Algorand Foundation promoted Bruno Martins to CTO, Will Beaumont to global head of product and integrations, and Brian Whippo to senior director of integrations and developer tooling.

Katana acquired IDEX and launched Katana Perps, expanding from a DeFi-first blockchain into a more integrated onchain trading platform.

World has launched AgentKit beta, a developer toolkit that lets websites verify whether an AI agent is backed by a unique human rather than part of a bot swarm. Built to work with Coinbase’s x402 payments protocol, the launch reflects a broader race to build the trust and payments infrastructure for agent-driven online commerce.

USDXP is a 1:1 USD-backed stablecoin designed for on-platform FX exposure with zero platform fees; Clear plans to add additional currency-backed digital assets, including the euro and the pound.

OKX integrated Katana into its Earn product, embedding Katana’s onchain yield rails inside the OKX app so users can access DeFi-style yield without running a self-custody workflow.