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London, United Kingdom, January 29th, 2026, Chainwire

Extended support for the Tezos ecosystem, building on the existing Tezos Layer 1 integration and extending it to Etherlink, is now available on LedgerTM signers and Ledger WalletTM, with Tezos’ EVM-compatible smart rollup. The integration brings full support for Etherlink and the tez (XTZ) token across Ledger’s ecosystem with Ledger signer integration, Ledger Wallet functionality, and upcoming native staking support. Ledger has supported Tezos delegation since 2019, with more than 10 million tez (XTZ) delegated via Ledger Wallet for voting power. The introduction of native staking promises to further strengthen participation from Ledger users in securing the Tezos network while unlocking opportunities for extra yield.

Following today’s announcement, Ledger users can also avail of Ledger’s tried-and-tested secure self-custody for their Etherlink-based tez (XTZ) and benefit from Clear Signing for tez transfers on Etherlink. Users of the network will now have the ability to send, receive, and manage their assets directly through Ledger Wallet’s desktop and mobile applications, including full account visualization with balance tracking and transaction history. The integration also provides swap functionality through Ledger Wallet.

 Via Ledger Wallet, users will also be able to interact with the Etherlink DeFi ecosystem and enjoy access to established protocols, including Curve, Morpho, and Uniswap, as well as emerging asset platforms like uranium.io, bringing tokenized physical uranium and other innovative assets directly into self-custody wallets.

As staking becomes a core part of how users participate in blockchain networks, demand for secure, native staking under self-custody continues to grow. Users want to engage with emerging ecosystems without compromising on security. Governance and network security are core pillars for Tezos users, and extended Ledger support for Etherlink and native Tezos staking reflects user demand, bringing EVM compatibility and staking into a self-custody environment that users already trust.

“Uncompromising security is an essential for users of Tezos and Etherlink, and this made enhanced support in the Ledger ecosystem a top priority. With hardware-enforced clear signing for every Tezos and Etherlink transaction, users can confidently interact with DeFi knowing their assets are protected by Ledger’s uncompromising security,” said Charles Guillemet, CTO at Ledger.

The timing aligns with Etherlink's explosive growth as enterprises seek alternatives to Ethereum's high fees. With sub-second confirmation times and transaction costs under $0.01, Etherlink has emerged as the go-to option for cost-conscious DeFi applications. Signer support is particularly appealing to institutions seeking secure solutions for managing their digital asset portfolios.

"This integration represents a significant step in making Tezos and Etherlink assets more accessible to users who prioritize security," said Anthony Hayot, Head of DeFi Partnerships at Nomadic Labs. "With this Ledger integration, we're ensuring that our ecosystem benefits from industry-leading hardware wallet protection while maintaining the seamless user experience that drives adoption."

About Ledger

Celebrating its 10 year anniversary in 2024, Ledger is the world leader in Digital Asset security for consumers and enterprises. Ledger offers connected devices and platforms, with more than 8M devices sold to consumers in 165+ countries and 10+ languages, 100+ financial institutions and commercial brands. Over 20% of the world’s crypto assets are secured by Ledger.

Ledger is the digital asset solution secure by design. The world’s most internationally respected offensive security team, Ledger Donjon, is relied upon as a crucial resource for securing the world of Digital Assets. With over 14 billion dollars hacked, scammed or mismanaged in 2023 alone, Ledger’s security brings peace of mind and uncompromising self-custody to its community.

Don’t buy “a hardware wallet.” Buy a LEDGER signer.

About Tezos

Tezos is an open-source and energy-efficient blockchain designed to empower institutions, developers, and businesses, and facilitate value transfer in a digital environment. It is designed for the scalable deployment of decentralized applications. As one of the first Proof of Stake blockchains, Tezos is globally supported and valued for its strong governance, long-term upgradability, and smart contract capabilities. For more information about Tezos, visit http://www.tezos.com.

About Etherlink

Etherlink is an EVM-compatible blockchain powered by Tezos Smart Rollups technology. It empowers developers to smoothly deploy any EVM codebase and migrate users and assets from Ethereum and other interoperable chains, enabling seamless interaction and asset transfers across different networks. Learn more: https://www.etherlink.com/

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Sara Moric sara.moric@trili.tech Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Davos, Switzerland, January 29th, 2026, Chainwire

The 4th Edition of the Institutional Investor Gathering, an exclusive, invitation-only forum hosted by Sagar Barvaliya, Blockchain Founders Capital (BFC), has gathered global leaders from politics, finance, and the digital asset ecosystem to discuss a question that increasingly defines the future of markets: how blockchain, tokenization, and regulation are converging to reshape the global financial system.

Sagar Barvaliya, Host and General Partner at Blockchain Founders Capital, said: “One of the clearest signals from Davos is that the speculation-driven phase of crypto is maturing. What comes next looks far more like traditional finance—disciplined capital, conservative risk frameworks, and real use cases. As tokenization advances, digital assets won’t feel experimental anymore; they’ll simply become part of how global markets function.”

Antony Scaramucci argued that, beneath the noise of U.S. politics, meaningful progress is being made. “Despite some reality TV drama that is always part of a Trump presidency, this administration has been way better than the Biden administration,” he said, pointing specifically to the importance of passing the Clarity Act. According to Scaramucci, enabling yield-bearing stablecoins is critical for U.S. competitiveness, even as banks lobby against them to protect margins. “Like Uber—something nobody wanted initially—yield-bearing stablecoins are simply better instruments. If the U.S. doesn’t move, China will.”

Understanding such structural shifts requires the ability to translate complexity—something Matt Hougan traced back to philosophy. “Philosophy is basically the exercise of reading incomprehensible text and translating it into plain English,” he said. “That’s exactly what we do in crypto.” Hougan argued that philosophical training—drilling down to first principles—helps investors identify long-term opportunities in an industry often obscured by jargon and speculation.

From theory, the discussion turned to real-world implementation. David Burt, Premier of Bermuda, reflected on how early regulatory conviction can create lasting impact. He recalled Davos 2019, when Bermuda first laid out its roadmap for a digital asset regulatory framework. “Today,” Burt noted, “Bermuda is home to some of the largest and most influential digital asset finance companies in the world,” including Coinbase, Circle, and Kraken—evidence that regulatory clarity attracts serious builders.

Ownership and incentives emerged as a recurring theme throughout the day. Yat Siu, Chairman of Animoca Brands, described tokenization as inevitable. “The world will be tokenized—everything will be tokenized,” he said, positioning Bitcoin as “digital gold” and altcoins as the frontier economy of the internet. Drawing parallels to the early days of the web, Siu warned that picking winners will remain difficult—but essential. He also shared Animoca’s own volatile journey, from unicorn valuation to a €40 million low after delisting in Australia, and back to multi-billion-dollar valuations more recently. “When you don’t own your digital assets,” he cautioned, “you’re at the mercy of platforms that get to decide whether you exist or not.”

Siu also highlighted a cultural gap holding Europe back. “When I grew up in Austria, I never learned anything about money,” he said. “That’s one of Europe’s biggest problems. In places like Hong Kong, people talk openly about money from an early age—and they’re not afraid of it.”

These themes came together in the panel discussion “The Institutional Stack: Tokenisation, Liquidity & On-Chain Settlement,” moderated by Clara Tao of the Filecoin Foundation. Panelists explored how institutions are navigating a rapidly evolving technological landscape.

Christoph Hock described the moment as a rare convergence of disruptive forces. “We are in a massive disruptive environment,” he said, citing blockchain, AI, and quantum technology. Hock noted that digital asset companies are now achieving valuations that rival—or exceed—those of traditional financial institutions, signaling that the transformation is already underway.

Still, adoption remains uneven. Philipp Zentner argued that much of the industry is still stuck in experimentation. “We’re living in a proof-of-concept phase,” he said. “Banks aren’t truly interested in open technology—they prefer to lock clients into proprietary platforms.”

Yet progress is visible. Jan Sell highlighted how far the conversation has moved. “The fact that banks are even considering launching stablecoins is already a big step,” he said, pointing to Qivalis, a bank consortium issuing a stablecoin. “These banks are serious.”

Regulation, however, remains the pacing factor. John Medel warned of uncertainty in the U.S. political process. “There’s concern that the U.S. Senate won’t get Clarity through—and that a future administration could reverse course,” he said. At the same time, he acknowledged an emerging consensus: “Technology will always move faster than regulation.”

Notably, Hock added that regulators are increasingly accepting public blockchains—an important signal for institutional adoption.

Taken together, the conversations in Davos painted a clear picture: digital assets are no longer a fringe experiment. They are a philosophical challenge, a regulatory test, and an institutional reality unfolding in real time. The only open question is which jurisdictions—and which institutions—will move fast enough to shape what comes next.

About Blockchain Founders Capital

Blockchain Founders Capital is a Germany-based early-stage venture capital fund focused on backing mission-driven founders building at the intersection of Web2, Web3, and digital finance. The fund has made 22 investments to date and operates on an equal partnership model, aligning long-term interests between founders and investors. BFC invests primarily across the United States and Europe.

