Electra Protocol is taking an important step towards the widespread acceptance of blockchain payments. They have just launched an official WooCommerce plug-in for the Electra Protocol’s native currency, XEP. The WooCommerce development is a significant milestone in the open-source community. It will help to integrate traditional e-commerce with fast, decentralized finances. WooCommerce currently powers more
The ECB now accepts tokenized securities as collateral, lifting DLT into its toolkit while X erupts over Axiology’s $XRP Ledger roots and “no $XRP” disclaimer. The European Central Bank has started accepting tokenized securities issued on distributed ledger technology as eligible collateral for Eurosystem credit operations, in what many in European markets see as a
Mitsubishi Corporation plans to use a blockchain-based payment system developed by JPMorgan Chase to move funds across its global operations, signaling continued adoption of blockchain infrastructure within traditional finance. The system is part of JPMorgan’s blockchain network, known as Kinexys, which enables near-instant fund transfers, reduces reliance on traditional banking and operates around the clock,
SWIFT, the messaging backbone connecting over 11,000 financial institutions across more than 200 countries, has confirmed that its blockchain-based shared ledger is progressing into its first MVP iteration. After completing a design phase with a global group of banks, the network is now preparing for real-world transactions later this year. What SWIFT’s Blockchain Ledger Actually
Trilitech, a London-based development company focused on the Tezos ecosystem, launched Metals.io on Monday, a new platform for trading tokenized commodities including uranium and gold, according to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph. The platform expands a commodities push that Trilitech and the broader Tezos ecosystem began with Uranium.io, a retail-facing uranium marketplace launched in December
Charles Hoskinson, founder of the Cardano and Midnight blockchains, said crypto has spent more than a decade solving the wrong problems and failing to break into the real-world economy. “The question I’ve been asking for eight years is: why didn’t the revolution happen?” Hoskinson asked. His answer is Midnight, a project in which he invested
APRO, a renowned blockchain oracle and data infrastructure entity, has announced new tools for developers and AI agents. In this respect, APRO is introducing the TypeScript SDK and the Integration Skill. As APRO pointed out in its official X announcement, these developments allow it to broaden access to oracle data for developers as well as
BSCDaily, a prominent crypto news platform that focuses on covering decentralized applications (dApps), projects, and news within the $BNB Chain, has displayed the list of top dApps on the basis of the highest user count in the previous month. The statistical figures of users depict that these platforms are currently attracting the most attention and
The state of Real-World Assets (RWA) is transforming rapidly from tokenized assets to complex automated financial layers. In a major step towards helping facilitate this transformation, Quantra has announced a strategic PR partnership with REI Network. The intention of this partnership is to combine Quantra’s RWA infrastructure and REI’s high-performance blockchain capabilities to create a
VS1 Finance, a renowned institutional-scale real-world asset (RWA) yield and tokenization firm, has announced its launch on the Ethereum blockchain. In this respect, $VS1, the native token of VS1 Finance, is going live on Ethereum. As the VS1 Finance disclosed in its official social media announcement, this launch offers an exclusive access layer focusing on