Cryptocurrency Updates

Chainlink launches Data Streams for US equities and ETFs, delivering real-time pricing for tokenized RWA across 37 blockchains.

Chainlink’s launch of Data Streams for US equities and ETFs on August 4, 2025, across 37 blockchains introduces real-time pricing for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), leveraging a pull-based oracle design that reduces frontrunning risks, as validated by Chainlink’s documentation on trust-minimized data verification. This move aligns with a 2023 Cointelegraph report highlighting tokenized RWAs’ potential […]

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South Korea passes major tokenized securities law – banks can now tokenize bonds, stocks and private equity on blockchain.

South Korea’s recent Token Securities Act, passed with bipartisan support, allows banks to tokenize bonds, stocks, and private equity on blockchain, marking a significant leap in Asia’s real-world asset (RWA) tokenization trend, outpacing Western markets where regulatory frameworks lag. This legislative move builds on Korea’s crypto-friendly shift post-June 2025 elections, where a new government aims

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The White House is preparing an executive order to target banks that discriminate against conservatives and crypto companies, addressing debanking practices with potential fines and penalties, per WSJ.

A draft executive order from the White House, reported by the Wall Street Journal on August 4, 2025, is targeting banks for “debanking” practices—closing accounts of conservatives and crypto firms—potentially violating the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, with fines as a penalty, amid a surprising shift from past regulatory hostility under Biden’s administration. Historical context reveals

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Visa adds support for PYUSD, USDG, and EURC stablecoins. Stellar and Avalanche join Ethereum and Solana for onchain settlement.

Visa’s addition of PYUSD, USDG, and EURC stablecoins for onchain settlement across Ethereum, Solana, Stellar, and Avalanche blockchains marks a strategic pivot, leveraging stablecoins’ 1:1 peg to fiat currencies to enhance transaction efficiency, as evidenced by Visa’s pilot program handling $1.3 million in daily settlements since 2021. This move aligns with a broader trend of

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MISYON BANK ADOPTS CHAINLINK STANDARD ON AVAX TO POWER ONCHAIN DATA FEEDS AND PROOF OF RESERVE FOR TOKENIZED ASSETS

Misyon Bank, a leading innovator in Turkey’s digital finance sector, has officially adopted the Chainlink standard for onchain data feeds and Proof of Reserve mechanisms. This landmark move introduces one of Turkey’s first crypto asset platforms featuring cryptographically verifiable onchain data, made possible through Chainlink Data Feeds and Proof of Reserve, all running on the

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Coinbase adds Samsung Pay for crypto purchases in the U.S. and Canada

The integration of Coinbase with Samsung Pay, announced on July 29, 2025, leverages Samsung’s vast user base of over 300 million active devices to potentially onboard millions into cryptocurrency, aligning with Chainalysis 2024 data showing North America’s $1.3 trillion in crypto activity, signaling a pivotal shift in retail adoption. This move counters skepticism about Coinbase’s

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LINK has a patent on digital identity that was made with U.S.A. government support under the national science foundation

This highlights a provisional U.S. patent application (Serial No. 62/894,052) for “DECO: Decentralized Oracles for TLS,” developed with support from the National Science Foundation (CNS-1514163, CNS-1564102, CNS-1704615) and the U.S. Army Research Office (W911NF1610414), indicating a rare collaboration between academic research and military funding to enhance data verification in transport layer security. DECO, as detailed

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PAYPAL NOW ACCEPTS CRYPTO PAYMENTS

PayPal’s decision to allow all U.S. merchants to accept Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, announced on July 28, 2025, marks a significant shift from its initial crypto offerings in 2020, which were limited to buying, selling, and holding, potentially driven by growing consumer demand and a 2024 survey showing 46% of U.S. adults own crypto (Pew

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MICROSTRATEGY JUST ANNOUNCED TO RAISE $2,500,000,000 TO BUY MORE BITCOIN

MicroStrategy’s $2.5 billion raise to buy more Bitcoin, announced on July 25, 2025, builds on its strategy of using debt to acquire over 193,000 BTC since 2020, a move pioneered by Michael Saylor that contrasts with traditional corporate cash hoarding, as noted in a 2023 Cointelegraph analysis of its treasury model. This aggressive investment occurs

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LG, South Korea’s 4th-largest company, is now evaluating Avalanche to power private stablecoin infrastructure and future CBDC systems

LG CNS, a major South Korean tech firm, is shifting from Ethereum to Avalanche for its blockchain infrastructure due to Ethereum’s performance limits, as revealed in their “Project Han River” CBDC testing, aligning with a global trend where 90% of central banks are exploring digital currencies per an IMF 2023 report. Avalanche’s adoption highlights its

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