BIP-110 Breakaway Chain Faces a Long Fight to Survive
Since Bitcoin split at block 961632 on Aug. 8, the tiny Roughnecks pool has burned scarce hashpower chasing a chain almost nobody can trade, grinding out just four blocks across…
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MUFG Eyes Instant JGB Repos as Blockchain Invades Bond Markets
MUFG has launched a pilot to test whether Japanese government bond repo trades can settle in real time on a blockchain network. The major Japanese banking group is working with…
What Is FINMA? Why Crypto Firms Keep Flocking to Switzerland
Switzerland has turned financial regulation into a competitive machine, pairing the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, better known as FINMA, with specialized regulatory pathways that have helped make the country…
Vitalik Overhauls Ethereum Roadmap as Quantum Risks Take Hold
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says the network’s priorities have shifted so much since 2023 that he had to redraw his own roadmap. On Monday, Buterin posted a side-by-side comparison of…
Bitcoin Fork Watch: Where to Track BIP-110’s Showdown Live
BIP-110 mandatory signaling begins today, putting block 961632 under a microscope as the risk of a blockchain split moves from theory to a live test. At the time of writing,…
Wells Fargo Brings 24/7 Tokenized Payments to Corporate Clients
Wells Fargo will launch tokenized deposits for corporate clients this fall, starting with US dollar-to-pound transactions. The move has won support from blockchain infrastructure advocates, while critics argue that banks…
World Chain Deploys EIP-7928 Ahead of Ethereum Mainnet
World Chain is launching full block access lists on its mainnet, making it the “first” production layer-2 network to stream EIP-7928 data every 200 milliseconds inside flashblocks. Tackling the Decentralization…
Abu Dhabi’s Crypto Blueprint Draws Miners, Funds and Global Giants
Abu Dhabi has built one of the world’s clearest paths for crypto and blockchain companies to set up shop, and sovereign money is following close behind. Regulators Write the Rulebook…
Saeed Al-Marri: How Tokenization Is Opening Maritime Shipping Funds
According to Saeed Bin Saleh Al-Marri, tokenization can lower entry barriers to expensive maritime assets by fractionalizing vessel ownership into smaller, digital units. However, it cannot magically eliminate underlying asset…
Aave Founder Stani Kulechov Backs $98M Market Cleanup
Aave is preparing to wind down deployments on six blockchains and remove dozens of lightly used asset markets. The overhaul affects $98.1 million in deposits as the lending protocol narrows…