Anchorage Digital announced Thursday that it will support TRON custody and Tron network staking, positioning itself as the first federally chartered U.S. crypto infrastructure firm to offer TRON within a regulated setup. The rollout includes TRX custody on Anchorage’s main platform and the Porto institutional wallet, with TRC-20 assets and native TRX staking slated to arrive in phases.

Franklin Templeton said it will work with Ondo Finance to issue onchain, tokenized versions of five existing ETFs spanning U.S. equities, high-yield credit, and gold. The tokens are designed for wallet-based access, will trade 24/7, and are intended to be usable across DeFi, with initial availability planned outside the U.S.

Aave DAO has approved an Aave Request for Comment (ARFC) snapshot vote to kick off community discussion on deploying Aave V4 to Ethereum mainnet, with a rollout expected this year. The vote ran four days and closed with 100% support, starting a non-binding phase before any onchain Aave Improvement Proposal and deployment. V4 introduces a modular Hub-and-Spoke design and deeper integration of the GHO stablecoin, as the protocol navigates contributor changes including planned exits by BGD Labs and Aave Chan Initiative.

The Algorand Foundation said on Wednesday it will reduce its workforce by 25% in response to global macroeconomic uncertainty and weakness in crypto markets. The non-profit, which helps oversee the Algorand Layer 1 blockchain and has fewer than 200 employees, also cited broader sector restructuring and the impact of AI as context for the decision. Its latest report shows about $38 million in U.S. dollar‑denominated assets, 1.1 million ALGO tokens, and roughly $83 million in real‑world assets hosted on the network.

Visa Crypto Labs has introduced Visa CLI, a beta command-line interface that lets AI agents initiate secure card payments directly from the terminal without managing API keys. The tool is designed to enable bots, scripts, and other automated workflows to pay for web services with minimal human involvement, while Visa also integrates Tempo's Machine Payments Protocol alongside initiatives like x402 for AI-native transactions.

On Wednesday, S&P Dow Jones Indices licensed the S&P 500 mark to Trade[XYZ] to support what it describes as the first officially licensed perpetual derivative contract tracking the index. XYZ will list this product for 24/7 trading on the decentralized derivatives exchange Hyperliquid, which holds over 36% of DEX perps market share.

Tempo, the payments-focused blockchain incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, has appointed RedStone as its oracle provider to power FX data and stablecoin pricing, including the first native feed for its pathUSD token. The integration will support local-currency pricing and settlement for Tempo applications, such as a global payroll platform and a financial institution testing tokenized deposits. RedStone's RED token traded around $0.13 at 13:00 UTC on Wednesday, while the oracle network reports securing over $8.5 billion in total value locked.

On Monday, Bitdeer announced its SEALMINER DL1 Air, a new mining rig tailored to the Scrypt algorithm powering proof-of-work networks such as Litecoin and Dogecoin. Following the launch, Bitdeer's BTDR stock rose about 8%, ranking as the fourth-largest gainer among tracked crypto-related equities. The new hardware extends Bitdeer's SEALMINER line and supports additional Scrypt-based chains beyond LTC and DOGE.

Strive is adjusting its SATA preferred stock by narrowing the trading price band to $99-$101 and increasing the dividend to 12.75%, above the payout on Strategy’s STRC. The company also expanded its bitcoin treasury to 13,311 BTC and purchased $50 million of STRC, while its Class A common stock ASST traded near $9 on Wednesday.