Ethereum Layer 2 scaling network Starknet has introduced strkBTC, a new Bitcoin-based asset designed to bridge Bitcoin liquidity into the Starknet ecosystem while offering enhanced privacy and regulatory compliance features, according to a report by The Block. What Is strkBTC and How Does It Work? strkBTC is a tokenized representation of Bitcoin on Starknet, allowing
The Presidential Directorate of Communications of Turkey has just announced a major step in blockchain integration. Following the shelving of a highly controversial crypto regulation bill, public institutions in Turkey are now making notable moves toward crypto-friendly practices. But what does this latest move mean, and in what ways is the Directorate connecting with blockchain
Privacy was the one thing institutions could not work around on public blockchains. Banks cannot expose transaction sizes. Treasurers cannot expose positions. Compliance teams cannot reveal client identities in open ledgers. That constraint has kept institutional adoption of public blockchains limited, until now. 🚨 KNOW: Why The ripple:native Ledger Just Quietly Became The First Public
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) will use Chainlink infrastructure for its blockchain-based collateral management platform, extending earlier work between the firms into one of Wall Street’s core risk-management functions. The firm said its Collateral AppChain will use Chainlink’s Runtime Environment (CRE) and data standard to support pricing, valuation, margining, collateral optimization and settlement.
One of DeFi’s oldest and most damaging problems just met its most serious technical solution yet. Aptos has announced a native Encrypted Mempool, pending governance approval. That would make it the first Layer 1 blockchain to offer full transaction intent confidentiality at the protocol layer. Aptos to Launch Native Encrypted Mempool to Prevent Frontrunning and
Circle launched a suite of tools designed to let AI agents hold wallets, discover services and make programmable payments using $USDC, as companies race to build financial infrastructure for autonomous software systems. The products, released under Circle’s new “Agent Stack,” include agent-focused wallets, a command-line developer interface, a marketplace for agentic services and a nanopayments
In a groundbreaking move to efficiently secure its tokenized asset ecosystem, TT Chain, a Layer-2 blockchain built for real-world asset (RWA) applications, today announced a strategic partnership with AegisAI, an AI-native security intelligence platform. With the collaboration, TT Chain integrated AegisAI’s agentic security intelligence infrastructure to incorporate advanced Web3 artificial intelligence security features to power
$NEAR Intents announced an expanded crosschain swapping capability, allowing users to swap from 100+ tokens directly into Zcash ($ZEC) through a single transaction flow on an upgraded frontend. The update leverages $NEAR’s intent-based infrastructure to facilitate the multi-token-to-$ZEC conversions, streamlining the user experience for accessing privacy-focused digital assets across blockchains. The upgrade demonstrates $NEAR’s focus
xStocks has surpassed $100M in total market cap on Ethereum, driven primarily by the growth of STRCx, according to Token Terminal data published May 11. The protocol has achieved approximately 1,000% year-to-date growth on Ethereum. On $BNB Chain, xStocks assets have separately crossed $30M in market cap, led by tokenized commodities including copper, silver, platinum,
Base Azul is set to go live on mainnet May 13, bringing a multiproof security system to the Coinbase Layer 2. Base Azul, described by the network as its first fully independent upgrade, is set to activate on mainnet on May 13. At the center of the upgrade is a multiproof system combining trusted execution