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The nonprofit organization WYDE, which has already attracted attention with its Impact Exchange concept, is preparing to launch a new financial tool. In partnership with the fintech platform Crowded, it is introducing a debit card called EAT that runs on the Visa infrastructure. At first glance, it sounds like a standard business card, but embedded within it is a mechanism that could reshape how businesses participate in charitable giving.

The concept is simple and elegant. Every time a cardholder — whether an entrepreneur, company, or organization — makes a purchase, a small portion of the transaction is automatically directed to hunger-relief organizations. No separate donations, no additional actions, no checkboxes or “donate” buttons. The money goes to charity automatically, simply because the business continues operating and spending on its everyday needs.

That is the core innovation. Charity stops being a separate act that requires a conscious decision and instead becomes integrated into daily financial activity. A company buys office supplies, pays for lunch with clients, or covers software subscriptions — and with each transaction, a few cents or dollars are sent to those fighting hunger. Over the course of a year, those contributions can add up to thousands of meals.

Crowded: Fintech Infrastructure for Good

WYDE’s partner in launching the card is Crowded — a fintech company specializing in services for nonprofit organizations. This is an important detail because the charitable sector has historically suffered from a lack of modern financial infrastructure. Banks are often reluctant to open accounts for nonprofits, payment systems are rarely tailored to their specific needs, and donation accounting is frequently handled through semi-manual processes.

Crowded manages the entire technical side: payment processing, fraud protection, and integrated card management. This means cardholders receive the same level of convenience and security as with any other Visa business...

Tap Global, a company whose shares are traded on London’s AIM market, has released a short but highly revealing statement. Its new product, called Tap Earn, managed to attract $3.5 million in assets under management since launching in early May. For giants like Coinbase or Binance, that amount would barely register as statistical noise. But for Tap Global, whose audience is still measured in hundreds of thousands rather than tens of millions of users, it is a significant signal.

The product was officially announced on May 7, and within just a couple of weeks clients had already deposited $3.5 million into it. If that pace were extrapolated over a quarter or a year, the numbers could materially reshape the company’s financial profile. More importantly, however, customers are voting with their feet — or rather, with their wallets — for a model fundamentally different from what cryptocurrency platforms have traditionally offered.

Tap Earn provides variable yield on crypto assets and stablecoins. In practice, this means users can open the mobile app, deposit their Bitcoin, Ether, or dollar-pegged tokens, and begin earning interest on them. There is no need to trade, monitor charts, or stress over volatility — users simply deposit assets and earn passive income. The idea itself is as old as finance, but in the crypto world it has long been associated with risky decentralized finance protocols and infamous yield platforms that promised high returns before disappearing along with users’ funds. Tap Global is attempting to offer a similar product, but within a regulated framework and through a publicly traded company.

A Strategic Shift: From Transactions to Passive Income

The most interesting aspect of Tap Global’s announcement is not the $3.5 million figure itself, but what it represents. CEO Arsen Torosian described the launch of Tap Earn as the beginning...

Monday began with an unpleasant milestone for Bitcoin. The leading cryptocurrency broke below the seventy-seven-thousand-dollar level and continued sliding lower, trading around $76,946. A one-and-a-half percent daily loss is not particularly dramatic for an asset accustomed to swinging five to ten percent in a single session. But more important than the percentage itself is the fact that this marked Bitcoin’s lowest level since May 1. Nearly three weeks of gains and consolidation were erased in just a few trading sessions.

Just last week, Bitcoin looked promising. It briefly climbed above the eighty-thousand-dollar mark, and bulls had already begun speculating about when the next major psychological level would fall. But the breakout turned out to be false, and the market failed to hold the higher ground. Looking back now, it’s becoming clear that the move above eighty thousand was not the beginning of a new rally, but rather a final burst before a prolonged correction. The crypto market, which only recently was fueled by hopes of imminent monetary easing, has collided with a harsh reality where oil prices are rising, bond yields are climbing, and risk assets are getting crushed.

Oil as the Killer of Risk Appetite

The main trigger behind today’s Bitcoin decline lies far outside the crypto world — in the Middle East and the bond market. On Monday, Brent crude oil surged above $110 per barrel, setting off a chain reaction that rippled across the entire financial universe.

Expensive oil means inflation. Inflation means higher interest rates. Higher rates are deadly for risk assets — and Bitcoin, whether people like it or not, still belongs in that category. Investors are looking at oil prices, headlines about drones over the UAE, and failed diplomatic negotiations with Iran, and drawing a simple conclusion: cheap energy is not coming back anytime...

Imagine a world where software pays software. Not people sending money to people, not a human buying a subscription to a service, but one line of code automatically settling with another line of code in a fraction of a second and for a fraction of a cent. It sounds like science fiction, but this is exactly the reality Coinbase is building right now through the x402 protocol. And the protocol’s latest upgrade — the introduction of batch settlements — brings that science fiction closer than ever to the everyday workflow of thousands of developers.

