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Willemstad, Curaçao, October 20th, 2025, Chainwire

Whale.io, an online casino and sportsbook platform, has announced the launch of Crock Dentist, a new addition to its Whale Originals game series. This release marks the first time the classic game, known for its engaging tooth-pulling mechanics, has been adapted as an original online casino title. Alongside the game, Whale.io is minting 1,000 Crock Dentist NFTs, available on its platform, providing holders with access to airdrop rewards tied to the game’s performance. These digital collectibles are designed to connect in-game assets with real-world value, aligning with the broader Real World Asset (RWA) integration trend in gaming and blockchain.

Crock Dentist: A New Whale Original

Crock Dentist reimagines the traditional game as a digital casino experience, combining familiar gameplay with randomized outcomes and modern graphics. As part of the Whale Originals portfolio, it is designed to deliver a seamless and entertaining experience for players. The game operates with a 97% Return to Player (RTP), meaning 3% of each wager contributes to a house edge, which is redistributed to the holders through an airdrop system.

Crock Dentist NFTs: Minting, Earning, Trading

Whale.io’s Crock Dentist NFTs introduce a novel way for players to engage with the platform’s ecosystem. The NFTs, limited to a supply of 1,000, can be minted directly on Whale.io’s website. Key features include:

• Minting: Users can acquire a Crock Dentist NFT to participate in the platform’s reward system.
• Earning: Each NFT entitles holders to 0.1% of airdrops funded by the game’s 3% house edge. Airdrops are distributed in $WHALE, the platform’s native token, at random intervals..
• Trading: NFT holders can retain their assets to receive ongoing airdrops or trade them on secondary markets, based on their preferences.

The first weekend was an exclusive mint for Battlepass owners. It has been said that the public mint will open up for the public on Tuesday. Each user can mint up to 5 Crock NFTs and the mint price will increase daily until all 1000 NFTs are sold out. The airdrop pool grows with every spin played in Crock Dentist, creating a direct link between game activity and NFT holder rewards. Based on previous Whale Originals releases, the game performance is expected to grow consistently which translates to bigger airdrops for the NFT holders.

Transparency and Accessibility

Whale.io emphasizes transparency by maintaining publicly accessible wallet on its site:

• Royalty Wallet: Finding all the info related to aftermarket transactions, buybacks, collection royalty and airdrops from the blockchain.

This approach ensures users can verify all activities on the blockchain, fostering trust and accountability. Airdrops are automatically sent to NFT holders’ wallets, requiring no additional actions beyond minting and holding.

Integration with $WHALE Token

The $WHALE token serves as the native currency within Whale.io’s ecosystem. Currently, users can utilize $WHALE to play games, purchase battle passes, or stake for additional benefits. With the upcoming Token Generation Event (TGE), the platform plans to introduce further utilities, enhancing the token’s role across its offerings. The launch of Crock Dentist and its NFT collection arrives as Whale.io prepares for its $WHALE TGE, a milestone that will expand the platform’s ecosystem. By minting Crock Dentist NFTs, users can join the community early and participate in the evolving reward structure. The limited supply of 1,000 NFTs underscores the exclusivity of this opportunity.

About Whale.io

Whale.io is an online casino and sportsbook platform known for its proprietary Whale Originals games and community-driven reward systems. Crock Dentist is now live on Whale.io, with NFT minting open to all users. Committed to transparency and innovation, Whale.io serves a global user base with a focus on integrating gaming and blockchain technology.

Discovering the future of Whale.io Casino and Whale Token by checking them out here:

Website: https://whale.io/nft

Socials: https://linktr.ee/whalesocials_tg

Contact

Whale
Whale.io
support@whale.io

DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is excited to announce that the Bybit Card has been recognized by Mastercard, the global leader in payment technology, as the Best Performing Crypto Card at EDGE 2025.

Mastercard hosted the fourth edition of EDGE, its flagship forum shaping the future of payments across EEMEA. The event convened senior global executives from diverse industries to examine emerging opportunities across payments, digital infrastructure, and consumer trends. Under the theme ‘Commerce: De-Coded’, EDGE 2025 explored how innovations like agentic AI, embedded finance, tokenization, and stablecoins transformed global commerce and accelerated fintech evolution.

Bybit Card: A Fast Pass to the Future of Crypto Payment

Since its launch in 2024, the Bybit Card has accumulated over two million cardholders worldwide. Distinguishing itself by seamlessly integrating cryptocurrencies with traditional payment rails, the Bybit Card supports digital asset holders’ everyday needs and prioritizes a rewarding experience for its community. Through generous rewards tracks, exclusive partnerships across utility to culture, and innovative solutions, the Bybit Card enables users to convert and spend their digital assets at millions of merchants worldwide in the Mastercard network.

