle many other financial solutions for you while being trained by your profile, preferences and behavior, rebalancing portfolios, trading memecoins and lending your assets at higher yields and efficiency.”

Gen Z and Stablecoins

Gen Z is showing increased adoption of digital dollars, with 42 percent reporting the use of stablecoins for everyday transactions, a share three times higher than that of Gen X, and 75 percent indicating a willingness to receive wages on-chain, according to 2025 data from The Motley Fool. With traditional financial systems often described as complex and less transparent, Bluwhale’s Stablecoin Agent provides automated tools designed to support consistent, risk-aware activity across wallets and major exchanges.

Combined with the Whale Score, which is used by 3.6 million individuals, the Stablecoin Agent helps convert routine activity into measurable financial outcomes.

“The timing is perfect,” Jin said. “Stablecoin integrations are accelerating across payment networks, and AI agents will soon run most on-chain financial activity. Bluwhale is leading that transformation.”

The Stablecoin Investment Agent is available now, following Bluwhale’s $BLUAI Token Generation Event. Users can check it out here: https://tinyurl.com/yh8f84jv

About Bluwhale

Bluwhale is a decentralized intelligence network building AI on blockchain infrastructure. Its marketplace of agents enables automated, personalized financial services for the digital-first generation. Backed by global financial institutions and leading blockchain ecosystems, Bluwhale is accelerating the future of digital finance and decentralized intelligence. For more information, users can visit www.bluwhale.com.

Mining in the Bitcoin network is basically a process where machines compete to verify transactions and keep the network safe, in return for that computational work, they receive rewards. The job of a miner is to find a particular solution to the mathematical problems in order to obtain one’s right to keep the ledger and hence receive Bitcoin rewards. Aside from allowing miners to make money, this technique is also the reason why the Bitcoin network can operate continuously, stably, and in a decentralized manner.

Nevertheless, as the total computational power of the Bitcoin network has kept increasing, the mining threshold has become much higher than it was during the initial days. Nowadays, personal devices can hardly bring about effective profits. To be sure, professional ASIC miners, electricity costs, cooling systems, and operation and maintenance expenses have caused it to be very costly to mine, hence the mining industry has transitioned from the “personal era” to a fully “institutionalized, large-scale, professionalized” stage. This means that regular users who want to engage in mining should first encounter the realities of an expensive equipment, an uncertain cost, and complicated maintenance.

What Is Cloud Computing?

For this reason, “cloud computing power” has turned out to be a more appropriate option for the majority of people. The fundamental idea of cloud computing power is: mining farms deliver hardware, electricity, and maintenance, while users merely need to rent computing power to get a share of the profits without purchasing mining machines or running a mining facility.

This method is not only less challenging in terms of barriers for the ordinary investors but also more transparent and easier for return planning.

FLAMGP AI cloud computing power has become the new-generation users’ first choice under this trend. FLAMGP has the following advantages compared to the traditional mining models:

1. No hardware costs

Users are free from the burden of buying costly mining machines and do not have to worry about hardware depreciation, an increase in electricity bills, or other kinds of risks.

2. AI computing power optimization system

The platform utilizes AI scheduling and computing power allocation to enhance utilization and output efficiency, thus the profits become more stable.

3. Fully automated earnings settlement

Since the system operates 24 hours a day automatically, it is also with automatic allocation and settlement, hence allowing users to be free from the price fluctuation monitoring or equipment maintenance activities.

4. Powered by green energy nodes

By combining renewable energy mining farms, it provides a more compliant path for future regulatory directions and global low-carbon trends.

Bitcoin mining professional threshold is no longer something that is easy to cross for ordinary people nowadays. Cloud computing power, however, makes it possible for anyone to participate in Bitcoin network revenues again. FLAMGP by means of “AI + cloud computing power” is allowing users to be able to access an industry which originally required professional equipment and was high-cost with the lowest threshold and thus to be able to capture long-term growth opportunities in digital asset infrastructure.

How to Join FLAMGP?

1. Register an Account (Get $15–$100 New User Reward)

Go to the FLAMGP official website, register with your email, and after you finish, the platform will give you a newcomer reward for the daily computing power experience.

2. Pick an AI Computing Power Package

Various levels of computing power plans are made available by the platform. Users may decide on contracts based on their budgets.