For more information, users can visit www.bfc.vc

Contact

Director of PR Alnura Belyalova INPUT Global alnura@input.global Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Zug, Switzerland, January 29th, 2026, Chainwire

Status, one of Ethereum’s longest-running open-source projects, has re-entered the spotlight with USS Status, a satirical sci-fi cartoon that turns crypto’s chaotic past into comedy, along with the launch of a unified privacy super-app and gasless L2 network.

An Old Giant Awakens

Status, the open-source privacy super-app, has launched an overhauled unified app, a gasless L2 network, and a new identity personified in an irreverent and satirical web cartoon.

One of the oldest established projects in the Ethereum ecosystem, Status has weathered the industry’s volatility while continuing to quietly build an open-source platform that combines a secure crypto wallet, privacy messenger, and web browser within a single application.

Founded in 2017, Status has lived through ICO mania, regulatory whiplash, centralised exchange collapses, memecoin cycles, and repeated attempts to rebuild the internet with better primitives.

Now they’re back with a mission to make privacy accessible to everyone.

Crypto’s First Cartoon Series?

To celebrate the renewal of its app and the upcoming rollout of Status Network, the project is launching USS Status – an animated web series that follows a crew of meme misfits navigating a chaotic galaxy plagued by surveillance, centralisation, and bad governance. 

The satirical sci-fi series pokes fun at the colourful history of the crypto space, featuring allusions to characters, tokens, and projects that will be immediately familiar to crypto-native viewers.

Episode 1 sees the return of an infamous crypto figure, although USS Status insists that any likelihood is strictly coincidental.

The show is available on X, YouTube, and TikTok, with the Status team hinting that more episodes are on their way soon: https://youtu.be/478Bjdcswo0

“Over the past decade, crypto has traded its sense of fun and freedom for market hype and profit-first narratives,” said Volodymy Hulchenko, Status App Lead.

“USS Status is our way of laughing at the chaos while reminding people that it’s still possible to build tools that defend privacy, free speech, and digital freedom - without losing the cypherpunk spirit that started it all.”

Those interested in following the USS Status journey can join the project’s X Community:

https://x.com/i/communities/1998042195463479359

The Platform Behind the Punchline

The USS Status fictional spaceship runs on the Ethereum blockchain (for now), and uses the same tech built into the Status privacy super-app that’s available today.

Status allows users to chat, transact, and browse privately – all in one place, and they’ve just launched a new unified app for mobile and desktop.

They’re not the only team building a super-app, but their focus is to provide unrivaled privacy using Logos’ peer-to-peer messaging technology (prev. Whisper) and decentralised smart contracts.

The app features anonymous profiles, a built-in multi-chain crypto wallet with swaps, end-to-end encrypted messaging, censorship-resistant Community spaces, and a privacy-preserving web browser.

The app is available at: status.app

As innovators in the privacy space since 2017, Status is also taking things one step further with the launch of Status Network, the world’s first natively gasless L2 blockchain.

Built on the zkEVM Linea stack, Status Network removes the need for gas with a reputation-based Karma system funded by native yield, unlocking gasless private accounts.

Will the combination of gasless zkEVM infrastructure and a privacy super-app create a new standard for privacy? We’ll have to wait and see until their mainnet launch in Q1.

In the meantime, pre-deposit vaults for staking on Status Network are now open: https://hub.status.network/

About Status Network

Status Network is the first Ethereum L2 with gas-free transactions at scale. Funded by native yield and app fees, it redistributes 100% of net revenues to its community, powering sustainable liquidity incentives, a public funding pool, and SNT buy-backs. Built on the Linea zkEVM stack, it enables frictionless onboarding for games, social apps, and DeFi while remaining fully aligned with Ethereum security and values.

Users can follow Status for updates: https://x.com/StatusL2

Contact

Public Relations Laura Guzik Status Network laura@status.im Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

New York, United States, January 29th, 2026, Chainwire

The onchain launch protocol now powers the majority of new DEX pools on Base, with over $1.5B in value created and $1B+ in trading volume in just nine months

Doppler, the default launch protocol for teams raising capital onchain, today announced a $9 million seed round led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Variant, Figment Capital, and Coinbase Ventures. The funding comes as Doppler has rapidly emerged as the core market infrastructure for new onchain assets, powering the majority of token launches and DEX pools on Base.

Since launching nine months ago, Doppler has become the default path to market for new onchain assets. Over 90% of new DEX pools on Base now launch via Doppler, and its infrastructure supports tokens created by leading applications including Zora, Base App, Paragraph, FxHash, and more. Today, more than 40,000 assets are created daily using Doppler, representing over $1.5 billion in value and more than $1 billion in cumulative trading volume.

Launching a token today is closer to running an IPO than deploying a website - except there are no banks, no underwriters, and no established playbook. Teams often spend months preparing launches, only to see snipers extract value, liquidity fail to materialize, and charts collapse within days. When 80–90% of tokens seek similar outcomes, yet each team continues to roll its own launch infrastructure, something is fundamentally broken.

“Capital formation has not fundamentally changed in over a century, despite how broken the IPO process has become,”  said Austin Adams, creator of the Doppler Protocol and founder of Whetstone Research. “Tokenization of markets will finish what electronification started in the 1990s - leaping forward in efficiency and creating new markets while simultaneously lowering costs and barriers. In this new reality, the mechanism determines the outcome. That’s why we invented Doppler.”

Doppler compresses months of infrastructure work - token deployment, vesting, liquidity bootstrapping, governance, and fee routing - into a single, unified interface. At the core of the protocol are price discovery auctions designed to protect launches from snipers while generating protocol-owned liquidity from day one. This allows teams to focus on building applications and communities, rather than reinventing fragile and complex launch mechanics.

With customizable auctions for nearly any asset type, Doppler’s infrastructure supports tokenized equities, commodities, TGEs, content, art, creators, and ideas. Assets launched via Doppler are immediately tradeable across any interface supporting the underlying DEX, ensuring maximum distribution from day one.

The results have been significant. Since launch, more than six million pools have been deployed through Doppler, representing 93% of Uniswap v4 pools on Base and 91% across all supported networks. In total, this activity represents over 40,000 assets launched daily, with more than $1.5 billion in value created and over $1 billion in trading volume.

The $9 million seed round will enable Doppler to expand into self-serve markets, support larger token generation events, and deepen integrations across the onchain ecosystem. The team includes engineers with backgrounds at Uniswap, Primitive Finance, and Aztec, bringing experience building AMMs and market infrastructure at scale.

Already the default launch infrastructure for coins on Base, Doppler’s broader mission is to become the default infrastructure for entirely new asset classes that could not have existed before. Doppler helps teams build apps, not auctions - and is redefining how capital formation works onchain.

About Whetstone Research

Whetstone Research is building the future of onchain markets. Their first product is Doppler, a hyper-efficient price discovery and liquidity bootstrapping Protocol for projects that are meant to last. Their second product is Pure Markets, a launchpad for serious projects and trading terminal.

