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HSBC and Standard Chartered completed the first live interbank transaction on Swift's blockchain-based ledger, moving tokenised deposit obligations between two separate banking systems. The transaction occurred about six weeks after Swift announced on July 9 that its ledger was ready for initial

Institutional investors are using asynchronous tokenized vaults to manage cash, collateral, and short-duration yield on blockchain platforms. Five vault protocols built on the ERC-7540 standard—Centrifuge, Midas, Maple Finance, Superform, and Lagoon Finance—enable institutions to deploy capital on-c

Cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes identified fake crypto anti-money laundering services designed to trick users into approving transactions that could drain digital assets, according to a report published Wednesday. The fake sites impersonate legitimate services such as AMLBot and use simulated

The Federal Open Market Committee released minutes from its July 28-29 meeting, revealing growing concern among members about persistent inflation that remains elevated even after discounting transitory factors such as tariffs and Middle East conflict impacts. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh proposed

ZetaChain's privacy-focused AI application Anuma surpassed 210,000 users through Aug. 17, demonstrating growing adoption of AI tools that integrate blockchain-based features with cross-model functionality. The platform added 28,312 users in July and gained more than 31,000 additional users through A

Bitdeer AI, the artificial intelligence division of Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer, signed a five-year customer deal worth approximately $400 million covering about 50% of the capacity of its A102 Malaysia facility before its energization, the company announced Wednesday. The deal was signed with an

Walmart shares fell about 6% in premarket trading Thursday after the retailer reported U.S. comparable sales of 2.6% for the quarter, missing analyst expectations of 3.8%. The miss marked Walmart's weakest comparable-sales growth in roughly six years and a sharp slowdown from the 4.1% increase in th

Securitize launched the Neuberger Securitize High Income Tokenized Fund (HINC) with Neuberger, bringing the investment manager's $230 billion fixed-income expertise onto public blockchain networks. The fund will invest primarily in high-yield bonds and can allocate to collateralized loan

Retail investors in Korean stocks executed large-scale profit-taking from single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds on the 20th following sharp gains in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. The selling was triggered by Samsung Electronics' 9.49% rise and SK Hynix's 12.73% surge after SK Hynix

Stripe acquired OpenRouter on August 19, a startup that routes AI requests to optimal models, following its earlier acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure company Bridge. The dual acquisitions signal Stripe's strategy to assemble both new financial rails and the intelligence to navigate them,

SK Hynix received positive assessments from multiple global investment banks on 20일 following the company's announcement of a 40 trillion won share buyback and cancellation program. Nomura, JP Morgan, Barclays, and Morgan Stanley issued reports maintaining or reiterating positive ratings, citing the

HM Revenue and Customs sent approximately 81,000 warning letters to cryptocurrency investors in the UK tax year ended 5 April 2026, according to figures supplied by accountancy group UHY Hacker Young. The total represents a roughly 25 percent increase from the 64,982 letters documented in UHY's

The US national debt crossed $40 trillion for the first time, reaching the milestone five months after hitting $39 trillion and about 10 months after passing $38 trillion. The increase reflects persistent federal deficits, rising defense and social spending, and a growing interest bill as older debt

Cybersecurity firm Rapid7 unveiled Operation Asterix, a cryptocurrency phishing campaign targeting approximately 885,000 phone numbers across multiple countries, according to a Monday report. The campaign aimed to steal cryptocurrency investors' assets through fake apps impersonating hardware

A cryptocurrency user lost over 1,000 ETH after falling victim to a phishing attack that exploited an expired official domain once tied to Tornado Cash, the sanctioned mixing protocol. According to reporting from Wu Blockchain, the victim clicked an old bookmarked link that redirected to a

Ethereum surged nearly 18% during Wednesday's breakout, briefly approaching $2,300 after weeks of sideways trading. The rally triggered roughly $1.1 billion in ETH liquidations, with short positions accounting for most of the losses as bearish traders were forced to buy back into the rising

Indian gold market activity strengthened in July across jewelry demand, investment products, and imports as consumers responded to stabilized prices ahead of the festive season, according to Kavita Chacko, Research Head for India at the World Gold Council (WGC). Gold prices stabilized last month

The National Association of Realtors released a new index ranking future commercial real estate demand across US states and metropolitan markets. South Carolina ranks highest among all US states for future potential commercial real estate demand, according to the index. The index measures economic c

Iran has assessed possible strikes on U.S. military targets in Europe if President Donald Trump escalates the conflict, according to people close to the regime cited by the Financial Times. Potential locations discussed include U.S.-linked military assets in Bulgaria and Cyprus. The reports arrive a