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The European Central Bank will launch a blockchain settlement pilot by late 2026 under its new Pontes initiative, aiming to connect DLT platforms with the eurozone’s core payment systems.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is looking at potentially exempting companies that issue tokenized securities from certain registration requirements.

The initiative will initially focus on tokenized deposits with the HKMA providing support to local banks for trials.

Trade group UK Finance hailed experiments on the Regulated Liability Network as a success but called for further talks with regulators to develop the system.

To mitigate risks associated with public blockchain networks, the paper proposed appointing an entity with the authority to “control and limit access” to cryptocurrency assets.

FRTs are a type of stablecoin backed by liquid assets denominated in the same currency as the token and can be liquidated with minimum adverse price effect.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has sued the stock exchange for alleged “misleading statements” it made over its abandoned blockchain upgrade plan.

The “Layer 0” network was created in collaboration with the United States Department of Defense and is now open for commercial Web3 applications.

The Deutsche Börse subsidiary is the only central securities depository taking part in the first phase of digital euro preparations.

IOTA price saw a high volume surge that took the altcoin to a near one-year high, but are there reasons to support further upside?

The Iota Ecosystem DLT Foundation is the first to receive approval from regulators in Abu Dhabi after its financial authority passed a new, related law earlier in the month.

Blockchain adoption has been “unabated” throughout bull and bear markets over the past years, says Bloomberg analyst Jamie Coutts.

According to an analysis from Moody’s Investors Service, AI and distributed ledger technologies are set to disrupt companies, industries and economies across the globe.

The year-on-year growing support CBDCs is supported by ongoing domestic pilots and cross-border initiatives in various jurisdictions, banking giant Citi found.

The limitations set out in the Federal Reserve’s new Novel Activities Supervision Program provides additional measures to its original policy statement laid out in January.