The blockchain industry has long promised to rival traditional finance in speed, efficiency, and transparency. But that promise has often been delayed by one bottleneck: performance. While centralized systems can clear trades in milliseconds, blockchains have historically lagged due to consensus overhead, latency, and scalability trade-offs. A new wave of decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN)
The race to build crypto treasuries is accelerating. Alongside high-profile ventures raising billions, blockchain native protocols themselves are exploring new ways to lock value into their ecosystems, and in some cases, even reimagine what a treasury can do. On Aug. 7, the Chainlink network announced its own reserve, designed to accumulate the protocol’s native token
Japanese automaker giant Toyota is exploring the financialization of car ownership, turning fleets into assets. Summary Toyota has proposed a blockchain that links all key data on cars NFTs can represent vehicle ownership, and traders can bundle them in a portfolio The concept is especially useful in EVs, robo-taxis, and fleets Toyota is actively exploring
A new proposal suggests the building of Ronin L2 as an Arbitrum Orbit chain, with this coming as the Ronin team plans to migrate the gaming chain into a full-fledged, Ethereum-aligned layer 2 by 2026. Summary A proposal that seeks to build Ronin L2 on Arbitrum is live. The move comes as Ronin, launched as
Skybridge Capital today announced it will tokenize $300 million of its flagship hedge funds on the Avalanche blockchain network. This landmark initiative represents a collaboration with enterprise-grade tokenization leader Tokeny and its parent company, Apex Group Ltd., a global financial services provider servicing over $3.5 trillion in assets. “Tokenizing our funds on Avalanche, supported by
Layer-1 proof-of-stake blockchain Concordium launched a mobile app that allows users to verify their age without disclosing their identity. According to a Tuesday announcement shared with Cointelegraph, the new solution — available as a mobile application for iOS and Android — uses zero-knowledge proofs (ZK-proofs) to allow users to prove their age without revealing their
Blockchain payments provider Tassat Group has appointed its president and chief strategy officer Glen Sussman as its new chief executive officer, the company said in a press release Tuesday. Sussman, who joined Tassat in 2021, will succeed outgoing CEO Zain Saidin. Saidin will remain on the company’s board and take on a new role as
Para announced the launch of its new Stablecoin Infra Stack under the intense emphasis on the use of fintech. It provides compliance ready functionality and integrations across Ethereum, Solana and 100+ chains. White-label wallet infrastructure of Para enables fintechs to introduce user-friendly applications quickly. Aave Powers LiquidityLayer The Liquidity Layer provides access to 24/7 programmable