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BNP Paribas Asset Management Introduces Natively Tokenized Money Market Fund Shares on Allfunds Blockchain

BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) announced the launch of natively tokenised Money Market fund shares, testing cross-border transactions based on Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), in collaboration with Allfunds Blockchain as tech provider and BNP Paribas’ Securities Services business as transfer agent and fund dealing… Read More

Clear Street Investment Banking Expands Blockchain and Digital Assets Unit

Clear Street Investment Banking, an investment banking firm providing a full suite of strategic advisory, transaction and creative capital solutions to companies and investors across high-growth sectors such as technology, healthcare, energy and beyond, announced the expansion of its Blockchain and Digital Assets Investment Banking… Read More

BIS Enables Global Financial Innovation with Project Meridian FX and Project Promissa

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is spearheading transformative initiatives in global finance, leveraging various technologies to enhance efficiency and interoperability in financial systems. Two recent projects, Project Meridian FX and Project Promissa, exemplify this commitment, addressing critical challenges in foreign exchange (FX) transactions and… Read More

The Digital Transformation of UK Capital Markets Presents Opportunities and Challenges – Report

The UK’s capital markets, a key part of its financial ecosystem, are undergoing a digital transformation driven by distributed ledger technology (DLT) and securities tokenization. A report by TheCityUK and Hogan Lovells, titled “The Digitalisation of UK Capital Markets: Digitalised Financial Market Infrastructure and Tokenised Bonds,”… Read More

Blockchain Platform Kadena Aims to Solve Ethereum Scalability with Chainweb EVM

Kadena, the “scalable” blockchain technology provider, has announced Chainweb EVM with the addition of 20 EVM-compatible chains to its multi-chain network. Chainweb EVM reportedly positions Kadena as a decentralized alternative to Ethereum Layer 2s, with “near-zero gas fees, infinite scalability, and energy-efficient Proof of Work… Read More

AMINA Bank Exec Comments on State of Digital Assets Adoption in MENA Region

Rohan Misra, Head of GCC and Senior Executive Officer (SEO) of AMINA Bank in Abu Dhabi Global Market, has shared key insights with CI. As DeFi continues to reshape the financial landscape, numerous initiatives and hubs are emerging to harness the opportunities of this digital… Read More

EY Announces AI Capabilities for Blockchain Analyzer to Improve Vulnerability Detection, Streamline Smart Contract Reviews

The EY organization announces the launch of new artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to its EY Blockchain Analyzer: Smart Contract and Token Review (SC&TR) tool. The SC&TR tool is designed to help enhance “vulnerability detection in smart contracts through greater code coverage and streamline the contract… Read More

KPMG in India and The Hashgraph Group AG to Enable Enterprise Blockchain Adoption

KPMG in India and The Hashgraph Group (THG), a Swiss-based international business, venture capital, and tech company operating within the Hedera ecosystem, announced an alliance. The alliance is expected to see KPMG in India and The Hashgraph Group AG (THG) collaborating to “enable and advance blockchain… Read More

Blockchain Adoption: Elon Musk Assesses Feasibility of DLT for Federal Government Efficiency via DOGE

Elon Musk, the newly appointed leader of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is reportedly exploring the potential use of blockchain technology to improve government efficiency and significantly reduce spending. According to Bloomberg, which cited sources familiar with the matter, Musk has discussed with close… Read More

Bluprynt and Avalanche Foundation to Enhance MiCA White Paper Requirement via On-Chain Regulatory Metadata Integration

Bluprynt, the provider of crypto disclosure solutions, and the Avalanche Foundation announce the launch of new tools to enable the publishing of EU compliance documents on-chain. Through an integration with the Avalanche public blockchain, the firms are enabling token offerors such as “issuers and crypto-asset… Read More

World Network Reports Over 22M People Onboard, Over 10.2M Verified Humans

Mini Apps are putting the power of the growing World Network community on “full display.” As noted in a blog post, there are currently more than 22 million people on World Network, including 10,247,382 verified humans. As of January 2025, Mini Apps were seeing as… Read More

HKMA Introduces Supervisory Incubator to Support Adoption of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) launched the Supervisory Incubator for Distributed Ledger Technology to help banks responsibly unlock the transformative potential of distributed ledger technology (DLT). The Incubator is a supervisory arrangement designed to help banks maximize the “potential benefits” of DLT adoption by… Read More

Mantle Blockchain Ecosystem Expands with USDe and mETH Integrations on Compound

Mantle, the blockchain ecosystem behind Ethereum layer 2 (L2) Mantle Network and Ether liquid staking protocol mETH Protocol, announced the integration of Ethena’s USDe and Mantle’s mETH on Compound, one of the DeFi lending protocols. This integration supports Mantle’s commitment to fostering synergy within its… Read More

zk-Proof Infrastructure Firm Polyhedra, Ethereum Foundation, Others Announce Zero-Knowledge focused Initiative

Polyhedra, the zero-knowledge infrastructure company behind the zk-proof system, announced the Explore Expander Bootcamp, launching January 20th, 2025. This program reportedly provides developers an opportunity to harness Expander, Polyhedra’s zk-proof system, in order to drive innovation in blockchain / DLT and cryptography — including its… Read More

The HBAR Foundation Issued Grant to WinCL to Elevate Carbon Transparency for SMEs in South Korea

In a move towards climate accountability, The HBAR Foundation has issued a grant to WinCL to elevate carbon transparency and greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting standards for SMEs and large enterprises across South Korea. Built on Hedera’s Guardian platform, WinCL’s solution promises streamlined emissions tracking, reporting,… Read More

BNP Paribas Announces Participation in Eurosystem Trials of Wholesale Settlement DLT Solution

BNP Paribas participated in Eurosystem trials of wholesale settlement DLT solution Eurosystem accelerates innovation and experiments wholesale settlement solutions for DLT transactions with BNP Paribas. BNP Paribas claims that it is at the forefront of financial innovation, testing all three solutions in the Eurosystem’s wholesale… Read More

Tokenized Securities: 21X and Chainlink Prepare for Launch of EU-Regulated Trading and Settlement System

21X, which will reportedly launch the EU-regulated financial market infrastructure (FMI) in order to provide order matching, trading, settlement and registry services for tokenized money and securities, announced that it has signed a partnership with Chainlink, which claims to be the standard for onchain finance…. Read More

CFTC Recommends Expansion of Non-Cash Collateral via Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Global Markets Advisory Committee, sponsored by Commissioner Caroline D. Pham, advanced a recommendation to expand the use of non-cash collateral through the use of distributed ledger technology. The GMAC’s Digital Asset Markets Subcommittee presented on the progress of its… Read More

Enterprise Blockchain Company R3 Is Reportedly Seeking Additional Investments or a Sale

Bloomberg had reported this past week that enterprise blockchain company R3 has held discussions with certain representatives at Ava Labs (which is known to be focused on the development of Avalanche), the Solana Foundation and Adhara regarding a possible minority investment in the company, or… Read More

Decentralized Web3 Network Hedera Announces Latest Updates Including Mainnet Launch

Hedera announced the launch of the Mainnet v0.54 Release. Hedera noted in a blog post that they are constantly working to improve the network and deliver the “best possible” user experience for enthusiasts, developers, and enterprises. As covered, Hedera is described as a public, open-source,… Read More

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