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Banks face a single infrastructure decision—control of the digital asset layer—to unlock faster settlement, lower risk, and new revenue streams across collateral, deposits, and payments.
A 2026 survey of over 600 Middle Eastern financial institutions reveals rapid progress in digital asset adoption, with 28.3% already in production—nearly double the global average—and 95.7% committed to funding by 2026.
Singapore’s central bank, MAS, published draft amendments on 1 September 2026 to bring its single-currency stablecoin framework into force under the Payment Services Act, with a consultation closing 16 October 2026.
Collateral mobility is transitioning from pilot projects to live production environments across capital markets, driven by tokenisation and distributed ledger technology.
Fireblocks reports a 6.6× reduction in gas costs for post-quantum signature verification on Ethereum, enabling practical deployment of ML-DSA-44 verifiers as EVM contracts.
Non-financial companies increasingly use stablecoins for global payments, but require a secure operational layer to manage compliance, conversions, and transfers at scale.
Four agentic payment protocols—x402, AP2, MPP, and ACP—address distinct layers of transactions, with none covering all needs. Institutions are supporting multiple standards simultaneously.
Fireblocks has launched an EU-exclusive SaaS environment for banks, ensuring data residency across four European data centres to meet regulatory and sovereignty requirements.
Hyperliquid’s onchain perpetual trading volume has surged to nearly $200 billion in 30 days, prompting institutional adoption via regulated custody providers. However, traditional multi-step approval workflows risk...
Six US banks are piloting the Cari Network, a shared tokenized deposit platform powered by Fireblocks, to enable real-time, programmable inter-bank transactions while maintaining regulatory compliance.
Fireblocks introduces three new features—Transaction Timeout, Account Traffic Control, and Wallet Pools—to prevent stuck transactions from halting digital asset operations, improving reliability and reducing manual...
Fireblocks argues that enterprise AI agents will soon autonomously spend money, requiring a dedicated wallet layer rather than consumer-focused payment tools like cards or bank transfers.
Fireblocks’ Pulse Masterclass outlined infrastructure tools for businesses running digital assets at scale, focusing on security, compliance, and growth-stage needs such as embedded wallets and native swapping.
Australia’s new digital asset licensing regime and a central-bank pilot have cleared the way for wealth managers to issue tokenized funds and ETFs, replacing traditional clearing with smart contracts for 24/7 trading...
The UK will issue its first Digital Sovereign Bond by early 2025, positioning itself as the first G7 country to provide clear regulatory rules for tokenized assets and stablecoin payments, aiming to attract...
Circle integrates Gateway and CPN into Fireblocks to streamline USDC operations for institutions, addressing compliance and multi-chain management challenges in stablecoin settlements.
Vietnam is formalizing its digital asset market in 2025 by introducing a licensing regime for crypto exchanges, moving activity from offshore to onshore under regulated oversight.