Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said the blockchain could become a global operating system by reducing the cost of trust. Summary Hoskinson says Cardano combines four technical pillars that no competing blockchain currently offers at once. He argues decentralized systems can reduce costly intermediaries and rebuild trust across global financial markets. ADA’s five-year low and falling…
Ant International has weighed a $1 billion fundraising round at a valuation of at least $10 billion as the Singapore-based fintech unit posts eight straight quarters of profitability and expands its cross-border payments business. Summary Ant International is considering a $1 billion fundraising round that could value the business at more than $10 billion. The…
Ripple has launched a new developer toolkit for building AI-powered payment applications on the XRP Ledger, adding support for x402 payments using XRP and RLUSD as interest in agentic transactions continues to grow. Summary Ripple has launched the XRPL AI Starter Kit, giving developers tools to build agent driven payment applications on the XRP Ledger….
Circle has unveiled new privacy capabilities for its Arc blockchain, introducing a confidential smart contract engine designed to keep sensitive financial data hidden while preserving access for compliance and audit functions. Summary Circle introduced Arc Privacy, a confidential smart contract engine that allows institutions to keep sensitive transaction data hidden while preserving audit and compliance…
KB Kookmin Bank has completed a $100 million blockchain-based digital bond sale, becoming the first South Korean bank to use distributed ledger technology for foreign currency fundraising. Summary KB Kookmin Bank has issued a $100 million blockchain based digital bond, the first foreign currency fundraising deal of its kind by a South Korean bank. The…
Hong Kong has priced its largest-ever digital bond sale at around HK$12 billion (approximately $1.5 billion), extending the city’s push to bring traditional fixed-income markets onto blockchain-based infrastructure. Summary Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation priced a HK$12 billion digital bond sale, which it described as the largest tokenized bond issuance completed globally. Investor demand reached about…
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Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Playnance will launch G Coin on March 18 to power transactions across its blockchain gaming and prediction ecosystem. Summary Playnance will launch G Coin on March 18 to power its gaming and prediction ecosystem….
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