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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Japan's largest bank, has announced plans to conduct pilot testing of a blockchain-based settlement system for Japanese government bond (JGB) trades. The initiative aims to enable real-time settlement of bond transactions, replacing the current process that typically requires multiple business days to finalize.
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Solana's blockchain came close to a complete network halt on Wednesday, according to Marinade Finance, a prominent liquid staking protocol built on the network. The incident raised immediate concerns about the reliability of one of the crypto industry's leading smart contract platforms, though full details regarding
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Ravencoin (RVN), a proof-of-work blockchain network, is facing a potential rollback of up to four days of transaction history following the discovery of a critical flaw in its block validation process. Developers identified the vulnerability, which involves an error in how the network processes certain block structures, and are currently
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Bitcoin reached block 961,632 on August 7, 2026, marking the official start of the mandatory signaling period for BIP-110, a proposed soft fork that has drawn significant controversy within the Bitcoin development community. According to CoinDesk, the upgrade entered this critical activation phase with fewer than 3% of miners
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Bitcoin developers have publicly flagged 85 critical vulnerabilities within the Bitcoin protocol and its associated software infrastructure, describing the overall situation as "extremely bad." The disclosure, reported by CoinDesk, represents one of the more significant coordinated bug reports in the network's recent history, raising immediate concerns
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The remittance giant is rolling out Stablecard across 37 markets, targeting cross-border payments and consumers seeking US dollar-denominated savings in volatile economies.
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Circle named BlackRock, Visa, DTCC and eight others as Arc validators as Q2 revenue hit $701M and USDC circulation reached $73.3B.
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The rating recognizes the fund’s ability to maintain a stable net asset value, while S&P separately reaffirmed USDT among the lowest-rated stablecoins under its existing assessment framework.
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The move pushes the total value migrating from LayerZero to Chainlink near $15 billion, with WBTC representing the largest shift yet.
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Wells Fargo has announced plans to offer tokenized deposits for corporate clients, enabling round-the-clock payment settlement on blockchain infrastructure. The move positions the bank alongside JPMorgan and Citigroup, both of which have already launched comparable tokenized payment products targeting institutional and corporate customers. The development reflects a broader shift among
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BlackRock has launched tokenized access to its money market funds in Europe, opening up a portfolio valued at approximately $311 billion to blockchain-based investment infrastructure. The asset management giant introduced the offering as part of its expanding push into digital asset products, allowing institutional investors in the region to access
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Mastercard said the tie-up would help banks, fintechs and enterprises expand stablecoin payments, payouts, settlement and treasury services.