OECD to Examine the Potential Impact of Blockchain Next Month 4793

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) announced Wednesday that it plans to host an international conference on blockchain technology next month. Specifically, the conference will examine blockchain’s impact on government activities, and will feature OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría, the prime ministers of Serbia, Bermuda and the Republic of Mauritius and the State Secretary of Slovenia when it is held at the OECD headquarters in Paris on September 4 and 5. The forum is going to be livestreamed.

There will also be “more than 400 senior decision-makers from the public and private sectors” present at the meeting.

Attendees will discuss matters including the potential impact of blockchain on a global economy, privacy and cybersecurity, as well as how to use blockchain to enhance inclusiveness. They will also promote green growth, sustainability and strengthen governance and enforcement practices.

“Blockchain has the potential to transform how a wide range of industries function. Fulfilling its potential, however, depends on the integrity of the processes and requires adequate policies and measures while addressing the risks of misuse. Governments and the international community will play a significant role in shaping policy and regulatory frameworks that are aligned with the emerging challenges and foster transparent, fair and stable markets as a basis for the use of blockchain,” the news release says.

Earlier this summer, OECD’s Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Competition Committee issued a paper titled “Blockchain Technology and Competition Policy” in preparation for the coming conference. The paper points at various applications of blockchain technology for governments and the private sector. It also explains the principles of blockchain and pays attention to consortia for building blockchain platforms, citing R3 as an example.

The paper mentions a number of use cases for the technology, including “helping enforcers to clamp down on avoidance of tax and other laws and regulations; to support monetary and fiscal policy via sovereign-backed cryptocurrency; to create digital land titling and other registries, to help citizens prove their identity and vote, and to increase the efficiency and transparency of public services.”

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OVHcloud and Alchemy Enter Strategic Relationship to Bring Scalable, Powerful Dev Platform to the Web3 World 92

Alchemy to offer multi-chain development platform built on OVHcloud, giving reliable, high-performance, enterprise-grade and affordable infrastructure to Web3 developers

OVHcloud, a global cloud player and the European Cloud leader, and Alchemy, the infrastructure powering 70% of crypto applications and underpinning over $4Tn in annual on-chain transactions, today announced a strategic relationship. Together, the two companies will enable decentralized app and chain developers to benefit from Alchemy’s powerful suite of tools and Supernodes, Alchemy’s blockchain engine, on the secure, de-centralized and high-performance foundation of OVHcloud’s cloud infrastructure.

“Alchemy is one of the cornerstones of the blockchain industry,” said Omar Abi Issa, Global Director for Blockchain, Web3 and AI at OVHcloud. “The team provides essential building blocks for the industry across a number of chains and ecosystems, offering unparalleled functionality including orchestration, dev tools, wallets and data for any blockchain-native design, development or hosting, especially businesses that require their infrastructure to be compliant with industry regulations. We’re delighted to formally announce our relationship, and together, we will power the future of Web3.”

“Infrastructure is the thing most developers don’t want to think about. Our customers range from startups shipping fast to institutions operating in highly regulated markets, like JP Morgan, Robinhood, Visa, Stripe and Coinbase and the common thread is they all need reliability and performance without overpaying for it. OVHcloud’s bare metal foundation lets us deliver that across regions at a price point that actually makes sense for Web3 builders,” said William Platt, COO of Alchemy.

The strategic relationship has already started to have an impact. The performance-price ratio offered by OVHcloud has enabled Alchemy to scale to new regions ahead of schedule, even in highly regulated markets, helping developers around the world to launch decentralized apps and chains faster. The OVHcloud platform seamlessly interconnects with Alchemy’s existing cloud infrastructure, including hyperscale offerings, giving Alchemy a truly multi-cloud environment.

“The relationship has been built over a number of years,” continued Abi Issa. “We initially worked with Bware Labs in 2022, helping them to deploy Blast, one of the world’s fastest blockchain API platforms. Bware was acquired by Alchemy in 2024, and during discussions with the team, we realised that a strategic relationship between our two brands had truly incredible potential.”

Earlier this year, Alchemy supported OVHcloud’s blockchain startup accelerator, helping to build an ecosystem where startups, enterprises, and partners co-innovated and worked to deliver the next generation of blockchain services at a global scale.

