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Nasdaq-listed Opera proposes 160M CELO deal to replace cash payments
The Norweigan browser company plans to swap quarterly US dollar payments for tokens pending community approval, deepening ties to Celo as MiniPay adoption grows.
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Europe’s largest asset manager Amundi debuts $100 million tokenized fund on Ethereum, Stellar
Amundi launched the $100 million Spiko Amundi Overnight Swap Fund on Ethereum and Stellar with Chainlink support.
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OP_NET launches Bitcoin DeFi push without bridges or wrapped BTC
OP_NET has launched a “SlowFi” DeFi stack that runs smart contracts directly in standard Bitcoin transactions with BTC as the only gas asset, avoiding bridges and wrapped BTC.
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Ethereum aims to cut bridge times by 98% to 13 seconds with new rule
Ethereum’s FCR aims to reduce bridge times by up to 98%, bringing L1-to-L2 and exchange deposits down to 13 seconds without a hard fork.
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Tether launches AI training framework for smartphones and consumer GPUs
Part of the QVAC platform, the framework can use non-Nvidia hardware, expanding support beyond the dominant GPUs typically used for AI training.
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Moody’s brings credit ratings onchain with Canton Network integration
The move marks an early step toward embedding traditional risk assessment into blockchain-based financial infrastructure.
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U.S. regional banks building tokenized deposit network on ZKsync to rival stablecoins
A coalition of U.S. regional banks is developing a tokenized deposit network built on the ZKsync blockchain, positioning the initiative as a direct competitor to dollar-backed stablecoins currently dominating the digital payments landscape. The move represents a significant strategic shift for traditional banking institutions that have largely remained on
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Sam Altman's World teams up with Coinbase to prove there is a real person behind every AI transaction
Sam Altman's biometric identity project World has announced a strategic partnership with cryptocurrency exchange giant Coinbase, aiming to establish human verification standards for artificial intelligence transactions. The collaboration will integrate World's iris-scanning technology with Coinbase's infrastructure to ensure that real people, not bots, are