Key Takeaways Kyrgyzstan aims to migrate all government services to blockchain by 2028. The nation has emerged as a regional crypto leader with over 120 licensed virtual asset service providers by September 2024. Kyrgyzstan plans to transition all government services to blockchain technology by 2028, according to Adylbek Kasymaliev, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers.
Stablecoins won’t unseat incumbent payment platforms, including Visa and Mastercard, until the blockchain tokens feature robust consumer protections, according to Guillaume Poncin, chief technology officer of payment company Alchemy. Traditional payment companies offer chargebacks, fraud protection, disputed transaction resolution and credit features that consumers have come to expect. Stablecoin projects must integrate these features to
Key Takeaways Circle Ventures has invested in Crossmint to boost global stablecoin payment solutions. Stablecoins are now behind nearly half of digital asset use in regions such as Africa, fueling cross-border remittance. Circle Ventures, the investment arm of stablecoin issuer Circle, has invested in Crossmint, an all-in-one platform for crypto wallets, checkout, minting, and digital
Another crypto treasury company is betting on stock buybacks to appease investors, with Thumzup Media Corporation—which is currently stockpiling Bitcoin (BTC) and Dogecoin (DOGE)—the latest to see its share price climb after revealing such plans. Thumzup, which trades as TZUP on the Nasdaq, announced its board has approved a $10 million share repurchase program running
Key Takeaways Securitize has surpassed $60 million in tokenized assets on the Polygon blockchain network. Hamilton Lane’s exclusive tokenized feeder funds contribute to this milestone. Securitize, a tokenization platform, has reached $60 million in tokenized assets on Polygon, the blockchain network announced today. The milestone includes exclusive tokenized feeder funds from Hamilton Lane, a global
This is a segment from the Forward Guidance newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Not all digital asset treasury companies (aka DATs) will last forever. Some just won’t be able to hack it. Others will, as we saw this week, get gobbled up by a competitor. But there’s a bigger picture for this segment that
MoonPay, a renowned crypto payments platform, has partnered with Arbitrum, the Ethereum L2 scaling solution. The main purpose of this partnership is to simplify how consumers purchase crypto and bridge assets within any platform or application with Arbitrum Bridge integration. As MoonPay disclosed in its official social media announcement on X, the interaction improves consumer
CDARI, a Web3 e-commerce network built on the Binance Smart Chain, announced a strategic collaboration with Bondx, a blockchain trading platform. With this partnership, Bondx customers can now access CDARI’s e-shopping network and spend their digital assets, including crypto, tokenized assets, etc., to shop on the global e-commerce platform. CDARI is a Web3 ecommerce platform
Ethereum’s rollup networks are mispricing small transactions, creating risks that range from inflated user costs to denial-of-service attacks, according to a new study by researchers at zkSecurity, Prooflab, and Imperial College London. The study, “Unaligned Incentives: Pricing Attacks Against Blockchain Rollups,” was posted on Sunday and detailed how different rollups calculate fees for execution, data
The Asia-Pacific is the fastest growing region for crypto adoption, research released Wednesday by blockchain data firm Chainalysis shows. In its annual 2025 Global Adoption Index, Chainalysis said that India, Pakistan, and Vietnam lead global crypto activity, with transaction volume in the APAC region growing from $1.4 trillion to $2.36 trillion. The report drew data