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Technology enabling transfer of tokens between different blockchains, solving the interoperability problem. Bridges lock tokens on one chain and mint equivalent tokens on another, allowing users to access different ecosystems. However, bridges have become frequent targets for hackers due to their complex smart contract architecture
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ACI Worldwide partners with Circle to deploy USDC settlement

The implementation will initially centre on Colombia, and will combine ACI Connetic with Circle’s USDC infrastructure to incorporate stablecoin settlement into existing payment operations
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Arf brings settlement liquidity to XRP Ledger

The Swiss-regulated company aims to provide authorised firms with working capital across markets to pre-fund payment flows, underpinned by Ripple’s stablecoin RLUSD
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Luxembourg State Treasury issues first DLT benchmark bond in LuxCSD

The issuance was carried out through Luxembourg’s central securities depository, LuxCSD, leveraging the digital post-trade platform D7 DLT from its parent company, Clearstream
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Polygon CDK adds support for Besu

Banks and financial institutions will be able to launch a private Besu chain running the QBFT consensus, natively connected to Polygon’s decentralised cross-chain protocol, Agglayer
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Hana Bank issues DNN through Euroclear

The US$100 million digitally native note transaction occurred on Euroclear’s Digital Financial Market Infrastructure, supported by Standard Chartered and Citi
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Euroclear appoints Haswani

Based in Hong Kong, Bhavna Haswani brings almost two decades of experience to the role
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Gold-i integrates Crypto Finance Group

The incorporation into MatrixNET, Gold-i’s multi-asset liquidity bridge, extends the reach of Crypto Finance’s institutional digital asset trading and liquidity services, says the firms
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U.S. Bank completes stablecoin pilot transaction

A cross-border payment using USBDC was executed on the Stellar blockchain between U.S. Bank entities in North America and Europe, evaluating minting, payment redemption, freezing, and clawback capabilities