Contact

Bridgett Frey media@whetstone.cc Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Hong Kong, China, January 28th, 2026
The Best Event (TBE), the premier global Web3 event series, today announced a strategic partnership with Consensus, the world’s largest and longest-running crypto festival, and CoinDesk, the leading media and events company in the digital asset space. Together, they will present the Official Consensus Hong Kong Closing Night Afterparty, set to redefine the conference experience by merging a curated, deal-focused VIP ecosystem with a large-scale global music celebration. The official DJ lineup, featuring headliners Tujamo, Monochrome, Ariel Estrella, Spell Lace, and Kim Sane, was also revealed.
This flagship event, scheduled to take place just five minutes from the main conference venue with a capacity for over 1,300 attendees, is designed as the definitive closing chapter of Consensus Hong Kong. It represents a significant evolution in crypto events, shifting from passive attendance to active, outcome-driven participation.
From Conference Floor to Curated Deal Hub
The evening will commence as an exclusive, high-intent networking session for founders, venture funds, exchanges, market makers, and top-tier ecosystem leaders. This pre-party gathering is engineered to foster meaningful connections in a signal-rich environment before seamlessly transitioning into a full-scale concert powered by a world-class DJ lineup and production.
“The future of crypto is built in rooms where trust, capital, and culture merge,” said Tobias Bauer, Co-founder of The Best Event. “This partnership with Consensus allows us to create an environment where meaningful conversations happen first, then the entire ecosystem comes together to celebrate what's next.”
Solving the Side-Event Dilemma
The announcement addresses a common industry challenge: major crypto conferences are often surrounded by fragmented side events organized by entities without core event expertise, leading to inconsistent experiences and missed opportunities. By establishing an official, professionally curated afterparty, this partnership brings the most significant ancillary event directly into the Consensus orbit, offering attendees a guaranteed premium experience and unique networking and branding benefits.
Signal Over Scale in a Maturing Web3
As the Web3 ecosystem matures, the focus is shifting from sheer scale to the quality of connections and outcomes. This event embodies the principle that “signal matters more than scale.” By prioritizing curated guest lists, intentional programming, and a dual-purpose format, TBE and Consensus are creating a new template for how business, relationships, and culture intersect in the digital asset space.
The event also highlights the evolution of crypto from niche meetups to full-spectrum experiences where professional deal-making and global culture converge. The model is set for global expansion, with a follow-up Official Consensus Afterparty already planned for Miami later this year in May, and the Official ETHDenver Afterparty also on deck just after Hong Kong. These partnerships reinforce TBE’s commitment to connecting the world's leading crypto hubs.
Event Logistics & Access
What: The Official Consensus Hong Kong Closing Night AfterpartyWhen: Closing night of Consensus Hong Kong, Thursday Feb 12th, 2026Where: A premier venue located 5 minutes from the conference centerFormat: Curated VIP networking session followed by a full-scale concert.Lineup: Tujamo, Monochrome, Ariel Estrella, Spell Lace, Kim Sane, and more.Capacity: 1,300+ attendees.
Access details and ticket information will be released in coordination with the Consensus Hong Kong schedule.
About The Best Event
The Best Event is the global series where Web3 comes to life, blending culture, technology, music, and community in iconic venues around the world. We bring together the boldest creators, top brands, and visionaries shaping the future for unforgettable, high-energy experiences. With over 42,000 participants in 2025, TBE is the most well-known Web3 event series.
About Consensus
Consensus is the world's largest, longest-running, and most influential gathering of the cryptocurrency, blockchain, and Web3 communities. Since 2015, Consensus has served as the annual meeting ground for industry founders, investors, developers, and policymakers.
About CoinDesk
CoinDesk is the most trusted media, events, indices, and data company for the global crypto economy. Since 2013, CoinDesk has been at the forefront of the cryptocurrency revolution, chronicling the rise of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and thousands of other digital assets.

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New York, United States, January 28th, 2026, Chainwire

QXMP Labs announced that it has registered approximately USD $1.1 trillion of certified real-world, in-ground assets on its proprietary Layer-1 blockchain, QELT. The announcement follows the activation of QXMP’s proprietary oracle infrastructure, which is designed to ingest and verify qualified geological and scientific documentation and record the data on-chain as cryptographically verifiable proof-of-reserves. The development marks a step toward enabling large-scale, compliant real-world asset tokenisation and settlement using blockchain-based infrastructure.

Addressing the missing Liquidity in Tokenised RWAs

Tokenising real-world assets (RWAs) requires more than price stability. It requires deep, predictable, and continuously replenished liquidity that can scale as issuance grows. Most stablecoin models rely on static reserves, external trading demand, and fragmented liquidity pools. As tokenisation volumes increase, these dynamics can limit liquidity depth and consistency. QXMP Labs approaches the problem differently by designing liquidity into the system itself.

30% of Tokenisation Flows, Routed by Design

At the core of the QXMP Labs ecosystem is a structural mechanism rarely seen in tokenisation:

30% of all tokenisation proceeds across a seven-year pipeline of 44 planned events $1.1 Trillion pipline are contractually routed into the QXMP Labs ecosystem, settling through QELT Blockchain, its purpose-built Layer-1 for real-world assets.

Instead of liquidity arriving later —liquidity is embedded from the start. Each tokenisation event reinforces the same settlement and reserve layer, transforming isolated issuances into a recurring liquidity engine. This directly targets the systemic liquidity gap that has limited RWA adoption globally.

$1.1 Trillion in RWAs Registered On-Chain

QXMP Labs has already registered $1.1 trillion in real-world assets on-chain, spanning commodities, strategic resources, and in-ground reserves across multiple jurisdictions.

These assets are:

not wrapped

not mirrored

not synthetically referenced

They are cryptographically verified on-chain using regulated reporting standards such as NI 43-101 and JORC, via QXMP’s proprietary Proof-of-Reserves Oracle — the only system capable of parsing regulated geotechnical disclosures to bring in-ground assets on-chain. This is based on documented on-chain registration and verification processes.

QELT Blockchain as the Liquidity Gravity Layer

QELT Blockchain functions as the coordination layer where:

tokenisation flows converge

reserve logic is enforced

settlement liquidity accumulates

ecosystem demand compounds

As more tokenisation events settle through the system, liquidity density increases rather than fragments, addressing the structural weakness that has held back RWA markets to date.

Under a base-case scenario applying a conservative infrastructure multiple, provided by Messari Research’s published Layer-1 blockchain valuation methodologies, the cumulative effect of these flows implies a current indicative base valuation of approximately USD $43.6 billion for the QELT ecosystem — derived from throughput, settlement economics, and recurring liquidity inflows rather than speculative assumptions.

Execution and Deployment

The liquidity architecture underpinning QXMP Labs is being executed by a team with a proven track record of delivering high-visibility liquidity activations in live market conditions. That same execution discipline — liquidity sequencing, demand-side engineering, and market coordination — is now being applied to institutional-grade real-world asset infrastructure. This is a live deployment, executed at scale with tier one partnerhsips soon to be announced.

Liquidity Activation Now Entering Its Public Access Phase

As the QXMP Labs ecosystem transitions from infrastructure readiness to active deployment, the platform has now entered a controlled liquidity activation phase aligned with its real-world asset settlement framework.

This phase marks the first opportunity for ecosystem participants to engage with the liquidity layer underpinning QELT Blockchain, ahead of broader market visibility and downstream tokenisation flows entering the system.

Further details on ecosystem access and activation mechanics are being made available via QXMP Labs’ official portal:

Registration is open

Historically, these early access windows — where infrastructure is live, assets are verified, and liquidity rails are being switched on — have often marked the early stages of new financial systems.

QXMP Labs is now entering a controlled activation phase:

infrastructure is live

assets are verified

liquidity rails are being switched on

broader market awareness is only beginning

This phase is associated with early-stage deployment, initial participant onboarding, and broader market awareness developing over time. Additional information is available at https://presale.qelt.ai/.

The Line the Market Is Approaching

The tokenisation industry is approaching a fork. One path continues to digitise assets and hope liquidity appears later. The other builds reserve-grade liquidity rails first, then allows scale to compound naturally. QXMP Labs has chosen the second path — and has committed $1.1 trillion on-chain to support this approach.

For those seeking to understand how this system is being activated, further information is available via the QXMP Labs ecosystem access portal.

Reference Points

Infrastructure overview

QELT blockchain explorer

Early Ecosystem Access

Liquidity Presale Updates

Disclaimer: Messari Research has not authored or endorsed this valuation.

About QXMP Labs

QXMP Labs is a blockchain and financial infrastructure company focused on verifying and registering real-world, in-ground assets on-chain. Its proprietary oracle ingests qualified scientific and geological reports and records them as cryptographically verifiable proof-of-reserves to support compliant real-world asset tokenisation. The company operates QELT, a live, purpose-built Layer-1 blockchain for asset registry, settlement, and reserve integrity, and is advancing a seven-year programme of 44 planned tokenisation events.

Contacts

CEO & Founder Phil Ryan QUANTUM ENHANCED LEDGER TECHNOLOGY QELT LLC phil@qxmp.ai Head of Global Assets Acquisitions Joe Tomaszewski QELT ENHANCED LEDGER TECHNOLOGY QELT LLC joe@qxmp.ai Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Tel Aviv, Israel, January 27th, 2026, Chainwire

Orbs announced today that Gryps has integrated Orbs’ Perpetual Hub Ultra to enable institutional-grade onchain perpetual futures trading on Sei Network. The brings a fully managed, professional perpetuals stack to Sei, expanding access to advanced derivatives infrastructure designed for execution certainty, capital efficiency, and deterministic risk management.

Perpetual Hub Ultra provides a modular, capital-efficient perpetual futures infrastructure that delivers the full perps stack, including hedging, liquidation, oracles, and professional trading interfaces. Powered by Orbs’ Layer-3 infrastructure and Symmio’s smart contract system, the integration enables Gryps to aggregate deep liquidity, support customizable leverage parameters, and deliver efficient execution without building complex backend infrastructure.

Built exclusively for perpetual futures, Gryps is designed as a professional trading infrastructure rather than a general-purpose DeFi application. Through the integration, Gryps users gain access to intent-based execution coordinated by Orbs’ infrastructure, optimizing capital efficiency and execution certainty even during volatile market conditions.

“This demonstrates how advanced onchain derivatives infrastructure can be deployed in a way that meets the operational requirements of professional traders,” said Ran Hammer, Chief Business Officer at Orbs. “By integrating Perpetual Hub Ultra, Gryps is able to deliver institutional-grade perpetuals trading on Sei using a modular, turnkey stack that prioritizes execution quality and predictable risk.”

Perpetual Hub Ultra builds on earlier Perpetual Hub deployments already live across multiple decentralized trading venues. The Ultra version extends these capabilities by enabling platforms to route liquidity from both onchain and offchain sources, including major centralized exchanges, while maintaining decentralized settlement and execution.

