Latest updates, press releases, and insights from the volatile world of digital assets.
Morgan Stanley has established a dedicated digital asset laboratory to explore blockchain technologies including stablecoins, tokenization and decentralized finance applications. The move builds on the bank’s growing presence in cryptocurrency while maintaining separation from core operations
Bitget is using its user protection fund to cover a $388 million asset loss following a security breach that compromised withdrawal controls
Users can now settle blockchain transaction costs with the popular stablecoin on BNB Smart Chain, Ethereum, Solana and Tron, easing a long-standing barrier for on-chain activity
The Solana memecoin launchpad moved 47,994 SOL in its latest transaction, continuing a multi-year pattern of treasury conversions that have funded extensive PUMP token buybacks
The token advanced on news that Bitwise’s proposed NEAR ETF registration became effective and NYSE Arca cleared the product for listing under ticker NRR, though trading has not yet begun
Anza activates the upgrade on the developer network one day after testnet, aiming to slash finality times while mainnet timing remains undecided
Rachel Conlan becomes chief strategy officer and Jamal Raees takes the payments role as the network advances tokenized finance and stablecoin activity
Solana has moved its Alpenglow consensus upgrade onto the public testnet, aiming to reduce transaction finality from about 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds through a new voting protocol
Nasdaq-listed DeFi Development Corp. reported a 4.24% weekly increase in its Solana reserves as the token climbed above $116 amid renewed market attention
Cardano Foundation adds network support to the x402 software kit, allowing applications and autonomous agents to settle API and service fees in ADA or native tokens without traditional checkout steps
