Blockchain

Standard Chartered Becomes First Global Systemically Important Bank to Offer Direct USDC Access

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…

2 months ago

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…

2 months ago

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…

2 months ago

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.…

2 months ago

ZachXBT Raises Liquidity Concerns Over AscendEX as Users Report Weeks-Long Withdrawal Delays

On-chain investigator ZachXBT has publicly questioned the financial health of cryptocy exchange AscendEXafter mounting reports of users waiting days—and in some cases weeks—to withdraw…

2 months ago

Tether Puts $23 Billion Gold Reserve to Work With New Bitcoin-Style Lending Program

Tether is expanding beyond stablecoins once again—this time by turning its massive $23 billion gold reserve into an income-generating financial asset. The company…

2 months ago

Coinbase’s Base Network Recovers After Two-Hour Outage Ahead of Major Blockchain Upgrade

Base, the Ethereum Layer-2 blockchain incubated by Coinbase, has fully restored operations after suffering a block production outage that temporarily halted the network…

2 months ago

Base Blockchain Suffers Brief Block Production Stall After ‘Unsafe Head’ Error Interrupts Network

Base, the Ethereum Layer-2 blockchain incubated by Coinbase, experienced a temporary disruption after an "unsafe head" stall interrupted block production, briefly preventing new…

2 months ago

Telcoin Launches America’s First Regulated On-Chain Bank Accounts Linked Directly to Stablecoins

Telcoin Digital Asset Bank has officially launched what it says are the first regulated on-chain bank accounts in the United…

2 months ago

FIFA Turns to Avalanche Blockchain to Fight World Cup Ticket Scalping and Counterfeit Sales

As millions of fans compete for tickets to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, FIFA is quietly deploying one of blockchain's biggest real-world use…

2 months ago