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Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 18th, 2025, Chainwire

Today, the Filecoin ecosystem launched Filecoin Onchain Cloud, a decentralized cloud platform offering verifiable storage, fast retrieval, and fully onchain programmable payments. Early integrations are from the ERC-8004 community, Ethereum Name Service (ENS), KYVE, Monad, Safe, Akave, Storacha, Geo Podcasts, and more. The launch was announced at DePIN Day Buenos Aires, hosted by Fluence.

Centralized Outages Expose Crypto’s Dependence

Recent outages at major cloud providers have taken Web3 offline, underscoring its reliance on centralized infrastructure. Filecoin Onchain Cloud offers a verifiable alternative for builders seeking open, resilient systems.

New pressures are also straining centralized stacks. AI systems produce data at massive scale, governments dictate where it can reside, and onchain AI agents now need different infrastructure.

A Foundation for Verifiable Infrastructure

Filecoin Onchain Cloud meets that demand by expanding the Filecoin network into a programmable layer for verifiable cloud services, enabling developers to compose storage, retrieval, and payment logic onchain.

“Filecoin Onchain Cloud brings onchain guarantees like verifiability, programmability, and openness to cloud-scale infra services,” says Molly Mackinlay, CEO, FilOz. “With storage, retrieval, and payments that are all fully composable and auditable onchain, all Web3 dApps, agents, and infra networks can be truly unstoppable. Filecoin Onchain Cloud provides the building blocks applications need for a Cambrian explosion of onchain services powered by the global network of Filecoin service providers. Builders deserve a cloud built on proofs, not promises!”

Filecoin Onchain Cloud emerges from years of collaboration across the Filecoin ecosystem, uniting hot storage proofs, composable smart contracts, and onchain payments.

Filecoin Pin, its first developer toolkit, persists IPFS content on Filecoin through simple, accessible tools.

At launch, Filecoin Onchain Cloud introduces core services that form the base of a decentralized cloud, accessible through the Synapse SDK. Warm Storage keeps data online with onchain proofs, Filecoin Pay automates usage-based payments, and Filecoin Beam supports measured, incentivized retrievals. Together, they let developers compose, monitor, and monetize data services.

Early Integrations

Developers and teams are already experimenting with early integrations:

ERC-8004 / Agent0

ERC-8004 builders use Filecoin Pin to store agent identities and metadata verifiably onchain. Agent0 extends this by pinning all agent data to Filecoin, enabling tamper-proof discovery without centralized catalogs.

“Agent ecosystems depend on verifiable metadata,” said Marc De Rossi, author of ERC-8004 and creator of Agent0. “By pinning agent identity and reputation data on Filecoin Onchain Cloud, we can ensure that discovery and interaction between agents happens on tamper-proof infrastructure. It’s a huge step toward an open standard for verifiable AI.”

Ethereum Name Service (ENS) and Safe

ENS, Safe, and Filecoin Onchain Cloud form an onchain stack for deploying and governing trustless frontends, with ENS for naming, Safe for multi-sig control, and Filecoin Onchain Cloud for persistent, verifiable storage.

“Using ENS to give names for content and apps on the decentralized web has been possible since 2018,” said Simon Schmid, Developer Relations Lead, ENS Labs. “With Filecoin Onchain Cloud it is now possible to properly incentivize storage and availability at scale in a decentralized way. Super excited to see all the pieces coming together with Safe leading as an example of how it’s done,” 

Monad

Through the Monad AI Blueprint program, developers can seamlessly deploy Filecoin Onchain Cloud storage endpoints and build AI systems that are fast, self-verifying, and wallet-controlled.

KYVE

KYVE uses Filecoin Onchain Cloud to durably store Celestia and Story Protocol chain data across decentralized providers. After starting in the Arweave ecosystem, they’re expanding to Filecoin for greater scale and faster validator syncing.

“At KYVE, our mission has always been to make blockchain data permanent, verified, and accessible to everyone,” said Fabian Riewe, Founder, KYVE. “By leveraging Filecoin’s Onchain Cloud, we’re taking the next step, scaling from terabytes to petabytes of decentralized storage. This collaboration brings us closer to a truly universal data infrastructure for Web3.” 

Akave Cloud

Akave Cloud is using Filecoin Onchain Cloud to extend verifiable storage from hot workloads into a decentralized backup and archiving tier built for AI, IoT, ML, and compliance data that demands durable, auditable, affordable storage. 

“By uniting Akave Cloud’s high-performance, verifiable S3-compatible infrastructure with Filecoin Onchain Cloud’s global decentralized storage network and services, users will gain more flexibility and have the ability to optimize for cost, speed, and durability within a seamless, unified system,” said Stefaan Vervaet, CEO, Akave.

Storacha

Storacha’s Forge offers IPFS-compatible warm storage with onchain proofs of data possession. It provides high-throughput, auditable storage secured by Filecoin Onchain Cloud’s verification and payment rails.

“Storacha Forge is a new Filecoin Onchain Cloud service making verifiable warm storage radically affordable,” said Alexander Kinstler, CEO of Storacha. “At $5.99 per terabyte, Storacha Forge is built for the petabyte-scale data behind AI and DePIN. By building on the Filecoin Onchain Cloud, we combine cryptographic integrity with unmatched economics.”

Geo Podcasts 

Geo Podcasts is built on the Geo knowledge-graph protocol and helps users discover top podcasts. By storing its podcast data, images, and knowledge-graph records on Filecoin Onchain Cloud, Geo Podcasts ensures all information is verifiable across applications.

“We want to make sure that all of Geo’s knowledge graph data is open and available to all,” said Yaniv Tal, Founder, Geo. “Filecoin Onchain Cloud gives users guarantees that their knowledge data will stay around, giving them even more confidence to contribute to the Geo knowledge commons.”

