ether.fi, the leading onchain neobank for digital asset management, has selected Nexus Mutual to provide crypto’s largest-ever ETH Slashing Cover. The cover protects ether.fi's validators against up to 15,000 ETH worth of slashing penalties.

As ether.fi continues to see rapid adoption from both retail and institutional audiences, securing industry-leading protection against slashing risk for ether.fi users is critical. Over the last year, ether.fi has been systematically strengthening their stack across infrastructure, risk management, operational security and real-time defense systems. 

Since ether.fi operates one of the largest validator sets on Ethereum, slashing is a real tail risk for them. By working with Nexus Mutual, ether.fi has mitigated this with protection that kicks in to secure against validator losses. This cover was calculated to protect ether.fi in even the most extreme scenarios and represents more than all historical losses from ETH slashing combined.

"We've always believed the safest protocols will ultimately win. That's why we've invested heavily in audits, operational security, staking architecture, and now the largest insurance program in the industry. We are excited to partner with Nexus Mutual to make this a reality," said Mike Silagadze, Founder & CEO of ether.fi.

"We've known the ether.fi team since before it was ether.fi, and they've been focused on risk from day one. Covering their users for up to 15,000 ETH in slashing penalties is a historic step, and we're proud they chose Nexus Mutual to take it with them," said Hugh Karp, Founder of Nexus Mutual.

About ether.fi

ether.fi is the leading onchain neobank for digital asset management. With $6B+ in AUM across Cash (crypto card), Stake (restaking), and Liquid (liquid restaking derivatives), ether.fi has established category dominance in crypto neobanking. It’s the rare institutional-grade product built for consumer adoption. 

About Nexus Mutual

Nexus Mutual is the first crypto insurance alternative. Since 2019, they have covered more than $7 billion against smart contract hacks, slashing, and other digital asset risks. As the industry leader, they have become a trusted partner for everyone from individuals to institutions to help manage onchain risk.

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Cryptocurrency has become one of the fastest-growing categories within prediction markets, as traders and investors increasingly look beyond price charts to speculate on major industry milestones.

Reflecting this trend, international betting brand 1win has expanded its Markets product with a series of new cryptocurrency prediction markets covering some of the sector's most closely watched digital assets.

The new crypto-themed forecasts on 1win Markets allow users to speculate on topics, including

• What price will HYPE reach by the end of 2026?
• Will HYPE surpass Solana (SOL) in market capitalization before December 31, 2026?
• What price will XRP reach in 2026?
• What price will Dogecoin (DOGE) reach by the end of the year?

“Crypto-related forecasts are becoming a natural extension of prediction markets, giving users another way to engage with some of the biggest narratives in the crypto industry. Though on 1win Markets, we have made it an interactive and easy-to-understand format,” says Mike Danshin, CMO 1win Crypto.

1win Markets uses a simple binary format. Instead of selecting from complex betting lines, users answer straightforward “Yes” or “No” questions or choose between clearly defined outcomes. It is a fun and interactive way to think about life events, even for those unfamiliar with classic betting.

This crypto-focused expansion on 1win Markets reflects the growing convergence between crypto communities and binary predictions. Users are increasingly interested in predicting not only sports or political outcomes but also changes across the digital asset industry.

By adding cryptocurrency-focused markets alongside existing categories – sports, politics, technology, entertainment, and global events – 1win continues to broaden the scope of its crypto-driven ecosystem.

About 1win

Founded in 2016, 1win is a crypto entertainment platform in the global gaming industry. Operating across Asia, Latin America, and Africa, 1win offers a wide range of entertainment products adapted to regional audiences. The brand has active collaborations with international public figures, including football legend Luis Suarez, martial artist Jon Jones, and Olympic champion and UFC fighter Gable Steveson. In 2026, 1win welcomed rapper Tyga and UFC legend Ilia Topuria as new members of the 1win VIP community. Football legend Luis Suarez will be the official 1win football expert throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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Cryptocurrency exchange Bitunix has launched the Bitunix Card, a Visa-powered payment solution that allows users to spend their funds on everyday purchases, and earn yield on idle balances.

The launch reflects a growing demand for practical crypto products that connect digital assets with everyday spending. Instead of moving funds between multiple platforms, Bitunix users can now manage payments, and earnings from one place.

The Bitunix Card can be used at more than 130 million merchants worldwide that accept Visa payments. Users can pay for everyday services and subscriptions such as Uber, ChatGPT, Amazon, Spotify, and Netflix, while also using the card when traveling internationally. Payments are completed instantly, allowing users to spend their crypto as easily as they would with any traditional payment card. The card offers up to 8% cashback on eligible spending, with rewards capped at 1,000 USDT monthly.

To support everyday payments across different regions, the Bitunix Card is compatible with major digital wallets such as Apple Pay, Google Pay and Paypal, as well as selected regional payment platforms and local payment networks.

Available through the Bitunix web platform as well as its iOS and Android applications, the card is designed to give users more utility for their USDT beyond trading. Through a unified dashboard, users can manage card balances, transfer funds between accounts, track transactions, monitor cashback rewards, and control card settings in one place.

The card applies standard regional network processing fees, while eligible users may offset these costs through cashback rewards, depending on their VIP tier.

In addition, eligible balances held on the card can automatically earn yield, reaching up to 11.6% annually, depending on the asset and applicable conditions.

“The Bitunix Card goes far beyond payments. It unlocks a seamless, high-yield financial ecosystem built for everyday global commerce,” said Bitunix’s Chief Strategy Officer, Steven Gu.

