Standard Chartered has become the first Global Systemically Important Bank (G-SIB) to provide institutional clients with direct access to Circle’s USDC, allowing businesses to …
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Blockchain
New York Life Launches First Tokenized Bond Fund as Wall Street Moves Deeper Into On-Chain Finance
New York Life Investment Management has launched its first tokenized bond fund, marking another major milestone in Wall Street’s accelerating shift toward …
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Global Adoption
Germany’s Local Banks Bring Crypto Trading to Millions as Traditional Finance Embraces Digital Assets
Germany’s traditional banking sector is taking one of its biggest steps into cryptocurrency as the country’s local savings banks (Sparkassen) and cooperative banks …
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Blockchain
Ripple Introduces Institutional Lending Protocol to Transform the XRP Ledger Into an On-Chain Credit Market
Ripple has unveiled the proposed XRPL Lending Protocol, a new institutional-grade lending framework designed to bring traditional credit markets onto the XRP Ledger …
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Securitize has become the first publicly traded company to launch tokenized versions of its own common stock on the same day it debuted …
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American Bitcoin (ABTC), the Bitcoin mining and treasury company backed by Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and majority-owned by Hut 8, is moving …
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Blockchain
Robinhood Launches Layer-2 Blockchain, 24/7 Tokenized Stocks and AI-Powered Crypto Trading in Biggest Web3 Expansion Yet
Robinhood has unveiled its most ambitious blockchain initiative to date with the launch of Robinhood Chain, a public Ethereum Layer-2 network built using Arbitrum’s technology stack. …
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Global Adoption
Russia Confirms Digital Ruble Is Ready for Nationwide Launch as Banks Prepare for September Rollout
Russia’s Central Bank says “everything is ready” for the nationwide rollout of the digital ruble, with the country’s largest banks and retailers set to …
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Web3 Gaming
World Launches Solana-Based Prediction Market Inside Phantom Wallet to Challenge Polymarket and Kalshi
The prediction market industry has a new competitor. World, a fully on-chain prediction market protocol built on Solana, has officially launched inside …
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U.S. Regulation
U.S. Senators Introduce Bill to Block China and Other Foreign Adversaries From Accessing Advanced American AI Technology
Two of the lawmakers behind the landmark GENIUS Act are now turning their attention to artificial intelligence. Senators Tim Scott and Bill Hagerty have introduced new …