Typically:

• Basic contracts: Are good for beginners, with the daily output being around $3–$50.
• Intermediate contracts: Are good for light investors, with the daily output being around $100–$300.
• Advanced contracts: Are good for users who are aiming at quick asset growth, with the daily output being able to reach $600–$1,000.
• High computing power contracts: Are for users who want to achieve the maximum output, with daily earnings being able to cover $1,800–$10,000 or more.

All the money comes from the platform real-time settlement of computing power output and not from market speculation.

3. Turn On AI Automatic Computing Power

When payment is made through major currencies, the AI computing power system will be the one to run, dispatch, and allocate automatically. The only thing that you need to do is to open your mobile phone and have a look at the daily output data.

How FLAMGP Makes Money?

FLAMGP’s profit model revolves around “AI computing power output distribution”. The core of it is automation + stable income.

1. Rent computing power → get rewarded for supporting blockchain infrastructure

After users have purchased computing power, this means that they have become part of computing resources at the blockchain level.Platform puts the computing power at the disposal of professional facilities (e.g. BTC, ETH, or AI computing tasks) and thus users get a share of earnings in the proportion of their input. You do not need to have technical knowledge or equipment and yet, you can be entitled to a revenue model which is the same as that of professional mining farms.

2. AI algorithms improve output efficiency

The AI computing engine performs the following tasks:

• Node optimization
• Dynamic computing power allocation
• On-chain data analysis
• Earnings comparison and automatic switching

All of these lead to better use of computing power and more stable output. In simpler terms: AI is the one who makes your earnings at the highest level and all you have to do is to view the results once per day.

3. Non-stop automatic settlement, earnings available at any time

Earnings are not dependent on volatility or speculation but on real-time computing power output; thus, they are automatically settled daily. You have the possibility to check at any time:

• Today’s earnings
• Past earnings
• Computing power status

The whole process is open and traceable.

4. Referral rewards (optional)

By sharing an invitation link with other users, they get an additional 4.5% promotion reward from the platform. This is an extra source of income and does not impact the provision of computing power earnings.

One Sentence Summary

Being part of FLAMGP means being a part of AI + blockchain underlying computing power income with the lowest threshold which enables ordinary people to participate in BTC and other crypto mining and get daily earnings.

Official Website: flamgp.com
Customer Service Email: info@flamgp.com

ApeX Protocol has integrated Chainlink Data Streams to power RWA Perpetuals, bringing traditional RWA markets on-chain with institutional-grade data infrastructure.

The integration replaces centralized price feeds with Chainlink’s premium low-latency oracle solution, delivering sub-second real-world asset price updates across five networks: Arbitrum, Base, BNB Chain, Ethereum, and Mantle.

Chainlink Data Streams powers new infrastructure

Chainlink Data Streams has secured over $26 trillion in on-chain transaction volume for protocols including Aave, GMX, and Lido. The oracle network now provides ApeX with the infrastructure to bring real-world asset prices on-chain with the speed and reliability required for professional derivatives trading.

The integration solves a critical challenge: delivering real-world asset price data on-chain with sub-second intervals instead of the multi-minute updates common in traditional oracle solutions. This enables ApeX traders to execute RWA perpetuals with similar responsiveness to centralized exchanges.

Technical implementation across five networks

The system delivers liquidity-weighted bid-ask spreads rather than single price points, providing ApeX’s protocol with granular data for risk management and tighter execution. This multi-chain deployment allows users to trade RWA perpetuals on their preferred network without compromising data quality.

Major institutions including Swift, Mastercard, and UBS have adopted Chainlink’s infrastructure, validating its enterprise readiness. ApeX selected Chainlink Data Streams after evaluating multiple oracle solutions, prioritizing proven track record, high-frequency data delivery, transparency, and multi-chain coverage.

Benefits for traders on ApeX platform

The integration enables several key improvements for RWA perpetual trading:

Traders gain access to both crypto and traditional equity markets through a single decentralized platform. Sub-second oracle updates translate to tighter spreads and more accurate pricing, allowing traders to enter and exit positions with real-time market conditions.

The same oracle technology securing billions in institutional DeFi protocols now powers ApeX’s RWA perpetuals. Unlike hybrid solutions relying on centralized price feeds, Chainlink’s oracle network maintains transparency throughout the data pipeline.

Whether trading on Arbitrum’s low fees, Base’s ecosystem, or Mantle’s infrastructure, users receive consistent data quality across all supported chains.