An Open Foundation

Filecoin Onchain Cloud lays the groundwork for a verifiable cloud ecosystem and ongoing collaboration with the developer community will continue to grow the stack.

“Launching Filecoin Onchain Cloud is a huge milestone for the Filecoin network,” said Marta Belcher, President and Chair of the Filecoin Foundation. “FOC unlocks critical capabilities that will accelerate the Filecoin network’s mission to build a more open, resilient, and verifiable internet.”

Filecoin Onchain Cloud is live on Filecoin testnet today, with mainnet launch planned for January 2026.

Visit filecoin.cloud. 

About Filecoin Foundation

Filecoin Foundation’s mission is to preserve humanity’s most important information, facilitate open-source governance of the Filecoin network, fund research and development for decentralized technologies, and support the growth of the Filecoin ecosystem and community.

About FilOz

FilOz is a research and development team advancing the Filecoin network through protocol engineering, research, and network upgrades.

Contact

Danielle DuBravac
Filecoin Foundation
[email protected]

San Diego, United States, November 17th, 2025, Chainwire

LITS Is the First and Only US Publicly Traded Company to Gain Institutional Exposure to LTC, Holding 929,548 LTC Tokens.

Lite Strategy, Inc. (NASDAQ: LITS) (“Lite Strategy” or “LITS”) today reported results for its first quarter ended September 30, 2025, and highlighted recent corporate events related to the Company’s digital asset treasury strategy as well as its pharmaceutical operations.

“Our first quarter was incredibly successful for LITS. We launched our digital treasury strategy, positioning ourselves as the leading public holder of LTC, and updated our corporate profile to reinforce our new focus,” Board Member Charlie Lee said. “We recently celebrated Litecoin’s 14th anniversary and its unblemished track record of reliability and uptime. LITS provides investors the only US publicly traded company to gain institutional exposure to Litecoin, both for portfolio diversification and long-term value.”

“Fiscal year 2026 will showcase the results of the transformative steps taken by Lite Strategy. Since the start of our strategic alternatives process in fiscal year 2025, we have prioritized maximizing the value of our assets for stockholders. Starting with the successful sale of our clinical asset, ME-344 (now known as WE-868), currently being developed for adults with obesity at Aardvark Therapeutics, and continuing through the close of our $100 million PIPE offering in July 2025 that kicked off our Litecoin digital asset treasury strategy in the first quarter of this fiscal year,” said Jay File, CEO, CFO.

First Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 and Recent Highlights

• Raised $100 million in aggregate gross proceeds, commencing the Company’s long-term strategic plan with Litecoin as a digital asset treasury reserve asset.
• Officially became the first U.S.-listed public company to adopt Litecoin as a primary reserve asset with the acquisition of 929,548 Litecoin (LTC) tokens, implementing a new strategy built on a digital asset infrastructure and long-term capital innovation.
• Entered into a strategic partnership with GSR, a leading crypto investment firm, to guide LITS’ digital asset treasury strategy, ensuring robust governance, execution, and market expertise.
• Brought on world-class board members, Charlie Lee, creator of Litecoin, and Joshua Riezman, U.S. Chief Strategy Officer at GSR.
• Rebranded from MEI Pharma to Lite Strategy, including changing the Company’s corporate name and NASDAQ Stock Market ticker from MEIP to LITS, and unveiling a new corporate logo and website. The rebranding underscores the Company’s commitment to building a long-term corporate strategy around LTC as its primary reserve asset.
• In October announced a $25 million share repurchase program, advancing LITS from the initial phase of Litecoin accumulation to active capital market operations and allowing LITS to leverage our nearly 1 million LTC treasury – a key differential from passive investment structures like exchange-traded funds.

“As we progress further into fiscal year 2026, we continue to evaluate our clinical assets including the commencement of pre-clinical studies with voruciclib in non-oncology disease indications for potential licensing to third parties, and pursuing licensing or sale opportunities with zandelisib,” said Jay File. “We will consider opportunities to deploy our recently announced $25 million stock buyback program until our discount to NAV is normalized. We look forward to executing on all our corporate objectives as we progress through fiscal year 2026.”

As of September 30, 2025, the Company had $12.21 million in working capital with no outstanding debt.

To learn more about Lite Strategy, visit the Company’s homepage at https://litestrategy.com.

To learn more about Litecoin and its role in Lite Strategy’s treasury, visit the About Litecoin page at https://litestrategy.com/about-litecoin/.

To learn more about the transaction with Aardvark, read the Form 8-K filing at https://investor.meipharma.com/sec-filings/sec-filing/8-k/0000950170-24-117406.

For current holdings and related Company metrics, visit Lite Strategy’s dashboard at https://litestrategy.com/dashboard/.

About Lite Strategy, Inc. (LITS)

Lite Strategy, Inc. (NASDAQ: LITS) is the first U.S. publicly traded company to adopt Litecoin as its primary reserve asset. Formerly MEI Pharma, the Company has expanded its business model beyond its portfolio of drug candidates to focus on pioneering institutional-grade digital asset treasury strategies, in partnership with leading innovators across blockchain, finance, and technology.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain information contained in this press release that are not historical in nature are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 including, without limitation, statements regarding our future actions, prospective products and activities, future performance or results. You should be aware that our actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, which are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, risk relating to being able to repurchase our shares in the market on attractive terms or at all, maintaining our current listing on Nasdaq, our ability to retain and attract senior management and other key employees, fluctuations in the market price of LTC and any associated impairment charges that we may incur as a result of a decrease in the market price of LTC below the value at which LTC is carried on our balance sheet, changes in the accounting treatment relating to our LTC holdings, our ability to achieve profitable operations, government regulation of cryptocurrencies and online betting, changes in securities laws or regulations, customer acceptance of new products and services including our LTC treasury strategy, our ability to utilize our repurchase program, the demand for our products and our customers’ economic condition, the impact of competitive products and pricing, our proprietary rights, general economic conditions and other risk factors detailed in our annual report and other filings with the SEC. We do not intend to update any of these factors or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements.

