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We have filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) for a national trust company charter. If approved, the application would establish Payward National Trust Company (“PNTC”), which would provide fiduciary custody and other services primarily for digital assets. PNTC expects to serve institutional clients and individual customers seeking regulated, bank-level custody and trust services for digital assets, leveraging Payward’s existing infrastructure, risk management, compliance programs, and regulated affiliates to deliver services in a secure and compliant manner. This application marks Payward’s latest step in building out a robust federal regulatory infrastructure for digital assets,…

Update 5/11/26: New link. Seems to be digital only like the personal bonus. This offer is only available to applicants residing in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, or Wisconsin. Update 12/28/25: New link includes the following states: Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia, or Wisconsin. The following are new: SC, TX, WI extended thru 2/16/26 extended to june 9, 2025 Extended to 2/10/25 Extended to 1/7/2025 Extended to September 3, 2024 Extended…

Want to work faster without hiring more people? Wondering how AI can actually improve productivity inside a startup? In this episode of the Crowdfunding Demystified Podcast, host Salvador Briggman sits down with Richard White, founder and CEO of Fathom, to discuss how AI is transforming productivity, decision-making, and startup growth. Fathom launched in 2020 — before generative AI became mainstream — with a simple goal: eliminate meeting busywork so teams can focus on meaningful conversations. What started as a free AI note-taking tool has evolved into something much bigger. Today, Fathom functions like a “second brain,” helping teams search conversations,…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on Crypto projects with more than $3 billion in total value locked have migrated their cross-chain infrastructure to Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) following a $292 million exploit at KelpDAO, which heightened scrutiny of bridge security across decentralized finance.Chainlink confirmed the migration wave, saying four protocols, including KelpDAO, Solv Protocol, Re, and Tydro, had begun decommissioning legacy oracles and bridge systems in favor of CCIP.The shift has also fed into LINK’s market performance. CryptoSlate data shows the token rose 15% to $10.52, its highest level since January, as traders responded to the acceleration in CCIP adoption.Blockchain analytics…

A bitcoin whale came back to life Sunday, moving coins worth $40 billion to a new address after more than a decade of inactivity.The transfer took place at around 19:16 UTC, according to blockchain tracking service Whale Alert. The coins were moved from address “1KAA8GGhVjjUjVTz1HKAjCyGNzAKQd882j” to “bc1qm6m6d33d02edr0k8yj9jgt027zl6dvx6thjrxy.”The wallet had remained inactive since November 2013, when BTC was originally acquired and subsequently held untouched for more than a decade.The reason behind the latest transfer remains unclear. Large holders often move coins between wallets for address management or security purposes, though such activity can also precede sales or transfers to exchanges. In…

Bitcoin price started a fresh increase and cleared the $81,500 zone. BTC is consolidating and might aim for more gains above the $82,450 level. Bitcoin managed to stay above $79,200 and started a fresh increase. The price is trading above $80,750 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a bullish trend line forming with support at $80,800 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might extend gains if it stays above the $80,800 and $80,000 levels. Bitcoin Price Turns Positive Bitcoin price found support near $79,200 and started a fresh increase.…

Banjo Loans has appointed Craig Rowe as Chief Technology Officer, marking a significant leadership transition as co-founder and long-serving CTO Julian Hedt steps down after more than a decade building Banjo’s technology foundation.The appointment also signals a new phase for the non-bank SME lender, as it continues its trajectory, moving away from its startup origins, and continues to build into a more scaled and mature technology and lending business.Julian Hedt was one of Banjo’s three co-founders and has played a central role in designing and building the company’s proprietary lending platform since its inception nearly 12 years ago.Under his leadership,…

⏳ 10 Days Left | Nova Launch Pricing Ends May 20, 2026 Nova DNA Trader is at its lowest price ever. That changes on May 20, permanently. Nova DNA Trader – $69 until May 20 $69 Is Not The Price Because It Is Cheap. It Is The Price Because The Window Is Closing. Nova DNA Trader is not $69 because it is a budget product. It is $69 because this is a launch window with a hard deadline, and the deadline is 10 days away. After May 20 it goes to $199. That is what it will cost from that…

As Zcash development has converged around Zebra and the broader infrastructure Zcash Foundation (ZF) maintains, we have officially assumed stewardship of three core community-facing Zcash assets:  The Zcash GitHub organization, canonical home of key repositories including librustzcash, zips, lightwalletd, and the zcashd codebase The z.cash website and domain The @Zcash handle on X Since ZF already maintains Zebra and core protocol infrastructure, bringing these community-facing assets under the same roof simplifies coordination and ensures clear, long-term accountability. ZODL stewarded these resources well and this transition builds on that work. ZF now manages access permissions and repository governance for the Zcash…

The US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve already exists as an executive-order framework for retaining government-held Bitcoin. ARMA would seek to codify it in law and potentially extend it into an active accumulation strategy — with major implications for Bitcoin’s supply dynamics, reserve-asset status and the next phase of sovereign adoption. The US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR) returned to the headlines on April 27, 2026 after Congressman Nick Begich (R-Alaska) announced imminent plans to reintroduce the BITCOIN Act under a new name: the American Reserves Modernization Act, or ARMA. The news came on the same day Patrick Witt, executive director of the…