About OVHcloud

OVHcloud is a global cloud player and the leading European cloud provider operating over 500,000 servers within 46 data centers across 4 continents to reach 1.6 million customers in over 140 countries. Spearheading a trusted cloud and pioneering a sustainable cloud with the best performance-price ratio, the Group has been leveraging for over 20 years an integrated model that guarantees total control of its value chain: from the design of its servers to the construction and management of its data centers, including the orchestration of its fiber-optic network. This unique approach enables OVHcloud to independently cover all the uses of its customers so they can seize the benefits of an environmentally conscious model with a frugal use of resources and a carbon footprint reaching the best ratios in the industry. OVHcloud now offers customers the latest-generation solutions combining performance, predictable pricing, and complete data sovereignty to support their unfettered growth.

About Alchemy

Alchemy is the Web3 infrastructure and developer platform that powers millions of users and the world’s most innovative blockchain applications. From enabling $1+ trillion in financial transactions worldwide to scaling L2s and enabling DeFi, Alchemy provides the infrastructure and tools developers need to build reliable, scalable, and accessible experiences. Trusted by companies like JPMorgan, Stripe, Visa, Franklin Templeton, Nike, and backed by a16z, Coatue, Silver Lake, Lightspeed, and Stanford University, Alchemy is building the foundational layer for a decentralized and AI-enabled Web3 ecosystem. For more information, users can visit alchemy.com.

Solv Protocol Becomes First to Deliver Bitcoin-Native Yield via Utexo on RGB + Lightning Network, Aligning with Tether’s USDT Expansion 324

Solv Protocol, the leading on-chain Bitcoin asset management platform with over $2 billion in reserves and the largest on chain Bitcoin-native yield infrastructure, today announced a strategic integration with Utexo, a non-custodial settlement layer built on RGB protocol and Lightning Network. This marks the industry’s first true Bitcoin-native yield powered by atomic swaps between native BTC-to-USDT swaps directly on Bitcoin’s rails, eliminating wrappers, bridges, and custodial dependencies while preserving full self-custody, privacy, and settlement finality.

The integration aligns with Tether’s August 2025 announcement to issue USDT natively on RGB-compatible Lightning rails, marking a key step in commercializing Bitcoin-native stablecoins with faster, more private transfers.

A Shared Vision for Production-Ready Bitcoin Infrastructure

Solv participated as a strategic angel investor in Utexo’s recent $7.5 million seed round, which was led by Tether alongside other prominent investors. Both Solv and the round’s lead investors recognized the same critical gap: the lack of production-ready infrastructure capable of enabling scalable, native stablecoin settlements on Bitcoin and Lightning.

As Lightning Network advances toward even quicker settlements and broader asset support in 2026, Solv’s Utexo integration positions Bitcoin yield for large-scale institutional use, enabling seamless, Bitcoin-anchored financial flows.

A Milestone Shift to Pure Bitcoin-Native Yield

Traditional Bitcoin yield solutions force users to sacrifice custody, privacy, or settlement integrity. Solv’s Utexo integration changes that with 3 breakthrough advantages:

  • True self-custody — RGB’s client-side validation keeps transactions confidential while anchored to Bitcoin’s UTXO model
  • Lightning Network delivers 10x faster settlement — enabling instant, near-zero-fee transactions that finalize in approximately 50ms
  • Institutional-ready — Enterprise APIs eliminate technical complexity for funds, exchanges, and DeFi protocols

The timing aligns perfectly with Tether’s RGB-compatible USDT launch, positioning Solv to capture institutional demand as Bitcoin-native stablecoins go mainstream in 2026.

“Bitcoin-native yield has long been diluted by wrappers and intermediaries. With Utexo, we are drawing a clear line: true yield must be built directly on native Bitcoin rails, prioritizing security, privacy, and settlement integrity at institutional scale,” said Ryan Chow, Co-founder and CEO of Solv Protocol. “This is a key step in our ongoing exploration and creation of more sophisticated native BTC yield products for sophisticated capital.”

Utexo complements Solv’s vision by providing production-ready infrastructure for native BTC/USDT flows, especially as Tether’s RGB rollout expands stablecoin adoption on Bitcoin. Together, they support regulated access, enhanced collateral use cases and demand for high-throughput settlement with private execution and pre-fixed costs.

“Utexo’s RGB-Lightning stack empowers Solv to offer scalable, enterprise-grade yield, aligning with Tether’s native stablecoin roadmap,” said Viktor Ihnatiuk, Utexo’s Co-founder and CEO.

This positions Solv as a pioneer in Bitcoin-native finance, supporting Tether’s vision for private USDT transfers on Lightning, unlocking $1T+ in BTC potential amid 2026’s DeFi surge.

For more information, please visit https://solv.finance

Solv Protocol

Solv Protocol is the largest on-chain Bitcoin reserve, bridging TradFi, CeFi, DeFi, and RWAFfi (real-world assets finance) through its Bitcoin Finance product suite which includes SolvBTC, xSolvBTC and BTC+. With over 25,000 BTC staked and $2.5 billion in asset under management (AUM), Solv offers institutional-grade vaults, liquid staking, and lending solutions audited via Chainlink Proof of Reserve.

