Japan weighs blockchain fast lane for securities cash settlement
The FSA, Finance Ministry, BOJ and financial institutions plan to study the infrastructure and produce a development plan by early 2027. Source:Cointelegraph
Kalshi’s $1.5B equity offering is three-quarters sold at $1.12B
The Form D lists 71 investors and says Kalshi is relying on an exemption that allows certain private offerings without SEC registration. Source:Cointelegraph
SAP stock slumps as UBS downgrades stock on ‘slow’ move into AI
SAP stock slumped on Wednesday, making it the worstperforming largecap European stock, after a UBS analyst criticized the German database giant’s slow rollout…
Revolut rolls out euro stablecoin in three European markets
The Bridgeissued EURR token will support multiple blockchains and external wallets, with wider EEA availability expected this year. Source:Cointelegraph
Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s retrial delayed to April 2027
Judge Katherine Polk Failla adjourned the retrial in light of Storm’s pending motion for acquittal and related request for a continuance. Source:Cointelegraph
US banking groups plan nationwide blockchain network for 2027
BankChain joins a growing field of bankled networks building shared infrastructure for tokenized deposits and onchain payments. Source:Cointelegraph
World Liberty Financial launches USD1 natively on Canton Network
USD1 is the sixthlargest stablecoin, with a market capitalization of more than $4 billion, according to industry data. Source:Cointelegraph
Why AMD can beat rivals Intel and Nvidia in the market for data-center CPUs
The chip maker is strongly positioned to gain share in the market for datacenter CPUs and to see profit from revenue, a Raymond James analyst says.…
Bitcoin enters ‘initial phase’ of new bull market, but $83K remains key: CryptoQuant
CryptoQuant says Bitcoin’s 24% rally has flipped key market indicators bullish, though rising profittaking could bring nearterm turbulence. Source:Cointelegraph
Solana transactions hit record 4.2B as SOL rallies 40%
Tokenized realworld assets on Solana are nearing $4 billion as network activity accelerates alongside a broader recovery in crypto markets. Source:Cointelegraph
Bitwise launches self-custodied tokenized stock portfolios with Coinbase
Bitwise’s new portfolios automatically rebalance Coinbase tokenized stocks while allowing eligible nonUS investors to keep the assets in their own wallets.…
DGrid AI token jumps 93% after launch as decentralized AI network goes live
DGAI nearly doubled in its first day of trading as DGrid expands its distributed AI inference network and rolls out hardware for its personal AI agent.…