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New York, NY — Maple, the world’s largest onchain asset manager with more than $5 billion AUM, has integrated Bitpulse’s institutional risk underwriting technology into its platform—marking a decisive step in raising transparency, discipline, and real-time oversight across the onchain credit ecosystem.—The move brings traditional finance-grade rigor directly onto blockchain rails, giving Maple’s credit teams continuous visibility into portfolio health, borrower behavior, and market exposure, while enhancing the precision of data-driven underwriting.Setting a Higher Bar for Onchain Risk ManagementBitpulse—founded by alumni of Google, Coinbase, and Anchorage Digital—has emerged as one of the most advanced risk intelligence platforms in decentralized finance.…

Taiwanese stablecoin infrastructure company OwlTing will commence trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on Thursday, marking its debut as one of the first Asian blockchain firms to list directly on a major U.S. exchange. The company’s Class A common shares are expected to begin trading on October 16, under the ticker symbol OWLS. “The Nasdaq Global Market was selected for its higher financial, governance, and market-cap requirements, providing greater visibility and liquidity to global investors,” OwlTing said in a statement to Decrypt. “This listing positions OwlTing as a regulated, institutional-grade partner in a sector often associated with volatility, underscoring our…

TL;DR Chainlink shows how a blockchain enables instant settlement, removes intermediaries, and lowers costs in cross-border payments. Onchain traceability provides real-time visibility, allows transfer verification, simplifies audits, and reduces disputes and operational costs. The Chainlink network integrates data feeds, Proof of Reserve, CCIP, SmartData, ACE, and CRE to verify prices, collateral, and connect chains. The current infrastructure for cross-border payments still relies on fragmented processes that raise costs and introduce delays. Each transfer passes through correspondent banks, clearinghouses, and systems with cutoff times, creating multi-day settlement windows and a fee structure that is difficult to anticipate. The lack of visibility…

175-year-old French banking giant ODDO BHF, which manages over €150 billion ($173 billion) in assets, is entering the crypto space with the launch of a euro-backed stablecoin dubbed EUROD. The token is set to be listed on Madrid-based crypto platform Bit2Me, one of the largest exchanges in the Spanish-speaking world that’s backed by telecom giant Telefonica and other major institutions including banking giants Unicaja and BBVA. EUROD, according to a press release shared with CoinDesk, is designed to be a compliant, low-volatility digital version of the euro. The firms said it meets requirements under the EU’s new MiCA regulation and…

The Ethereum ecosystem is about to witness a groundbreaking transformation as ENS announces its revolutionary Namechain built on Taiko’s robust rollup stack. This strategic partnership marks a significant leap forward in blockchain naming services, promising to deliver unprecedented speed and scalability to millions of users worldwide. What Makes the ENS Namechain So Revolutionary? The ENS Namechain represents a monumental shift in how we interact with blockchain addresses. By leveraging Taiko’s proven rollup technology, this new infrastructure addresses critical challenges that have long plagued the Ethereum network. The implementation promises to deliver: Near-instant transaction confirmations Significantly reduced gas fees Enhanced user…

Gold hit a new record high Tuesday, while billions exited major crypto exchanges. Futures briefly crossed $4,200 per ounce before closing at $4,197.6 in New York trading Tuesday, according to data from CME Group. Trade publication The Kobeissi Letter characterized the turn as “the first time in history” that gold has crossed the mark, noting that the asset is up nearly 60% in 2025 alone. The move came as CoinGlass data showed over $21 billion in outflows from Binance and continued withdrawals across other top exchanges, less than a week after crypto markets crashed in what’s now dubbed as the…

The Algorand Foundation and Noah have announced a strategic partnership that promises to revolutionize the way traditional finance and decentralized finance (DeFi) interact with each other.The announcement was made during the AlgoDay event at DevConnect 2025, where Min Wei, Chief Business Officer of Algorand Foundation, and Shah Ramezani, CEO and founder of Noah, explained how this integration will offer new opportunities to developers and businesses active in the Algorand ecosystem in the United States, Europe, and India. Regulated Payment Infrastructure and Virtual Bank Account Accelerating Humanitarian Aid with Blockchain New Opportunities for Wallets, Neobanks, and Fintech Statements from the Key…

Table of Contents Explained: ASX’ Yield-Bearing NFTsOpening Access to The US Real Estate Market Like Never BeforeTakeaway: The Future of Real Estate Investment? ASX’ yield-bearing NFTs are exciting and appealing to investors for multiple reasons. Not only do they marry the advantages of blockchain technology with the appeal of traditional real estate investment and allow investors to access real-world property income (distributed on an automated basis), but they also allow for real estate exposure which is much easier to exit, through secondary market NFT platforms. However, in this article, we’ll examine one of the most exciting elements of ASX’ RWA-backed…

Bitcoin’s hashprice has fallen to its lowest level in five years, according to Luxor, now sitting at $38.2 PH/s. Hashprice, a term introduced by Luxor, measures the expected daily value of one terahash per second of computing power. The metric reflects how much revenue a miner can expect from a specific amount of hashrate. It can be denominated in any currency or asset, although it is typically shown in USD or BTC. Hashprice depends on four key variables: network difficulty, the price of bitcoin, the block subsidy, and transaction fees. Hashprice rises with bitcoin’s price and fee volume, and falls…

US spot Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw inflows on Tuesday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted further rate cuts may come before year-end. Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs saw $102.58 million in net inflows, rebounding from a $326 million outflow a day earlier, according to data from SoSoValue. Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) led gains with $132.67 million in inflows, while BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) posted a modest outflow of $30.79 million. Total net assets across all spot Bitcoin ETFs reached $153.55 billion, representing 6.82% of Bitcoin’s market cap, while cumulative inflows stood at $62.55 billion.…