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Ethereum

Second-largest blockchain platform enabling smart contracts and decentralized applications, created by Vitalik Buterin in 2015. Ethereum's programmable blockchain serves as the foundation for most DeFi protocols and NFTs. It transitioned from energy-intensive proof-of-work to proof-of-stake consensus in 2022, reducing energy consumption by over 99%
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Archax launches €GOVY on Stellar

€GOVY is designed to give treasurers, asset managers, and other eligible institutions 24/7 onchain exposure to short-dated euro-area government debt through a single token
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SettleMint integrates with IBM Digital Asset Haven

The partnership will leverage Digital Asset Haven’s wallet and transaction capabilities to allow institutions, governments, and other regulated entities to manage tokenised assets throughout their lifecycle
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GCEX launches Bitcoin and Ethereum options

The service is regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority, giving hedge funds, asset managers, and family offices, among others, access to calls and puts booked through GCEX’s OTC desk
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JPM Coin launches on Ethereum

The US dollar-denominated deposit token supports peer-to-peer transfers between institutional clients within the Ethereum Virtual Machine ecosystem, including Layer 2 blockchain Base
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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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VerifiedX and EDX make vBTC available for institutional spot trading

Verified Bitcoin is designed to activate Bitcoin as self-custodial capital while maintaining one-to-one underlying collateralisation and native redemption liquidity back to Bitcoin at all times
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Broadridge appoints Golden as Head of Tokenized Product

Theo Golden will lead the development of tokenised products across Broadridge’s international markets, covering capital markets, funds, and other tokenised assets
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Bitget partners with Sygnum for off-exchange custody

The milestone represents the latest proof-point that bank-operated, off-exchange custody has transitioned from a specialist safeguard to default market infrastructure, the firms say