Author: Oguz Ozdemir
Digital Asset, the creator of the Canton Network, and Kinexys by JPMorgan plan to bring USD JPM Coin (JPMD) natively to the Canton Network, extending the bank’s deposit token from its existing infrastructure onto a public, institutional-grade blockchain. The bank has already begun deploying JPM Coin on Coinbase’s Base network for institutional clients as part of a pilot, and has indicated it plans to support additional public blockchains over time, making Canton another leg in a multi-chain strategy.According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, JPM Coin by Kinexys Digital Payments is “the first bank‑issued, USD‑denominated deposit token” designed for institutional clients…
Ripple (XRP) trades at $2.28 as key support holds, with traders watching $2.32 resistance, EMA ribbon test, and $2.66 upside target. Ripple (XRP) is trading at $2.28 at press time, showing a 3% decline in the past 24 hours. Despite the drop, the asset remains up more than 20% over the past week. It fell from $2.41, breaking below the $2.32 support. A sharp move to $2.21 was met with buying interest, allowing the price to recover back to the current level. The focus is now on whether XRP can move back above $2.31–$2.32 or continue within a downward…
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum was never built to be the fastest or most convenient system. In a post shared on X, Buterin explained that Ethereum’s main goal is resilience, not efficiency. “Ethereum was not created to make finance efficient or apps convenient. It was created to set people free,” he wrote, referencing ideas from the Trustless Manifesto. Buterin’s comments have sparked debate in the crypto space, especially as users often compare Ethereum to faster and cheaper blockchains. “Ethereum was not created to make finance efficient or apps convenient. It was created to set people free” This was an…
Challenges with real-world asset tokenization are not just technical – they are emotional, expensive, and exhausting for teams that go in with high hopes and come out with stalled pilots and regulatory pushback. A strong asset tokenization development partner with skilled engineers and a compliance-first consulting team can be the difference between yet another failed experiment and a scalable on-chain product that actually clears audits, attracts institutions, and moves real volume. Key Takeaways Real-world asset tokenization is not just a technical task– it requires strong alignment between technology, compliance, and business models. The biggest challenges include regulatory complexity, asset custody,…
For years, Ethereum ran a proof-of-work system, similar to Bitcoin. Then, everything changed. From mid-September 2022, developers switched to a proof-of-stake method where miners were replaced with validators. Nothing much changed, only that Ethereum became more energy-efficient, and validators had to lock up ETH for a chance to win block rewards. There are now over 900,000 unique validators spread across different geographies. What this means is that Ethereum is not only decentralized but there is no way of censoring the network. And it gets better. Recent data shows that the Ethereum validator staking entry queue just surged to roughly 1.4M…
U.S. community banks say a GENIUS Act loophole lets exchanges pay “backdoor” yields on stablecoins, threatening local deposits and demanding Congress shut it down. Summary The American Bankers Association’s Community Bankers Council told senators the GENIUS Act still allows indirect stablecoin yields via exchanges and affiliates. Banks warn that yield-style stablecoins could siphon billions from insured deposits, undermining community lending and shifting money into lightly regulated platforms. Crypto industry groups counter that payment stablecoins do not fund loans and argue tighter rules would choke innovation and digital payments growth. A coalition of U.S. community bankers has called on Congress to…
Ripple’s payment token, XRP, has just been labelled by CNBC as the “new cryptocurrency darling” after gaining 25% in the first week of the new year. “The hottest crypto trade of the year is not Bitcoin, it is not Ether, it is XRP,” said CNBC’s Power Lunch host Brian Sullivan on Tuesday.XRP price surges in the new yearXRP (XRP) has gained 25% since Jan. 1, outperforming Bitcoin (BTC), which is up 6%, and Ether (ETH), which has risen 10% since New Year’s Day.But there could be many more tailwinds driving the token’s price. Exchange-traded fund momentum, social sentiment, on-chain fundamentals,…
TAO posted a great rally this week, climbing 34%! Buying pressure could have picked up quickly too, after Grayscale announced its Bittensor Trust. This move pushed TAO above its recent range, with the price breaking past key MAs and briefly testing the upper Bollinger Band. Simply put, that means pace has returned organically after the buying spree. Source: TradingView That surge has since cooled at the time of writing. TAO pulled back toward the $280 zone, while RSI slipped from near-overbought levels. There’s more short-term profit-taking than a trend reversal. Beyond the technicals… The launch of the Grayscale Bittensor Trust…
New year bells, 2026 heading over, and it indicates a huge transformation by AI Development Companies. This entity has crossed a threshold that fundamentally alters how organizations are built, governed, and scaled. It was slowly and silently shifting the position from competitive advantage to structural necessity. Enterprises no longer ask whether AI can be implemented, but rather what is next we can do? The answer is not simply yes or no; it’s what measures should be taken, and the first thing that comes to mind is to adapt a new way to implement it. With legacy and traditional methods, it…
Ubyx focuses on clearing and reconciling stablecoins issued by different providers. Barclays is prioritising regulated tokenised money rather than issuing its own stablecoin. The stablecoin market continues to be dominated by Tether, with most usage confined to crypto trading. Barclays has taken its first direct step into the stablecoin sector by investing in US-based settlement firm Ubyx, marking a shift in how the British lender is approaching digital money. The move, as reported by Reuters, comes as global banks cautiously test how blockchain-based payment systems could be integrated into regulated finance. Rather than issuing a token of its own, Barclays…