Contact

CEO, CFO
Justin J. File
Lite Strategy, Inc.
[email protected]
858-369-7199

Fort Worth, Texas, USA, November 17th, 2025, Chainwire

HyperPlay Labs Inc., a leader in crypto, software distribution, and wallet innovation, will this week announce the launch of CoinFello at DevConnect in Buenos Aires, Argentina. CoinFello is the world’s first AI agentic app for using and automating any smart contract protocol. CoinFello provides users with a simple chat interface that can understand on-chain context, execute user intents, and automate smart contract interactions, all in plain language.

CoinFello combines the user’s wallet with a user agent that anticipates user needs to make crypto easy, fun, and safe, making way for mainstream users to onboard into DeFi. 

Built on both EigenCloud and the MetaMask Smart Accounts Kit, developed by Consensys, CoinFello ensures that users remain in full custody of their funds while interacting with CoinFello’s advanced AI LLM. CoinFello receives a delegation from the user’s existing MetaMask wallet (or can create a new MetaMask wallet directly within the CoinFello app). 

CoinFello enables MetaMask users to leverage an intuitive, intent-based system, solving many of the greatest user experience problems preventing the mainstream adoption of crypto, such as discovery of DeFi protocols that best meet a user’s needs, abstracting away the complexities of dealing with gas, explaining what smart contracts do in plain language, and automating cross-chain transactions. For example, CoinFello users can prevent liquidations by asking their assistant to automatically reallocate funds in case of black swan events, such as those seen in October 2025, where $1.7B+ worth of liquidations happened on Ethereum and EVM-compatible networks alone. 

“Self-sovereign AI solves many of the fundamental user experience problems for interacting with dApps and DeFi protocols,” said jacobc.eth, Founder and CEO of CoinFello and previous Lead of Operations at MetaMask. “CoinFello represents the first time that self-custodial DeFi can be truly accessible to mainstream audiences. We’ve created a user agent that can protect user funds, solve protocol discoverability, and simplify UX. We’re aiming to minimize risks while maximizing accessibility.”

Also describing the partnership, Sreeram Kannan, Founder of EigenCloud and CEO of Eigen Labs, said, “We are excited to partner with the CoinFello team to deliver verifiable, deterministic, and self-sovereign AI for crypto users. This partnership ensures that users have AI agents they fully control, using the model the user signed up for, and with reliable and repeatable outputs that protect users against non-attributable manipulation in agents.”

At every layer of the crypto experience, CoinFello works to make things easier. CoinFello users can complete complex transactions without ever navigating to a website-based dapp. Instead, users tell their agent what they’d like to execute, and the agent interfaces with the relevant smart contracts directly on the user’s behalf. CoinFello presents users with the smart contract interaction (or automation) for approval ahead of executing it.

CoinFello is the first solution that is both fully self-sovereign and supports any smart contract interaction on any EVM chain. With a context-aware conversational AI interface, users can simply say, “Sell my meme coins to buy more ETH,” or “use the liquidity in my wallet to ensure my loan positions are not liquidated during market fluctuations,” and the application handles the rest, presenting the user with an overview of the action to be taken first. CoinFello abstracts away complexities like gas fees, chain selection, token swapping, and bridging, making smart contract interactions simple.

“We’re excited to be working with the CoinFello team as they bring agentic experiences to life with the MetaMask Smart Accounts Kit.” said Ryan McPeck Product Lead at Consensys for the MetaMask Smart Accounts Kit. “Together we imagine a future where AI agents can act safely on behalf of users through fine-grained and transitive permissions, empowering people to express exactly what they want to see happen on-chain.”

CoinFello is available now in a private alpha testing cohort, with a public release slated for Q1 2026.

For more information and to join the waitlist, users can visit coinfello.com. 

About HyperPlay Labs

HyperPlay Labs is the creator of both CoinFello and HyperPlay. HyperPlay is the leading web3 gaming infrastructure solution, providing wallet interoperability, questing, and censorship-resistant game distribution. HyperPlay Labs team members are veterans of crypto, AI, and gaming. HyperPlay originates from within MetaMask and was founded to solve the largest UX problems around onboarding mainstream audiences into the decentralized web.

About EigenCloud

EigenCloud is the world’s first verifiable cloud, enabling developers to build applications, AI products, and AI agents that are provably trustworthy. Built on top of the EigenLayer restaking protocol, EigenCloud extends Ethereum’s security across the digital and even physical world, allowing developers to verify any input, event, or computation using cryptoeconomic guarantees. With primitives like EigenAI for verifiable inference, EigenCompute for secure offchain execution, and EigenDA for high-throughput data availability, EigenCloud introduces verifiability-as-a-service to launch a new era of cloud computing. Its services are backed by over $14B in staked assets, with more than 190 Autonomous Verifiable Services (AVSs) in development and 40+ live on mainnet. For more information, users can visit eigencloud.xyz.

About Consensys

Consensys is the leading Ethereum software company, building the infrastructure, tools, and protocols that power the world’s largest decentralized ecosystem. Founded in 2014 by Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, Consensys has played a foundational role in Ethereum’s growth, from pioneering products like MetaMask, Linea, and Infura to shaping protocol development and staking infrastructure. Today, Consensys continues to lead Ethereum’s evolution through strategic R&D and direct contributions to network upgrades like the Merge and Pectra. With a global product suite and deep roots across the ecosystem, Consensys is uniquely positioned to accelerate Ethereum’s role as the trust layer for a new global economy, one that is decentralized, programmable, and open to all. To learn more, users can visit consensys.io. 