The card comes with no issuance fee and no monthly maintenance fee. To activate the card, users are required to transfer a minimum balance of 100 USDT to their card account. The funds remain fully available for spending and do not represent an activation fee.

Users can apply for the Bitunix Card directly through the Bitunix platform. The card is offered to eligible Bitunix users who have completed the platform's identity verification process and reside in supported regions.

The launch is part of Bitunix's broader effort to make cryptocurrency more practical for everyday use. By combining spending and earning features in a single product, Bitunix gives users more ways to put their digital assets to use in everyday life.

For more information about the Bitunix Card and application details, users can visit the official Bitunix Card page.

About Bitunix

Bitunix is a global cryptocurrency derivatives exchange trusted by over 5 million users across more than 150 countries. Guided by its core principle of better liquidity, better trading, the platform is built for traders who expect more, committed to providing Ultra Trust, Ultra Products, and Ultra Experience. Bitunix offers a fast registration process and a user-friendly verification system to ensure safety and compliance. With global standards of protection through Proof of Reserves (POR) and the Bitunix Care Fund, the exchange prioritizes user trust and fund security. Industry-first innovations like Fixed Risk, TradingView-powered chart suite, along with indicator alerts, cloud-synced templates, provide both beginners and advanced traders with a seamless experience. Making Bitunix one of the most dynamic platforms on the market.

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CT3 today announced the transition of its decentralized storage infrastructure to a dedicated Storage Contracts model designed to support continued platform growth, improve infrastructure scalability, and expand storage capacity as demand increases.

The transition follows rapid growth across the CT3 ecosystem, with more than 180,000 unique users having used the platform and more than 500,000 uploads completed. Each upload is linked to an NFT access key, allowing platform activity and network usage to be independently verified on-chain.

Continued growth in demand for ct-3.cloud services has increased pressure on the existing infrastructure. Processing all new uploads through a single main collection and one smart contract may reduce scaling flexibility and make storage capacity more difficult to manage as network activity expands.

Under the new architecture, new uploads will be distributed across dedicated Storage Contracts rather than a single main contract. Each Storage Contract is linked to a fixed amount of storage capacity and operates as an independent infrastructure segment with its own capacity, utilization level, and on-chain statistics.

The new model is intended to distribute workloads across multiple smart contracts, improve the transparency and measurement of resource utilization, and support the deployment of additional storage capacity as demand grows. Participants may finance the deployment of new Storage Contracts and the addition of storage capacity. The allocated capacity is used to store files uploaded through ct-3.cloud, while the resulting profit is shared between CT3 and the participant who financed the infrastructure expansion.

Infrastructure Segmentation

Previously, CT3 keys were issued primarily through the main collection and a single contract flow. As the platform expanded, this model became less flexible for handling different categories of data.

Storage Contracts divide the infrastructure into separate segments. Each segment:

• operates through its own smart contract;
• is linked to a specific amount of storage capacity;
• can serve a particular category of files;
• allows capacity utilization and workload to be measured independently;
• reduces pressure on the main NFT key issuance process.

This separation makes the infrastructure more resilient and allows individual areas of the platform to scale without rebuilding the entire system.

How the Allocated Storage Capacity is Used

Each Storage Contract is linked to a defined amount of capacity within the CT3 network. Once activated, the corresponding storage space is supplied by network nodes and used to store data uploaded through ct-3.cloud.

The allocated capacity may be used for:

• standard user files;
• corporate archives;
• automatic backups;
• long-term datasets;
• future CT3 products and applications.

Larger contracts can accommodate heavier files and more substantial flows of corporate or backup data. This allows the network to direct workloads to infrastructure segments with sufficient available capacity.

Storage Contract Economics

The commercial model behind Storage Contracts is based on the real use of CT3 infrastructure. The platform acquires storage capacity from node operators and provides it to ct-3.cloud customers at the market price of the storage service.

A participant finances the deployment of a new Storage Contract and the expansion of the network’s available capacity. Once launched, this capacity is used to store personal and corporate data, while the generated profit is distributed between the investor and CT3.

The financial performance of each contract depends on two main factors:

• the actual utilization of the allocated capacity;
• the margin between the cost of acquiring storage capacity and the price charged to end users.

Storage Contracts therefore allow participants to take part in the growth of CT3 infrastructure and potentially earn income linked to real demand for storage services. The more actively the allocated capacity is used, the greater the contract’s potential result.

On-chain transparency

The operation of each Storage Contract can be verified through the blockchain. Files stored within the allocated capacity are represented by NFT keys containing storage-related metadata.

The combined size of the files associated with these keys can be compared with the utilization figure displayed for the contract. Through the smart contract address, an investor can verify issued NFTs, collection activity, and the actual use of the capacity they helped finance.

This model makes it possible to independently verify:

• the number of keys created;
• the volume of stored data;
• utilization of the allocated capacity;
• activity within a specific Storage Contract;
• the relationship between infrastructure usage and profit generation.

For ct-3.cloud users, the experience remains unchanged: both existing and new NFT keys continue to be supported, and the transition to the new architecture requires no additional action.

About CT3

CT3 is developing a decentralized data storage infrastructure that combines independent nodes, the ct-3.cloud interface, NFT access keys, and blockchain verification.

Users upload files through ct-3.cloud, after which the data is distributed across network nodes. An NFT key is created for every stored object, confirming access rights and containing the relevant storage metadata.

Within this model, nodes provide physical storage capacity, CT3 manages data distribution and access, while individual and corporate users generate demand for storage services.

As the number of users and uploads increases, the network must continuously expand its available capacity. At certain times, demand growth may outpace the addition of new capacity from node operators. Storage Contracts allow CT3 to add new resources in a structured way and allocate them to specific areas of use.