“We are honored to receive this award from Mastercard, a global leader in financial innovation and a trusted partner in payment technology. The recognition validates Bybit’s vision to make crypto freedom a reality and digital assets more accessible for everyday users,” said Sophie Chen, Head of Marketing at Bybit Card and Pay. “The Bybit Card demonstrates the potential of digital assets in a connected world. EDGE 2025 brought together the companies actively building this infrastructure, and we’re focused on ensuring crypto users have the same seamless payment experience as traditional cardholders.”

This recognition comes as the payments industry undergoes rapid transformation through embedded finance, tokenization, and AI-driven commerce solutions.

Mastercard’s own innovation demonstrates this accelerating shift. Nearly half of all Mastercard online transactions in Europe are now tokenized, on track towards its goal of 100% by 2030. In the AI-commerce space, industry reports suggest AI assistants may handle 20% of eCommerce activities in 2025, underscoring the critical importance of secure, intelligent payment infrastructure like that recognized in the Bybit Card.

Best Performing, Most Loved

The Bybit Card enables cryptocurrency holders to spend their digital assets in real-world scenarios with ease, offering instant conversion, competitive rates, unique user benefits, and acceptance at millions of Mastercard merchants globally.

Key Features of the Bybit Card:

• Crypto convenience: seamless fiat-to-crypto spending, and cash withdrawals from supported ATMs around the world with the physical card available to Mastercard holders.
• No annual fees and up to 8% APR on balances.
• Year-round perks: 100% rebates on subscriptions including Netflix, Spotify, and selected AI tools, airport lounge access, and other benefits refreshed seasonally.
• Multi-asset transactions and cashback: supporting transactions in BTC, ETH, XRP, TON, USDT, USDC, MNT, and BNB; cashback options in USDC, USDT, BTC, and AVAX, with more options on the way.

#Bybit / #CryptoArk / #BybitCard /#IMakeIt

About Bybit

Bybit is the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, serving a global community of over 70 million users. Founded in 2018, Bybit is redefining openness in the decentralized world by creating a simpler, open and equal ecosystem for everyone. With a strong focus on Web3, Bybit partners strategically with leading blockchain protocols to provide robust infrastructure and drive on-chain innovation. Renowned for its secure custody, diverse marketplaces, intuitive user experience, and advanced blockchain tools, Bybit bridges the gap between TradFi and DeFi, empowering builders, creators, and enthusiasts to unlock the full potential of Web3. Discover the future of decentralized finance at Bybit.com.

For more details about Bybit, please visit Bybit Press 

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Singapore, Singapore, October 20th, 2025, Chainwire

Industry-leading execution delivers 34x better MEV protection, positive slippage, and 8-10x lower fees

Jupiter, the leading liquidity aggregator on Solana, today announced the launch of Ultra V3, the most comprehensive trading engine in DeFi, featuring three exclusive technologies: Iris router, ShadowLane transaction landing, and Predictive Execution.

Ultra V3 delivers unprecedented value across three critical dimensions. 

• Competitive Pricing through meta aggregation with Iris, Jupiter’s new exclusive router that achieves 100x performance improvements using advanced algorithms like Golden-section and Brent’s method. 
• Optimized Trade Execution via ShadowLane, Jupiter’s proprietary transaction landing engine that reduces latency from 1-3 blocks down to 0-1 block, combined with Predictive Execution that intelligently prioritizes routes based on actual on-chain conditions rather than theoretical quotes. 
• Enhanced Protection through industry-leading sandwich defense and the most advanced slippage estimation in DeFi.

These architectural improvements translate into measurable results for users: 

• 34-fold increase in sandwich protection compared to other top 5 trading terminals
• 0.6bps Average Positive Slippage Compared with −1bps to −14bps on Other Platforms
• Execution Fees 8–10 Times Lower Than Comparable Platforms

“Most platforms show you optimistic quotes that don’t reflect on-chain reality,” said Siong, cofounder of Jupiter. “Ultra V3’s Predictive Execution gives you what you actually get at execution, not what looked good at quotation. Every swap lands exactly as promised – executed in the best way possible, at the best price, every time.”

Exclusive Technologies Behind Ultra V3

Iris Router – Jupiter’s new routing engine, exclusive to Ultra enables splits as precise as 0.01% and leverages sophisticated optimization algorithms. Combined with JupiterZ, Jupiter’s proprietary RFQ system facilitating ~$100M in daily zero-slippage volume, and meta aggregation across DFlow, Hashflow, and OKX, Ultra ensures users receive the most competitive price.

ShadowLane – Jupiter’s entirely new in-house transaction landing engine achieves sub-second precision while maintaining complete privacy. With no external relays or order-flow sales, ShadowLane lands 3x more trades than alternative premium methods. Built by Jupiter’s newly formed RPC team led by Italo Casas with contributors to Yellowstone-gRPC, NFT DAS API, Lite-RPC, and Agave, ShadowLane represents a massive infrastructure advancement for Solana trading.

Predictive Execution – Rather than showing theoretical quotes, Predictive Execution performs just-in-time simulations for every route, accurately predicts potential slippage, and intelligently prioritizes routes for optimal outcomes. The system includes Ultra Signaling, which enables Prop AMMs to quote up to 3bps tighter (50% better pricing) for verified non-toxic Jupiter Ultra users versus toxic flow like arbitrage bots.

