Chainlink, a decentralized oracle network connecting smart contracts to real-world data, has been chosen to join the Bank of England’s Synchronisation Lab, an experimental program testing how blockchain-based assets can settle alongside traditional central bank money. JUST ANNOUNCED: Chainlink has been selected to participate in the Bank of England’s Synchronisation Lab. Chainlink is supporting synchronized
The Canton Network, a public blockchain built for regulated financial markets, today completed the first real-world payroll transaction using private stablecoins on an institutional-grade ledger. The payment, executed for an unnamed global company, was facilitated through payroll platform Toku and infrastructure provider Cantor8. The network’s architecture allows financial institutions to conduct transactions on decentralized infrastructure
Solana cements structurally low, predictable fees versus rollup-heavy rivals, reinforcing its role as a high-throughput chain for cost-sensitive, high-volume apps. Summary Solana posts one of the lowest median fees among major chains, second only to Avalanche in recent fee comparison data. High throughput and parallel execution keep Solana’s median user fee several times below Base
Nitro, a Monad-focused accelerator, offers up to $7.5M to execution-driven teams to turn already-funded crypto projects into products that actually ship. Summary Nitro will support up to 15 early-stage Monad teams with as much as $7.5 million total over a three-month hybrid program. The accelerator prioritizes consistent shipping and product–market fit over short-term token metrics
Visa, one of the world’s biggest payment networks, has started settling stablecoin transactions on Ethereum. The integration, quietly launched in December 2025, uses USDC. This move marks a big step in bringing traditional finance onto blockchain networks. MASSIVE: Visa is now settling stablecoin transactions on Ethereum. One of the world’s largest payment networks is quietly
As blockchain technology and artificial intelligence continue to converge, x402—a standard that enables AI agents to execute automated on-chain payments—was expected to serve as a gateway to the emerging Agent Economy. However, recent data shows a sharp decline in x402 transaction volume. This trend has raised doubts about whether the initial hype faded only months
The real-world asset (RWA) tokenization division of Matrixport Group, called Matrixdock, has been tokenizing its gold product XAUm on Solana blockchain, which marks an important advance toward commodities of institutional scale going onchain. The deployment will bring physically secured gold to one of the most efficient and speedy blockchain networks in the industry, enabling the
Institutional demand for tokenized finance in Asia is accelerating as the finchain avalanche collaboration moves to bring traditional assets on-chain at scale. Summary FinChain deepens strategic cooperation with Avalanche Launch of Asia’s first yield-bearing RWA stable token FUSD Focus on RWA tokenization and compliant cross-chain connectivity FUSD as a bridge between Web2 finance and Web3
ATT Global, a Web3 advertising company, has partnered with Waves AI, a multichain identity and content platform. The strategic partnership brings together the DePIN and RWA-driven advertising network and Waves AI’s cutting-edge identity ecosystem. As per ATT Global’s official social media announcement, the initiative bridges physical touchpoints with a robust Web3 entry. Hence, the move
Toto Finance, a blockchain-based platform for tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs) and commodities for bridging traditional finance (TradFi) with Web3, has officially launched its artificial intelligence (AI) agent on Moltbook, a social network built only for AI agents. The hidden purpose of this launch is to build machine-to-machine (M2M) markets without any involvement of humans. We