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Global crypto trading platform BYDFi participated in Peru Blockchain Conference 2026, held July 10-11 at JW Marriott Larcomar in Miraflores, Lima. Now in its 5th edition, the event was positioned as one of Peru’s largest blockchain, crypto, and trading gatherings, bringing together industry participants across digital assets, Web3, trading, fintech, AI, regulation, and financial education.

Peru Blockchain Conference 2026: A Key Gathering for Web3 and Trading in LATAM

Peru Blockchain Conference 2026 convened a broad mix of industry participants from across Latin America and the global digital asset ecosystem.Organizers highlighted official event scale figures of more than 4,000 attendees, 100+ speakers, and 50+ sponsors, with the event designed around conference programming, exhibition activity, networking, and direct engagement between companies, builders, traders, investors, and communities.

The program covered a wide range of themes, including Crypto & Digital Assets, Blockchain & Web3, Trading and Financial Markets, Artificial Intelligence, Fintechs and Startups, Regulatory Framework Peru & LATAM, Asset Management, and Financial Education. For BYDFi, the agenda offered a clear view of the conversations shaping user expectations around access, usability, trust, and long-term participation in digital finance.

BYDFi Connects with Attendees in Lima

At the venue, BYDFi’s booth drew steady foot traffic from attendees throughout Peru Blockchain Conference 2026. Visitors gathered around the booth to meet the BYDFi team, learn more about BYDFi’s trading experience, and take part in on-site interactions. BYDFi also distributed football-themed T-shirts and caps inspired by BYDFi’s Newcastle United partnership, which drew visible interest from visitors and added to the booth’s on-site activity.

The booth served as a practical meeting point for traders, builders, partners, and users to discuss market access, trading tools, user experience, and the growing connection between crypto and broader financial markets. BYDFi also shared perspectives across digital asset trading and TradFi trading access, reflecting user interest in more flexible ways to participate across market environments.

Advancing Trust Through Education and Participation

Peru Blockchain Conference 2026 brought financial education, regulation, trading, digital assets, and Web3 adoption into one setting. For BYDFi, that context reinforces how important it is for trading platforms to support users with practical access, steady execution, and standards they can rely on over time. This aligns with BYDFi’s annual theme, Built for Reliability: building trading experiences that remain useful, stable, and trusted as digital finance reaches more communities.

Michael Hung, Co-Founder & CEO of BYDFi, said: “Peru Blockchain Conference brought together important discussions around education, access, regulation, and real user participation. For BYDFi, the priority is to listen closely, build responsibly, and keep improving a trading experience users can trust over time.”

About BYDFi

Founded in 2020, BYDFi now serves over 1,000,000 users across 190+ countries and regions. BYDFi is Newcastle United’s Exclusive Official Crypto Exchange Partner and is listed by Forbes Advisor Canada among the best crypto exchanges in Canada for 2026.

BYDFi is dedicated to delivering a world-class crypto trading experience for every user.

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Premium virtual assets pioneer BTCS (Middle East) Ltd. is now fully authorized by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM, enabling regulated institutional services across the UAE.

Building on its position as Switzerland’s leading crypto financial services provider, Bitcoin Suisse is further accelerating its international expansion. Bitcoin Suisse Group’s subsidiary, BTCS (Middle East) Ltd. (“BTCS ME”) has received Financial Services Permission (FSP) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM, the international financial centre of Abu Dhabi, marking another significant step toward the Group’s international growth strategy becoming a leading global wealth management partner.

The FSP marks the completion of a thorough, multi-stage licensing process and enables BTCS ME to deliver a comprehensive suite of regulated digital asset financial services to institutional and professional clients in the United Arab Emirates. Bitcoin Suisse brings more than a decade of experience across multiple digital asset market cycles to the UAE. The Group currently safeguards USD 3.7 billion in crypto assets and ranks as the fourth-largest staking operator globally.

With the FSP, clients benefit from the same foundations that have made Bitcoin Suisse a trusted partner to investors, institutions, and blockchain innovators for more than a decade. Across multiple market cycles, Bitcoin Suisse has built a reputation for resilience, combining a robust, proprietary infrastructure with a service philosophy centered on long-term client relationships.

Institutional and professional clients can access a regulated digital asset financial infrastructure designed for sophisticated needs, including managing and hedging digital asset exposure, in a fully compliant environment, institutional-grade custody, and trading approved virtual assets. All supported by a dedicated relationship manager, ensuring access not only to institutional-grade technology and regulatory clarity, but also to personal attention, continuity, and deep expertise. As the market evolves, BTCS ME is also positioned to support clients in accessing tokenized real-world assets in the future.

By combining regulatory strength, operational depth, and a highly personalized approach to client service, BTCS ME is designed to support clients through the next phase of institutional adoption.

Ceyda Majcen, Chief Executive Officer and SEO of BTCS ME, leads Bitcoin Suisse Group's expansion in the Middle East and brings extensive, long-standing senior leadership experience across the Group.

Receiving the FSP from the FSRA is a major milestone in our international growth strategy. The authorization reflects more than a decade of experience building resilient infrastructure, risk frameworks, and trusted client relationships. We are excited to bring our unique combination of institutional-grade capabilities and highly personalized service to the UAE, one of the world’s most dynamic hubs for digital assets.”

