Category Blockchain Tech

RLUSD’s Singapore Test Is Not Approval

Inside the MAS Sandbox: How Ripple is testing RLUSD for real trade settlements

A Sandbox With Real Consequences Ripple’s RLUSD pilot in Singapore matters because it sits at the point where blockchain marketing usually stops and regulated finance begins. The company is not claiming a full licensing victory; it is testing whether a…

Core Scientific Debt Raise Tests AI Pivot

Core Scientific plans $3.3B debt raise to fund AI data center push

Why This Financing Matters Now Core Scientific’s reported plan to raise $3.3 billion is not just another capital markets headline. It is a stress test for the new economics of bitcoin-miner-to-AI-infrastructure conversions. The company’s message is clear: the old mining…

Canton vs ZKsync expose the rule of code

Canton, ZKsync clash over how blockchains enforce rules

The argument behind the architecture Canton and ZKsync are not really arguing over semantics. They are arguing over the future operating model of institutional finance onchain. Canton is built around controlled participation and compliance-oriented workflows. ZKsync is pushing the opposite…

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