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Blockchain Forum 2026: The Main Crypto Event goes to Moscow on April 14–15

Blockchain Forum 2026: The Main Crypto Event goes to Moscow on April 14–15

On Apr. 14–15, 2026, Moscow will host Blockchain Forum 2026 — a landmark event uniting the CIS and global crypto markets once again. As the largest crypto and Web3 gathering in the region, the forum serves as the key meeting point for the crypto community, bringing together thousands of traders, investors, developers, and entrepreneurs who
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Figure Markets Unveils $25,000 USDC “Democratized Prime” Sweepstakes to Introduce Retail Investors on Next-Gen Yield Opportunities

Figure Markets Unveils $25,000 USDC “Democratized Prime” Sweepstakes to Introduce Retail Investors on Next-Gen Yield Opportunities

Figure Markets is one of the leaders in blockchain-powered capital markets and decentralized finance.  Today, they announced the launch of their $25,000 USDC Democratized Prime Sweepstakes, a limited-time campaign designed to introduce and reward U.S. retail investors exploring innovative yield-earning strategies on their Democratized Prime decentralized lending marketplace. The sweepstakes will run from January 20,
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BingX becomes Scuderia Ferrari HP’s First-ever Crypto Exchange Partner

BingX becomes Scuderia Ferrari HP’s First-ever Crypto Exchange Partner

BingX, a leading crypto exchange and Web3-AI company, today announced a multi-year partnership with Scuderia Ferrari HP, marking BingX’s first motorsport collaboration and Scuderia Ferrari HP’s first-ever collaboration with a crypto exchange brand. This historic alliance brings together two global brands known for pushing the boundaries of performance and innovation. Partnering with Scuderia Ferrari HP
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RezorEx Officially Launches Centralized Trading Platform

RezorEx Officially Launches Centralized Trading Platform

RezorEx, a next-generation centralized digital asset trading platform, today announced the official launch of its exchange services, marking a significant milestone in the expansion of Rezor’s exchange infrastructure. The launch introduces a performance-driven trading environment designed to serve both new and experienced market participants. Built with a focus on execution efficiency, reliability, and usability, RezorEx
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FOGO Mainnet goes live with Wormhole Bridge and tokens drop 9%

FOGO Mainnet goes live with Wormhole Bridge and tokens drop 9%

Timothy Morano Jan 16, 2026 21:04

Fogo's Layer 1 mainnet, based on SVM and Wormhole, promises 40ms block time for DeFi traders. FOGO tokens trade at $0.037 during launch volatility.

Fogo's mainnet was launched on January 15, 2026. Wormhole, the official native blockchain bridge, gave the Layer 1 focused on traders immediate access to liquidity in more than 40 networks. FOGO is currently trading for $0.037 and has a market cap of $201 million, but it's been down 9.36% over the last 24 hours due to launch volatility.

The Solana Virtual Machine chain positions itself as an infrastructure for DeFi applications that are latency sensitive. Fogo claims 40-millisecond block times and 1.3-second confirmation speeds through what it calls "multi-local consensus"--specifications that would make it attractive for on-chain order books and liquidation engines where milliseconds matter.

Wormhole brings a lot to the table

Bridge integration allows traders to move USDC and other assets from any Wormhole supported chain directly onto Fogo without having to touch centralized exchanges. This is a must-have for a new L1 looking to build liquidity. But having Wormhole natively integrated rather than as a third party add-on shows some institutional support.

Wormhole has a track record that lends credibility to this. It has been used by BlackRock, Uniswap Labs and other teams to process over $70 billion of cross-chain transfers. This is the type of track record that could convince DeFi protocols not to deploy their protocol on an unproven network.

Technical Architecture

Fogo is based on Firedancer, the high-performance Solana validater client developed by Jump Crypto. It maintains SVM compatibility. Solana native applications can theoretically be ported over without major rewrites. The chain emphasizes deterministic implementation to reduce MEV extract, which has been an ongoing pain point for other networks.

It remains to be determined if these specifications hold up when real trading volume is applied. It's one thing to testnets, but it's another to trade with real money.

Launch Context

Mainnet launch is accompanied by token airdrops, incentive programs and other initiatives to encourage early adoption. Fogo recently fixed an EVM wallet bug that affected its Season 1 Flames Campaign, suggesting they are still working out the kinks.

The 9% drop in the FOGO token is not unusual on a launch day for the mainnet. These events are often accompanied by a "sell the new" dynamic after months of anticipation. The real test will come in the coming weeks, when DeFi protocols determine whether Fogo's claims of speed justify the risk involved with building on new infrastructure.



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BTCC Exchange Surpasses $5 Billion in Annual Tokenized Gold Trading as Q4 Volume Soars 809% Over Q1 in 2025

BTCC Exchange Surpasses $5 Billion in Annual Tokenized Gold Trading as Q4 Volume Soars 809% Over Q1 in 2025

BTCC, the world’s longest-serving crypto exchange, has announced that it has crossed the $5 billion milestone in tokenized gold trading volume for 2025, finishing the year at $5.72 billion. The milestone was driven by explosive growth that saw Q4 volume reach $2.74 billion, an 809% increase over Q1. The milestone underscores the accelerating demand from
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