As intent-based trading continues to dominate spot markets, Perpetual Hub Ultra brings the same model to perpetual futures. The Gryps deployment further establishes Orbs as the industry standard for turnkey perps infrastructure, enabling decentralized venues to compete with centralized exchanges on performance and user experience while remaining fully onchain.

About Gryps

Gryps is a high-performance perpetual futures trading protocol built on Sei Network for professional and institutional market participants. The protocol focuses on execution quality, capital efficiency, and deterministic risk management through a modular, RFQ-based architecture with non-custodial settlement. Gryps is designed as specialized derivatives infrastructure optimized for scale, reliability, and predictable execution. Learn more at https://x.com/gryps_finance.

About Orbs

Orbs is a decentralized Layer 3 blockchain designed for advanced on-chain trading. Using a Proof of Stake consensus, Orbs acts as a supplementary execution layer that enables complex logic and scripts beyond the capabilities of standard smart contracts. Orbs powered protocols, including dLIMIT, dTWAP, Liquidity Hub, and Perpetual Hub, bring CeFi level execution to decentralized markets. With a global team spanning multiple locations, Orbs continues to innovate at the frontier of blockchain infrastructure. Learn more at www.orbs.com.

Telegram: https://t.me/OrbsNetwork

X: https://x.com/orbs_network

Contact

Ran Hammer hello@orbs.com Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

London, United Kingdom, January 27th, 2026, Chainwire

Archax, the first FCA-regulated digital asset exchange, broker, and custodian, has announced a partnership with OpenPayd, a leading provider of financial infrastructure, to streamline fiat settlement across its global trading operations. The partnership addresses a critical bottleneck for digital asset markets as institutional participation grows and settlement workflows require greater operational resilience at scale. 

Archax will use OpenPayd’s regulated financial infrastructure to facilitate instant GBP, EUR, and USD fiat settlement, with flows moving primarily between Archax and its network of institutional liquidity partners. The shared environment reduces settlement friction, accelerates reconciliation, and enhances operational synergies across the institutional digital asset trading ecosystem. The platform also supports withdrawal and settlement activity for Archax’s clients.

OpenPayd’s account structure provides Archax with a unified, compliant treasury environment for managing multi-currency flows across its core fiat currencies. This centralised model reduces operational complexity, shortens settlement cycles with liquidity partners, and improves visibility and reconciliation across multi-currency fiat flows - capabilities that are increasingly vital for institutional participants executing sophisticated digital asset trading strategies.

Graham Rodford, CEO and co-founder of Archax, commented: “As the adoption of digital assets by institutions continues to grow and scale, it is vital to have credible, streamlined, efficient fiat payment and settlement rails in place to support them - as well as to explore new innovations like stablecoins and digital cash. This partnership with OpenPayd does just that. We are pleased to be working with them to leverage their proven infrastructure and deliver further on our vision.” 

Iana Dimitrova, CEO at OpenPayd, adds: “Archax has built one of the most credible institutional platforms in digital assets, combining regulatory clarity with deep liquidity. By supporting their multi-currency settlement infrastructure, we're eliminating friction in the fiat-to-crypto interface, where many institutional players still face operational headaches. Together, we’re helping make institutional digital asset trading more reliable and operationally seamless.”

About Archax 

Archax is a regulated digital asset platform based in the UK, EU, US, and UAE, and targeted at professionals and institutions globally.

Founded by experts from traditional capital markets, Archax supports all types of digital assets – from unregulated cryptocurrencies through to regulated tokenised real-world assets (RWAs).

Archax also covers the full digital lifecycle from token issuance and fundraising through to trading and custody.

Archax provides the global, regulated on-chain capital markets infrastructure that allows traditional financial markets participants to bridge into the digital/crypto/DeFi space.

For more information, visit www.archax.com or contact media@archax.com.

About OpenPayd

OpenPayd is building the universal financial infrastructure for the digital economy. Their rails-agnostic platform enables businesses to move and manage money globally – across fiat and digital assets – through a single, powerful API. OpenPayd provides embedded accounts, FX, domestic and international payments, Open Banking, and stablecoin on/off ramps – delivering interoperability between traditional finance and digital assets. With one of the most comprehensive banking networks in the market, OpenPayd enables real-time money movement, everywhere. 

Trusted by global brands including eToro, Kraken, OKX, and B2C2, they process more than €130 billion in annual volumes for over 800 businesses. OpenPayd is the infrastructure layer powering the next generation of financial services.

For more information, visit www.openpayd.com or contact press@openpayd.com

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OpenPayd press@openpayd.com Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Bucharest, Romania, January 26th, 2026, Chainwire

Crypto Expo Europe, Eastern Europe’s largest crypto and blockchain conference, has confirmed the first cohort of speakers for its 2026 edition. Set to return to Bucharest, Romania on March 1-2, the event brings together institutions, enterprises, regulators, and developers to discuss key themes that will define the industry in 2026.

Ticket sales have now opened for this year’s Crypto Expo Europe, with strong demand projected for Eastern Europe’s preeminent blockchain gathering. More than 3,000 delegates are expected to attend the Radisson Blu Hotel Bucharest in early March, where 5,000 square meters of expo space has been allocated for two days of talks, panel discussions, and workshops.

The first cohort of speakers announced for Crypto Expo Europe 2026 features numerous founders, investors, regulators, legal experts, and fintech leaders. These include Tron founder Justin Sun and The Sandbox Co-Founder Sebastien Borget.

The first list of speakers is completed by:

Ilie (Elijah) Puscas, Regional Manager for CEE, Binance

Victor Negrescu, Vice-President of the European Parliament

Alisa Komarova, Head of Europe, Bitpay

Giovanni Cunti, CEO, Gate.mt

Vivien Lin, CPO, BingX

Anthony Karakai, Global Head of Brand, Partnerships & Events, KuCoin

Caner Sevinc, Senior Corporate Counsel, Gemini

Ignacio Aguirre Franco, CMO, Bitget

Sebastian Borget, Co-Founder & Ambassador, The Sandbox

Justin Sun, Founder, Tron

Over the course of two days, dozens of speakers from across Web3 and TradFi will deliver insights on key opportunities, challenges, and emerging industry trends.

Sponsorship opportunities are now available for the Bucharest event, whose lead and gold sponsors are Bitget and BingX respectively. Gold sponsors confirmed so far include Coinzilla, Bazoom, and eToro. Many of the partners and speakers announced for Crypto Expo Europe 2026 are returning as longstanding supporters.

Ruxandra Tataru, Co-founder and CEO of Crypto Expo Europe, said: “Across four editions, Crypto Expo Europe has grown into one of the leading and largest crypto events in Europe. It’s a space where industry leaders, representatives of the European Parliament, regulators, and major companies meet in Bucharest to shape the future of digital finance. In the era of MiCA, the event plays a crucial role in bridging policy, business, and innovation that advance the entire blockchain ecosystem.” 

Crypto Expo Europe 2026 comes at a moment when the European crypto market is entering a more structured phase, shaped by regulation, institutional interest, and renewed retail participation. The event will unite professionals spanning business, technology, compliance, and crypto markets, not just to exchange ideas but to forge significant deals and partnerships.

As one of the fastest-growing tech and crypto hubs in Eastern Europe, Bucharest will prove the perfect setting for the 2026 conference, bringing together attendees from more than 60 countries. On March 1-2, the event will highlight the innovations that are driving crypto adoption across the region while advancing blockchain understanding and adoption.

Tickets for the event are on sale now at https://cryptoexpoeurope.com/checkout

About Crypto Expo Europe

Crypto Expo Europe is Eastern Europe’s largest crypto and blockchain conference, serving as a gateway for institutions, enterprises, regulators, and developers shaping the future of digital finance. Hosted annually in Bucharest, the event attracts over 3,000 delegates from more than 60 countries, providing a platform for networking, workshops, and high-level panel discussions.

With a focus on bridging the gap between Web3 innovation and the evolving regulatory landscape of the MiCA era, Crypto Expo Europe unites the industry’s most influential leaders to foster partnerships and drive blockchain adoption across the continent.

Learn more: https://cryptoexpoeurope.com/

Contact

Marketing Manager Alina Neagu Crypto Expo Europe marketing@cryptoexpoeurope.com Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Paris, France, January 26th, 2026, Chainwire

The Tezos protocol has been successfully upgraded, following an on-chain governance process with broad participation from bakers (validators) and community members. 

Developed by Nomadic Labs, Trilitech, and Functori, Tallinn is the 20th protocol upgrade, marking 20 evolutions of the Tezos blockchain, proposed, adopted, and seamlessly activated by the protocol itself.

