Blockchain

Franklin Templeton Expands Benji Technology Platform to Canton Network
The move links traditional finance infrastructure with blockchain rails as major institutions push deeper into tokenized markets.

Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman Outlines 3 Ways Blockchain Can Fix Finance
Friedman sees post-trade streamlining, collateral mobility and better payments as key blockchain breakthroughs.

Chainlink Introduces CRE to Fast-Track Institutional Tokenization
CRE enables smart contracts that work across blockchains and tap into legacy financial messaging standards, with access to Chainlink's services.

TZERO Plans Public Listing as Tokenization Push Gains Steam
The move positions the company to scale its regulated platform across securities, real estate and digital assets as tokenization gains mainstream momentum.

Blockchain Will Drive the Agent-to-Agent AI Marketplace Boom
For agents to be truly autonomous they need to have access to resources and self-custody their assets: programmable, permissionless, and composable blockchains are the ideal substrate for agents to do so, Olas’ David Minarsch argues.

PLUME Rises 25% as Network Registered by SEC as Transfer Agent for Tokenized Securities
Plume is already receiving interest from 40 Act funds and is seeking more licenses.

What SWIFT's Blockchain Means for Stablecoins and Global Banks
The company that underpins the global financial messaging system is building infrastructure for onchain settlement as it seeks a role in blockchain-based finance.

Canton Network Activity Surges as Exchanges Join Validators: Copper Research
The institutional blockchain has reached more than 500,000 daily transactions, with major banks and U.S. crypto exchanges fueling unprecedented growth.

Ether Whale Books $45M Loss as ETH Falls Below $4K
Ether's price decline was part of a broader market downturn amid concerns of a potential U.S. government shutdown.

Hyperliquid’s Perpetual Share Collapses to 38% as Aster and Lighter Gain Ground
The on-chain perpetuals market is experiencing a major shake up as Hyperliquid cedes ground to competitors.

