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Chainlink & S&P Global Ratings bring vault risk onchain

Investors in decentralised finance can now see S&P Global Ratings' vault risk analysis directly onchain as lending deposits near USD $10 billion.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today

Payment Technologies

Spark CEO sees stablecoins driving tokenised U.S. treasuries

Stablecoin adoption is keeping tokenised U.S. Treasury demand rising, with Spark already holding more than two-thirds of a market now worth USD $15.65bn.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Today

Crypto

Animoca Brands names Yat Siu Chief Executive Officer

The leadership change is designed to speed Animoca's push into AI agents, tokenised finance and a possible future relisting on a major exchange.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Yesterday

Fintech

Bybit expands into stocks, payments and AI finance tools

The crypto exchange is now vying with brokers and fintechs as it adds access to more than 1,000 US stocks, ETFs and payment tools.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Blockchain

Chainlink launches Fulcrum to link banks to onchain finance

Banks and funds could move collateral across blockchains without rebuilding systems, as the new platform targets fragmented tokenised finance markets.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Crypto

D3 launches Frontier for priority access to new domains

Priority access to more than 1,600 new internet domains will be tied to blockchain vault deposits as ICANN opens its rare expansion round.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 29th Sep 2026

Data Protection

Brickken joins Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust

Interoperability gaps could slow tokenised finance as the Barcelona-based firm adds its standards work to a wider open-source debate on digital assets.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Sat, 26th Sep 2026

Crypto

Payward, Ledger link self-custody with trading access

Crypto users will soon be able to trade and pay without giving up control of private keys, as the two groups join wallets to market access.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 25th Sep 2026

Data Protection

Citrea acquires Crest to boost Bitcoin privacy wallet

The deal could make private Bitcoin transfers easier for mainstream users without sacrificing self-custody, as scrutiny of wallet activity grows.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Thu, 24th Sep 2026

Fintech

dtcpay raises USD $25 million with SBI as investor

The funding will help the Singapore payments firm expand regulated stablecoin services and merchant acceptance across Asia and Europe.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Fri, 18th Sep 2026

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Crypto

Bitkub teams with Canton Foundation on blockchain education

The programme aims to help Thai banks, firms and developers understand privacy-enabled blockchain systems for issuing and settling securities and funds.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Blockchain

Digift sets controls for AI agents in tokenised finance

Institutions will need tighter checks before letting AI agents trade tokenised assets, as Digift warns that analysis, advice and execution must stay separate.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Blockchain

Vault Summit in Singapore spotlights onchain finance

Institutions are testing vaults to cut back-office costs and enforce risk rules in onchain lending as tokenised finance matures.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 6 min read • Last month

Crypto

Singapore Bitcoin investors want returns, survey finds

Wealthy investors are increasingly seeking yield from Bitcoin holdings, with security, custody and succession planning shaping their choices in Singapore.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Blockchain

Sygnum brings Fidelity tokenised liquidity to Singapore

Accredited investors in Singapore can now hold a regulated US dollar liquidity product on-chain, as tokenised cash management tops USD 15 billion.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Crypto

StraitsX to launch SGD stablecoin on Monad blockchain

Users on Monad could gain access to the first native Singapore dollar stablecoin, while StraitsX expands into payments and settlement use cases.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Thu, 1st Oct 2026

Crypto

Volante & Circle add USDC to bank payment workflows

Banks will be able to test dollar-pegged stablecoin settlement inside existing payment systems, reducing the need for separate digital asset infrastructure.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 30th Sep 2026