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🚀 Governance Digest Friday is here. Across infrastructure, interoperability, AI, and digital public systems, this week showed how Web3 projects are moving from experimentation toward real-world coordination. 🔹 @AvailProject is powering smoother cross-chain onboarding as @foresightnow integrates Avail Deposits via Avail Nexus. Users can now move assets from 14+ EVM chains into prediction markets on @citrea_xyz with near-instant access. 🔹 @WalrusProtocol announced a hands-on workshop helping builders ship AI-powered apps with MemWal. The Walrus track carries a $70K prize pool. 🔹 @CantonNetwork took a major interoperability step as Cancore launched atomic swaps between Canton and public blockchains, connecting institutional-grade privacy with public liquidity. Backed by players including DTCC, J.P. Morgan, and Visa. 🔹 @iota and partners, including @AfCFTA, @wef, and @InstituteGC selected Kenya, Nigeria, and Morocco as the first pilots for ADAPT, a continental digital infrastructure initiative for identity, payments, and cross-border trade. 🔹 @pharos_network launched the Pharos Agent Center, giving developers AI-native tools for on-chain actions including contract deployment, gas estimation, batch transfers, and more. Check it out here: pharos.xyz/agent-center On our end, earlier this week, we rolled out Phase 2 invite codes for access to Cauri Wallet. If you pre-registered, check your email for access details and make sure to join our Discord to stay updated on the next wave. 👉 discord.com/invite/cauri #Web3 #Blockchain #Crypto #DeFi #AI #Interoperability #DigitalInfrastructure

✨ It’s #ChainWatchThursday, and what’s new with @CantonNetwork as institutional infrastructure and governance continue evolving on-chain? 🤔 🏛 April’s CIP-0111 to CIP-0114 governance proposals focused heavily on validator accountability, token infrastructure, and institutional participation. Recent approved CIPs introduced a formal process for reducing Super Validator weight, upgrades to the Canton token standard for improved privacy and accounting support, and a new framework allowing publicly traded companies to participate in the validator set through structured Canton Coin treasury commitments tied to long-term alignment. ⚙️ Developer accessibility is also receiving attention. Canton released a major overhaul of its developer documentation, consolidating guides for application development, participant node operations, synchronizer setup, wallet integrations, and USDC xReserve deployment into a more unified onboarding experience for builders and institutions entering the network. 👉 docs.canton.network 🔐 Canton is continuing to position privacy and compliance as complementary rather than opposing priorities. Through its collaboration with TRM Labs, the network highlighted how compliance tooling and transaction monitoring can operate alongside Canton’s privacy-preserving infrastructure for regulated financial activity. 🏦 Institutional access to Canton Coin is also expanding. AMINA Bank became the first FINMA-regulated bank to offer Canton Coin custody and trading services, giving institutions regulated banking access to the asset across jurisdictions including Switzerland, Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi, and the EU. The broader direction remains consistent: Canton Network is continuing to build institutional-grade financial infrastructure where governance, compliance, privacy, and regulated participation are designed to operate together rather than in isolation. #CantonNetwork #ChainWatch #RWA #Tokenization #InstitutionalFinance #Web3Infrastructure #Blockchain

📩 Phase 2 Cauri Wallet invite codes have now been sent out. If you pre-registered and didn’t get access in the first round, check your email (and your spam folder). Your invite code might already be waiting. 🔐 More users are now getting into Cauri and exploring the wallet. 💬 Join our Discord for updates and upcoming invite drops 👇 discord.com/invite/cauri

📢 Dive into AI + blockchain with new Pharos Agent Center! pharos.xyz/agent-center Explore the power of onchain AI Agents with unified Skills for: ✅ Balance queries ✅ TX sending & status ✅ Contract read/write ✅ Gas estimation ✅ Deploy & verify contracts ✅ Quick ERC20 deploy ✅ Batch transfers & more! ✨ Supports OpenClaw, Claude Code, Codex & more! Built-in examples & prompts included. Small step, HUGE leap for AI-native onchain actions!

