We're at @BTCPrague 2026 🤝 Self-custody, liquidity, institutional capital, market structure – basically our daily to-do list, but on stage. We'll write up the sharpest insights over the next few days. Follow along for the highlights, minus the hype.

Self-custody used to mean one thing. In 2026, it means two. The first question – who holds your assets – has been answered. Cypherpunks started arguing for individual control in 1992. Bitcoin made it real in 2009. By 2026, more capital sits in self-custodial wallets than ever before. The instinct won. The second question is louder now: who builds the route when you actually want to move between assets? Liquidity in 2026 lives in pieces, scattered across hundreds of centralized venues, thousands of DEX pools, and more than a dozen networks. For any given pair and check size, the best executable path changes minute to minute. The default has been for the user to build it by hand. Our new long read traces how the routing problem got this big, what to look for in a workflow that doesn't make you assemble swaps manually, and why one quiet category is now doing the work. The first decade of crypto was about who holds the coins. The second is about how they move. Read the full piece → cryptoslate.com/guides/self-…

NEAR Intents is now integrated into SimpleSwap, a self-custodial aggregator which has processed 20M swaps. NEAR Intents powers cross-chain swaps across @SimpleSwap_io's web app, mobile app, and API ecosystem, already integrated by 150 applications. More flow. More Intents.

NEAR Intents is now on @SimpleSwap_io. Simpler swaps. Intent-based flows. Chest thump energy. Crosschain without the six decisions that were never about your swap. reach everywhere, routes everywhere, crosschain everywhere

AMA with ZANO – done 🤝 Thanks to the @zano_project team and everyone who tuned in. The recording is live for anyone who missed it 👇 x.com/i/spaces/1XGyggZozpVxM

SimpleSwap is integrating @near_intents 🤝 The integration adds intent-based cross-chain execution to SimpleSwap’s liquidity pool. You declare the outcome – send X, receive Y – and a solver network handles routing, cross-chain settlement, and execution under the hood. No wallet connect, no bridge to configure, no approval flows. Funds move from a wallet you own to a wallet you own, with no interface connection in between, which fits how SimpleSwap has been built since 2018. For larger positions it matters more directly: intent-based routing runs through solver competition, adding a different source of depth on cross-chain pairs alongside the existing CEX and DEX providers. 👉 Read more about the SimpleSwap × NEAR Intents integration: benzinga.com/pressreleases/2…

15 minutes to go ⏰ Our AMA with @zano_project kicks off at 14:30 UTC – Web3 security and privacy-focused assets: what actually keeps your crypto safe in 2026, and why self-custody became a security model. Set a reminder and join us 👇 x.com/i/spaces/1XGyggZozpVxM…

'Web3 is dead.' That was Multicoin's Kyle Samani on June 1, responding to StarkWare's Eli Ben-Sasson, who called this moment crypto's identity crisis: institutions are moving in, the industry is evolving, and the old narratives are fading. Sounds bearish. But the reality may be much simpler. The 2020-2021 cycle was built on big promises. Blockchain gaming, decentralized social media, Web3 entertainment. Some of it worked. Most of it didn't. What survived wasn't the loudest narrative. It was the infrastructure people actually use: DeFi, payments, stablecoins, self-custody, and the rails that move value across the ecosystem. This isn't the death of Web3. It's the end of the idea that a narrative alone is enough. The market is increasingly rewarding utility over slogans. Can it settle transactions? Does it solve a real problem? Does it give users more control over their assets? The industry isn't shrinking – it's maturing. Maybe this isn't an identity crisis after all. Maybe it's crypto growing up. What do you think?

