The value of real-world assets (RWA on Stellar) surpassed $2 billion by mid-2026. The SEP-40 standard defines the unified interface through which the network’s smart contracts request price data. RedStone has implemented this standard with production support for nine assets on the blockchain. The mid-year records reveal that Stellar’s RWA ecosystem has experienced a notable
Sending money across borders for business has always been slow and expensive. Banks charge high fees, exchange rates take a cut, and transfers can take days. The cost is heaviest in Africa, for context, sending money to Sub-Saharan Africa averages 7.9% in fees on a $200 transfer, the highest of any region, according to the
The Ethereum Layer 2 landscape is undergoing a painful but necessary correction. The recent shutdown of Zero Network has underscored a growing consensus among developers and investors: the era of generic, general-purpose rollups is ending. In a market flooded with nearly identical scaling solutions, differentiation has become a matter of survival. The General-Purpose Problem Ben
Casper has launched an AI-focused toolkit on its mainnet, introducing what the network describes as a production-ready stack that allows autonomous agents to both make blockchain-based payments and build decentralized applications without human involvement. According to a press release shared with crypto.news, the Casper AI Toolkit combines several infrastructure components that enable AI agents to
Visa has launched a proof-of-concept initiative with stablecoin infrastructure provider Brale to evaluate private, blockchain-based settlement for institutional payment flows using the SBC stablecoin on the Canton Network. Key Takeaways: Visa and Brale launched a 2026 SBC stablecoin settlement proof of concept. Canton Network privacy features target institutional payment and compliance needs. Visa, active in
Travala, the cryptocurrency-native travel booking platform, has launched a new protocol that enables artificial intelligence agents to search, book, and pay for hotel accommodations autonomously. The Travala Travel MCP, built on the Base blockchain, introduces a direct payment pipeline that bypasses traditional credit card networks and reduces transaction costs to roughly one cent per booking.
When Zero Network announced it was shutting down last month, the reaction across crypto was weary: Another Ethereum layer-2 just bit the dust. The closure joined a growing list of struggling rollups and came amid renewed debate about whether Ethereum’s sprawling layer-2 ecosystem has become too crowded. At the same time, Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin
Shinhan Financial Group is moving to join the Canton Network’s governance structure as South Korea’s tokenized finance market grows. Local reports said Shinhan Asset Management and Shinhan Investment & Securities signed separate MOUs with the Canton Foundation. The agreements aim to build a cooperation framework for policy discussions and technical development on Canton Network. Shinhan
In a groundbreaking move to scale AI-powered Web3 games and offer players a better user experience, FishWar, a blockchain gaming platform, today entered into a strategic alliance with RATGPT, a decentralized AI network. The collaboration enabled FishWar to take advantage of RATGPT’s decentralized AI framework to boost the functionality of agents on its AI-driven blockchain
Circle, the company behind USD Coin ($USDC), has made Stellar one of its core blockchain deployments for the world’s largest regulated stablecoin. The decision comes down to three concrete factors: Stellar’s sub-5-second transaction finality, fees that cost a fraction of a cent, and a network built from the ground up for cross-border payments rather than