Contact

CoinFello
[email protected]

George Town, British Virgin Islands, November 17th, 2025, Chainwire

Aster, a decentralized perpetual exchange, is entering a phase of rapid expansion. Following the strong performance of Stage 3, the platform has rolled out the Stage 4 (Harvest) airdrop program and will launch the “Double Harvest” trading competition on November 17 with a total reward pool of $10 million. At the same time, Aster continues to scale its early-asset product Rocket Launch, expanding the pipeline of new token activities.

These incentive tracks run in parallel, enabling users to earn multiple rewards from the same trading activity, substantially increasing platform engagement and trading depth.

The Stage 4 reward pool represents 1.5% of the total $ASTER supply (approximately 120,000,000 $ASTER tokens), distributed evenly across six weekly Epochs. Running concurrently, the $10 million “Double Harvest” competition features five independent weekly leaderboards, allowing users to earn both airdrop rewards and competition rewards from identical trading behavior.

Rocket Launch Shows Strong Traction, Emerging as a Key Growth Engine

Beyond the airdrop and trading competition, Aster Rocket Launch continues to gain momentum. The product is designed to accelerate early-stage projects by driving liquidity and trading activity. Within its first month, the platform launched 5 new token campaigns, with a cumulative reward pool of more than $3 million.

This highlights the growing market demand for early-stage liquidity and ignition mechanisms. Rocket Launch is quickly becoming a gateway for new projects to attract initial liquidity and users, while simultaneously evolving into a major driver of Aster’s broader ecosystem growth.

Advancing Infrastructure: Building an On-Chain Order-Book Layer-1

Alongside short-term incentive programs, Aster is accelerating progress on its long-term infrastructure roadmap. During a recent official AMA, the team revealed active development of a high-performance, optionally private on-chain order-book Layer-1, designed to process order placement, matching, and cancellation directly at the protocol layer.

The goal is to recreate a CEX-like trading experience fully on-chain—combining transparency, self-custody, and privacy with high-speed execution. Internal testing and an initial public testnet are planned for late 2025, with mainnet launch targeted for Q1 2026.

On the product side, Aster will further expand $ASTER’s utility over the next two quarters, including staking, governance, fee discounts, VIP tier benefits, airdrop eligibility, and yield-enhanced integrations with DeFi protocols. The platform has also introduced gold and index perpetuals and plans to broaden its lineup of commodities and equity-related instruments, while deepening integrations with Trust Wallet, Safepal, Math Wallet, Lista DAO, and other ecosystem partners.

Expanding Global Presence and Industry Influence

Aster’s international visibility also continues to grow. CEO Leonard recently spoke at Binance Campus APAC in Korea, presenting the platform’s infrastructure plans to regional industry leaders. Aster is also set to participate in Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai this December, further strengthening its global footprint.

With multi-track incentives, an expanding product ecosystem, and ongoing investment in foundational infrastructure, Aster is shaping a steeper growth curve heading into 2026. The platform is advancing toward a hybrid model built on “on-chain order-book infrastructure + incentive-driven growth”, aiming to secure a larger share of the competitive decentralized trading market and build the next generation of decentralized trading infrastructure and global ecosystem.

About Aster

Aster is a next-generation decentralized exchange offering both Perpetual and Spot trading, designed as a one-stop onchain venue for global crypto traders. It features MEV-free, one-click execution in 1001x Mode. Perpetual Mode adds 24/7 stock Perpetuals, Hidden Orders, and grid trading, available across BNB Chain, Ethereum, Solana, and Arbitrum.

Its unique edge lies in the ability to use liquid-staking tokens (asBNB) or yield-generating stablecoins (USDF) as collateral, unlocking unparalleled capital efficiency. Backed by YZi Labs, Aster is building the future of DeFi: fast, flexible, and community-first.

More information is available on the official Aster website or on Aster’s X account.

Contact

PR & Content Manager
Lola Chen
Unorex Solutions Corp.
[email protected]

Zug, Switzerland, November 14th, 2025, Chainwire

Supra, the first Layer-1 blockchain built for Automatic DeFi (AutoFi) via full vertical integration, is proud to announce an expansion of its SupraEVM Beta Bounty. CEO and Co-Founder Joshua Tobkin has committed up to $1 million worth of his own $SUPRA tokens as a personal bounty to any developer or research team that can demonstrate a faster, verifiably correct EVM-parallel execution engine than SupraBTM, the core execution engine powering SupraEVM.

The personal bounty, touted as the SupraEVM Speed Challenge, is offered in addition to an ongoing $40,000 USDC performance-based reward offered by the foundation. To date, no participating team has surpassed the benchmarks established by SupraBTM, which remains the top performer in public tests against all known EVM-parallel solutions, including Monad, one of the more optimized projects in the high-performance EVM space.

“I am betting $1 million of my own tokens that no one can beat Supra,” said Co-Founder and CEO Joshua Tobkin. “Supra is built on transparency. We claim to be the fastest, so we are aiming to prove it in public. And if someone can demonstrate a superior execution engine under clear conditions, I will honor that outcome directly.”

Addressing the Core Bottleneck in Blockchain Scalability

While consensus protocols, data availability layers, and oracle infrastructure have all seen significant improvements in recent years, transaction execution remains a limiting factor for scaling decentralized applications. Safe and deterministic parallel execution within the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) is particularly challenging, yet essential for enabling low-latency DeFi, real-time games, and AI-driven autonomous agents.