ApeX’s position in the Mantle ecosystem

The launch follows ApeX’s APE Season 1 farming initiative and strategic token buybacks totaling $8.08 million worth of APEX tokens. As a key contributor within the Mantle ecosystem, ApeX has strengthened its position through collaborations with projects like UR.

The Chainlink integration provides traders with a comprehensive decentralized trading platform for accessing opportunities from crypto to traditional equities.

Implications for decentralized finance

The integration signals a broader evolution in DeFi infrastructure. With oracle solutions delivering institutional-grade data at sub-second latency, protocols can now offer products that compete directly with centralized platforms in execution quality.

The integration demonstrates that DeFi infrastructure has matured to support complex financial products without compromising decentralization. As more real-world asset price data flows through decentralized oracles, it creates network effects enabling other protocols to build on Chainlink’s infrastructure.

Positioning ApeX for the next era of on-chain markets

ApeX Protocol’s integration of Chainlink Data Streams marks a defining moment for decentralized derivatives trading. By bringing RWA perpetuals on-chain with sub-second oracle updates, the platform delivers financial infrastructure that maintains openness and transparency without sacrificing performance.

The integration validates that decentralized infrastructure has reached parity with centralized alternatives in speed, reliability, and data quality. Combined with ApeX’s ongoing momentum and deepening integrations within the Mantle ecosystem, the protocol positions itself as a destination for derivatives traders seeking professional-grade execution within DeFi.

As traditional finance continues migrating on-chain, protocols with institutional infrastructure will lead the way. The Chainlink Data Streams integration represents both a technical upgrade and a statement that decentralized trading has arrived.

Soverium introduces a new standard for blockchain privacy, building on Monero’s legacy with technology designed for scale, security, and the quantum future.

With the privacy token market, which surpassed $72 billion this November according to CoinMarketCap, and leading privacy coins posting double-digit gains despite a broader market decline, Soverium is positioned to disrupt one of blockchain’s most resilient and fastest-growing sectors. Its mobile-native design and no-KYC onboarding give users seamless access to private finance and communication, setting a new benchmark for privacy in the digital age.

From foundational privacy to scalable performance

When Monero launched in 2014, it changed the way people viewed digital money, proving that value could move on-chain without revealing identity. As adoption grew, its limitations became clear, like slower transactions, large data loads, and minimal mobile access, which made privacy less practical for everyday use.

Soverium advances these principles with performance and accessibility. Capable of 650–1,000 transactions per second, its Proof of Stake Authority (PoSA) consensus validates transactions within seconds while maintaining full confidentiality. The result is digital cash that’s private, fast, and reliable across all devices.

Built for the quantum era

Most blockchains rely on public-key encryption, which generates a public key (wallet address) and a private key (used to send or prove ownership). While secure today, this system could be exposed by quantum computers that can perform calculations far faster than anything available now and may one day derive private keys from public ones and reveal past transactions.

Soverium prevents this through quantum-resistant cryptography, algorithms designed to stay secure even under quantum-level computation. This ensures user assets and transaction histories remain protected far into the future, regardless of advances in computing power.

Privacy that extends to everyday use

With ParadoxChat, Soverium brings privacy beyond payments. The mobile-native app combines encrypted messaging, staking, and payments, all without personal identifiers. There’s no KYC, phone number, email, or centralized user database. Accounts are created locally, with private keys stored securely through Secure Enclave (iOS) or TrustZone (Android).

This makes Soverium’s privacy both accessible and practical, allowing anyone to establish a private financial and communication channel in under a minute.

Completing the vision

Soverium extends Monero’s philosophy into a system designed for 2025 and beyond, merging zero-knowledge cryptography, hybrid consensus, and mobile usability into a unified, long-term network.

Its token, SVR, has a fixed supply of one billion, a 1.5% annual burn, and no pre-mines or VC allocations. Validator participation starts at 10,000 SVR, ensuring decentralization and fairness.

Privacy in Soverium is built into the protocol. Transactions remain verifiable yet invisible, combining confidentiality, decentralization, and speed.

For details on Soverium’s technology and upcoming launches, visit soverium.io and check their roadmap.

About Soverium

Soverium is a quantum-resistant blockchain platform that enables private, scalable, and decentralized digital transactions. It combines zk-SNARK cryptography, a hybrid PoSA consensus, and mobile-native integration to make privacy a default feature. Through its ParadoxChat app and upcoming privacy-focused DeFi layer, Soverium restores control and security to digital finance.

