Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group said on Aug. 13 that four MUFG companies will work with Digital Asset and Progmat on a proof-of-concept for Japanese government bond repo settlement using Canton Network. Summary MUFG will test onchain JGB repo settlement using Canton Network with Digital Asset and Progmat. The PoC will synchronize JGB book-entry records with…
TL;DR: Apple has extended its Back To School sale through Sept. 24, nearly a month longer than originally planned. Students, parents, and educators who buy eligible MacBooks or iPads get a free Apple gift card worth $100 to $150, on top of standard education pricing. Get up to a $150 Apple Gift Card with an…
Here’s what might be more compelling for Ripple and XRP aside from the price moves. Ripple’s native token has not been spared by the broader market’s weakness, and it posted a 21-month low at just under $1.00 a couple of days ago. Moreover, it closed at its lowest level since November 2024, as its…
Wireless charging makes a daily task just a little bit easier, and Google’s versatile Pixelsnap Charger with Stand is one of the best wireless chargers at full price. And right now, it’s at a 50 percent discount, making it a bargain worth bagging. Mirroring Google’s curvy Pixel range with a rounded form and soft-touch finish,…
Key Takeaways Monaco submitted Bill No. 1131 on Aug. 6 to replace Law No. 1.528 and reform crypto rules. The CCAF will enforce MiCA and FATF standards following Monaco’s 2024 grey-listing. National Council approval of Bill No. 1131 will trigger secondary technical rules for providers. Evolving Beyond the 2022 Framework Monaco’s government has submitted a…
Charles Schwab has added direct Bitcoin and Ether trading to its retail brokerage platform at a 0.75% transaction fee, putting crypto inside a business that reported $13.1 trillion in client assets and 39.8 million active brokerage accounts at the end of the second quarter. Summary Charles Schwab has rolled out direct Bitcoin and Ether trading…
The streaming platform Twitch will now use creators’ content to help train generative AI models for its parent company, Amazon. This move has inspired swift and concentrated backlash from the Twitch community, especially because creators are opted in to having their content used for this AI training by default. For Amazon, these stream recordings are…
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Managing monthly expenses in the Philippines often means juggling multiple mobile wallets and banking apps just to cover electricity, internet, and government fees. Coins.ph is moving to reduce that friction by doubling its in-app bills…
One of the world’s largest payments networks is opening its cash-to-crypto services to Solana through a single API for compliant conversions. Solana says the service is now live on the blockchain and embedded in the Solana Developer Platform payments module. The integration provides instant API credentials, sandbox access, SDKs, and documentation without requiring any banking…
The upper end of DDoS attacks is getting much bigger — and attacks that once looked exceptional are showing up far more often. Cloudflare says it mitigated 805 network-layer distributed denial-of-service attacks exceeding 1 Tbps in Q2 2026, up from 130 in the previous quarter. The company also reported 13.17 million network-layer DDoS attacks overall,…
