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The XDC token is available to trade for eligible U.S. customers on Robinhood Crypto starting today, bringing a blockchain built for trade finance and institutional settlement to a mainstream retail audience
Robinhood Crypto has integrated support for XDC Network, allowing eligible U.S. retail customers to trade the XDC token on its platform from now. The listing opens XDC, the native token of a Layer-1 blockchain built for trade finance, payments and tokenized real-world assets, to 2.3 million users on the Robinhood platform.
“We built XDC for the part of finance most people never see, the payments, documents and settlement that keep global trade moving,” says Ritesh Kakkad, Co-Founder, XDC Network. “Trade finance proved what the network can do. Bringing it to retail users widens who can access that infrastructure without changing what it is built for. The same network institutions rely on to move value across borders is now within reach of everyday users.”
Until now, XDC has been mostly leveraged by institutions, including banks, trade finance providers, tokenization platforms and developers. From now, it is also available to everyday U.S. traders on Robinhood, next to bitcoin and ether.
The listing follows steady institutional growth on the network. Deutsche Telekom, SBI Holdings, NTT DOCOMO Global and Clear Street are among the firms running validators on XDC.
The listing follows a run of institutional partnerships across the network. Deutsche Telekom, SBI Holdings, NTT DOCOMO Global, Clear Street and Taurus are among the firms helping run and secure XDC as validators. On the payments side, XDC has integrated with Bridge, a Stripe company, joined Mastercard’s Crypto Partner Program and powers OrbitX’s USDC corporate cards, which let businesses spend digital balances on everyday expenses.
Trade finance rarely makes headlines, yet the World Trade Organization estimates that up to 80% of global trade depends on it. Access to it is uneven. The Asian Development Bank puts the gap between what businesses request and what banks approve at about $2.5 trillion, and small and mid-sized exporters are turned away most often, partly because much of the process still runs on paper. XDC Network moves trade documents and payments on chain, cutting the time and cost of settlement. Its ISO 20022 compatibility lets it connect with the messaging systems banks already use.
Not all crypto assets are available in every state. Trading digital assets involves significant risk, including the risk of substantial loss. Access on Robinhood is subject to its terms and eligibility requirements. This announcement is for information only and does not constitute investment advice.
About XDC Network
XDC Network is an open-source, EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain built for payments, trade finance and real-world assets, offering high throughput, low fees and enterprise-grade security, while being ISO 20022–compliant to support interoperability with global financial messaging and payment systems. XDC Network underpins a growing ecosystem of regulated digital money, trade, and settlement solutions across the globe.

VIENNA, October 15, 2026 – BingX EU (MEGE zweite GmbH) has secured its Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA or MiCAR) license from Austria’s Financial Market Authority (FMA), that will enable the platform to offer regulated crypto services across 29 countries of the European Economic Area (EEA), subject to ongoing passporting arrangements. The authorization marks a significant milestone in BingX's European expansion, providing EEA users with access to digital asset services under a unified regulatory framework built on transparency, security, and investor protection.
The authorization reflects BingX EU's long-term commitment to responsible growth in Europe. As digital assets become increasingly integrated into the financial system, regulatory clarity plays an essential role in strengthening user confidence, supporting institutional participation, and enabling sustainable industry development. Through its regulated European entity, BingX EU will provide compliant crypto services designed to meet the evolving needs of both retail and institutional users across the EEA.
"Our priority is to provide European users with trusted and locally regulated trading experience," said Daniel Lai, Chief Executive Officer of BingX EU. "Operating under MiCAR will allow us to deliver our services under a clear regulatory framework that gives users confidence while supporting the long-term development of Europe's digital ecosystem. It also enables us to combine innovation with the high standards of security, transparency and accountability that European users and institutions expect. We believe this foundation can help create a more accessible and sustainable environment for the continued adoption of digital assets across the region."
Looking forward, BingX EU will continue working closely with Austria’s FMA and other European regulators as it prepares for the launch of its regulated services across the European Economic Area. BingX EU remains committed to operating within Europe’s regulatory framework while providing users with secure, transparent and compliant access to digital asset services.
About BingX EU
MEGE zweite GmbH ("BingX EU") is a MiCAR-regulated crypto-asset platform, headquartered in Vienna, licensed as a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR). Dedicated to serving clients across 29 countries in the European Economic Area, BingX EU delivers fully regulated services in alignment with European standards for investor protection and market integrity. Under its MiCAR authorization, BingX EU provides a platform that offers regulated broker services, such as crypto custody, exchange, and other crypto services.
About BingX
Founded in 2018, BingX is one of the the world’s leading multi-asset trading platform, serving more than 40 million users worldwide. The company has been the Principal Partner of Chelsea FC since 2024 and became the Official Team Partner of Scuderia Ferrari HP in 2026.
Disclaimers: The content qualifies as a marketing communication under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) and is issued by MEGE zweite GmbH (BingX EU). It does not constitute investment advice.

Apia, Samoa, October 14, 2026 - The crypto market saw a notable rally in the just-concluded third quarter. It was also the quarter in which HTX turned 13. Over the past 13 years, the industry has weathered multiple bull and bear cycles, and HTX has stood alongside users worldwide throughout them. Resilience in navigating market cycles has been a defining characteristic of HTX over the past 13 years.
To mark its anniversary themed "Resilience Reveals the Future", HTX launched the 13th-Anniversary Carnival and Trading Championship #3, among other celebratory events, in the third quarter, celebrating alongside users worldwide. Meanwhile, the platform continued to invest in TradFi, trending assets, yield products, and global compliance, delivering an outstanding quarterly performance report.
13th-Anniversary Celebrations Conclude, with Participation from Users Worldwide
On August 13, HTX kicked off its 13th-anniversary celebrations with the Anniversary Carnival. Its spot, futures, Earn and lending businesses rolled out exclusive anniversary promotions in succession, launching a celebration that lasted more than a month.
The annual trading competition Trading Championship #3 was the centerpiece of the anniversary celebrations. It attracted 45,000 registrations and generated 6.8 billion USDT in futures trading volume, making it the platform's largest campaign of the quarter by both participation and trading volume. Meanwhile, HTX futures copy trading volume grew 21% quarter over quarter.
For spot trading, a series of 13th-anniversary campaigns, including the Individual Challenge, Trending Cryptos Margin Trading Carnival, and Points Tasks, played a key role in driving spot trading growth during the quarter. Over the three-month period, HTX launched 14 themed spot trading campaigns, attracting more than 46,000 registrations and generating over 500 million USDT in trading volume across the campaigns.
For 13 years, HTX and users worldwide have navigated one market cycle after another together. The anniversary celebrations were both a gesture of appreciation for users’ long-term support and a reflection of HTX’s determination to carry its resilience into the next 13 years.
TradFi Asset Offerings Expand as Quarterly Trading Volume More Than Doubles
In the third quarter, HTX listed 183 new futures assets, including 154 stocks and index-related assets. As of now, the platform offers 278 tradable stock assets, spanning US stocks, major global indices and ETFs, pre-IPO unicorns, and leading companies in Japan and South Korea, continuing to lead the industry in multi-market stock asset coverage.
HTX's asset lineup focuses on four key sectors: AI hardware and semiconductor computing power, global e-commerce and internet companies, leading Asia-Pacific companies and major indices, and high-dividend blue-chip stocks. AI and semiconductor computing, leading Asia-Pacific companies, and pre-IPO unicorns were key themes throughout the quarter. Popular assets such as POLYMARKET, OURA and MOONSHOT were also listed. Eligible users can access global market opportunities through HTX without switching between platforms. This service is not available in jurisdictions subject to regulatory restrictions.
The expanded asset lineup drove rapid growth in trading volume. So far the cumulative TradFi trading volume on HTX has approached $6 billion, with $4.1 billion generated in the third quarter alone, more than doubling the cumulative total from the previous quarter.
The trading experience was upgraded alongside these developments. Stock perpetual futures feature a dividend settlement mechanism, allowing position values to adjust more continuously when an underlying stock goes ex-dividend and reducing the impact of non-trading-related price adjustments on users’ positions. TradFi asset detail pages include market data, news updates, and company profile, bringing key information together in one place. Dedicated categories for stocks, commodities and ETFs have also been added to market rankings, making it easier for users to discover assets. HTX has also upgraded its TradFi trading fee structure, bringing its net trading fees into the industry’s top tier.
HTX is also taking a longer-term view of the convergence of traditional finance and crypto markets. As real-world assets (RWAs), particularly tokenized stocks, become an increasingly important area of development in the global digital asset industry, the platform is monitoring regulatory developments and exploring regulatory frameworks and compliance pathways in preparation for future product innovation. All related products and services offered by the platform operate within the framework of applicable laws and regulations, and access restrictions are applied to users in certain jurisdictions as required.
Trending Assets Emerge as Earn and Lending Products Put Funds to Work Efficiently
In the third quarter, HTX listed new projects attracting strong market interest, several of which were first listed on the platform. Niulai was the quarter's top-performing newly listed token, recording a peak gain of more than 500%. DOS and STONK each recorded peak gains of 240% after listing.
Earn and lending products expanded alongside new asset listings. During the quarter, HTX Earn changed the launch schedule for its new-token products from weekly updates to real-time synchronization with new listings, allowing users to access corresponding Earn products as soon as eligible popular tokens become available. Nearly 500,000 users participated in HTX Earn during the quarter, with subscription amounts totaling nearly 1 billion USDT. SVIP Flexible Earn products added BTC and ETH, expanding the options available to users with large holdings. In addition, SmartEarn introduced a trading-linked APY boost, offering a base APY of 4% upon activation and up to 9% APY for users who meet the required trading volume threshold. This further expands the yield potential for idle assets.
Margin and Convert features added 21 tradable assets, with XAUT becoming the first precious metal asset available through Convert. This further expanded the range of assets available for trading, borrowing and use as collateral. Loan interest rates are adjusted frequently in response to market conditions across more than 50 cryptocurrencies. Interest rates for large loans remain among the lower levels in the industry.
Risk management tools were also upgraded. Trailing stop orders and MMR TP/SL orders were launched successively. Stop-loss levels can automatically track market movements, giving users with large positions and high leverage greater flexibility in managing risk.
Advancing Global Compliance and Making a Major Brand Appearance at TOKEN2049
Compliance is a prerequisite for global expansion. In the third quarter, HTX made further progress on compliance initiatives in several key markets. In Dubai, the establishment of the relevant applicant entity received preliminary approval from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), with subsequent regulatory applications and compliance reviews proceeding as planned. In Pakistan, following the formal publication of virtual asset service regulations and the launch of a licensing application process, HTX continued to advance the establishment of its local entity, its formal license application, and the development of its compliance framework, building on the No Objection Certificate (NoC) already obtained from the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA).
HTX continued to strengthen its presence in regional markets. In August, HTX Ventures participated in Conviction Vietnam, building connections with local users and Web3 ecosystem partners. As the fourth quarter began, HTX appeared at TOKEN2049, a major annual gathering for the global crypto industry. Held in Singapore from October 7–8, the event brought together projects, investment firms, developers, and industry builders from around the world. HTX Ventures exhibited at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore, engaging invited guests through brand displays and on-site interactions. Justin Sun, adviser to HTX and a core supporter of HTX DAO, attended related events and delivered a speech. He visited the HTX Ventures booth to meet with the team and other industry participants.
At Future Night, a private, invitation-only event hosted by HTX DAO during the same period, Justin Sun shared his views on industry trends via video. He noted that the crypto industry is becoming more closely connected with traditional finance. AI is changing how wealth is created, while crypto and digital finance are transforming how wealth is held and transferred. He also said that stablecoins could play a greater role in global payments and settlement, while the on-chain adoption of traditional assets such as bonds, funds and gold is likely to continue developing. The free flow of value in the digital world, he said, will be an important trend to watch over the next decade.
During the event, HTX DAO also hosted a private VIP dinner. Justin Sun met face to face with industry representatives, ecosystem contributors, and partners to exchange views on industry developments, market changes, product experiences, and future collaboration.
HTX DAO Ecosystem Expands as Q3 $HTX Burn Approaches
HTX DAO continued to support the long-term value of $HTX in the third quarter by steadily implementing its deflationary mechanism through quarterly token burns, while expanding $HTX use cases and building consensus among developers and the community. These efforts aim to lay a solid foundation for the ecosystem's long-term development.
On July 15, HTX DAO completed its Q2 2026 $HTX token burn, valued at more than $13.6 million, bringing cumulative burns and donations to 117.79 trillion tokens. In line with its quarterly burn schedule, the Q3 $HTX token burn is scheduled to take place on October 15.
On the ecosystem front, HTX DAO focused on developers and the community. The Genesis Hackathon, co-hosted by HTX DAO and B.AI, attracted more than 200 developer teams exploring $HTX use cases, AI agent finance, on-chain asset management, and DAO tools. At Future Night, HTX DAO ambassador Molly shared that several projects developed by global university teams participating in the hackathon had advanced to further incubation stages and were exploring ways to integrate with use cases across the $HTX ecosystem.
Molly also shared that nearly 200 active volunteers were independently contributing to HTX DAO community development. In the fourth quarter, HTX DAO plans to develop regional community nodes to support members in organizing events and exchanging ideas. She also noted that HTX, as an ecosystem participant, continues to optimize withdrawal fees, gather user feedback, and improve the app experience.
Navigating Market Cycles with Resilience, Shaping the Future Together with Users Worldwide
Thirteen years ago, HTX began as a digital asset trading platform. Today, it has grown into a comprehensive blockchain ecosystem serving users worldwide. Over the years, markets have experienced both highs and lows, and the industry landscape has evolved. Throughout these changes, HTX has remained committed to putting users first. Regardless of market conditions, improving its products and prioritizing the security of user assets remain among the platform's top priorities.
Standing at the beginning of its 14th year, HTX will continue to navigate market cycles with resilience and build the future together with users worldwide.
About HTX
Founded in 2013, HTX has evolved from a virtual asset exchange into a comprehensive ecosystem of blockchain businesses that span digital asset trading, derivatives, research, investments, incubation, and other businesses.
Guided by its vision to “Achieve Financial Freedom for 8 Billion People Worldwide,” HTX works to make the digital asset space more accessible to a broader audience. The platform continues to develop its products and services in response to user needs and an evolving industry landscape.