Real-Time Slippage Estimator (RTSE) – Developed over two years, RTSE automatically sets optimal slippage parameters by analyzing volume, historical volatility, and transaction patterns. Version 3 introduces reduced slippage settings while maintaining high success rates, automatic prioritization of slippage-protected routes, and increased volatility sensitivity for historically volatile tokens.

Enhanced MEV Protection Efficiency

While other providers increase sandwich attack risk by selling order flow to third-party MEV searchers, Ultra V3 does the opposite. By ensuring trades are never handed off to external providers for on-chain execution, Ultra minimizes exposure to toxic MEV. Though risk isn’t zero since validators still broadcast to chain leaders, Ultra brings it as close to zero as technically possible.

Enhanced Feature Set

Ultra V3 includes numerous improvements for edge cases that matter to real traders:

Enhanced Gasless Support – Expanded to Token-2022 and memecoin-to-memecoin pairs with minimum trade sizes as low as $10. Anyone with any asset can now trade without holding SOL for gas.

Just-In-Time Market Revival – Ultra V3 routes every token on Solana, including dead and forgotten markets, with no minimum liquidity threshold. The system dynamically re-indexes on demand, providing complete ecosystem coverage unavailable on legacy routers.

Native Integration – Ultra V3 powers Jupiter’s three world-class interfaces: Web, which holds their full DeFi suite, Mobile, providing an enhanced mobile trading experience with native portfolio and PnL, and Desktop Wallet, Jupiter’s advanced browser extension with gasless trading and 10x lower fees. The same engine delivers consistent, seamless execution across all surfaces.

Pro Tools Integration – Ultra V3 is deeply integrated with Jupiter’s professional trading suite including Terminal (token metrics command center), Screener (market discovery), Portfolio + PnL (total visibility), Alphascan (trending tokens and insights), and Analytics (transaction and trader data).

Ultra API for Developers

Developers can now access the same infrastructure powering Jupiter through Ultra API, with endpoints for balances, token search, and transfers. Jupiter handles all RPC complexity and infrastructure maintenance, allowing developers to focus on building applications while Jupiter manages execution.

Transition from Legacy Jupiter

Jupiter will focus development efforts on Ultra V3 and the new Iris router going forward. The company is rolling out Ultra API to provide partners with access to optimized routing solutions. and transaction landing infrastructure. Many meta routers currently using the sunsetted Jupiter Legacy API (Metis) will transition to Ultra API. Jupiter requests that platforms using Legacy API correctly label their integration to avoid misleading users about pricing sources.

Built for Users

“Ultra V3 is built for our community,” said Siong. “Use easily with zero configuration needed. Use without worries with the lowest fees and best protection. Use seamlessly alongside our Pro tools. Use natively on Mobile, Web, API, and Desktop. Everything we build is made with love by a team working to perfect your experience.”

Ultra V3 is available now across all Jupiter platforms.

About Jupiter

Jupiter is the leading DeFi platform in crypto, offering best in class execution, value and user experience across the most comprehensive products across key segments. Jupiter serves millions of users through its world class web platform, mobile application, desktop wallet. Jupiter is also the most integrated decentralized API in the world, powering all.

For more information, users can visit jup.ag and on its official X account.

Contact

Mara Gonzalez M.
Jupiter Exchange
press@jup.ag

HANGZHOU, China, Oct. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Jiuzi Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: JZXN; the “Company”) today formally announced it has signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with leading Bitcoin fintech platform BitFi. Specializing in multi-chain staking and yield generation for BTC, BitFi delivers targeted, auditable Bitcoin income solutions for institutions and high-net-worth investors through integrated asset wrapping (wrapped BTC), cross-chain arbitrage, and hybrid strategy portfolios. Currently managing approximately US$2.75 billion in total value locked (TVL) across major chains including BSC (BTCB) and Ethereum (WBTC), BitFi continues expanding its ecosystem of wrapped BTC assets and interoperability protocols. This collaboration marks deep synergy between both parties within the Bitcoin ecosystem, aiming to propel digital asset financial innovation into a new phase.

Key Provisions of the Agreement

Phased Capital Injection & Scalable Synergy: Per the framework agreement, the Company will initiate cooperation by investing initial crypto assets, followed by planned progressive scaling of funds. It will gain full access to BitFi’s US$2.75B asset pool. This mechanism optimizes capital allocation efficiency while enabling robust growth under dynamic risk-balancing strategies.

Joint Governance & Product Innovation Committee: A special task force comprising executives and technical experts from both sides will focus on integrating cross-chain liquidity, developing structured yield products, and advancing compliant tokenization initiatives—such as derivative designs based on wrapped BTC and use cases combining real-world assets with on-chain financial instruments.

