Category: Blockchain

Bermuda to Shift Financial Services to Stellar Blockchain

Lawrence Jengar May 12, 2026 22:59 Bermuda plans to use the Stellar blockchain for financial services, aiming to lower transaction fees and become the first fully on-chain economy. The government of Bermuda is taking a significant step toward becoming the world’s first fully on-chain national economy. Speaking at the Bermuda Digital Finance Forum on May 12, Premier David Burt announced that the country will begin transitioning key payment and financial services activities to the Stellar blockchain network. This move builds on a…

Bermuda to Transition ‘Key’ Financial Services to Stellar Blockchain

The government of Bermuda announced that it will begin moving payment and financial-services activities to the Stellar network as part of its plans to be a “fully on-chain national economy.” Speaking at the Bermuda Digital Finance Forum on Tuesday, Premier David Burt said that the island nation’s government, after risk assessments, could accept and invest in digital assets. In addition, Stellar announced that Bermuda would move certain financial services onto its network in response to high transaction fees. “The lack of mobile money applications and reliance on legacy payments infrastructure…

Is BlackRock Sidelining XRP? New Launches Shift Focus To Another Blockchain

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, has picked Ethereum over the XRP Ledger (XRPL) as it plans to launch two tokenized money-market funds. These funds will target stablecoin holders as BlackRock continues to expand its crypto offerings.  BlackRock Picks Ethereum Over XRP Ledger For New Funds According to a Bloomberg report, BlackRock has filed with the U.S. SEC to launch two tokenized money market funds. The first fund will be tokenized shares of its BlackRock Select Treasury-Based…

Istanbul Blockchain Week returns in June 2026 amid surging crypto adoption in Türkiye

Istanbul, Türkiye, April 12, 2026 – Istanbul Blockchain Week, organized by Web3 marketing agency EAK Digital is set to return for its fifth edition on June 2nd-3rd, 2026, at the Hilton Bomonti Hotel. Following last year’s success, this year’s event is gearing up to host prominent leaders and organizations in the industry, with more opportunities to learn at the heart of Eurasia’s key crypto hub. According to a recent report by Chainalysis, Türkiye leads the Middle East and North Africa’s largest cryptocurrency market, recording nearly $200 billion in annual on-chain…

RWA: Real-World Asset Tokenization – Blockchain.News

Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization is the process of bringing tangible and intangible assets—such as real estate, government bonds, gold, and private credit—onto the blockchain. By converting these assets into digital tokens, the industry aims to increase global liquidity, enable fractional ownership, and provide 24/7 settlement for markets that were previously slow and siloed.   The Institutional “On-Chain” Wave By mid-2026, RWA tokenization has moved past the experimental phase and into the mainstream. Large financial institutions like BlackRock and Franklin Templeton have pioneered this shift with tokenized treasury funds (such as…

Understanding BRC-20 Tokens – Blockchain.News

Unlike Ethereum’s ERC-20 standard, which uses smart contracts, BRC-20 tokens use JSON data inscribed onto individual satoshis to manage token supply and movements directly on the Bitcoin ledger.     How BRC-20 Works The BRC-20 standard was created in 2023 as a way to see if Bitcoin could support “altcoins” natively. It leverages the Ordinals protocol but instead of inscribing images or art, it inscribes a small piece of text (a JSON file). This file contains the “instructions” for the token, such as its name (ticker), the maximum supply, and…

What is Celestia (TIA)? – Blockchain.News

Celestia is the first modular blockchain network focused specifically on data availability. By separating the consensus and data availability layers from the execution layer, Celestia allows developers to launch custom blockchains as easily as a smart contract, providing the high-capacity “blobspace” necessary for scalable rollups. The Power of Specialization Traditional blockchains are monolithic, meaning they handle everything—transactions, security, and data storage—on a single layer. This creates a “data bottleneck” that leads to high fees. Celestia changes this by doing only one thing: it ensures that transaction data is published and…

What is a Modular Blockchain?

A modular blockchain is a specialized network that offloads its core functions—execution, settlement, consensus, and data availability—to separate layers. This architecture breaks away from traditional “monolithic” designs to solve the blockchain scalability trilemma.   The Shift from Monolithic to Modular For years, blockchains like Bitcoin and the original Ethereum were monolithic. This means a single node in the network was responsible for everything: processing transactions, reaching agreement on their order, and storing the data. While secure, this creates a bottleneck; as traffic grows, the network slows down and fees skyrocket.…

Solana: The High-Performance Blockchain Explained

Solana is a third-generation blockchain designed for high-speed decentralized applications through a unique architecture that combines Proof of History (PoH) with Proof of Stake (PoS). It distinguishes itself by offering sub-second transaction finality and extremely low fees, making it a primary hub for global payments, gaming, and real-world asset tokenization. The Innovation of Proof of History (PoH) Most blockchains require nodes to talk back and forth to agree on the time and order of transactions, which creates significant lag. Solana solves this with Proof of History, a “cryptographic clock” that…

UAE’s Innovation City Rolls Out Blockchain Business IDs on OPN Chain

Joerg Hiller May 05, 2026 09:56 Innovation City in UAE launches blockchain-based business IDs on OPN Chain, aiming to streamline verification and reduce reliance on centralized systems. Innovation City, a free zone in Ras Al Khaimah focused on AI and Web3, has launched the first blockchain-based digital business identity system on OPN Chain. This move aims to streamline company verification processes and reduce dependency on centralized registries, signaling a wider push in the UAE for blockchain-native solutions. Under this new framework, all…