olvo Group is testing a cryptocurrency on a closed blockchain network to settle payments with its material and transport suppliers.
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17 banks across six continents are piloting cross-border payments with tokenized deposits on the Swift Blockchain Ledger 24/7.
ICE and OKX launch a 50/50 joint venture for round-the-clock tokenized NYSE shares. Co-chair of the venture is ex-governor Andrew Cuomo.
JPMorgan, Citi, Bank of America and Wells Fargo plan a network for tokenized deposits from 2027, operated by The Clearing House.
China expands the digital yuan: interest on balances, double the operator banks, and mBridge settling over $55 billion cross-border.
BIS and more than 40 banks present the Project Agorá prototype: cross-border payments tokenized and now in the real-money testing phase.
Crypto Finance, AMINA Bank and Incore Bank process live transactions on Google Cloud Universal Ledger with real-time AML screening.
Seven Swiss banks – including UBS, ZKB, PostFinance, and Raiffeisen – are launching a Swiss franc stablecoin sandbox for 2026.
Bitcoin overtakes gold in the US: per River’s report, 49.6 million Americans own Bitcoin, while just 28.8 million still hold gold.
Digital asset security faces a new gap: crypto losses topped USD 4.70 billion in 2025, up 63%, as fraud follows multi-asset users.
