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IBM Joins Swift's Blockchain: 17 Banks Already Piloting It
IBM Plugged Into Swift's Banking Blockchain Here's Who's Already On It: The world's biggest bank messaging network just quietly went blockchain and IBM wants in. On September 25 - 2026, IBM connected its Digital Asset Haven platform to Swift's blockchain-based shared ledger, currently in beta. The move lets banks move tokenized deposits across Swift's network using an ISO 20022 messaging adapter meaning banks can tap blockchain rails without ripping out their existing payment systems. Swift isn't a small player here. It connects over 12,500 financial institutions across more than 200 markets, moving the equivalent of world GDP every two to three days. So when Swift adds blockchain to that stack, banks pay attention. The First Live Transaction Already Happened HSBC and Standard Chartered beat everyone to the punch, completing the first live transaction on the ledger back in August proof the system works outside the lab. Meet the 17 Founding Banks Swift's ...
Visa Is Shutting Down the Meme Coin Credit Card Loophole
Buying meme coins with a credit card came with an unexpected perk: some users could earn ordinary credit card points and cash back on their crypto purchases. Visa is now moving to close that loophole. The issue centered on how meme coin purchases were classified by payment processors . Some Crossmint-powered checkouts used merchant category code (MCC) 5815 , a category intended for digital media such as movies, music and audiobooks, rather than a crypto-specific category. That meant a meme coin purchase could look to the card network like a normal digital-media purchase. How the loophole worked Users of Robinhood Wallet and Fomo could purchase certain meme coins using credit cards through Apple Pay or Google Pay. According to The Block's testing, transactions made with Visa and Mastercard cards were classified as digital-media purchases and could earn normal card rewards, including points and cash back. The classification mattered because crypto purchases are generally t...
Crypto Funds Just Posted Their Best Week of 2026 — $3.5B in a Single Week
"Bitcoin ETFs Go 5-for-5: Crypto Funds Hit Biggest Inflow Week of the Year" Digital asset investment funds pulled in $3.5 billion last week, according to CoinShares latest Digital Asset Bi-Weekly Digest the largest single-week inflow recorded in 2026. The surge pushed total assets under management across crypto funds to $173 billion globally. Bitcoin Led the Charge US spot Bitcoin ETFs were the standout performer, hauling in $2.39 billion and staying positive on all five trading days of the week. Ethereum products weren't far behind, adding $690 million over the same stretch. Together, these flows pulled year-to-date totals back into positive territory up to $8.6 billion for 2026 so far. What Sparked the Rally? CoinShares attributes the strength to the removal of uncertainty following the Federal Reserve's recent rate decision. Once the outcome became clear, investors who had been sitting on the sidelines started deploying capital again. The US Dominated But Who Else...
Upcoming IPOs Are Back. Here’s What Investors Should Beware Of
The IPO market is getting busy again, with major private companies across AI, fintech, technology, space and consumer businesses moving closer to public markets. Names such as OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX, Oura and Strava have appeared in the 2026 IPO pipeline, although the status and timing of individual listings can change. Some companies have filed, while others remain confidential filers or are simply being discussed as potential candidates. That creates an opportunity for investors to gain access to companies that were previously available mainly through private markets. But an IPO can also make it easier to buy into a company before the market has fully figured out what it is worth. The IPO price is not automatically a bargain One of the biggest mistakes investors can make is assuming that getting shares at the IPO price means getting in early at a cheap valuation. The IPO price is determined through the offering process and reflects what the company and its underwriters...
Vitalik Says AI Will Make Crypto More Secure
What if the same AI that helps hackers find vulnerabilities could also make your crypto harder to steal? That is the possibility Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is pointing to. He argues that AI could make software fundamentally harder to break by making formal verification practical at a much larger scale. Formal verification uses mathematical proofs to confirm that code follows specific security rules. Instead of relying only on testing to find bugs, developers can prove that certain parts of a program behave as intended. But Buterin says there is a bigger challenge. The Hardest Part Is Defining Security According to Buterin, defining what “secure” actually means is harder than verifying the code . A security definition needs to account for more than obvious bugs. It may also need to consider compromised servers, leaked keys, network attacks, metadata and hardware vulnerabilities. If an important threat is missing from the definition, a perfect mathematical proof will no...
Altcoins Are Coming to Your Stock Brokerage
The biggest change coming to altcoins may not be a new token. It may be where you buy them. For years, buying altcoins meant opening a crypto exchange account and learning a market that operated separately from traditional investing. That gap is getting smaller. Major brokerages including Charles Schwab, E*TRADE and Interactive Brokers are expanding crypto access, bringing more digital assets closer to the platforms investors already use for stocks and ETFs. And investors are already showing which altcoins they want. Solana and XRP are getting the attention The growing access doesn't mean investors are buying every altcoin. Far from it. Solana and XRP are attracting much of the demand through the ETF market. U.S. spot XRP ETFs had attracted roughly $1.68 billion in cumulative inflows by September 1, while Solana ETFs had brought in about $1.31 billion. That tells us something important. Traditional investors are becoming more comfortable with altcoins, but they're...
Privacy Coins Are Back. Is the Altcoin Rotation Real?
For most of the year, Bitcoin has been the center of the crypto market. Now, some of the market's forgotten coins are suddenly making noise again. Zcash (ZEC) has been leading the move. It jumped nearly 40% over the first week of September, broke above $1,200 and entered the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. That is a big comeback for a coin that has spent years outside the market's main spotlight. But Zcash isn't moving alone. Privacy-focused assets have started attracting fresh attention, while XRP and several other altcoins are also showing signs of renewed strength. So the obvious question is: Are we finally seeing the beginning of another altcoin rotation? Why privacy coins are suddenly interesting Zcash's comeback has several possible drivers. Grayscale's spot Zcash ETF began trading on NYSE Arca on August 25, giving traditional investors a regulated way to gain exposure to ZEC. The fund had grown to more than $400 million in assets...
Everyone Wants the Next 100x Coin. Almost Nobody Asks the Right Question.
Every crypto cycle creates the same conversation. "What's the next 100x coin?" It's one of the most searched questions in the industry. And it's probably the wrong one. The problem isn't wanting exceptional returns. The problem is believing returns come before value. The Market Doesn't Reward Hype Forever A new token launches. The community grows. Prices rise. Social media fills with screenshots of overnight gains. For a while, it looks like everyone who bought early made the right decision. Then reality arrives. Many of those projects slowly disappear, not because people stopped talking about them, but because they never solved a meaningful problem. Hype can attract attention. Only value keeps it. A Better Question to Ask Instead of asking, "Can this coin do 100x?" Try asking, "Why does this project deserve to exist?" If you can't explain the problem a project is solving in a few simple sentences, it's wor...
Nibble Wants to Solve Crypto's Dead Token Problem With a New Liquidity Model
Every crypto bull market creates thousands of new tokens. Some build thriving communities. Others disappear within weeks. When a token loses momentum, its community fades, trading activity slows, and liquidity often remains locked inside a project that few people still use. For many holders, this means holding a "dead bag" with little hope of recovery. Nibble believes this doesn't have to be the end of the story. Instead of treating failed tokens as permanent graveyards for capital, Nibble introduces a different approach: recycle liquidity back into the ecosystem. The Problem Most Launchpads Don't Solve Launchpads have transformed how new crypto projects raise capital. They've made token launches faster, more accessible, and open to anyone. But they mainly focus on one stage of a token's journey: launching. What happens after a project loses traction? In many cases, nothing. Liquidity sits idle, communities move on, and capital becomes increasingly...