AdoptionMacroFranklin Templeton: Agentic AI Needs Blockchain to Handle Autonomous PaymentsFranklin Templeton's research team argues that autonomous AI agents require blockchain infrastructure to execute payment...Jul 23, 2026, 02:06 AMFranklin TempletonAI
MarketsAdoption2 SourcesBlackRock Clients Buy $164M Bitcoin as Institutional Demand PersistsBlackRock clients purchased $164 million worth of Bitcoin, according to crypto analyst CryptoGoos. The transaction adds ...Jul 23, 2026, 02:02 AMBlackRockBitcoin
MacroAdoptionAalo Atomics Raises $100M for Nuclear Reactors Targeting AI Data CentersAalo Atomics secured $100 million in funding to develop small modular nuclear reactors designed to power AI data centers...Jul 22, 2026, 08:06 PMAalo Atomics
DeFiAdoptionCentrifuge Partners with Ground to Expand Tokenized Real-World AssetsCentrifuge announced a partnership with Ground to broaden access to tokenized real-world assets across crypto and tradit...Jul 22, 2026, 07:02 PMCentrifugeGround
AdoptionCrypto Casinos' Smart Contract Claims Face Scrutiny Over Actual On-Chain UsageA review of crypto casino operations finds widespread claims of smart contract automation that often exceed what is actu...Jul 22, 2026, 05:01 PMCrypto casinosSmart contracts
Layer 1AdoptionDigital Asset Raises $365M for Canton Blockchain With Shinhan, SC VenturesDigital Asset expanded its funding round to $365 million after securing $10 million from Shinhan Financial Group and Sta...Jul 22, 2026, 04:06 PMDigital AssetCanton
AdoptionExchangesRipple Prime Scores Four Hedgeweek Nominations in Institutional PushRipple Prime, the company's institutional fintech unit, received four nominations for the 2024 Hedgeweek U.S. Awards. Th...Jul 22, 2026, 04:01 PMRippleRipple Prime
AdoptionRipple CTO Schwartz Regrets Early XRP and ETH Sales, Defends Risk StrategyDavid Schwartz, Ripple's CTO Emeritus, acknowledged selling XRP at $0.10 and 40,000 ETH early in his crypto tenure, forg...Jul 22, 2026, 06:05 AMRippleDavid Schwartz
AdoptionKimi K3 Ranks Second in AI Model Rankings, Trails Anthropic's ClaudeKimi K3 placed second in AA-Briefcase's AI model rankings but is hampered by high operational costs. Anthropic's Claude ...Jul 22, 2026, 06:02 AMKimi K3Anthropic