Arvind Ramamurthy, Chief Market Development Officer at ADGM, said “We congratulate Bitcoin Suisse on receiving its FSP from the FSRA. Its expansion into ADGM reinforces the strength and maturity of our digital assets' ecosystem, which continues to attract leading global institutions seeking regulatory clarity, market access and long-term growth opportunities. As Abu Dhabi further strengthens its position as a leading financial hub in the region, ADGM remains committed to enabling innovation within a robust, internationally recognized regulatory environment.”

About Bitcoin Suisse

Bitcoin Suisse is a leading premium digital assets financial services provider. Founded in 2013 by digital asset experts, it provides a cohesive suite of trading, custody, staking and lending services for institutional clients, digital asset foundations, family offices, asset managers and high-net-worth individuals. Bitcoin Suisse is headquartered in Zug with over 200 employees in Switzerland, Liechtenstein, the United Arab Emirates, and Bermuda. www.bitcoinsuisse.com

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Bitcoin Suisse
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Deribit by Coinbase, via its broker-dealer DRB Panama Inc., and SignalPlus, a leading provider of software and infrastructure solutions for crypto derivatives, today announced the launch of The Island, their fifth trading competition and biggest edition to date.

Running for 35 days, the competition features up to $600,000 USDC in prizes across solo and team competition, daily and weekly reward rounds, Mystery Box deposit mechanics, short-dated options challenges, and a Private Island jackpot.

Registration for The Island opens on June 29 at 08:00 UTC, with the competition running from July 6 at 08:00 UTC through August 10 at 23:59 UTC. To participate, users must trade through SignalPlus on Deribit. Competition standings will be based on eligible options and futures trading volume only, with options weighted 1.0 and futures weighted 0.5.

The campaign is designed around eleven core arenas spanning weekly volume competition, daily reward loops, team participation, referral-driven expansion, whale and block-trade incentives, and dynamic ecosystem progression in one connected experience. New mechanics in this edition include the Mystery Box deposit experience, a weekly P&L leaderboard, short-dated options reward multipliers, and the Flash Arena, where higher short-dated options volume unlocks more jackpot shots and reward opportunities.

Key Details

• Total Prize Pool: Up to $600,000 USDC
• Registration Period: June 29, 2026, 08:00 UTC – August 10, 2026, 23:59 UTC
• Competition Period: July 6, 2026, 08:00 UTC – August 10, 2026, 23:59 UTC
• Eligibility: Open to eligible retail traders on Deribit via SignalPlus
• Registration Link: https://t.signalplus.com/deribitislandcompetition

This campaign is run by DRB Panama Inc and is not targeted at or intended for residents of Dubai, UAE. T&Cs apply. Virtual Assets are subject to extreme market volatility, involve a high degree of risk, and can lose value, in part or in full.

Early Bird Incentives

• Users who register by July 7th will receive 3 free Deribit options.
• Team captains who invite five or more friends to register by July 7th will have a chance to win a Cressi Velvet Wetsuit valued at 300 USDC.
• Among the first 10 participants to reach 200M in trading volume by July 12, one randomly selected winner will receive two RIMOWA suitcases valued at 5,000 USDC in total.

“The Island brings together everything we want this competition to be: bigger scale, stronger participation loops, and a structure that rewards how active options traders actually engage,” said Luuk Strijers, Senior Director from Deribit by Coinbase. “With solo and team competition, short-dated options mechanics and aspirational rewards led by the Private Island jackpot, this is our most ambitious retail trading campaign yet.”

“We are excited to partner with Deribit by Coinbase once again on the latest edition of the competition,” said Chris Yu, CEO and Co-Founder from SignalPlus. “The Island is designed to make participation more dynamic and more rewarding, whether traders are competing on volume, teaming up with their network, or engaging through short-dated options and daily missions. Together, we are creating a more immersive experience for sophisticated retail traders.”

Competition Highlights include:

• Core Arena: Weekly solo and team trading leaderboards designed to reward notional trading activity across individual and squad-based competition.
• Mystery Box Deposit Round: Users who register and maintain deposits for seven days unlock Mystery Box draw chances tied to guaranteed USDC prizes and premium rewards.
• Daily Reward Ecosystem: Daily individual and team missions encourage repeat engagement, with volume-based rewards and team milestone unlocks.
• Flash Arena: Short-dated options trading powers daily reward multipliers and jackpot-style shooting mechanics, including access to the Private Island reward opportunity.
• Block Arena: High-balance and block-trade participants can unlock fee rebates and luxury reward opportunities.
• Expansion Arena: Referral mechanics reward both community growth and successful invitations of higher-value traders.

In addition to the Private Island headline reward, this year’s prize pool includes a range of premium rewards such as a Rolex Watch, Apple Vision Pro, NVIDIA Stock, Luxury Turkey Trip, Ledger Stax, Gentle Monster Sunglasses, Razer Keyboard, SOL spot rewards, trading fee coupons, and daily USDC prize pools.

The Island invites participants into a dynamic retail trading competition that combines strategic trading with team-based participation and a tiered reward structure. With every trade, participants move closer to exclusive rewards, from daily USDC prizes to the Private Island headline jackpot. The event begins today.

About Deribit 

Deribit by Coinbase is a centralized, institutional-grade provider of crypto derivatives ecosystem, specializing in Bitcoin and Ethereum options and futures. With state-of-the-art infrastructure, Deribit offers instantaneous price discovery, low-latency execution, advanced risk mitigation tools, and deep liquidity through a network of top-tier market makers. Deribit facilitates the majority of global crypto options volume and upholds rigorous proof-of-reserves practices to maintain the highest standards of integrity and transparency.

About SignalPlus

Signalplus provides trading software and infrastructure for crypto derivatives, helping professional and sophisticated retail traders access options, futures, and spot markets with advanced execution and analytics tools. SignalPlus delivers a comprehensive options trading suite tailored for crypto derivatives traders.

