Australia draft payments vision eyes stablecoin interoperability
A draft vision for Australia’s domestic payments system says stablecoins and tokenized fiat currency could reshape how money moves across...
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Aptos says its new privacy coin seeks to fix one of crypto’s biggest trade-offs
Aptos said its new privacy coin could be used to enable businesses to transact onchain without competitors tracking treasury moves...
Aave-linked DeFi United unveils rsETH recovery plan after $293M Kelp exploit
DeFi United published a technical plan to restore rsETH backing and unwind attacker-linked DeFi positions after the $293 million Kelp...
Startale to add Privacy Boost transfers to Sony-linked Soneium app
Startale plans to integrate Sunnyside Labs’ Privacy Boost into its Soneium app, adding private transfers with audit-friendly compliance controls.
Solana clients Anza and Firedancer introduce post-quantum solution Falcon
Jump Crypto, the team behind Firedancer, said Falcon has the smallest signature among NIST standards, which could help preserve Solana’s...
Canton, ZKsync clash over how blockchains enforce rules
Matter Labs’ Alex Gluchowski says Canton isn’t a blockchain, while Digital Asset co-founders argue public chains aren’t that different.
Bank of Korea governor backs CBDCs, deposit tokens in first address
New Bank of Korea governor Shin Hyun-song supported CBDCs and deposit tokens in his first address, while stablecoins were notably...
Arbitrum freezes $71M of Ether connected to Kelp exploit
Griff Green, a member of Arbitrum’s security council, said the group acted with input from law enforcement and “did not...
Circle unveils USDC Bridge for native cross-chain stablecoin transfers
The USDC Bridge adds to Circle's Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol, which often sees over $500 million worth of USDC transfers each...
Tokenization doesn’t ‘magically’ fix illiquid assets: PBW 2026
Industry speakers at Paris Blockchain Week said tokenization can broaden access and issuance, but it does not by itself create...
Stablecoin issuer Circle faces lawsuit over $280M Drift Protocol hack
Circle was accused of aiding and abetting the conversion of the stolen funds and negligence after it did not freeze...
South Korea to pilot tokenized deposits for government spending
The sandbox will test preset spending limits, timing controls and category restrictions for public sector expense payments.
WLFI proposes unlock plan for 62 billion tokens with long lockups and burns
The new proposal outlines multi-year lockups and opt-in token burn, as the Trump-linked DeFi platform responds to pressure over delayed...
Figure and Hastra widen DeFi credit offering with auto loan launch
Figure is adding auto loans to Democratized Prime and extending Hastra beyond Solana, widening tokenized consumer credit access for DeFi...
Pyth Network targets traditional data distribution with new marketplace
Institutions can publish pricing feeds onchain via a pay-as-you-go model, offering an alternative to traditional data distribution systems.
