By Michael Adeleke Key highlights: Lloyds, NatWest, and Barclays completed the world’s first interbank tokenized deposit transactions Another group of banks, including HSBC, tested a simulated online purchase using person-to-person tokenized payments The banks plan to issue three digital bonds in the first quarter of 2027 For the first time, banks have successfully moved tokenized […]
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By Michael Adeleke Key highlights: NEAR gained more than 40%, with its market cap rising by over $1.2 billion The rally came amid the launch of confidential perpetual trading powered by Hyperliquid The new private perpetuals feature is still restricted in the U.S. and Canada due to regulatory reasons NEAR Protocol’s token has posted one […]
By Hassan Shittu Key highlights: The ECB hiked its deposit rate 25bps to 2.5% as Brent crossed $100 / barrel and eurozone inflation rose to 3.3%, with markets pricing 3+ more hikes The Fed faces the same dilemma ahead of its Sept. 15-16 meeting, and August CPI is the key catalyst, with hike odds at […]