The Clearing House Picks Quant For US Tokenized Deposit Network
The Clearing House has selected Quant to provide the interoperability and transaction-management layer for its On-Chain Money Initiative. The planned network will let financial institutions clear and settle tokenized deposits while connecting to existing RTP and CHIPS payment rails. Participating institutions are expected to gain access in the first half of 2027. **ID:** N25-06 **Site:**…
Solana Foundation Hires Former Binance CMO For Institutional Push
The Solana Foundation has appointed former Binance global CMO Rachel Conlan as chief strategy officer. Former Polygon Labs executive Jamal Raees has joined as general manager of payments. The Foundation says the hires are aimed at accelerating institutional adoption and payment activity on Solana. **ID:** N25-07 **Site:** NewsBTC **Status:** READY **Author:** NewsBTC Editorial Team **Focus…
HIFI Raises $37M To Build Stablecoin And Tokenized Market Infrastructure
HIFI has raised a $37 million Series A led by Left Lane Capital. The company says the funding will expand stablecoin payments, cards and infrastructure for tokenized capital markets. HIFI says its platform currently processes more than $7 billion in annualized volume across 87 countries. **ID:** N25-08 **Site:** NewsBTC **Status:** READY **Author:** NewsBTC Editorial Team…
Paxos Labs Launches Gold Token That Can Earn A Return In Gold
Paxos Labs has launched PAXGy, a token backed by PAXG that can increase in value relative to gold over time. The underlying reserves are deployed to vetted institutional borrowers through the gold-leasing market. PAXGy is live across platforms including OKX, X Layer, Uniswap, 0x and Ether.Fi, but the return is not guaranteed. **ID:** N25-09 **Site:**…
Bitget Confirms $351.6M Hot Wallet Breach And Pauses Withdrawals
Bitget says unauthorized transfers affected approximately $351.6 million held across parts of its hot and warm wallet infrastructure. The exchange says its cold wallets were not affected and its $464 million-plus User Protection Fund covers the loss. Withdrawals have been temporarily suspended while Bitget investigates the breach with law enforcement and security firms. **ID:** N25-10…
Base Activity Climbs To 7.5 Million Transactions In A Day
TL;DR Base network activity reached roughly 7.5 million transactions over a single day in the validated September 22 data. The count includes all recorded transactions, including low-value and automated activity. High transaction count is a usage metric, not proof of equivalent economic value. Base has pushed daily transaction activity to roughly 7.5 million, adding another…
Optimism Says Superchain TVL Has Crossed $14 Billion
TL;DR Optimism says aggregate TVL across the Superchain has moved above $14 billion. The figure combines multiple OP Stack networks rather than representing OP Mainnet alone. The milestone highlights the growing economic footprint of Base, World Chain and other interconnected OP Stack chains. Optimism’s Superchain has crossed a reported $14 billion in aggregate total value…
Uniswap v4 Ecosystem Passes 500 Registered Custom Hooks
TL;DR Uniswap’s v4 developer ecosystem has passed 500 registered custom hook deployments in the reported directory data. Hooks let developers customize pool behavior, including fees, liquidity logic and other execution rules. A registered hook is not the same thing as an audited, liquid mainnet market. Uniswap v4’s most important experiment is starting to show scale:…
OpenZeppelin Integrates with TRON to Bring Its Security Standard to the Network
LONDON, UK, September 24, 2026 – OpenZeppelin, the security standard for onchain finance and secure smart contract development, today announced that its smart contract libraries and secure development suite are now available for the TRON network. The integration gives developers building on TRON access to OpenZeppelin’s widely used security-focused development framework, adapted specifically for…
Circle Takes FX Onchain With 24/7 Stablecoin Settlement On Arc
TL;DR Circle has launched StableFX on Arc, giving approved institutions 24/7 access to stablecoin-based foreign exchange settlement. The system uses RFQ pricing from multiple liquidity providers and smart-contract settlement so both sides of a trade complete together. Circle is providing the software and settlement infrastructure rather than acting as the intermediary holding customer funds. Circle…