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Examines how tokenized deposits integrate with CBDCs, stablecoins, and European rails, outlining regulatory alignment and ongoing pilots. As banks rewire payments and settlement systems, tokenized deposits are emerging as a central piece of the new onchain cash stack for global finance. Major banks push tokenized deposits onto blockchain rails Tokenized deposits are gaining momentum as leading banks test fresh ways to move commercial bank money onto blockchain infrastructure. A new report from RWA.io sets out how these instruments are evolving alongside stablecoins and central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, within a layered digital money stack. The report, published with input…

Law and Ledger is a news segment focusing on crypto legal news, brought to you by Kelman Law – A law firm focused on digital asset commerce. This Week in Crypto Law The opinion editorial below was written by Alex Forehand and Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. The final week of March delivered a series of pivotal legal and regulatory developments bridging traditional finance and digital assets. From tokenized securities trading in the United States to global enforcement actions and jurisdictional battles, regulators are increasingly asserting control while also enabling new market structures SEC Approves Nasdaq Plan for Tokenized Securities Trading…

Volo, the BTCFi and liquid staking hub on Sui Network backed by NAVI Protocol, OKX Ventures, Hashed, and DaoFive, is partnering with Dow Protocol and Dowsure to put e-commerce working capital financing on-chain. Dowsure brings institutional-grade underwriting, merchant risk analysis, repayment controls, and platform integrations built from years in the space. The yield this creates comes from real merchant lending activity, not from crypto trading fees or token emissions. Volo is partnering with @DowProtocol and Dowsure on a new model in e-commerce merchant financing.Dowsure, one of the leading e-commerce working capital financing companies globally, brings deep expertise in merchant risk…

Glider and Ondo Finance have introduced a platform to let retail investors build and automate custom portfolios of tokenized US stocks, offering direct exposure to equities without a brokerage account. According to the announcement, the platform allows users to create personalized baskets of onchain stocks that track real-world assets, removing the need for wallets, gas fees or manual transaction management. Glider co-founder and CEO Brian Huang told Cointelegraph that unlike traditional exchange-traded funds, which bundle assets into fixed products, the platform lets users construct index-like portfolios with custom weightings that are automatically maintained, avoiding reliance on pooled products. The platform…

A recent legal document from the U.S. Congress has now reaffirmed the classification of $XRP as a commodity by the SEC and CFTC. The document released by the U.S. Congressional Research Service (CRS) called attention to the latest framework developed by the U.S. SEC, which classified $XRP alongside Bitcoin and Ethereum as digital commodities. Key Points The U.S. CFTC and SEC classified $XRP as a digital commodity in a joint statement in March 2026. A Congressional Research Service report has now reaffirmed this by placing $XRP in the digital commodities category under the SEC’s new framework. The SEC’s updated system…

ELLIPAL, a renowned air-gapped cold crypto wallet provider, has partnered with ZIGChain, the blockchain network behind the $ZIG token. The partnership takes into account the integration of ZIGChain into ELLIPAL to broaden its cold wallet network. As per ELLIPAL’s official X announcement, the move guarantees full support for $ZIG tokens on its devices. So, the move denotes the platform’s commitment to broadening its network, along with prioritizing the sovereignty of consumers over private keys. ELLIPAL × @ZIGChain Now Integrated 🚀$ZIG is now supported on ELLIPAL.Full air-gapped cold storage.Your keys. Your chain. Offline. pic.twitter.com/MXE9yiaPvf — ELLIPAL (@ELLIPAL) April 4, 2026 ELLIPAL…

Coinbase has confirmed it will support the upcoming migration of $DAI to USDS, marking a key step in the transition of one of DeFi’s most widely used stablecoins. According to the exchange, the conversion will take place between 4 May and 6 May 2026. User balances will be automatically migrated at an approximate 1:1 ratio from $DAI to USDS. The move reflects a broader overhaul of the Maker ecosystem. MakerDAO continues its shift toward the rebranded “Sky” framework and a new generation of stablecoin infrastructure. Sky also announced some days back that other major exchanges, like Binance, will also support…

Artificial intelligence has moved from a boardroom buzzword to a core operational tool within the French financial landscape. A comprehensive new study by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) reveals a significant shift: 90% of supervised entities have already integrated AI or have immediate plans to do so. For investment service providers and brokers, this marks an important stage, as the industry moves away from experimental pilots toward scaled, high-stakes production. The AMF’s report serves as both a roadmap and a reality check. While firms are seeing substantial efficiency gains in automated reporting, market analysis, and AML monitoring, the regulator…

Crypto lobbyists, banks, and the White House are circling a fragile compromise on stablecoin yields that could finally unstick the Clarity Act and set the rules for “digital dollar” rewards in the U.S. The long‑running clash between U.S. crypto firms and banks over how stablecoin yields should be regulated appears to be entering its endgame, as both sides quietly review a fresh compromise under the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in Washington this month. According to policy newsletter Crypto In America, “the core disagreement between the U.S. cryptocurrency and banking industries regarding the stablecoin yield mechanism may be close to…

InterLink Labs, a renowned Web3 platform, has announced the launch of its new version. Hence, InterLink Labs is introducing version 5.0, offering a series of diverse upgrades to seamlessly connect information, digital assets, and identity within an inclusive model. As InterLink Labs mentioned in its official X post, the new upgrade focuses on security and usability, delivering enhancements across primary features like social interaction, identity validation, and news tracking. Overall, the release highlights the platform’s commitment to developing a relatively user-focused, transparent, and effective Web3 environment. 🚀 InterLink Version 5.0 is officially liveVersion 5.0 introduces key upgrades that lay the…