Kadena’s Chainweb EVM Testnet represents a significant advancement in blockchain technology, blending the security of Proof-of-Work (PoW) with Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility. Launched in June, the testnet expands Kadena’s braided Chainweb architecture to include EVM support, allowing Solidity developers to deploy smart contracts on a scalable Layer 1 network. This report compiles research based
The Venom Foundation, an organization based in Abu Dhabi and developer of the next-generation Layer-0 and Layer-1 blockchain of the same name, has published a comparative research on transaction fees of the world’s top ten blockchains. The report, titled “How Transaction Fees Across 10 Leading Blockchains Affect Their Usability and Adoption Potential”, reveals an impressive
Mastercard has taken another major step toward bridging traditional finance with blockchain. In a new collaboration with Chainlink, XSwap and Swapper Finance. The global payment giant is working to connect over 3.5 billion cardholders directly to the onchain economy. Chainlink Build member @xswap_link is helping connect Mastercard’s global payment network of over 3.5 billion cardholders
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. The second quarter of 2025 has been a reality check for blockchain scaling, and as capital keeps pouring into rollups and sidechains, the cracks in the layer-2 model are widening. The original
Fetch.ai, the earliest Web3 LLM, has collaborated with Minima, a prominent blockchain platform for scalability, security, and decentralization. The partnership is aimed at combining the on-chain data and agentic AI. As Fetch.ai pointed out in its exclusive announcement on X, the collaboration merges Minia’s Integritas mechanism with the ASI, One ecosystem of Fetch.ai. This remarkable
BNY and the National Bank of Canada went live this week with EquiLend’s 1Source platform, joining the blockchain-based system designed to eliminate manual trade reconciliations in the securities finance industry. The company that offers stock lending said a global broker-dealer will begin trading on the platform soon, with several other firms close to signing on.
Mahidol University’s Faculty of Engineering has signed a triparty Memorandum of Understanding with ZERO13 and Unique Transformation Co., Ltd. to accelerate the development of Thailand’s carbon credit ecosystem, strengthening education, research, technology and market access. The five‑year collaboration will pilot projects, deliver training and joint research, and conduct biannual reviews to build a transparent, high‑integrity
BNB Chain, the well-known decentralized blockchain ecosystem, has partnered with CMB International, a Hong Kong-based renowned investment bank. The partnership will let accredited investors access regulated real-world assets (RWAs) via secure tokenization on-chain through a $3.8B Money Market Fund. As BNB Chain’s official press release reveals, the development combines conventional financial potential with DeFi. Hence,
CoinEasy, a crypto platform simplifying blockchain access, is excited to announce its strategic partnership with Creditlink, an artificial intelligence (AI-powered) on-chain protocol. The basic purpose behind this collaboration is to upgrade the status of Web3 among users for its transparency, trust, and reputational mechanism. 🇺🇸 I 🇰🇷 🧡 CoinEasy Announces Partnership with Creditlink ✅ Creditlink
Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter and the creator of decentralized apps like BitChat and White Noise, likes the idea of having a decentralized GitHub. On X, a developer shared a screenshot of his suspended GitHub account. He said, “My GitHub account got suspended.” A second dev responded, saying there should be a distributed version to