Why is this even necessary? The answer lies in the nature of artificial intelligence. Modern AI agents are resource-hungry creatures. They constantly need access to models, computing power, API calls to databases, and information from external sources. And all of that costs money. When there are hundreds or thousands of such operations per hour, and each one costs mere fractions of a cent, the traditional blockchain economy — with fees attached to every transaction — becomes pointless. Sending an on-chain transaction that costs a dollar just to pay one-tenth of a cent is absurd. That is exactly the absurdity this new solution eliminates.

Batch Settlements: Mathematics for the Microworld

The mechanism implemented by x402 is elegant in its simplicity. Instead of pushing every tiny transaction through the blockchain, the system bundles many small payments into a single package and settles the final balance with one transaction. It’s similar to how a restaurant doesn’t run to the bank after every cup of coffee sold but deposits the day’s revenue in one payment at the end of the day.

Technically, it works like this. The buyer — an AI agent or service that needs resources — first places ERC-20 tokens into an on-chain escrow. This acts as a...

The first quarter ended for Forward Industries in a way no shareholder would wish to see. The company, proudly calling itself the world’s largest corporate holder of Solana, reported a net loss of $585.6 million. Nearly six hundred million dollars. This is not an accounting abstraction or a paper entry — it is real blood draining from the balance sheet, impossible to disguise with optimistic press releases about a brighter future.

And the bad news does not stop there. The loss recorded in the financial statements reflects only part of the picture. There is also what accountants call an unrealized loss — paper-based, perhaps, but no less painful because of it. And here the numbers become outright catastrophic. Today, the gap between what Forward paid for its tokens and what they are worth now has reached almost one billion dollars. $983 million — just shy of a round and terrifying figure, but the essence remains unchanged. The company is sitting on losses the size of a small nation’s budget, while the market watches with the cold curiosity of an anatomist.

Let’s break down the arithmetic, because it is brutally simple. At the beginning of the year, Forward held nearly seven million Solana tokens — precisely 6.98 million. The company bought them at an average price of $232.08 each. Today, the market price hovers around $91.24. A simple multiplication reveals the outcome: the position’s total valuation has shrunk to $636.9 million. They bought high, now they hold and hope for a miracle — and so far, the miracle has not arrived.

Solana at $91: How the Bet Collapsed

To understand the scale of the disaster, one must step away from accounting figures for a moment and look at the asset itself. Solana has been one of the brightest blockchain projects of...

On Tuesday, before the market opens, trading platform eToro will release its first-quarter results. To an outside observer, this is just another earnings report — one of thousands passing through financial terminals every week. But for those closely following the company, this is a moment of truth.

The question is straightforward: can the platform deliver results above analysts’ expectations for a third consecutive quarter? eToro has already surprised the market twice in a row, and investors now want to understand whether this marks the beginning of a sustainable trend or merely a fortunate combination of circumstances driven by explosive commodity markets.

Analysts surveyed ahead of the release expect earnings of 67 cents per share. That is lower than the 71 cents reported in the fourth quarter, when the company beat consensus estimates by nearly three percent. The expected decline in profitability is itself an interesting signal. It suggests the market is trying to determine what a “normal” level looks like after an extraordinary period in which precious metals and energy markets pushed revenues sharply higher.

eToro’s diversified business model performed brilliantly last quarter, but the real question now is whether it can maintain momentum when external tailwinds are no longer blowing quite as strongly.

What the Analysts Are Saying

Fifteen analysts covering the stock remain unanimously optimistic: every single one rates it a buy. The consensus price target stands at $52.33. Compared with the current price of $38.38, that implies upside potential of 36 percent.

That is a substantial figure, and it says a great deal about how the professional investment community views the platform’s prospects.

One particularly interesting detail: earnings-per-share forecasts have increased by 1.76 percent over the past 60 days. In other words, analysts have gradually raised their expectations as new data came in. However, estimates have edged...

Bitcoin has once again dipped below the level that many had already started to treat as a new floor. Eighty thousand dollars — a psychological threshold beyond which either panic or calm accumulation begins, depending on who's looking at the chart. And that threshold just gave way. Over the past 24 hours, the leading cryptocurrency slid to $79,650, and a wave of forced liquidations swept across the market — the kind that always accompanies sharp moves.

But the headlines screaming about a crash are telling only half the story. They capture the fear while missing the curious picture that emerges when you look under the hood of the blockchain. And there, beneath the layer of momentary emotions and liquidation cascades, the numbers paint a far more nuanced picture. Yes, the market is getting shaken. Yes, sellers are applying pressure. But the long-term bull market structure hasn't gone anywhere — it has simply taken a breather, and the data backs that up.

A Bloodbath in the Derivatives Market

What happens when the price takes a sudden dive? A familiar mechanic kicks in — one the crypto market knows all too well. Traders who opened leveraged long positions get caught off guard. The exchange forcibly closes their positions to avoid taking a loss, and those liquidations themselves become fuel for further declines. A snowball rolling downhill, growing as it goes.

