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Ondo Unveils Three Tokenized Portfolios Based on BlackRock Strategies
Ondo Finance launches three onchain portfolio tokens using strategies developed by BlackRock, adding programmable rebalancing, tokenized diversification and eligibility controls to its Intelligent Portfolios offering.
IBM Links Digital Asset Platform to Swift Ledger for 24/7 Tokenized Deposits
IBM links its Digital Asset Haven platform to Swift’s blockchain ledger, enabling banks to instruct tokenized deposit transactions around the clock while settlement remains on existing systems. The integration tests interoperable digital money for institutional payments.
NYSE and Blockchain.com Bring 24/7 Tokenized Stocks Closer to Crypto Markets
NYSE and Blockchain.com are exploring 24/7 tokenized US stocks and ETFs for crypto users, but the proposed platform still faces regulatory approval, liquidity, custody and investor-protection questions.
Solana Tests Alpenglow Upgrade as It Targets 150-Millisecond Finality
Solana begins public testnet trials of Alpenglow, a consensus upgrade targeting 150-millisecond finality while raising questions about validator clients, network resilience, mainnet timing and adoption uncertainty.
XRP Ledger Reattempts Permission Upgrade After Fee-Draining Bug Fix
The XRP Ledger is retrying a permission upgrade after validators blocked a fee-draining flaw, with the vote testing institutional controls, security review and blockchain governance before activation.
Canada’s Biggest Banks Build a Shared Tokenized Deposit Network
Canada’s six largest banks are exploring a shared Canadian dollar tokenized deposit network to streamline interbank transfers, programmable payments, liquidity management and blockchain-based settlement.
Stablecoins Battle for the Payment Networks Behind Crypto’s Next Era
Stablecoin competition is moving beyond issuance as Tether, Circle, banks and payment firms fight to control the distribution networks connecting digital dollars with merchants, wallets and global commerce.
S&P Global’s OpenZeppelin Deal Brings Code Risk Into Institutional Finance
S&P Global has agreed to acquire OpenZeppelin, bringing smart-contract security closer to institutional finance and raising questions about code risk, standards and due diligence for tokenized assets.
Ethereum’s Glamsterdam Test Faces a Builder Abuse Risk
Ethereum’s developers plan an October Sepolia rehearsal for Glamsterdam, but builders could exploit free test ether to win auctions, withhold payloads and distort testing before mainnet.
Solana Chooses Faster Settlement Over More Throughput With 250ms Slots
Solana’s new 250-millisecond slots deliver faster blockchain updates without increasing throughput, reshaping trading latency, validator operations and the network’s competition for DeFi liquidity and application capital.
SEC Tokenized Stock Post Points to a Narrow Test of On Chain Trading
The SEC may have approved a limited trial for on-chain tokenized stock trading, but the reported temporary exemption leaves questions about eligible firms, assets, custody, investor protections and secondary-market access.
Bolivia’s VIVA Brings Avalanche Stablecoin Settlement Into Telecom Finance
Bolivia’s VIVA has launched on Iris, an Avalanche-based network using USDi stablecoin settlement to bring dollar reserves and potential financial services into telecom operations and corporate finance.