Blockchain


Finance

South Korea’s National Pension Service Eyes Blockchain for $890B Fund's Transactions

The NPS plans to invite blockchain experts and companies to participate in a preliminary disclosure process before starting a research study.

South Korea flag (Planet Volumes / Unsplash)

Tech

EVM-Compatible Vana Blockchain Introduces New Token Standard for Data-Backed Digital Assets

The VRC-20 standard aims to boost trust and transparency in the market for data-backed digital assets.

Vana introduces the VRC-20 standard for data-backed tokens. (jensenartofficial/Pixabay)

Tech

Peter Thiel-Backed Plasma Unveils 'HotStuff-Inspired Consensus' For High-Frequency Global Stablecoin Transfers

Other key features of Plasma include custom gas tokens, zero-charge USDT transfers, and confidential transactions while ensuring compliance.

Stylized network of light focii covering Earth (geralt/Pixabay)

Markets

Ether Supply on Centralized Exchanges Hits 9-Year Low

The number of ether held in wallets tied to centralized exchanges has dropped to the lowest since November 2015.

FastNews (CoinDesk)

Markets

Trump Family-Linked World Liberty Snaps Up 3.54M MNT Tokens After Mantle's Hard Fork

Mantle Network integrated EigenDA last week to enhance scalability and ensure better compatibility with Ethereum's impending Pectra upgrade.

WLFI acquires MNT tokens. (CoinDesk)

Policy

Trump Administration Eyes Blockchain for Foreign Aid in USAID Overhaul: Report

The plan aims to integrate blockchain technology into the procurement system to enhance security, transparency, and traceability of aid distributions.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City. (Nikhilesh De)

Markets

Bitcoin Storm Could Be Brewing, Crypto OnChain Options Platform Derive Says

BTC currently faces low volatility, but a storm could be coming, Derive's Nick Forster said.

BTC storm could be looming, per Derive. (Myriams-Fotos/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin's Bull Market Cycle Is Over, CryptoQuant's Ki Young Ju Says

CryptoQuant's founder is concerned about liquidity drying up.

Bitcoin's bull run is over, CryptoQuant says. (Mark Basarab/Unsplash)

Markets

OKX Suspends DEX Aggregator as It 'Works Diligently' to Upgrade Security

The platform reportedly caught regulators' attention after reports that it was used to launder some of the proceeds of the recent Bybit hack.

OKX suspends DEX aggregator. (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Markets

Dormant Ether Whale Moves $13M in ETH to Kraken

Large movement of coins to exchanges often breeds price volatility.

A whale leaping out of the sea. (Pexels/Pixabay)