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VCT combines blockchain transparency, agribusiness intelligence, export-finance infrastructure and real-world asset tokenization on BNB Smart Chain.

Valle Capital Token (“VCT”) today announced the development and expansion of its blockchain-powered ecosystem designed to connect global digital capital with Brazilian agribusiness operations and international commodity exports.

Built on BNB Smart Chain, Valle Capital Token combines utility-token functionality with a real-world asset-focused model intended to support greater transparency, operational visibility and digital infrastructure across agricultural production, commodity financing, logistics and export activity.

The project is structured around a British Virgin Islands tokenization entity and aims to create a bridge between traditional agribusiness, international trade and the global Web3 economy. Through EVM smart contracts, digital dashboards, monitoring tools and on-chain records, Valle Capital intends to support a more transparent and connected ecosystem for producers, commercial partners, exporters, international buyers and eligible global participants.

Connecting Global Capital to the Real Economy

Brazilian agribusiness and commodity exports represent one of the country’s most important economic engines. The sector depends on continuous access to capital, operational intelligence, logistics coordination, documentation control and reliable reporting across every phase of the production and export chain.

From advance commodity purchases and crop financing to storage, shipment preparation and international settlement, agricultural and export operations often involve multiple parties, including producers, buyers, warehouses, logistics providers, exporters, financial partners, insurers and international counterparties.

Valle Capital Token is designed to help address this operational complexity by creating a technological layer that organizes information, improves visibility and supports digital integration across the agro-export chain.

The project’s market opportunity is driven by the increasing demand for:

• More transparent agribusiness and export operations
• Better access to structured working capital
• Reliable contract and document monitoring
• Digital traceability from field to shipment
• Operational intelligence through data and artificial intelligence
• Blockchain-based auditability for selected commercial milestones
• New technology infrastructure connecting real assets and global digital capital

VCT is positioned at the intersection of agribusiness, commodity trading, export finance and real-world asset tokenization.

A Technology Layer for the Entire Agribusiness Chain

Valle Capital Token is not designed solely as a digital asset. It is being developed as a broader ecosystem of digital tools and operational infrastructure for the agribusiness and export sector.

The platform is expected to include:

• Satellite Monitoring and Field Intelligenc: The ecosystem plans to use imagery and field data to monitor agricultural areas and track the evolution of production cycles. These tools are intended to support improved operational visibility across the agricultural chain.
• Climate Mapping: Territorial and climate indicators are planned to support decision-making throughout crop cycles, helping participants monitor environmental and operational conditions relevant to agricultural activity.
• Logistics Tracking: Valle Capital Token plans to provide visibility into commodity movement, storage, commercial preparation and shipment-related milestones, helping reduce fragmented information among partners in the supply chain.
• Irrigation and Field Mapping: The platform is expected to include tools for mapping and visualizing irrigated areas, soil information and field infrastructure, supporting operational analysis and agricultural planning.
• Operational Artificial Intelligence: VCT plans to integrate AI-based tools for operational analysis, sector intelligence and data interpretation, strengthening the ability of participants to understand trends, monitor activity and make more informed decisions.
• Digital Traceability: Digital traceability tools are intended to support the monitoring of production-chain information, operational milestones and product-origin data. This can create a clearer historical record for selected activities within the agro-export ecosystem.
• Information Panels and Operational Alerts: The project plans to provide dashboards for users and partners, combining field data, operational progress, real-time alerts and relevant ecosystem information in a single digital environment.
• Smart Contracts and On-Chain Transparency: A central component of Valle Capital Token is its use of EVM-compatible smart contracts to support auditable records of selected capital flows, commercial structures and operational milestones.

The project intends to register hashes and references associated with real-world operations, which may include:

• Agricultural agreements
• Commodity purchase contracts
• Export and international trade agreements
• Invoices
• Packing lists
• Bills of Lading
• Certificates
• Logistics milestones
• Delivery confirmations
• Settlement status

This structure is designed to improve auditability and transparency without replacing the legal, financial, and commercial processes required for real-world operations.

According to the project’s model, financing flows are expected to be formalized through legal structures and recorded on-chain to create a more transparent operational record.

Agribusiness and Export Finance Strategy

Valle Capital Token’s ecosystem is designed around two primary operational areas.

Valle Capital: Agribusiness Operations

The project plans to support infrastructure connected to:

• Agricultural financing for producers
• Advance commodity purchases
• Working-capital support
• Crop financing
• Future-contract structuring
• Agricultural supply-chain operations

Grupo CGM: Export Operations

The export-finance structure may support:

• Pre-shipment financing
• Logistics and shipping costs
• Operational cost coverage
• Commodity-export preparation
• International trade activities
• Export-volume expansion

The project states that international capital may be transferred to Brazilian operating entities through formalized legal mechanisms, including capital contributions and structured private-loan agreements, subject to applicable law, regulatory requirements and project compliance procedures.

VCT Token and Ecosystem Utility

VCT is positioned as an RWA-focused utility token intended to connect eligible global participants to a growing ecosystem of digital tools, services, programs, benefits and future platform modules.

The current website identifies a total supply of 650,000,000 VCT on BNB Smart Chain. The token allocation is structured across presale, operations and treasury, liquidity and listings, marketing and ecosystem development, team and advisors, and strategic reserve and legal allocation.

