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State Street is accelerating its push into tokenization as major banks look to modernize core financial infrastructure by bringing traditional assets onto blockchain networks, according to a Bloomberg report published Thursday. The custody bank is developing tokenized versions of familiar financial products, including money-market funds, exchange-traded funds, and cash instruments
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London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has introduced a new blockchain-based platform aimed at modernizing how financial transactions are settled. Announced on Thursday, the service allows transactions backed by tokenized commercial bank deposits to be settled continuously, without the constraints of traditional market hours. LSEG Launches Digital Settlement HouseLSEG today announces
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ETHGas, a protocol focused on Ethereum blockspace infrastructure, has launched its native governance token, GWEI, marking a new step in its effort to rethink how execution capacity on Ethereum is allocated and managed. Announced on Tuesday, the launch positions GWEI as the governance backbone of a system designed to move
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21Shares has introduced a new exchange-traded product on the London Stock Exchange that blends bitcoin and gold, marking a milestone for UK retail investors seeking diversified exposure to digital and traditional assets in a single vehicle. Announced on Tuesday, the product was developed in partnership with ByteTree Asset Management and
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JPMorgan is broadening the reach of its blockchain-based payment token, JPM Coin, by bringing it to the Canton Network, marking the token’s second major network expansion. The move reflects the bank’s continued push to modernize institutional payments using blockchain technology, while maintaining the safeguards expected by large financial
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Trump Media and Technology Group, the company behind former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform, has announced plans to introduce a blockchain-based reward token for its shareholders. The move places Trump Media among a growing number of firms experimenting with crypto tools to engage investors, while also
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SoFi Technologies has entered the stablecoin market with the launch of SoFiUSD, a fully reserved U.S. dollar stablecoin issued by SoFi Bank. The company says this marks the first time a U.S. national bank has issued a stablecoin on a public, permissionless blockchain, a move that places SoFi
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Visa is taking a significant step deeper into blockchain-based payments with the launch of a stablecoin settlement service in the United States. The new offering allows U.S. financial institutions to settle payments using Circle’s USDC stablecoin on the Solana blockchain, signaling growing confidence among major banks and payment
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Circle, the company behind USDC, the world’s second-largest stablecoin, has acquired key team members and proprietary technology from Interop Labs, the original developer of the Axelar Network. The move signals Circle’s growing focus on blockchain interoperability as stablecoin adoption accelerates globally. Circle Signs Agreement to Acquire Interop Labs
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JPMorgan Chase is expanding its presence in blockchain-based finance with the launch of a tokenized money-market fund built on the Ethereum network, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The fund, called the My OnChain Net Yield Fund, or MONY, is being introduced by JPMorgan Asset Management, which
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Tempo, the blockchain project incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, has opened its public testnet, marking a significant step toward its goal of making digital payments faster, cheaper, and easier to settle on-chain. The network, valued at roughly $5 billion after a recent fundraising surge, is designed specifically for high-throughput payments
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A fiery debate erupted at Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai on December 4, 2025, pitting gold advocate Peter Schiff against former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) in a high-stakes clash over the future of money. The core question: Which asset, Bitcoin or tokenized gold, better serves the modern financial system