The US government has contracted two of the biggest decentralised oracles, Chainlink and Pyth, to publish official economic data, including real GDP, directly onto the blockchain. The move, which Chainlink stated could support automated trading systems, stablecoins, and tokenised bonds, is part of a broader push by the Trump administrationContinue Reading
Prediction market traders on Polymarket are betting that Bitcoin will fall below US$100K before the end of 2025, with a 62% probability priced into the market. The betting contrasts with predictions that forecast a rally to as high as US$200K and it follows a recent large whale transaction that sawContinue Reading
Circle has partnered with Mastercard and Finastra to integrate its stablecoins, USDC and EURC, into traditional financial systems for cross-border payments and settlements. The collaboration with Mastercard will enable merchants in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa to settle in USDC, while the Finastra deal will let banks inContinue Reading
To refocus on infrastructure, Hut 8 will move most Bitcoin mining operations to American Bitcoin. New US sites in Louisiana, Texas and Illinois add 1.53 GW of capacity. Analyst Mark Palmer raised Hut 8’s target to US$36 (AU$55.3), citing strong growth. Hut 8 Corp has announced that it will transferContinue Reading
Chinese fintech giant Linklogis has partnered with XRP Ledger to move its global digital supply chain finance platform onto blockchain infrastructure. The collaboration will tokenise trade receivables and real-world commerce assets directly on XRPL’s mainnet for faster cross-border settlements. Both parties plan to expand into stablecoin settlements, smart contracts forContinue Reading
Horizon enables institutional borrowing of stablecoins secured against tokenised Treasuries and structured credit assets. Supported assets include Superstate funds, Circle’s yield products, and Centrifuge’s tokenised loan portfolios. Regulatory controls are applied at the token issuer level, ensuring compliance with institutional requirements. Aave Labs has introduced Horizon, a lending platform designedContinue Reading
An OG Bitcoin whale transferred 750 BTC, valued at around US$83 million, to Binance on August 27 sparking speculation they’re looking to take profits. The whale first acquired their bag of 5,000 BTC in 2013 at an average price of US$332. They’re now believed to have sold 1,750 BTC forContinue Reading
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will deploy Nasdaq’s market surveillance technology to enhance its ability to monitor and regulate digital asset markets. The system is designed to provide the CFTC with automated alerts and cross-market analytics to detect fraud, manipulation, and disruptive trading activity more efficiently. The moveContinue Reading
Google Cloud is developing its own Layer-1 blockchain, the Google Cloud Universal Ledger (GCUL), specifically for banks and financial institutions to compete with platforms from companies like Circle and Stripe. The GCUL will be a neutral, Python-based smart contract platform, with Google Cloud’s Rich Widmann arguing that this neutrality willContinue Reading
The U.S. Department of Commerce, at the direction of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, will begin publishing its headline economic data, starting with GDP figures, directly onto the blockchain. Lutnick linked the move to President Trump’s pro-crypto stance, and the initiative aims to increase transparency and accessibility of government data. TheContinue Reading
