Bottomline, which serves over 600 banks, is partnering with Chainlink to add blockchain settlement to its payments network without ripping out existing banking rails. It’s a big institutional signal — but with no banks, volumes, or launch date disclosed, this is still a capability play, not proof of mass adoption.
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Japan is weighing a blockchain-based settlement system for stocks and government bonds, with regulators and major financial institutions set to study whether faster, around-the-clock market plumbing is worth the complexity. The move could modernize finance, but it also brings real risks around liquidity, security, and governance.
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US regulators clear path for blockchain innovation in TradFi U.S. regulators just made two moves that push blockchain deeper into the plumbing of mainstream finance: the SEC approved Paxos Securities Settlement Company as a registered clearing agency and central securities depository, while the CFTC approved KalshiEX to list a BTC-linked perpetual futures contract. Translation: crypto […]
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