OpenSea has launched support for Solana-based non-fungible tokens, enabling users to discover, buy, sell and trade Solana NFT collections directly through its marketplace.The integration covers prominent Solana collections including Claynosaurz, Mad Lads, BoDoggos, Collector Crypt and Phygitals. Wit

The AC2 protocol is designed to let users review and authorise AI agent actions without transferring private keys to the agent’s runtime. /Image courtesy of the Algorand FoundationThe Algorand Foundation said on August 25 in Dover, Delaware, that it had released the Agentic Communication and Control

Shinhan Financial Group is reducing borrowing costs for customers with high-interest household loans while preparing payment infrastructure based on stablecoins and artificial intelligence. The two initiatives form a dual-track strategy that supports vulnerable borrowers within the existing financia

Alternative asset manager Caliber said on August 24 that it has introduced reusable on-chain investor credentials for PURE Pickleball & Padel, the first real estate investment tokenized on its platform. The offering uses Sumsub’s identity-verification technology and Chainlink’s Automated Compliance

KB Kookmin Card has become the first Korean card issuer to apply Corporate Public MyData to corporate card issuance. The immediate benefit is the removal of paper certificates, but the deeper significance lies in converting administrative records into structured data that financial institutions can

Card spending processed by KB Kookmin Card reached KRW 93.52 trillion in the first half of 2026, up 5.3 percent from a year earlier. Net profit increased nearly four times faster, rising 20.7 percent to KRW 218.9 billion. The difference shows that higher transaction volume alone did not produce the

Global payments infrastructure provider Mercuryo said in London on August 20 that its fiat-to-crypto purchase conversion rate rose by 75% year on year in the first half of 2026 after it simplified the digital token purchasing process. According to the company’s internal data, the overall conversion

Tokenovate, a UK fintech specialising in post-trade automation and programmable settlement, has appointed Dr Alec Burns as Head of Product Technology as it seeks to expand its legal-first infrastructure for tokenised capital markets.Burns, formerly an AI product leader at blockchain platform VeChain

Grocery spending rises 482% between May and July, but the emerging model relies on converting digital assets into fiat through existing card networksStablecoin-funded payments are moving beyond trading platforms and into everyday spending across Europe, as consumers increasingly use digital assets t

Meritz Securities is preparing to establish its first overseas entity in Hong Kong as it steps up efforts to expand its presence in global markets.According to financial industry sources on Tuesday, the brokerage is working toward setting up a Hong Kong subsidiary in the second half of this year. If

DB Securities’ ESG management strategy and sustainable finance initiatives have been highlighted in an official submission related to the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) 2026.According to DB Securities on Aug. 18, the company’s key sustainability initiativ

Stablecoins are moving beyond cryptocurrency trading and into the infrastructure of global employment, as freelancers, contractors and remote workers increasingly receive income in digital dollars before converting it into local currency.Data released by payments infrastructure provider Mercuryo on

STS Digital said on August 12 that it will accept USDM1 as collateral from eligible counterparties and use the instrument across its over-the-counter derivatives, structured products and financing relationships.The move represents an early attempt to take USDM1 beyond issuance and custody and put it

Flowdesk has received a broker-dealer licence from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), allowing the digital asset trading and technology firm to provide regulated services to qualified and institutional investors in and from the emirate.The licence was granted to Flowdesk Omega FZE,

Mirae Asset Securities posted a record quarterly net profit of more than 1.9 trillion won ($1.4 billion) in the second quarter, marking its second consecutive quarter with net earnings above 1 trillion won as strong performance across brokerage, wealth management, trading and overseas operations lif

Xapo Bank said on August 5 that 79% of its members ended the second quarter of 2026 with more Bitcoin in their accounts than at the beginning of the period. Of those members, 28% increased their holdings by more than 5%.The increase came as trading activity slowed. The number of Bitcoin trades decli

Axiology, a regulated digital asset financial infrastructure platform based in Lithuania, has strengthened its board by appointing David Newns, former CEO of SIX Digital Exchange (SDX), and Boris Battistini, former Director at Metellus, as non-executive board members. The appointments come as Europe

The tokenization of financial assets is entering a new stage as blockchain-based instruments become increasingly integrated with mainstream financial market infrastructure.M1X Global, a sovereign financial infrastructure company focused on programmable capital markets, announced on July 30 that it h

Institutional blockchain infrastructure is entering a new phase as custody services increasingly evolve into revenue-generating digital infrastructure.Solmate Infrastructure, a Nasdaq-listed company specializing in blockchain, staking, AI infrastructure, and high-performance computing, announced on

Crypto deposits from non-MiCA exchanges increase 5.5 times since April, while app downloads rise 158%OKX publishes its 45th consecutive Proof of Reserves report with $23.1 billion in verified on-chain assetsCompetition shifts beyond regulatory licensing toward transparent, verifiable asset backing E