Backed by Binance Labs, Solv is building the $1 trillion Bitcoin economy — powered by transparency, efficiency, and interoperability.

Utexo

Utexo is a Bitcoin-anchored execution and settlement layer for stablecoin payments. By combining Lightning Network’s instant execution with RGB’s privacy-preserving asset issuance, Utexo’s API and SDK enable payment operators, exchanges, wallets, and custodians to process USDT with predictable fixed costs, sub-second settlement, and private execution without operating blockchain infrastructure or managing Lightning liquidity.

Trintech Advances Financial Close with Agentic AI Built for Finance 525

Teams to identify risk, take action, and accelerate the close with intelligent, in-workflow assistance

Trintech, the global leader in AI Financial Close for the Office of Finance, today announced the expansion of embedded, finance-native artificial intelligence, bringing trusted, intelligent, and explainable capabilities directly into core Record to Report workflows.

As finance teams face increasing pressure to close faster, strengthen controls, and operate with leaner teams, automation alone is no longer enough. Trintech’s AI enhances the financial close by identifying risk, recommending next steps, and helping teams execute more efficiently in real time, transforming raw financial data into actionable insight throughout the financial close process.

Embedded AI Across the Financial Close

Designed specifically for finance, Trintech’s AI operates directly within key workflows, including journal entries, reconciliations, transaction matching, and close management. At the center of this experience is Beacon, Trintech’s embedded, AI-powered assistant, which combines agentic automation, contextual guidance, and real-time insights to help teams work smarter and close with greater confidence.

The latest wave of innovation represents a broad set of Trintech AI capabilities introduced over the past six months, helping finance teams further reduce manual effort, strengthen control, and accelerate the close.

Key capabilities include:

  • AI-assisted journal entry preparation that reduces manual effort and improves consistency with built-in risk scoring and validation before posting, with Beacon suggesting entries based on historical patterns and supporting data
  • AI-driven transaction matching and match rule generation that increases auto-match rates, reduces exception volumes, and minimizes reliance on manual rule creation
  • Proactive anomaly and risk detection that identifies unusual balances, reconciliation variances, and policy deviations earlier in the close process
  • Intelligent close task prioritization and orchestration that helps teams focus on high-risk and high-impact activities to keep the close on track
  • AI-generated reconciliation narratives and documentation that streamline audit preparation and improve transparency
  • AI-powered, in-application guidance through Beacon that provides context-aware answers and step-by-step support, reducing reliance on documentation and internal experts
  • AI-driven close insights and daily briefings that summarize close status, highlight anomalies, and surface bottlenecks for more proactive decision-making

“AI in finance isn’t about replacing accountants; it’s about giving them their time back and now we’re doing that at a whole new level,” said Tamir Sigal, Chief Marketing Officer at Trintech. “Our approach to agentic AI is different. It’s grounded in trust, transparency, and control because the future of finance depends on teams trusting the agents working alongside them. By embedding that intelligence directly into financial workflows, we’re helping teams move faster, reduce risk, and operate with greater confidence.”

Trintech continues to invest in intelligent automation and AI-driven capabilities that help finance teams move beyond manual processes toward more efficient, insight-driven operations; enabling faster closes, greater confidence in financial data, and improved decision-making.

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About Trintech

Trintech gives people time back for what matters most. Our AI Financial Close solutions enable thousands of clients worldwide to lead productivity transformation across their finance and accounting organizations — driving efficiencies, ensuring accuracy to mitigate risk, and empowering strategic decision-making. Make time count with Trintech.

As the leader in AI Financial Close Management, Trintech is headquartered in Plano, Texas with offices and strategic resellers across the United States, Europe, Australia, South America, Africa, and Asia Pacific. With a strong partner ecosystem, Trintech collaborates with over 100 companies to create a network of interconnected businesses. To learn more about Trintech, visit www.trintech.com.

Quip.Network launches quantum-classical blockchain testnet, opens doors to global research community 677

More than 13,000 researchers sign up to participate in testnet to facilitate research and development in secure, trustworthy distributed quantum computing

Postquant Labs, the developer building Quip.Network, the first worldwide distributed quantum compute network, announced today that it has launched a publicly available quantum-classical blockchain test network (testnet). More than 13,000 people have signed up to participate in the testnet, which enables the global research community to experiment, collaborate, and contribute to advancing the intersection between quantum computing, blockchain technology and distributed quantum computing.

