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Japanese e-commerce group Rakuten announces the integration of XRP into its Rakuten Pay app, supporting approximately 44 million users to use it as a payment method, with over 5 million merchants in Japan accepting it. Users can also trade XRP spot, purchase XRP with Rakuten Points through the app, and hold the asset in Rakuten Wallet; previously, Rakuten supported payments with cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Bitcoin Cash. (CoinDesk)

Japanese e-commerce group Rakuten announces the integration of XRP into its Rakuten Pay app, supporting approximately 44 million users to use it as a payment method, with over 5 million merchants in Japan accepting it. Users can also trade XRP spot, purchase XRP with Rakuten Points through the app, and hold the asset in Rakuten Wallet; previously, Rakuten supported payments with cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Bitcoin Cash. (CoinDesk)

The full-chain token issuance platform Printr announces the launch of the V2 upgrade, adding five new fee distribution models, including buyback and burn, liquidity compound interest, POB staking, creator revenue sharing, and a zero-fee mode. Among them, the POB (Proof of Belief) mechanism allows users to share 100% of the custom transaction fee revenue generated by staking tokens. V2 also supports configurable issuance parameters, automatic migration of liquidity to DEX and locking LP after graduation, as well as anti-copy protection mechanisms, and has been launched on 8 chains including Sol

Wu learned that security company Blockaid announced that their system detected a front-end attack on the decentralized trading platform CoWSwap, and cow fi has currently been marked as a malicious site. Blockaid urges users to stop interacting with the site immediately; if they have connected their wallet, it is recommended to revoke related contract permissions as soon as possible through their wallet or security tools to reduce potential asset risks. CoW DAO responded, confirming that they are currently experiencing issues with the CoW Swap front end and advised users not to use CoW Swap dur

Wu Shuo has learned that Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas posted that Goldman Sachs has filed an application for a Bitcoin Premium Income ETF. The fund intends to retain a certain level of upside exposure to Bitcoin, while generating current yield through options strategies (such as selling call options). Balchunas added that this product is submitted under the 40 Act framework and may need to be processed through a Cayman subsidiary to address commodity-related position restrictions; meanwhile, BlackRock also has a similar product under a 33 Act structure. He believes Goldman Sachs’s move

Wu Shuo learned that the Ethereum Foundation announced the launch of the "Ethereum Audit Subsidy" program, which will collaborate with auditing service providers to subsidize the security audit costs for Ethereum ecosystem developers, aiming to lower the barriers to auditing and enhance ecosystem security. The Foundation's "Trillion-Dollar Security Plan" will jointly review applications with Areta, Nethermind, Chainlink Labs, and others to help developers building CROPS and new use cases on Ethereum access more affordable auditing services.

A survey by Russia’s financial comparison platform Vyberu ru shows that about 36% of Russian respondents who said they are “investing” plan to include Bitcoin and crypto assets in their investment portfolios once the relevant framework is clarified this summer. Russia aims to implement a new retail crypto regulatory framework starting July 1, 2026. (Fortune)

Blockchain startup Nava announces completion of $8.3 million seed funding round, led jointly by Polychain and Archetype, aiming to reduce the risk of abnormal operations by AI financial agents through custody and on-chain verification frameworks. Nava's solution first locks user funds in custody, and after the AI agent proposes a transaction, it uses on-chain verification to determine whether it aligns with the user's intent; only if the verification passes will the transaction be executed, otherwise the funds remain in custody. The related verification decisions will be recorded on the blockc

Ethereum Layer 2 Scroll DAO stated that it will propose dissolving the decentralized Security Committee, and within the next ~10 days transfer network control to internally managed accounts, while cutting some contributors and shrinking the size of the Operations Committee to reduce costs. Scroll said that after evaluation, it found that the Security Committee’s costs do not match its actual usage. In early April, Scroll had increased the fee for publishing data to the Ethereum mainnet by about 1,280 times within roughly 6 days, causing users to bear additional costs of over $50,000; the relat

According to CoinDesk, JPMorgan Chase CFO Jeremy Barnum stated during the first quarter earnings call that if stablecoins offer functions and yields similar to bank deposits but do not face equivalent regulation and consumer protection, they could evolve into a tool for "regulatory arbitrage." He pointed out that if "regulatory inconsistency for similar products" exists, it would create opportunities for arbitrage, and some structures might even operate as a disguised form of banking business without the core banking regulatory requirements.

According to The Block, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan stated in the latest client memo that Bitcoin's recent strength is not a "return to risk appetite," but is related to the fragmentation of the global financial system caused by geopolitical conflicts. He said that since the U.S.-Israel airstrikes began on February 28, Bitcoin has risen about 12%, while the S&P 500 has fallen about 1% and gold has dropped about 10%. He believes that Bitcoin is both a "store of value" bet against gold and a "cross-border settlement currency" bet; he suggested that in some scenarios, $1 million may no longer be the

Prediction markets say they will strengthen efforts to combat potential market manipulation and conduct audits on some early-stage projects integrated into their ecosystem. These projects have previously been accused of identifying and distributing suspected "insider trading accounts" to guide users in copy trading. The reports involve projects including Kreo (focused on "early detection of insider accounts") and Polycool (providing "insider trading guides"), which push suspicious account trading data to users, raising concerns about insider trading and manipulation risks. (The Information)

Wu said that, according to official OpenGradient news, its total funding has reached $9.5 million to build a computational layer network for "Verifiable AI."
This round was co-invested by a16z crypto, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, SV Angel, and several industry experts.
OpenGradient states that its network will perform AI inference through GPU and TEE nodes, generating cryptographic proofs for each inference to facilitate downstream applications in verifying models, inputs, and outputs;
it also provides decentralized model libraries and developer SDKs/APIs and other tools.

XRP Ledger (XRPL) announces the introduction of zero-knowledge infrastructure provider Boundless, aiming to offer on-chain transaction privacy capabilities for banks and asset management firms without sacrificing regulatory transparency. Boundless CEO Shiv Shankar stated that the solution will conceal sensitive information such as transaction size, frequency, and counterparties, and will support regulatory audits through selective disclosure and role-based access control. (Cointelegraph)

Hardware wallet maker Ledger announced the creation of a new Chief Human Agency Officer (Chief Human Agency Officer) position, held concurrently by its current Chief Experience Officer Ian Rogers. The role will be responsible for advancing the AI safety roadmap and ensuring that AI agents do not obtain excessive wallet and transaction permissions without human oversight. The company also plans to launch this year a hardware-based wallet system called “Proof of Human” to distinguish real users from AI agents. (DL News)

According to official news, American Express announced that it is accelerating its AI payments rollout and has launched a developer toolkit for “Agentic Commerce.” American Express said it will reduce fraud and dispute risks by, among other measures, only making payment credentials available to verified AI agents and verifying cardholders’ identities. It also promised purchase protection for erroneous transactions generated by registered AI agents. American Express also said that its existing transaction dispute resolution mechanisms can cover scenarios involving improper actions by AI agents,