“Adapting to market demand 20 times over 7 years without network disruptions, and in a fully decentralized way, is undeniable proof of Tezos’ reliability and future-proof design,” said Yann Régis-Gianas, Head of Engineering at Nomadic Labs. ”

The Tallinn upgrade shortens Tezos Layer-1 block time to 6 seconds, reducing latency and speeding up finality on the network’s censorship-resistant settlement layer. This pairs naturally with Etherlink, Tezos’ EVM-compatible Layer-2, which already confirms transactions in under 50 milliseconds, now backed by Layer-1 finality in two blocks, or 12 seconds.

Tallinn also enables all bakers (network validators) to attest to every block, instead of a subset of bakers, which brings stronger security and more predictable staking rewards. This is achieved through the use of BLS cryptographic signatures, which aggregate hundreds of signatures into just one per block. By lightening the load on nodes, it also opens the door to further block time reductions.

Finally, Tallinn introduces an ‘Address Indexing Registry’ that can improve storage efficiency by up to 100x for apps using the Michelson runtime. It is done by eliminating redundant address data, and apps adopting this feature will benefit from lower costs and higher potential throughput. 

“Based on inputs from Tezos builders, our development team is excited to be able to offer such drastic improvements for enterprise-scale apps, large NFT ledgers, and other setups storing many addresses,” said Yann Régis-Gianas, Head of Engineering at Nomadic Labs. 

Since launching in 2018, the Tezos blockchain has continued to evolve seamlessly through protocol upgrades, with each activation introducing a series of features designed to improve the overall experience of using and building on the network. Tallinn is another forkless step forward in making Tezos faster, more secure, and optimized for enterprise use, with no compromise on decentralization, and further proof of the network’s ability to quickly adapt to user needs and ensure longevity through continuous innovation and optimization. 

About Tezos

Tezos is an open-source and energy-efficient blockchain designed to empower institutions, developers, and businesses and facilitate value transfer in a digital environment. It is designed for the scalable deployment of decentralized applications. As one of the first Proof of Stake blockchains, Tezos is globally supported and valued for its strong governance, long-term upgradability, and smart contract capabilities. For more information about Tezos, visit http://www.tezos.com. 

Contact

Head of PR Eoin McGinley Trilitech eoin.mcginley@trili.tech Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Miami, Florida, USA, January 23rd, 2026, Chainwire

TokenFi, a next-generation platform focused on tokenization for real-world assets and digital economies, has launched a major branding and awareness campaign across Italy ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

The four-week campaign will begin Jan. 26 and is strategically designed to capture the attention of a global, high-net-worth audience traveling to Italy for the Games. 

As part of the initiative, TokenFi has secured a full digital arrivals takeover at Venice Marco Polo Airport, one of the primary international gateways for Olympic visitors, along with two fully wrapped trams operating across central Milan.

Targeting a premium global audience

The Winter Olympics draw a diverse international audience, including professionals, athletes, and spectators, some of whom are showing growing interest in blockchain and digital asset technologies.

With foot traffic across Italy’s airports and public transportation systems expected to surge during the Olympic period, TokenFi aims to position its brand in front of millions of international travelers aligned with the future of tokenized assets.

At Venice Marco Polo Airport, immersive digital displays will introduce arriving travelers to TokenFi from the moment they land, placing the brand front and center during one of the busiest travel periods Italy has ever experienced. In Milan, the fully wrapped TokenFi trams will operate on major routes throughout the city, serving as mobile billboards in Italy’s financial and cultural capital.

A shift toward real-world visibility for crypto brands

For the global crypto community, the campaign signals a broader shift in how blockchain companies approach brand building. Rather than relying solely on digital-native channels, TokenFi is placing its presence in iconic, high-traffic physical environments.

This approach has been pioneered by TokenFi and Floki, which have focused heavily on mainstream brand recognition as the digital asset industry matures.

“The 2026 Winter Olympics present a rare opportunity to place TokenFi in front of a truly global, highly influential audience,” Pedro Vidal, a TokenFi spokesperson said. “This campaign isn’t just about visibility, it’s about validating the role of tokenization on the world stage and energizing the crypto community as we enter a pivotal era for Web3 adoption.”

Positioning tokenization on the global stage

TokenFi’s presence across Venice and Milan underscores its ambition to play a leading role in the global tokenization movement. As interest in real-world asset tokenization accelerates among both institutional and retail investors, the company is using the Olympic spotlight to reinforce its brand at the intersection of finance, technology, and global culture.

The campaign will run throughout the Olympic season, maximizing exposure during peak international travel and setting the stage for TokenFi’s next phase of global growth.

About TokenFi

TokenFi is an innovative platform for crypto and asset tokenization, enabling users to launch or tokenize assets effortlessly. TokenFi is committed to revolutionizing the trillion-dollar tokenization industry by offering a user-friendly interface that requires no coding expertise.

Website: https://tokenfi.com 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/tokenfi 

Contact

Community Relations Officer Pedro Vidal TokenFi Marketing@floki.com Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Montreux, Switzerland, January 22nd, 2026, Chainwire

Phased migration follows protocol rebrand to Everything

Everything, the team behind the SDEX token, today announced the next phase of its ecosystem transition following its recent rebrand to Everything. The update enables SDEX holders to become EV token participants through a structured, long-term migration framework ahead of the planned EV Token Generation Event in May.

The migration marks the first major milestone since the protocol’s rebrand, which reflects a broader scope and expanded long-term vision for the ecosystem. The transition is designed to maintain continuity for existing participants while introducing a new token model intended to support future growth and additional use cases.

The rollout introduces two initial pathways available exclusively to existing SDEX holders and early participants. These include a migration-focused staking program and a community pre-sale mechanism that emphasizes long-term alignment rather than short-term liquidity. Additional access routes are to be introduced later in the transition period.

“Our rebrand to Everything was about setting the foundation for what comes next,” said Jean Rausis, CEO and co-founder of Everything. “This is about taking the rebrand and turning it into something tangible for our existing holders, a straightforward way into EV that rewards staying power.”

As part of the launch, SDEX holders can opt into a 12-month locked staking pool that grants EV tokens vesting over the first year following the May TGE, fixed to the token’s starting valuation at launch. A separate community pre-sale pool enables participants to acquire EV through a combined burn-and-contribution mechanism, with tokens vesting over a longer period.

The migration has been structured to avoid abrupt supply changes while preserving SDEX utility throughout the transition. Multiple acquisition paths are intended to allow participants to remain active, trade both assets, and engage with the ecosystem as it evolves.The protocol will reveal additional call option mechanisms at a later stage of the transition providing ongoing access to EV at preferential terms for committed SDEX participants.

While the transition introduces some dilution for existing holders at the individual token level, the team positions the updated token model as a way to unlock growth opportunities not achievable without migration. The broader objective is to accelerate ecosystem expansion, with the expectation that long-term growth rapidly outpaces relative ownership dilution.

“Everything is designed as a unifying framework rather than a single product,” said Rausis. “The rebrand and migration together while creating expected long-term value for participants across the ecosystem.”

The initial phase is expected to attract existing SDEX holders, early-stage participants, and DeFi-native investors seeking early exposure ahead of the EV launch. Broader participation mechanisms, including public access and secondary market activity, are planned to roll out progressively following the TGE.

Additional details will be shared once the migration page becomes publicly available.

About Everything

Everything is a unified DeFi protocol that combines taken swaps, Automated Market Making, lending, borrowing, and perpetual style trading within a single smart contract architecture. Built as the evolution of the SMARDEX infrastructure, the system introduces a consolidated liquidity model where one pool powers multiple market functions. Everything uses a tick based liquidity framework, oracle less leverage execution, and deterministic liquidation mechanics to improve capital efficiency and reduce systemic risk. The protocol is designed to support permissionless market creation, generate multisource yield for liquidity providers, and serve as a foundation for streamlined on chain financial infrastructure. Everything aims to advance liquidity efficiency across DeFi through a roadmap of features that extend the earning potential of collateral, orders, and pooled assets.

App.everything.inc

Contact

Mikael Cruchon m.cruchon@ra2.tech Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

New York, United States, January 22nd, 2026, Chainwire

Threshold Network today announced the launch of fee waivers for $T stakers, a mechanism intended to enhance the Threshold token’s utility and improve onchain performance and capital efficiency for tBTC, its decentralized Bitcoin bridge.

By staking (locking) $T tokens, participants become eligible for reduced or fully waived tBTC bridge fees on eligible mint and redeem activity. The update lowers execution costs for active users, improves arbitrage efficiency between tBTC and BTC, and creates a clearer, more direct link between governance participation and real protocol usage.

Lower Costs, Better Outcomes for Active BTC Users

For participants who regularly bridge Bitcoin, execution costs can compound over time. Minting BTC into tBTC remains free, in line with existing governance decisions. However, redemption carries a fee of up to 20 basis points, reflecting the cost of maintaining secure, decentralized bridge infrastructure. The new fee waivers for $T stakers are designed to reduce this friction by minimizing or fully offsetting redemption costs based on the amount of $T staked.

Staking larger amounts of $T increases waiver capacity, resulting in significant reductions in redemption and other eligible protocol fees.

