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, RWA tokenization protocol KAIO announced on X platform the launch of its native token KAIO, and simultaneously established the KAIO Foundation as the governance and operational body under the ecosystem chain, responsible for protocol governance, treasury management, and ecosystem development, working alongside KAIO Labs to advance core infrastructure and product innovation. KAIO is positioned as an open infrastructure protocol for institutional-grade Real World Assets (RWA), dedicated to bridging traditional finance and DeFi to build a compliant, auditable, cross-chain tokenized asset network. The platform has currently listed 5 tier-1 institutional funds, covering managers such as BlackRock, Brevan Howard, and Hamilton Lane, with approximately $100 million in TVL deployed across 10+ blockchain networks.In terms of tokenomics, KAIO has a total supply of 10 billion tokens, with community and liquidity incentives accounting for 37.5%, making it the largest allocation portion; team and early investor tokens are subject to locking and staggered release mechanisms, with zero initial release at TGE, and the foundation allocation accounts for 17%, designated for long-term ecosystem development.
OdailyOdaily Planet Daily reports: According to official sources, OKX Onchain OS has launched the Agent Payments Protocol (APP), an open payment standard designed for the commercial activities of AI Agents. This protocol defines the payment methods for Agents in commercial scenarios, expanding their capabilities from single payments to complete business processes, and will support various payment modes including one-time payments, batch payments, usage-based payments, and escrow payments.It is reported that APP adopts a multi-chain open architecture, allowing any chain to implement its own version. Initial partners include the Ethereum Foundation, Uniswap, Aptos, Nansen, Paxos, MoonPay, Altlayer, Zerion, QuickNode, and others. OKX Onchain OS stated that the launch of APP will provide key payment infrastructure for the Agent economy, driving AI Agents from "executing payments" into a "commercial era."
According to the Ethereum Foundation’s official website, its Ecosystem Support Program (ESP) allocated a total of $9.856 million in Q1 2026, with funding concentrated on core infrastructure areas including cryptography, zero-knowledge proofs, security audits, and protocol research. Key funded projects this quarter include: - In the ZK domain: formal verification of zkVMs, GPU-accelerated R1CS witness generation, and intermediate representation optimization for LLZK; - In security: cryptanalysis of Poseidon, cross-platform canonical signing libraries for ERC-7730, and specification-compliance testing for ePBS; - In node and client development: Erigon zkEVM extensions, Besu HSM compliance integration, and the multi-node validator Vero; - Additionally, privacy tools (Kohaku SDK, Tor bridge extensions), continued operations of the Layer 2 transparency platform L2BEAT, and R&D for the Lighthouse client’s transition to the Fusaka fork. On ecosystem development, ESP simultaneously supported Ethereum developer events in Seoul, Hong Kong, Vancouver, and Buenos Aires, advanced updates to the Ethereum climate impact assessment, and backed policy research initiatives by the European Decentralization Institute (EDI).
the Avalanche Foundation has announced the launch of its Research Grant Program (Call For Research Proposals), open to academic researchers worldwide with individual grants of up to $50,000. The program focuses on research related to Avalanche network economics, with emphasis on two core areas: first, crypto asset pricing and valuation, concentrating on how native assets of PoS public chains accrue value, including token issuance mechanisms, monetary policy, network adoption rates, and their relationship with long-term value; second, validator economics and network security, with key topics including optimal staking ratios, validator reward models, validator set health, and non-inflationary reward mechanisms.
Odaily Odaily News: The Over Foundation announced on X platform that due to financial constraints, it has decided to cease operations of the Over Protocol. All infrastructure and services, including OverWallet, OverNode, OverFlex, RPC endpoints, block explorers, and APIs, have been shut down with no plans for restoration. While the Over Protocol was designed as a decentralized Layer 1 mainnet, it is highly likely to become inoperable in practice following the Foundation's cessation of services. The continued production of blocks will depend on independent validators running open-source client software.
According to Cointelegraph, MARA Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA) officially launched the MARA Foundation at the Bitcoin 2026 conference on April 27, 2026. The foundation aims to support five key areas, including long-term security of the Bitcoin network and research into quantum computing threats. As part of its launch initiative, the MARA Foundation has invited the community to vote to select one of three Bitcoin companies to receive a $100,000 grant. The foundation stated that its initial funding will be allocated via community voting to support open-source projects that promote the health and adoption of the Bitcoin network. This move marks the publicly traded mining company’s further commitment to ecosystem development.
