The Ethereum Foundation has published ratings for 62 Hegotá proposals after collecting 397 assessments from about 60 protocol specialists across nine teams. Summary 62 Ethereum Improvement Proposals received ratings ahead of the planned Hegotá network upgrade. 397 assessments came from researchers, engineers, and specialists across nine Protocol Cluster teams. Ethereum’s Protocol Cluster wants the Layer…
New payment companies could face a one-year wait to enter the Philippines’ regulated payment-system market. The proposed pause would give the country’s central bank time to reassess how payment operators are classified and regulated. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is proposing a 12-month suspension of new operator of payment systems (OPS) registrations. The draft pairs…
Key Takeaways DBS and Citi basically pulled off a USD payment in just minutes this weekend using Swift’s ledger. Pretty quick compared to how TradFi cross-border payments usually work. Swift’s 17-bank pilot is pushing tokenized deposits closer to becoming an actual 24/7 banking option, instead of something that’s mostly talked about in theory. Citi thinks…
Three tokenized stocks generated $7.1 billion in DEX volume, accounting for nearly 45% of the category’s total activity. Tokenized versions of SPY, Google, and Robinhood’s own stock led a burst of on-chain trading activity over the past month, with Token Terminal data showing SPY on Robinhood Chain up by more than 1,300% in 30…
JPMorgan Chase is now reviewing whether to launch its own stablecoin. The bank is doing that work on a separate track from a group of 21 banks and financial firms that plan to build a dollar stablecoin for business payments across borders, reports The Wall Street Journal. That group includes Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citigroup,…
South Park celebrated its Emmy win with a public dig at Donald Trump. Following the series’ win for Outstanding Animated Program at the 2026 Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday, the official South Park X account posted a jubilant message, congratulating creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and their team. However, the message was accompanied…
Local-currency stablecoin launches have increased demand for 24/7 foreign exchange liquidity as more than 70% of conversions into dollar stablecoins begin in another currency. Summary TransFi CEO Raj Kamal expects local-currency stablecoins to move more foreign exchange activity onchain. Round-the-clock settlement could produce thinner liquidity and higher conversion costs outside normal trading hours. Fragmentation across…
This clip-on speaker packs surprisingly chunky sound for its size. The built-in carabiner means you can easily tote it around while you’re on the go, and the onboard controls are easy to find and operate. This deal is solidly in the middle of what we tend to see; sometimes it falls a bit more in…
Key Takeaways Hunter Biden plans to launch 1 billion LAPTOP tokens on Base on Sept. 9. LAPTOP reserves 20% for airdrops, including wallets that lost money on TRUMP. Hunter Biden’s project ties 30% of LAPTOP supply to event burns or charity. Biden Takes the Laptop Story Onto Base The token is scheduled to launch Sept….
XRP Ripple released 1 billion tokens from escrow on September 1, worth roughly $1.38Bn at the time, and the sell-off traders have feared for years never materialized. The token was trading around $1.38 when the tokens hit Ripple-controlled wallets and sat near $1.42 five days later. That muted reaction matters because it suggests the market…