Want a head start on Sui Overflow? Join our Walrus Workshop on May 25. Spend 90 minutes building hands-on with MemWal, the user-owned memory layer on Walrus. You'll leave with a working Next.js app you can take into your submission. The Walrus track has a $70K prize pool. Register 👇 luma.com/4x4xj87m

🌟 It’s #TechieTuesday, and crypto this week reflects how digital assets are becoming more embedded in banking infrastructure, institutional custody, and financial market systems: 🏦 Minnesota signed a law allowing state-chartered banks and credit unions to offer nonfiduciary crypto custody services beginning in August. The framework also permits the use of third-party custodians under segregated asset requirements, giving regulated financial institutions a clearer path into digital asset services. 📉 Crypto investment products recorded roughly $1 billion in outflows as Iran-related tensions and rising inflation pushed investors toward a broader risk-off stance. Bitcoin and Ether products led the withdrawals, while XRP and Solana funds still attracted inflows amid improving regulatory sentiment. 🏛️ Standard Chartered is absorbing Zodia Custody’s regulated custody business while spinning out Zodia Solutions as a standalone infrastructure platform under SC Ventures. The move reflects how major banks are increasingly bringing digital asset custody operations in-house while separating infrastructure tooling into independent businesses. 🇬🇧 The Bank of England and FCA proposed extending RTGS and CHAPS operating hours toward near-24/7 availability as part of the UK’s broader tokenisation push. Regulators are preparing traditional settlement infrastructure for blockchain-based payment flows and tokenised market models. TL;DR: Banks are expanding regulated crypto services, macro tensions are shaping institutional flows, financial firms are restructuring around digital asset custody, and regulators are adapting settlement infrastructure for tokenised finance. #Crypto #Bitcoin #Ethereum #Stablecoins #Tokenization #Banking #Web3 #Regulation #StandardChartered #Zodia #UKFinance

🚀 It’s Governance Digest Friday. This week focused on market access, AI infrastructure, and reducing friction across on-chain ecosystems. 🔹 @AvailProject highlighted the integration of @signalswtf with Avail Nexus, allowing users to move funds from major EVM chains directly into Signals without separate bridging steps. The focus continues to be seamless liquidity and onboarding across ecosystems. 🔹 @pharos_network launched RWA yield markets on Pharos Port with the introduction of rcPC Vaults, institutional-grade RealFi products designed to bring real-world credit income streams on-chain. Built on @R25Official and curated by Axil, the vaults offer transparent structured yield exposure with conservative risk profiles, flexible liquidity options, and stablecoin-based access to diversified consumer credit markets. 🔹 @wardenprotocol introduced a major structural update: the Warden Foundation is now live with focus on Halo, its peer-to-peer AI compute marketplace, while the Warden App transitions to the BasedAI team. WARD remains central to protocol activity, with fees feeding a deflationary model tied to network usage. 🔹 @WalrusProtocol launched predictable USD pricing for storage on Walrus at $0.023/GB/month, removing token-price volatility from storage costs while keeping verifiable integrity and programmable access controls built into the network. The next phase of Web3 infrastructure is increasingly defined by usability, interoperability, and systems designed for real economic activity. #GovernanceDigestFriday #Web3 #Blockchain #AI #CryptoInfrastructure

✨ It’s #ChainWatchThursday, and what’s new with @zilliqa as the network continues reinforcing its infrastructure and ecosystem coordination? 🤔 ⚙️ Zilliqa recently completed its scheduled v0.21.0 mainnet upgrade focused on validator infrastructure, network resilience, and operational efficiency. The release introduced state pruning, RANDAO support, deposit contract upgrades, and more flexible checkpoint versioning, as the network continues to refine its validator architecture and protocol performance. 📊 Ecosystem transparency is also improving. Zilliqa’s tokenomics are now live on Tokenomics.com, providing a public breakdown of allocation structure, vesting schedules, unlock status, protocol revenue, and staking emissions, giving the community a clearer view into the network’s long-term economic design. 🏗 On the ecosystem side, GZIL Collective is reviewing the Season 1 grants framework before moving into Season 2. The review focuses on lessons learned from the first cohort of funded projects as the community treasury initiative prepares its next phase of ecosystem support. The broader direction remains consistent: Zilliqa is focusing on strengthening core infrastructure, improving transparency around network economics, and refining the frameworks that support long-term ecosystem growth. #Zilliqa #ChainWatch #Web3 #BlockchainInfrastructure #Tokenomics #Crypto

