Base schedules Beryl upgrade mainnet rollout for June 25
#Base ’s second network upgrade, #Beryl , is set to launch on mainnet on June 25, introducing #B20 , a native token standard embedded directly into the chain’s node software rather than implemented through smart contracts. B20 fully supports the ERC-20 standard and incorporates ERC-2612 permits, allowing users to authorize spenders via signature rather than a separate transaction, making it compatible with existing ERC-20 wallets, exchanges, and indexers.
The standard includes an Issuer Toolkit with role-based controls, mint and burn capabilities, supply caps, transfer restrictions, and freeze-and-seize features for regulated issuers. At launch, it supports both a general-purpose asset model and a stablecoin variant with six-decimal precision and a customizable currency code.
Trace Finance raises $32M in a Series A funding round
#TraceFinance secures $32M in a Series A funding round led by CoinFund, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Haun Ventures, Jump Capital, Paxos, Chainlink Labs, HOF Capital, and others. This funding round brings Trace Finance's total funds raised to $36.3M.
Trace Finance is a B2B fintech company that provides payment and stablecoin infrastructure, specializing in bridging digital assets with traditional banking.
#EarnOS secures $6M in a pre-Series A funding round led by 1kx, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Circle Ventures, and Social Graph Ventures. EarnOS also revealed a four-year, $12.5M non-dilutive strategic commitment from #Verona , the #Layer1 network previously branded as XION, in conjunction with its equity raise.
EarnOS is a decentralized advertising platform that pays users in real, spendable value for completing missions or interacting with brands.
2026 marked a significant increase in mergers and acquisitions across the crypto industry. Exchanges, payment providers, and infrastructure companies completed a series of high-value deals, reflecting ongoing market consolidation and a focus on scaling core services such as CeFi, payments, RWA, AI, custody, exchanges, compliance, infrastructure, wallet, and Interoperability.
Nado announces the launch of a $100,000 trading competition
#Nado has launched a $100,000 trading competition that will last until June 25th at 14:00 UTC. Participation requires a minimum account balance of $100, with users competing by trading across both spot and perpetual markets on Nado’s unified-margin #DEX.
Nado is a central-limit orderbook DEX that delivers high-performance trading with unified spot and perpetual markets, up to 20x leverage, flexible collateral, and real-time risk netting through a single margin account.
Join Nado via our invitation link: app.nado.xyz?join=XDtxNGM
Tether enters into an MoU with Dubai Multi Commodities Centre
#Tether has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre #DMCC , an international business hub supporting global trade through Dubai. The MoU is intended to explore how Tether can support DMCC in tokenization, digital asset education, and wider blockchain use cases.
Through the memorandum, Tether will explore supporting DMCC companies with workshops, blockchain advisory, pilot digital asset programs, and tokenization initiatives, while also improving peer-to-peer communication and payment systems and strengthening underlying infrastructure for more resilient solutions.
#DeepSeek raises $7.4B in a funding round at a valuation exceeding $50B. The round is backed by Tencent, JD, NetEase, IDG Capital, and CATL. Rather than investing in DeepSeek directly, investors committed capital to a limited partnership controlled by founder Liang Wenfeng. The arrangement imposes a five-year lock-up and strips investors of voting rights, with China's National #AI Fund standing out as the sole direct investor with voting privileges intact.
DeepSeek is an artificial intelligence company and AI chatbot that specializes in advanced large language models.
#HashKeyChain partners with #Morpho , a decentralized, non-custodial lending protocol, to expand institutional-grade #CeDeFi business. Through the partnership, HashKey Group’s compliance-ready infrastructure and Morpho’s global open credit network will be combined to explore institutional-grade CeDeFi and #RWA on-chain lending infrastructure.
HashKey Chain is a regulatory-compliant #Ethereum #Layer2 blockchain tailored for institutional use, providing a secure, high-throughput platform that links traditional and decentralized finance through tokenized and real-world assets.