Artoco Announces Next-Phase NFT Product Roadmap, Expanding Into Staking, Fractionalization, Rental and Digital Asset Trading
As digital asset applications expand beyond ownership verification and recordkeeping, Artoco plans to broaden its NFT product ecosystem across asset management, usage and circulation
COLORADO, United States, 2026 — Digital technology company Artoco Ltd today announced its next-phase product roadmap, outlining plans to advance development across NFT staking, NFT fractionalization, NFT rental and a proprietary digital asset trading platform as the company expands its capabilities across digital asset management, usage and circulation.
Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Colorado, Artoco currently has 3 million registered users worldwide. In recent years, the company has continued to develop infrastructure around NFT technology, blockchain-based authentication, digital asset ownership verification and asset traceability, while exploring applications across digital copyright, education, charitable initiatives and digital content.
As its user base expands and digital asset use cases continue to evolve, Artoco is extending its product strategy beyond foundational authentication and asset recordkeeping toward a broader range of NFT management and application scenarios.
Extending Digital Asset Ownership Into Broader NFT Applications
After an early period in which the NFT market was largely associated with digital art, collectibles and secondary-market trading, industry attention has increasingly shifted toward asset authenticity, verifiability, utility and long-term application.
Against this backdrop, Artoco plans to explore additional ways for verified digital assets to be managed and used across its ecosystem.
The company’s next-phase roadmap is expected to progressively connect the following areas:
On-chain ownership verification → Digital asset management → NFT staking → NFT fractionalization → NFT rental → Market trading
The roadmap is intended to connect Artoco’s existing blockchain-based authentication and asset-recording capabilities with a broader range of NFT applications and future digital asset circulation infrastructure.
Advancing NFT Staking Applications
Artoco plans to advance the development of NFT staking-related functionality, exploring additional ways for blockchain-verified digital assets to be used while they remain held by their owners.
Traditional NFT applications have largely centered on display, collection and trading. Through new product mechanisms, Artoco aims to explore how verified NFTs may participate in a wider range of asset-management and platform-based use cases after ownership has been established on-chain.
This direction is also expected to build on Artoco’s existing work in blockchain authentication, asset traceability and open technical architecture.
Specific product mechanisms, availability and supported markets will be determined gradually based on development progress and applicable regulatory requirements.
Exploring NFT Fractionalization
NFT fractionalization is another area included in Artoco’s next-phase product roadmap.
Traditional NFTs are typically held and transferred as complete digital assets. For certain higher-value assets or assets associated with specific digital rights, full ownership may create limitations in terms of participation and liquidity.
Artoco plans to explore technical mechanisms that may allow certain rights associated with eligible NFTs to be represented in smaller digital units, creating more flexible approaches to participation, management and circulation.
The significance of this model extends beyond changing the unit in which an NFT is held or transferred. It may also create new ways to connect digital ownership records, rights management and market circulation.
Because fractionalized digital assets may be subject to different regulatory requirements across jurisdictions, Artoco intends to develop and introduce any related functionality in accordance with applicable laws, market conditions and product readiness.
Expanding NFT Utility Through Rental
In addition to staking and fractionalization, Artoco plans to explore NFT rental functionality.
Unlike the outright sale or transfer of an NFT, a rental model focuses on temporary usage rights. This may allow an asset owner to retain underlying ownership while granting another user access to certain rights or functions for a defined period.
Artoco plans to further study how this model could be applied to digital content, digital copyright, membership rights and other digital assets with usage-based characteristics.
This direction reflects a broader shift in NFT applications, where value is increasingly being explored not only through ownership and trading, but also through usage, authorization and circulation.
Proprietary Digital Asset Trading Platform Included in the Next-Phase Roadmap
As it expands its NFT application capabilities, Artoco also plans to develop a proprietary digital asset trading platform.
The platform is expected to form part of Artoco’s next-stage digital asset infrastructure, further connecting its existing blockchain-based ownership verification and asset-management capabilities with future NFT applications and potential market circulation.
Through this development, Artoco aims to progressively build a product architecture spanning digital asset creation, verification, management, usage and circulation.
Digital asset trading activities are subject to different legal and regulatory frameworks across jurisdictions. The categories of assets supported, trading mechanisms, user eligibility and geographic availability of any future platform will therefore be determined in accordance with applicable laws and actual product-development progress.
Moving Digital Assets From Recordkeeping Toward Application
By including NFT staking, fractionalization, rental and a proprietary trading platform in its next-phase roadmap, Artoco is extending its product ecosystem beyond digital asset authentication and recordkeeping toward a broader digital asset application layer.
The company has previously explored applications across digital copyright, education, charitable initiatives and digital content, while continuing to expand the use of blockchain authentication, asset traceability and digital trust infrastructure.
Going forward, Artoco plans to continue developing a product ecosystem spanning ownership verification, management, usage and circulation, while introducing related capabilities in line with technological development, user demand and regulatory requirements across different markets.
About Artoco Ltd
Artoco Ltd was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Colorado, United States. The company focuses on NFT technology, blockchain-based authentication, digital asset ownership verification and asset traceability.
Artoco currently has 3 million registered users worldwide and continues to explore applications across digital copyright, education, charitable initiatives, digital content and other digital asset use cases. The company aims to provide verifiable and traceable infrastructure for digital content and digital assets while continuing to expand its digital asset management and application capabilities.

TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), participated in TOKEN2049 Singapore as Title Sponsor and in Blockworks’ Digital Asset Summit (DAS) Asia 2026 at the Marina Bay Sands. TRON Founder Justin Sun joined fireside discussions at both conferences, sharing his views on stablecoins, institutional adoption, AI-driven commerce, machine-to-machine payments and the need for quantum-resilient blockchain infrastructure.
On October 7, Sun joined Michael Ippolito, Co-Founder of Blockworks, on the main stage at DAS Asia 2026 for a fireside titled “In Conversation with Justin Sun.” Organized by Blockworks, DAS Asia is an institution-focused digital asset conference examining the intersection of traditional finance and the digital asset economy. The conversation covered the evolution of stablecoins, institutional adoption, agentic AI payments and TRON’s role in the global digital asset economy.
Sun highlighted the growing role of tokenized assets and stablecoins as practical financial infrastructure, particularly for cross-border payments and access to digital dollars and U.S.-based assets. He also discussed the emerging role of AI agents in the economy, predicting that within the near future, AI agents will increasingly make payments, purchase digital services and manage financial activity on behalf of users.
On October 8, Sun joined Kevin Follonier, Founder of When Shift Happens, for “Fireside Chat with Justin Sun” on the TOKEN2049 main stage. The discussion explored the future of blockchain, stablecoins, AI agents and the broader evolution of global finance. Sun also discussed the need to prepare blockchain networks for quantum computing, noting that TRON has already made meaningful progress toward post-quantum readiness, with end-to-end post-quantum signature support deployed on the Nile testnet.
Furthermore, pointing to the mathematics behind the cryptography that secures blockchain networks, Sun turned to the Justin Sun Prize, which he describes as the “Nobel Prize of the AI Era.” Structured as a zero-trust, decentralized academic bounty mechanism built around a “problem list,” the prize recognizes breakthroughs in fundamental disciplines verified through machine formal verification. It seeks to accelerate fundamental research through collaboration between humans and AI.
“AI agents using crypto will become the industry’s biggest use case within the next five years,” said Sun. “As AI agents begin to transact, pay and operate autonomously, blockchain will become the financial infrastructure behind them. TRON’s focus is to provide the fast, efficient and accessible settlement layer that can support this next generation of global finance.”
TRON DAO also hosted a dedicated booth at the conference, giving attendees the opportunity to connect with the broader TRON community and learn about the ecosystem’s work across stablecoin payments, decentralized applications and AI-driven financial infrastructure. Beyond the conference floor, TRON DAO also hosted a Creators and Media Networking Happy Hour, welcoming industry leaders for an evening of light bites and conversation.
Across both events, the discussions underscored TRON’s focus on building blockchain infrastructure for a rapidly evolving financial system being shaped by stablecoins, tokenized assets, AI agents and increasingly resilient digital-asset networks.
About TRON DAO
TRON DAO is a community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet via blockchain technology and dApps.
Founded in September 2017, the TRON blockchain has experienced significant growth since its MainNet launch in May 2018. Today, TRON hosts the largest circulating supply of USD Tether (USDT) stablecoin, which currently exceeds $94 billion. As of October 2026, the TRON blockchain has recorded over 407 million in total user accounts, more than 15 billion in total transactions, and over $28 billion in total value locked (TVL), based on TRONSCAN. Recognized as the global settlement layer for stablecoin transactions and everyday purchases with proven success, TRON is “Moving Trillions, Empowering Billions.”

HTX Ventures, the global investment arm of HTX, has published a new report titled The Convergence of CeFi, DeFi, and TradFi in 2026: How Institutional-Grade Hybrid Architecture Is Taking Shape.
The report examines how CeFi, DeFi, and TradFi are converging to form a new institutional digital-asset architecture. As custody, collateral, execution, yield, and risk management are unbundled from the traditional all-in-one platform model, each layer is increasingly being occupied by specialized market leaders: TradFi provides regulated, yield-bearing assets; centralized platforms and custodians manage institutional access, compliance, and execution; while DeFi protocols and risk curators supply programmable backend infrastructure.
The report argues that this hybrid structure could offer institutions a more controlled path to adopt and test digital-asset products. It also signals a broader reallocation of revenue and market power toward the players that control asset issuance, custody, distribution, risk management, and client relationships.
The full report is available at: https://square.htx.com/the-convergence-of-cefi-defi-and-tradfi-in-2026-how-institutional-grade-hybrid-architecture-is-taking-shape/
About HTX Ventures
HTX Ventures, the global investment division of HTX, integrates investment, incubation, and research to identify the best and brightest teams worldwide. With more than a decade-long history as an industry pioneer, HTX Ventures excels at identifying cutting-edge technologies and emerging business models within the sector. To foster growth within the blockchain ecosystem, we provide comprehensive support to projects, including financing, resources, and strategic advice.
HTX Ventures currently backs over 300 projects spanning multiple blockchain sectors, with select high-quality initiatives already trading on the HTX exchange. Furthermore, as one of the most active FOF (Fund of Funds) funds, HTX Ventures invests in 30 top global funds and collaborates with leading blockchain funds such as Polychain, Dragonfly, Bankless, Gitcoin, Figment, Nomad, Animoca, and Hack VC to jointly build a blockchain ecosystem.

Polygon Labs today announced that Polygon Open Money Stack now supports the TRON network, giving fintechs, remittance providers and payment platforms a way to connect bank funds directly into the world's largest network for USDT (TRC-20).
The expansion connects Polygon Open Money Stack to TRON’s stablecoin economy, which supports more than $94 billion in circulating USDT and over $30 trillion in total transfer volume. Businesses serving that economy have traditionally had to independently assemble licensing, sponsor banks, wallet providers, and cross-chain routing infrastructure before moving funds between banking rails and blockchain networks. Polygon Open Money Stack brings those components together through a single integration.
Dollars can enter through regulated on ramps via bank transfer, debit card, or cash at a retail counter, move into virtual accounts that hold real balances, and settle onchain under rules defined by the business. The same integration can then route funds across supported blockchains and facilitate payouts through supported payment rails.
TRON has established itself as one of the world’s most heavily used networks for moving digital dollars, particularly in markets where USDT is used for retail payments, savings, and cross-border transfers. With support for TRON, Polygon Open Money Stack enables businesses operating across TRON and EVM networks to serve customers across both ecosystems through a shared infrastructure layer.
Polygon has processed more than $3 trillion in payments volume as of September 21. By adding support for TRON, Polygon Open Money Stack connects major onchain payments ecosystems and gives businesses additional infrastructure for moving funds between blockchain networks and traditional financial rails.
"Polygon Open Money Stack was built so a payment company can plug in once and move money wherever it needs to go. Adding TRON brings one of the deepest pools of USDT liquidity into that same integration, so businesses can move those dollars onto U.S. banking rails or across chains with the licensing and orchestration already handled underneath," said Marc Boiron, CEO of Polygon Labs.
“Stablecoins are becoming infrastructure for real-world financial activity, from payments and remittances to treasury management,” said Justin Sun, Founder of TRON. “By connecting TRON’s global ecosystem with Polygon Open Money Stack, we’re making it easier for businesses to build payment products that bridge onchain liquidity with traditional financial rails.”
The expansion extends three parts of Polygon Open Money Stack to TRON:
Regulated dollar access: Polygon Ramps connects TRON-based products to fiat on- and off-ramps supported by money-transmitter licenses and compliance infrastructure across 48 U.S. states.Programmable accounts: Businesses can create and manage TRON wallets through the same Open Money Stack integration used across supported networks, removing the need to integrate a separate wallet provider or maintain different user experiences for each network.Cross-chain movement: Businesses can route USDT between TRON and supported EVM networks, such as Polygon Chain, through a single transaction flow, with the bridging, conversion and execution handled underneath.
For a remittance provider, this means a customer can fund a payment in dollars and deliver USDT to a recipient’s TRON wallet without the provider integrating separate ramp, wallet and routing vendors. The same infrastructure can support the reverse flow, allowing users to move USDT from TRON and cash out through a bank account.
The integration can also support other payment workflows. A marketplace, for example, can accept USDT on TRON, hold funds in a programmable account, and settle with a seller through an EVM network or bank account. Payment applications can serve customers across both ecosystems without requiring users to move onto a preferred blockchain or businesses to build separate compliance and payment infrastructure for each network.
Polygon Labs began assembling Open Money Stack through its pending acquisition of Coinme and acquisition of Sequence, combining licensed U.S. fiat access with enterprise wallet infrastructure and cross-chain orchestration. The stack is designed to connect the networks, stablecoins, and banking rails customers already use rather than requiring businesses to select a single blockchain for every payment.
This marks the first phase of TRON support across Polygon Open Money Stack, with additional assets, markets and payment capabilities expected to become available over time.
About Polygon Labs
Polygon Labs is a global blockchain payments company building infrastructure to move money instantly, reliably and at internet scale, with the mission to move all money onchain. It is building the Polygon Open Money Stack, an integrated stack of stablecoin settlement, wallets, regulated fiat on- and off-ramps and cross-chain routing, so businesses can move money anywhere through one integration. Its infrastructure has facilitated trillions of dollars in onchain value transfer.
About TRON DAO
TRON DAO is a community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet via blockchain technology and dApps.
Founded in September 2017, the TRON blockchain has experienced significant growth since its MainNet launch in May 2018. Today, TRON hosts the largest circulating supply of USD Tether (USDT) stablecoin, which currently exceeds $94 billion. As of October 2026, the TRON blockchain has recorded over 407 million in total user accounts, more than 15 billion in total transactions, and over $28 billion in total value locked (TVL), based on TRONSCAN. Recognized as the global settlement layer for stablecoin transactions and everyday purchases with proven success, TRON is “Moving Trillions, Empowering Billions.”

The Digital Sovereignty Alliance (DSA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing clear and ethical public policy, research, and education related to emerging technologies, announced today that its white paper, “Modern Foundations of Personal Finance: Literacy and Infrastructure in the Digital Economy,” has been named one of five winning papers in DC Fintech Week’s 2026 Call for Papers and selected as 2026 Featured Research.
The paper was written by DSA Senior Policy Advisor Molly Woodman as lead author, with contributions from Adrian Wall, Managing Director; Emily Ekshian, Content Manager; and Maghan Lusk, Policy Associate.
Chosen from dozens of submissions, the winning papers are featured on the DC Fintech Week website at dcfintechweek.org and in the event’s announcement to its community. DC Fintech Week 2026 takes place October 13-16 in Washington, D.C.
The paper examines how the shift to digital financial systems is outpacing Americans’ financial literacy, with comprehension of risk the weakest area of knowledge. It also considers how gaps in understanding and access fall unevenly across households, and concludes that regulation and financial education must advance together.
“We're grateful to DC Fintech Week for including our paper alongside such strong research,” said Molly Woodman, Senior Policy Advisor at DSA. “Most people are still getting comfortable with traditional finance, and now they’re being asked to make sense of digital assets too. Good rules can make these products safer, but they won’t help someone understand the risk they’re taking on. We hope this work encourages policymakers and educators to treat financial literacy as a priority along with regulation.”
The selection reflects DSA’s ongoing work to bring emerging technology expertise into policy discussions surrounding digital assets, financial infrastructure, consumer protection, and responsible innovation. Through research, education, and engagement with stakeholders across the public and private sectors, DSA works to advance policy frameworks that support innovation while prioritizing transparency, individual rights, and public welfare.
About the Digital Sovereignty Alliance
The Digital Sovereignty Alliance (DSA) is a nonprofit social welfare organization committed to advocating for public policies that support ethical innovation in decentralized technologies, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Web3, and artificial intelligence. DSA conducts research, organizes educational events, and promotes policies that prioritize public welfare and digital sovereignty.

