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Soneium, the Ethereum overlay blockchain linked to 78-year-old Japanese electronics giant Sony, unveiled a new incubator program, Soneium For All, to accelerate consumer and gaming applications within its 7 million-user blockchain ecosystem.As crypto continues its march into the mainstream, traditional technology companies, the Apple’s and Ubers of this world, are looking to the tech to commercialize their future operations.Sony Block Solutions Labs (SBSL), the builder of Soneium, used the Optimism OP stack, a fast and cheap layer linked to Ethereum for “bridging the gap between Web2 and Web3 audiences, especially for the creators, fans and community,” SBSL said.The new accelerator, which plans to open its doors in the third quarter, was created in partnership with Astar Network and Startale Cloud...

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino responded positively to an analyst’s $515 billion valuation of the stablecoin issuer, calling it “a beautiful number,” but ruled out the company going public. Ardoino: Valuation ‘A Bit Bearish’ Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has described an analyst’s $515 billion valuation of the stablecoin issuer as “a beautiful number.” He also suggestedSource link

The Central African Republic (CAR) is set to launch a new platform allowing global investors to purchase tokenized land concessions using the CAR token on Solana. President Faustin-Archange Touadéra stated that these land parcels are cleared, registered, subdivided, and connected by roads, making them ready for agriculture or construction. However, these initial offerings do notSource link

Major cryptocurrencies showed little bullish momentum Monday, even as hopes for the U.S.-China trade talks lifted Asian stocks.Bitcoin BTC, the leading cryptocurrency by market value, traded flat-to-negative near $105,650, having carved out a doji candle, a sign of indecision, on Sunday, according to data source TradingView.Data from Blockchain.com showed a marked slowdown in network activity, with the seven-day moving average of daily on-chain transactions falling to 315.48K, the lowest in at least a year.Payments-focused cryptocurrency XRP struggled to gather upside traction despite topping a bearish trendline from the mid-May highs. The cryptocurrency changed hands at $2.24 at press time, down over 1% on the day (UTC). Volatility may increase this week as the XRP Ledger's APEX 2025 conference kicks off...