European banking leaders have launched Regulated Layer One (RL1), establishing a member-owned European Cooperative Society in Luxembourg to operate a shared, compliance-optimized DLT network designed to eliminate market fragmentation across regulated digital asset ecosystems.
SBI Holdings has restructured its wholly owned subsidiary into SBI Digital Practice to build institutional financial infrastructure on the Canton Network, marking a major multichain expansion alongside its existing Ripple and Solana initiatives.
Payward has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the wallet-as-a-service business of Magic Labs, incorporating non-custodial embedded wallet infrastructure into its enterprise-grade B2B suite.
Circle has acquired nearly 1,000 issued patents from IBM’s blockchain portfolio, making it the largest holder of blockchain intellectual property in the United States and strengthening its foundation for institutional on-chain financial infrastructure.
Triple-A has confirmed unauthorized access to its treasury and hot wallets, resulting in an estimated $11.8 million loss that will be fully absorbed by corporate reserves.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has pushed back against suggestions that artificial intelligence competes with crypto, arguing instead that AI agents are driving massive demand for programmable blockchain payments.
The official X account of Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev was temporarily compromised by malicious actors promoting a fake Vladhood memecoin, highlighting security risks amid heavy memecoin activity on Robinhood Chain.
Pakistan is reinforcing its digital asset framework by pairing progressive exchange licensing with strict enforcement. The Federal Investigation Agency has established a dedicated unit to investigate financial crimes involving cryptocurrencies.
Digital asset manager Grayscale has officially applied to launch the first US spot Worldcoin ETF (GWLD).
Vitalik Buterin highlights how machine capabilities are expanding horizontally across physical, cognitive, and strategic tasks, echoing historic technological shifts.
Allbridge has halted operations on its Core protocol after an attacker manipulated stablecoin liquidity pools on Solana to extract $1.65 million.
Ondo Finance and SBI Group have formed a strategic partnership to bring Japanese equities onchain, use the JPYSC stablecoin for settlement, and distribute tokenized assets through SBI’s financial network.
DTCC has moved tokenization into a production environment, allowing selected stocks, ETFs, and U.S. Treasurys to be represented on blockchain while retaining full investor rights.
Coinbase says AI now helps produce between 95% and 100% of its code, with most engineers operating multiple agents as the exchange restructures around AI-native teams.
Velocity has raised $38 million in Series A funding to expand infrastructure connecting stablecoin networks with banking, custody, treasury, and settlement systems.