Geneva, Switzerland — October 5, 2026 — The Office of Justin Sun today announced the newest recipients of the Justin Sun Prize: independent researcher Wouter van Doorn, mathematics Ph.D. student Quanyu Tang, and mathematics researcher Yanyang Li from Nanjing’s Southeast University, recognized for contributions spanning six Erdős problems.
Wouter van Doorn is an independent number theorist who began researching mathematics as an undergraduate in 2010 and continued collaborating and publishing after leaving academia following his master’s degree. Quanyu Tang (汤泉宇) is a mathematics Ph.D. student at the University of Science and Technology of China whose research spans number theory, combinatorics and AI-assisted mathematical discovery.
Erdős problems are mathematical questions posed or popularized by Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős about numbers, patterns and other mathematical structures. Often simple to state but difficult to solve, they have helped shape research in number theory and combinatorics, with some remaining open for decades. The Erdős catalog, compiled and maintained by Thomas Bloom, a mathematician and Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of Manchester, has more than 1200 problems.
Van Doorn and Tang worked with Yanyang Li, from Southeast University’s School of Mathematics in Nanjing, to solve Erdős Problem #650, determining exactly how many integers can always be matched to distinct multiples within a specified interval. Van Doorn also produced computer-checkable proofs in Lean, software for verifying mathematical reasoning, for #369, concerning consecutive integers with restricted prime factors; #457, about whether a short run of consecutive integers can collectively contain every prime in a given range; and #469, concerning whether the reciprocals of a special class of numbers expressible as sums of their divisors add to a finite total.
Tang separately resolved #1044, establishing a sharp lower limit for boundary lengths of regions defined by polynomials, and contributed alongside Li to a wider team’s solution of #1196, bounding weighted sums over sets of integers in which no member divides another.
Their work on #650 offers a concrete example of how human judgment and AI can complement each other. ChatGPT helped develop the proof strategy, while Aristotle, an AI system for mathematical reasoning, repaired a gap during Lean formalization. The researchers then simplified the argument and wrote the final proofs and exposition.
“This experience taught me how public feedback can sharpen a research question, and how AI-assisted discovery can combine mathematical judgment, collaboration and rigorous verification,” Tang said.
These are the program's first confirmed awards, recognizing both mathematical discovery and the work needed to make proofs independently checkable. Information about the Justin Sun Prize, its problem catalog and recipient contributions is available through the program’s public GitHub repository.
The prizes will be paid out in either USDT on TRON (TRC-20) or USDC on Ethereum (ERC-20) based on the recipient’s choice. For more information, please visit www.hejustinsun.com/prize.
About the Office of Justin Sun
The Office of Justin Sun supports Justin Sun’s global business, philanthropic and public initiatives across technology, blockchain, artificial intelligence, scientific research, investment, art and space exploration.
Justin Sun is the Ambassador and former Permanent Representative of Grenada to the World Trade Organization and the Founder of TRON. TRON is the leading blockchain for the stablecoin revolution, processing over $13 trillion in volume since its inception. In the world’s emerging markets, people rely on USDT on TRON to access the global financial system.
A protégé of Alibaba founder Jack Ma, Sun has been recognized internationally for his work in the digital asset industry, including a Forbes cover profile in April 2025 and multiple appearances on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. In August 2025, he flew aboard Blue Origin’s NS-34 mission, becoming the 712th person in history to travel to space. His broader interests span technology, investment, philanthropy, art, gaming, and space exploration.
About Justin Sun Prize
The Justin Sun Prize is an academic initiative established by Justin Sun to support advances in mathematics, formal verification, and AI-assisted scientific discovery. The prize is decentralized and built around the principle that mathematical work should be judged by the strength, rigor, and verifiability of the proof itself, not the prestige or reputation of those submitting it.
Justin Sun established the prize in his own name as a long-term commitment to return wealth created through mathematics and technology back to mathematics itself. Its legacy is intended to be defined by the body of work it recognizes and the laureates whose discoveries stand the test of time. The prize links clearly defined mathematical challenges to machine-verifiable proof. Its guiding principles are openness, public benefit and open-source access.

Offering ~8% Target APY and Instant T+0 Liquidity with an Initial $10M Capacity Cap

TopNod has integrated Axil Pot (APT), a new on-chain yield vault curated by Axil, now accessible directly through TopNod Wallet. Targeting an estimated ~8% APY alongside T+0/T+7 liquidity options for everyday capital needs, the vault opens with an initial $10 million capacity cap, letting users put idle on-chain capital to work without lock-up periods—keeping their capital accessible whenever they need it.

Modeled after the everyday cash-management tools popularized by fintech super-apps similar to Apple Savings, the integration brings a familiar cash-sweep experience on-chain, allowing idle digital assets to generate daily yield while staying liquid.
Helping Idle Assets Keep Working
In mainstream finance, users are used to a simple standard for cash management: park unused balances into a liquid money market account that earns daily yield, while keeping those funds instantly available for spending or trading.

Axil brings this exact model on-chain, with TopNod serving as the primary user gateway. Through TopNod Wallet, users can allocate idle on-chain capital into APT to capture an estimated ~8% APY without committing to fixed lock-up windows, and withdraw their positions on demand.
For TopNod, the launch is a practical step toward making on-chain finance useful for everyday users. By stripping away complex multi-step Web3 operations, TopNod gives users a clean, self-custodial interface to access institutional-grade yield strategies in a few taps.

Institutional-Grade Yield and Liquidity Management
Behind the wallet interface, APT is structured and curated by Axil with a clear mandate: balancing sustainable yield with strict security and reliable liquidity.

"Our goal is to help users capture reliable on-chain yield within a highly secure framework without sacrificing liquidity," said the Axil team.

To deliver on this, Axil uses a tiered liquidity framework. By dynamically maintaining a risk curation framework combining dedicated on-chain liquidity buffer alongside short-duration liquid assets, APT supports instant T+0 withdrawal option (with a maximum cap which will refresh on a daily basis) for everyday cash needs, while handling larger withdrawals through standard settlement windows. To ensure optimal risk calibration and maintain consistent liquidity reserves, the strategy launches with an initial $10 million deposit ceiling, with phased capacity expansions planned for future tranches.

From Holding Assets to Putting Assets to Work
The on-chain yield sector is moving past rigid staking lock-ups and complex DeFi mechanics toward practical financial solutions built around daily capital needs. Rather than leaving stablecoins or digital assets sitting idle in a wallet, users want a flexible way to keep their balances working between trades or expenses, while retaining the autonomy and transparency of Web3 world.

Through this collaboration, TopNod empowers a straightforward workflow for idle on-chain liquidity with Axil’s offering: users may deposit, view yields generated, and access liquidity with an intuitive interface. As more curated vault strategies launch on-chain, TopNod will continue expanding its technology integration with simple, one-click access to next-generation financial solutions.

The initial $10 million tranche of Axil Pot (APT) is now open on a first-come, first-served basis via TopNod Wallet.

(Disclaimer: TopNod is a non-custodial wallet platform providing interface access to third-party on-chain protocols. APT is structured and curated independently by Axil. APY figures are variable estimates and not guaranteed. T+0 withdrawal is subject to daily liquidity buffer limits; larger withdrawals follow standard settlement schedules. Initial deposit capacity is capped at $10 million and subject to change at the curator's discretion.)
About TopNod
TopNod is a self-custodial wallet built with security and simplicity. Powered by key sharding and TEE technology, TopNod provides institutional-grade security without the complexity of managing access codes. TopNod offers a “seedless” experience that makes owning and transacting digital assets as straightforward as using mainstream internet apps. By integrating with trusted third-party providers, TopNod offers seamless access to a wide range of established, liquid digital assets.

About Axil
AXIL is a pioneering DeFi risk curator brand focused on bringing greater clarity, discipline, and quality to on-chain risk management and growth optimization in the RWA sector. By combining robust risk management framework, structured growth strategy, and transparent disclosure mechanism, AXIL provides an institutional-grade foundation to help users better understand on-chain risks, calibrate their own growth trajectories, and unlock the potentials of RWAs.

