TECH NEWS

AFX Launches Sovereign Layer 1, Providing an Optimized Execution Environment for On-chain Perp DEXes

Road Town, BVI, May 18, 2026 — AFX, a sovereign Layer 1 purpose-built for decentralized derivatives trading, has officially commenced the operation of its L1 Mainnet, signaling a definitive end to the era of trade execution compromised by general-purpose blockchain congestion.

Engineered for the world’ s most demanding participants, AFX introduces the Sovereign Trading Layer—a dedicated financial environment where the non-custodial transparency of a Perp DEX meets the uncompromising speed and depth traditionally reserved for institutional-grade centralized entities.

At launch, the protocol supports a high-liquidity suite of perpetual markets across both digital and traditional macro assets, featuring BTC, ETH, Gold (XAU), and Crude Oil (CL), with up to 40x leverage to ensure peak capital efficiency from the first block.

The architectural foundation of AFX represents a radical departure from legacy decentralized platforms that remain tethered to the high latency and structural bottlenecks of shared networks.

By operating on a...

Copyright of this story solely belongs to hackernoon.com. To see the full text click HERE

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gwTwgw5pRdBW4XGPf7E7cj-1200-80.jpg

Pools is a Backrooms-style walking simulator with no jump scares and no threats — but I was still terrified…

Backrooms and its huge lore has become popular again lately, with the new movie coming out on May 29. I've found the perfect game to play ahead of its anticipated release, and it was far scarier than I expected it to be. Pools is a hidden gem that

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CBGDkZwLRwXhfFAwCAkBNB-1920-80.jpg

Elon Musk's legal war with OpenAI ends in utter defeat

* Elon Musk lost his lawsuit against OpenAI * A federal jury ruled he waited too long to file the case * The jury never considered Musk’s core accusations about OpenAI abandoning its nonprofit mission Elon Musk’s long-running legal battle against OpenAI ended Monday with the kind of defeat that leaves

https://images.ft.com/v3/image/raw/https%3A%2F%2Fd1e00ek4ebabms.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F872bc14f-2563-4683-a583-bc3222e60506.jpg?source=next-article&fit=scale-down&quality=highest&wi...

Document and sources: China banned Nvidia's RTX 5090D V2 chip, aimed at gamers and animators, while Jensen Huang was visiting China with Donald Trump last week

Sponsor Posts Niantic Spatial: World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate. App Spotlight: Quo for Zoho CRM — App Spotlight brings you hand-picked solutions that enhance your

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/si2kk4JwNZb7AssvxNLtvg-1700-80.jpg

Yes, Google used an iPhone (not a Pixel) to demo Gemini Spark at Google I/O — but that actually makes perfect…

* Google demonstrated Gemini Spark on an iPhone 17 Pro during Google I/O 2026 * Macs were also used during the keynote * This probably wasn't an accident though, as Apple users make up a high percentage of potential customers for Google If you tuned in to the Google I/

Read more

Pools is a Backrooms-style walking simulator with no jump scares and no threats &mdash; but I was still terrified…

Elon Musk's legal war with OpenAI ends in utter defeat

Document and sources: China banned Nvidia's RTX 5090D V2 chip, aimed at gamers and animators, while Jensen Huang was visiting China with Donald Trump last week

Yes, Google used an iPhone (not a Pixel) to demo Gemini Spark at Google I/O &mdash; but that actually makes perfect…

Pools is a Backrooms-style walking simulator with no jump scares and no threats — but I was still terrified…

Yes, Google used an iPhone (not a Pixel) to demo Gemini Spark at Google I/O — but that actually makes perfect…