Articles Tagged “Blockchain”
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Cardano CIP-0113: How Programmable Compliance Tokens Work
Cardano CIP-0113 is live, letting stablecoin and bond issuers build KYC, sanctions and transfer rules into native tokens with no hard fork. Here is how.
IBM Swift Integration: What Tokenized Deposit Beta Does
IBM adds a beta Swift ledger connection and on-premises Digital Asset Haven deployment, letting banks test tokenized deposits with ISO 20022 messages.
Solana 250ms Slot Times Are Live on Mainnet
Solana cut its target slot time from 300ms to 250ms at epoch 1037, lifting block production to four slots a second on the way to a 200ms target.
XRP Ledger Batch Bundles Eight Transactions Into One
The XRP Ledger's Batch V1.1 amendment groups up to eight transactions with all-or-nothing settlement, with activation expected shortly after September 29.
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.
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.
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.
Solana Slot Times Fall to 350ms on the Road to 200ms
Solana cut testnet slot times to 350ms on August 6, the first of four steps toward 200ms blocks, with Agave v4.2 mainnet targeted for August 17.
Progmat Moves $2.7B in Tokenized Assets to Avalanche
Progmat migrated 452B yen (~$2.7B) in tokenized bonds and real estate to an Avalanche Layer 1 on July 13, cutting settlement to under 2 seconds.
DTCC Tokenized Securities Go Live in Wall Street Pilot
DTCC began live tokenized trades of Russell 1000 stocks, ETFs, and US Treasuries on July 14, kicking off a 50+ firm pilot ahead of an October launch.
SWIFT's Blockchain Ledger Goes Live With 17 Global Banks
SWIFT's blockchain ledger is live: 17 of the world's largest banks on six continents will pilot always-on, 24/7 tokenized cross-border settlement.
Major U.S. Banks Build a Shared Tokenized-Deposit Network for Instant Settlement
JPMorgan, Citi, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo are building a shared tokenized-deposit network on The Clearing House for instant, 24/7 programmable settlement.
Securitize Brings Tokenized Real-World Assets to TRON's 373 Million Users
Securitize integrated with TRON on April 10, opening its $4B+ tokenized securities portfolio to one of the world's most active crypto networks.
Australia Passes Its First Crypto Law — Exchanges Must Get Licensed Now
Australia's Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill passed on April 1, creating the country's first comprehensive crypto licensing law.
Naoris Protocol Goes Live With the World's First Post-Quantum Layer 1 Blockchain
Naoris Protocol has launched its quantum-resistant blockchain mainnet using NIST-approved post-quantum cryptography, addressing the quantum computing threat to crypto infrastructure head-on.