BlockDrops Podcast

Drop 1: Dubai Real Estate Tokenization on XRP

https://www.tradingview.com/news/newsbtc:a789acd7a094b:0-xrp-marks-another-milestone-as-dubai-brings-16-billion-in-real-estate-company-to-the-blockchain-details/

Drop 2: Bitcoin Ordinals bridges to Cardano

https://iohk.io/en/newsroom/bitcoin-ordinals-bridged-to-cardano-for-the-first-time-with-bitvmx-protocol

Drop 3: Katana for DeFi

https://katana.network/blog/wake-up-samurai-katana-is-here

Circle files for IPO at NYSE

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/05/27/stablecoin-giant-circle-files-for-ipo-on-nyse

Gemini report: State of Crypto 2025

https://www.gemini.com/state-of-crypto-2025

BVNK partners with Worldpay to take stablecoins to 180+ countries 

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7333117114507055107/

UK FCA Consultation Paper 25/14: Stablecoin issuance and cryptoasset custody

https://www.fca.org.uk/publications/consultation-papers/cp25-14-stablecoin-issuance-cryptoasset-custody

SEC staking definition: not all staking is a security

https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/statement-certain-protocol-staking-activities-052925

Reown allows compliance to FATF travel rule for non-custodial wallets

https://docs.reown.com/appkit/recipes/travel-rule

Rebank Stablecoin Practitioner's Guide

https://www.rebank.cc/stablecoins-the-practitioners-guide-download/

Midnight + Outlier Ventures

https://outlierventures.io/article/pets-accelerator-web3-outlier-midnight/

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In the 190th BlockTalks we speak with Amanda Wick, Founder of the Association for Women in Crypto and author of "The Catalysts - The accelerating forces forging the new world financial order", who talks about how responsible innovation can drive adoption.

www.amandawick.com

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Drop 1: Solana's new consensus, Alpenglow
https://www.anza.xyz/blog/alpenglow-a-new-consensus-for-solana
Drop 2: Robinhood goes to SEC for RWA approval
https://coincentral.com/robinhood-seeks-sec-approval-for-rwa-exchange-on-blockchain/
Drop 3: R3 as an L2 of Solana
https://r3.com/r3-signals-strategic-shift-to-lead-the-convergence-of-public-and-private-blockchains-to-deliver-internet-capital-markets-through-collaboration-with-solana-foundation/
https://r3.com/the-institutions-are-here-bringing-tradfi-to-defi-built-by-r3-powered-by-solana/

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Chainlink adds Solana support to CCIP
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chainlink-ccip-is-officially-live-on-solana-supercharging-the-growth-of-solana-defi-by-unlocking-access-to-19b-of-assets-302458899.html
Circle cofounder Sean Neville launches Catena, a new fintech AI stack, with funding by a16z
https://x.com/cdixon/status/1924827516289859763
Kadena launches 50M grants program to propel RWA and AI projects
https://www.kadena.io/perspectives/kadena-launches-50m-grant-for-chainweb-evm-ai-and-tokenization-projects
Braza BRL stablecoin USDB to launch on Ripple
https://ripple.com/ripple-press/usdb-stablecoin-on-xrp-ledger/
Major global banks to explore stablecoin pilot: Citi, JPM, BofA, Wells Fargo
https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/crypto-stablecoin-big-banks-a841059e?st=199D78
Circle Payments Network launches its mainnet
https://www.circle.com/blog/circle-payments-network-cpn-mainnet-is-here-advancing-mainstream-stablecoin-payments-globally
New Visa whitepaper on Stablecoins
https://globalclient.visa.com/stablecoins
Hong Kong passes stablecoin bill to establish licensing regime amid global competition
https://www.theblock.co/post/355202/hong-kong-passes-stablecoin-bill-to-establish-licensing-regime-amid-global-competition
Updated VARA rulebooks
https://rulebooks.vara.ae/rulebook/rulebooks
GENIUS stablecoin bill passes another US Senate hurdle, with expectations to be approved after another round of debates and final voting
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/05/19/senate-advances-stablecoin-bill-clearing-the-way-for-final-passage
New from Atlantic Council: crypto regulation tracker
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/programs/geoeconomics-center/cryptoregulationtracker/
TuneTraders anuncia funcionalidade para detectar uso de IA em musica, ancorado em blockchain
https://br.beincrypto.com/empresa-lanca-detector-de-ia-para-musicas-apoiado-na-blockchain/
Amanda Wick's book is out: The Catalysts - The accelerating forces forging the new world financial order
https://www.amandawick.com/book

