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Homepage > News > Business > Hong Kong, Shanghai to put cargo data on blockchain Hong Kong has furthered its ongoing effort to become a financial bridge for China by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shanghai to build cross-border blockchain rails for digitized cargo trade and finance cooperation.…

XRP is gaining renewed bullish momentum as growing attention around XRP Ledger utility and the RLUSD stablecoin fuels optimism that the network could potentially evolve into a powerful engine for everyday global payments. XRP and RLUSD May Drive Next Phase of Blockchain Payments as XRPL Focuses on Utility Momentum around…

This places blockchain security in the context of national technology competition alongside AI and quantum computing. Mar 7, 2026, 7:46 p.m. 2 min read Make preferred on The Trump administration’s new national cyber strategy places the security of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies within the United States’ broader push to maintain…

TLDR : The Fed, OCC, and FDIC confirmed tokenized securities get identical capital treatment to traditional assets at U.S. banks. Banks can now use tokenized stocks and bonds as loan collateral under the same rules as conventional securities. The guidance covers both public blockchains like Ethereum and private permissioned networks…

Ethereum’s developers see the network acting as infrastructure for autonomous AI agents, enabling identity, payments and verification without centralised control. The post Ethereum Foundation Positions Blockchain as Trust Layer for the Age of AI appeared first on Crypto News Australia...Read More

TLDR Fed says tokenized securities follow same capital rules Blockchain use does not change regulatory treatment Eligible tokens may qualify as financial collateral SEC earlier confirmed tokens remain under securities law The U.S. Federal Reserve has issued guidance on how banks should treat tokenized securities under capital rules. The agency…

A16z’s blockchain arm is reportedly raising its fifth dedicated crypto fund with a $2 billion target and a mid-2026 closing date. Size and Strategy Evolution Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz’s blockchain arm, A16z Crypto, is back on the fundraising trail. According to a Fortune report citing anonymous sources, the firm…

Key Takeaways: Western Union cooperated with Crossmint and introduced a new USD pegged stablecoin on the Solana network named USDPT. This cooperation connects blockchain payment with more than 360,000 global cash receiving points. Payment and wallet APIs of Crossmint will allow fintech apps to transfer money nearly instantly by stablecoin.…

The quantum computing threat to Crypto assets has been a topic for discussion lately. As research accelerates, analysts are evaluating whether blockchain encryption could eventually be broken by powerful quantum machines. The real question may not be which network is secure today, but which one can adapt fast enough if…

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan said investors without access to traditional stock markets instead turned to crypto markets to trade the news of President Donald Trump’s announcement of “major combat operations” in Iran on Sunday (US time). Hougan describes the situation as “the weekend that changed finance” due to 24/7 crypto…