SupraEVM, powered by SupraBTM (Block Transactional Memory), addresses this challenge with a conflict-specification aware architecture that reduces overhead, anticipates transaction collisions, and schedules execution based on statically analyzed dependency graphs.

Benchmark Results: Superior Performance Over Monad

SupraBTM has been benchmarked on 10,000 Ethereum mainnet blocks and tested head-to-head against Monad’s 2-Phase Execution (2PE) approach using identical commodity hardware (16-core AMD 4564P CPU with 192 GB RAM). 

Results showed SupraBTM delivering:

• 1.5 to 1.7 times higher throughput than Monad across various workloads
• ~4 to 7 times speedup over traditional sequential EVM execution
• Consistent performance under high-conflict conditions typical in DeFi and arbitrage use cases

The engine’s design avoids the need for speculative execution and frequent rollbacks, instead relying on a deterministic scheduling model that is adaptable across varying thread configurations.

“Supra was built from the ground up to integrate execution, consensus, and core infrastructure components into a cohesive framework,” said Jon Jones, CBO and Co-Founder at Supra. “The result is an architecture that not only delivers performance, but does so in a way that is reproducible and testable against any known parallel EVM engine available today.”

Challenge Guidelines and Structure

The $1 million token commitment is available to developers or research teams who can produce a faster EVM execution engine under defined test conditions. Entries must be open source, verifiable, and reproducible. 

The full criteria include:

• Processing at least 100,000 consecutive Ethereum mainnet blocks
• Executing on commodity hardware with no more than 16 CPU cores
• Achieving at least a 15 percent performance improvement across 4, 8, and 16 thread configurations
• Publishing benchmark results publicly and submitting to community and independent verification
• Code must be released under an open-source license and remain accessible for audit

Participants may choose to claim the reward directly, or engage further with Supra’s engineering organization to collaborate. Token rewards are from Tobkin’s personal allocation, unlocking in 2027 and vesting over two years. The prize is independent of Supra’s core operations or treasury.

“This challenge is focused on the core technical issue that continues to constrain the EVM,” Tobkin added. “The objective is to find or validate the most performant execution engine possible. If someone is able to build a better system than what we have achieved at Supra, the industry should recognize it and benefit from it.”

For full technical documentation, rules, and binaries for the SupraEVM Beta Bounty, users can visit the bounty’s dedicated docs page, with in-depth details of the $1M SupraEVM Speed Challenge available on its dedicated landing page. Supra’s technical team has provided a deep-dive benchmark report comparing SupraBTM and Monad available on their website, while developers interested in early SupraEVM access can join the waitlist here.

About Supra

Supra is the first chain built for Automatic DeFi (AutoFi), a novel self-operating automated financial system that also serves as the perfect framework for crypto AI Agents, built upon its vertically integrated Layer-1 blockchain with built-in high-speed smart contracts, native price oracles, system-level automation and bridgeless cross-chain messaging.

Supra’s vertical stack unlocks all-new AutoFi primitives that can generate fair recurring protocol revenue and redistribute it across the ecosystem, reducing reliance on inflationary block rewards entirely over time. This stack also equips onchain AI Agents with all the tools they need to run a wide variety of powerful DeFi workflows for users automatically, autonomously, and securely.

Contact

Press Manager
Supra
[email protected]

Singapore, Singapore, November 13th, 2025, Chainwire

From the fastest Layer 2 blockchain to the foundation of global onchain markets, RISE introduces a new standard for orderbooks on the EVM, fully onchain and synchronously composable.

RISE, the fastest Ethereum Layer 2, today announced a new strategic direction with the launch of RISE MarketCore and RISEx, as it continues its mission to become the global home for onchain markets. These new platforms establish a comprehensive ecosystem for onchain trading, transitioning RISE from a high-performance execution layer into the foundational engine for global onchain markets. This expansion is bolstered by the recent acquisition of BSX Labs, which contributes key technology to RISE’s new global markets offering.

Traditional financial markets, from equities to FX, all run on orderbooks. Until now, this market structure has been largely incompatible with blockchain technology due to latency and complexity. RISE’s performance advancements solve this, enabling orderbooks to operate entirely onchain for the first time. This development enables a level of deep liquidity, programmability, and composability never before possible in finance.

RISE is leveraging its high-performance L2 to launch a new orderbook infrastructure and perpetuals DEX, turning its leading performance edge into a programmable market structure, the core engine that powers global onchain trading.RISE MarketCore, built on RISE’s ultra-low latency EVM, provides an orderbook infrastructure with deep, shared liquidity that enables anyone to launch fully onchain spot and perpetual markets fast and permissionlessly; with future support planned for additional orderbook-based primitives such as options and prediction markets. It solves key challenges by offering native orderbook primitives, risk engines, and APIs directly at the base layer. Builders can plug into liquid books, founders can list their tokens permissionlessly, and asset issuers can launch their own markets or entire exchanges.

RISEx is the ecosystem’s flagship application, the first Integrated Perpetuals DEX, where DeFi co-exists with CEX-grade perpetuals. Built on the EVM, it delivers a premium trading experience with deep liquidity, tight spreads, and seamless execution. Every order, margin update, and settlement occurs synchronously onchain, providing both speed and composability while maintaining full transparency for traders and market makers.

“RISE was never just about building a faster blockchain. It’s about enabling a new market structure for the internet,” said Sam Battenally, CEO of RISE. “With RISE MarketCore and RISEx, we’re turning the chain itself into the global home for onchain markets, a programmable foundation where liquidity, risk, and innovation converge onchain. This is the infrastructure global finance will be built on: composable, transparent, and unstoppable.”

Overview of RISE Platform Functions

RISE’s evolution gives developers and institutions a programmable foundation for global market infrastructure.