This strategic alignment underscores JZXN’s commitment to transforming into an integrated Bitcoin financial services provider. Leveraging BitFi’s proven expertise in multi-chain asset management and yield optimization, the Company plans to establish transparent, auditable, and SEC-compliant BTC exposure channels that empower shareholders to capture on-chain financial opportunities. Both parties emphasize strict adherence to Nasdaq listing rules and U.S. securities regulations to ensure governance compliance and operational security.

Li Tao, CEO of JZXN, stated: “Partnering with BitFi represents a critical step in our Web3 infrastructure deployment. By tapping into their global BTC liquidity network, we bridge traditional finance rigor with blockchain innovation vitality to create differentiated value for clients.”

About Jiuzi Holdings, Inc.

Jiuzi Holdings, Inc. is a leading provider of intelligent charging infrastructure for new energy vehicles in China’s third- and fourth-tier cities. The company focuses on high-power DC fast charging stations integrated with energy storage capabilities. For more information, please visit jzxn.com.

Singapore, Singapore, October 18th, 2025, Chainwire

Singapore, Singapore, 17 October 2025 — Ryder, the company behind the easiest to use crypto hardware wallet, Ryder One, that gives users crypto security in 60 seconds or less, announces the close of a $3.2M seed funding round, led by Tim Draper, Founder of Draper Associates. Other participants include venture capital firms Borderless, Semantic, Smape, VeryEarly, as well as angel investors Anatoly Yakovenko, Co-founder of Solana, and Joe McCann, CEO of Asymmetric.

The funding will be used to ramp up production, scale the marketing and engineering teams, and further develop Ryder’s flagship product: Ryder One. It will also enable the next big marketing push and raise brand awareness.

“We created Ryder because we experienced firsthand how fragile and intimidating self-custody can be” Louise Ivan Payawal, co-founder and CEO of Ryder, added “For too long, crypto has relied on seed phrases – a single piece of paper that could decide the fate of your entire wallet.”

Marvin Janssen, co-founder and CTO of Ryder, shared, “With Ryder One, we set out to make crypto feel natural and human – as easy as tapping your phone. By simplifying the overall experience and rethinking recovery, we’re opening the door for anyone, anywhere to truly and confidently own and use crypto.”

Tim Draper, Founder of Draper Associates and Satoshi Trillionaire, added, “What the crypto industry needs more than anything right now are solutions that don’t require in-depth technical knowledge while maintaining high security standards. This is exactly what I saw in Ryder’s hardware wallet with its minute-or-under set-up and offline design that keeps users’ holdings safe.”

Ryder One introduces TapSafe recovery, a robust recovery solution for crypto wallets. TapSafe backups are spread across mobile phones and coin-sized NFC Recovery Tags. These backups have to physically be brought together in other to restore access to the wallet in the case of loss. TapSafe is redundant, self-custodial, and eliminates the single point of failure that has existed with seed phrases until now. Customers can use Ryder One to safely create and back up their wallet within 60 seconds.

Julien Neree, CPO of Ryder said “three years, countless iterations, one mission: to make self-custody effortless for everyone.” Looking ahead, the Ryder team is expanding their vision to everyday use-cases, enabling people to use cryptocurrency directly from their hardware wallet with Ryder’s companion app for tap-to-pay and other seamless, real-world transactions. Ryder is guiding the future of how billions of people will use and integrate digital assets in their daily lives.

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About Ryder

Ryder is changing how people interact with crypto by creating world-class products that make it safer, simpler, and more social. The company’s flagship product, Ryder One, introduces a tap-based experience that makes securing and using crypto as simple as tapping a phone. Ryder was co-founded by Louise Ivan Payawal and Marvin Janssen, both veterans in the crypto space, and joined by Julien Nerée, with over ten years of consumer electronics experience. Ryder has received investments from Tim Draper of Draper Associates, Borderless Capital, Semantic Ventures, Smape, VeryEarly, Anatoly Yakovenko of Solana, Joe McCann of Asymmetric, and other leading crypto investors.

Contact

Marketing Lead
Nisheta Sachdev
Ryder
nisheta@ryder.id

Singapore, Singapore, October 16th, 2025, Chainwire

Seascape Foundation to Pioneer the First On-Chain BNB Treasury Strategy, Driving Impact-Driven Capital Efficiency and Sustainable Growth Across the BNB Ecosystem

The Seascape Foundation, pioneering Web3 gaming ecosystem behind popular titles on multiple platforms, such as BLOCKLORDS and Puzzle Crusher, just announced the launch of its BNB treasury strategy today. This marks the next phase of its long-term evolution into a scalable player-driven gaming and digital asset powerhouse.

Supported in its early years by a seed investment from Binance, Seascape was among the first projects that helped define what blockchain gaming could be. Over time, while many projects from that era have failed or vanished, Seascape has continued to build and evolve. The foundation has delivered a strong ecosystem, successful products, and an engaged global community. Now, after years of development and resilience, Seascape is ready to surprise the industry once again – this time with an innovative and forward-looking treasury strategy anchored in BNB.

