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UK Digital Gilt Push Could Help Unlock $44B in Annual Output
The United Kingdom could add up to 33 billion pounds ($44 billion) to its annual economic output by 2035 by becoming a leader in tokenized financial markets,…
Lawson Tests Yen Stablecoin Payments as Netstars Opens Merchant Service
Japanese convenience-store operator Lawson plans to test yen-denominated stablecoin payments at a Tokyo location in August, examining whether stablecoin payments…
Pakistan Crypto Regulator Seeks Dialogue Over Islamic Ruling
Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) chairman Bilal bin Saqib has called for continued dialogue on the treatment of digital assets under Islamic…
Oracle Exploit Drains $9M From Bonzo Lend on Hedera
Hedera-based lending protocol Bonzo Lend lost about $9 million after an attacker manipulated the price of SAUCE used as collateral, allowing the account to borrow…
Stablecoins May Improve FX Access but Worsen Currency Runs: IMF
Dollar stablecoins could improve access to foreign currency in economies with fixed or heavily managed exchange rates, but may also amplify currency runs when…
Wall Street Banks Restrict Prediction Market Trading over Insider-Risk Fears
Wall Street banks are restricting employee trading on prediction market platforms due to fears that they may use nonpublic information to trade event…
Zcash Sets Ironwood Network Upgrade for July 28
Zcash’s Ironwood network upgrade, the solution to an “infinity” bug discovered in May on the privacy-focused blockchain’s main private transaction pool, Orchard,…
Bigger Blocks or STARK Proofs? Bitcoin’s Quantum Dilemma
ZK STARKs are the best way to deal with the issues created with making Bitcoin quantum-safe — and to reach mass adoption at the same time — says StarkWare…
Hyperliquid Leads Push for Onchain Perps Beyond Crypto: Pantera
Perpetual futures are on track to become one of the dominant trading instruments in global finance, with decentralized exchange Hyperliquid demonstrating how…
SWIFT Launches Blockchain, Announces Tokenized Deposit Pilot with 17 Banks
The world's largest financial messaging network, SWIFT, said its blockchain-based ledger is ready for initial use after nine months of development.Seventeen major…