Key capabilities include:

• Native Orderbook Infrastructure: Shared, composable books for both spot and perpetuals markets
• Programmable Instruments: SDKs and APIs for building custom products and market logic
• High-Performance EVM: Millisecond-class latency and high throughput that ensure seamless execution
• Flagship Exchange: RISEx bootstraps ecosystem liquidity and sets a new standard for onchain trading

Next Phase of RISE Platform Development

RISEx enters its closed mainnet this quarter, followed by a public mainnet launch in early 2026. RISE MarketCore will then open for the permissionless deployment of new spot and perps markets. The future roadmap includes expanding the Markets SDK to support options, structured products, and prediction markets, all running natively on RISE’s shared orderbook infrastructure.

About RISE

RISE is the Home for Global Markets, a high-performance Ethereum Layer 2 that powers programmable markets onchain. Built for CEX-grade performance and full EVM composability; RISE enables builders, traders, and institutions to create and connect to global orderbooks alongside a thriving DeFi ecosystem with ease. RISE is rearchitecting the financial stack for a transparent, composable, and unstoppable onchain economy.

Contact

CGO
Sasha Mai
RISE Labs
[email protected]

Panama City, Panama, November 13th, 2025, Chainwire

​​kpk, the industry leader in non-custodial asset management, has announced the launch of its agent-powered vaults on Morpho, the universal lending network, expanding non-custodial asset management through automation and transparent policy execution. By building on Morpho, kpk’s vaults leverage Morpho’s $10B+ network effect through integrations with the largest fintechs and banks worldwide to deliver managed yield strategies that operate autonomously.

The agent-powered vaults operate through agents that manage liquidity, optimise performance, and act on predefined onchain policies to adjust exposure and protect liquidity under changing market conditions.

Built on kpk’s non-custodial infrastructure, the same system that has powered large onchain treasuries such as Gnosis and ENS since 2020, they demonstrate how verifiable execution and structured risk control can coexist in open markets. Each transaction follows clear logic, embedding discipline and transparency in every interaction.

“We’ve always believed that decentralised financial infrastructure should be open and equitable. With this release, we’re bringing the same professional-grade treasury systems that power DAOs to everyone onchain. It’s about democratising access,” says Marcelo Ruiz de Olano, Co-Founder of kpk, “Giving every user, regardless of size or technical expertise, the tools to manage their assets with the same confidence and efficiency as the largest organisations.”

Automation-Centred Design

At the core of every vault is kpk’s onchain policy layer. It defines the parameters, permissions, and safeguards that govern asset management.

Automation builds on this foundation by enforcing policies continuously and predictably. Each agent operates within verifiable bounds, executing predefined actions without discretion. The Rebalancing Agent reallocates liquidity among approved markets to maintain optimal utilisation and yield, while the Exit Agent reacts to risk conditions such as oracle staleness, liquidity stress, or price divergence. It reallocates capital within seconds to prevent/limit illiquidity scenarios.

These agents are not AI systems but logic-based programmes with limited, auditable permissions. They act strictly within the rules established by kpk’s framework, ensuring that all activity remains transparent and non-custodial.

Vaults Overview

The first series of agent-powered vaults introduces diversified strategies across stablecoins and ETH. All kpk vaults are fully automated, low-risk vaults designed for continuous operation. Allocations are rebalanced in real-time across liquid markets, with strict collateral filters in place to preserve liquidity and mitigate risk.

• kpk USDC: A multi-market vault allocating USDC across blue-chip collateral markets such as wstETH, BTC, and ETH+, with diversified tiers and strict caps, combining safety with efficient yield.
• kpk EURC: Targets EURC lending markets with defined tier-based exposure limits.
• kpk ETH: Deploys ETH across selected collateral markets to generate lending yield while maintaining real-time liquidity through automated rebalancing.
• kpk USDC Yield (Arbitrum): Extends the same policy and automation framework to the Arbitrum Layer 2. Allocations are dynamically rebalanced across incentive-rich markets on Arbitrum with strict caps in place to preserve liquidity and mitigate risk.

All vaults are ERC-4626 compliant and fully transparent, with parameters, oracles, and allocations accessible through the kpk handbook and the Morpho interface.

Measured Performance and Proven Resilience

During the soft launch, EURC markets briefly exceeded their utilisation threshold, creating a liquidity crunch. Within seconds, the agent reallocated 20% of the vault’s liquidity, preserving full withdrawal access while manually managed vaults took hours to respond.

The vault sustained higher net yields and uninterrupted liquidity throughout. In testing, weekly realised yields outperformed identical benchmarks up to 46%, demonstrating the efficiency of agent-driven execution.

In this context, automation acts as operational discipline, executing policy instantly, without delay or discretion.

Building the Next Layer of Onchain Asset Management

The launch of agent-powered vaults on Morpho marks a new stage in how onchain asset management operates and scales. By embedding policy-defined logic directly into execution, kpk turns management into a rule-based process where allocation, risk control, and reporting occur transparently onchain, without manual bottlenecks.

Automation does not replace management; it extends its reach, establishing the foundation for a more transparent and scalable financial system.

Users can learn more about kpk’s approach to curation at kpk.io/curation.

About kpk

kpk (formerly karpatkey) is one of the industry’s leading onchain asset managers. The organisation has built a track record managing treasuries for top DeFi protocols with a commitment to transparency, sustainability, and onchain governance.

• Website: kpk.io
• X: https://x.com/kpk_io

Disclaimer

Vaults curated by kpk are experimental, non-custodial smart contracts and may carry significant risks, including the possible loss of all assets. kpk does not provide investment, legal, or financial advice, does not custody your assets, and is not liable for any losses. Access to the vaults may be restricted in certain jurisdictions, and nothing herein constitutes an offer or solicitation where such activity is unlawful. Past performance does not guarantee future results. By using the vaults curated by kpk, users confirm that they are not a prohibited person and that they act in compliance with applicable laws. Users can read the full disclaimer here.