The new strategy is inspired by treasury models employed by the likes of MicroStrategy and Metaplanet, with Seascape determined to become the largest on-chain BNB treasury protocol anchored on BNB Network.

To date, the foundation has secured 100 BNB and 1,000,000 CWS tokens, with a minimum of 70% of treasury assets to remain in cold storage at all times, while remaining funds are deployed to maximize BNB performance securely.

In the interest of transparency, Seascape will publish its total BNB balance and market-adjusted NAV (mNAV), live on its website, underscoring its commitment to openness and accountability in an industry that increasingly relies on the capability to adapt quickly in the ever-shifting tectonic plates of web3.

Treasury Program Highlights

Holdings: 100 BNB + 1,000,000 CWS in initial holdings, with active plans to acquire more

Reserve Policy: At least 70% of assets secured in secure storage at all times

Flexibility: Up to 30% of treasury deployable for exchange activities, liquidity management, or financing opportunities

Dynamic mNAV Framework:

Above 1.2x BNB holdings → pursue financing to expand BNB reserves

Below 0.8x BNB holdings → consider buybacks of CWS

Within range → grow BNB holdings through operating results

Next Phase of Evolution

Looking ahead, the Seascape Foundation intends to focus on continuously growing its BNB reserves, expanding community initiatives, and introducing innovative products that align with its treasury strategy. The team is exploring opportunities to acquire additional BNB through a mix of market activity and OTC deals, while also developing community-driven programs to broaden awareness and adoption of $CWS and $BNB.

On the product side, planned initiatives may feature token-based instruments offering BNB-linked rewards, as well as new staking models that embed BNB incentives into the ecosystem.

In addition, Seascape is evaluating the expansion of its treasury model onto BNB Smart Chain via smart contract integrations, with the long-term goal of building the most innovative on-chain treasury framework for Web3 protocols.

About Seascape Foundation

The Seascape Foundation is a pioneer in Web3 gaming and blockchain-based economies. Its ecosystem spans globally recognized titles (Puzzle Crusher, BLOCKLORDS), infrastructure solutions such as LORDCHAIN, and innovative DeFi products for players and developers alike.

With the addition of its BNB treasury strategy, Seascape merges gaming, AI-driven economies, and digital assets into a single vision: building the next generation of sustainable on-chain entertainment and finance.

Users can learn more: https://www.seascape.network/#home-faq

Live BNB & mNAV Dashboard: https://seascape.network/

Contact

Vladimir Ionita-Codin
Seascape Network
vladimir@seascape.network

Vaduz, Liechtenstein, October 15th, 2025, Chainwire

xMoney, the compliant, all-in-one payment ecosystem bridging traditional finance and Web3, has officially launched its native token, $XMN, on Sui, a leading Layer 1, marking a major milestone in its mission to build the future of compliant, global payments.

The launch comes as Sui deepens its strategic investment in xMoney after xMoney’s recent expansion, reinforcing their shared vision to connect traditional finance, stablecoins, and digital assets through scalable, compliant infrastructure.

“While the market moves in cycles, utility and compliance never go out of style,” said Gregorios Siourounis, CEO of xMoney. “The launch of $XMN and the continued support from Sui mark a defining step in our mission to build real, global payment infrastructure that serves users, merchants, and institutions alike.”

Global Access from Day One

$XMN is the native token powering the xMoney ecosystem, designed to connect users, merchants, and institutions across traditional and decentralized finance. It fuels the network’s governance, staking, rewards, and liquidity programs, creating direct alignment between ecosystem growth and participant value.

It serves as the unifying element driving incentives, interoperability, and engagement. Its role extends beyond payments: it is the mechanism that transforms users and partners into active contributors to the platform’s long-term evolution.

Following the launch, $XMN is now available across several leading exchanges, including Kraken, MEXC, Bluefin, BingX, and CoinEx, with more listings planned in the coming weeks to expand liquidity and global reach.

This multi-exchange rollout ensures that users and institutional participants can access $XMN from day one, with both CEX and DEX availability, creating a foundation of accessibility, transparency, and market depth from the start.

Backed by Sui to Build the Future of Payments

xMoney’s recent $21.5 million strategic funding, led by the Sui Foundation, underscores investor confidence in xMoney’s hybrid approach, merging regulatory compliance with blockchain scalability to unlock the full potential of the $7 trillion stablecoin and global payments market.

This investment reflects a shared belief in compliance-first Web3 adoption and the power of scalable, high-performance blockchain infrastructure.

“Sui’s role goes far beyond investment,” said Adeniyi Abiodun, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Mysten Labs, the original contributor to Sui. “xMoney is integrating infrastructure directly into platforms that power online businesses, wallets, and merchant services across the globe. They’re connecting everyday financial interactions to crypto and every merchant, wallet, and user they integrate is a node that strengthens the broader payment ecosystem. Sui supports this mission with unmatched scalability and the infrastructure to move value globally, securely, instantly, and at scale.”

