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Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan has identified three key lessons from the recent billion-dollar blockchain fundraising efforts by Arc, Canton, and Tempo. According to The Block, these significant capital raises underscore the growing investor confidence in blockchain technology and its potential to transform various industries. Hougan's insights reflect the strategic importance of understanding market dynamics and the evolving landscape of blockchain investments. The lessons drawn from these raises could guide future investment strategies in the blockchain sector.

Ronin has successfully transitioned to an Ethereum Layer 2 network, significantly reducing its annual RON issuance from 45 million to 5 million. According to NS3.AI, the platform announced that future token issuance will be directed towards builders and developers via a Proof of Distribution reward system. Additionally, Ronin intends to increase marketplace fees as part of its strategy to enhance profitability.

Polygon has announced the completion of a privacy feature upgrade for its Polygon CDK, according to Foresight News. The upgrade introduces a Validium configuration based on the Succinct SP1 Hypercube zero-knowledge proof system. This allows institutions to retain raw transaction data within their own infrastructure while submitting encrypted commitments and zero-knowledge proofs to Ethereum, achieving 'private data, public verification.' The upgrade also maintains liquidity interoperability with Ethereum and other chains through AggLayer.

The upgrade offers five combinable privacy levels, including permissioned access, confidential chains (Validium), trusted execution environments (TEE), fully homomorphic encryption tokens (FHE), and client-side zero-knowledge private transactions. It supports integration with enterprise identity systems such as Okta and Azure AD. The enhancements are primarily aimed at traditional financial institutions like banks, payment companies, and asset management firms planning to transition to blockchain technology.

Uniswap's official developer account has announced the introduction of a payment flow feature in its API. According to Foresight News, developers can now add recipient address parameters in quote requests, allowing swap outputs to be sent directly to any specified address. This feature is designed for applications such as checkout, payment, and cross-asset transfers.

Magic Eden has announced a $75 million investment commitment to the iGaming project Dicey. According to Foresight News, the funds will be allocated towards Dicey's fundraising, operations, and marketing efforts.

Cosmos Hub and Cosmos Labs have confirmed that Injective USDC will serve as the primary stablecoin standard for the Cosmos ecosystem and dYdX. According to Foresight News, Injective has committed to providing long-term support for USDC over at least four years, ensuring necessary financial reserves for developers, institutions, and applications. The migration process is set to unfold gradually over the coming months, with dYdX leading the transition. Cosmos Labs is coordinating the migration efforts across other chains and applications within the ecosystem.

Skip Protocol's Skip:Go, which currently handles most cross-chain transfers within Cosmos, will adopt Injective USDC as its default USDC. Cosmos Labs plans to release migration tools for chains and applications transitioning from other USDC sources.

Earlier this year, Noble announced its departure from the Cosmos platform. Noble had been a long-standing native issuer of USDC for IBC, and its exit left Cosmos chains and applications without a long-term issuance source. Injective is stepping in to fill this gap, taking on an issuance volume exceeding $100 million.

Base Protocol's head, Jesse Pollak, announced on the X platform that x402 now supports batch settlement. According to Odaily, this feature enables a large volume of microtransactions, specifically those under $0.0001, and is suitable for payment scenarios involving immediate resources like computing and reasoning.

Cantor8 has announced the acquisition of exclusive Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with Yiksi Limited to facilitate the integration of M-PESA and EVC Plus into blockchain technology. According to NS3.AI, this initiative aims to enable direct digital money-to-crypto conversion using blockchain rails. The project is set to serve as a pilot for a wider implementation across various African mobile money ecosystems.

Peaq has announced the integration of its peaqOS platform into LG's CLOiSim robot simulation environment. According to NS3.AI, this integration enables robots to autonomously coordinate services and settle transactions. The service payments are processed in USDT using the peaqOS and Tether Wallet Development Kit.

ZKsync has announced on Platform X that governance service provider ScopeLift has officially proposed the 'ZK Fee Flow System.' According to Odaily, this proposal aims to implement a set of smart contract systems that will enable the ZKsync governance mechanism to distribute and route protocol-generated fees through a controllable on-chain path. This initiative seeks to create a more flexible and programmable framework for fee flow and governance design.

Aptos and tZERO have announced a partnership to integrate tZERO's institutional tokenization platform with the Aptos Layer 1 blockchain. According to NS3.AI, this collaboration aims to facilitate the issuance of real-world asset tokens on the Aptos platform, enhancing the capabilities for issuers in the blockchain ecosystem.

Stellar Development Foundation and the Bermuda government have announced plans to migrate key payment and financial services to the Stellar network. According to Odaily, this initiative aims to establish a 'fully on-chain national economy' in Bermuda, leveraging the regulatory framework of the 2018 Digital Asset Business Act. The plan seeks to significantly reduce payment processing costs for local merchants, which currently range from 3% to 5% or higher.

Under the new system, Bermuda residents will be able to use Stellar network digital wallets to receive salaries, make merchant payments, pay government fees, and hold digital assets. The government will pilot stablecoin payments, and financial institutions will have access to tokenization tools. These assets will also be used in government payment scenarios, including social service distributions.

