In the fast-moving world of blockchain and crypto, trust is everything. This week brings big news from investigations, ambitious roadmaps, testnet launches, AI tools, and efforts to speed up trades. We dive into the top stories shaking up the crypto tech space. Let’s break it down.

: A Major Privacy Breach?

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT dropped a bombshell. He claims a top employee at Axiom Exchange, an on-chain trading platform, misused company tools for insider trading. The employee, Broox Bauer, a senior business development lead based in New York, allegedly accessed private user data.

Axiom lets users trade memecoins and other tokens directly on-chain. Founded in 2024 by Mist and Cal, it’s part of Y Combinator’s Winter 2025…