Beyond Hype: Building for the Decade Ahead

xMoney’s ecosystem combines regulated payment rails with blockchain-native scalability, offering a full suite of financial tools for the next era of payments, including:

• Traditional and fiat payment solutions for merchants and businesses
• Crypto payment rails for invoices, APIs, and on/off-ramps
• Marketplace integrations for global digital commerce
• Card issuing and loyalty programs that bridge fiat and crypto seamlessly

With MiCA compliance and EMI licensing, xMoney is one of the few platforms ready to operate across both traditional and decentralized finance environments, setting a new standard for scalability and trust in the payments sector.

“The successful launch of $XMN is the activation of a long-term vision,” added Siourounis. “Our foundation is strong, our partnerships are expanding, and we’re just getting started.”

As xMoney continues expanding across ecosystems, the company remains focused on one clear mission: to make global payments seamless, compliant, and accessible to everyone, everywhere.

About xMoney

xMoney is building the future of compliant, global payments powered by stablecoins. With infrastructure spanning debit cards, subscriptions, and cross-border settlement, and credentials as a Licensed EMI, PCI DSS Level 1 Certified provider, and Visa/Mastercard principal member, xMoney enables enterprises and individuals alike to tap into the $7 trillion stablecoin economy.

Learn more at xmoney.com 

About Sui

Sui is a first-of-its-kind Layer 1 blockchain and smart contract platform designed from the ground up to make digital asset ownership fast, private, secure, and accessible to everyone. Its object-centric model, based on the Move programming language, enables parallel execution, sub-second finality, and rich onchain assets. With horizontally scalable processing and storage, Sui supports a wide range of applications with unrivaled speed at low cost. Sui is a step-function advancement in blockchain and a platform on which creators and developers can build amazing user-friendly experiences.

For more information about Sui, please visit https://sui.io.

Contact

Marketing
Alexandru Rus
xMoney
alex.rus@xmoney.com

Strategic PIPE transaction enhances Zeta Network Group’s digital treasury with fully collateralized SolvBTC assets

NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Zeta Network Group (Nasdaq: ZNB) today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement in a private placement for an aggregate of US$230,837,060.2 of (1) its Class A ordinary shares; (2) warrants entitling the Purchaser to purchase one Class A ordinary share for one warrant, exercisable at a price of $2.55 per Class A ordinary share, at a combined offering price of $1.7 per Class A ordinary share and warrant to purchase one Class A ordinary share.

The aggregate gross proceeds of US$230,837,060.2 are payable in BTC or SolvBTC, which is a 1:1 wrapped Bitcoin-backed token issued by Solv Protocol, an on-chain Bitcoin reserve providing institutional mechanisms for the productive use of Bitcoin holdings. The private placement is expected to close on October 16, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions. 

This private placement strengthens Zeta Network Group’s balance sheet and enhances its net-asset value with a Bitcoin-backed, yield-generating instrument designed for institutional adoption. Entered into during a period of market turbulence, the transaction underscores Zeta Network Group’s confidence in Bitcoin’s fundamentals and its commitment to disciplined, counter-cyclical treasury management, reflecting similar strategies seen among other Bitcoin treasuries accumulating Bitcoin during market downturns.

Entered into during a period of market turbulence, the transaction highlights Zeta Network Group’s conviction in Bitcoin’s long-term fundamentals and its disciplined, counter-cyclical approach to treasury management, mirroring strategies adopted by leading Bitcoin treasuries that accumulate during market downturns.

SolvBTC is a 1:1 wrapped Bitcoin-backed token issued by Solv Protocol, an on-chain Bitcoin reserve providing institutional mechanisms for the productive use of Bitcoin holdings. Within Solv Protocol’s wide suite of products, SolvBTC serves as its institutional Bitcoin-backed asset, designed for treasury and capital-market applications. Each SolvBTC is fully collateralized 1:1 with Bitcoin, held under regulated custody, and verified through on-chain proof-of-reserves, offering companies a transparent and compliant way to generate yield on Bitcoin exposure.

“This is a strategic balance-sheet allocation that reinforces Zeta Network Group’s long-term financial position,” said Patrick Ngan, Chief Investment Officer at Zeta Network Group. “By integrating SolvBTC into our treasury, we’re enhancing financial resilience with an instrument that combines Bitcoin’s scarcity with sustainable yield. It’s a measured, institutional approach to growth.”

By adding SolvBTC, Zeta Network Group joins a growing cohort of Nasdaq-listed companies rethinking how digital assets fit within corporate finance frameworks. Rather than holding Bitcoin passively, listed companies are now exploring structured, yield-generating instruments that contribute to returns and liquidity while maintaining regulatory standards.

“Listed entities are redefining what it means to hold Bitcoin productively,” said Ryan Chow, CEO of Solv Protocol. “With SolvBTC, we’re offering the structure required for treasury-grade adoption, bridging institutional finance with on-chain infrastructure. 