Payward Services provides the custody and infrastructure rails behind the launch, bringing a MiCA-aligned trading venue to European traders.
WOO X, a leading global digital asset exchange, today officially announced the launch of WOO X EU, a dedicated trading platform custom-built to operate in alignment with Europe’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. The rollout is supported by WOO X’s strategic collaboration with Payward Services, the B2B infrastructure platform from Payward, subject to the parties’ respective operating roles and applicable regulatory requirements.
Elevating Asset Safety Under MiCA
The launch of WOO X EU marks a pivotal milestone in WOO X’s global expansion strategy. Built from the ground up around Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) standards, WOO X EU establishes a compliant gateway for European retail and institutional traders seeking high-performance execution within a legally protected framework.
Key highlights of the WOO X EU platform include:
Customer-Asset Safeguarding: Customer assets are subject to segregation and safeguarding arrangements designed in accordance with applicable requirements. Details of the applicable arrangements, supported assets and user protections are available in WOO X EU’s terms and disclosures.EEA Market Readiness: WOO X EU is designed to support a consistent user experience for eligible users in supported EEA jurisdictions. Service availability varies by jurisdiction, product and applicable requirements.Enterprise Security Infrastructure: Supported by battle-tested B2B infrastructure and custody rails designed to meet strict European operational risk standards.
WOO X EU is now open for account registration by eligible users in supported European Economic Area (EEA) jurisdictions, subject to identity verification, product availability and applicable legal and regulatory requirements. As part of the initial launch phase, deposits and withdrawals are officially live, allowing users to onboard, complete identity verification, and fund their accounts ahead of the platform's upcoming spot trading rollout.
Phased Rollout: Deposits Live, Spot Trading Coming Soon
To ensure an ultra-smooth onboarding experience, WOO X EU is executing a phased operational rollout. Effective immediately, European traders can register their accounts, pass streamlined identity verification, and initiate crypto and fiat deposits and withdrawals.
This foundation prepares the platform for the second phase of the rollout: the launch of WOO X EU Spot Trading, which will give European users access to deep institutional liquidity, tight bid-ask spreads, and millisecond execution speeds on major trading pairs.
About WOO X
WOO X is a leading global centralized digital asset exchange built by traders, for traders. Backed by YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs) and engineered by a premier team of quantitative traders, engineers, and technologists originating from top-tier Web2 and Web3 projects, WOO X delivers an elite trading environment tailored for both retail and institutional investors. The platform is globally recognized for its superior trade execution, offering deep aggregated liquidity, ultra-tight spreads, and zero-slippage execution.
Prioritizing user trust and platform integrity, WOO X features an industry-first, live-updating Proof of Reserves and Liabilities transparency dashboard. The exchange offers advanced trading architecture, fully customizable workspaces, and professional-grade infrastructure that supports flexible, professional withdrawal standards alongside top-tier asset custody solutions. Driven by a corporate culture of compliance, technical excellence, and relentless innovation, WOO X continues to pioneer transparent, high-performance trading environments for the global digital asset ecosystem.
About Payward Services
Payward Services is the B2B infrastructure platform built on 15 years of operating Kraken, one of the world's largest crypto platforms. Through a single integration, partners can access crypto and tokenized equity trading, fiat and stablecoin payments, yield, lending, prediction markets and derivatives. Fintechs, banks, brokerages, payment providers, exchanges, consumer tech platforms and asset managers can use Payward Services to offer digital assets to their clients without building the stack themselves.
Liquidity, custody, payments, compliance, risk and settlement are integrated by design, replacing fragmented multi-vendor stacks with a single regulated foundation. Partners build on the same infrastructure that powers Payward's family of products, deployed as modular services they can scale alongside their own.
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Company plans to begin a phased exploration of regional community ecosystems in 2027, strengthening connections among its technology platform, users, regional markets and future partners
As the digital asset market continues to evolve and artificial intelligence, data analytics and advanced algorithms become increasingly integrated into financial technology, demand is growing for more accessible, technology-driven and professional digital asset services.
Against this backdrop, Datavecta is advancing its international growth strategy and incorporating the development of a global community ecosystem into its long-term plans. The initiative is designed to strengthen connections among the platform, its users, regional markets and future partners, while exploring service models tailored to the needs of different markets.
Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Canada, Datavecta specializes in blockchain-based algorithmic trading technologies. The company applies artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics and algorithmic technologies to digital asset trading, with the long-term goal of building a globally connected intelligent trading ecosystem.
Technology as the Foundation for International Growth
Technology remains at the core of Datavecta’s development strategy. Its algorithmic trading platform integrates artificial intelligence, machine learning, high-performance algorithms, blockchain and cloud computing technologies to analyze market data, identify trends and trading patterns, and continuously enhance strategy execution and system performance.
The platform also analyzes market volatility, liquidity and related risk indicators to support strategy execution, risk management and ongoing system optimization. Looking ahead, Datavecta plans to continue investing in technology development, automation and risk management capabilities while refining its products and services based on the needs of different markets and user groups.
From a Digital Platform to Regional Community Ecosystems
As Datavecta expands its international presence, the company is also exploring how regional communities could complement its existing platform-based services.
The proposed community ecosystem is intended to extend beyond conventional online user groups and create a more open framework for engagement. Under this model, the platform would serve as the foundation for global connectivity, while regional communities could function as local service and engagement hubs. Online and offline interactions would complement one another, with knowledge and experience sharing helping maintain connections across markets.
The platform would continue to provide the underlying technology and product infrastructure, while regional communities could serve as an additional connection point between local users and Datavecta. Depending on local market needs and regulatory conditions, future communities may explore activities such as user engagement, knowledge sharing, platform support and community events.
The objective is to establish stronger connections between the platform and individual markets while preserving flexibility in how services are developed and delivered locally.
Combining Digital Connectivity With Local Engagement
Digital platforms provide connectivity across geographic boundaries, while regional communities can create opportunities for more direct interaction and engagement. Datavecta therefore views online and offline engagement as complementary rather than competing approaches.
Over the longer term, regional communities could become local points of connection among users, the platform and other market participants. User feedback and practical experience from individual markets could also be shared through the broader global community network.
This approach is intended to help Datavecta explore service models that better reflect local market needs while retaining the global connectivity of its digital platform. Individual regions would also have the flexibility to develop according to their own market characteristics rather than following a single standardized community model.
Regional Connectivity and Knowledge Sharing
Strengthening connections among different markets is expected to become an important component of Datavecta’s future community ecosystem. As regional communities develop, they could exchange insights on operating practices, user feedback and localized service approaches. Experience gained in one market could provide useful references for others, while feedback from different regions could contribute to the continued development of the platform’s products and services.
As part of its long-term exploration, Datavecta intends to develop its community ecosystem around four core principles:
Regional Services — Developing services based on local user needs and market characteristics.
Global Connectivity — Maintaining connections across markets through the digital platform.
Knowledge Sharing — Facilitating the exchange of experience and insights among regional communities.
Collaborative Development — Enabling regional experience and practices to contribute to the broader global ecosystem.
The initiative is intended to progress gradually as a long-term development strategy rather than a short-term expansion program.
2027–2030: A Phased Approach to Community Ecosystem Development
Datavecta expects 2026 to remain an important year for technology development and the advancement of its international market strategy. The company plans to continue developing its AI-driven algorithmic trading capabilities, including further exploration of deep learning and real-time data analytics for technology-driven trading services, while evaluating opportunities across markets in Europe, Asia and Africa.
Beginning in 2027, Datavecta plans to gradually initiate more systematic planning and exploration of its community ecosystem. From 2027 through 2030, the company intends to assess opportunities in selected markets based on local market characteristics, user needs and service models appropriate for each region.
The process will follow a phased approach. Rather than prioritizing rapid expansion in the number of communities, Datavecta plans to evaluate individual markets and continuously refine its community model based on practical experience, user feedback and local market conditions.
The company also recognizes that community development cannot follow an identical model in every country. Its future approach will therefore take into account local market structures, user needs and applicable regulatory environments.
A Long-Term Ecosystem Vision
Community development forms part of Datavecta’s broader international growth strategy. Going forward, the company plans to continue advancing initiatives across technology development, products and user services, community building, ecosystem partnerships and compliance, while exploring additional models for localized services and cross-market collaboration.
By 2030, Datavecta aims to further strengthen the foundation of its intelligent trading services and establish the groundwork for closer collaboration among its platform, users, regional communities and partners.
Its long-term vision is to develop a global ecosystem in which technology provides the underlying infrastructure, regional communities strengthen user connections, and knowledge sharing supports collaboration across markets while respecting the distinct characteristics of each region.
“Technology connects markets. Platforms connect users. Communities connect regions. Shared knowledge drives collaboration.”
Datavecta therefore views community ecosystem development as a long-term initiative rather than a short-term expansion project. Beginning in 2027, the company plans to progressively explore and refine the model in response to market conditions and user needs.
As its international strategy continues to evolve, Datavecta will explore how technology, localized services and cross-regional collaboration can work together to support its long-term goal of building a globally connected intelligent trading ecosystem.
About Datavecta
Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Canada, Datavecta specializes in blockchain-based algorithmic trading technologies. The company applies artificial intelligence, data analytics, high-performance algorithms, blockchain and cloud computing technologies to digital asset trading while continuing to advance its capabilities in technology development, risk management, products and services, and international market development.
Datavecta’s long-term goal is to build a globally connected intelligent trading ecosystem and explore sustainable models for collaboration among its platform, users, regional communities and partners.

GAEA Ventures and K1 Research will host “AI Meets the Chart,” a Horizon Series event focused on AI and trading, on Sept. 28 in Seoul during Korea Blockchain Week.
Taking place from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Alver Coffee Gangnam, the event will bring together AI developers, quantitative researchers, traders and Web3 industry participants for presentations and a roundtable discussion on AI-driven trading.
The program will cover AI quantitative trading, agentic trading systems, strategy development and automated execution, with speakers discussing how AI is being incorporated into different stages of the trading process, from market research and strategy development to trade execution.
Origins Network, D Network, UNIKEY and Travix will join GAEA Ventures and K1 Research as co-hosts. Becker Ventures, SkyDAO, Oraclizer, Flap, XPIN Network, AITok and KEYFLOW will participate as sponsors. Zest Protocol will also take part in the roundtable and sponsor presentations.
The roundtable will feature representatives from Origins Network, UNIKEY, Travix, Zest Protocol,Virgo Groupand AITok, while Oraclizer and other participating teams will deliver presentations during the event.
The program will also include prize drawings featuring gold, World Department Store gift cards and eSIM cards, followed by an evening networking session.
“AI Meets the Chart” is part of the Horizon Series, which brings together industry participants to explore emerging technologies and their applications in financial markets.
Registration: https://luma.com/5mgf0u76