Current token allocation includes:

• 35% — Presale: 227.5 million VCT
• 25% — Operations and Treasury: 162.5 million VCT
• 15% — Liquidity and Listings: 97.5 million VCT
• 10% — Marketing and Ecosystem: 65 million VCT
• 10% — Team and Advisors: 65 million VCT
• 5% — Strategic Reserve and Legal: 32.5 million VCT

The presale is structured across 15 rounds of 10 days each. The website states that presale allocations include 10% at token-generation event, with the remaining 90% released over 12 months.

Roadmap Toward Global RWA Expansion

Valle Capital Token has outlined a phased roadmap focused on moving from token infrastructure and presale activity to real operational deployment and broader ecosystem expansion.

Phase 1 — Foundation and Presale includes the BVI tokenization entity, smart-contract development, audit preparation, BNB Smart Chain deployment and the 15-round presale structure.

Phase 2 — Capital Deployment focuses on agribusiness financing through Valle Capital, export-finance activity through Grupo CGM, formalized capital flows and investor dashboards.

Phase 3 — Smart Operations includes satellite and climate monitoring, logistics-tracking modules, AI operational analysis, digital traceability and staking-related ecosystem tools.

Phase 4 — RWA Scale targets on-chain commodity tokenization, card-gateway and fiat on-ramp integration, international partnerships, exchange-listing preparation and the development of a global RWA marketplace.

Why Valle Capital Token Stands Out

Valle Capital Token is designed around a differentiated proposition: combining blockchain technology with real agribusiness and commodity-export operations rather than focusing exclusively on speculative digital-asset use cases.

The project’s main advantages include:

• Focus on Brazilian agribusiness and global commodity exports
• BVI tokenization structure and BNB Smart Chain deployment
• Utility token with an RWA-focused ecosystem model
• Smart contract-based transparency and auditability
• Satellite, climate and logistics intelligence tools
• Digital traceability for the agro-export chain
• AI-driven operational analysis
• Investor and partner dashboards
• Structured capital deployment for agro and export operations
• Long-term roadmap toward global RWA marketplace infrastructure

“Valle Capital Token is being developed to connect technology, capital and real operational activity. Our goal is to create a more transparent digital ecosystem where agribusiness, exports, blockchain infrastructure and global participants can operate together,” said Luan Coimbra Correia Responsible Representative, Valle Token.

Important Notice

VCT is a utility token and does not represent equity, ownership participation, a security, guaranteed returns, guaranteed yield or guaranteed token appreciation. Participation in digital assets involves risks, including market volatility, liquidity risk, technology risk, operational risk, regulatory changes and potential loss of capital.

The project states that participation is subject to applicable laws, jurisdictional restrictions, KYC/AML verification and legal review. The VCT presale is not marketed to persons located in, or citizens or residents of, the United States, Brazil or OFAC-sanctioned jurisdictions.

About Valle Capital Token

Valle Capital Token is a blockchain-powered agribusiness, export-finance and real-world asset ecosystem. The project aims to connect global digital capital with Brazilian agricultural operations and international commodity exports through EVM smart contracts, blockchain transparency, digital traceability, operational intelligence and scalable Web3 infrastructure.

Official Links

Website: https://valletoken.com

Whitepaper: https://whitepaper.valletoken.com

Telegram: https://t.me/vallecapitaltoken

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Luan Coimbra Correia
VALLE CAPITAL TOKEN
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Utorg, a crypto wallet and card platform built on institutional-grade infrastructure, today announced it has received full authorization under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, effective July 1, 2026 – the date on which the industry’s transitional period ends and unauthorized providers can no longer legally serve European users. 

The company, which also provides regulated crypto rails, wallets and stablecoin infrastructure to businesses across 130+ countries, is among a small number of platforms to have completed the full authorization process and is now cleared to operate across all 29 EEA member states, a combined market of over 450 million people.

What MiCA means for users

MiCA is the EU’s first unified regulatory framework for crypto-assets, establishing binding standards on consumer protection, transparency, and financial integrity across all member states.

For users, MiCA authorization means concrete protective measures that previously did not exist in crypto: funds must be held separately from company assets, fees must be disclosed upfront, and users have a legal right to file complaints with a national regulator. If a MiCA-authorized platform fails, user assets are protected under EU law (not subject to the discretion of an offshore jurisdiction).

For Utorg, the authorization is the result of a full regulatory review of its products, operations, and compliance infrastructure. It also means ongoing oversight: Utorg is now subject to regular reporting obligations and supervisory review under EU financial law.

Industry background

July 1, 2026 marks the end of MiCA’s transitional period - the point at which crypto-asset service providers without full authorization can no longer legally serve users in the EEA. 

In the months leading up to the deadline, a significant portion of the market has withdrawn from or restricted European operations. Utorg is among the few platforms to have completed the full authorization process and is operational from day one of the new regulatory regime.

Eugene Petrakov, Co-founder of Utorg, said: “Most of the industry spent the last two years hoping MiCA would get delayed or softened. We spent it building toward it. For European users, July 1 means fewer options, stricter standards, and a much shorter list of platforms they can actually trust. We intend to be at the top of that list, not just because we’re authorized, but because we built a product that is safe by design. The license confirms what was already true.”

Utorg’s products available to EEA residents

From July 1, EEA users can continue to access Utorg’s full product suite through the Utorg App, including:

• A crypto wallet supporting buy, send, receive, store, and swap across 170+ cryptocurrencies and 14 blockchains, including BTC, ETH, and SOL. Thanks to its non-custodial nature, Utorg has no access to users’ funds at any point.
• A crypto card accepted at 80 million+ merchants worldwide, with Google Pay and Apple Pay support and allowing users to spend their crypto as they wish. It’s worth mentioning that there are no fees for issuance, maintenance, or top-ups.

