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5 May 2026, 14:30
Coinbase makes 'seven-figure' investment in Centrifuge, taps platform as Base's main tokenization partner
Centrifuge will be the go-to platform for launching tokenized assets on Base, the Ethereum blockchain incubated by Coinbase.
5 May 2026, 14:29
State Street and Galaxy launch 24/7 blockchain cash fund
🚀 State Street and Galaxy launch SWEEP, a fund for around-the-clock cash management on blockchain. The SWEEP fund lets institutional investors move assets in and out at any time through Solana. Continue Reading: State Street and Galaxy launch 24/7 blockchain cash fund The post State Street and Galaxy launch 24/7 blockchain cash fund appeared first on COINTURK NEWS .
5 May 2026, 13:41
XRP Ledger on Steroids: Addresses Hit Record High as User Growth Keeps Climbing
XRPL Hits Record User Growth The XRP Ledger (XRPL) is quietly marking milestones that point to something deeper than short-term market noise, steady, organic network growth building under the surface. Data from CryptoQuant shows XRPL addresses have reached a new all-time high, rising from 8,198,608 on April 5 to 8,265,794 on May 4. That’s 67,186 new addresses added in just 30 days, a 0.82% monthly increase. While the percentage may seem modest, for a large and established blockchain, it reflects consistent user growth rather than short-lived speculative activity. This new all-time high in total addresses signals a network that is not just weathering market cycles but steadily expanding its reach. More importantly, it points to adoption driven by real usage rather than speculation. Rising active and new addresses suggest increasing engagement across payments, token transfers, application activity, and infrastructure use, clear signs of a growing, utility-focused ecosystem. What makes this even more notable is that it’s unfolding alongside a sharp spike in on-chain activity. XRP Ledger transfer volumes recently jumped 5x, while tokenized U.S. Treasuries on the network have grown 8x. Therefore, this points not just to rising adoption, but to users actively doing more on-chain, signaling deeper, more meaningful engagement across the ecosystem. XRP Ledger’s Shift to Utility: Rising Adoption, RLUSD Growth, and Real-World Tokenization XRPL’s present trend points to a blockchain ecosystem that is steadily maturing beyond its early, experimental use cases. The growing issuance of tokenized real-world assets, especially U.S. Treasuries, signals rising demand for integrating traditional finance with blockchain infrastructure. This segment typically prioritizes stability, regulatory compliance, and efficiency, making it a natural entry point for institutional participation. Furthermore, RippleXity Research highlights that Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin is reinforcing this evolution rather than competing with XRP. Instead, it complements the XRP Ledger by improving liquidity and supporting smoother transactions across the network. As a result, they reflect a multi-asset framework where stablecoins and native tokens play distinct but interconnected roles in driving ecosystem utility. What next? Well, the current XRP Ledger data points to a quieter but more meaningful trend, entailing steady growth at the infrastructure level. The network continues to expand its user base, process higher transaction volumes, and attract more tokenized financial products, signs of maturation rather than short-lived speculation. This phase reflects a shift from narrative-driven attention to utility-led adoption. Rising address counts alongside stronger on-chain activity suggest a deepening role in real-world usage. While price action often grabs attention, it is these underlying fundamentals that typically shape the long-term direction of a blockchain ecosystem.
5 May 2026, 13:30
Institutional Crypto Momentum Grows As Standard Chartered Invests In GSR
Before Standard Chartered’s investment arm took a stake in GSR, the crypto market maker had already made a move of its own. GSR invested in Libeara last month — a tokenization platform backed by SC Ventures — designed to help financial institutions issue tokenized assets. That prior transaction set the stage for what came next: SC Ventures formally becoming GSR’s first external shareholder in the company’s 13-year history. The investment was announced Monday. GSR confirmed that SC Ventures had secured a strategic stake in the firm, ending more than a decade of the company operating without outside shareholders. Financial terms were not disclosed. Tokenization At The Center Of The Deal GSR CEO Xin Song said the partnership brings together capital markets expertise and banking infrastructure, describing tokenization as “a key starting point.” SC Ventures CEO Alex Manson echoed that framing, saying the investment strengthens the firm’s focus on building institutional ecosystems capable of supporting deeper liquidity and more stable market activity. This marks an important milestone for GSR as our first external strategic shareholder since our founding. We look forward to building alongside SC Ventures and Standard Chartered as long-term partners in shaping this next phase of digital asset adoption. https://t.co/aU7sqPMeZH — Xin Song (@xinsong86) May 4, 2026 GSR added that the deal is part of a broader effort to help traditional finance access crypto markets and expand the reach of tokenized assets. The two companies appear to be building something together, not simply exchanging capital. Standard Chartered has been active on this front for some