#blockchain

SBI Holdings launches Japan's first retail blockchain bond with XRP token rewards, combining traditional fixed income with crypto perks for individual investors.

Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin proposes personal AI agents to automate DAO voting based on user values. Zero-knowledge proofs and secure environments protect privacy while boosting participation in decentralized governance.

Dubai unveils secondary market for tokenized real estate, enabling instant trading of $5M in property tokens. Part of ambitious $16B plan to revolutionize property ownership.

While Robinhood builds its own L2 with 4M transactions in week one, Ethereum's co-founder questions the entire L2 strategy. Who's betting on the right future of decentralized finance?

Figure launches FGRD, the first tokenized stock issued directly on blockchain rails, bypassing Wall Street's clearing systems. A $150M bet on capital markets' future.

Analysts challenge Santiment's claim that 50% of Ethereum is staked, arguing the real figure is closer to 30% when accounting for withdrawals and actual locked supply.

THORChain's frozen funds expose the dark side of crypto's permissionless promise. When decentralized isn't really decentralized.

THORChain founder's contradictions expose the illusion of decentralization in crypto. When one person can freeze $200M with a single key, is anything truly decentralized?

Cryptocurrency payments to human trafficking syndicates surged 85% in 2025, with Southeast Asian crime networks using Telegram to reach global customers through mainstream platforms.

As prediction markets explode into a multi-trillion dollar asset class, founders claim blockchain transparency can solve the insider trading problem. But can it really?

Sui executives reveal record institutional demand for crypto in 2025. From ETF flows to tokenization, traditional finance and DeFi boundaries are blurring fast.

Galaxy Digital's Steve Kurz explains why crypto infrastructure is booming even as token prices struggle, and why this disconnect signals a maturing market rather than systemic failure.