Partnerships

Guggenheim chooses Ripple’s XRPL for latest tokenized commercial paper issuance

Guggenheim chooses Ripple’s XRPL for latest tokenized commercial paper issuance

Guggenheim Partners is bringing its Treasury-backed fixed-income product to the XRP Ledger (XRPL) through a new partnership with Ripple, Bloomberg News reported on June 10. Guggenheim Treasury Services, a subsidiary of the investment giant, will offer tokenized US commercial paper with customized maturity terms of up to 397 days on XRPL. The product is fully […]

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Tether shut out of Juventus capital raise despite increased investment

Tether shut out of Juventus capital raise despite increased investment

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has disclosed that the company is being prevented from participating in Juventus Football Club’s latest capital increase. In a June 2 post on X, Ardoino addressed mounting inquiries from Juventus supporters who had hoped Tether would provide new capital to help the club sign players and regain its competitive edge. According

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TON jumps 16% as Telegram gets 0M plus xAI equity to integrate Grok

TON jumps 16% as Telegram gets $300M plus xAI equity to integrate Grok

Telegram is no longer just a privacy-first chat app for crypto bros. With a dramatic one-two punch, a $300 million alliance with Elon Musk’s xAI and a $1.5 billion high-yield bond raise, Telegram has moved from insurgent platform to profit engine. TON jumped 15% after Durov confirmed the collaboration. Yet its future, including IPO prospects,

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Chainlink brings cross-chain interoperability to Solana, unlocking B in asset potential

Chainlink brings cross-chain interoperability to Solana, unlocking $19B in asset potential

Chainlink has expanded its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to the Solana blockchain, according to a May 19 announcement. According to the statement, CCIP facilitates secure communication and data transfer between different blockchain networks. By integrating CCIP, Solana now supports Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Token (CCT) Standard, a key building block for scalable multi-chain token deployments. Solana users

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Ripple partners with major UAE banks to integrate XRP into payment infrastructure

Ripple partners with major UAE banks to integrate XRP into payment infrastructure

Ripple has announced new partnerships with UAE-based Zand Bank and fintech firm Mamo to expand its payments service in the Middle East. This is the firm’s latest strategic move following its licensing approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). The collaborations will enable Zand Bank and Mamo to integrate Ripple’s blockchain-based infrastructure into their

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Sora Ventures joins NASDAQ through strategic merger with Top Win, rebrands to AsiaStrategy

Sora Ventures joins NASDAQ through strategic merger with Top Win, rebrands to AsiaStrategy

This Friday, Sora Ventures will enter the public markets through a strategic partnership with Top Win International Limited (NASDAQ: TOPW), a Hong Kong-based luxury watch distributor transitioning into the digital assets sector. Rather than launching an independent IPO, Sora will embed itself into TopWin’s publicly traded structure. Founder Jason Fang will assume the role of

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JPMorgan bridges blockchain and traditional finance in landmark pilot transaction

JPMorgan bridges blockchain and traditional finance in landmark pilot transaction

JPMorgan has completed a groundbreaking pilot transaction that bridges traditional finance and blockchain in collaboration with Ondo Finance and Chainlink. According to a May 14 statement, the banking giant’s blockchain unit, Kinexys, successfully executed a cross-chain atomic settlement using Ondo Finance’s tokenized short-term US Treasury product, OUSG. This marks the first time Kinexys has connected its permissioned

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Ethena Labs partners with TON to integrate USDe into Telegram ecosystem

Ethena Labs partners with TON to integrate USDe into Telegram ecosystem

Ethena Labs, the team behind the synthetic dollar USDe, has announced a strategic partnership with the TON blockchain. According to a May 1 statement, this move brings both USDe and its yield-generating counterpart, sUSDe, directly into the Telegram ecosystem. Ethena said: “This represents one of Ethena’s most meaningful launches to date. [Telegram] Users within [in

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Circle secures USDC regulatory nod in Abu Dhabi, enters tech ecosystem

Circle secures USDC regulatory nod in Abu Dhabi, enters tech ecosystem

Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has secured initial approval from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) in Abu Dhabi. The approval, announced on April 29, allows Circle to move closer to receiving a full Financial Services Permission (FSP) to operate within the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). This progress comes just months after Circle’s

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