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XRP Ledger Gains An Edge in VanEck’s Corporate Blockchain Analysis
VanEck’s latest ranking of corporate blockchains places the XRP Ledger above major institutional rivals such as JPMorgan’s Kinexys. As expected, it reinforced the idea that XRP Ledger is becoming a...
XRP Ledger AMM v2 Proposal Adds StableSwap and Concentrated Liquidity
XRP Ledger developers are moving toward a larger DeFi upgrade after the XRPL Foundation published a new standard for AMM v2. The proposal adds new pool curves designed to improve...
TrapDoor Malware Campaign Targets Aptos, Solana, and Sui Developer Ecosystems
Researchers have uncovered a coordinated malware campaign that targets cryptocurrency developers through fake software packages spread across major coding registries. The operation, named TrapDoor, focused on developer environments connected to...
DTCC and Chainlink Expand Blockchain Push in Finance Systems
Major financial institutions are using more tokenized assets in post-trade and investment systems as blockchain becomes more common in traditional finance. DTCC, Chainlink, Kraken, and Franklin Templeton are developing systems...
Project Eleven’s Bitcoin Prize Triggers Fight Over Claimed Quantum Break of ECC
Project Eleven awarded independent researcher Giancarlo Lelli a 1 BTC prize, worth about $78,000, after claiming he completed the largest public quantum attack on elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) so far....
South Korea Pushes Blockchain Into Public Finance System
South Korea is advancing the use of blockchain in public finance, with the Ministry of Economy and Finance preparing a pilot program to replace traditional government card payments with blockchain-based...
Allbirds Becomes a Case Study in Narrative-Driven Investing
Allbirds’ pivot from footwear to AI compute infrastructure is a clean example of how market narratives drive price action across both stocks and crypto. The company had been shrinking as...
Aster Launches Its Own Layer 1 Blockchain, Aster Chain
Aster (ASTER), a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange, has expanded into base-layer infrastructure with the release of Aster Chain. The project presented the new network as a Layer 1 built for derivatives...
LayerZero CEO Clears the Air: ZRO Token Will Power Zero
A week after announcing its ambitious new blockchain “Zero,” Bryan Pellegrino, Co-Founder and CEO of LayerZero, has stepped in to address growing speculation around the role of ZRO. His message...
Ethereum Advances FOCIL as Hegota’s Headline Upgrade for Inclusion Guarantees
Ethereum developers are moving forward with a protocol change aimed at strengthening censorship resistance, as discussions around the upcoming Hegota upgrade place Fork-Choice Enforced Inclusion Lists at the center of...
Grandfathering Period Ends Across Half of EU Member States
Europe’s long-anticipated regulatory reset has reached its halfway mark. As of today, Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) is fully effective in half (50%) of the jurisdictions where...
ENS Shifts From Namechain L2, Deploys ENSv2 Fully on Ethereum Mainnet
The Ethereum Name Service has confirmed that ENSv2 will be deployed on Ethereum’s base layer, ending development of its proposed Namechain layer-2 network. According to ENS contributors, recent improvements in...
Jeel And Ripple Partners To Accelerate Saudi Arabia’s Blockchain Revolution
Saudi Arabia’s financial technology sector is experiencing new expansion following the Jeel Ripple partnership, which brings together Jeel, the innovation and technology arm of Riyad Bank, and blockchain firm Ripple...
North Korean Konni Hackers Deploy AI-Generated Malware to Target Devs
Cybersecurity researchers have raised the alarm about a sophisticated new malware scheme. North Korea-linked hacking group Konni (also known as Opal Sleet and TA406) is leveraging AI-generated PowerShell malware to...
NASA Tests Blockchain Shield to Protect Aircraft From Cyberattacks
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has begun testing the use of blockchain technology to strengthen cybersecurity in aviation systems, namely protecting plane communications and important flight information...
NYSE Moves Toward 24/7 Markets With Tokenized Stocks on Blockchain
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), a subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), is preparing a major shift in how U.S. stocks could trade in the future, with plans for a...
Sei Network Nears Giga Upgrade as SIP-3 Enters Final Phase
Sei Network is getting closer to its long-awaited Giga upgrade, and developers say the final technical work has begun. While many users are watching for the launch date, the team...
Vitalik Buterin Lays Out Plans to Regain Blockchain Sovereignty on Ethereum in 2026
According to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, 2026 is the year the blockchain community takes back lost ground in terms of self-sovereignty and trustlessness. In his latest post on X, Buterin...
Figure Launches OPEN Platform to Enable On-chain Equity Issuance and Stock Lending
Figure Technology Solutions Inc. has introduced a new blockchain-based platform that targets a core function of public markets. The company aims to move equity issuance and stock lending directly onto...
Lummis and Wyden Introduce Bill Exempting Blockchain Developers From Money Transmitter Rules
A bipartisan Senate proposal aims to resolve longstanding confusion about whether writing blockchain software constitutes operating a financial services business. Senator Cynthia Lummis partnered with Senator Ron Wyden to draft...
Sei Urges USDC.n Holders to Migrate Before SIP-3 Upgrade
Sei Labs has issued a notice to users holding USDC.n on the Sei Network, urging them to swap or migrate the token to native USDC ahead of a planned network...
Why Real-World Assets on Public Blockchains Aren’t Valuable Without Fees
Mike Cagney, CEO of financial services firm Figure, has said that growing interest in real-world assets (RWAs) on public blockchains lacks meaning without yield for token holders. He argued that...
Morph Launches $150M Accelerator to Scale Real-World Payments On-chain
Morph, an Ethereum-based platform, has launched $150 million Payment Accelerator program to help payment companies expand real-world blockchain transactions. The program supports firms bringing live payments on-chain, meeting the rising...
Filecoin, Chainlink, and ICP Leads AI-Focused Blockchain in Development Activity
Recent data released by Santiment shows a rising competition among blockchain projects operating at the intersection of artificial intelligence and big data, with developer activity growing, focusing on a small...
Marshall Islands Launches World’s First Blockchain-Based Universal Basic Income Program
Marshall Islands Finance Ministry executed universal basic income (UBI) payments using blockchain-based sovereign bonds. This marks the first government deployment of this payment method globally. The Pacific island nation distributed...
