Michael Selig, chair of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, said blockchain could play a key role in verifying AI-generated content, contending the technology can help distinguish authentic media from synthetic outputs as concerns over misinformation grow. During an appearance on The Pomp Podcast on Thursday, Selig was asked by host Anthony Pompliano about the
LayerZero said Thursday it has integrated with Canton Network, becoming the first interoperability protocol live on the institutional blockchain and opening a route for tokenized assets on Canton to move across more than 165 public chains. The tie-up is aimed at solving one of tokenization’s biggest bottlenecks, which is how to connect regulated onchain assets
Wall Street firms may embrace blockchain technology, just not in its current form. The open, distributed ledger visible to all comers runs counter to the way traditional finance works, said Don Wilson, the founder and CEO of DRW, a TradFi trading firm that’s been active in crypto for over a decade. “There is no world
A few months ago, I was speaking with a fintech team about their cross-border payment flows. High volume, fully compliant, nothing unusual. Even then, transfers were taking days. Fees were layered and hard to unpack. And visibility into where funds sat in the system was limited. This is not a fringe problem. This is how
In a significant development for blockchain-based finance, Tempo has announced support for the omnichain stablecoin USDT0, a move poised to reshape cross-border payments and liquidity flows. This integration, reported by The Block, directly addresses a core challenge in decentralized finance: fragmented liquidity across multiple blockchain networks. Consequently, Tempo strengthens its position as a critical infrastructure
Seraphim, who previously served as Growth Lead at both Lido Finance and Ethena, has officially joined the Solana Foundation in a role focused on risk and special situations. His arrival comes with a big target, a sharp tongue, and no shortage of confidence. The Mission: $10 Billion in TVL In his new role, Seraphim says
AIW3 and UXLINK have announced a strategic partnership. AIW3 brings an Algorithm-as-a-Service trading infrastructure. UXLINK brings the social layer. Together they’re going after something neither can build alone: onchain finance that actually spreads through real social networks. UXLINK describes itself as the largest Web3 social platform and infrastructure, building what it calls a Social Growth
Pieverse, an agent-native, compliant Web3 payment infrastructure for bridging blockchain transactions with real-world auditing needs, is excited to announce its strategic partnership with BlockBeats Asia, a leading Chinese-language Web3 media platform and research institution. The basic purpose of this collaboration is to track markets, analyze trends, and guide users in real time. Pieverse is partnering
Google has set a 2029 deadline for its post-quantum cryptography (PQC) migration, warning that “quantum frontiers” could be closer than they appear. On Wednesday, Google said rapid progress in quantum computing hardware and quantum error correction, along with updated estimates of how quickly a quantum machine could break today’s encryption standards, has heightened the urgency
Quant (QNT), a blockchain interoperability project designed to join different blockchains and legacy systems, is excited to announce its landmark collaboration with Murex (MX.3), a famous, enterprise-wide capital markets platform for trading, risk management, and post-trade processing. The primary objective of this partnership is to issue and manage tokenized assets within existing systems. Both partners