LONDON, UK, September 24, 2026 – OpenZeppelin, the security standard for onchain finance and secure smart contract development, today announced that its smart contract libraries and secure development suite are now available for the TRON network.
The integration gives developers building on TRON access to OpenZeppelin’s widely used security-focused development framework, adapted specifically for the TRON network. Teams can now build applications using audited contract components, familiar upgrade workflows, and developer tooling designed around TRON’s standards and network capabilities.
OpenZeppelin’s TRON offering includes audited smart contract libraries, secure upgrade tools, and the Contracts Wizard, giving developers trusted building blocks for tokens, access control, governance, and applications that need to evolve over time. Built-in security checks and AI-assisted development support help teams build, deploy, and update applications with greater confidence.
“Security is fundamental to expanding what developers can build across the TRON ecosystem,” said Sam Elfarra, Community Spokesperson of the TRON DAO. “OpenZeppelin gives developers a trusted set of tools and standards that many already know from across the broader blockchain industry. Bringing that experience to TRON lowers friction for builders while giving teams stronger foundations for creating applications that can operate at scale.”
Designed around TRON’s specific network capabilities, the tools also support more advanced use cases, including passkey authentication, supply controls, permissions and governance. Together, they give developers a secure foundation for building applications while maintaining flexibility as the TRON network continues to evolve.
“Strong security starts at the foundation. Developers need primitives they can trust on the network they are deploying to," said Pepe Blasco, Engineering Manager at OpenZeppelin. "Bringing our contracts and tooling to TRON lets teams keep the assurances they know from other ecosystems, while accounting for the network-specific requirements that matter in production. The goal is a robust path from first line to production.”
As TRON continues to support a growing range of applications across stablecoins, decentralized finance, payments and other on-chain use cases, the integration expands the tools available to developers and provides a strong foundation for building and scaling applications on the network.
About OpenZeppelin
OpenZeppelin is the security standard for onchain finance. Since 2015, the company has set the bar for blockchain and smart contract security through the industry-standard OpenZeppelin Contracts library, behind $37 trillion in value transferred, and 900+ security engagements that have surfaced 10,000+ vulnerabilities before production. OpenZeppelin secures the world’s leading blockchain networks, DeFi protocols, institutions, and enterprises globally.
About TRON DAO
TRON DAO is a community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet via blockchain technology and dApps.
Founded in September 2017, the TRON blockchain has experienced significant growth since its MainNet launch in May 2018. Today, TRON hosts the largest circulating supply of USD Tether (USDT) stablecoin, which currently exceeds $94 billion. As of September 2026, the TRON blockchain has recorded over 405 million in total user accounts, more than 15 billion in total transactions, and over $29 billion in total value locked (TVL), based on TRONSCAN. Recognized as the global settlement layer for stablecoin transactions and everyday purchases with proven success, TRON is “Moving Trillions, Empowering Billions.”

Geneva, Switzerland, September 24, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), today announced that total transaction volume settled on the TRON blockchain has surpassed $30 trillion. A milestone driven by the network's high throughput, low costs, and deep liquidity, making TRON the settlement layer of choice for stablecoin transfers, payments, and digital asset activity worldwide.
TRON has now recorded more than 405 million total user accounts, over 15 billion total transactions, more than $28 billion in total value locked (TVL) and currently carries more than $94 billion in circulating USDT, the largest supply of any blockchain. According to Token Terminal, TRON leads all networks in USDT transfer volume year to date, with approximately $6 trillion, averaging $25 billion in daily transfer volume. That momentum is also extending into consumer payments. According to CoinDesk Research, crypto payment card volumes grew from $2 billion in the first quarter of 2026 to $2.4 billion in the second, with TRON's share rising from 33% to 34% over the same period, the highest of any chain tracked. The data reflects TRON’s position as the dominant blockchain for merchant acceptance and consumer-to-business payments via Visa-linked stablecoin cards.
"TRON has moved $30 trillion since launch, a scale comparable to the annual output of the U.S. economy in 2025. Crossing $30 trillion in total transaction volume is proof that TRON has become an essential infrastructure for the digital dollar economy," said Justin Sun, founder of TRON. "Every trillion dollars that moves across TRON represents real people relying on stablecoins for payments, savings, and everyday transactions. TRON was built to support accessible, scalable digital financial infrastructure, and this milestone reflects the continued growth of that mission."
Institutional access to TRON has broadened alongside the network’s growth. In September 2026, Canary Capital launched the Canary Staked TRX ETF, trading under the ticker TRXS. TRX spot and futures products are also available on Bitnomial, a US-regulated derivatives exchange, further broadening regulated market access. Anchorage Digital also expanded support for the TRON Network with native TRX staking and custody for TRC-20 assets through its regulated platform, while the Tokenized Hamilton Lane SCOPE Fund became the first Securitize-issued asset on the TRON network.
Additionally, the TRON blockchain was among the top 5 protocols represented in the newly launched S&P Pantera Digital Asset Index. The index was developed by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Pantera Capital, and applies a methodology centered on protocol utility, onchain liquidity, and network activity. The launch marks one of the clearest signs to date that established financial market frameworks are being extended to digital assets, applying benchmark methodologies traditionally used across equities and other asset classes to blockchain networks.
TRON's $30 trillion transfer volume milestone underscores the network's scale as blockchain-based payments and stablecoin settlement continue to grow. With rising activity across payments, digital assets, and institutional markets, TRON continues to serve as core infrastructure for the movement of value on-chain.
About TRON DAO
TRON DAO is a community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet via blockchain technology and dApps.
Founded in September 2017, the TRON blockchain has experienced significant growth since its MainNet launch in May 2018. Today, TRON hosts the largest circulating supply of USD Tether (USDT) stablecoin, which currently exceeds $94 billion. As of September 2026, the TRON blockchain has recorded over 405 million in total user accounts, more than 15 billion in total transactions, and over $28 billion in total value locked (TVL), based on TRONSCAN. Recognized as the global settlement layer for stablecoin transactions and everyday purchases with proven success, TRON is “Moving Trillions, Empowering Billions.”

Geneva, Switzerland, September 24, 2026 – TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), announced today that Privy is expanding its support for the TRON blockchain, giving developers and businesses more tools to build and operate financial applications at scale on the network.
With the expanded integration, developers can use Privy to build and manage wallets and financial applications on TRON with enhanced transaction, policy, transfer, and monitoring capabilities. Developers can programmatically construct, sign, and broadcast supported TRON transactions, monitor wallet activity and on-chain events through balance and transaction webhooks, and use policy controls to set spending limits, recipient allowlists, and transaction approval or restriction rules. Transfers APIs also enable supported assets on TRON to be moved programmatically.
Together, these capabilities give businesses the infrastructure to build and operate stablecoin payment solutions, treasury workflows, wallets, and other on-chain financial products on TRON.
“TRON has become an important network for stablecoin activity globally, and we want to make it as easy as possible for developers to build on that foundation,” said Justin Sun, Founder of TRON. “By deepening our integration with Privy, we’re giving teams more of the infrastructure they need to bring payments, treasury, and other financial products on-chain.”
TRON has become a major global rail for stablecoin transfers, with the total transfer volume on the network approaching $30 trillion. Its infrastructure is increasingly being used for payments and treasury operations, as companies including Onafriq and Paystack are already building wallet and treasury use cases with Privy and TRON.
“We’re seeing more companies use TRON to move stablecoins across borders and build new financial products, particularly in markets where USDT is already an important part of how money moves,” said Henri Stern, CEO and co-founder of Privy. “Deepening our support for TRON gives these teams more of the infrastructure they need to build and operate at scale.”
The expanded integration builds on growing demand for stablecoin infrastructure that can support real-world financial operations. By combining Privy’s wallet and developer infrastructure with TRON’s stablecoin ecosystem, businesses can build applications designed for payments, treasury management, and other on-chain financial workflows.
About TRON DAO
TRON DAO is a community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet via blockchain technology and dApps.
Founded in September 2017, the TRON blockchain has experienced significant growth since its MainNet launch in May 2018. Today, TRON hosts the largest circulating supply of USD Tether (USDT) stablecoin, which currently exceeds $94 billion. As of September 2026, the TRON blockchain has recorded over 405 million in total user accounts, more than 15 billion in total transactions, and over $29 billion in total value locked (TVL), based on TRONSCAN. Recognized as the global settlement layer for stablecoin transactions and everyday purchases with proven success, TRON is “Moving Trillions, Empowering Billions.”
About Privy, a Stripe company
Privy provides secure, scalable wallet infrastructure for modern financial products built on crypto and stablecoin rails. More than 2,000 developers and businesses, including Ramp, Deel, and Hyperliquid, use Privy to power over 160 million accounts and process billions of dollars in monthly volume. Privy became a Stripe company in 2025.