SimpleSwap × @bittensorai🤝 Swap any of 2,800 assets straight into $TAO – wallet-to-wallet, ready to stake. No exchange account, no detour. The barrier to decentralized AI was never technical. It was operational. New piece on what that means 👇

Quick update: we're moving our AMA with @zano_project to Thursday, June 11, same time – 17:30 UTC. We're seeing the questions roll in, and we'd rather give you more time to send them than rush the conversation. Same Spaces link, just a new day. See you Thursday 👇 x.com/i/spaces/1XGyggZozpVxM…

Holding your keys solves custody risk. It doesn't solve execution – routing, liquidity and timing decide what you actually get. This guide breaks down the execution layer most overlook, and what to check before every meaningful swap. Worth a read 👇

Join us for an AMA with @zano_project June 9, 14:30 UTC 🔗 x.com/i/spaces/1XGyggZozpVxM… Web3 security and privacy-focused assets: self-custody as a security model, and what keeps assets safe in 2026. Speakers: - ZANO: @Gonbat03 - SimpleSwap: @LanaAvag Drop your questions below or bring them live.

The PayFi era is here 💳 For years, stablecoins were mainly used for trading. Today, they're increasingly becoming payment infrastructure. This week, MoneyGram launched its own stablecoin, $MGUSD, on Stellar, giving 60M customers access to digital-dollar rails across nearly 500,000 locations worldwide. And it's not an isolated move: 🔹 Stripe acquired Bridge 🔹 Mastercard partnered with BVNK 🔹 Western Union launched its own stablecoin on Solana 🔹 Fiat-backed stablecoin supply has surpassed $273B 🔹 Real-world stablecoin payments doubled to nearly $400B in 2025 What's happening is bigger than crypto. Traditional payment companies are building around stablecoins because faster settlement, lower costs, and global accessibility are becoming competitive advantages. One detail worth noting: despite all this momentum, real-world payments still account for only a small share of total stablecoin volume. So here's the question: when do you think stablecoins become a mainstream payment method rather than just a crypto settlement tool?

Extreme Fear. Is the 2026 bull market over? 😱 $BTC is down ~45% from its October 2025 ATH, the Fear & Greed Index is back in Extreme Fear, and spot Bitcoin ETFs just posted their longest outflow streak of the year. Sounds bearish. But a 45% correction is relatively normal for Bitcoin. In 2021, $BTC dropped ~78% from its peak. Earlier cycles saw drawdowns of 80% . What's more interesting is what's happening beneath the surface. $BTC dominance has slipped from ~60% to ~58%, while the Altcoin Season Index has risen from lows around 30 to 49. Historically, an altseason requires an index value of 75 and a much deeper decline in $BTC dominance – but this suggests that capital is beginning to rotate. Privacy coins keep leading the cycle, and select AI and L1 names are catching bids even as $BTC sells off. Strength is selective, not broad – which looks more like rotation than capitulation. Extreme Fear has tended to be a far better contrarian signal than a cycle-ending one. So what do you think: has the bear market already begun, or are we simply in an accumulation phase?

14 years ago, $XRP was just an idea – a faster way to move value. Today it's one of the biggest names in crypto: a win over the SEC, spot ETFs, institutional money, and new payment corridors. And there's more ahead. Happy Birthday, $XRP! 🎉

📈 Humanity (ethereum:0xcf5104d094e3864cfcbda43b82e1cefd26a016eb) is attracting a lot of attention right now. The token recently reached a new ATH above $0.85, with daily trading volume surpassing $300M and open interest approaching $500M. What makes the move notable is that it comes at a time when much of the broader market remains relatively subdued. Similar pockets of strength have recently appeared in assets like $TON, $ZEC, and several AI-related projects. The next major test comes on June 25, when a sizable token unlock is scheduled to hit the market. If demand remains strong, the additional supply may be absorbed without significant disruption. If not, the event could become the first real stress test for the rally. For now, ethereum:0xcf5104d094e3864cfcbda43b82e1cefd26a016eb is one of the clearest examples of capital concentrating around a specific theme while the broader market searches for direction. What are your expectations for ethereum:0xcf5104d094e3864cfcbda43b82e1cefd26a016eb after the unlock? 👇