Over the past 24 hours, positions totaling nearly 142.6 million came from longs, while barely $15.9 million came from those betting on a decline. Nearly 90% of all liquidations were buyers who believed the uptrend would continue and didn't manage to jump out in time. This is a classic picture of a sudden panic sell-off: the market catches the crowd leaning in one direction, then sharply reverses, shaking out everyone standing on...

On Tuesday, Bitcoin just treaded water, practically glued to the price tag just above $81,000. No dives, no spikes — just a flat, dull line. You see this kind of lull when the market has two huge questions hanging over it at the same time, and nobody wants to be the first to place a bet.

On one hand, talks about a possible peace between the U.S. and Iran are fading, and that’s getting on people’s nerves. On the other, fresh U.S. inflation figures are about to drop, and that’s always like opening a mystery box — you never know what’s inside. Traders literally froze, turning away from their screens. Even that modest climb to $82,000 we saw over the weekend completely evaporated within a day: as soon as troubling new headlines flickered onto the feed, any desire to buy vanished instantly.

Adding fuel to the fire is the summit between the U.S. and Chinese leaders, happening against a backdrop of openly souring relations. The world’s two largest economies are hashing things out — and the crypto market, being the most jittery of all assets, is highly sensitive to every signal.

Geopolitics Strikes a Nerve: The Region Is on Edge Again

At some point, it started to feel like the Middle East was once again yanking the markets around. Reports that Trump is privately discussing additional military options against Iran hit like a cold shower. And even though nobody expects a decision this very moment — the sheer fact that such scenarios are even on the table instantly killed any appetite among investors to dabble in risky plays.

Trump, in essence, brushed off Iran’s counterproposal to the peace plan and left the door open for warships returning to the Strait of Hormuz. And when the president says the ceasefire regime...

Investing in cryptocurrency is not just about buying tokens and waiting for the price to rise. Modern technology allows you to become an active market participant and earn income comparable to running your own exchange office. In this article, we will break down how to achieve this using the Deep Liquidity (DPLQ) token. Official DPLQ Contract Address: 0xa8aBE5A7413d76128Da234621969485347Cc4975 Official Corporate Wallet (BNB BEP20): 0x32E84d9aa32eDD4F7E5084500875ec8cfe96108d What is Liquidity and Your Role in It Liquidity is the "fuel" for trading. Imagine walking into a traditional currency exchange to buy dollars, but the clerk says, "We don't have any dollars; wait until someone comes in to sell them to us." At that moment, the exchange office has no liquidity. In the digital world, things work differently. For users to instantly buy and sell DPLQ, the system must have a reserve of tokens. This reserve is stored in what is known as Liquidity Pools — shared "digital vaults" where two assets are kept together (for example, DPLQ tokens and BNB coins). Your Role: When you deposit your assets into such a pool, you become a Liquidity Provider. You help the exchange operate without delays. You become a virtual "co-owner" of the trading pair. In exchange, the system rewards you with a portion of the transaction fees paid by every person who makes a trade. The DPLQ Philosophy: We encourage you to move from being a passive holder (waiting for the price to move) to an active market participant. By providing liquidity, you not only earn rewards but also make the token stronger and more stable for everyone. Why Add Tokens to a Pool? You might ask, "Why not just keep my tokens in my wallet?" Here are three main reasons to become a liquidity provider: Passive Income from Fees...

Investing in DPLQ requires a secure environment and a clear understanding of the acquisition process. Follow these steps to join the ecosystem. Setting Up Your Secure Wallet (MetaMask) MetaMask is the primary recommended wallet for holding, managing, and transacting DPLQ. It provides a secure bridge to the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) ecosystem. Step 1: Install MetaMask Download and install the official browser extension or mobile app from metamask.io Security Tip: Never share your "Seed Phrase" (12-24 words) with anyone. Store it offline. Step 2: Connect to Binance Smart Chain (BSC) By default, MetaMask is set to Ethereum. You must add the BSC network: Open MetaMask and click the Network Selection dropdown at the top. Select "Add Network". Choose "BNB Smart Chain" from the list and click "Approve". Step 3: Import the DPLQ Token To see your tokens in your wallet, you must manually add the DPLQ asset: Scroll down in MetaMask and click "Import Tokens". Select the "Custom Token" tab. Paste the Official DPLQ Contract Address: 0xa8aBE5A7413d76128Da234621969485347Cc4975 The symbol (DPLQ) and decimals (18) should auto-fill. Click "Add Custom Token". Direct Investment via the Founder’s Wallet Direct investment allows you to acquire DPLQ without causing price slippage on public exchanges. This is the preferred method for strategic investors. The Investment Process All direct investments are handled by sending BNB (BEP20) to the official corporate wallet. The financial department then verifies the transaction and sends DPLQ back to the sender's address. Official Corporate Wallet (BNB BEP20): 0x32E84d9aa32eDD4F7E5084500875ec8cfe96108d ⚠️ Security Verification: Always check the founder’s wallet address via BscScan before sending any funds to ensure you are interacting with the genuine project address. Direct Purchase Rules and Pricing To maintain a stable ecosystem, direct purchases follow specific financial rules: Delivery Terms Tokens are sent to the same wallet...