Bitwise Says TradFi Shift to 24-7 Crypto Rails Accelerating
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan said recent geopolitical trading activity on crypto platforms suggests traditional finance may adopt 24-7 blockchain rails faster than expected.
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Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan said recent geopolitical trading activity on crypto platforms suggests traditional finance may adopt 24-7 blockchain rails faster than expected.
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OKX has introduced an AI layer for its OnchainOS, allowing developers to deploy autonomous agents across wallets, DEX infrastructure and multiple blockchains.
MoonPay has introduced PYUSDx, a framework enabling developers to issue app-specific stablecoins backed by PayPal USD as competition in programmable dollar infrastructure intensifies.
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TON Foundation has partnered with Banxa to expand stablecoin payment processing for Asia-Pacific merchants, targeting cross-border settlements and SME adoption.
The UK government has selected HSBC Orion to support a pilot issuance of tokenized government bonds under its Digital Gilt Instrument program.
Coinbase has launched Agentic Wallets designed to let artificial intelligence agents autonomously spend, trade and manage crypto assets onchain.
Ripple partners with Aviva Investors to tokenize traditional funds on XRP Ledger, advancing institutional adoption of blockchain-based asset infrastructure.
Ripple has added new security and staking integrations to its institutional custody platform, aiming to simplify deployment for banks and regulated custodians.
Polymarket is partnering with Circle to migrate its settlement infrastructure from bridged USDC on Polygon to Circle-issued native USDC.
Ripple has introduced a new corporate treasury platform that integrates cash management with digital asset operations following its acquisition of GTreasury.
Zerohash is in discussions to raise $250 million at a $1.5 billion valuation after stepping away from acquisition talks with Mastercard.
Aave has transferred stewardship of the Lens Protocol to Mask Network as it refocuses on core DeFi infrastructure and protocol development.