MetaMask brings Agent Wallet to Grok Bot, with deposit-only perps limits
MetaMask has opened Agent Wallet to Grok Bot, with wallet controls that check Hyperliquid funding but leave subsequent position sizing to the trader and agent.
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Yield Basis discloses fee-extraction route in WETH upgrade
Yield Basis has disclosed a deposit-and-withdraw fee-extraction route alongside a proposed Pyth-linked pricing policy for its WETH market.
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Ethena Pay launches Earn+ with an 11x leveraged vault
Ethena Pay added an optional leveraged vault to its app, moving participating users' balances into a third-party strategy rather than its regular rewards program.
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MoonPay rebuilds Crypto Deposits with fiat and exchange funding
MoonPay has rebuilt Crypto Deposits around fiat and crypto funding, with merchant-selected payout tokens and customer-specific route checks.
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Bitget Wallet adds virtual accounts for stablecoin deposits
Bitget Wallet's new receiving accounts convert bank transfers into stablecoins, with fees and compliance checks determined by the payment route.
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Link brings USDC-funded agent spending to Instinct
Link has opened USDC-funded balances for eligible US Instinct users, allowing agents to make purchases within a user-set limit without repeated approval.
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Balancer asks former users to check buffer shares and legacy rewards
Balancer is asking former users to check internally recorded buffer shares and legacy rewards that may remain after a liquidity exit.
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Keystone breach exposes device authentication key
Keystone says a stolen authentication key could let counterfeit wallets pass verification, with recent deliveries requiring additional checks.
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Canada proposes stablecoin redemption deadline and yield limits
Canada's proposed stablecoin rules set redemption terms, restrict issuer-funded holding rewards and extend payment safeguards to eligible stablecoin wallets.
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ChinaAMC tokenised funds begin around-the-clock secondary trading
ChinaAMC’s HKD and USD digital money-market funds began around-the-clock secondary trading under Hong Kong’s SFC framework.
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Aviva launches sterling tokenised share class with £50m
Aviva Investors added a sterling tokenised share class on XRPL with £50m from Aviva and an unchanged underlying money market portfolio.
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Electrum patches server attack that turns fee bumps into theft
Electrum released a fix after a user reported losing money by raising the fee on a transaction a malicious server had substituted into wallet history.
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Ether.fi opens Zeal migration as wallet and card services wind down
Ether.fi has acquired selected Zeal assets and opened an optional migration as Zeal winds down its wallet and card services.
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HSBC launches RedCoin on PayMe with permissioned transfers
HSBC RedCoin is live on PayMe, with permissioned transfers, bank-controlled custody and redemption rights set out in its product terms.
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SoFi Earn pays 4.40% APY while the deposit stays on SoFi
SoFi's new tokenized deposit offers bank interest inside its crypto interface, with a shared FDIC limit and a conversion requirement for external transfers.
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Circle Match Launches Hourly $USDC Mint and Redemption Auctions
Circle Match lets approved Mint customers bid on minting rebates and redemption fees through hourly, prefunded auctions.
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