: The Solana Foundation has announced that its core development team, Anza, has reached an agreement with Jump Crypto's Firedancer on a potential post-quantum solution, planning to introduce a new digital signature scheme called Falcon. Although the threat of quantum computing is not expected to materialize for several years, Solana has already developed a phased upgrade roadmap. The plan includes ongoing research into Falcon and other alternatives, introducing post-quantum schemes for new wallets when necessary, and ultimately completing the migration of existing wallets. Currently, the quantum-resistant primitive Winternitz Vault, developed by Blueshift, has been operating on Solana for over two years. The Solana Foundation stated that the network's high-speed, low-latency design is compatible with such solutions and expects the migration will not significantly impact performance.
the Avalanche Foundation posted on platform X, stating its support for DeFi United. This is a coordinated action aimed at restoring rsETH collateral support following the incident on April 18. DeFi is undergoing public stress tests with transparent ledgers and real accountability, whereas traditional financial systems often require months or years to complete such repairs. The Avalanche Foundation expressed its support for Aave and the broader DeFi ecosystem.
The Babylon Foundation tweeted that it will deposit $3 million worth of USDT into Aave—$2 million allocated to V3 and $1 million to V4—to demonstrate its support for and confidence in Aave and DeFi. The Babylon Foundation stated that any interest generated from this deposit will be returned to the Aave ecosystem via the Aave x Babylon integration incentive, supporting ecosystem recovery at present and driving future adoption. The Babylon Foundation also noted that native Bitcoin integration into DeFi is one of its core strategic directions.
According to Chainwire, the Reppo Foundation has secured a $20 million strategic capital commitment from Bolts Capital to support the next phase of development and ecosystem expansion for the Reppo Protocol, with a stated priority on safeguarding the long-term interests of $REPPO holders. Reppo states it is building a decentralized AI training data network via prediction markets, converting human judgment into verifiable, incentive-aligned on-chain signals to support AI model training, evaluation, fine-tuning, and alignment research. Officially disclosed data shows the platform’s trading volume has exceeded $2 million over the past month.
Odaily reports, Reppo, a decentralized prediction market network, announced that its Reppo Foundation has secured a $20 million strategic investment commitment from Bolts Capital. The funds will be used to support the next phase of development and ecosystem expansion of the Reppo protocol, as well as to leverage prediction markets to address training data bottlenecks.Reppo stated that its core concept is to use a prediction market mechanism to transform human judgment into a verifiable, incentive-constrained data source, thereby solving the current challenge of acquiring high-quality data for AI training. By building decentralized data networks (Datanets), the project supports the processing of multimodal data, including text, images, audio, and video, providing support for model training, evaluation, and fine-tuning. (Chainwire)
Odaily News Aurise Foundation announced the launch of the yield-bearing gold token XAUE on Ethereum, designed to serve as a yield-bearing treasury for Tether Gold (XAU₮). XAUE targets compliant institutional participants, introducing crypto-native yield to traditional non-yielding gold through quantitative strategies and institutional lending, transforming it into a programmable and capital-efficient on-chain asset.Current ecosystem partners Aurelion and Antalpha have jointly contributed 16,052 XAU₮ (approximately $76 million) to XAUE. The protocol employs an exchange rate growth model, where the gold value pegged to each XAUE increases as yields accumulate, and it will integrate with more decentralized finance protocols such as DEXs in the future.
According to an official announcement by Volo, a security vulnerability occurred today on the Sui network involving Volo—a BTCFi and LST protocol—resulting in the theft of approximately $3.5 million in assets (including WBTC, XAUm, and USDC) from three specific vaults. Immediately after the incident, the team notified the Sui Foundation and ecosystem partners and froze all vaults to prevent further losses. Volo stated that the vulnerability affected only these three vaults; the remaining vaults are not exposed to the same attack vector, and the other ~$28 million in TVL remains secure. The official announcement emphasized that Volo will bear the loss entirely and will not pass it on to users. A comprehensive post-mortem report and remediation plan will be released upon completion of the investigation.
Odaily News A 50-page report commissioned by Coinbase indicates that although current quantum computers are not yet capable of cracking the encryption technologies of networks like Bitcoin and Ethereum, fault-tolerant large-scale quantum computers will eventually be built, and the crypto industry must begin preparations now. The report was authored by an independent advisory committee, including cryptographers and scholars such as Dan Boneh from Stanford University, Justin Drake from the Ethereum Foundation, and Sreeram Kannan from Eigen Labs.The report states that estimates for the time it would take quantum computers to break current encryption standards range from several years to over a decade. The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology recommends migrating to post-quantum cryptography by 2035, but the report suggests this timeline may be optimistic. Post-quantum cryptography already exists and is undergoing standardization, but post-quantum digital signatures can be tens to hundreds of times larger than existing signatures, potentially increasing block sizes by up to 38 times and introducing challenges such as wallet migration. The Ethereum Foundation has proposed a post-quantum digital signature scheme, and projects like Solana are also experimenting with post-quantum wallet designs. The report recommends adopting flexible transition strategies, such as hybrid systems, to prepare for future upgrades without compromising current security.