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Drop 1: Solana's new consensus, Alpenglow
https://www.anza.xyz/blog/alpenglow-a-new-consensus-for-solana
Drop 2: Robinhood goes to SEC for RWA approval
https://coincentral.com/robinhood-seeks-sec-approval-for-rwa-exchange-on-blockchain/
Drop 3: R3 as an L2 of Solana
https://r3.com/r3-signals-strategic-shift-to-lead-the-convergence-of-public-and-private-blockchains-to-deliver-internet-capital-markets-through-collaboration-with-solana-foundation/
https://r3.com/the-institutions-are-here-bringing-tradfi-to-defi-built-by-r3-powered-by-solana/

Chainlink adds Solana support to CCIP
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chainlink-ccip-is-officially-live-on-solana-supercharging-the-growth-of-solana-defi-by-unlocking-access-to-19b-of-assets-302458899.html
Circle cofounder Sean Neville launches Catena, a new fintech AI stack, with funding by a16z
https://x.com/cdixon/status/1924827516289859763
Kadena launches 50M grants program to propel RWA and AI projects
https://www.kadena.io/perspectives/kadena-launches-50m-grant-for-chainweb-evm-ai-and-tokenization-projects
Braza BRL stablecoin USDB to launch on Ripple
https://ripple.com/ripple-press/usdb-stablecoin-on-xrp-ledger/
Major global banks to explore stablecoin pilot: Citi, JPM, BofA, Wells Fargo
https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/crypto-stablecoin-big-banks-a841059e?st=199D78
Circle Payments Network launches its mainnet
https://www.circle.com/blog/circle-payments-network-cpn-mainnet-is-here-advancing-mainstream-stablecoin-payments-globally
New Visa whitepaper on Stablecoins
https://globalclient.visa.com/stablecoins
Hong Kong passes stablecoin bill to establish licensing regime amid global competition
https://www.theblock.co/post/355202/hong-kong-passes-stablecoin-bill-to-establish-licensing-regime-amid-global-competition
Updated VARA rulebooks
https://rulebooks.vara.ae/rulebook/rulebooks
GENIUS stablecoin bill passes another US Senate hurdle, with expectations to be approved after aother round of debates and final voting
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/05/19/senate-advances-stablecoin-bill-clearing-the-way-for-final-passage
New from Atlantic Council: crypto regulation tracker
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/programs/geoeconomics-center/cryptoregulationtracker/
TuneTraders anuncia funcionalidade para detectar uso de IA em musica, ancorado em blockchain
https://br.beincrypto.com/empresa-lanca-detector-de-ia-para-musicas-apoiado-na-blockchain/
Amanda Wick's book is out: The Catalysts - The accelerating forces forging the new world financial order
https://www.amandawick.com/book

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In the 189th BlockTalks we speak with Tarun Gupta, CEO of Coinshift, who talks about how user-centric design helps crypto find product-market fit. Link in the newsletter.
- https://x.com/tarungupta1475

- https://x.com/0xCoinshift

- Website: https://www.coinshift.xyz/

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Drop 1: Chainlink, Kinexys, Ondo: DvP
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chainlink-kinexys-by-jp-morgan-and-ondo-finance-team-up-to-bring-bank-payment-rails-to-tokenized-asset-markets-302455268.html
Drop 2: OK Computers NFT
https://x.com/dailofrog/status/1918446358358573507
Drop 3: HMRC Crypto Rules: CARF - Crypto Assets Reporting Framework
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/reporting-to-hmrc-if-you-provide-cryptoasset-services-in-the-uk

