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BNY to bring transfer agency records onchain in blockchain push
BNY is launching a blockchain-based transfer agency platform as the bank expands its digital asset infrastructure and moves core financial records onchain.
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USDC issuer Circle to acquire nearly 1,000 IBM blockchain patents
IBM’s blockchain portfolio includes more than 680 patent families and nearly 1,000 issued patents worldwide, with a particular focus in supply chain applications.
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South Korea’s largest bank to launch payment service on JPMorgan’s Kinexys
South Korea’s largest lender will use JPMorgan’s blockchain platform to support US dollar cross-border payments for import and export businesses across 10 countries.
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Kakao taps Circle to explore won stablecoin payment infrastructure
Kakao Group and Circle signed an MOU to explore won stablecoin payments, remittances, merchant settlement and tokenized financial services.
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Telegram plans ‘largest rollout of a non-custodial crypto wallet in human history’
The messaging platform has long been viewed as a potential gateway for bringing a wider audience into crypto.
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Visa launching internal stablecoin platform for clients that provides access to OUSD: report
Open Standard's stablecoin is expected to become a major competitor to Circle's USDC, the dominant stablecoin in the U.S.
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DTCC begins first tokenized stock and Treasury production trades involving JPMorgan, BlackRock and Goldman: WSJ
JPMorgan will tokenize part of its Invesco QQQ Trust holdings held at DTCC, while Microsoft, Circle, and SPY shares will also be tokenized.
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Japan’s biggest card network taps Circle to bring stablecoins to 40 million merchants
Japan's largest card payment network has signed a memorandum of understanding with Circle Internet Group to explore integrating stablecoin payments across its merchant ecosystem. The partnership would potentially expose Circle's USDC stablecoin infrastructure to a network of approximately 40 million merchants operating throughout Japan, according to
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Japan’s largest security token platform moves nearly $3 billion to Avalanche blockchain
Progmat develops security token infrastructure that accounts for 64.6% of Japan’s security token market total issuance value.
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$230B SBI Holdings & Solana Foundation Launch Japan’s First On-Chain Financial Market
Japan’s financial sector just took a major step on-chain. On July 13, 2026, SBI Holdings and the Solana Foundation officially announced a strategic collaboration to establish SBI Solana Global, a new joint venture designed to build Japan’s first on-chain financial market. The move signals that SBI S
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SWIFT launches blockchain ledger with 17-bank tokenized deposit pilot
SWIFT launched its new blockchain ledger that will host a tokenized bank deposit pilot for 17 major banks seeking faster cross-border payments.
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Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum is preparing its 'biggest rebuild' since the Merge
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has announced that the network is preparing what he describes as its "biggest rebuild" since the Merge, signaling a sweeping overhaul of the blockchain's core architecture. Buterin made the remarks publicly, outlining plans that would represent a fundamental shift in how the