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Applied Digital Tops 1 GW as AI Factory Campus Locks $7.5B Hyperscaler Lease

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Applied Digital has signed a 15-year, take-or-pay lease at its fourth artificial intelligence (AI) Factory campus, Polaris Forge 3, with the same U.S.-based investment-grade hyperscaler that signed at Delta Forge 1 in April 2026. Applied Digital Pushes Total Contracted Revenue to $31B With

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Polymarket Targets Japan Market Entry, Appoints Representative in Push for 2030 Approval

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Decentralized prediction market platform Polymarket has set its sights on Japan, appointing a local representative and launching a formal lobbying effort aimed at securing government authorization by 2030. Japanese Market Entry With a Strong Lobby Push Polymarket, the blockchain-based prediction market that hit its first $10 billion monthly trading volume in March 2026, is

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Kucoin Pushes Earn-and-Loan Product as ETF Capital Pulls Crypto Into New Split

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Kucoin has unveiled a product allowing users to unlock liquidity by borrowing against high- liquidity crypto assets while their pledged collateral simultaneously continues to earn passive yield. The Shift to Capital Hubs Reflecting a broader industry shift from simple order-matching to advanced capital management, Kucoin has introduced an integrated “earn-and-loan”

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Bitget Kicks Off Second Year Supporting UNICEF’s Game Changers Coalition, Backing Expansion into Financial Literacy and AI

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PRESS RELEASE. Victoria, Seychelles, May 21, 2026 — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), announced today the start of its second-year partnership in support of the UNICEF Game Changers Coalition (GCC). The coalition, which has reached over 642,000 young people, parents, and teachers across eight countries since launch, is entering a new phase of […]

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European Commission Launches MiCA Review Targeting Stablecoins, DeFi and Staking Rules

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The European Commission has launched a broad review of the EU’s landmark crypto regulation, MiCA, signaling potential changes to rules governing stablecoins, decentralized finance ( DeFi), staking, and tokenized assets. The consultation reflects how quickly digital asset markets have evolved since the framework took effect in 2024. Europe Reassesses Crypto Framework as

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Traders Get AI, Defense, and China Perp Futures on Coinbase Starting June 8

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Coinbase Derivatives is bringing perpetual-style equity index futures to U.S. regulated markets on June 8, giving traders direct exposure to artificial intelligence (AI), Chinese equities, defense, and broad tech through four new thematic contracts. U.S. Traders Get Regulated Equity Perps From Coinbase Derivatives on June 8 The exchange announced the launch on Thursday.

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Foundation Raises $6.4M to Build Hardware That Authorizes AI Agents in Real Time

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Foundation, the Boston-based bitcoin hardware wallet company, has closed a $6.4 million funding round led by Fulgur Ventures to expand its security platform beyond self-custody into identity, multi-factor authentication, and artificial intelligence (AI) agent authorization. Fulgur Ventures Backs Foundation $6.4M to Secure the Agentic Era With Passport Prime Arche Capital

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Ripple Prime Integration Gives Institutions Unified Access to EDX Markets

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Ripple Prime added EDX liquidity to give institutional clients unified access to digital asset spot and perpetual futures markets. The integration combines trading, credit, net settlement, and collateral tools within Ripple Prime’s brokerage platform. Ripple Prime Adds EDX Liquidity for Institutions Ripple announced on May 19 that Ripple Prime integrated with EDX Markets

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XRP vs RLUSD: Evernorth Says XRP’s XRPL Utility Case Keeps Growing

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XRP and RLUSD were described as serving separate XRP Ledger roles, with XRP routing trades and RLUSD supporting dollar-based transactions. Evernorth’s Sagar Shah described XRP as an intermediary asset that routes trades in the background, while stablecoins remain tied to issuer requirements and compliance obligations. XRP Ledger Routing Structure Separates XRP From RLUSD

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67 Million Americans Hold Crypto: 90% Plan to Buy More Next Year

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A total of more than 67 million Americans, or 1 in 4 adults, now own crypto as adoption spreads across income, age, and work groups, according to the National Cryptocurrency Association. The report found 90% expect to buy within the next year, and 77% said crypto improved their lives. Crypto Holders Broaden Across Income, Age, […]