Coinbase breaks into S&P 500, the first crypto-native company to do so
https://www.theblock.co/post/354016/coin-jumps-8-on-news-coinbase-will-become-the-first-pure-play-crypto-firm-to-join-sp-500-index
Coinbase hack could cost up to $400M to the exchange
https://www.wired.com/story/coinbase-will-reimburse-customers-up-to-400-million-after-data-breach/
The Infinite Node Foundation acquires the CryptoPunks IP from Yuga Labs for around USD 20M
https://nftnow.com/news/cryptopunks-ip-sells-20-million/
Accountable and vlayer partner to solve Continuous Proof of Reserves and Verifiable Yield
https://www.vlayer.xyz/blog/accountable-and-vlayer-join-forces-to-enable-continuous-proof-of-reserves-and-verifiable-yield
CF Inovacao + Netspaces partner to launch the first on-chain real estate exchange in the world
https://www.bloomberglinea.com.br/negocios/ex-bc-e-co-fundador-da-movile-se-unem-para-lancar-bolsa-de-imoveis-tokenizados/
New report from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance: Digital Mining Industry Report: Global Operations, Sentiment, and Energy Use
https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/faculty-research/centres/alternative-finance/publications/cambridge-digital-mining-industry-report/
Input | Output Partners with Brave to Integrate Cardano into Brave Wallet
https://brave.com/blog/io-cardano/
Sundial Enables First Cross-Chain BTC Transfer Between Bitcoin and Cardano
https://www.sundialprotocol.com/news/sundial-enables-first-cross-chain-btc-transfer-between-bitcoin-and-cardano
Stablecorp Closes Strategic Funding Round With Coinbase Ventures to bring the QCAD stablecoin to market in Canada
https://www.prweb.com/releases/stablecorp-closes-strategic-funding-round-with-coinbase-ventures-302456193.html
Fireblocks report: State of Stablecoins
https://www.fireblocks.com/report/state-of-stablecoins/

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Drop 1: Chainlink, Kinexys, Ondo: DvP
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chainlink-kinexys-by-jp-morgan-and-ondo-finance-team-up-to-bring-bank-payment-rails-to-tokenized-asset-markets-302455268.html
Drop 2: OK Computers NFT
https://x.com/dailofrog/status/1918446358358573507
Drop 3: HMRC Crypto Rules: CARF - Crypto Assets Reporting Framework
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/reporting-to-hmrc-if-you-provide-cryptoasset-services-in-the-uk

Coinbase breaks into S&P 500, the first crypto-native company to do so
https://www.theblock.co/post/354016/coin-jumps-8-on-news-coinbase-will-become-the-first-pure-play-crypto-firm-to-join-sp-500-index
Coinbase hack could cost up to $400M to the exchange
https://www.wired.com/story/coinbase-will-reimburse-customers-up-to-400-million-after-data-breach/
The Infinite Node Foundation acquires the CryptoPunks IP from Yuga Labs for around USD 20M
https://nftnow.com/news/cryptopunks-ip-sells-20-million/
Accountable and vlayer partner to solve Continuous Proof of Reserves and Verifiable Yield
https://www.vlayer.xyz/blog/accountable-and-vlayer-join-forces-to-enable-continuous-proof-of-reserves-and-verifiable-yield
CF Inovacao + Netspaces partner to launch the first on-chain real estate exchange in the world
https://www.bloomberglinea.com.br/negocios/ex-bc-e-co-fundador-da-movile-se-unem-para-lancar-bolsa-de-imoveis-tokenizados/
New report from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance: Digital Mining Industry Report: Global Operations, Sentiment, and Energy Use
https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/faculty-research/centres/alternative-finance/publications/cambridge-digital-mining-industry-report/
Input | Output Partners with Brave to Integrate Cardano into Brave Wallet
https://brave.com/blog/io-cardano/
Sundial Enables First Cross-Chain BTC Transfer Between Bitcoin and Cardano
https://www.sundialprotocol.com/news/sundial-enables-first-cross-chain-btc-transfer-between-bitcoin-and-cardano
Stablecorp Closes Strategic Funding Round With Coinbase Ventures to bring the QCAD stablecoin to market in Canada
https://www.prweb.com/releases/stablecorp-closes-strategic-funding-round-with-coinbase-ventures-302456193.html
Fireblocks report: State of Stablecoins
https://www.fireblocks.com/report/state-of-stablecoins/

