European Parliament throws support behind digital euro
European lawmakers endorsed the ECB’s digital euro plans as a way to shore up the bloc’s monetary sovereignty, while reiterating that the central bank must remain independent.
Franklin Templeton, Binance allow tokenized MMFs as off-exchange collateral
Franklin Templeton is letting institutions pledge tokenized money market fund shares as collateral for trading on Binance, while keeping the fund assets in off‑exchange custody.
LayerZero unveils ‘Zero’ chain, with Citadel, ARK backing
Zero is scheduled to launch in the fall of 2026 and LayerZero Labs claims it can scale up to two million transactions per second by leveraging zero-knowledge proofs and Jolt.
Ex-SafeMoon chief sentenced to 8 years over $9M investor fraud
SafeMoon’s former chief technology officer, Thomas Smith, has also pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing. Alleged co-conspirator Kyle Nagy remains at large.