This crypto card operates under strict AML (Anti-Money Laundering) and KYC (Know Your Customer) compliance requirements, as mandated by MiCA, ensuring users benefit from the full protections afforded by EU law. 

For card payments specifically, Utorg holds a PCI DSS Level 2 certificate under the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. This is the same security framework used across the traditional payments industry, and it governs how card numbers, transaction records, and personal details are stored, processed, and transmitted. Compliance is verified through regular audits by an independent assessor.

About Utorg

Founded in 2019, Utorg is a crypto infrastructure and consumer application fintech company operating across 130+ countries. It provides regulated on/off-ramp rails, wallet infrastructure, and stablecoin solutions to fintechs, exchanges, digital asset platforms and other businesses globally. Its consumer app, trusted by more than 2 million users, offers a self-custodial multi-chain wallet and a free Visa crypto card, available on iOS (in July) and Android. Utorg is MiCA-authorized and holds PCI DSS Level 2 certification. 

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Five years in the making, Autheo is launching its decentralized operating system on Mainnet after public testnet adoption surpassed 1.8 million wallets, nearly 1 million smart contracts, and 8.8 million transactions.

Autheo today formally introduced its decentralized operating system to the public: a coordination layer designed to let the traditional Web, blockchain networks, and AI agents interoperate natively as a single system. The company is now launching its Mainnet the production environment for the network after more than a year of public testnet activity.

THE COORDINATION LAYER THE INTERNET NEVER HAD

The big net wars took place long ago. They were in the 1980s and 1990s. They set one key rule for the web. The rule is still used to this day. The rule is this: net links come from real tools. They do not come from big boss plans.

Some key tools won the race. TCP/IP was one of them. DNS was one of them. HTTP was one of them. TLS was one of them. These tools worked well in real life. They were put to use with ease. The whole web still runs on them. The coin world took a new path. Each net worked on its own. Each had its own safe guard. Each had its own vote rules. Each had its own code tools. Each had its own build kits. Now these nets do not talk well. They are like small islands alone. They do not share with each other.

The new AI bots make this worse. There are more and more of them. They need to work on all nets. They need the web and coins and AI. But these nets were not made to work as one. They do not know how to join up.

Protocols such as IBC, LayerZero, CCIP, Wormhole, and Axelar have made meaningful progress on chain-to-chain messaging and asset transfer — but those efforts operate at the bridging layer. Autheo addresses the problem from a different angle: a shared substrate where Web services, blockchain networks, and AI agents coordinate natively on a common identity, communications, execution, and infrastructure layer, rather than relying on bridges that pass messages between otherwise disconnected systems.

At the same time, approximately three-quarters of business applications today are delivered as SaaS, and identity, storage, compute, payments, and messaging already run as distributed services across the Web. The Internet, in other words, has quietly taken on many of the functions of an operating system. What it has lacked is the layer that lets those services together with blockchain networks and AI agents interoperate by default, rather than through one-off, brittle integrations built per partner, per protocol, and per chain.

Autheo has one main job. It helps all parts work as one. It makes them run and talk to each other. The Autheo OS gives you key tools. These are like a PC's core tools. You get ID and time slots. You get notes and state. You get math and save space. You get run and do tasks. All these are open for use. Any app or tool can call on them. The big goal is a joint base. Web2 sites can work on it. Web3 nets can work on it. AI bots can work on it too. They can trade and team up. They do not need to know where the other side is. For AI bots that work on their own, Autheo has a key guard. It is a trust and ID layer on the chain. It can fight off new big math threats. Bots can hold their own passes. They can sign their own deals. They can call on all the tools. They do not need to use outside help. They do not show their own keys.

“We didn’t set out to build just another network,” said Scott Bayless, Managing Director and co-founder of Autheo. “We set out to find the right relation between the ones we already have. A body has many parts. A city is many trades. The Internet today is many systems — each doing its work, none of them moving as one. With Mainnet now live, Autheo is the layer where the web, the chain, and the agent can finally work together.”

FOUNDED BY LONG-TIME COLLABORATORS

Autheo was founded in July 2021 by Todd Mortenson and Scott Bayless, long-time collaborators who have built and operated multiple ventures together over the past two decades.

The founders shared a simple thesis: the next phase of the Internet will be defined less by any single technology and more by the coordination layer that enables the traditional Web, blockchain networks, and AI to operate as a single system. Much of what ultimately matters in technology tends to begin far from the loudest places — quietly, slowly, by those who would not have been the obvious choices.

The team had a clear guide. It was their big goal. The founders and tech leads did deep work. They spent years on their hard task. They looked at nets and whole worlds. They looked at how chains are built. They looked at new ways to show who you are. They looked at safe guards for the new math age. They looked at how to run things with no one boss.

Then they built Autheo from the ground up. They used four main base parts. The first part is TheoID. It is a W3C-style ID. It works for all users and bots. It is the main way to show who you are. The second part is PQCNet. It is a safe talk and ID web. It uses new math from NIST. The tools are ML-KEM and ML-DSA. They also use SLH-DSA. These are top safe guards. The third part is a Cosmos SDK base. It is called Layer 0. It has IBC built right in. This lets chains talk to each other. The fourth part is an EVM base. It works like the top chain. It runs on a Proof-of-Stake vote. You can give your vote to others. Only ok'd groups can vote on it. CometBFT makes sure each block is firm. This is called "Proof of Autheo."

Solidity smart contracts can be deployed natively on Autheo or migrated from existing EVM-compatible chains, providing developers with a familiar development environment while benefiting from native IBC interoperability across the broader blockchain ecosystem.

