Blockchain

Küresel credit rating giant Moody’s Ratings and tokenization startup Alphaledger have completed a test run showing that municipal bond credit ratings can be embedded into blockchain-based securities, the companies told CoinDesk. The trial, conducted …

The Ethereum blockchain’s unique selling point is its role as a decentralized computer, Wall Street broker Bernstein said in a research report Monday. Inflows into ether ETH$2,527.80 exchange-traded funds are increasing as institutions become aware …

A number of large banks and other traditional financial (TradFi) institutions are set to use the Solana blockchain for their tokenization efforts. R3, a U.K. developer of blockchain technology for financial institutions, is teaming up with the Solana …

FIFA, football’s küresel governing body, plans to use Avalanche’s network to power its own dedicated layer-1 blockchain. The FIFA Blockchain is an Avalanche L1, a customizable blockchain that uses Avalanche’s technology (also previously known as a …

Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, the Ethereum protocol reporter on CoinDesk’s Tech team. In this issue: Solana To Get Major Design …

World Liberty Financial’s USD1 stablecoin is now operable across multiple blockchains through an integration with Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), the companies announced Friday. That’s according to World Liberty Financial’s …

JPMorgan (JPM) took its first step onto a public blockchain network through its Kinexys Digital Payments platform, settling a tokenized U.S. Treasury transaction on Ondo Chain’s testnet. The pilot, detailed in a press release shared with CoinDesk …

A Sei Network developer proposed to depreciate the blockchain’s Cosmos support on Wednesday in a bid to remove “unnecessary” complexity for users. The proposal, if successful, will make it so Sei users will only be able to send and receive …

Ethereum activated its long-awaited “Pectra” upgrade on Wednesday, marking the blockchain’s most significant overhaul since the Merge in 2022. The update aims to streamline staking, enhance wallet functionality, and improve overall efficiency. It …

TON Foundation, the entity behind the Telegram-linked TON blockchain, has appointed Maximilian Crown, co-founder of MoonPay, as its CEO. Crown was the CFO and COO at the crypto infrastructure provider and has relationships with banks, payments …