Strava blames zero-code AI apps and scrapers as it tightens API access

Strava's API changes may hinder innovation and partnerships, impacting its ecosystem and potentially affecting its competitive edge post-IPO. The post Strava restricts API access, introduces monthly fee ahead of IPO appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has launched the second phase of the SPACEX(PRE) Launchpad subscription, further expanding the allocation size and subscription discount to provide a new entry window for users who missed the first phase. The subscription window will run from June 1, 2026, at 08:00

South Korea’s DAXA rolls out new API key rules targeting price manipulation and unfair crypto trading across major exchanges. South Korea is tightening its grip on crypto trading. The Digital Asset Exchange Alliance (DAXA) rolled out a new compliance standard on May 28.  The policy targets the improper lending of API keys across member exchanges.  […] The post South Korea Targets Crypto Trading Bots With New API Crackdown appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

The post XRP Ledger Cleanup: Focus on Fixes, Not Price appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The XRP Ledger has reached a phase where behind-the-scenes work matters more than the daily chart. Infrastructure fixes—bug patches, validator hygiene, API hardening—determine whether apps settle payments reliably and markets stay liquid when volumes surge. This article unpacks what “cleanup” on XRPL really means, why it outperforms price-watching as a signal, and the concrete actions node operators and builders can take today. We’ll also cover recent lessons from feature rollouts and how to measure network health without hype. Quick Answer Infrastructure cleanup on the XRP Ledger matters more than price noise because uptime, finality, and safe upgrades decide whether users can actually move value when it counts. Fixes to nodes, APIs, and validator sets reduce outage risk, keep ledger closes consistent, and prevent edge-case bugs from cascading into markets. Watching these plumbing metrics leads

Solana’s next test is whether real apps, fees and user retention can support SOL after the market cools on short-lived memecoin volume.

Ethereum’s focus on censorship resistance, openness, privacy and security could reshape DeFi design, wallets, apps and protocol risk.

Picking a multichain portfolio API shapes how fast you ship. This guide ranks the strongest options for 2026. One-chain users are rare now. People keep tokens on Ethereum, mint on Base, and farm yield on Solana. A wallet or tracker has to show all of it at once. Do that yourself and you run an indexer per chain. The other path is a good API. Below are the providers worth a developer's time this year. This is the multichain-portfolio slice of the wider best crypto APIs field. Each entry notes where the API shines and where it stops short. What makes a multichain portfolio API The job is simple to state. Take many chains, return one clean view of a wallet. New to the category? Our primer on what a crypto API is covers the fundamentals first. Basic providers hand back token balances, NFTs, and transaction history. Stronger ones read DeFi positions, value the portfolio, and unify the schema. The gap between those two tiers is wide. Weigh each option against these features: Token balances p

Zerion winds down ZERϴ Network, redirecting all energy into its API and wallet. Users must bridge assets off the chain before July 31, 2026. The gasless experiment is over. Zerion is pulling the plug on ZERϴ Network and doubling down on what’s actually working. The decision came in a thread posted by @zerodotnetwork on X, […] The post Zerion Kills Its Own Chain to Chase Something Bigger appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.