The research and development underlying the platform has also resulted in an expanding portfolio of patent families covering core architectural innovations, reflecting the team’s long-term intellectual property strategy surrounding decentralized operating systems, digital identity, interoperability, post-quantum security, and related technologies.

Network engineering and Autheo’s post-quantum security architecture are led by Chief Engineering Officer Kenneth Harper, who has overseen the design, architecture, and implementation of the platform through public testnet and into Mainnet launch. Supporting those efforts is a multidisciplinary organization spanning engineering, product, project management, quality assurance, infrastructure, operations, ecosystem development, developer support, business development, partnerships, marketing, global channels, finance, legal, compliance, and intellectual property. Autheo’s broader contributor base spans approximately 100 people across 25 countries — blockchain pioneers, Fortune 500 operators, and researchers from institutions including MIT, Harvard, Stanford, and Caltech. Independent security audits have been completed by Halborn (testnet) and CertiK (Mainnet).

Autheo collaborates with leading infrastructure, security, and ecosystem partners including Zeeve, InfStones, Hydrex, Halborn, CertiK, TrustSwap, Team.Finance, Utila, Ape Bond, Antier, EVU, among others across validator and node operations, security audits, custody, token services, and ecosystem development.

TESTNET ADOPTION HAS COMPOUNDED

Autheo’s public testnet went live in 2025 and, over its first twelve months, attracted approximately 350,000 wallets and 60,000 smart contracts as developers stress-tested the network. Following the May 12, 2026, announcement of Mainnet Phase 1, adoption accelerated. In the roughly 45 days since, cumulative wallet addresses have grown more than 5x and smart contracts have grown more than 15x. As of today, cumulative testnet totals stand at:

• 1,812,088 wallet addresses
• 968,502 smart contracts

(Figures per Autheo network data, June 24, 2026. Independently verifiable on the public testnet explorer: testnet-explorer.autheo.com · verified contracts.)

Daily activity over the past month has averaged approximately 30,000 new wallet addresses and 20,000 new smart contracts. The Autheo testnet is now onboarding more wallets and deploying more contracts in a single day than it did across full months of its first year. Contract density at this stage is unusual for a Layer-1 testnet and reflects the breadth of developer use cases the team has supported across the build-out.

“Mainnet is live,” said Todd Mortenson, Managing Director and co-founder of Autheo. “The industry will be racing to retrofit post-quantum security ahead of NIST’s timeline — our developers won’t have to. We built PQC in from the ground up. One interface for Web services, on-chain protocols, and AI agents. One million human developers on-chain within three years. And the AI agents building alongside them? Orders of magnitude more. The coordination layer for that future is live today.”

WHAT’S NEXT

With the testnet validating the architecture and the Mainnet now launching, Autheo’s near-term focus is on expanding partnerships across the Web2, Web3, and AI communities and supporting builders deploying applications, agents, and protocols on the platform.

Developer Access (Mainnet, Live Today):

• Docs: docs.autheo.com
• Mainnet block explorer: evm-explorer.autheo.com
• Chain ID: 2127 (0x84f)
• Public RPC endpoints: rpc1.autheo.com · rpc2.autheo.com · rpc3.autheo.com
• API documentation: evm-explorer.autheo.com/api-docs
• GitHub: Public open-source release is in progress; commercial components remain in compartmentalized private repositories.

Testnet explorer (with verified-contract source): testnet-explorer.autheo.com

For developers seeking an early path into the Mainnet ecosystem, the Core Node and Prime Node tiers remain available at commerce.autheo.com (settlement via ETH on Arbitrum). These programs provide eligibility for long-term THEO token emissions, enabling developers to begin accumulating THEO for building, deploying, and participating in the network as the ecosystem expands. The Sovereign Validator Node program (399 nodes total) has its first 275 slots fully subscribed; the remaining 124 are reserved for enterprise partners and ecosystem customers. A dedicated builder portal at autheolabs.com is anticipated to launch, providing additional THEO token and validator allocations for projects deploying on the network.

THEO is anticipated to become available on Hydrex.fi in early July 2026, with additional exchange access expected to follow.

Additional documentation ecosystem, security, infrastructure, and listing announcements are expected over the coming weeks.

ABOUT AUTHEO

Autheo is building the Internet operating system — a decentralized coordination and execution layer that enables the traditional Web, blockchain networks, and AI agents to interoperate as a single system. The platform utilizes W3C Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) as its native identity framework and is anchored by PQCNet, Autheo’s quantum-resistant communications and identity infrastructure built upon NIST-standardized post-quantum cryptography, including ML-KEM (FIPS 203), ML-DSA (FIPS 204), and SLH-DSA (FIPS 205). Operating alongside Autheo’s sovereign Cosmos-based Layer 0 and EVM-compatible Layer 1, PQCNet is designed to provide next-generation security for digital identity, communications, authentication, encryption, and trusted interactions across Web, blockchain, and AI ecosystems.

Autheo integrates a sovereign Cosmos SDK Layer 0 with native IBC interoperability and an EVM-compatible Layer 1 execution environment, allowing developers to deploy Solidity smart contracts natively or migrate existing applications from other EVM-compatible networks. Founded in July 2021 by Scott Bayless and Todd Mortenson, Autheo opened its public Testnet in 2025 and launched Mainnet in 2026.

For more information, visit autheo.com and follow Autheo on X at @Autheo_Network. Find the Media Kit at mediakit.autheo.com

Contact

Marketing & Media Relations
Ryan Teigen
Autheo LLC
ryan@autheo.com
608-713-1028