#bridge News & Analysis

Cardano and Draper Dragon Launch $80M Orion Fund to Boost Institutional Adoption

SWIFT, ISO 20022, And XRP: Is The Market Missing A Price Catalyst?

The $290 Million KelpDAO Hack Linked to North Korea Wiped $13 Billion From DeFi in Two Days

Inside the KelpDAO Bridge Exploit: How ~$292 Million in rsETH Was Released Against a Non-Existent Burn

Aave (AAVE) Loses $15B in TVL Following KelpDAO Bridge Exploit and Massive Bad Debt

Iran’s president says 14 million have offered to risk their lives just to stand up to Trump

Ripple’s $12.5 Trillion Claim: How Does XRP Fit Into 13,000 Banks?

Ether.fi Hardens weETH Bridge Security Across 20 Chains After $292M rsETH Exploit

Why Tokenized Deposits Are Becoming the Institutional Standard for On-Chain Cash

SoftBank Plans $10B Loan Against OpenAI Stake Amid Growing AI Investment

Aave deposits fall by $15B as Kelp exploit sparks flight from DeFi lender

BlackRock And Mastercard Turn To XRP Ledger In DeFi Power Play

Aave Is Down 18% And Carrying $196M In Bad Debt, But Smart Money Is Buying Anyway

Circle rolls out USDC Bridge for native cross-chain stablecoin transfers

Circle has launched USDC Bridge, its official native cross-chain bridging solution powered by its Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol, enabling direct USDC transfers across blockchain networks. This infrastructure upgrade addresses fragmentation in stablecoin liquidity and reduces reliance on third-party bridge providers.

Israel destroys last bridge linking southern Lebanon in Operation Eternal Darkness

Ripple Joins SWIFT’s Certified Partner Program, Gaining Access to a $150 Trillion Network

US-Israel strikes hit Tehran-Karaj bridge, ceasefire odds drop

XRP Positioned At The Center Of Wall Street’s Tokenization Boom — Is A Rally Emerging?

SoftBank Obtains Massive $40B Loan for Additional OpenAI Investment

LayerZero expands into Canton linking Wall Street tokenization rails with public chains

LayerZero has integrated with Canton to create a bridge connecting institutional tokenized assets on traditional Wall Street infrastructure with public blockchains. This integration represents a significant step in connecting traditional finance tokenization efforts with decentralized blockchain networks.

Coinbase pushes order book, perps and futures data onchain with Chainlink’s DataLink bridge

Coinbase is partnering with Chainlink's DataLink bridge to push order book, perpetuals, and futures trading data directly onchain. This integration will enable onchain protocols and decentralized applications to stream real-time Coinbase trading data, enhancing DeFi infrastructure capabilities.

Zerohash joins surging list of crypto firms vying for a bank charter

Zerohash has joined the growing list of cryptocurrency companies seeking bank charters from the OCC. Several major crypto firms including Circle, Ripple, Bridge, and Stripe have already received conditional approval for banking charters following the passage of the GENIUS Act in July.

Sui’s native stablecoin goes live with promise of Treasury yield going back to the network

Sui's native stablecoin, the Sui Dollar, has officially launched through stablecoin firm Bridge. The stablecoin was first announced toward the end of last year and promises to return Treasury yields back to the Sui network.

Visa and Stripe-Owned Bridge Roll Out Stablecoin-Linked Cards to 100+ Countries

Visa and Stripe-owned Bridge have launched a stablecoin-linked card program across 100+ countries, enabling fintech firms and wallet providers to offer cards that allow users to spend stablecoin balances at Visa's 175 million merchants worldwide. This represents a significant step toward mainstream adoption of stablecoins for everyday payments.

Visa and Bridge plan stablecoin-linked card expansion to over 100 countries

Bridge has partnered with Lead Bank, a Visa stablecoin settlement pilot participant, to enable businesses and fintechs to offer stablecoin-backed Visa cards across over 100 countries. This collaboration represents a significant expansion of stablecoin payment infrastructure through traditional payment networks.