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MARA, a Bitcoin mining firm, plans to sell more of its $3.6 billion Bitcoin stash to support its expansion into AI. After selling $413 million worth in 2025 and with fluctuating holdings projected, the strategic shift moves towards becoming a comprehensive digital infrastructure company.

Developer Panos Mekras highlights the appeal of Ripple USD (RLUSD) and the XRP Ledger through a new incentive program that has attracted $500,000 in liquidity. Despite this, XRP Ledger lags behind Ethereum in DeFi adoption and requires more support for growth.

Ripple is enhancing its Payments platform by introducing new features like custody management and virtual accounts, integrating traditional finance with digital assets. XRP serves as a bridge for liquidity, enabling instant and cost-effective transactions while underpinning new services on the XRP Ledger.

Chainlink has expanded to 16 additional integrations this week, covering six services across five blockchains, including Arc, Canton Network, and World Chain. Technical indicators suggest LINK still needs to clear major resistance before a stronger rally can begin. Chainlink expanded its

CNX PAY is an upcoming next-generation cross-border payment and settlement platform supported by physical gold backing and blockchain technology. It aims to improve payment efficiency and transparency while reducing transaction costs. The platform uses mainstream stablecoins for instant settlement, creating traceable fund flow records, promoting the upgrade of the global payment system, and moving toward a more trustworthy and sustainable future.

American Bitcoin, co-founded by Eric and Donald Trump Jr., is increasing its mining capacity by 12% with 11,298 new miners, despite posting a $59.45 million loss in Q4 2025. The company's stock is down 5% amid geopolitical uncertainty.

Justin Sun has revealed that developing AI infrastructure is the top priority for the TRON network in 2026. Sun singled out AI NFT as one of the pioneers, giving users a Web3 gateway to AI. Artificial intelligence will feature prominently on this year’s roadmap for the TRON network,

ChainCatcher News reports that Solid Intel states Australia has granted a "regulated digital dollar" license on the XRP Ledger, allowing banks to use compliant Australian dollar stablecoins for on-chain transactions. Related information shows that the Australian dollar stablecoin AUDD (issued by AUDC) previously received an AFSL license from ASIC to provide non-cash payment facilities. AUDD can be used in

SoFi has become the first chartered US bank to support deposits on the Solana network. The integration allows over 13 million customers to send SOL directly to their SoFi crypto accounts from external wallets. SoFi, a chartered and FDIC-insured US digital bank serving 13.7 million clients, h

ChainCatcher News: Stablecoin issuer Circle announces that its micro-payment service "Nanopayments" is now live on the testnet, supporting ultra-small USDC transactions as low as $0.000001, with zero Gas fees and AI agent support.

After being acquired by Visa and Stripe in 2025, the crypto company Bridge plans to expand its stablecoin-supported card business to 100 countries. It has already launched in 18 countries, allowing users to pay at Visa merchants using stablecoins. The CEO stated that Visa's merchant network remains important in stablecoin payments, and Bridge will participate in Visa's blockchain payment pilot project.

Four.Meme unveils the three-phase roadmap for AI Agent, aiming to introduce AI into the BNB Chain ecosystem and lower user barriers. The first phase launches token creation and internal trading functions, the second phase deploys AI Agents for chat-based trading, and the third phase establishes an on-chain identity system.

The article discusses the shift of digital sovereignty from centralization to individual ownership, emphasizing technological advancements in Decentralized Identity (DID). The DID Alliance promotes global trust in identity through compatibility with W3C standards, the application of Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKP), and the construction of multi-chain resolution layers, while safeguarding user privacy and data sovereignty. This technical framework aims to replace the randomness of traditional institutions with mathematical certainty, thereby building an efficient and trustworthy digital civilization.

Vitalik Buterin raises concerns about the upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade's potential to centralize block-building power in Ethereum. He proposes safeguards like FOCIL to maintain transaction inclusion and discusses solutions to toxic MEV, emphasizing the need for decentralization in transaction processes.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Deloitte has provided the first reserve backing for Tether's USAT stablecoin. (Cointelegraph)

Gate News bot message: According to The Block, ACI (Aave Chan Initiative), led by Marc Zeller, will exit Aave in July due to governance conflicts. ACI has previously been involved in governance work for the Aave protocol.

Ethereum developers tend to bypass the EVM and adopt precompiled contracts for new cryptographic operations. Vitalik Buterin proposed enhancing Ethereum's versatility by changing the state tree and virtual machine, suggesting replacing the current state tree with a binary tree and using the RISC-V architecture instead of the EVM in the long term. However, the Arbitrum team opposed this, arguing that WASM should be used as the contract delivery format. This proposal reflects Ethereum's re-evaluation of its core capabilities, and future changes will still require broad consensus.