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Tel Aviv, Israel, November 13th, 2025, Chainwire

Certora, the security assurance partner trusted by the most advanced teams in Web3, today announced a strategic partnership with Cork, a protocol pioneering risk-management infrastructure for DeFi, and Hypernative, a leader in real-time threat monitoring. Through this collaboration, Certora becomes Cork’s Security Partner of Record, embedding security at every layer of the protocol’s lifecycle, from design and verification to deployment, monitoring, and operations.

This partnership brings together three leaders committed to advancing the security and integrity of Web3 systems. By combining Certora’s formal verification and end-to-end security framework with Hypernative’s advanced real-time monitoring, Cork users will benefit from institutional-grade safeguards and proactive risk mitigation designed for the next generation of onchain finance.

“Business-as-usual security just doesn’t cut it in DeFi,” said Baptiste Florentin, Cork’s CTO. “We’re a focused team building critical market infrastructure, and the risks are real. We chose Certora to go beyond point-in-time audits and build a holistic, end-to-end security discipline that is deeply integrated with our codebase, change management, and production operations.”

As the Web3 ecosystem scales, the cost of weak security continues to rise. According to the FBI’s 2024 Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report, crypto-related fraud accounted for $9.3 billion in losses, a 66% increase from the previous year, with nearly 150,000 complaints involving digital assets. Partnerships like this aim to reverse that trend by elevating the industry’s baseline for security and risk standards. The current approach to DeFi audits is no longer enough, the industry now demands a more advanced and proactive security posture. 

Certora marks a new way forward in maturing our approach to security by working with the best in the business. Pioneering a new model that raises the standards for DeFi security, Certora and Cork are united in bringing this to market for the first time.

“Certora was founded to bring the rigor of enterprise-grade assurance, used in industries like aeronautics and finance, to decentralized systems,” said Seth Hallem, CEO of Certora. “By partnering with Cork and Hypernative, we’re not just helping one protocol; we’re helping redefine how Web3 handles risk, transparency, and operational resilience.”

“Web3 security is taking another leap today to filter out the bad actors in this industry,” added Gal Sagie, Co-Founder and CEO of Hypernative. “But I’m equally pleased that through this collaboration, we’re also finding ways to raise the risk standards for everyone operating in this space.”

Together, Cork, Certora, and Hypernative are building a model for how protocols can embed security by design, creating systems that are not only safer for users but also more robust and scalable for developers. For more in-depth information on what this partnership includes, please visit this blog. 

About Certora

Certora is a blockchain security company that provides industry-leading formal verification tools and smart contract audits. Certora’s flagship security product, Prover, is helping protocols like Aave, Lido, and Maker integrate the power of formal verification into their development pipeline to catch even the rare & hard-to-find bugs.

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 a16z crypto, OrangeDAO & Steakhouse Financial, Cork is building the risk infrastructure needed to bring institutional capital into onchain credit markets.

About Hypernative

Hypernative is a real-time monitoring, risk detection, and automated response solution that identifies threats with high accuracy, giving customers precious minutes to respond before exploits can cause damage. The platform tracks both onchain and offchain data sources. It uses battle-tested, sophisticated machine learning models, heuristics, simulations, and graph-based detections to identify over 300 risk types, from smart contract hacks and bridge security incidents to frontend compromises, market manipulations, and private key theft. For more information, visit hypernative.io.

Contact

Senior PR Manager
Wahaj Khan
Serotonin
[email protected]

Brentwood, United States, November 13th, 2025, Chainwire

Canary Capital Group LLC (“Canary Capital”), a digital asset–focused investment firm, today announced the launch of the Canary XRP ETF (NASDAQ: XRPC), a U.S. exchange-traded product providing spot exposure to XRP, the native token of the XRP Ledger.

“XRP is one of the most established and widely used digital assets in the world, accessibility to XRP through an ETF will enable the next wave of adoption and growth in a critical blockchain system,” says Steven McClurg, CEO of Canary Capital.[1]

As the digital asset market evolves beyond Bitcoin, investors are increasingly looking to tokens with real-world use cases and institutional adoption. XRP powers the XRP Ledger (XRPL), a global payment and settlement network designed to move value quickly and efficiently. The XRP Ledger was created to make transferring money as easy as sending an email, settling transactions in just a few seconds, with minimal fees, and without the delays or costs of traditional banking systems.

XRP isn’t designed primarily as a speculative store of value. Its purpose is practical: to help institutions and individuals move funds across borders, tokenize assets, and power next-generation financial applications. The network can handle thousands of transactions per second, consumes very little energy, and has been running reliably since 2012. 

With growing institutional adoption and renewed regulatory clarity, XRP is increasingly recognized as one of the most established and scalable digital assets in the market, positioned at the intersection of traditional finance and blockchain innovation. XRPC gives investors exposure to XRP without the complexities of self-custody or exchange management.

“We believe XRP will play a key role in the evolution of our global financial system,” added McClurg. “It’s a bridge between traditional finance and the blockchain economy, built for scale, and real enterprise utility. XRPC allows investors to participate in the prospects of that evolution.”

To learn more about XRPC click here.

About Canary Capital

Canary Capital is an investment management firm that blends rigorous risk management, strategic foresight, and innovative thinking to deliver private placement strategies, crypto hedge fund solutions, treasury management solutions, and publicly traded funds, with a focus on enterprise technology.

Contacts

Media

Trevor Davis

Gregory FCA for Canary Capital

215-475-5931

[email protected]

Investor Relations

Amber Reedy

Canary Capital

[email protected]

Disclosures:

The Fund is not a registered commodity pool or an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Shares of the Fund are not subject to the same regulatory requirements as mutual funds.

