Australia draft payments vision eyes stablecoin interoperability
A draft vision for Australia’s domestic payments system says stablecoins and tokenized fiat currency could reshape how money moves across...
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Aave-linked DeFi United unveils rsETH recovery plan after $293M Kelp exploit
DeFi United published a technical plan to restore rsETH backing and unwind attacker-linked DeFi positions after the $293 million Kelp...
Startale to add Privacy Boost transfers to Sony-linked Soneium app
Startale plans to integrate Sunnyside Labs’ Privacy Boost into its Soneium app, adding private transfers with audit-friendly compliance controls.
Canton, ZKsync clash over how blockchains enforce rules
Matter Labs’ Alex Gluchowski says Canton isn’t a blockchain, while Digital Asset co-founders argue public chains aren’t that different.
Tokenization doesn’t ‘magically’ fix illiquid assets: PBW 2026
Industry speakers at Paris Blockchain Week said tokenization can broaden access and issuance, but it does not by itself create...
Stablecoin issuer Circle faces lawsuit over $280M Drift Protocol hack
Circle was accused of aiding and abetting the conversion of the stolen funds and negligence after it did not freeze...
Naver-Dunamu filing sets IPO committee, listing timeline for fintech group
The corrected filing details timeline, caveats and conditions tied to a potential Naver Financial IPO after the Dunamu share swap...
WLFI proposes unlock plan for 62 billion tokens with long lockups and burns
The new proposal outlines multi-year lockups and opt-in token burn, as the Trump-linked DeFi platform responds to pressure over delayed...
Covenant AI exits Bittensor over ‘decentralization theatre,’ TAO drops 18%
Covenant AI said it was leaving Bittensor due to its overreaching control on subnets and their large-scale TAO token sales,...
Pyth Network looks to disrupt data hegemony with new marketplace
With market pricing data currently monopolized by a few players, Pyth seeks to democratize access with a pay-on-demand model beginning...
Argentine banks testing JPMorgan’s JPM Coin to speed up settlements: Report
Argentine lenders are reportedly testing JPMorgan’s JPM Coin to improve settlement speed and efficiency, even as the central bank maintains...
Chaos Labs taps out as Aave’s risk provider, decision ‘not made in haste’
DeFi risk manager Chaos Labs said Aave’s planned migration to Aave V4 introduced risks that it wasn’t willing to assume,...
Onchain perp DEX volumes fall for five straight months after October peak
Perp DEX daily volume fell to $8.4 billion on April 4, its first sub-$10 billion level since September and the...
China’s tax authority urges banks to implement blockchain for lending services
China’s leading tax and financial authorities are urging banks to incorporate blockchain technology to bolster their credit facilities and data...
Rwanda swats Bybit’s P2P platform offering franc-to-crypto trading
The Rwanda central bank's warning came after Bybit added the Rwanda Franc to its list of assets that its peer-to-peer...
