Polygon integration with Polkadot on the Hyperbridge testnet is an immense step forward in cross-chain integration. The announcement highlights the integration as being by default trustless, moving towards decentralized bridging systems. Hyperbridge itself down-streams the proof computation to cryptographic co-processors, providing a cheaper on-chain computation cost. This architecture helps cross-chain messages to be scalable, secure
This is a segment from The Drop newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Blockchain devs are increasingly centering their new products around user accounts and identities — and are launching their own chains as a result. Zink, an SVM L1 from ATMTA, is the latest new blockchain to join the trend. ATMTA is the studio
Dinari, the leading provider of tokenized U.S. public securities, has launched the Dinari Financial Network—the first Layer 1 blockchain designed to enable omni-chain liquidity and settlement for Dinari’s partner network. Built on Avalanche and powered by AvaCloud, the network deepens liquidity across chains, synchronizes onchain and traditional financial infrastructure, and accelerates Dinari’s mission to deliver
Dinari, a U.S.-based provider of tokenized public securities, is set to launch its own blockchain, joining the latest wave of firms to build their own infrastructure. The chain, called the Dinari Financial Network, aims to serve as a coordination and settlement layer for the securities issued on other networks like Arbitrum ARB$0.4644 , Base, Plume
14 August 2025 — Tether, the largest company in the digital asset industry, and Lightspark, a decentralized financial innovation company, have announced the integration of Spark’s cutting-edge Bitcoin Lightning infrastructure into its open-source Wallet Development Kit (WDK). This integration will mark a significant advancement in the evolution of programmable, self-custodial wallets, providing developers with an
Spores Network, a prominent Web3 launchpad, has officially partnered with the Ice Open Network (ION). The goal is to make things a lot smoother for users. Spores Network is building its launchpad directly into the ION DApp Framework. This means you can get to token launches without ever having to leave the ION ecosystem. This
Coin98 Wallet has become the official supporter of the Sui blockchain, and the latter is available to operate native $SUI swaps and all the token in the ecosystem in the wallet. This release will make use of the SwapX feature, which will provide safe, fast and convenient swapping experience, with the integration of the OKX
Qitmeer Network, a blockchain offering secure and scalable infrastructure, has collaborated with EVX Protocol, a DePIN project. The key objective of this partnership is to advance the electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure. As Qitmeer disclosed in its social media statement, the collaboration permits users to get rewards by running EV charging platforms or even sharing and
Trikon has disclosed a new partnership between the layer-1 blockchain KiiChain, which is based on the Cosmos-based SDK and compatible with EVM. The alliance will look into how RWAfi, Payfi, and cross-chain tokenization may contribute to faster adoption of global decentralized finance and specifically the areas where the blockchain infrastructure is still developing. 📣 Trikon