Cosmos has announced its membership in LF Decentralized Trust, highlighting its commitment to open-source development. Barry Plunkett, Co-CEO, stated that joining LF Decentralized Trust allows Cosmos to enhance its work in digital assets and interoperability. This collaboration could significantly impact the blockchain community’s growth and innovation. For more details, check the original tweet. Breaking It
Arbitrum has made headlines by launching its Priority Gas Auctions (PGA) and Fast Feed features, aimed at improving transaction speed and efficiency on its network. This announcement, shared by the influential CryptoTwitter handle @arbitrum, is expected to attract attention from traders seeking faster transaction capabilities. As the crypto landscape continues to evolve, these enhancements may
TL;DR Optimism says aggregate TVL across the Superchain has moved above $14 billion. The figure combines multiple OP Stack networks rather than representing OP Mainnet alone. The milestone highlights the growing economic footprint of Base, World Chain and other interconnected OP Stack chains. Optimism’s Superchain has crossed a reported $14 billion in aggregate total value
Bullish (BLSH), Equiniti, Alpaca, Apex Fintech Solutions and DriveWealth have formed a new industry group focused on building standards for tokenized securities that remain directly tied to the companies that issue them. The Issuer Sponsored Token Coalition, unveiled on Thursday, was convened by CoinDesk parent company Bullish and Equiniti, a shareholder-services and market-infrastructure firm that
Brazil’s energy market, valued at $200 billion, faces inefficiencies despite its abundant clean power production. Exa’s announcement of tokenizing energy supply on Solana aims to bridge the gap between generators and buyers, fostering a more streamlined market. This initiative could significantly reduce costs for businesses, enhancing the overall efficiency of Brazil’s energy sector. source The
Hedera transferred the CLPR (Cross-Ledger Protocol) codebase to the Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust division under the LFDT Lab framework. The technical contribution opens the GitHub repository for public testing without custodial intermediaries or wrapped tokens. Hashgraph launched a technical call for its virtual pilot program focused on cross-border payments, settlement, and collateral mobility. Through the
Circle has expanded its Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol beyond $USDC on Arc, bringing native $EURC and cirBTC transfers into the network while preparing Gateway and Bridge Kit for additional multi-asset workflows. Arc’s Sept. 23 update said Interop on Arc is now live with CCTP, Gateway and Forwarding Service integrated into the Layer 1, giving developers separate
IBM has added beta connectivity to Swift’s blockchain-based ledger for tokenized deposits and a beta option for banks to run IBM’s digital asset platform in their own data centers. IBM on Thursday announced the two additions to its Digital Asset Haven platform. Financial institutions participating in Swift’s program have tested tokenized deposits on the ledger
Cathie Wood’s $ARK Invest is putting its venture fund on blockchain rails, bringing a portfolio that includes stakes in OpenAI, Anthropic, Stripe and Databricks onto blockchain rails. The $ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX) will issue tokenized interests using infrastructure from Securitize (SECZ), with the tokenization firm handling onchain issuance and the investor experience. ARKVX will be
European financial authorities warned that an advanced quantum computer could undermine cryptography used to secure blockchains, saying the threat could emerge before the technology has a viable commercial application. The warning from the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs), which includes the European Banking Authority (EBA), European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and