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Ethereum researchers look to prevent major delay of network’s next Pectra upgrade after testnet mishaps, Core Devs say
Ethereum core devs will spin up a “shadow testnet” to prevent delaying research into the Pectra hard fork, after …
Developers deploy fix after Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade hits snag on Sepolia testnet
Developers appear to have identified the issue and have rolled out a fix — as the network is once again processing …
Israel joins global CBDC discussions with digital shekel proposal
The Bank of Israel has introduced a potential design for a central bank digital currency (CBDC), though officials emp…
Paradigm leads $41 million token round for Across Protocol aiming to unify Ethereum
Paradigm led Across Protocol's token round, with participation from Bain Capital Crypto, Coinbase Ventures and others.
Berachain liquid staking protocol Infrared raises $14 million in Series A token round
Framework Ventures led Infrared's Series A round, with participation from NGC Ventures, Selini Capital and others.
Base cuts block times to 0.2 seconds on testnet with Flashblocks, mainnet rollout expected in Q2
Base uses Flashblocks that boost transaction processing speed tenfold through preconfirmation blocks streamed every 2…
Russia delays digital ruble CBDC launch, extends pilot phase indefinitely
Russia’s central bank has postponed the full-scale launch of its digital ruble project indefinitely, according to a…
ZKP tech startup Ligero raises $4 million seed round co-led by Galaxy Ventures and 1kx
Ligero builds tools to simplify zero-knowledge proof development, deployment and scaling without compromising securit…
Hackers Are Using Fake GitHub Code to Steal Your Bitcoin: Kaspersky
The attack starts with seemingly legitimate GitHub projects — like making Telegram bots for managing bitcoin wallet…
Mavryk Dynamics Secures $5.2M for Blockchain-Powered Real-World Asset Ownership
Mavryk Dynamics aims to simplify RWA tokenization and DeFi integration, making digital asset ownership more accessible.
Ethereum developers activate Pectra upgrade on Holesky testnet, finalization pending
Despite the planned launch, the Pectra upgrade on Holesky testnet has encountered problems as the network has not fin…
Chintai Tokenizes $570M Real Estate Cash-Flow for RealNOI
The platform gives investors access to cash flows of nearly 1,900 apartments, while helping property owners access ca…
Tokenized time platform Time.fun goes live on Solana following Base debut
Time.fun founder Kawz claims other platforms could build on top of the concept of tokenized time — and that a toke…
Bernstein expects crypto market liquidity to move away from ‘useless’ memecoins and back to DeFi, gaming and NFTs
The prior rise in memecoin activity was driven by a pushback against the regulatory crackdown on utility token and NF…
YZi Labs invests in crypto-AI startup Vana, CZ joins as advisor
"YZi Labs is the sole investor. There are no other investors in this round," Vana co-founder Anna Kazlauskas told The…
Microsoft’s Majorana 1 chip advances quantum computing, potentially bringing ‘Q-Day’ closer
Microsoft has unveiled its new quantum computing chip, Majorana 1, a breakthrough achieved after nearly 20 years of r…
MANTRA Launches Program for Real-World Asset Startups With Google Cloud Support
The program aims to drive innovation in tokenized real-world assets as blockchain adoption accelerates.
Onboarding the Buy-Side to Blockchain Rails
The right systems and processes must be in place to properly tokenize the trillions of dollars worth of potential rea…
Know Your Peer — The pros and cons of KYC
Zero-knowledge proofs and reputation systems could reshape compliance and preserve privacy in DeFi.
Franklin Templeton Brings Tokenized U.S. Treasury Fund to European Investors
The asset manager's U.S.-registered version of the fund Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund has attracted $58…
DeFi Platform MANTRA Secures Dubai License, Expanding Global Reach
The platform recently added Google as a primary validator and infrastructure to its blockchain.
Monad to roll out a public testnet on Feb. 19
Monad's testnet, in development for two years, functions as a platform for developers and users to test features befo…
How to tokenize real-world assets on Bitcoin
Understand the process of tokenizing real-world assets on the Bitcoin blockchain, from creating digital representatio…
Mastercard tokenized 30% of its 2024 transactions per SEC filing
Mastercard reported that 30% of its transactions in 2024 were tokenized, according to a filing with the US Securities…
NFT brand Doodles to launch Solana-based token called DOOD
The maximum DOOD token supply sits at 10 billion, with its largest allocations going to the Doodles community and an …
Franklin Templeton Expands $594M Market Money Fund to Solana
The move comes after Securitize linked to Solana to bring tokenized real-world assets to the network.
Bank of England gov warns digital pound must not undermine commercial banks
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey expressed skepticism about the role of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)…
Powell guarantees no CBDC as long as he leads the Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell confirmed that the US will never have a central bank digital currency (CBDC) whil…
Fed's Powell Says He's Also Worried About Debanking That Strained U.S. Crypto
As crypto firms and their new government allies rail against U.S. regulators for chasing them out of banking, Powell …
Trump-supported World Liberty and Ondo Finance partner to expand tokenized RWA adoption
World Liberty Financial will explore the integration of Ondo’s tokenized assets into the WLFI network as treasury r…