For participants, this means:

Lower effective execution costs over time

Improved arbitrage efficiency between BTC and tBTC

Tighter pricing and more reliable liquidity

No changes to custody, settlement, or operational workflows

For long-term $T holders, staking now extends beyond governance participation or security contribution, becoming a practical tool to improve execution outcomes while reinforcing the infrastructure they rely on.

Supporting Tighter BTC–tBTC Pricing

tBTC is designed to track Bitcoin as closely as possible. Even small sources of friction can matter at scale. The 20-basis-point BTC redemption fee, implemented to support protocol sustainability, introduced a modest drag that could manifest as a proportional discount to BTC in secondary markets

Fee waivers change the economics of that interaction. By reducing redemption costs for active participants, $T staking improves arbitrage efficiency between tBTC and BTC, supporting tighter pricing, more reliable liquidity, and smoother BTC flows across DeFi, benefiting both users and the protocol.

Early data indicate the mechanism is functioning as intended, reinforcing pricing reliability while maintaining the protocol’s conservative security assumptions.

“tBTC is now perfectly pegged. No more 20bps discount attributable to redemption fees” - MacLane Wilkison, Co-Founder of Threshold Network on X

Understanding Key Benefits and Limitations 

When T is staked, it unlocks waiver capacity for tBTC minting and redemption over a rolling 30-day window. For every 100,000 T staked, users can offset 0.001 tBTC in bridge fees. tBTC fees can be completely waived if a user stakes a proportional amount of T.

A few key parameters:

Waiver capacity applies over a rolling 30-day window

Every 100,000 $T staked offsets up to 0.001 tBTC in eligible fees

Minting remains free; redemption fees are offset via waivers

Unstaking requires a 30-day period

Governance participation is unaffected

Over recent periods, tBTC has demonstrated consistent, steady growth and strong onchain performance relative to other Bitcoin wrappers, supported by transparent design and sustained market usage. The introduction of fee waivers for $T stakers reflects Threshold Network’s continued focus on refining the economic and operational framework for bringing Bitcoin onchain in a manner that supports efficiency, reliability, and market integrity. 

The update is relevant to participants who regularly interact with Bitcoin infrastructure, including frequent bridgers, market makers, arbitrageurs, long-term $T holders, and institutions seeking transparent, capital-efficient access to Bitcoin. Even users who do not stake may benefit indirectly from improved liquidity, tighter pricing, and increased reliability across tBTC markets.

Staking $T is optional. Eligible participants may access available fee waivers in accordance with applicable protocol parameters. $T token is available on most decentralized exchanges and major CEX's

Where users can find $T: https://coingecko.com/en/coins/threshold-network-token

To start taking $T tokens, users can visit https://app.threshold.network/stake

About Threshold Network

Threshold Network powers tBTC, the Bitcoin standard in finance, enabling Bitcoin liquidity to move across chains without compromising settlement finality. Secured by threshold cryptography, tBTC is trust-minimized and censorship-resistant, while maintaining a direct settlement path back to native Bitcoin.

Contact

RC Threshold contact@tnetworklabs.com Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Tel Aviv, Israel, January 22nd, 2026, Chainwire

Chainwire, the leading crypto press release distribution platform, and Vibranium Audits, a premier blockchain security firm, have announced a strategic partnership to integrate professional media distribution into the security audit process. Through this collaboration, Vibranium Audits will offer an enhanced service package that provides clients with guaranteed PR coverage across top-tier crypto, finance, and cybersecurity news outlets.

The partnership addresses a critical gap in the Web3 ecosystem by ensuring that project security milestones reach a global audience of investors and users. By combining Vibranium’s technical validation with Chainwire’s automated distribution network, the initiative helps projects build immediate trust and transparency upon the successful completion of a smart contract or protocol audit.

"The biggest benefit for Vibranium clients from this partnership is that in addition to gaining the credibility that comes with passing an audit, Chainwire ensures the project's target audience actually knows about it," said Joel King, Founder of Vibranium Audits. "We believe that security achievements must be widely communicated to allow projects to grow with both technical confidence and public awareness."

Projects utilizing the new premium package will receive discounted access to Chainwire’s distribution network, which includes more than 100 specialized media outlets. This streamlined approach allows developers to amplify audit results, support funding rounds, and increase brand recognition through targeted media placements.

"Our collaboration with Chainwire strengthens the Web3 ecosystem by making high-level PR services accessible to the most secure projects in the space," said Youssef Belguith, CTO of Vibranium Audits. "By integrating professional communication into the security lifecycle, we are helping our community transform technical milestones into powerful marketing assets that drive adoption."

The service is now available to all Vibranium Audits clients as part of their post-audit go-to-market strategy. This integration simplifies the process of broadcasting third-party validation, helping projects maintain a competitive edge in a crowded digital asset market.

About Chainwire

Chainwire is the dedicated press release distribution platform for the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. Integrated with over 100 top-tier crypto media outlets, Chainwire offers guaranteed homepage visibility, instant API-driven distribution, and localized global reach in 25+ languages. Trusted by over 2,000 clients, Chainwire is the industry standard for high-performance crypto PR.

About Vibranium Audits

Vibranium Audits is a blockchain security company that was founded in 2021 by professors from the University of Greenwich and cyber-security engineers from ITI Capital. As pioneers in the field, Vibranium Audits utilizes best-in-class Formal Verification and AI technology to secure and monitor blockchains, smart contracts, and Web3 apps.

Contact

Chief Marketing Officer at Chainwire Alon Keren Alon@mediafuse.org Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Dublin, Ireland, January 22nd, 2026, Chainwire

Ramp Swaps (Ireland) Limited, trading as Ramp Network, a financial technology company connecting the crypto economy with global financial infrastructure, today announced that it is live as a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) in the European Union, with EU customers now serviced fully under its approved CASP licence. All EU customer activity is conducted under its CASP authorization, which includes regulatory requirements set out in the Marketing in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCAR) and by the Central Bank of Ireland.

Ramp Networks MiCAR authorisation functions as a regulatory passport for all 27 EU member states. With this approval, Ramp Network can now provide its on- and off-ramp services across the entire European Union under a single harmonised licence. The authorisation covers the core activities that enable Ramp Network to facilitate seamless conversion between fiat currencies and digital assets under consistent EU regulatory supervision.

“Operating fully as a licensed Crypto Asset Service Provider represents a major milestone in how Ramp Network serves customers across the European Union. EU customer activity is now conducted under a single regulatory framework, providing clearer rules, stronger consumer protections, and greater consistency across member states. Built and scaled in Europe, Ramp Network continues to serve the region as a core part of its long-term strategy. Becoming fully operational as a CASP reflects the maturity of our operating model and our readiness to serve EU customers under harmonised regulatory standards. This step supports our focus on building a durable, compliant financial infrastructure that connects traditional finance with on-chain systems across Europe.” — Przemek Kowalczyk, CEO of Ramp Network

Founded and built in Europe, Ramp Network said the move reflects its long-term commitment to the EU market and to operating under European regulatory standards.MiCAR is the world’s first fully harmonised regulatory framework for crypto services. It sets standards for governance, operational resilience, transparency, and consumer protection. For EU customers, Ramp Network’s approval confirms that its systems and processes align with these standards and support compliant growth across Europe.

From a strategic perspective, operating as a CASP positions Ramp Network to serve EU customers within a single regulatory structure rather than through fragmented national regimes. This alignment is intended to support regulatory clarity, cross-border consistency, and sustainable growth within the European digital asset market as MiCAR is implemented across member states.

About Ramp Network

Ramp Network is a financial technology company building solutions that connect the crypto economy with today’s global financial infrastructure. Through its core on- and off-ramp products, Ramp Network provides businesses and individuals across 150+ countries with a streamlined and smooth experience when converting between cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies. Ramp Network is fully integrated with the world’s major payment methods, including debit and credit cards, bank transfers, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and more.

Ramp Swaps (Ireland) Limited, trading as Ramp Network, is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.

Contact

Elroie Agam pr@marketacross.com Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

New York City, USA, January 21st, 2026, Chainwire

Cork, the protocol building tokenized risk infrastructure for onchain finance, today announced it has closed a $5.5 million seed round led by Road Capital, and a16z CSX with participation from 432 Ventures, BitGo Ventures, Cooley, DEPO Ventures, Funfair Ventures, G20 Group, Gate Labs, Hyperithm Gate, IDEO Ventures, PEER VC, Stake Capital, and WAGMI Ventures. 

The raise marks a foundational milestone in the emergence of tokenized risk as a new onchain infrastructure category, bringing market-driven risk pricing, hedging, and liquidity management to stablecoins, vaults, and real-world assets (RWAs).

