RWA Market Nears $35B After 10.58% Monthly Gain, Holders Top 489K

Tokenized real-world assets (RWA) on public blockchains now total $34.14 billion, up 10.58% in the past 30 days, according to rwa.xyz, putting the sector within sight of the $35 billion mark. BUIDL, XAUT, PAXG Headline Top RWA Assets as Onchain Value Advances RWA tokenization issues blockchain tokens that represent claims on off-chain instruments—U.S. Treasuries, commodities … Read more

Report: Stripe and Paradigm’s Blockchain Tempo Secures $500M Backing From Thrive, Greenoaks

Stripe-backed blockchain startup Tempo has secured $500 million in a Series A round led by Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital and Greenoaks, Fortune exclusively reported Friday. Stripe’s Blockchain Bet Tempo Secures $500M Backed by Thrive Capital Tempo, a payments-focused blockchain project co-founded by fintech giant Stripe and venture capital firm Paradigm, has closed a $500 million … Read more

Japan’s Big Three Banking Titans Unite to Launch Yen-Pegged Stablecoin

Three of Japan’s largest banks—Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), and Mizuho Financial Group—are joining forces to issue a stablecoin pegged to the Japanese yen, according to an exclusive published by Nikkei Asia. Japan’s Top Banks Plan Stablecoin to Digitize Corporate Settlements The Nikkei Asia report notes that the trio’s initiative … Read more

Bitcoin Meets IP: Lombard and Story Launch Partnership for Creator Economy

Lombard, a Bitcoin-based decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, and Story, a layer one (L1) blockchain designed to make intellectual property (IP) programmable, have announced a strategic partnership aimed at linking Bitcoin-backed finance with digital content monetization. Lombard and Story Form Partnership to Integrate Bitcoin Into Intellectual Property Finance According to Lombard‘s announcement shared with Bitcoin.com News, … Read more

Brevis zkVM Cuts Hardware Costs by 50%, Unlocks Home Proving for Ethereum Validators

Brevis, a zero-knowledge proof infrastructure company, announced a major breakthrough with its Pico Prism technology, calling it a critical turning point for Ethereum’s scaling future. Performance Redefines the Possibility Brevis, a leading zero-knowledge (ZK) proof infrastructure company, announced on Oct. 15th that its Pico Prism technology has reached unprecedented performance levels, marking a critical turning … Read more

S&P Global and Chainlink Bring Stablecoin Stability Ratings Onchain

S&P Global Ratings has teamed up with Chainlink to make its Stablecoin Stability Assessments (SSAs) accessible onchain for the first time, marking a major step toward integrating traditional financial data with decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols. S&P Global Launches Onchain Stablecoin Risk Data via Chainlink S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) announced a collaboration between S&P Global Ratings … Read more

São Tomé and Príncipe Unveils Blockchain-Powered Citizenship-by-Investment Program

São Tomé and Príncipe and the UAE-based tech firm IOPn have partnered to launch a blockchain powered citizenship-by-investment (CBI). Anchoring Digital Sovereignty in the UAE The Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe has partnered with United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based sovereign technology ecosystem IOPn to launch a citizenship-by-investment (CBI) program powered by blockchain. The pioneering … Read more

BNB Rebounds 10%, Defying Crypto Slump; Experts Point to Chain Utility, Warn on Regulation

Following a brief market-wide dip on October 10, BNB swiftly rebounded, emerging as the only high-cap altcoin to fully recover. While the rally has attributed to the growing appeal of the BNB Chain, experts emphasized that the chain’s long-term relevance will hinge on its ability to strengthen and evolve its underlying “trust architecture.” BNB’s Rapid … Read more

Rezolve Ai Acquires SQD to Power Web3-Driven Enterprise AI

Rezolve Ai, a Nasdaq-listed AI-driven commerce platform, has acquired the blockchain data platform Subsquid (SQD) for an undisclosed amount. Rezolve Ai Builds on the Smartpay Acquisition The Nasdaq-listed artificial intelligence (AI)-driven commerce platform, Rezolve Ai, has acquired the blockchain data platform Subsquid (SQD) for an undisclosed amount. As part of the deal, Subsquid’s token, SQD, … Read more

Apex Fusion and Layerzero Unite Cardano, Solana, and EVM Ecosystems

Apex Fusion announced the launch of its NEXUS chain integration with Layerzero, enabling connections to more than 145 blockchain networks, including Solana and Ethereum-compatible ecosystems. Apex Fusion Simplifies Omnichain Development With Layerzero The collaboration positions Apex Fusion as the first ecosystem to unite Cardano’s UTxO liquidity with Ethereum’s EVM framework via Layerzero, forging a new … Read more