Okay, let's be honest. When JP Morgan made a splashy announcement about the launch of its own Ethereum Layer 2 competitor, ZIGChain, you weren’t thrilled. Instead though, you likely did a double take. More TED wishfulness, more likely it was a brew of pessimism, perhaps even a tinge of outrage....
Picture Aling Maria, a dedicated farmer in the rice terraces of Banaue. She puts her blood, sweat and tears into her land. Attempting to secure even a minor loan to increase her yield seems like an insurmountable challenge. The banks are requiring collateral that she doesn’t own, and the interest...
Those Wild West days of crypto are coming to an end. And frankly, it's about time. We all know the stories: rug pulls, scams, exchanges collapsing overnight, and regulatory uncertainty that keeps institutional money on the sidelines. Tread carefully. What once seemed like the fulfillment of crypto’s promise of decentralization...
Ethereum’s Layer 2 (L2) scaling solutions have been marketed as the Ethereum’s future, the answer, the cure, the key to mass adoption. First, the launch of ZIGChain by former JPMorgan blockchain engineers Amber Baldet and Patrick Mylund Nielsen of Clovyr. It is much more than that – a new competitor...
Let's be blunt: Wall Street doesn't do anything unless there's a profit to be made, and preferably, a lot of it. The latest wave of interest from institutions in Ethereum isn’t some sudden desire to embrace decentralization or appreciate cryptographic purity, either. It's about cold, hard cash. People don’t like...
Wall Street's been sniffing around crypto for years, but now it's full-on making a move on Ethereum. Headlines proclaim that BlackRock’s BUIDL fund will support tokenization infrastructure and Deutsche Bank launches new tokenization platforms. The real story is being told thousands of miles away in Asia. Never mind the hype,...
Singapore’s already vibrant blockchain scene just got a massive injection of energy! Ripple and Tenity have jointly committed $200,000 to fund startups focused on innovative use cases for XRPL. This isn't just another grant program; it's a flashing neon sign pointing to something bigger: Singapore's undeniable dominance in the blockchain...
Now, however, it’s ground zero for a new wave of XRPL-powered startups, courtesy of the Ripple-Tenity partnership. Why Singapore? Perhaps most importantly, how will these startups succeed? Forget the usual PR nonsense about “regulatory clarity” and “access to investors” (yes, those are both real genuine reasons). I'm talking about the...
Minna Bank's Solana stablecoin pilot isn't just another headline. It's a seismic shift poised to reshape Asia's fintech landscape. Forget about modest, incremental improvements – we’re looking at a revolution. Having grown up with Filipino roots, I’ve seen real people struggle to access the financial services they need. I’ve felt...
Minna Bank’s introduction of Solana-based stablecoins in Japan is making waves, and for good reason. It's a bold move, potentially a game-changer. That’s gravity, baby – look what we did there. Innovation inevitably involves some risk and stablecoins are no different. Before we declare Minna Bank King of Japanese fintech,...
