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Zcash NU7 Aims for 25-Second Blocks on November 5
Zcash's NU7 upgrade targets November 5 and cuts block times from 75 to 25 seconds, making shielded payments confirm roughly three times faster.
S&P Global Buys OpenZeppelin to Rate Onchain Risk
S&P Global agreed to acquire OpenZeppelin, the smart contract security firm whose libraries underpin $37 trillion in transfers and 900+ audit engagements.
Circle Arc Mainnet Launches With USDC Paying Gas Fees
Circle opened Arc's public mainnet with 11 founding validators, 100+ apps live, and gas priced in USDC rather than a volatile native gas token.
Zama Opens 16 Confidential Morpho Vaults on Ethereum
Zama expanded encrypted DeFi to 16 Morpho vaults and launched a confidential swap protocol after its first vault reached $40M TVL in seven weeks.
Crypto Data Firm Kaiko Lands $110M From S&P Global
Kaiko extended its Series B to $110 million, with S&P Global leading and Nasdaq, BNP Paribas and Coinbase Ventures joining the crypto data firm.
Circle Buys Tazapay for $400M to Reach 100 Markets
Circle is buying Singapore's Tazapay for about $400 million in stock, adding $25 billion in annual payment volume and payout rails in 100+ markets.
MoneyGram Card Spends USDC Anywhere Visa Is Accepted
MoneyGram launched its first stablecoin-backed Visa card in Colombia on September 10, holding a USDC dollar balance that converts at checkout.
SEBI Demat 2.0 Settles Tokenized Bonds in Digital Rupees
SEBI's Demat 2.0 pilot issues corporate bonds as tokens that settle atomically in digital rupees, starting with ₹1,025 crore from REC, L&T and IIFL.
U.S. Bank USBDC Clears a Live Cross-Border Stellar Test
U.S. Bank ran a live cross-border payment with USBDC, its own dollar stablecoin, on Stellar — testing minting, redemption, freezing and clawback.
PYUSDx Lets Any Business Mint a PYUSD-Backed Token
PYUSDx went live September 9, letting businesses issue custom stablecoins backed 1:1 by PYUSD. Launch partners have moved over $100 million.
Visa Opens Settlement Data to Onchain Card Lenders
Visa is combining VisaNet settlement data with onchain credit so stablecoin card programs can borrow working capital, after $2.5B financed, no defaults.
Ethereum Frames Let You Pay Gas Without Holding ETH
EIP-8141 splits a transaction into up to 64 frames, so an app can sponsor gas or accept stablecoins while Ethereum still gets paid in ether.
Southeast Asia Crypto Funding Doubles to $680 Million
Tracxn data shows Southeast Asian blockchain startups raised $680M in 2026, more than double 2025's $319M, but across 25 rounds instead of 46.
Standard Chartered Brings Spot Bitcoin Trading to the UAE
Standard Chartered is the first global systemically important bank to offer institutional spot bitcoin and ether trading in the UAE, via its DIFC arm.
South Korea Sets a 3-Stage Tokenized Securities Plan
South Korea's FSC published a three-stage roadmap taking tokenized securities live in February 2027, ending with stablecoin-settled on-chain payments.
SoFi and Kraken Connect 24/7 Dollar Settlement Rails
SoFi and Kraken owner Payward linked SEN to Kraken Prime, adding 24/7 dollar settlement and a SoFiUSD listing for institutional clients on both networks.
Blockchain Oracles Explained: How Data Gets On-Chain
Blockchain oracles feed real-world data to smart contracts. Here is how push and pull feeds, aggregation and staleness checks work in practice today.
SEC Transfer Agent Rules Get First Update in 45 Years
The SEC proposed its first transfer agent overhaul since the early 1980s, inviting comment on blockchain recordkeeping and tokenized securities.
21 Global Banks Form a Joint Dollar Stablecoin Venture
Citi, Goldman Sachs, BofA and 18 other institutions will form a company in H2 2026 to issue a regulated dollar stablecoin, launching in H1 2027.
ICE Picks tZERO to Build NYSE Tokenized Stock Rails
NYSE parent ICE named tZERO design partner for its tokenized securities platform, licensing 103 blockchain patents and joining tZERO's funding round.
XRP Ledger Maps a Post-Quantum Upgrade Path to 2028
Ripple published a four-phase plan to make the XRP Ledger quantum-resistant by 2028, testing NIST-recommended signatures next to elliptic curve on devnets.
Schwab Crypto Adds Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink
Charles Schwab will add SOL, AVAX and LINK to Schwab Crypto in the coming months, extending 75-basis-point spot trading across 39.9 million accounts.
BitGo Buys NYDIG's Institutional Trading Business
BitGo acquired NYDIG's institutional trading arm, adding derivatives, financing and roughly 250 client relationships in its first major move since IPO.
Japan Studies Blockchain Settlement for Stocks and Bonds
Japan's FSA, Ministry of Finance and central bank will study blockchain settlement for stocks and government bonds, cutting a 1-2 day cycle to seconds.