Taurus completed an 18-month integration of Hedera on Aug. 5, giving banks and regulated financial institutions access to custody, staking, token issuance, node infrastructure and smart contract deployment through one provider. The Hashgraph Association said the final phase added Hedera smart contract support to the Taurus platform. The rollout is available across Taurus-PROTECT, Taurus-EXPLORER and
Dukhan Bank became part of J.P. Morgan’s Blockchain Deposit Account network, Kinexys, on August 3, 2026. It is the first Sharia-compliant lender in Qatar to operate on the system. The move provides the bank’s corporate and institutional clients with around-the-clock cross-border settlement and expands J.P. Morgan’s already sizable presence among Gulf banks. Dukhan Bank taps
Quantum computers won’t erase Bitcoin, Ethereum or any other chain overnight, but they will eventually break specific pieces of math that almost every blockchain depends on. That distinction matters. A recent technical breakdown published by StarkWare, the company behind Starknet, argues that the real quantum risk blockchain networks face isn’t a blanket doom scenario —
The deal aims to bridge a critical gap between traditional equities and their blockchain counterparts. By enabling more than just trading, the partnership allows investors to hold tokenized securities while actively participating in corporate governance. xStocks Adds Voting Rights for Investors Through the integration of Broadridge’s corporate governance platform, holders of eligible tokenized shares can
World Chain has announced the launch of full block access lists, becoming the first production Layer-2 blockchain network to stream EIP-7928 block access lists within every flashblock. The feature is scheduled to go live on World Chain Mainnet on Aug. 17 and is designed to improve transaction throughput without increasing hardware requirements for validators. According
Ondo Finance has held onto its title as the largest tokenized ETF issuer by market capitalization, according to data highlighted by crypto analytics commentator @tokenterminal, even as Binance’s bStocks and xStocks close in as the next biggest names in the sector. The update lands at a curious moment for Ondo Finance, which is still adjusting
Circle has unveiled the founding institutional validators for its Arc blockchain network as it prepares for a Sept. 16 public mainnet launch, according to a Wednesday press release. Advertisement The company also announced major institutional integrations, with BlackRock expected to deploy its BUIDL fund on Arc and DTCC collaborating on tokenized asset infrastructure tied to
Roam, a renowned AI infrastructure and decentralized connectivity firm, has partnered with Tabi, a modular user AI infrastructure entity. The partnership aims to merge the decentralized global ecosystem of Roam with the modular user AI model of Tabi. As Roam disclosed in its official announcement on X, both entities attempt to enable autonomous and more
Tether Evo, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and neuroscience research initiative of Tether, has published three new peer-reviewed research papers on Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs). The core purpose of this advancement is to create a universal AI brain-computer interface that carefully decodes speech, vision, and music across different individuals. Two of the papers were designed by Tether
The crypto company said on Tuesday all future Bitgo-issued digital assets will also use Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, or CCIP, by default. The decision creates a single framework for transferring assets between blockchains while applying the same security controls and operating standards across supported networks. Build a Unified Cross-Chain Framework Wrapped bitcoin, ticker WBTC, is