GGD (Global Gold DAO) has launched a tokenized physical gold real-world asset (RWA) ecosystem on BNB Chain. The protocol introduces a three-token architecture GGT, GGU and GGD designed to link gold-referenced value to on-chain staking, minting, circulating and decentralized governance.
The project describes itself as "the world's first decentralized on-chain physical gold ecosystem DAO," positioning the protocol around the integration of traditional physical gold with blockchain infrastructure. It also aims to decentralize ownership of the tokenization network by distributing governance tokens as staking incentives, incentivizing participation in protocol level governance, and other protocol design includes DAO approved buybacks funded by protocol revenue, intended to align users with the protocol.
The launch comes as real-world asset tokenization continues to move traditional assets onto blockchain networks. The stated thesis is to democratize access, improve real-time transparency, strengthen ownership rights, enable liquidity and allow permissionless composability across on-chain applications. Gold has become one of the assets most actively explored in this transition, given its established global market, recognized pricing benchmarks and long-standing role as a store of value and a hedge against inflation, geopolitical instability and broader macroeconomic uncertainty.
Physical gold ownership, by contrast, can involve storage and insurance requirements, geographic constraints, limited divisibility, cross-border settlement friction and restricted usability in financial applications such as collateral, borrowing and lending. Tokenization offers an alternative structure in which gold-referenced economic exposure can be represented, transferred and utilized within blockchain-based systems.
GGD (Global Gold DAO) separates three core functions across three digital assets: GGT serves as the gold-referenced value layer, GGU functions as a volatility buffer in the form of a synthetic U.S. dollar-denominated value unit, and GGD acts as the governance and ecosystem incentive token.
GGT: The Physical Gold Asset
GGT, or Global Gold Token, is the protocol's primary RWA gold token. Each GGT represents the value equivalent of 0.001 troy ounces of gold.
Its current underlying asset is the CSOP Gold ETF (3030.HK), a Hong Kong listed exchange-traded fund managed by CSOP Asset Management Limited. The ETF holds physical gold and tracks the LBMA gold benchmark before expenses.
According to the project's white paper, the underlying asset structure is intended to evolve. The current structure relies solely on the CSOP Gold ETF, while a later phase is expected to introduce directly held physical gold, producing a combined structure of ETF holdings and allocated gold bars.
The legal issuer of GGT is RWAfi DAO LLC – Series 2, a Marshall Islands entity, while protocol level parameters and smart-contract control are assigned to GGD DAO governance. The design separates the entities responsible for holding the underlying assets via a licensed custodian, providing technology services and governing the protocol.
GGT holders do not directly hold units in the ETF, or direct title to the underlying physical gold. GGT is instead structured to provide economic exposure to the performance of the underlying gold linked assets under the contractual arrangements set out in the Marshall Island entities’s legal documentation.
GGT can be minted by depositing USDC or USDT, and withdrawal in accordance with defined protocol rules. It also supports permissionless peer-to-peer transfers on-chain.
The protocol additionally provides a pathway for GGT to physical-gold redemption mechanism. The current minimum redemption threshold is 50,000 GGT, equivalent to 50 troy ounces of gold, with an initial redemption fee of 2.5%. Redemption into USDC or USDT currently carries a 3.5% protocol fee.
GGU: A Synthetic Gold Unit denominated in USD
GGU, or Global Gold Unit, is structured as a volatility buffer in the form of a synthetic U.S. dollar-denominated value unit.
Under the protocol model, each GGU consists of US$1 equivalent of gold exposure paired with a short gold hedging position. The mechanism is intended to reduce net exposure to gold-price movements and hold the U.S. dollar value of GGU near US$1.
GGU is not a conventional 1:1 fiat-reserve stablecoin. Its value management mechanism depends on gold exposure, hedging positions, reserve availability, market liquidity and pricing data.
The white paper notes that full hedging may not be achievable during the protocol's early stages if the risk reserve is insufficient. Under those conditions, GGU may remain partially exposed to gold-price fluctuations and may deviate from its US$1 reference value.
GGT and GGU can be converted into one another through an on-chain atomic conversion mechanism, currently at a fee of 0.3% in either direction. Each conversion burns the source token and mints the destination token at the applicable protocol reference price.
GGD: Governance and Ecosystem Incentives
GGD is the protocol's governance and incentive token, with a fixed total supply of one billion tokens.
Under the allocation model, 45% is designated for ecosystem staking and minting, 15% for market incentives, 15% for the DAO foundation, 20% for the core team and 5% for private investors.
The protocol initially unlocks 100 million GGD. Further batches of 100 million tokens are released against cumulative GGT minting milestones. Within each batch, 45 million GGD is allocated to ecosystem minting and distributed linearly over 730 days under current parameters.
Users can participate in the staking system by staking GGT or GGU through protocol nodes. The minimum user staking amount is currently 10 GGT, or an equivalent effective amount of GGU under the protocol's calculation rules.
GGD is a governance token used to bootstrap network effects and participation in protocol level voting and to reward contributors and users. Its economic value derives from buybacks funded by protocol revenue, a structure designed to align user interests with the protocol’s growth and create a reinforcing growth cycle.
Transparency, Compliance and Security
The protocol's on-chain gold framework combines blockchain-based records with information supplied by licensed custodians, fund admin, asset managers and other service providers.
Pricing relies on multi-source oracle infrastructure. Under the white paper framework, abnormal deviations between price sources, or stale data, can trigger temporary suspension of functions that depend on real-time pricing.
Reserves and underlying asset information is supported by licensed custodian records, periodic attestations and third-party documentation. Information regarding the underlying holdings will be publicly disclosed and made available for verification.
Operators interacting with the official GGD (Global Gold DAO) interface must qualify as professional or accredited investors in their respective jurisdictions and are subject to on-chain screening, including Know Your Transaction (KYT) and Know Your Address (KYA) checks. Operators must not be located in the United States, mainland China, or any jurisdiction subject to United Nations sanctions.
Risk Considerations
The project's white paper identifies risks including gold-price movements, GGT tracking differences, GGU hedging and reserve risks, smart-contract vulnerabilities, liquidity constraints, governance concentration and regulatory uncertainty.
For the full disclaimer, please visit the official GGD (Global Gold DAO) website.

About GGD (Global Gold DAO)
GGD (Global Gold DAO) is a decentralized tokenized gold RWA ecosystem initially deployed on BNB Chain.

Initial deployment of 40 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 GPUs will support Clichmont’s Bodo Harbor Compute Site, with larger volumes and additional GPU models planned.
Clichmont, a provider of high-performance computing infrastructure for artificial intelligence and GPU-intensive workloads, has entered into an ongoing hardware supply agreement with French high-tech group Cybertek.
Under the non-exclusive agreement, Cybertek will supply workstation-class GPU hardware for Clichmont’s infrastructure as the company expands its compute capacity. The relationship starts with 40 RTX 5090 GPUs for Clichmont’s Bodo Harbor Compute Site in Norway. Cybertek was selected in part for its access to constrained GPU models, which gives Clichmont an additional supply channel as it expands its compute capacity.
Clichmont’s Bodo Harbor Compute Site is already live, with RTX 5090 and RTX 4090 hardware deployed for workstation-class AI, rendering, and production compute workloads. The new 40-unit RTX 5090 allocation will expand the site’s available GPU capacity.
“Cybertek has operated in the high-tech market for many years, and its ability to source constrained GPU models gives us another reliable supplier as we expand,” said Alexis Cathalifaud, CEO of Clichmont. “Continuous access to the workstations and GPUs we need is important to our development roadmap, particularly as we increase capacity at Bodo and prepare for future sites.”
Founded in 1996 by two computer engineers, Cybertek employs more than 200 people across France and operates a national network of 23 stores. The group holds more than 7,000 product references in stock and operates a dedicated assembly chain that produces more than 50,000 PCs each year.
“Clichmont gives Cybertek an opportunity to showcase our hardware expertise in a B2B environment and to an international audience,” said Laurent Chancholle, co-founder of Cybertek. “Supporting an operational compute site such as Bodo demonstrates what our sourcing and assembly capabilities can deliver for infrastructure customers, and we see room to expand that relationship as Clichmont grows.”
Clichmont plans to source larger volumes for the Bodo site through Cybertek, with RTX 6000D hardware identified in the current expansion plan. The company’s broader Bodo roadmap includes a Q4 2027 scale-out of the current footprint for higher enterprise GPU density. Clichmont and Cybertek also plan to extend their cooperation to the Solar Compute Hub, a solar autonomous data center planned for Alicante, Spain.
About Clichmont
Clichmont develops and operates high-performance GPU infrastructure for artificial intelligence, machine learning, 3D rendering, scientific computing and other GPU-intensive applications.
The company deploys and manages enterprise GPU clusters, providing secure, scalable compute capacity across its infrastructure footprint. Its current operational sites include the Technical Center in Billingstad and the Bodo Harbor Compute Site in Norway, with further expansion planned in Norway and Spain.
About Cybertek
Founded in 1996 by two computer engineers, Cybertek is a French high-tech group specializing in the manufacturing and commercialization of gaming, professional and office PCs.
The group employs more than 200 people across France, operates 23 stores nationwide and offers more than 7,000 product references. Its dedicated manufacturing and assembly operation produces more than 50,000 PCs each year.

Industry KOL panels, an interactive session with F1 driver Ollie Bearman, live music, and grand prizes including a MacBook Air and iPhone Duo will highlight the evening.
Global cryptocurrency derivatives platform Zoomex will host the “ZOOMEX TRADERS AFTER PARTY @ TOKEN2049 SINGAPORE” on October 7, 2026, at Echo Live Party in Singapore. Organized as an official side event during TOKEN2049 Singapore, the gathering invites traders, Web3 founders, creators, and partners to connect beyond the main conference floor, exchange market insights, and expand their industry networks. (Luma)
Centering on the theme “CRYPTO TRADING · WEB3 · LIVE MUSIC · NETWORKING,” the event seamlessly blends market discussions with an elevated party experience. Guests can engage directly with industry KOLs and the Zoomex team, participate in special guest Q&As, and make new connections over live music and open networking.
Where’s the Edge? From Crypto Trading to Broader Markets
As trading options expand rapidly, where do traders truly find their edge? Is it early opportunity detection, smarter tool utilization, or a distinct approach to market dynamics and risk management?
The event will feature a flagship panel titled “Where’s the Edge? Trading Crypto and Beyond,” bringing together top industry KOLs to share insights across crypto assets and traditional market setups. Discussions will span derivatives, TradFi, and prediction markets, with a focus on how copy trading, AI assistance, and strategic tools are reshaping how traders gather information, make decisions, and execute strategies.
Grounded in practical trading needs, the panel gives speakers from diverse backgrounds a platform to share market observations, offering attendees fresh perspectives to compare and discuss. Conversations will continue into the open networking sessions following the panel.
This theme reflects Zoomex’s core focus on derivatives while expanding its broader trading ecosystem. As the platform moves into TradFi and new trading venues, it continues to anchor its operations around "Easy to Use. Transparent. Fair.", prioritizing seamless user experience, transparent fee structures, and clear rule mechanisms. (Luma)
Ollie Bearman to Join for an Exclusive Community Q&A
TGR Haas F1 Team driver Ollie Bearman will attend as a special guest, hosting an interactive Q&A session that offers traders and motorsport fans an up-close, face-to-face experience. (Luma)
As the Official Cryptocurrency Exchange Partner of the Haas F1 Team, Zoomex continues to bridge high-profile sports sponsorships with real community engagement, letting attendees experience the thrill of racing alongside market insights. (Zoomex)
Live Music and Grand Prizes Set the Stage for Networking
The evening will feature live performances by singers and dancers, a DJ set, interactive lucky draws, and ample dedicated networking time. Attendees can discuss products with the Zoomex team, swap market insights with creators, or catch up with industry peers on conversations started during the main conference. (Luma)
A MacBook Air and iPhone Duo lead the lineup of grand prizes for the night's lucky draw, adding extra excitement to the evening. Eligibility and prize collection will follow official event rules.
From deep market discussions and celebrity guest interactions to live entertainment, Zoomex aims to make the Traders After Party a premier gathering for the trading community—a, a place to share ideas, meet peers in a relaxed setting, and build direct, lasting connections.
Registration is now open. Interested traders, founders, creators, and industry partners can apply via the official Zoomex Luma event page. The event takes place on the evening of October 7 at Echo Live Party Singapore; Final entry details and agenda are subject to the official event listing. (Luma)
About Zoomex
Founded in 2021, Zoomex is a global cryptocurrency trading platform focused on derivatives trading. The platform serves over 3 million users across 35+ countries and regions, offering access to 590+ trading pairs. Built around easy to use, transparency, fairness, and speed, Zoomex provides a clear and efficient trading experience for users worldwide.
Through its high-performance matching engine, clear asset and order displays, and transparent fee and rule mechanisms, Zoomex helps users better understand their account status, order execution, trading costs, and results. Zoomex maintains registrations, licenses, and regulatory statuses across multiple jurisdictions, including the U.S. MSB, Canada MSB, U.S. NFA, and Australia AUSTRAC, and has completed security audits conducted by blockchain security firm Hacken. The platform also continues to strengthen its trust framework through Proof of Reserves, Security & Transparency, Compliance Information, and Fees / Rules Transparency initiatives.
Beyond trading, Zoomex builds a refined brand experience through elite sports partnerships, including the TGR Haas F1 Team, World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez, and world-class tennis events such as Wimbledon. The values of speed, precision, discipline, fair play, and rule-based execution are closely aligned with Zoomex’s approach to derivatives trading.
At Zoomex: Easy to Use. Transparent balance. Fair access to your earnings.

