Partnerships & Ecosystem

According to a May 12 report by Bitcoin.com News, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has granted conditional approval to Augustus (Augustus), allowing the establishment of Augustus Bank, NA, making it the first AI-native stablecoin settlement bank in the U.S. to reach this stage of approval by the OCC. Founding Team Background and Existing Business According to an official Augustus announcement, the co-founder and CEO of Augustus Bank, NA is Ferdinand Dabitz, 25 years old a

According to PANews, Resolv Labs announced on May 12 that it is advancing recovery efforts and has reached consensus with Fluid, the primary affected protocol. The recovery framework distinguishes between pre-event and post-event exposures: positions with positive net value before the event will be

According to The Block, MoonPay has acquired Dawn Labs and is launching Dawn CLI, an AI-powered tool designed to help non-technical users craft prediction market trading strategies. Users can describe trading strategies in plain English, with the system automating research, code generation,

Sharplink reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of $12.1 million on Monday, a significant increase from $742,000 in the same period last year, driven primarily by staking income from its treasury strategy, according to the company's earnings disclosure. Financial Results and Holdings Despite

According to The Block, MoonPay acquired Dawn Labs this month and launched Dawn CLI, an AI-powered tool designed to help non-technical users create prediction market trading strategies. The tool allows users to describe trading strategies in plain English, with the system automating user research, c

Key Insights Hedera entered the insurance sector through HashSphere integration, creating steady HBAR transaction demand tied directly to property data verification. Eight leading United States property insurers joined the initiative, strengthening Hedera’s enterprise adoption narrative and

According to mb.io, the crypto arm of MultiBank Group partnered with Kings Orbis, EON3 Group Ghana Ltd, and Mavryk on May 11 to launch an institutional-grade tokenization programme for physically-backed

According to BlockBeats, Creek Finance launched its core protocol on Sui mainnet on May 12, integrating Matrixdock's XAUm gold token. The protocol enables users to fractionalize, collateralize, trade, and generate yield on tokenized physical gold, with XAUm backed 1:1 by physical gold and verified t

According to BlockBeats, Anchorage Digital, the U.S. federal-chartered crypto bank, on May 12 reduced its leading role in the Global Dollar (USDG) stablecoin alliance, shifting toward a more neutral strategy. CEO Nathan McCauley stated the company will adopt a higher degree of neutrality in stableco

According to GMatrixs' official announcement on May 10, 2026, the Web3 gaming platform has entered into a strategic collaboration with MiniverseCore, a multichain ecosystem focused on blockchain gaming and decentralized applications. The partnership integrates MiniverseCore's cross-chain

According to the Ministry of Science and ICT and Korea Internet & Security Agency, DB Securities has been selected as the preferred bidder to develop a security token offering platform for carbon reduction assets in Busan, with development expected to begin later this month. The initiative, part of

According to ChainCatcher, AurumX, a blockchain-based trading and settlement infrastructure platform, completed a strategic acquisition of Manadia, a verifiable data settlement protocol, in May 2026. The acquisition aims to strengthen AurumX's capabilities in Web3-AI infrastructure and

According to Ondo Finance, on May 11, Ondo launched support for bridging 35 tokenized equities and ETFs—including SPYon, NVDAon, and TSLAon—from Ethereum and BNB Chain to Hyperliquid's HyperEVM via Ondo Bridge. The integration enables users to combine tokenized assets with Hyperliquid perpetual

According to ChainCatcher, WasabiCard, a global stablecoin payment infrastructure platform, now supports on-chain deposits via the Avalanche (AVAX) network. Users can directly deposit funds to their WasabiCard accounts using AVAX.

According to BlockBeats, on May 11, Corpay announced a partnership with BVNK to provide stablecoin wallets and settlement services to its 800,000 global enterprise customers. Through embedded stablecoin wallets, Corpay clients can view both fiat and stablecoin balances, and send, receive, store, and

According to ChainCatcher, RootData has mapped 40 business partners of Aave spanning TradFi/RWA, stablecoins, infrastructure, wallets, and DeFi protocols. The partnerships include major institutions like BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, and JPMorgan, as well as stablecoin issuers Circle and Tether, si

According to ChainCatcher, AI Agent financial infrastructure B.AI announced a strategic partnership with CoinAnk to provide AI agents with enhanced data-driven decision-making capabilities. The collaboration will leverage CoinAnk's derivatives analytics and market intelligence to supply trading

According to UXLINK's official announcement on May 11, the Web3 social protocol announced a strategic collaboration with Origins Network to integrate decentralized AI computation infrastructure into its ecosystem. The partnership aims to enhance UXLINK's platform by incorporating Origins Network's m

At Consensus Miami, Google Cloud’s Widmann and PayPal’s Zabaneh said that AI agents cannot use traditional bank accounts and must take a crypto payment route. Google introduced the AP2 open protocol as the payment foundation for AI agents, and donated it to the FIDO Foundation; agents must access via key sharding and cannot transfer funds on their own. PayPal’s PYUSD is seen as a programmable payment layer, and merchants need to have machine-readable directories. Although AI agent traffic is common, the proportion of merchants with machine-readable directories remains low; accountability and multi-party custody issues still need to be defined.

According to ChainCatcher, stablecoin payment infrastructure platform WasabiCard recently joined Circle Alliance Program as a member of its global stablecoin ecosystem network. WasabiCard provides global card issuance, payment, and fund distribution solutions for enterprises managing cross-border