Ethena launched EthenaPay, a neobank offering 5% card cashback, 6% dollar savings, and free global stablecoin/fiat transfers, live now on iOS.
Ripple and SettleMint partnered to give banks a single platform for custody, issuance and lifecycle management of tokenized assets, starting in Asia with global expansion planned.
Injective confirmed a binary-options exploit hit a small number of ecosystem apps, triggering an accelerated network upgrade
21 major global banks including Bank of America, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and UBS committed to launching a joint USD-denominated stablecoin, targeting a H1 2027 go-live.
London Stock Exchange is bringing its 100 largest listed companies onchain, partnering with Kraken owner Payward to launch them as tokenized xStocks.
SEC proposed new rules to support blockchain-based securities transactions.
Kamino launched the solmF-ONE market curated by Steakhouse Financial, bringing tokenized private credit from Fasanara Capital onchain via Midas.
Robinhood teased an upcoming “Better with Friends” feature, hinting at a social trading product.
Privy wallets can now connect directly to the banking system, enabling fiat deposits/payouts to and from stablecoins via API, with orchestration from Stablecoin.
Hyperliquid Strategies expanded its ChEF equity financing facility from $1B to $2.5B, with proceeds potentially used to buy HYPE.
Stablecoin remittance startup Felix Pago raised $200M in Series B, including $87M in equity led by a16z and a $113M credit facility from General Catalyst
Binance’s perpetual volume on traditional assets like US stocks and ETFs jumped 15x to $445B in July, up from $30B in January
Singapore’s MAS proposed a dedicated stablecoin issuance license requiring 100% reserve backing, redemption deadlines, and no interest paid to holders.
cbZEC and cbHYPE launched on Base, unlocking ZEC and HYPE liquidity for Base DeFi.