🦭 UPDATE: Predictable pricing is live on Walrus. No more token-price guesswork. Storage on Walrus is now fixed at $0.023/GB/mo, so your costs stay predictable as you scale. Same price as centralized providers but with data portability, verifiable integrity, and programmable access controls built in. Learn more 👇

Two big updates from Warden today. The Warden Foundation is live, with full focus on shipping Halo and the future of WARD. The Warden App is moving to a new home with the BasedAI team. Both are good news for the protocol. Here's why ↓

Before you click around blindly, read this: ✨ quant.orai.io/docs The official documentation for Quant Terminal is now live. Everything you need to understand the product better, explore features, and move with more conviction.

Cauri Wallet is now live, and we’re excited to open early access to the Canton Army community. Built by @LithiumDigital, Cauri is a Canton-native self-custody wallet for secure access and full control of your assets. Follow the steps below to claim one of the 50 invite codes. 🔐

Cauri Wallet is now featured on @cantonnews_org. 🔐 If you want the full picture, what we built, why we built it, and what's coming, it's all there. Read it here 👇cantonnews.org/projects/cauri…

🚀 It’s Governance Digest Friday. This week focused on expanding access, regulated infrastructure, and builder participation across ecosystems. 🔹 @pharos_network confirmed that $PROS is now live on @AlchemyPay’s fiat on-ramp, enabling users across 50+ local currencies to access the ecosystem through familiar payment rails, including Visa and Mastercard. A clear step toward broader global accessibility. 🔹 @WalrusProtocol launched Walrus Sessions Round 2, challenging builders to create a Walrus-native feedback and form platform with encrypted submissions, admin tooling, and on-chain storage. The initiative includes a $1,500 WAL prize pool and reinforces Walrus’ push toward verifiable, programmable data infrastructure. 🔹 @CantonNetwork shared that @AMINABankGlobal has become the first FINMA-regulated bank to support Canton Coin custody and trading. With regulatory licenses spanning Switzerland, Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi, and the EU, the integration extends institutional-grade access into the Canton ecosystem. 🔹 On our end, Cauri Wallet is now live. Invitation codes have started rolling out via email to pre-registered beta participants, with more invites on the way. Built for self-custody with passkey authentication, Cauri is designed for secure multi-device access without the usual onboarding friction. Join our Discord for updates. 👉 ​ discord.com/invite/cauri #GovernanceDigestFriday #Web3 #Blockchain #Staking #Tokenization #CryptoInfrastructure

✨ It’s #ChainWatchThursday, and what’s new with @WalrusProtocol as it expands the infrastructure layer for AI agents and verifiable data? 🤔 🧠 Walrus is expanding into AI memory infrastructure through a new MemWal plugin for NemoClaw and OpenClaw. The integration allows autonomous agents to persist, retrieve, and share long-term memory on Walrus across workflows, environments, and teams without requiring developers to build custom storage infrastructure. ⚡ Developer infrastructure is also expanding. Tatum integrated Walrus to improve access to blockchain data for developers and AI agents, making it easier to work with verifiable, programmable datasets across applications that depend on reliable on-chain information. 🛠 Walrus Sessions Round 2 is now live with a new challenge focused on building a Walrus-native feedback and forms platform. The competition asks builders to create tools for surveys, bug reports, applications, and feature requests, with encrypted submissions stored directly on Walrus using Seal for privacy controls. 💰 The initiative includes a $1,500 WAL prize pool, rewarding both the best production-ready feedback platforms and standout community contributions while encouraging developers to deploy directly on Walrus Mainnet. The direction is becoming clearer: Walrus is evolving beyond decentralised storage into infrastructure for verifiable AI memory, programmable data access, and application-layer coordination built directly on-chain. #Walrus #ChainWatch #AIxCrypto #VerifiableData #OnchainInfrastructure #Web3 #AI

📩 More Cauri Wallet invite codes are being sent out today. If you pre-registered and didn't get in last week, this is your moment. So keep an eye on your email. 💬 Join our Discord for updates and upcoming drops discord.com/invite/cauri