Japanese retail and payments firms are taking the next step toward real-world stablecoin usage, with two separate developments aimed at…
Solana
Solana has become a major player in the blockchain space thanks to its high-speed transactions and growing ecosystem. This section brings together the latest news on Solana projects, SOL token performance, network updates, partnerships, and technical developments shaping the future of this layer-1 chain.
Japanese payments adoption is moving from small pilots toward more practical, merchant-ready stablecoin use. Lawson, one of Japan’s best-known convenience-store…
A new report from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance places Ethereum’s post–Merge energy footprint among the less energy-intensive proof-of-stake…
Ethereum’s post-Merge operating footprint is looking cleaner than its proof-of-work era, but a new assessment from Cambridge underlines a more…
After years of lobbying aimed at winning a clearer regulatory footing, the U.S. crypto industry is pressing toward the CLARITY…
Backpack, a crypto exchange, has rolled out 24/7 trading for select tokenized US equities, giving international users a way to…
Decentralized finance tokens have outperformed Bitcoin over the past month, a divergence Bitwise says may reflect a “quiet re-rating” of…
StarkWare co-founder Eli Ben-Sasson argues that quantum-safety for Bitcoin is more likely to arrive through ZK STARKs—especially when used to…
Activity in tokenized equities has accelerated sharply, with tokenized stock transfers more than doubling over the past month to $8.41…
Stablecoins are increasingly showing up at the heart of tokenized finance, not just as short-term trading tools. In a report…