Beyond its balance-sheet impact, this transaction marks Zeta Network Group’s first step in a broader collaboration with Solv Protocol, establishing a framework for how tokenized Bitcoin instruments can participate in regulated capital markets. Conducted through a structured private placement, the investment demonstrates that digital financing can align with public-market governance while maintaining on-chain verification and transparency. 

About Zeta Network Group (Nasdaq: ZNB)

Zeta Network Group (Nasdaq: ZNB) is a U.S.-listed digital infrastructure and financial technology company pioneering the convergence of traditional finance and the digital asset economy. The Group is developing a Bitcoin-centric institutional finance platform that integrates digital asset treasury management, Bitcoin liquidity aggregation, and sustainable Bitcoin mining operations, all within a regulated Nasdaq framework.

Led by a global team of finance and technology experts, Zeta Network is redefining institutional digital finance by merging the governance and transparency of a public company with the innovation and scalability of blockchain to create a trusted bridge between capital markets and decentralized finance.

For more information, visit ir.thezetanetwork.com.

About Solv Protocol

Solv Protocol is the on-chain Bitcoin Reserve bridging TradFi, CeFi, and DeFi to power the $1 trillion Bitcoin finance economy. Through its flagship product, SolvBTC, it enables retail and institutional investors to earn sustainable yields on their Bitcoin holdings, transforming the world’s hardest money from a passive store of value into a productive, globally accessible financial asset. Solv Protocol is backed by leading investors, including Binance Labs, Blockchain Capital, Laser Digital, and OKX Ventures. For more information, visit solv.finance

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Singapore, Singapore, October 14th, 2025, Chainwire

City Protocol is developing a decentralized protocol designed to establish capital market infrastructure for intellectual property (IP). By bringing IP on-chain, the project aims to make it a more accessible and liquid asset class, supported by tools for IP verification, financing, and scalable growth.

In traditional capital markets, companies such as Apple and Tesla have demonstrated how access to early-stage capital and financial infrastructure can contribute to long-term growth into trillion-dollar enterprises. In contrast, IP—despite being one of the world’s most valuable assets—has historically been limited to royalties, licensing agreements, and fragmented ownership structures. Disney, with a market capitalization in the $200–300 billion range, exemplifies the scale of value that IP can generate when paired with capital infrastructure.

City Protocol seeks to address this imbalance by introducing an on-chain IP capital market. The protocol is designed to enable creators to tokenize their IP from the earliest stages, with infrastructure that facilitates participation from communities and access to capital through decentralized mechanisms.

Supported by a group of Web3-focused investors, City Protocol is building a full-stack ecosystem that includes IP verification, financing tools, launchpads, and infrastructure for scaling IP-based projects on-chain.

What is City Protocol

City Protocol is a decentralized IP protocol with a mission to liberate cultural and narrative assets from closed ecosystems and bring them into the on-chain capital market making them liquid, scalable, and globally accessible.

In traditional models, IP growth depends on centralized platforms or publishers. Creators are bound by their rules, capital requirements, and distribution bottlenecks, which often bury early-stage creativity and hand disproportionate value to intermediaries. City Protocol disrupts this by introducing the logic of the on-chain capital market:

• Disintermediated issuance: Ideas can be tokenized from Day 1, immediately entering liquidity markets for pricing and funding.
• Community co-creation: Supporters become more than consumers—they are co-owners of the IP, growing alongside it and sharing in the upside.
• Cultural assetization: Creativity evolves into a financialized cultural asset, capable of being traded, combined, and expanded.

Through this infrastructure, City Protocol supports the full lifecycle of IP:

• Birth: Decentralized issuance and capital backing solve the cold-start problem.
• Growth: Community-driven content creation and distribution enable sustained storytelling and narrative expansion.
• Maturity: On-chain financial instruments and index products capture and invest in the long-term value of IP.

Ultimately, City Protocol builds an IP Capital Market where IPs are no longer dependent on single platforms or publishers, but instead co-shaped by communities and markets—unlocking sustainable cycles of growth and value creation.

Team and Backing

The City Protocol core team brings both crypto-native expertise and traditional entertainment and finance resources. They have been deeply involved in leading Web3 projects like Animoca, The Sandbox, Dapper Labs, and Memeland, while also holding experience at institutions such as HSBC, MediaAsia, and LVMH. This cross-industry background allows City Protocol to uniquely bridge on-chain innovation with real-world networks.

On the funding side, City Protocol is backed by top-tier investors including Jump Trading, Dragonfly, and CMT Digital, providing strong capital market support for building its IP ecosystem.

Core Product Ecosystem

City Protocol’s product architecture covers the entire IP assetization flow, forming a closed-loop ecosystem built around four core components:

1. IP Verification Layer – Ensures authenticity and copyright ownership on-chain, establishing trust for creators, communities, and investors.
2. IP RWA (IP Strategy) – Enables financing and liquidity for small, early-stage and established IPs, ensuring that creators and communities can share growth value from the very beginning.
3. AI + Growth Scaling Engine – Powered by tools such as City ID, Viral City, and The Totem Toy City, this module amplifies IP impact, drives viral distribution, and extends virtual IPs into real-world brands.
4. Launchpad – A fair, transparent issuance and trading platform tailored for IP projects, protecting creator rights and ensuring open access to capital.

