On Friday, a clever startup manufactured a viral media story about a Brazilian rancher securing a $19,600 loan by tokenizing 10 cows. However, omitted from the subsequent wall-to-wall media coverage was some very inconvenient context, such as the rancher’s seat on the board of a state-backed ranching fund, his massive herd, and plentiful access to
Phantom will end support for the Monad network on Aug. 26, the wallet company said on X on Friday, cutting off the high-throughput EVM chain roughly nine months after its November 2025 mainnet launch. “We’ll soon begin notifying Monad users in-app with links to support articles that share options to move or swap their Monad-native
Crypto has spent years competing to build faster blockchains. Ondo Finance thinks the next battle won’t be about building another chain at all. Instead, it will be about execution. According to reporting by The Block, Ondo Finance has unveiled the Ondo Network, a new execution layer designed to deliver centralized exchange (CEX)-like trading speeds while
$NEAR Protocol has launched Confidential Intents, a feature that allows existing partners to enhance their 1Click Swap API integrations without needing new infrastructure. This update, announced via a tweet from the $NEAR Protocol handle, aims to simplify the onboarding process for new teams, enabling them to quickly turn on the feature from the start. You
R3E Network’s neox-rs has reached its first stable release, advancing the Rust-based Neo X client from pre-release evaluation to production-qualified full-node status. The latest version, v2.4.3, includes fixes for four consensus divergences from the reference client and has validated more than 7.21 million MainNet blocks with zero state-root mismatches. The releases follow NNT’s coverage of
Stablecoin issuer Circle (CRCL) has acquired nearly 1,000 issued blockchain-anchored patents from IBM, a deal the firm said makes it the largest holder of blockchain patents in the United States. The portfolio spans more than 680 patent families covering blockchain technology, banking, financial services, insurance, enterprise infrastructure, supply-chain verification and cloud security, according to a
$BNB Chain has gained wider market attention for achieving a crucial milestone in the stablecoin sector. $BNB Chain has become the leading blockchain when it comes to stablecoin activity, witnessing more daily transfer counts in comparison with others. As per the data from Allium, during 2026, $BNB Chain has remained the top blockchain in terms
POSCO International, South Korea’s largest trading company, has begun tokenizing trade receivables on blockchain in a test that could speed up commercial payments between its global subsidiaries. The company, which generated $22.2 billion in revenue last year from businesses spanning steel, energy and battery materials, is working with LG CNS, the technology arm of LG
AXON Finance, a renowned blockchain that develops an AI-based PayFi infrastructure, has announced an exclusive deployment. AXON Finance has deployed the native $AXON token on the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). As per AXON Finance’s official announcement, the development marks a significant move in the establishment of an efficient AI-based PayFi blockchain for global settlement. Hence,
Robinhood Chain, the blockchain network operated by the trading platform Robinhood, has seen its stock-token assets exceed $70 million, according to a report by CoinDesk. The milestone underscores growing adoption of tokenized equities within the decentralized finance ecosystem. Tokenized Stock Trading Volume Hits $500,000 Daily Daily trading volume across 12 tokenized stocks on Robinhood Chain