Animoca Token on Solana: Open Access for Investors

On Tuesday, the investment platform Republic whispered that it would tokenize shares of crypto venture firm Animoca Brands on the blockchain, a move designed to open “investor access” through blockchain rails-because who doesn’t want their portfolio strapped to a magical digital horse? 🐴💫

ZOOZ Goes Bitcoin: The Treasury Twist Buzzing Now

The move doubles as the official launch of its new corporate shtick: becoming a Bitcoin treasury reserve company. In plain English, shareholders get direct exposure to the digital asset, which sounds… exciting, and slightly terrifying-exactly how we like it at brunch. 🥂🪙

Banks, Blockchain, and Swift: The Chainlink Pilot That Feels Like Magic

Frankfurt, Germany, is the stage for this demonstration, a city where bankers look serious enough to invest in a small fortune of espresso and still manage to look like they’re about to solve the world’s supply-chain woes with a spreadsheet. The claim is that public or permissioned blockchains can be accessed without tearing out the core infrastructure, since ISO 20022 messages from Swift can spark on-chain actions via CRE.

Google Cloud & Midnight: A ZK Love Story 💼🔐

Midnight 🤝 @googlecloud

The @midnightfdn, in a move so bold it could make a Victorian gasp, is now twirling with Google Cloud to “accelerate privacy-first infrastructure.” Because nothing says “trust” like handing your secrets to a company that once thought “don’t be evil” was a suggestion. 🕶️✨

Google Cloud will:…