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Bitcoin splits into two chains as anti-Ordinals fork struggles to gain miners

Bitcoin's blockchain divided into two competing chains on Saturday after nodes running BIP-110 entered a mandatory-signaling phase at block 961,632, creating a minority fork that has struggled to produce blocks as the main network pulls ahead.

Bitcoin faces possible chain split as BIP110 deadline hits this weekend

Bitcoin is approaching a moment of truth as the controversial BIP110 soft fork reaches its mandatory signaling deadline at block 961,632, expected around August 8. With miner support stuck near 2.6%, the most likely outcome is that BIP110-enforcing nodes simply…

BlackRock, Visa and Mastercard to validate Circle’s Arc blockchain

Circle on Wednesday announced the founding validator cohort for Arc, its proprietary blockchain network designed for institutional financial applications, naming some of the largest firms in global finance as network operators ahead of a public mainnet launch scheduled for September…

BlackRock launches tokenized money market funds in Europe on Ethereum

BlackRock has launched tokenized share classes for select European money market funds on the Ethereum blockchain, bringing 24/7 digital wallet transfers to its $311 billion Institutional Cash Series platform in what marks the asset manager's first onchain fund access in…

J.P. Morgan’s Ethereum tokenized funds top $900M

J.P. Morgan's JPMorgan Chase & Co. tokenized money market funds on Ethereum have surpassed $900 million in combined onchain assets under management, cementing the bank's position as one of the largest institutional players deploying traditional financial products on a public…

ISO approves China-led global blockchain standard

The International Organization for Standardization has approved a new project led by China to develop a global technical standard for Blockchain as a Service, according to a report from China Central Television. The initiative marks a step toward establishing common…

World Cup drove $20B in crypto prediction market bets, Chainalysis reports

The 2026 FIFA World Cup generated $20 billion in blockchain prediction market volume from January through the tournament's conclusion, according to a July 30 report from Chainalysis. The figure marks one of the largest single-event contributions to onchain trading activity…

Major banks settle real payments in BIS tokenized money pilot

Some of the world's largest banks have completed real cross-border payments using tokenized money in a live test led by the Bank for International Settlements, marking a concrete step toward blockchain-based settlement infrastructure for global finance.

Russia’s ruble stablecoin collapses after Western sanctions

The A7A5 stablecoin, a ruble-pegged cryptocurrency designed to help Russian businesses circumvent Western financial restrictions, has seen its transaction volumes plummet 96% and now trades at effectively zero, according to a new analysis published by blockchain analytics firm Elliptic. The…

BNY moves $8.6T fund recordkeeping onto blockchain

BNY The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, the world's largest custodian bank, announced on Wednesday the launch of a blockchain-based Digital Transfer Agency platform that moves fund ownership records and investor transactions onchain, covering approximately $8.6 trillion in assets…

New botnet infects 200K devices using blockchain to dodge law enforcement

A fast-evolving IoT botnet called Dysphoria has infected an estimated 200,000 devices worldwide, using blockchain-based domain systems to hide its command-and-control infrastructure from law enforcement and security researchers, according to findings published by QiAnXin XLab on July 27.

Visa launches stablecoin platform for 200M merchants

Visa on Wednesday unveiled the Visa Stablecoin Platform, an enterprise-grade infrastructure that allows banks, fintechs, and crypto firms to mint, move, and manage stablecoins through a single system connected to the payments giant's global network of more than 15,000 financial…

Emirates NBD goes live on blockchain payments as Swift, US banks push digital rails

A series of moves by major financial institutions in recent days signals that blockchain-based payments are shifting from pilot projects to live infrastructure. Swift announced on July 9 that its blockchain-based shared ledger is ready for initial use, while Emirates…

Swift launches blockchain ledger as BRICS Pay eyes September rollout

The race to reshape global cross-border payments is accelerating on two fronts. The BRICS bloc is pushing toward an operational launch of BRICS Pay at the 18th leaders' summit in New Delhi, scheduled for September 12-13, even as SWIFT unveiled…

Swift activates blockchain ledger for 24/7 payments

SWIFT announced on Wednesday that its blockchain-based ledger is ready for initial use, with 17 major banks from six continents preparing to pilot live cross-border payments using tokenized deposits — a move that could reshape how money moves between countries…

Securitize becomes first company to tokenize its stock on IPO day

The infrastructure for trading traditional stocks on blockchains advanced on multiple fronts this week, with Binance BNB crossing a key milestone for its tokenized equities product, Securitize debuting on the New York Stock Exchange, and Ondo Finance launching SEC-aligned tokenized…

Robinhood launches its own blockchain with tokenized stocks

Robinhood launched the public mainnet of Robinhood Chain on Wednesday, July 1, marking the online brokerage's full entry into blockchain infrastructure with support for tokenized equities, onchain lending, and AI-driven crypto trading.

FIFA World Cup tops 1 million fans as Avalanche blockchain powers ticketing

FIFA's 2026 World Cup, the largest in the tournament's history with 48 teams and 104 matches across 16 cities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, has become the most ambitious experiment in merging blockchain technology with live global sport.…