Soneium, the Ethereum Layer-2 blockchain developed by Sony Block Solutions Labs (SBSL), today announces the launch of Soneium Score, an onchain proof-of-contribution system that tracks and rewards real participation across the ecosystem. It’s designed to help users build lasting identity through every action they take, and help developers discover active, engaged users without technical overhead.

Bitso Business — the B2B arm of Bitso that provides infrastructure for efficient and transparent local and cross-border payments, — today, closed the Stablecoin Conference LatAm 2025. The event brought together more than 1,800 people from 43 countries in all continents, 52% of whom were founders, c-level, and directors, from over 800 companies.

Bitget, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has been spotlighted in a newly released CoinDesk Market Data Deep-Dive report for its breakout performance across trading volume, institutional adoption, and liquidity leadership.

Aave Labs today announced the launch of Horizon, a new institutional platform enabling stablecoin borrowing against tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). Built on Aave, the largest and most trusted decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol with over $62 Bn in net deposits, Horizon operates 24/7 through onchain lending markets, pairing institutional-grade compliance with deep, decentralized liquidity.

Bitso Business - the B2B arm of Bitso that provides infrastructure for efficient and transparent cross-border payments -, today released at the Stablecoin Conference 2025 its brand new report: Stablecoins Landscape in Latin America for the first half of 2025. The report, based on a behavioral analysis of a sample of more than 1,300 of Bitso Business clients, is a spin-off of Bitso’s landmark Crypto Landscape in Latin America report. The analysis reveals an exponential growth in the adoption and use of stablecoins by businesses across the region.

Ledn, one of the world’s largest BTC-backed lenders, has appointed Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group, as Lead Arranger for the refinancing of its BTC-backed loan. This follows the successful close of their USD $50 million syndicated loan in 2024. The new 2x oversubscribed transaction further strengthens the relationship between Ledn and Sygnum and provides Ledn's clients with continued access to the best product and pricing in the market.

Camp Network, the decentralized platform designed to power the future of IP and AI, today announced the public launch of its Layer 1 blockchain’s mainnet, marking a major milestone in its mission to bring verifiable ownership, co-creation, and monetization of digital intellectual property in the AI era. With 50+ live dApps spanning AI, entertainment, gaming, music, and more, Camp is integrating provenance on-chain to enable a future where AI and all creativity can work collaboratively.

Hemi Labs has announced a $15 million investment round to develop and launch the Hemi Network

New research from BVI Finance reveals a growing global consensus that decentralised models will shape the next era of financial innovation, marking a transformative shift for the financial services sector. The survey of 451 global fintech leaders for the Destination Digital report also identifies the global trends set to have the biggest impact on the industry in the next five years.

Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, today announced the launch of the industry’s first RWA (Real-World Asset) Index Perpetual Contract. This pioneering product, set to go live on August 20, introduces a new way for users to trade tokenized traditional assets, starting with selected RWA products including TSLAUSDT (RWA), NVDAUSDT (RWA), and CRCLUSDT (RWA).

ZIGChain, the purpose built Layer 1 blockchain for wealth generation, has been selected as one of the lead blockchains in a new strategic partnership with Valereum Plc (AQSE: VLRM) and white-label tokenisation provider DigiShares.

Kraken and Backed Announce Strategic Partnership with the TRON DAO to Broaden Access to Tokenized Equities

XION, the consumer-first Layer-1 blockchain, today announced it will be the first ever Launchpool project on Bybit’s EU exchange. The partnership follows Bybit’s receipt of its MiCAR license in May 2025 and the rollout of Bybit.eu, enabling verified EEA users to onboard to a fully compliant platform, where they can get yield approved assets to earn XION.

Input Output (IO), a blockchain infrastructure and research engineering firm dedicated to advancing the Web3 ecosystem, today announced it has joined Blockchain for Europe, the Brussels-based trade association uniting global blockchain leaders to shape coherent, innovation-friendly regulation across the EU.

Bitget Wallet, a leading non-custodial crypto wallet, has integrated Base, the Ethereum Layer 2 network incubated by Coinbase. The update includes natively integrating Aerodrome, a top decentralized exchange on Base, enabling users to trade the full spectrum of assets available on Aerodrome in a single, streamlined interface.