Learn more at https://soverium.io.

Co-founded by Jake Antifaev and backed by Iggy Azalea and N3on, the Solana-based platform puts fans at the center of the creator economy

The next evolution of the attention economy is here. Today, Thrust, a new platform built on Solana, has launched with a mission to reimagine what celebrity-driven coins can be and usher in a fair, transparent, and sustainable fan economy.

Co-founded by entrepreneur Jake Antifaev, Thrust introduces a new model that lets fans share in the real success of the creators they support, completely shifting from speculation to genuine participation. By eliminating insider allocations, pump-and-dump launches, and opaque bonding-curve mechanics, Thrust sets a new standard for what creator economies should look like: authentic, equitable, and community-led.

Iggy Azalea joins Thrust as Creative Director and strategic partner, alongside N3on, one of the internet’s fastest-growing cultural personalities, who will serve as the platform’s first launch artist. In addition to her partnership, Iggy will help shape how artists, celebrities, and creators enter the Web3 space in a more sustainable and responsible way.

Global icon and acclaimed actor, Megan Fox, is confirmed to be the second artist to launch on Thrust, following N3on’s November 5 debut. Her upcoming release marks a defining moment for the platform, signaling Hollywood’s growing entry into Web3 and expanding Thrust’s reach across entertainment and technology. Iggy Azalea’s coin migration will follow at the end of the year, with more high-profile creators to be revealed in the coming weeks.

The announcement will be made live this afternoon at the Blockchain Futurist Conference in Miami, FL, where Iggy Azalea, N3on, and Thrust CEO Jake Antifaev will host a fireside discussion unveiling the platform to the public.

Unlike prior waves of memecoins and influencer coins, Thrust is designed to solve the systemic problems that have plagued the space. Each launch is vetted, enforceable by contract, and structured to protect both creators and fans. By replacing speculation-only coins with “culture coins” tied to real fandom, Thrust creates an ecosystem where ownership and culture evolve together. With fiat on-ramps, mobile-first design, and a seamless user experience, Thrust brings the world of digital ownership into the mainstream, making participation as simple as using Apple Pay.

“Celebrity coins got a bad reputation because they were never built on legitimacy or accountability. Anyone could launch one, and fans were left guessing what was real. Even well-intentioned creators got burned by shady developers and broken coin models,” said Jake Antifaev, Co-Founder and CEO of Thrust. “Culture coins are our way of rewriting that story. Every launch on Thrust is verified, contracted, and transparent so both creators and fans know exactly what they’re getting into – and it’s not another extraction event.”

A self-made entrepreneur who has built multiple nine-figure businesses without traditional venture capital, Antifaev has long rejected hype-driven models in favor of long-term value. Through Thrust, he’s aiming to turn celebrity fandom into a legitimate financial category, one that sits alongside stocks and crypto as a new asset class rooted in culture.

Built on Solana, Thrust merges the credibility of traditional finance with the creativity of modern fandom, creating a white-glove platform where celebrities and communities can thrive together.

For more information, visit https://thrust.com/ or follow @thrustdotcom on social media.

About Thrust

Thrust is a new platform built on Solana that powers the next generation of fan economies. Designed to make social money fair, transparent, and mainstream, Thrust gives creators and celebrities a trusted way to launch culture coins while giving fans a real stake in their success. Every launch on Thrust is vetted, contracted, and built for long-term community growth – not short-term hype. With no insider allocations, no bonding curves, and on-chain transparency, Thrust turns fandom into finance and culture into currency.

In a bold step toward connecting the crypto economy with everyday payments, Simplify Labs has announced the launch of its Crypto Cards for Businesses, a flexible, privacy-focused solution that enables companies to offer prepaid debit cards linked directly to digital assets.

With these cards, users can spend cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum anywhere in the world via Visa and Mastercard networks, without the friction or limitations that have long slowed mainstream adoption.

The product is designed for crypto exchanges, OTC desks, wallet providers, and DApps that want to bring real-world usability to their platforms while increasing user loyalty and creating new revenue streams. By allowing people to spend directly from their crypto balances, these cards turn digital holdings into a practical payment method, instantly, securely, and globally.

“Our mission has always been to simplify blockchain adoption for businesses,” says Vadim Rozov, CEO of Simplify Labs. “With our Crypto Cards, we’re giving companies a fast and compliant way to unlock real-world spending for their users while opening new revenue opportunities.”