Odaily News The opening ceremony for the ETH HK Hub (Hong Kong Ethereum Community Hub), supported by the Ethereum Foundation, was held today in West Kowloon, Hong Kong. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and Ethereum Foundation Chairperson Aya Miyaguchi attended the event and participated in a fireside chat with Hong Kong Legislative Council member Duncan Chiu.In his keynote speech, Vitalik suggested that Chinese builders return to Ethereum's core principles, fully leverage hardware advantages, open-source AI talent, and ZK technology to explore new cross-disciplinary ventures.Vitalik pointed out that the emergence of each new wave of technology presents an opportunity for a new generation of developers to return to the same starting line as global leaders. The Chinese-speaking community can maintain forward-thinking in an accelerating world and drive the development of the entire ecosystem through innovative solutions.The launch of the ETH HK Hub continues the Ethereum Foundation and the Ethereum ecosystem's emphasis on the Asia-Pacific community and also marks Hong Kong's crucial significance within Ethereum's global landscape.
Cryptocurrency investment firm Unicoin Inc. has announced the establishment of the independent Unicoin Foundation, a mission-driven organization prioritizing education to advance the responsible adoption of blockchain technology and expand access to the digital economy. The Foundation will focus on financial literacy education, entrepreneurship training, and ecosystem support under the banner of “Crypto for Good,” with particular emphasis on women and underserved communities. In terms of governance, Robert Newman serves as Chair of the Foundation’s Board, which comprises 27 directors—all Unicoin investors elected by shareholder vote. Over 4,000 shareholders participated in the vote, with nearly 99% approving the transition to an independent foundation structure. Unicoin stated that this restructuring aligns with the “token taxonomy” framework proposed by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins.
Odaily News At a press conference held by the State Council Information Office to introduce the development of industry and information technology in the first quarter of 2026, Zhang Yunming, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), stated that in the next step, the MIIT will guide the orderly construction of computing power infrastructure according to demand, promote the coordinated layout of green power and computing power, advance the comprehensive coverage of automated monitoring of computing power, improve China's computing power platform, facilitate precise matching of computing power supply and demand, and enhance the utilization efficiency of computing power resources. At the same time, it will deeply implement the "Computing Power Foundation Strengthening and Challenge" action, promote the transformation and application of results and innovation empowerment, improve the construction of the computing power standard system, support forward-looking research on space computing technology, and orderly promote the development of the space computing industry. (Securities Times)
According to the official announcement, Layer 1 public blockchain Pharos has unveiled the tokenomics for its native token PROS, with a total supply of 1 billion tokens. The initial supply allocation is as follows: Foundation Treasury (16%), Lab Co. Treasury (9%), Team (20%), Investors (20%), Ecosystem & Community (21%—including 6% for community airdrops: 1% unlocked at TGE and 5% reserved for future community growth and airdrop incentives), and Node & Liquidity Incentives (14%). Core team members and private-sale investors are subject to a 12-month lock-up period followed by a 36-month linear vesting schedule. Certain treasury and incentive allocations extend vesting periods to 48–60 months. PROS serves multiple functions: transaction fees, PoS staking, validator participation, governance, ecosystem incentives, and potential RWA-specific use cases. The staking issuance policy adopts a phased approach: zero inflation during the first six months following mainnet launch; starting in Month 7, annual inflation is set at 5%, subject to dynamic adjustment by the Foundation based on network operational conditions.
Odaily News The x402 protocol, incubated by Coinbase, has announced the launch of a unified platform called Agent.market, positioned as an "AI Agent App Store" for centrally showcasing and integrating various tools and services built on the protocol. According to the introduction, Agent.market already covers seven major categories at launch: inference, data, media, search, social, infrastructure, and trading. It integrates service providers including OpenAI, Bloomberg, CoinGecko, LinkedIn, X, and AWS Lambda, and supports permissionless integration.Erik Reppel, Engineering Lead at Coinbase Developer Platform, stated that the platform is essentially "an app store for agents." Currently, there are approximately 69,000 active agents on the x402 network, which have cumulatively completed over 165 million transactions, with a transaction volume reaching $50 million. Most services on Agent.market adopt a pay-per-use model, with some charging an "agentic premium" for AI agents. However, costs can be reduced through subscriptions in high-frequency usage scenarios. Meanwhile, the "agent economy" based on x402 is lowering customer acquisition and integration costs for businesses, unlocking previously constrained demand due to API keys, subscriptions, and micro-payment mechanisms.The x402 protocol is named after the HTTP 402 "Payment Required" status code, enabling websites, APIs, and AI agents to conduct instant micropayments via blockchain and traditional payment channels. The protocol is governed as an open standard by the x402 Foundation under the Linux Foundation and has received support from over 20 technology and crypto institutions including Cloudflare, Stripe, Amazon Web Services, Google, and Visa. (The Block)
Odaily News Vitalik Buterin stated at the 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival that Ethereum's ultimate goal is to build a digital infrastructure where users do not need to trust any intermediaries, possessing "self-sovereignty." It will support various decentralized applications ranging from finance and social to identity verification, serving as a trust anchor for off-chain applications (such as private voting, prediction markets, decentralized social networks).