Circle is intensifying its push into institutional payments infrastructure, arguing that stablecoin-based settlement systems can replace the batch-processing model still used across much of global finance. In a new paper published on 13 May, the USDC issuer described traditional payment and settlement rails as increasingly inefficient for modern global commerce. It pointed to delayed liquidity
Blockchain fees are payments users make to process transactions onchain and offer a more direct measure of value capture than volume alone. A chain can process significant transaction throughput while generating relatively little in fees. Looking at last week’s fee distribution across major chains, the rankings tell a different story than raw activity metrics might
Velvet announced its integration with DFlow to improve the order execution infrastructure on the Solana network. The integration enables access to more efficient liquidity routes, reduces slippage and improves order fill speed. DFlow connects market makers and liquidity providers to compete for order flow in a more efficient way. The on-chain execution engine faces one
$BNB Chain announced a comprehensive on-chain agent framework on May 13, 2026, enabling autonomous agents to obtain decentralized identities via the ERC-8004 standard, conduct peer-to-peer payments, delegate tasks to other agents using ERC-8183, and accumulate verifiable reputation tracked on 8004scan. The system operates entirely on-chain with transparent, auditable transactions and hierarchical agent relationships. The framework
Fidelity International, a global asset manager with about $1 trillion in client assets, has launched a tokenized liquidity fund assessed by Moody’s Ratings. The new Fidelity USD Digital Liquidity Fund (FILQ) is issued on blockchain infrastructure linked to Chainlink and was launched through Sygnum Bank’s tokenization platform. According to Sygnum, the fund received a AAA-mf
Societe Generale said its digital assets subsidiary Societe Generale-FORGE will deploy EUR and USD CoinVertible stablecoins on the Canton Network and support tokenized collateral and repo financing activity on the network. The Paris-based bank said it plans to use the network for collateral management and short-term financing transactions tied to tokenized assets. It added that
Network News “ALPENGLOW” UPGRADE LIVE FOR TESTING ON SOLANA: Solana developer Anza said that Alpenglow, the network’s biggest proposed consensus overhaul to date, is live on a community test cluster, marking a major step toward a potential mainnet rollout. The update means validator operators can now test software designed to move Solana from its current
As Wall Street firms race to bring stocks, bonds and credit products onto blockchain rails, a new Ethereum-based marketplace backed by Animoca Brands is aiming to turn tokenized assets into something crypto investors can use across decentralized finance (DeFi). NUVA, developed by Animoca and Nuva Labs, is connecting around $19 billion worth of tokenized real-world
Oh Kyung-seok, CEO of Dunamu, the parent company of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, has outlined a strategic vision to transform the platform from a digital asset exchange into a comprehensive on-chain financial ecosystem. Speaking at a special lecture on digital assets at Korea University’s Seoul campus on May 13, Oh announced plans to
OP Succinct data confidentiality is being positioned as a new way for institutions to keep transaction data private while still settling around Ethereum. The upgrade matters because it targets one of blockchain’s oldest institutional problems: how to use public-chain infrastructure without exposing sensitive customer activity. That tension has shaped adoption for years. Financial firms want