TradFi & Fintech
From banks, to asset managers and payments apps, these are the financial firms operating on top of traditional rails and non-blockchain infrastructure.
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Revolut Starts EURR Rollout With Bridge as Regulated Issuer
Revolut opens EURR to selected customers in three countries; Bridge reported €374 outstanding, compared with €394.5 million of Circle’s EURC.

39 State Banking Groups Form BankChain Alliance for 2027 Blockchain Launch
The industry-owned network is still selecting a technology partner and would support tokenized deposits, stablecoins, smart payments and automated settlement.
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Revolut Starts EURR Rollout With Bridge as Regulated Issuer
Revolut opens EURR to selected customers in three countries; Bridge reported €374 outstanding, compared with €394.5 million of Circle’s EURC.

39 State Banking Groups Form BankChain Alliance for 2027 Blockchain Launch
The industry-owned network is still selecting a technology partner and would support tokenized deposits, stablecoins, smart payments and automated settlement.

Bitwise Launches Self-Custodied Tokenized Stock Portfolio on Base
Only the Mag7X strategy is active at launch, holding four Coinbase-issued stock tokens; two additional Bitwise models remain marked ‘coming soon.’

HSBC and Standard Chartered Complete First Live Transaction on Swift Blockchain Ledger
Swift’s ledger matched and netted obligations recorded on the banks’ separate platforms, but final settlement still ran through existing systems.

Tenev Pushes for Tokenized Stocks in America
The Robinhood CEO published a case for US equity tokenization five days after the SEC shelved its innovation exemption for a second time.
Deel Takes Its DLUSD Stablecoin Wallet to More Than 80 Countries
The payroll platform's dollar balance, issued through Stripe's Bridge and settled on Tempo, is now live across Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. The US, UK, EU and Australia remain excluded.
Stripe’s Reported $7 Billion OpenRouter Deal Buys Micropayments Without a Blockchain
OpenRouter meters AI usage against prepaid deposits and charges 5% on crypto top-ups against 5.5% on card purchases made through Stripe. Stripe co-incubated Tempo to settle machine payments onchain; the chain is running at about one transaction per second.

Norway Wealth Fund Discloses $81.9 Million BitMine Stake
The fund reported holding 6.15 million BMNR shares at June 30, giving it indirect Ethereum exposure through a listed company.

Tempo Launches Embedded Yield Product for Platforms, Starting With Deel
Tempo Earn routes rewards through Morpho vaults and tokenized money market funds, placing the payment outside the stablecoin issuer that US law bars from paying interest. Deel's contractor wallet is the first named deployment, at a promotional target rate of up to 4% APY.

Robinhood Private-Market Fund Prices $200 Million IPO
RVII pays its adviser a 2% annual base fee and a 20% realized-gains incentive fee; some exposure may use illiquid vehicles.