According to CoinDesk, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) will integrate Chainlink's Runtime Environment and data standard into its blockchain-based Collateral AppChain — a Besu-based platform enabling tokenized, 24/7 real-time collateral management across traditional and blockchain markets. Chainlink will handle pricing, valuation, margining, eligibility checks and settlement orchestration. The integration extends a 2024 Smart NAV pilot involving JPMorgan, BNY Mellon and Franklin Templeton. DTCC's subsidiaries processed $4.7 quadrillion in securities transactions in 2025 and custody assets valued at $114 trillion.

Lorenzo Protocol has launched its governance system and commenced its first on-chain vote concerning a vesting proposal. According to NS3.AI, the proposal aims to add 454.8 million tokens to the total and circulating supply if approved. It seeks to shorten vesting periods for various categories, including Rewards, Investors, Ecosystem & Development, Team, Treasury, and Advisors, while upgrading the tokenomics from V2 to V3. veBANK holders are eligible to participate in the voting process, which runs from May 12 to May 17.

According to Catcher Predict, the prediction market Polymarket has observed significant fluctuations in the odds for the 'LoL: BNK FEARX vs. T1 (BO3) - Esports World Cup Korea Qualifiers Playoffs' event. Specifically, the sub-market option for 'any player achieving a pentakill' saw its probability plummet from 47.55% to 24.35% within the past hour, marking a 23.2% change. Stakeholders should be aware of the potential impact of sudden news developments on these predictions.

Web3 asset data platform RootData has significantly upgraded its chart page, adding over 10 new detailed charts to cater to the refined research and interpretation needs of readers across various sectors and dimensions. According to ChainCatcher, the current chart module on RootData includes areas of market interest such as financing and acquisition scale and quantity, total stablecoin market capitalization, total RWA market capitalization, ETF inflows and outflows, public chain TVL, and VC investment performance. These are presented in various chart types, including line charts, heat maps, bubble charts, and treemap charts. Following this upgrade, the data dimensions and interactive experience of RootData's chart page have been further enhanced, allowing users to observe market trends, capital flows, and industry structural changes more intuitively, thereby facilitating more efficient market analysis and investment research decisions.

Kyobo Life Insurance has recently established a digital asset unit, aiming to develop new blockchain business strategies. According to NS3.AI, this unit is tasked with creating a mid-to-long-term digital asset roadmap for the entire Kyobo Group. The plans being considered involve the introduction of stablecoins, security token offerings, Web3 initiatives, cross-border payment solutions, and the formation of a specialized overseas subsidiary.

Foresight News posted on X (formerly Twitter) about the increasing security issues in the DeFi sector, highlighting recent hacks affecting projects like Kelp DAO and Drift. These incidents have shaken market confidence and prompted a reevaluation of risk and value within the industry. In a discussion focused on 'DeFi Security,' several experts, including Web3 creator Will_7th, researchers Changan and Kevin, and others from institutions like Deep Research Academy and Bitbase Institute, shared their insights on five key questions: the impact of hacks on investment strategies, whether cross-chain technology is overhyped, the risks and rewards of LSDFi, the feasibility of retail investors mining DeFi, and the pros and cons of AI in DeFi security.

Chainlink (LINK) network activity has surged to levels not seen in eight months, driven by the migration of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols from LayerZero to Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), according to BeInCrypto. On-chain analytics firm Santiment reported 282,170 active addresses on May 9, followed by 264,090 the next day, marking the strongest sustained activity since September 2025. This increase follows a $292 million exploit on April 18, 2026, involving Kelp DAO's LayerZero-powered bridge, prompting a shift to Chainlink CCIP. Additionally, Solv Protocol plans to migrate over $700 million in tokenized Bitcoin to CCIP, further boosting network activity. The surge is attributed to genuine protocol usage rather than speculative trading, with significant whale accumulation and reduced sell-side pressure noted.

Dolphin Network has announced its adoption of a Peer-to-Pool architecture to reuse idle GPUs, according to Foresight News. This system allows each model to operate within a GPU pool, with nodes randomly assigned tasks, eliminating direct buyer-seller bindings. Nodes receive POD token rewards from the protocol treasury based on the number of inference tokens processed. Users can purchase credits directly from the protocol using POD, ETH, BTC, USDC, XMR, and ZEC. All protocol revenue is allocated for market buybacks of POD, directly offsetting inflation.

For instance, Dolphin charges users $0.7 per million tokens for Qwen 3.6 35B, which is lower than OpenRouter's $1. Of this, $0.5 is paid to nodes, generating a net buyback of $0.2.

POD holders can stake their tokens in the xPOD treasury to receive automatic reinvestment dividends, daily inference quotas, and ecosystem subscription benefits. Node operators are required to stake POD bonds equivalent to four weeks of income, which are subject to forfeiture in cases of cheating. The reward multiplier mechanism can reach up to two times.