Empowering Businesses with Seamless Crypto Spending

The Simplify Labs card platform stands out for its speed, reliability, and deep customization options. Businesses can go live within days instead of months, with flexible models that support both revenue sharing and tailored pricing. There are no spending limits, and cards integrate smoothly with Apple Pay and Google Pay, ensuring a true global reach.

For crypto exchanges, the cards add a completely new income channel and improve user retention by turning trading balances into spendable assets. OTC desks gain an effortless way for clients to transact instantly while generating consistent fee-based revenue. Meanwhile, wallet providers and DApps can boost user engagement and adoption by offering quick card activation and frictionless spending from within their apps.

“We built this platform to remove the friction between crypto and everyday life,” adds Rozov. “People shouldn’t have to jump through hoops to spend their own assets, and businesses shouldn’t need months of setup to offer that convenience.”

Simplify Labs’ compliance expertise ensures a smooth regulatory path, giving companies confidence in every transaction. A clear demonstration of this comes from MaxSwap, a project that leveraged Simplify Labs’ tools to launch a branded OTC trading platform and mobile apps that combined user-friendly access with strict adherence to legal standards.

With crypto cards, businesses can move beyond speculative value and give users tangible, real-world benefits, turning digital assets into something people can truly use every day.

About Simplify Labs

Simplify Labs helps businesses launch and scale in the cryptocurrency space with White Label blockchain solutions. From custom exchanges and OTC trading platforms to Telegram crypto bots, the company enables market entry in just days through its robust Liquidity Hub. With end-to-end support and industry-proven expertise, Simplify Labs lays the foundation for a smooth, compliant, and sustainable blockchain journey.

• The Sendwave Wallet is a globally accessible, stablecoin-backed peer-to-peer cross border money solution.
• Built on trusted stablecoin infrastructure from Circle, Solana, and Portal, the wallet reduces challenges like currency devaluation and access.
• The wallet gives Sendwave customers more control over their money, enabling them to send money in seconds within the Sendwave network.

Zepz, the global payments group behind WorldRemit and Sendwave, has announced the launch of the Sendwave Wallet, a globally accessible stablecoin-backed peer-to-peer cross border money solution. This digital wallet empowers customers to seamlessly send, store, and spend funds across Africa and more than 100 countries worldwide, leveraging stablecoin technology to provide a stable value while offering near-instant, reliable, and affordable transfers within the Sendwave ecosystem.

Changing the game for customers

With the Sendwave Wallet, customers can quickly open a digital dollar balance in the Sendwave app and send, receive, or deposit funds. Their balance is held securely in the wallet in a digital currency, designed to maintain a stable value and pegged to the US dollar, giving them flexibility and the confidence to plan, support loved ones, and build financial stability over time.

“The financial lives of cross-border communities are far more complex and personal than traditional remittance transactions,” said Mark Lenhard, CEO of Zepz. “With Sendwave Wallet, we’re giving customers throughout the Global South a trusted, intuitive way to control their money. This is about stability, choice, and dignity for the communities we serve. Today, Sendwave is moving beyond remittances to more holistically support the financial lives of our customers”.

Combining the power of stablecoins with everyday money

At the core of the Sendwave Wallet are stablecoins, providing a secure way to hold value and move money in near real-time without the typical complexities of a “crypto” wallet . This helps customers avoid the currency swings that can erode their hard-earned money.

Backed by Zepz’s decade-long global payout network, customers can withdraw USDC funds through trusted partners into fiat currency to pay for everyday basic needs. In the future, customers will be able to use their USDC balances directly through cards and QR codes, a step beyond what most wallets offer.

Zepz has combined the expertise of leading web3 players to help bring this pioneering vision to life including: Circle the company behind USDC, Solana as the high-speed, low-cost, scalable blockchain network, and Portal as the provider of borderless wallet infrastructure.

Shaping what’s next

Zepz is continuing to build its customer offering beyond traditional remittances, with plans to enable customers to earn rewards on deposits, spend their balance with payment cards globally and pay bills, giving them practical ways to use digital dollars for daily needs.

About Zepz

Zepz powers two leading global remittance brands, WorldRemit and Sendwave, to build the next generation of cross-border payments. Serving over 9 million customers across 5,000 corridors, Zepz is transforming how money moves across borders by making it faster, safer and more convenient.