World ID Takes Human Verification Into Banking and Agent Approvals

Proving that a human is behind an online interaction does not automatically prove that the…

Ripple’s Swell 2026 Brings Developers and Financial Institutions Into One Programme

Ripple’s Swell 2026 is scheduled for October 27–29 in New York, bringing the company’s Swell…

UNDP and Blockchain for Good Alliance Put Cybersecurity Training Behind Digital Services

A public service does not become resilient simply because its transactions are recorded on a…

a16z Frontier Expands Beyond Crypto While Keeping Blockchain in Its Mandate

Andreessen Horowitz is widening its investment remit. Chris Dixon announced the a16z Frontier name on…

Chainlink and LG CNS Put Korean Digital Asset Connectivity on the Agenda

Chainlink’s partnership with LG CNS is aimed at a problem that becomes harder as institutions…

Chainlink Q3 Review Reports Cross-Chain Growth and Larger Reserve

Chainlink's third-quarter review, published October 21, 2026, reports growth in cross-chain adoption and its LINK…

Starknet Vote Backs L1 Research, With Any Move Still Undecided

A Starknet governance poll closed on October 22, 2026, with 93.52% of participating voting power…

Malaysia and Thailand Join Singapore’s BLOOM Initiative

Bank Negara Malaysia and the Bank of Thailand have joined Singapore’s BLOOM initiative as policymaker…

Solana Activates Alpenglow Consensus on Mainnet

Solana activated its Alpenglow consensus upgrade on October 21, 2026, at the start of epoch…

SEC Places Tokenization on Its 2027 Examination Agenda

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has included tokenization in its fiscal 2027 examination priorities.…