These investments are not suitable for all investors. Funds focusing on a single asset generally experience greater volatility. Please ask your financial advisor for more information about these risks. Digital assets, such as XRP, are a relatively new asset class, and the market for digital assets is subject to rapid changes and uncertainty. Digital assets are largely unregulated and digital asset investments may be more susceptible to fraud and manipulation than more regulated investments.

Investing Involves Significant Risk. The loss of principal is possible. Canary XRP ETF (the “Fund”) may not be suitable for all investors. This document does not constitute a recommendation of any investment strategy or product for a particular investor. Investors should consult a financial advisor/financial consultant before making any investment decisions.

The Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses should be considered before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information, and it may be obtained at https://etfs.canary.capital/XRPC/prospectus/. Read it carefully before investing.

The Fund is not actively managed and will not take any actions to take advantage, or mitigate the impacts, of volatility in the price of XRP. An investment in the Fund is not a direct investment in XRP. Investors will not have any rights that XRP holders have and will not have the right to receive any redemption proceeds in XRP. Shares of the Fund are generally bought and sold at market price (not NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Only Authorized Participants may trade directly with the Fund and only large blocks of Shares called “creation units.” Your brokerage commissions will reduce returns.

The Fund’s Marketing Agent is Paralel Distributors LLC which is not affiliated with Canary Capital Group LLC or its affiliates.

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[1] Source: https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/xrp/

Contact

Investor Relations
Amber Reedy
Canary Capital Group Inc.
[email protected]

Tallinn, Estonia, November 13th, 2025, Chainwire

Fintech law company Gofaizen & Sherle has announced the launch of the Crypto License Navigator, an interactive tool designed to help crypto businesses assess and compare licensing options across jurisdictions ahead of the full implementation of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) in the EU in 2026. As MiCAR introduces stricter licensing requirements and heightened regulatory oversight, selecting the right jurisdiction has become a critical strategic consideration for crypto companies and startups.

Whether a small crypto exchange or a large trading platform (MTF), the License Navigator enables businesses to make informed decisions when selecting a crypto jurisdiction and supports sustainable growth in a dynamic regulatory environment.

The service considers factors such as minimum capital requirements, corporate tax rate in the selected jurisdiction, license acquisition times, access to banking services, and the jurisdiction’s reputation, providing a comprehensive analysis to support informed decisions.

Key factors to consider when choosing a jurisdiction

Based on Gofaizen & Sherle’s experience, the choice of jurisdiction for a crypto license should consider a wide range of factors to ensure business compliance and operational efficiency. The main factors to consider are:

• Global recognition – the jurisdiction’s recognition among banks and fintech partners, which simplifies the launch and establishment of partnerships.
• Reputation – trust from customers, investors, and regulators, which affects the attraction of capital and partners.
• Scope of operations – the list of crypto services permitted by a single license.
• Legislation sustainability – possible risk of sudden regulatory changes.
• Operating costs – regular expenses for office space, personnel, compliance, and license renewal.
• Tax regime – corporate tax rate and government incentives for crypto businesses.
• Initial budget – costs of registration, licensing, and launching operations.
• Launch time – time required to obtain a license and start operations.
• Local presence – requirement to have a regional director or compliance officer.

License Navigator combines these key regulatory and tax parameters into an interactive dashboard with real-time analytics, allowing you to select a jurisdiction and model a crypto licensing strategy tailored to their own goals.

Popular crypto jurisdictions in 2026 according to Gofaizen & Sherle

El Salvador

Offers zero corporate income tax for digital asset activities and crypto-friendly banks with SWIFT connection. In 2026, major exchanges are expected to continue expanding their operations thanks to DASP regulation, which covers a broad spectrum of crypto activities under one license — from operating a Multilateral Trading Facility with derivatives contracts to the ability to issue security tokens.

Canada

A regulatory leader with transparent and recognizable MSB legislation for the majority of licensed exchanges. In 2026, it will maintain its status as a key North American jurisdiction thanks to low barriers to entry and strong institutional credibility.

Montana (USA)

The state has become a hub for blockchain innovation without needing to comply with burdensome state-level crypto regulations. This enables global operations, maintains legitimacy, and avoids substantial setup costs. 

Switzerland

A fintech hub with flexible FINMA regulation for SROs. AML compliance and membership in a self-regulatory organization are mandatory. In 2026, it will continue to be a leading jurisdiction that covers operations with both fiat and crypto under one license. 

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Offers fast licensing outside of MiCA in as little as 3 months, low taxes, and minimal costs. Suitable for projects seeking to avoid strict EU requirements.

About Gofaizen & Sherle

Gofaizen & Sherle is a leader in fintech law, specializing in crypto and blockchain projects. The company has assisted clients in obtaining more than 800 crypto licenses in 50+ jurisdictions. We operate within the MICAR framework and in full compliance with FATF requirements, with a deep understanding of current AML/CTF policies and regulations. We provide comprehensive support to crypto companies, encompassing crypto licensing, accounting, HR, and reporting, and accompany clients at every stage — from project planning to hiring staff and opening an office.

The company has a strong presence in the EU with headquarters in Tallinn, Estonia, as well as offices in Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hong Kong, and other countries. In 2024, Gofaizen & Sherle opened an office in El Salvador. In 2025, we further strengthened our presence in the US, Canada, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico, and other markets.

Over the past 12 months, Fintech Lawyers Gofaizen & Sherle has completed over 450 projects and helped clients hire 200+ professionals worldwide, including top managers.

Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The regulatory environment is subject to change. We recommend consulting our qualified professionals for personalized legal advice.

Contact

Mark Gofaizen
Gofaizen & Sherle
[email protected]