Among the growing institutional demand for onchain yield, stablecoin supply has more than doubled since 2024, surpassing $250 billion in circulation, while onchain RWAs have grown by more than 20x as tokenized treasuries, private credit, and structured products move onchain. Simultaneously, traditional asset managers overseeing tens of trillions of dollars in AUM are actively exploring tokenization strategies. Yet despite this growth, DeFi’s underlying risk infrastructure has not kept pace. As recent stablecoin depegs and liquidity stress events have exposed underlying fragilities, institutional-grade risk infrastructure is emerging as an essential foundational pillar for onchain finance.

Cork introduces a new primitive for tokenized risk, serving as a programmable risk layer for onchain assets such as vault tokens, yield-bearing stablecoins, and RWAs. Cork’s core primitive enables asset managers and issuers to spin up custom swap markets that enhance redemption liquidity, risk transparency, and market confidence for their onchain assets. 

Additionally, Cork unlocks a new set of capabilities for onchain assets:

Standardized risk pricing for stablecoins, vault tokens, and real-world assets, allowing risk to be measured, compared, and priced consistently across protocols.

Market-driven hedging for duration and liquidity risk and depeg, giving issuers and allocators tools to actively manage stress scenarios rather than react to them.

Redemption liquidity backstops that unlock instant, atomic liquidity for RWAs and other onchain yield assets, bridging offchain settlement constraints and reducing the risk of cascading liquidity failures.

Composable risk primitives that integrate directly with ERC-4626 vaults, and other yield-bearing ERC-20 assets, RWAs and onchain credit structures, enabling risk management to become a native, programmable component of onchain yield infrastructure.

“Tokenized risk is a conversation the industry has largely not been having over the past few years, and that is now changing with the onboarding of major institutions and maturation of the industry,” said Phil Fogel, Co-Founder of Cork. “We are building the foundational risk infrastructure layer that the next wave of users, both institutional and retail, will look to leverage.”

Founded by serial entrepreneurs with deep expertise in traditional finance and cutting-edge blockchain technology, Cork is designed to make previously implicit risks transparent and tradable onchain. The protocol builds on existing financial systems, bringing risk markets fully onchain for the first time.

“The onchain economy is poised for secular growth via tokenization, but few quality teams are thinking about second-order effects,” said William Scheinman, Partner at Road Capital. “Assets will be associated with tokens, which can diverge from their reference due to liquidity mismatches, information asymmetries, solvency crises, and other factors. Past solutions never got the timing, incentives, nor protocol components right to solve the problem. We are excited for the Cork team to provide the workable one. Cork is among the most unique DeFi experiments in core primitives out there.”

“The path to institutional onchain finance runs through better risk infrastructure,” said Julien Bouteloup, CEO and Founder of Stake Capital Group. “Cork is enabling cleaner capital markets through transparent, market driven risk pricing. We’re backing the team and the vision.”

“Cork is building the missing risk layer for on-chain finance, and BitGo is excited to help bring that market structure to life,” said Jake O., Managing Director and Head of Ecosystem at BitGo. “By turning implicit risks in stablecoins, vaults, and RWAs into explicit, tradable primitives, Cork gives institutional allocators the tools they need to underwrite, hedge, and scale real capital onchain.”

“Led by experienced crypto founder Phil Fogel, Cork is building what we believe is a missing risk layer for onchain market structure,” said Dr. Nagendra Bharatula, Founder and CEO of G-20 Group. “By making risk explicit and tradable, Cork enables cleaner leverage, better pricing, and more efficient capital markets. Phil’s deep expertise in vault tokens, yield-bearing stablecoins, and RWAs, combined with the team’s experience, is why we at G-20 are excited to back Cork as a core primitive for the maturation of crypto and DeFi.” 

Over the coming months, Cork plans to bring its first risk markets into production, expand integrations with vault and asset issuers, and support regulated product pathways as institutional adoption accelerates.

For more information and to follow along with Cork’s journey, users can visit cork.tech/, or follow Cork on x @Corkprotocol.

About Cork

Cork introduces a new primitive for tokenized risk, serving as a programmable risk layer for onchain assets such as vault tokens, yield-bearing stablecoins, liquid (re)staking tokens, and RWAs. Cork’s core primitive enables asset managers and issuers to spin up custom swap markets that enhance redemption liquidity, risk transparency, and market confidence for their onchain assets. Backed by Road Capital, a16z CSX, BitGo Ventures & Steakhouse Financial, Cork is building the risk infrastructure needed to bring institutional capital into onchain credit markets.

Contact

Senior PR Manager Lauren Bukoskey Serotonin lauren@serotonin.co Disclaimer. This is a paid press release.

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 19th, 2026, Chainwire
SwissBorg, Europe’s leading app for investing and earning crypto, announced the launch of Dynamic Elite Ranks, a new evolution of its Paid to Trade model that rewards the most committed community members with up to 99% of exchange fees returned as BORG cashback.
Dynamic Elite Ranks extend the existing Loyalty Ranks system, pushing it forward to provide greater users benefits. For users at the very top of the Loyalty Score leaderboard, trading fees become almost irrelevant.
A New Phase of Paid to Trade
Dynamic Elite Ranks are designed for users who naturally sit at the intersection of long-term conviction and active trading. This is not just a perk. It is a reinforcement of the BORG buyback flywheel, built for those who contribute most to the ecosystem.
If you are already one of SwissBorg’s top Loyalty Score holders, trading is about to get dramatically cheaper.
What Are Dynamic Elite Ranks?
Dynamic Elite Ranks are an additional layer built on top of SwissBorg’s Loyalty Ranks system, designed to reward the most committed members of the community. Unlike traditional tiers with fixed thresholds, Elite Ranks are determined by a user’s position on the Loyalty Score leaderboard. Your rank is relative to the rest of the community, meaning positions can move up or down over time. In return for staying at the top, Elite members unlock industry-leading exchange fee cashback of up to 99%.
Dynamic Elite Cashback Levels
Top 10 Loyalty Scores: up to 99% cashbackTop 100 Loyalty Scores: up to 95% cashbackTop 500 Loyalty Scores: up to 92% cashback
Your Dynamic Elite Rank is not determined solely by how much BORG you have locked. Instead, it is based on your overall Loyalty Score position, reflecting both commitment and participation. The Loyalty Score combines locked BORG, where one BORG equals one point, your non-cumulative multiplier, and any bonus points you may have earned, some of which may be temporary. This structure ensures the system remains fair, dynamic and representative of ongoing contribution rather than static holdings alone.
Dynamic Elite Ranks are not fixed by design. If another user overtakes you on the Loyalty Score leaderboard, your rank and cashback level can change. This creates healthy competition, continuous engagement and a live reflection of the strongest supporters of the SwissBorg ecosystem. Elite members are encouraged to stay comfortably ahead rather than sitting on the edge, making Loyalty Ranks a constantly evolving system rather than a one-time achievement.
How to Check Your Elite Rank
Checking your Dynamic Elite Rank is simple:
Open the SwissBorg appUpgrade to EliteGo to the Profile tabView your Loyalty Score position
You can also see the cashback received directly inside each transaction summary.
When you trade, part of the exchange fee is used to buy BORG from the market, which is then returned to you as cashback each week. For top Elite members, this creates a powerful flywheel of near-zero effective trading fees, automatic BORG buybacks and cashback that is auto-locked, reinforcing your rank. The more you trade, the stronger this loop becomes.
Dynamic Elite Ranks further strengthen the BORG token economy by directly aligning trading activity with long-term holding. More trading leads to more BORG buybacks, more cashback results in more locked BORG, and more locked BORG reduces selling pressure. The biggest BORG holders are often also the most active traders, and Dynamic Elite Ranks align those incentives in a way that benefits both the ecosystem and its most committed participants.
About SwissBorg
SwissBorg is the leading community-driven crypto wealth management platform, engineered in Switzerland and licensed in the EU. Committed to trust and transparency, SwissBorg is on a mission to democratise the future of finance to make financial freedom possible for everyone. At its core is the groundbreaking Meta-Exchange, which seamlessly connects to multiple centralised and decentralised exchanges to secure the best liquidity and prices for users. Beyond trading, SwissBorg offers curated yield strategies through DeFi, and empowers users to access early Web3 opportunities through its Alpha Pre-Sales. Swissborg’s token, BORG, sits at the heart of their ecosystem providing a multitude of benefits to its holders.

