Polygon Executive Colin Butler Touts RWA Tokenization as Crypto’s Killer App
Butlet says that technology slashes costs and settlement times, making it hard for traditional finance to overlook. He also emphasized that tokenization unlocks new business models for financial institutions, once limited by tight margins and competition.
AppliedXL, AP to Deliver AI-powered News Tips to Local Newsrooms
Leveraging AppliedXL’s autonomous news-gathering technology and informed by input from AP journalists, the new initiative, AP Local Lede, identifies and contextualizes the local impact of federal regulations from over 430 agencies, highlighting how government actions affect communities and businesses across all 50 states.
MicroStrategy Plans $700M Note Sale, Doubles Down on Bitcoin Strategy
MicroStrategy, led by Michael Saylor, is the largest corporate Bitcoin holder with 244,800 BTC valued at $14.2 billion.
Meta India VP Sandhya Devanathan Sees AI Creating New Job Opportunities Despite Changing Roles
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Government of India Launches Vishvasya-Blockchain Technology Stack To offer Blockchain-as-a-Service
MeitY also unveiled the NBFLite-Lightweight Blockchain Platform, Praamaanik – an innovative blockchain-enabled solution for verifying mobile app origin and National Blockchain Portal.
Huma Raises $38M to Hyper-scale its Payment Financing (PayFi) Network
With this funding, Huma plans to expand its PayFi network to the Stellar smart contract platform and Solana, ensuring accessibility across major payment-focused blockchains.
Donald Trump Announces Crypto Project World Liberty Financial Launch Date
World Liberty Financial is developing a borrowing and lending service on blockchain technology. The project’s white paper, obtained by CoinDesk, reveals similarities to Dough Finance, a recently hacked blockchain app.
Saudi Arabia Spearheads Global Ethical AI Initiative at Riyadh Summit
Its goal is to create a platform for discussing AI’s future and its impact on policy, research, business, and daily life, with a focus on ethical and responsible AI development in line with national values.
India’s FIU Likely to Approve Two More Foreign Crypto Exchanges Soon
After approving Binance and KuCoin, the FIU has received applications from four other exchanges, and at least two are likely to be allowed to operate by the end of FY25.
Mastercard Teams Up with Mercuryo to Let You Spend Crypto from Your Own Wallet
This new partnership introduces a euro-denominated debit card that lets users spend cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin from their self-custodial wallets at over 100 million merchants in Mastercard’s network.