Together, these four modules create a full-stack on-chain ecosystem that covers incubation, growth, distribution, and governance—allowing creators, communities, and investors to jointly participate in and benefit from the growth of cultural assets.

Future Outlook: Unlocking Infinite Potential for the IP Market

If DeFi brought the capital markets on-chain, City Protocol’s vision is to bring culture and storytelling on-chain.

• For creators, this represents unprecedented empowerment. They are no longer bound by centralized platforms or intermediaries. Instead, they can directly engage communities to launch, fund, and grow their IPs—lowering barriers and turning ideas into tradable, scalable assets.
• For supporters, it’s the first time they can participate as true stakeholders in cultural assets, rather than passive consumers. Communities can capture both early and long-term IP value, becoming true co-builders of cultural ecosystems.
• For the industry at large, City Protocol marks the shift from closed to open, opaque to programmable, and isolated value to composable capital markets. IPs evolve from being mere content or entertainment products into financialized cultural assets with investment potential.

City Protocol positions itself as more than just a protocol—it represents a structural transformation in the IP capital market. By significantly reducing the friction traditionally associated with IP trading, the project aims to make the exchange of cultural and narrative assets as seamless as financial and physical assets on-chain.

City Protocol provides the answer: by building end-to-end on-chain infrastructure for IPs, it allows creators, supporters, and investors to co-create and co-capture value in a single ecosystem.

Every idea can become a capitalized cultural asset. Every community member can be a value co-creator. Every investor can join the early growth of IP markets.

This is not just an upgrade to the traditional IP industry—it is the starting point for the on-chain cultural capital market.

About City Protocol

City Protocol is a decentralized protocol powering IP Capital Markets; designed for creators to launch, scale, and sustain IP. We bring IP assets, DATs and RWA onchain, powering IP as a global asset class. For the first time, creativity gains liquidity and scalability like companies unlocked through IPOs — now powered by decentralized markets.

Supported by: Jump Trading, Dragonfly, CMT Digital, and other institutional partners

Contact

Co-founder
Kyle
City Protocol
kyle@cityprotocol.co

New York City, United States, October 14th, 2025, Chainwire

Tria (tria.so) has raised $12 million in pre-seed and strategic funding to build a global self-custodial neobank—designed for both humans and AI agents. The round includes participation from P2 Ventures, Aptos, Tria’s own community and executives from Polygon, Ethereum Foundation, Wintermute, Sentient, 0G, Concrete, Eigen, and others. Polychain and Polygon served as Pre-seed advisors.

Neobanks like Revolut and Monzo simplified fiat finance by masking legacy complexity and are now managing over $4 trillion in global transactions. Web3 takes this further by removing intermediaries entirely.

Tria is solving the biggest gap in crypto: actually using it. For the first time, users can spend, trade, and earn – all from one self-custodial balance, without ever thinking about gas, bridges, or seed phrases.

From grabbing coffee in Tokyo to swapping tokens across chains, Tria enables instant, seamless, and fee-free transactions. Its Visa cards function in over 150 countries and support more than 1,000 tokens. Trades are routed through Tria’s BestPath engine for optimized execution, and idle assets earn yield that automatically repays the card balance.

Tria’s proprietary technology is called BestPath AVS – a decentralized settlements marketplace where solvers, routers, and relayers compete to route transactions instantly across chains. BestPath routes payments and trades for over 250K users, used by 70+ protocols and AI ecosystems like Polygon, Arbitrum, Sentient and Injective.

Stablecoins, RWAs, and autonomous agents are rewriting the financial stack. On-chain volume is projected to hit $100T by 2030, yet 98% of users are still stuck in legacy UX. Revolut unlocked TradFi via design. Web3 now needs the same – without giving up custody. By 2030, over 25% of global digital payments (~$25–30T annually) will be executed by AI agents. Tria is that missing piece: the consumer neobank up top and the programmable payments infrastructure underneath.

Founded by Parth Bhalla and Vijit Katta, Tria’s team includes alumni from Binance, Polygon, OpenSea, Nethermind, Intel and more – with backing from prominent UAE Royal Family and government officials and leaders from Ethereum Foundation, Polygon, and Wintermute.

As part of its commitment to build with the community, not just for it – Tria is said to be preparing a public allocation round. The offering would give users a chance to own a stake in the neobank they use. Official details are expected to be announced soon via Tria’s social channels – X and Linktree.

About Tria

Tria is a self-custodial neobank that unifies spending, trading, and earning across all chains — without bridges, gas, or custodians. Built for both humans and AI, Tria makes money programmable, enabling anyone or any agent to transact natively on-chain. Powered by its interoperability layer, BestPath AVS, Tria abstracts away the complexity of crypto to deliver instant, global, and autonomous finance.

Contact

Tria
hello@tria.so