Blockchain

Solana validators have approved a proposal to double the network’s annual disinflation rate, reducing future SOL issuance. According to finalized voting results, the proposal received 67% support, with 25.16% voting against and 7.84% abstaining. Overall […]

Tokenized deposits could make bank funding less stable and raise credit costs for US households and businesses, according to an analysis by two economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.  Economists Rosie Levy and […]

High-performance blockchains often run into the same architectural limit, where the execution sits directly in the path of consensus. In a conventional synchronous model, validators must first execute the transactions inside that block to confirm […]

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), or SCBHK, has become the first bank authorized to distribute HKDAP, a regulated Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Anchorpoint Financial.  On Monday, the bank said it is engaging eligible […]

Decentralized lending protocol Term Finance lost an estimated $8.5 million after an attacker exploited governance control of its strategy vaults, according to blockchain security firms.  On Sunday, PeckShield said the attacker drained about 2,843 Ether […]

[Update 12:50 UTC, Aug. 19: Adds background on FASB, proposed disclosure requirements and the US regulatory framework for stablecoins.] The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has proposed guidance outlining when companies may classify certain stablecoins […]

Digital Asset, the creator of the Canton Network, and former US House Speaker Paul Ryan’s American Idea Foundation plan to pilot a blockchain-based system for distributing state-administered benefits across three US states using the Canton […]

Blockchain Optimism’s governance has approved a proposal to repurpose 546.9 million OP tokens previously reserved for user airdrops to support ecosystem growth and institutional adoption. OP currently has a market cap of roughly $214 million, […]

Centrifuge has added Symbiotic’s liquidity network across three tokenized funds that represent about $1.6 billion in assets under management, giving eligible holders another route to exchange their positions for USDC. The integration covers Janus Henderson’s […]

Kraken has launched trading in more than 7,000 US-listed stocks for customers in the European Economic Area (EEA), expanding its traditional finance offering alongside cryptocurrencies and tokenized equities. The crypto exchange said Tuesday that eligible […]