Fintech

India’s cybercrime agency has moved to suppress Jack Dorsey’s Bitcoin-linked messaging application, Bitchat. The order, issued by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, an arm of the Home Ministry, demands GitHub remove repositories for the decentralized, offline communication tool. This action, taken under Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act, underscores a growing global tension between … Read more

Farmers in Paraná, Brazil, grappling with stringent bank lending policies, have pioneered an innovative financing model. They successfully tokenized 10 dairy cows, leveraging blockchain technology on the B3 national stock exchange to secure nearly $20,000 in credit. This groundbreaking initiative signals a transformative potential for tokenizing Real-World Assets (RWAs) as a viable financing tool, especially … Read more

The World Foundation, the independent, nonprofit entity overseeing the World Network protocol, has successfully concluded a new funding round, securing $52.5 million through a locked token sale to a consortium of strategic investors. This capital infusion aims to significantly advance its digital verification infrastructure, particularly as artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape and disrupt online … Read more

Climate change intensifies, escalating financial risks globally. From extreme weather events to economy-wide shifts towards decarbonization, the financial system faces unprecedented challenges. Economist Mark Carney, in his 2021 work, Value(s): Building a Better World for All, starkly highlighted these threats: “Since the 1980s the number of registered weather-related loss events tripled, and the inflation-adjusted losses … Read more

Galaxy Digital Expands Onchain Footprint with Morpho Yield Integration Galaxy Digital (GLXY) has strategically expanded its presence in the onchain finance ecosystem by launching Galaxy Curator, a new vault curation business deployed on the decentralized lending protocol Morpho. The institutional-grade product is distributed directly through Fireblocks Earn, providing the custody firm’s network of over 2,400 … Read more

As artificial intelligence continues to converge with decentralized finance (DeFi), the industry is seeing a massive surge in autonomous software capable of executing complex financial tasks. However, hosting private keys on active servers exposes Web3 users to severe security vulnerabilities. Addressing this risk, hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has launched the Ledger Agent Stack. This open-source … Read more

The global financial landscape is experiencing a profound shift, marked by an escalating battle for dominance over future payment infrastructure. Recent strategic maneuvers by industry titans Stripe and Swift underscore this intensifying competition, particularly as stablecoins transition from niche crypto products to foundational elements of mainstream finance. Payment Giants Battle for Blockchain Dominance This week … Read more

Metaplanet, a prominent corporate entity recognized for its significant bitcoin treasury, has officially launched a joint research initiative in Japan. By partnering with JPYC, a specialist in yen-denominated stablecoins, and Progmat, a leading platform for security tokens, the company aims to pioneer the development of bitcoin-backed digital credit products. This strategic move signals a potential … Read more