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London, United Kingdom, May 13th, 2026, Chainwire Following the successful completion of its private testing phase, BASIS is now officially live, with the platform publicly accessible at basis.pro as the company moves to address what industry participants increasingly describe as a structural gap in digital asset infrastructure. The platform, developed with engineering support from Base58 Labs, has been tested under live market conditions with a select group of institutional participants. While reported metrics included sub-50 microsecond p99 execution latency, throughput exceeding 100,000 operations per second, and 100% uptime, the evaluation extended beyond peak performance benchmarks. Testing was designed to observe…

Exodus Movement sold 1,076 Bitcoin during Q1. That’s 63% of what it held. The company wants cash for a payments play, and it liquidated the majority of its treasury to get there. The NYSE American-listed firm trades under ticker EXOD. It disclosed the sale in unaudited first-quarter results released recently. Management said the proceeds will fund expansion into the global payments industry. They didn’t say much beyond that. No partnerships named. No tech vendors mentioned. Just a big Bitcoin exit and a vague promise to build something in payments. Why Exodus Bailed on Its Bitcoin Stack Exodus started as a…

AI trading apps are becoming one of the easiest ways for beginners to enter the cryptocurrency and stock trading markets.A good AI trading app does not only show charts or prices. It helps users find opportunities, automate trading strategies, manage risk, and reduce emotional trading decisions. This is especially useful for beginners, because the hardest part of trading is not just choosing what to buy. It is knowing when to enter, when to exit, how much to risk, and when to stop.In 2026, the leading AI trading bot platforms are not all the same. Some are designed for crypto automation.…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on A fund manager, treasury desk, custodian, or regulated fintech function with vault accounts, policy-based approvals, granular access controls, audit trails, API access, and operational continuity when employees rotate.That structure is reshaping how capital is allocated within DeFi, and it explains why Cardano’s latest infrastructure push via Iagon’s Cardano Vault, built with Fireblocks, is a bet on the operating model that serious capital actually requires.Announced on May 8, the vault builds an enterprise control layer for Cardano-native operations comprising native assets, staking, reward withdrawals, and governance, inside a framework with vault accounts, controlled signing, approval workflows, and…

India has raised import duty on gold and silver to 15% from 6%. This sharply increases the cost of bullion purchases for the world’s second-largest gold consumer. The new rate combines a 10% basic customs duty with a 5% Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess. Follow us on X to get the latest news as it happens Import duty on gold and other precious metals has been increased, and the revised rates will come into effect from midnight tonight pic.twitter.com/7iWfOFp6j6— IANS (@ians_india) May 12, 2026 Buying Gold in India Just Got More Expensive The Finance Ministry’s notification reverses a July 2024…

Caroline Bishop May 12, 2026 18:58 DTCC integrates Chainlink to enable 24/7 tokenized collateral management ahead of its Q4 2026 Collateral AppChain launch. The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has announced plans to integrate Chainlink’s blockchain oracle technology into its Collateral AppChain platform. This move is a critical step ahead of the platform’s anticipated Q4 2026 launch, aiming to modernize collateral management by enabling 24/7 tokenized asset workflows. DTCC, which handles $114 trillion in liquid assets, said the integration will streamline functions like margining, collateral optimization, and real-time settlement of tokenized assets. According to Nasdaq’s research, 52% of financial…

The Senate voted on Tuesday. 51 to 45. Kevin Warsh joins the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, and it significantly changes things for the crypto ecosystem. The guy owns shares in Flashnet, a Bitcoin payment company. He also has ties with Bitwise and Basis. Not exactly the usual profile for a Fed governor. Trump has wanted this name for a long time. Warsh could replace Jerome Powell as early as Friday, following a final vote this week. Powell’s term ends right at that moment. The approval followed party lines, except for John Fetterman, who voted with the Republicans.…

In brief Microsoft said attackers compromised a Mistral AI software download used by developers. The malware allegedly stole credentials and could damage some Linux systems. Mistral said it has no evidence that its infrastructure was compromised. Microsoft Threat Intelligence said Monday that attackers inserted malicious code into a Mistral AI software package distributed through PyPI, a popular platform developers use to download Python software tools.In a post on X, Microsoft said the malicious code automatically ran when developers used the software on Linux systems. The code downloaded a second malicious file called transformers.pyz from a remote server and launched it…

Zurich, Switzerland, May 12th, 2026, Chainwire The fintech project SNC Scandic Coin (SNC) was launched by the global Scandic Finance Group (SFG). In an interview with the Neue Zürcher Nachrichten, Uwe Sellmer, a specialist in the financial sector, explained how the SNC token differs from speculative cryptocurrencies: it will serve as a regulated payment, access and loyalty instrument integrated into the SFG Group’s services, rather than merely being an object of speculation. Specifically, users within the network can pay for media apps, private jet flights, yachts, cars, AI products and domains, amongst other things, and benefit from loyalty programmes. This…

Zug, Switzerland, May 12th, 2026, Chainwire As part of a broader initiative to expand access to essential banking infrastructure across Africa, Cantor8 has revealed plans to bring leading mobile money systems such as M-PESA and EVC Plus onchain via Yiksi Limited. Cantor8 has secured exclusive MOUs with Yiksi Limited, outlining plans to bring leading mobile money systems onchain and enable direct digital money services-to-crypto conversion via blockchain rails. Through its partnership with Taran App, a leading African fintech platform, and Yiksi, Taran App’s cryptocurrency exchange, Cantor8 will leverage Taran App’s infrastructure to bring two of Africa’s most widely used forms…