time. The bank has also backed Ripple, the crypto infrastructure company. Other major financial institutions have taken similar paths — JPMorgan Chase built its own blockchain division, and BNY Mellon now offers crypto custody services. A Shift Long In The Making GSR was founded in 2013. For over a decade, it operated as a crypto market maker without bringing in outside investors. That changed with SC Ventures’ entry , which the firm called its first-ever external strategic shareholder. The timing tracks with a wider push by large banks to move deeper into digital assets. Reports indicate that major financial institutions have been testing blockchain technology as a possible replacement for parts of the existing financial infrastructure, driven in part by growing interest in tokenized assets. For GSR, the deal brings not just capital but a direct connection to a global bank with reach across traditional finance. For Standard Chartered, it adds a foothold in crypto market-making through a firm that has been operating in the space since the early days of the industry. Featured image from MetaAI, chart from TradingView
5 May 2026, 13:16
ChangeNOW brings its voice to Consensus Miami 2026 panel lineup
ChangeNow is making its presence felt at the Consensus Miami 2026, living up to its reputation beyond the exhibition floor. The ChangeNow team joined 2 consecutive panel discussions on May 6, organized by NOWNodes at the Miami Beach Convention Center’s “Meet Ups” zone. The NOWNodes panels aim to provide sharp perspectives on infrastructure resilience, tokenization, and the real-world adoption challenges facing the industry today. NOWNodes is the blockchain node infrastructure, an arm of the NOW ecosystem. Representing ChangeNOW at both events was Pauline Shangett , the company’s Chief Strategy Officer, who moderated the first session in her role as Strategic Advisor to NOWNodes. Worth noting that the NOWNodes panels are only part of Pauline’s schedule at Consensus this year. On May 5, she’s appearing at the Capital Markets Summit for a session on on-chain privacy and identity (11:25 AM), and later that afternoon at “ FQ Trust by Design: Building On-Chain Systems People Believe In ” (1:20 PM). Further, on May 7, she plans to attend the panel: “ The Next Commodity Revolution: RWA Meets Instant Liquidity ” at 4:40 PM. Three days, five panels, one consistent thread running through them all. The main focus will be on what it actually takes to build systems people trust with their money. ChangeNow breaks down panel discussion sessions The session, titled “Trust Under Pressure: Can Tokenized Systems Stay Consistent at Scale?”, starts at 10:35 and lasts until 11:10. Pauline Shangett (the panel moderator) will be leading the conversation alongside an epic lineup. Kwon Park (Global Head of Digital Assets, Crypto.com), Abi Dharshan (Head of Product from Zerion’s founding team), Vidor Gencel (Co-founder and Co-CEO of Solflare), and Philipp Zentner (CEO of LI.FI) are among the most anticipated participants. The framing was deliberately confrontational. Tokenization isn’t an experiment anymore. There are real users, real assets, real money at stake, and when a system can’t agree on who owns what, that’s not a bug report, it’s a business crisis. The session aims to push panelists away from technical abstractions and toward the uncomfortable specifics: at what point does a data inconsistency become a board-level incident? What’s the actual cost (not theoretical, but quantified) of one major failure? The second panel is planned right after the first session. “Selling Trust: Can RWA Deliver on the Promise of Mass Adoption?” will take place from 11:15 to 11:45. Samuel Hood Burke (Chief Content Officer at CCN) will moderate the discussion, which will feature panelists from Houdini Swap, TON Foundation, Paxos, and GlobalStake. The setup doesn’t pretend that RWAs are in a great place. The pitch for tokenized real-world assets (treasuries, real estate, yield-bearing instruments brought on-chain) sounds compelling. But mass adoption hasn’t happened, and the panel is there to figure out why. Is it awareness? Liquidity? Regulation? Or is the industry pitching something users don’t actually want? Why this matters beyond the conference circuit NOWNodes organized these panels, but the questions they raised are the industry’s. For ChangeNOW, the connection is direct; the company has spent nearly a decade building infrastructure designed to be fast, private, and consistent at scale, and the debates on stage are ones their engineers navigate in production every day. The purpose of the NOW ecosystem’s attendance at Consensus Miami this year is not to introduce new products or make announcements. Instead, it’s about taking part in the discussions that will influence the industry’s future. The sessions will begin at 10:35 AM on May 6 in the Meet Ups area of the Miami Beach Convention Center. These are the types of talks that usually run out of time before they run out of things to say, so it’s worth arriving early if you’re attending Consensus Miami this week. Interested individuals are reminded to join the discussion to find answers at the forefront of the crypto industry. Meanwhile, those who cannot come at this time can follow ChangeNOW and NOWNodes on social media and stay tuned for a review after the event.
5 May 2026, 13:00
Bitcoin Miner GoMining Pitches A Payments Protocol Only It Can Run
Top-10 Bitcoin miner GoMining is launching GoBTC, a Layer 1 payments protocol charging a 0.2% merchant fee, settled on the same blocks the company mines.