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In the 188th BlockTalks we speak with Maya Caddle, Payments Growth Lead at the Solana Foundation, who talks about creating your own path in web3. Link in the newsletter.
https://x.com/CaddleMaya
https://www.linkedin.com/in/maya-caddle/
https://mayacaddle.com/

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Drop 1: Custodia operates first Tokenized Xborder Payment
https://www.ledgerinsights.com/custodia-vantage-enable-cross-border-tokenized-deposits-on-ethereum/
Drop 2: Ethereum Pectra Upgrade
https://ethereum.org/en/roadmap/pectra/
Drop 3: x402
https://www.coinbase.com/en-sg/developer-platform/discover/launches/x402

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Citi plans to tokenize private companies on SIX Digital Exchange
https://www.ledgerinsights.com/citi-plans-to-tokenized-private-companies-on-six-digital-exchange/
Lido Proposes Governance Model to give voting rights to stETH holders
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/05/10/lido-proposes-a-bold-governance-model-to-give-steth-holders-a-say-in-protocol-decisions
Coinbase acquires Deribit in Biggest acquisition in crypto history: $2.9 Billion
https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/coinbase-acquire-deribit-29-billion-deal-wsj-reports-2025-05-08/
Stripe launched stablecoins in 100+ countries with new offer "Financial Accounts"
https://blockworks.co/news/stripe-stablecoin-financial-accounts-adoption
Ramp to offer stablecoin cards for cross borde transactions
https://www.pymnts.com/news/cross-border-commerce/cross-border-payments/2025/ramp-to-launch-stablecoin-backed-corporate-cards-for-cross-border-transactions/
Superstate announced on-chain equities with "Opening Bell" platform
https://www.theblock.co/post/353344/superstate-unveils-opening-bell-to-bring-sec-registered-equities-onchain-starting-with-solana
5 insiders report that Meta is exploring stablecoins
https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/05/08/meta-stablecoins-exploration-usdc-circle-diem-libra/
Women & Blockchain FGV research by PhD student Vanessa Martins dos Santos
https://forms.gle/MNUnRwP8K7aFYPBC6

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Drop 1: Custodia operates first Tokenized Xborder Payment
https://www.ledgerinsights.com/custodia-vantage-enable-cross-border-tokenized-deposits-on-ethereum/
Drop 2: Ethereum Pectra Upgrade
https://ethereum.org/en/roadmap/pectra/
Drop 3: x402
https://www.coinbase.com/en-sg/developer-platform/discover/launches/x402

Citi plans to tokenize private companies on SIX Digital Exchange
https://www.ledgerinsights.com/citi-plans-to-tokenized-private-companies-on-six-digital-exchange/
Lido Proposes Governance Model to give voting rights to stETH holders
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/05/10/lido-proposes-a-bold-governance-model-to-give-steth-holders-a-say-in-protocol-decisions
Coinbase acquires Deribit in Biggest acquisition in crypto history: $2.9 Billion
https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/coinbase-acquire-deribit-29-billion-deal-wsj-reports-2025-05-08/
Stripe launched stablecoins in 100+ countries with new offer "Financial Accounts"
https://blockworks.co/news/stripe-stablecoin-financial-accounts-adoption
Ramp to offer stablecoin cards for cross borde transactions
https://www.pymnts.com/news/cross-border-commerce/cross-border-payments/2025/ramp-to-launch-stablecoin-backed-corporate-cards-for-cross-border-transactions/
Superstate announced on-chain equities with "Opening Bell" platform
https://www.theblock.co/post/353344/superstate-unveils-opening-bell-to-bring-sec-registered-equities-onchain-starting-with-solana
5 insiders report that Meta is exploring stablecoins
https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/05/08/meta-stablecoins-exploration-usdc-circle-diem-libra/
Women & Blockchain FGV research by PhD student Vanessa Martins dos Santos
https://forms.gle/MNUnRwP8K7aFYPBC6

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