Ripple joins BIS initiative to enhance global payments

BlackRock, the largest investment firm in the world, has expanded its BUIDL RWA fund to five new blockchains, including Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, OP Mainnet, and Polygon. Until now, BUIDL was exclusively available on Ethereum.

Revolut, the crypto-focused neobank, is scaling up its exchange platform, Revolut X, to cover 30 new countries in the European Economic Area (EEA). Aimed at seasoned crypto traders, the platform now includes regions like Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, among others.

Ethereum Layer 2 solution Linea developed by Consensys is heading towards decentralization. At Devcon 2024, the company announced the Linea Association to oversee the blockchain’s development and governance along with the launch of the LINEA token.