The global lender says blockchain-based finance could streamline markets but warns that fragmented standards and regulations may create new systemic.

EU authorities already preemptively sanctioned Russia’s digital ruble in 2025 as part of measures in response to the country’s war.

Bitcoin took daily gains to nearly 4% on the second day of “green July” as US labor-market signals supported an.

Strategy is a registered US government contractor, though Kash Patel claimed that “no current conflict exists” with his $100,001 and.

Ondo’s latest partnership adds shareholder governance to tokenized stocks as competition in blockchain-based equity offerings accelerates.

From Ethereum’s Glamsterdam to Solana’s Alpenglow, 2026’s most important developments are protocol upgrades, not price charts.

UK regulators published an update to a national retail payments blueprint, calling for infrastructure support for tokenization and interoperability with.

Aave launched its V3 lending protocol on Monad with 12 supported assets as the network commits $15 million in first-year.

Standard Chartered and Circle launch bank-led USDC minting and redemption for institutions, starting in Dubai’s DIFC with planned global expansion.

SBI Crypto will shut down its Bitcoin mining pool on July 31 after more than five years, ranking 12th globally.