Month: July 2026

Why Crypto Tokenization Fails—and the One Mistake Institutions Keep Making

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Traditional wealth management is constrained by slow, expensive, siloed legacy settlement layers that rely on redundant manual compliance checks. Abdul Rafay Gadit discusses how purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain architecture resolves these systemic inefficiencies. Bridging Traditional Finance and Decentralized Infrastructure For decades, the back offices of global wealth management have run on a quiet, expensive, and … Read more

Fhenix Upgrades Sedona With Confidential FHE to Keep Balances Hidden From AI Agents

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Self-custodial trading platform Sedona has partnered with Fhenix to integrate confidential fully homomorphic encryption infrastructure into its system. Cryptographic Security Upgrade Sedona, a self-custodial trading platform and neo-bank, announced a partnership with Fhenix to integrate Confidential Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) infrastructure into its Arbitrum-based system. The company said the upgrade will ensure key financial data … Read more

SBI Holdings Acquires Coinhako Majority Stake, Deepens its Asia Crypto Footprint

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SBI Holdings has acquired a majority stake in Singapore-based crypto exchange Coinhako after securing regulatory approval. The deal strengthens the Japanese financial group’s push into digital assets, stablecoins and tokenized markets across Asia. SBI Holdings Pairs Coinhako With Solana and Ondo Deals, Broadening Tokenized Finance SBI Holdings has acquired a controlling stake in Singapore crypto … Read more

‘Useless Plastic’: NSPK CEO Declares the End of Visa and Mastercard in Russia

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Dmitry Dubynin, CEO of the National Payment Card System (NSPK), stressed that cards issued by Visa and Mastercard “don’t provide any value,” as their operations are currently supported by the national system. Visa and Mastercard exited the Russian market in March 2022. Mastercard and Visa ‘Absent’ from Russia as Cards Reach Expiration As local options … Read more

Ripple Commits $250,000 to 25 Veteran-Owned Businesses Through Hire Heroes USA

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Ripple has committed $250,000 in RLUSD-funded grants to 25 veteran- and military spouse-owned businesses through a collaboration with Hire Heroes USA. Ripple Backs Veteran Entrepreneurs With $250,000 in RLUSD Grants A quarter-million dollars is now moving into businesses led by veterans and military spouses across the United States. Ripple has awarded $250,000 to 25 companies … Read more

T. Rowe Price Launches Active Spot Crypto ETF With BTC, ETH, XRP Among Top Holdings

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T. Rowe Price, which manages $1.89 trillion in client assets, has launched TKNZ, an actively managed multi-token spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) offering exposure to bitcoin, ether, XRP, and other leading cryptocurrencies. Active Management and Multi-Token Crypto Portfolios T. Rowe Price, which manages $1.89 trillion in client assets, announced on July 16, 2026, that its Active … Read more

Underdog Files First 7 Sports Contracts for Its Own Prediction Exchange

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Underdog has filed the first seven sports event-contract templates for UDX, the federally regulated exchange it acquired in March. The filings target an initial listing no later than July 17, moving Underdog closer to controlling its own contracts rather than relying exclusively on outside exchanges. Underdog moves from distributor to exchange operator Underdog’s newly acquired … Read more

Nigerian President Tinubu Signs Executive Order to Regulate Country’s Crypto Sector

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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has signed an executive order on virtual assets to address a fragmented regulatory landscape and protect citizens from fraud. Addressing Regulatory Gaps Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has signed an executive order aimed at regulating virtual assets and cracking down on unregistered operators, the government announced on July 17. The order establishes … Read more

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