XRPL-based DePIN device built by KOSDAQ-listed Kweather in the spotlight; Tria, DCENT, and Biconomy join the lineupU.S. brokerage and crypto platform Robinhood and the longest-running crypto exchange Bitstamp join the lineup, alongside Thailand's SCBXOctober 3 at Grand Hyatt Seoul during KBW2026 week, with Ripple as Title Sponsor
From KOSDAQ-listed weather company Kweather and Tria, the global finance app used across more than 150 countries, to Robinhood, the global brokerage and crypto platform, and Bitstamp, the longest-running crypto exchange founded in 2011, global companies spanning weather data, digital asset payments, and trading in securities, tokenized stocks, and crypto are gathering at ‘XRP Seoul 2026,’ Asia's largest XRP/Web3 conference held during Korea Blockchain Week 2026 (KBW2026 with Upbit).
XRPL Korea, the event's host, unveiled its third speaker lineup on September 18, featuring Kweather, Tria, DCENT, Biconomy, Robinhood, and Bitstamp by Robinhood. This follows earlier announcements of Ripple President Monica Long and other Ripple executives, along with global speakers from Doppler Finance, t54 Labs, Flare, and Evernorth. The lineup brings a Korean listed company, global exchanges, and Asian financial institutions onto one stage.
XRPL in Everyday Life: DePIN Devices, Payments, and Wallets
Kweather's keynote will be delivered by Sunghwan Kim, CEO and Founder of Wellbian Labs. Founded in 1997 as Korea's first private weather company, Kweather operates its own weather sensors at more than 30,000 indoor and outdoor sites nationwide. Wellbian Labs runs Wellbian, the Weather Data Token Generator platform, with Kweather as its technology and device partner. The Weather Data Token Generator, which Wellbian put on sale on September 15, is an indoor measurement device manufactured and certified by Kweather. Air and climate data collected at homes and workplaces is verified on the XRP Ledger (XRPL)-based platform and rewarded in WLBN tokens. The device can be purchased on Wellbian's official website in RLUSD or Korean won, and visitors to the booth on the day will be able to see it in operation, with on-site purchase also planned.
Tria sends Chief Strategy Officer John Lilic. Tria is a global finance app that offers a self-custodial wallet and digital-asset-linked payment features. According to company disclosures, it serves users in more than 150 countries and supports more than 20,000 digital assets. Operating data released in late August 2026 showed cumulative payment volume above $150 million, more than $300 million in volume through its BestPath routing system, and cumulative trading volume above $2 billion. Tria is preparing a pre-event campaign and an on-site program for Korean XRP communities together with XRP Seoul. Details of the benefits and how to take part will be announced in stages once both sides finalize them.
DCENT is represented by Chief Business Officer Wankyu Kim. DCENT is a fingerprint-authenticated hardware wallet launched in 2018. It is used by about 1 million people in over 220 countries and supports more than 100 blockchain networks and over 10,000 digital assets. In May it launched the XRP Alliance with Flare Network, giving users a path into XRP yield vaults with two XRPL signatures and no new chain, wallet, or gas token.
Biconomy is represented by Founder Aniket Jindal. Biconomy pioneered smart contract wallets and chain abstraction, and runs a Modular Execution Environment (MEE) that settles operations across multiple blockchains with a single signature. In Korea it has partnered with Girin Wallet to upgrade wallet infrastructure for the XRP ecosystem.
Robinhood and Bitstamp Share a Global Market View
Robinhood will be represented by Johann Kerbrat, SVP and General Manager of Crypto and International. Kerbrat runs Robinhood's entire crypto business and launched Robinhood Chain, the company's own blockchain, which opened its public mainnet on July 1. Robinhood Chain is an Ethereum Layer-2 that tokenizes U.S. stocks and ETFs such as Apple and NVIDIA for 24/7 trading, weekends included. Market data show it passed $50 billion in cumulative decentralized exchange (DEX) volume in just over two months. Since tokenized stock trading picked up in late July, real-world assets and stablecoin supply on the chain have grown rapidly. Robinhood entered the institutional crypto business with its acquisition of Bitstamp in June last year, and its second-quarter total net revenues rose 32% year over year to $1.31 billion.
Leonard Hoh, President of Bitstamp Asia Pacific, will travel to Seoul. Founded in 2011, Bitstamp is the longest continuously operating crypto exchange, holding more than 50 licenses and registrations worldwide and recording $10.1 billion in notional trading volume in August. It secured a Singapore license in July last year, establishing its Asia-Pacific base, and this year launched multi-asset perpetual futures that let traders access commodities, FX, equity indices, and crypto from a single pool of capital. In August, Robinhood began rolling out trading in more than 50 cryptocurrencies to its UK app through Bitstamp.
Digital Assets Through the Eyes of Asian Banking
Ruam Siratanapanta, Head of Digital Asset Business at SCBX, the financial technology group behind Thailand's Siam Commercial Bank, joins the speaker roster. Siratanapanta drives blockchain and digital asset strategy at SCBX. Additional speakers, sponsors, and the detailed program will be announced on a rolling basis.
A representative of XRPL Korea said, “We have brought together companies leading global markets in payments, trading, and asset tokenization. This will be the closest look anyone can get at the future of the blockchain market.”
Last year, XRP Seoul 2025 drew some 3,000 attendees from more than 100 companies at COEX, Seoul. This year, the event moves to the Grand Hyatt Seoul on October 3 in an expanded format. Tickets are available via Moove Ticket, YES24, and Ticketlink. [End]
[About] Kweather
Founded in 1997, Kweather is Korea's first private weather company and a KOSDAQ-listed firm. With three decades in weather observation, it operates its own air observation network across more than 30,000 indoor and outdoor sites nationwide, has supplied more than 30,000 heat-index sensors to Korea's Ministry of Employment and Labor, and runs IoT weather-sensor networks across 38 Hyundai Motor facilities, more than 10 Samsung C&T construction sites, and POSCO E&C sites. As the technology and device partner of the Wellbian platform, it manufactures the measurement device (ARC-600DA), holds its KC and performance certifications, and handles domestic distribution, sales, and after-sales service.
[About] Wellbian
Wellbian is a decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) platform on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) that verifies, values, and rewards the indoor air and climate data individuals produce with their own measurement devices. Operated by Wellbian Labs, it runs the blockchain and tokenization technology, data verification and valuation, and reward policy, while Kweather manufactures and distributes the devices in Korea. It opened pre-orders on September 7, 2026 and general sale on September 15, with verified data earning the reward token WLBN under platform rules. The collected data is set to feed AI weather forecasting, autonomous driving, smart cities, energy, logistics, insurance, and robotics.
[About] Tria
Tria is a global finance app that offers a self-custodial wallet and digital-asset-linked payment features. According to company disclosures, it serves users in more than 150 countries and supports more than 20,000 digital assets. Operating data released in late August 2026 showed cumulative payment volume above $150 million, more than $300 million in volume through BestPath routing, and cumulative trading volume above $2 billion.
[About] DCENT
DCENT is a fingerprint-authenticated hardware wallet brand that IoTrust has operated since 2018. It supplies hardware cold wallets and card-type models, and is used by about 1 million people in over 220 countries. It supports more than 100 blockchain networks and over 10,000 digital assets. On May 19, 2026, it launched the XRP Alliance with Flare Network, letting users deposit into XRP yield vaults from a hardware wallet with two XRPL signatures and no new chain, wallet, or gas token. It changed its official notation from D'CENT to DCENT in September 2026.
[About] Biconomy
Biconomy is a Web3 execution infrastructure company that pioneered smart contract wallets and chain abstraction. Through its Modular Execution Environment (MEE), it combines account abstraction and chain abstraction to settle operations across multiple blockchains with a single signature. In Korea, it has partnered with Girin Wallet to bring account abstraction, gas sponsorship, and cross-chain transfers to wallet infrastructure for the XRP ecosystem.
[About] Robinhood
Robinhood is a U.S. financial platform offering commission-free trading in stocks, ETFs, options, and cryptocurrencies. In June 2025 it completed its roughly $200 million acquisition of the crypto exchange Bitstamp, entering the institutional crypto business for the first time and extending its reach into the EU, UK, and Asia through Bitstamp's 50-plus global licenses. In the second quarter of 2026, total net revenues rose 32% year over year to $1.31 billion with 28.4 million funded customers, while prediction markets revenue grew more than tenfold to $156 million. In July 2026 it launched the public mainnet of Robinhood Chain, its own Layer-2 blockchain, bringing 24/7 trading of tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs.
[About] Bitstamp by Robinhood
Founded in 2011, Bitstamp is the longest continuously operating cryptocurrency exchange. It holds more than 50 licenses and registrations worldwide, including MiCA approval from Luxembourg's CSSF in the European Union and licenses in the United States and United Kingdom, and recorded $10.1 billion in monthly notional trading volume in August 2026. Acquired by Robinhood in June 2025 and now operating as Bitstamp by Robinhood, it secured a Singapore license in July of the same year, establishing its Asia-Pacific base. In 2026 it launched multi-asset perpetual futures covering commodities, FX, equity indices, and crypto from a single pool of capital.