Lausanne, Switzerland, January 15th, 2026, Chainwire

SwissBorg, Europe’s leading app for investing and earning crypto, today announced the integration of Base into its Meta-Exchange (MEX), expanding access to the fast growing Layer 2 ecosystem. Through this connection, SwissBorg users gain deeper liquidity routes, better access to emerging Base-native tokens, and lower-slippage execution.
As part of the integration, the Meta-Exchange now supports liquidity from key Base DEXs, including Uniswap, PancakeSwap, and Aerodrome, the network’s native liquidity layer optimised for capital efficiency and early-stage token markets. Additional integrations will follow as the ecosystem matures.
SwissBorg’s Meta-Exchange aggregates liquidity from centralized exchanges, decentralized exchanges, and fiat rails, consolidating them into a unified, intuitive trading experience. The integration of Base maintains the app’s one-tap simplicity and removes the complexities of cross-chain interaction.
“Base is today the most active Layer-2 on Ethereum, home to some of the most exciting projects and tokens in the ecosystem,” said Cyrus Fazel, Co-Founder and CEO of SwissBorg. “With Base, Solana, BNB Chain, Avalanche, and more now live, SwissBorg covers almost all liquid tokens across crypto. One tap is all it takes to swap cross-chain, as our Meta-Exchange arbitrages liquidity and delivers execution that often outperforms traditional CEXs, without bridges, friction, or complexity.”
Base, built on the OP Stack in collaboration with Coinbase, offers a fast, low-cost environment with EVM compatibility and an expanding developer ecosystem. With high throughput and inexpensive transactions, Base has positioned itself as a highly active hub for DeFi, consumer-facing applications, and emerging token launches. 
By connecting to Base, SwissBorg continues to extend its multi-chain liquidity infrastructure, adding to recent integrations such as Solana, Avalanche, Berachain, Hyperliquid, and BNB Chain. Users can swap Base-native assets against any SwissBorg-supported token in a single tap, without needing external wallets, bridges, or network switching.
The addition of Base is another step forward in SwissBorg’s mission to build the most powerful cross-chain liquidity layer broader vision, as the Meta-Exchange delivers more liquidity, broader token access, and less friction through a single, seamless interface.
About SwissBorg
SwissBorg is the leading community-driven crypto wealth management platform, engineered in Switzerland and licensed in the EU. Committed to trust and transparency, SwissBorg is on a mission to democratise the future of finance to make financial freedom possible for everyone. At its core is the groundbreaking Meta-Exchange, which seamlessly connects to multiple centralised and decentralised exchanges to secure the best liquidity and prices for users. Beyond trading, SwissBorg offers curated yield strategies through DeFi, and empowers users to access early Web3 opportunities through its Alpha Pre-Sales. Swissborg’s token, BORG, sits at the heart of their ecosystem providing a multitude of benefits to its holders.
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Base Network
Base is an Ethereum Layer 2 (L2) network that provides a secure, low-cost, and developer-friendly environment for building decentralized applications. Its mission is to help make onchain the next online and support the onboarding of more than one billion users into the cryptoeconomy. Designed to serve as both the home for Coinbase’s onchain products and an open ecosystem for builders everywhere, Base aims to create an accessible, scalable foundation for the next generation of onchain applications and communities.

Zug, Switzerland, January 21st, 2026, Chainwire

The dYdX Foundation hosted its January Analyst Call on January 20, 2026, featuring a guest discussion with global liquidity provider Wintermute, alongside updates on protocol performance, governance developments, and broader market conditions. The session brought together analysts, token holders, and ecosystem participants for a data-driven review of activity across the dYdX ecosystem through the end of 2025 and into early 2026.

During the call, the Foundation reviewed metrics from the recently published 2025 dYdX Annual Ecosystem Report, which detailed activity across the protocol through the end of the year. According to the report, dYdX facilitated approximately $1.6 trillion in cumulative trading volume across all protocol versions, with $64.7 million in cumulative protocol fees generated since the launch of dYdX v4. Trading activity followed an adjustment-and-recovery pattern in 2025, with volumes declining from approximately $26.1 billion in Q1 to $16.0 billion in Q2, before rebounding in the second half of the year and reaching $34.3 billion in Q4, the strongest quarter of the year.

December 2025 trading volume totalled approximately $11.5 billion, representing the second-strongest month of Q4 despite a softer industry-wide trading environment into year-end. Protocol fees tracked this recovery, closing 2025 at approximately $16.86 million, reflecting steadier, execution-driven derivatives usage rather than volatility-driven spikes.

Participation metrics showed a similar trajectory. Weekly active traders declined early in the year before strengthening through the second half, reaching approximately 12,700 active traders in Q4, the highest level of the year.

The Foundation also provided updates on DYDX token dynamics. As of year-end, approximately 83% of the DYDX token supply is unlocked, with the majority of emissions now complete. The number of DYDX token holders increased by approximately 85% year-over-year, reaching 98,000 holders, while more than 34,000 addresses participate in staking. Approximately 237 million DYDX are staked to validators, supporting network security.

“2025 marked an important transition for the dYdX ecosystem,” said Charles d’Haussy, CEO of the dYdX Foundation. “Participation recovered meaningfully in the second half of the year while leverage remained more disciplined, reflecting a maturing market structure and a shift toward more sustainable, execution-led trading activity.” - positive number (number of traders is this and that - add more stats and table)

The guest segment with Wintermute focused on the evolution of crypto derivatives market structure and the growing convergence between onchain and traditional financial markets. The discussion covered the role of perpetual futures as the dominant crypto derivatives product, the rise of equity perps, and the implications of continuous, 24/7 market access for execution quality and risk management.

The call also included updates on recent governance-approved initiatives and integrations aimed at improving liquidity depth, execution quality, and market accessibility, followed by a live question-and-answer session.

Materials from the January Analyst Call, along with the full 2025 dYdX Annual Ecosystem Report, are available through the dYdX Foundation’s public channels.

About the dYdX Foundation

The dYdX Foundation is an independent not-for-profit organization based in Zug, Switzerland. Its mission is to support the current and future implementations of the dYdX protocol and foster community-driven governance and growth across the ecosystem.

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Toronto, Ontario, January 20th, 2026, Chainwire

TenX Protocols Inc. (TSX-V:TNX) (“TenX” or the “Company”), a blockchain infrastructure company building staking solutions for the next-generation of blockchain networks, announced today that it has acquired tez (XTZ), the native token of the Tezos blockchain, as part of a strategic staking partnership with the Tezos Foundation.

The acquisition of XTZ supports TenX’s ongoing validator operations on the Tezos network and forms part of the Company’s broader strategy, which emphasizes active participation, revenue generation through staking, and long-term alignment with blockchain ecosystems where TenX operates infrastructure.

In alignment with this strategy, and as of January 19, 2026, TenX has acquired approximately 5,542,935.08 XTZ tokens, with an average cost of approximately US$0.5868 per XTZ token, through a combination of open-market and over-the-counter purchases completed between January 2 and January 19, 2026. The acquisition of XTZ was funded using cash on hand from the Company’s previously completed financing, which closed on August 18, 2025.

TenX selected the Tezos network as part of its validator-first operating model, where the Company focuses on deploying staking infrastructure on networks with high-throughput and long-term protocol stability.

“As we scale our validator operations, Tezos stands out for its governance model, technical maturity, and reliability,” said Mat Cybula, CEO of TenX.

As part of the strategic partnership between TenX and the Tezos Foundation, the Tezos Foundation has indicated its intention, subject to completion of customary due diligence and internal approvals, to delegate a portion of its XTZ holdings to TenX-operated validators on the Tezos network. Any such delegation would support TenX’s validator operations and further align the Company’s infrastructure activities with the long-term health and decentralization of the Tezos ecosystem.

Arthur Breitman, co-founder of Tezos, said, “TenX sees what others have missed: Tezos combines battle-tested governance with the scaling and performance the industry has been chasing. Validators who think long-term are a natural fit.”

Tezos is recognized for its self-amending architecture, which enables upgrades through on-chain governance and avoids disruptive hard forks. To date, the network has completed 19 successful upgrades, with recent updates delivering improved functionality for institutions, enhanced network performance, and streamlined staking operations. The network continues to gain traction across DeFi (including via its Etherlink EVM-compatibility layer), gaming, and digital art, reinforcing its position as a durable, institution-friendly Layer 1 protocol.

The acquisition of XTZ is driven by two core objectives of the Company, the first being revenue generation, as staking XTZ through TenX’s own validators converts crypto assets into reliable income, supported by attractive yields and a stable economic model. Second, by running validators, TenX contributes directly to the Tezos network’s security and decentralization, aligning the Company’s operations with the long-term success of the network.

“This is a long-term value decision, not a short-term trade,” added Mat Cybula, CEO of TenX. “Tezos is built for sustainability and upgradability, and we want TenX to be aligned with ecosystems that reflect that.”

About TenX

TenX Protocols Inc. is a technology company focused on generating recurring revenue from the crypto asset economy. The Company operates institutional-grade staking infrastructure, earns cash flow from its inventory of crypto assets, and provides infrastructure, advisory, and development services across high-throughput blockchain networks. Through proprietary staking, hosted solutions, and strategic protocol partnerships, TenX gives public market investors exposure to the growth of next-generation blockchains and the broader Web3 ecosystem.

To learn more about TenX, visit www.tenx.inc.

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About Tezos

Tezos is an open-source and energy-efficient blockchain designed to empower institutions, developers, and businesses and facilitate value transfer in a digital environment. It is designed for the scalable deployment of decentralized applications. As one of the first Proof of Stake blockchains, Tezos is globally supported and valued for its strong governance, long-term upgradability, and smart contract capabilities. For more information about Tezos, visit http://www.tezos.com.

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