Latest from Ian Allison
Every Bank and Fintech Wants DeFi Under the Hood: Alchemy
Firms want to explore a “DeFi mullet:” compliance guardrails at the front, seamless access to DeFi tools at the back, said Web3 plumber Alchemy.

Visa Expands Stablecoin Reach in Europe, Middle East and Africa
The company has also formed a strategic partnership with African crypto exchange Yellow Card.

A Startup Is Looking to Pay 30% Yield by Tokenizing AI Infrastructure
Compute Labs’ tokens offer fractionalized ownership of industrial-grade NVIDIA H200 GPUs, which would retail at around $30,000 for a single unit.

Healthcare Firm Prenetics Uses Kraken to Kickoff Bitcoin Treasury
Prenetics purchased 187.42 BTC at an average price of $106,712 per Bitcoin via a Kraken custody account.

Another XRP ETF Comes to Canada as 3iQ Launches XRPQ on Toronto Stock Exchange
The new XRP fund will trade under the XRPQ ticker.

Every Fintech Firm Will Run Its Own Blockchain 'in Next Five Years:' Optimism
The logic behind this assertion is straightforward and simple, says OP Labs head of product Sam McIngvale.

JPMorgan Introduces USD Deposit Token on Coinbase’s Base Blockchain
The bank’s JPMD is a permissioned USD deposit token enabling J.P. Morgan institutional clients to move money 24/7 on-chain.

UK Startup Optalysys Debuts Server for Blockchains
Optalysys is claiming bragging rights for introducing the LightLocker node, the world’s first server for blockchains that can process data at scale without decrypting it.

Crypto Lending Platform Morpho V2 Brings DeFi Closer to Traditional Finance
Morpho V2 delivers market-driven fixed-rate, fixed-term loans with customizable terms to meet the demands of institutions and enterprises.

Crypto Lender Maple Partners with Liquid Staking Specialist Lido Finance
Maple will offer stablecoin credit lines backed by Lido’s staking token stETH.