Built in consultation with D-Wave Quantum Inc. (“D-Wave”), the world’s leading quantum computing company, the testnet is designed to support the development and adoption of a global quantum blockchain standard. It is planned to also assess the role quantum computing could play in enabling a more secure and energy-efficient blockchain within a distributed computing network. The testnet uses D-Wave’s Advantage2 annealing quantum computers to solve complex optimization problems along with other computing platforms.

“Today, annealing quantum computers are starting to show performance advantages on useful optimization applications across logistics, manufacturing, and beyond, often delivering better results, faster, and at lower energy cost than classical-only solutions,” said Colton Dillion, CEO and co-founder of Postquant Labs. “Our goal is to make this quantum advantage accessible across a blockchain network, and we can begin to build the foundations for this today.”

Quip.Network’s testnet mining protocol is built around solving a set of computationally challenging optimization problems — a class of problems where D-Wave’s Advantage2 annealing quantum computer has demonstrated competitive performance relative to classical computing approaches. Researchers and developers are invited to participate in the testnet and compete for QUIP token incentives by solving these benchmark problems using quantum and classical computing resources, including CPUs and GPUs.

“The convergence of quantum computing and blockchain represents a powerful new frontier for secure, energy-efficient, and distributed computing,” said Dr. Trevor Lanting, chief development officer at D-Wave. “Quip.Network’s testnet provides a pathway for researchers to explore, understand and accelerate how quantum computing could enhance blockchain performance.”

“Quip.Network is open-source because quantum advantage shouldn’t be a marketing claim, but rather a verifiable result,” said Dr. Richard Carback, chief technology officer and co-founder of Postquant Labs. “We want the community running nodes and helping us harden the infrastructure. We want researchers to challenge our implementations and submit proofs of work optimized for their own processors.”

The network’s cross-chain architecture means users don’t need to move funds to a new blockchain to participate, and its post-quantum secure design protects user assets against emerging quantum threats. Quantum-resistant wallets are already deployed on EVM and Solana networks, with Bitcoin and other network support in development.

About Postquant Labs

Postquant Labs is building Quip.Network, the first decentralized, worldwide quantum computer. The network incentivizes both quantum and classical operators to contribute computing power, creating a trustless marketplace for quantum computing. Quip.Network’s quantum-resistant wallets are already deployed across multiple blockchains.

Uniblock Raises $5.2M to Operate Blockchain Infrastructure 795

Uniblock, the managed infrastructure layer for blockchain applications, has raised $5.2 million in funding ($7.5M to date). The round brings together investors across the US, Japan, India, Singapore, and the Solana ecosystem, including SBI, AllianceDAO, CoinSwitch, Blockchain Founders Fund, Hustle Fund, AAF Management, NGC Ventures, Alchemy, MoonPay among others, with angel participation from executives at Kraken, Uber, and CoinList.

Alongside the raise, Uniblock has shipped a suite of AI-native developer tools built for how blockchain development actually happens today.

The Infrastructure Problem

Blockchain infrastructure has entered a new phase. Stripe has entered the crypto arena in a big way with its $1.1B acquisition of Bridge for stablecoins, Privy for wallets and now Tempo, its own Layer 1 blockchain for payments, with Mastercard, Visa, and UBS already testing on the network. Mainstream media networks broadcast Polymarket prediction market odds in live news tickers alongside war coverage and election results. Tokenized assets trade on regulated exchanges.

At the same time, AI agents are beginning to read and write blockchain data autonomously, and developers increasingly build through AI coding assistants rather than reading documentation line by line.

No single blockchain data provider covers every chain an application may need. No single provider can guarantee uptime. Without a managed orchestration layer, every team builds and maintains its own routing and fallback system. AI agents face the same fragmentation with less tolerance for it.

Uniblock Today

Uniblock operates the managed infrastructure layer between blockchain applications and the 55 data partners they depend on. One API key provides access to over 300 blockchains and more than 3,000 APIs, with patented auto-routing that handles provider selection, failover, and data normalization. Over 3,000 projects and 4,000 developers run on the platform. Customers including Plume Network, Stellar Blockchain, Hypernative, Oku Trade, nReach, and Apechain run production workloads. Plume Network and Apechain run Uniblock as managed RPC infrastructure through ecosystem partnerships.

AI-driven API consumption is a growing segment on the platform. It accelerates Uniblock’s own development, powers the product’s intelligent routing engine, and represents a new category of infrastructure consumer.

