IBM and THG Partner to Bring Know Your Agent Identity to IBM Cloud via Hedera Blockchain

Key Points Know Your Agent: IBM and THG partner to bring verifiable AI agent identity to IBM Cloud Catalog via Hedera. The first commercial Hedera-based enterprise app on a major cloud marketplace. ▶ On September 23, 2026, The Hashgraph Group…

Quantum Blockchain Patent 12756574 Expected October 6: What the ASIC UltraBoost SHA-256 Patent Actually Does

Key Points Quantum Blockchain blockchain patent update: ASIC UltraBoost US patent 12756574 expected October 6. SHA-256 efficiency technology targeting Bitcoin ASIC manufacturers for licensing. ▶ Quantum Blockchain Technologies (AIM: QBT) expects US Patent 12756574 to be formally granted on October…

Bitget Hack Update: Loss Raised to $387.5M, Attack Method Confirmed, Withdrawals Live

Key Points Bitget hack update September 28: loss raised to $387.5M, attack method confirmed, BTC withdrawals live, THORChain dispute, $343M still in attacker wallets. ▶ Loss revised to $387.5 million and up from $351.6M and after investigators identified additional stolen…

Midnight Hoskinson: Will Be Bigger Than Zcash, Japan Still Pending, Beta Live

Key Points Hoskinson says Midnight will be bigger than Zcash. Midnight is in beta. NIGHT is up 20% in a week. Japan announcement still pending. GBA DC keynote just happened. ▶ On September 28, 2026, Hoskinson posted: “Midnight will be…

Bitget Hack: $351M Stolen, Lazarus Group Suspected, User Funds Covered

Key Points Bitget hack: $351.6 million stolen from hot wallets on September 24, 2026. Lazarus Group suspected. User Protection Fund covers the loss. ▶ Bitget confirmed the Bitget hack on September 25, 2026: attackers drained $351.6 million from hot wallets…

Will the Supreme Court take up the Kalshi case in 2026?

A group of US state lawmakers is pushing the Supreme Court to weigh the Kalshi case, a dispute that could affect how prediction markets tied to sports betting are regulated. On Tuesday, the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States…

Why Are Canada’s Big Six Banks Testing Tokenized Deposits?

Canada’s six largest banks are moving ahead with a joint effort around tokenized deposits, aiming to improve how money moves between financial institutions in the country. TD Bank announced Tuesday that Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, National…

How Did Hana Digital Bond Cut Settlement Time to One Day?

Hana Bank completed South Korea’s first direct digital bond issuance by a Korean financial institution using Euroclear’s distributed-ledger infrastructure, according to a Monday report from Yohnap Agency. The Hana digital bond was issued in foreign currency and sized at $100…

Why Will ECB Tokenized Bonds Use Pontes Platform by 2028?

The European Central Bank is moving ahead with an ECB tokenized bonds plan that would give the institution direct exposure to blockchain-based financial markets. The central bank said it plans to invest a small part of its reserves in euro-denominated…

Can Won Settlement Pilot Aid Foreign Investors Abroad?

The Bank of Korea has begun a new won settlement pilot designed to let foreign investors handle won transactions outside South Korea’s usual banking hours. The network started trial operations on Monday and is intended to support settlement during business…