Avalanche Treasury Company CEO Bart Smith says growing AI agent activity could test blockchain capacity and challenge the assumption that Layer 1 blockspace is effectively unlimited. Smith expects technical differences between Avalanche, Solana, Ethereum and other Layer 1 networks to matter more as transaction demand rises. He also expects markets to move toward 24/5 trading
Public blockchains record every transaction, yet researchers can derive multiple measures of economic activity from the same transparent ledger. A Bank for International Settlements (BIS) working paper published Sept. 15, found that Bitcoin transfer-value estimates differed by as much as a factor of six across the measurement approaches tested. That result is specific to the
World has begun rolling out World Money in more than 150 countries. The service supports payments, stablecoins and investing, while allowing users to manage funds, transfer assets and track their portfolios. World Money supports eight currencies and lets users send assets using a World username. Users can also track portfolios, transactions and set price alerts.
Virtuals Protocol has officially launched on the Arc Chain, allowing users to tokenize assets and share co-ownership. This announcement, made via their official tweet, highlights a significant development in the platform’s capabilities. The launch could potentially attract a broader audience of builders and agents interested in decentralized applications. The Story So Far The broader cryptocurrency
At the Avalanche Summit, Filecoin unveiled a groundbreaking architecture that addresses deeds and appraisals for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) using InterPlanetary File System (IPFS). This new system, presented by @shanvasion, stores data on Filecoin with storage proofs and anchors it on-chain. The implications of this development could significantly enhance transparency and security in asset tokenization,
Circle’s Arc mainnet went live yesterday and we covered how the EVM-compatible Layer 1 is seen as a network for financial markets, real-time money movement and AI agents transacting on their own. The founding validators, tokenized collateral from BlackRock and Securitize, StableFX, Circle Payments Network, $USDC gas pitched at treasurers who need predictable costs all
SwissBorg has switched on native $USDC deposits for Arc Network, and the timing says a lot about where crypto’s plumbing is headed. This SwissBorg $USDC integration lets users send stablecoins straight onto Arc without touching a third-party bridge, closing off a fee structure that had been quietly costing users a fortune on every transfer. Key
Institutional bond strategies are edging further into decentralized finance, and the latest move comes from OpenEden, which is bringing its tokenized HYBOND credit fund to $BNB Chain. The launch gives investors a new way to access tokenized high-yield bonds on-chain, backed by a real fixed-income strategy managed by a major Wall Street asset manager and
Solana’s Backpack Securities is gaining attention for its innovative approach to integrating real stocks into blockchain technology. Highlighted by crypto commentator @CryoPalmar, this development positions Solana uniquely in the competitive crypto landscape. As the industry evolves, this could signify a significant shift in how traditional assets are handled on blockchain platforms. For more details, refer
Circle’s CRCL$82.66·Market Closed Arc blockchain went live Wednesday with BlackRock, Visa, Mastercard and DTCC among 11 founding validators, and CEO Jeremy Allaire calling it the most significant launch in the company’s history since $USDC itself. The chain processed 7.83 million transactions in its first 24 hours, but almost none of it was payments. Lifetime $USDC