AI-Native Developer Tools

Alongside the raise, Uniblock has shipped a suite of AI-native developer tools designed for how blockchain development happens today:

  • MCP Server. AI agents call Uniblock’s unified APIs directly with no humans in the loop. Live at a public endpoint.
  • LLM-Optimized Documentation (llms.txt). Structured API reference built for AI consumption. When a developer’s AI assistant queries Uniblock integration details, the answer is accurate.
  • Agent Skills. Ready-to-paste context for Claude, Codex, Cursor, and other AI coding environments. Developers drop these into their IDE so the AI writes correct Uniblock integration code on the first attempt.

“Two shifts are happening at once. Mainstream companies are bringing production workloads to blockchain, and AI agents are starting to read and write chain data autonomously. Both need the same thing: reliable infrastructure across hundreds of chains. That’s what Uniblock runs.”
Kevin Callahan, CEO and Co-Founder, Uniblock

“The next wave of blockchain adoption will depend on infrastructure that simplifies an increasingly complex ecosystem while maintaining dependable performance. Uniblock is building exactly that through a single API layer that simplifies multi-chain access for developers, enterprises, and AI-driven applications, and we are pleased to support the team as it enters this next phase of growth.”
Eiichiro So, CEO & Managing Director of SBI Ven Capital

“Stripe bought Bridge for $1.1B. Visa is embracing onchain. AI agents are transacting autonomously. All of them need reliable multi-chain infrastructure. Uniblock built it. 3,000 projects already run on the platform and that number only grows from here.”
Aly Madhavji, Managing Partner, Blockchain Founders Fund

Use of Funds

Capital will accelerate platform expansion: deepening chain coverage, scaling the intelligent orchestration engine, and building new API categories including stablecoins, wallets, and prediction markets. Investment continues in AI developer tooling, enterprise go-to-market, and ecosystem partnerships across the US, Japan, India, Singapore, and the Solana ecosystem. The team is scaling engineering and operations from its Canadian headquarters.

About Uniblock

Uniblock is the managed infrastructure layer for blockchain applications. A single API connection provides access to 300+ blockchains and 55 data partners through patented auto-routing with intelligent orchestration. AI-native developer tools, including an MCP server, LLM-optimized documentation, and Agent Skills, are live and in production. 3,000 projects and 4,000 developers run on the platform. Headquartered in Canada. Visit uniblock.dev.

STARTRADER Launches Web STAR Copy to Expand Social Trading Capabilities 863

New website feature empowers traders with greater control, flexibility, and confidence through strategy sharing and automated trade replication.

STARTRADER has introduced Web STAR Copy, a new web-based feature designed to simplify access to copy trading and enable more structured participation in financial markets. The feature allows traders to follow and copy strategies from experienced participants, improving execution consistency and overall trading efficiency.

As demand for social and copy trading grows among retail traders, Web STAR Copy offers a more structured way to participate, allowing users to create a dedicated account via the STARTRADER Client Portal and choose to act as either a Signal Provider or a Copier.

Experienced traders can monetize their strategies, while Copiers can follow proven approaches and trade with less reliance on manual execution.

The feature is built to enhance transparency and confidence. Strategy pages provide clear visibility into key performance metrics, including returns, trading activity, and the number of active Copiers, enabling users to evaluate strategies based on real data and make more informed choices.

Web STAR Copy also gives traders greater flexibility in how they participate. Copiers can tailor how trades are copied according to their individual preferences, while integrated risk management settings help control exposure and protect capital in changing market conditions.

In addition, users benefit from full visibility and control over their trading activity, including real-time positions, transaction history, and profit-sharing summaries. Flexible management options allow traders to adjust their participation at any time, ensuring a more responsive and controlled trading experience.

“Web STAR Copy reflects our focus on building a more connected trading ecosystem, where transparency and trust support long-term participation. We are continuously evolving our offering to give traders the confidence to engage with the markets in a more structured and reliable way.” — Peter Karsten, Chief Executive Officer, STARTRADER

The introduction of Web STAR Copy reflects STARTRADER’s ongoing commitment to enhancing its digital trading ecosystem by developing features that support collaboration, strategy sharing, and flexible participation for traders worldwide.

About STARTRADER

STARTRADER is a global broker that provides its clients with opportunities to trade financial instruments online. STARTRADER serves both Partners and Retail Clients, who can trade using the MetaTrader Platform, the STAR-APP, and STAR-COPY.

As a global broker, STARTRADER holds a client-first approach as its core principle. Regulated in 5 jurisdictions (ASIC, FSA, FSC, FSCA, and CMA), STARTRADER upholds strong governance and sustainable growth. STARTRADER’s team comprises dedicated professionals working collaboratively to deliver quality service to its Partners and Clients.