🗓 It’s Adoption Friday: the hottest blockchain updates from around the globe!

This week:
📱 Samsung rolls out direct Coinbase crypto buys to 75M Galaxy users
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan: Evo stablecoin and digital tenge will co-exist
🇯🇵 Japan integrates XRP Ledger for tourism, Grab expands stablecoin payments
🌍 Tether’s co-founder says all money will be tokenized by 2030

…and more in our full summary here!

🗓 It’s Compliant Wednesday: the latest regulatory updates from around the globe!

This week:
🇪🇺 EU watchdog pushes for a ban on cross-border stablecoins
🇺🇸 New York updates crypto guidance ahead of leadership transition
🌍 G7 stablecoin regulations enter next phase across major economies
🇹🇷 Turkey plans law empowering regulators to freeze crypto accounts

…and more in our full summary here!

🗓 It’s Compliant Wednesday: the latest regulatory updates from around the globe!

This week:
🇺🇸 CFTC plans to approve stablecoins as derivatives collateral
🇪🇺 Société Générale debuts MiCA-licensed USDCV stablecoin
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan launches Mastercard-backed tenge stablecoin on Solana
🇺🇸 Lawmakers push SEC to act on Trump’s 401(k) crypto order

…and more in our full summary here!

🗓️ It’s Glossary Monday! Term of the Day: IBC 🗓️

IBC (Inter-Blockchain Communication) is a protocol developed within the Cosmos ecosystem that allows different blockchains to communicate, exchange data, and transfer assets in a secure and trust-minimized way. While most blockchains are siloed, IBC provides the “internet of blockchains,” enabling seamless cross-chain interactions without relying on centralized bridges or custodians.

🧩 How IBC Works

1. Light Clients: Each blockchain maintains a light client of the other, allowing them to verify the state of counterpart chains cryptographically.
2. Relayers: Independent actors called relayers transmit transaction packets between chains but cannot alter them, ensuring trust-minimized communication.
3. Channels & Ports: IBC uses structured communication paths where applications can define specific data packets, whether for token transfers, governance messages, or other cross-chain logic.
4. Security: Since chains verify each other’s states, IBC avoids the single points of failure common in centralized bridges.

📚 Examples of IBC in Web3

🌐 Cosmos Hub & Osmosis:
Tokens like ATOM can move to Osmosis for trading, then return to Cosmos Hub seamlessly.

🔗 Terra (pre-crash) & Secret Network:
Enabled cross-chain DeFi and privacy-preserving swaps.

🛠️ Composability Across Zones:
IBC supports cross-chain governance, lending, and staking, turning isolated blockchains into a cooperative ecosystem.

🛡️ Swisstronik and IBC

Swisstronik integrates Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) to connect its privacy-first, compliance-ready L1 with the wider Cosmos ecosystem, enabling secure cross-chain transfers of assets and data. This allows developers to build apps where KYC/AML-verified credentials, privacy-preserving smart contracts, and RWA tokenization interact with Cosmos-based liquidity and services. With EVM compatibility and IBC support, Swisstronik acts as a bridge between Ethereum and Cosmos ecosystems, combining privacy, compliance, and cross-chain composability.

🗓 It’s Compliant Wednesday: the latest regulatory updates from around the globe!

This week:
🇬🇧 UK FCA considers exempting crypto firms from key TradFi rules
🇺🇸 US House to vote on CBDC ban via market structure bill
🇨🇭 Swiss banks complete first legally binding blockchain payment
🇫🇷 France may block crypto firms licensed under MiCA from operating locally

…and more in our full summary here!

🗓️ It’s Glossary Monday! Term of the Day: Oracle 🗓️

An Oracle is a service that connects blockchains with off-chain data, enabling smart contracts to interact with the real world. Since blockchains are deterministic and can only access data within their own network, oracles act as the “bridges” that supply external information — such as asset prices, weather updates, event outcomes, or identity credentials — allowing smart contracts to execute logic based on real-world inputs.

🧩 How Oracles Work

1. Data Request: A smart contract requests information it cannot access directly (e.g., ETH/USD price).
2. Oracle Layer: The oracle fetches this data from an external source (API, exchange, IoT device, etc.) and verifies its validity.
3. On-Chain Delivery: The oracle then sends the verified data back on-chain, where the smart contract can use it to trigger predefined actions.

There are several types of oracles:

- Inbound Oracles: Bring external data *into* the blockchain (e.g., market prices).
- Outbound Oracles: Send blockchain data *out* to external systems (e.g., triggering a bank transfer).
- Cross-Chain Oracles: Share data between different blockchains.
- Computation Oracles: Perform heavy off-chain computation and deliver results on-chain.

📚 Examples of Oracles in Web3

🔗 Chainlink:
Provides decentralized price feeds for DeFi protocols like Aave and Synthetix.

⚖️ Band Protocol:
Offers data oracles for cross-chain ecosystems, especially in Asia-Pacific markets.

🌦️ Augur:
Uses oracles to report real-world event outcomes for prediction markets.

Without oracles, DeFi protocols couldn’t determine collateral values, prediction markets couldn’t settle outcomes, and tokenized RWAs couldn’t reflect real-world prices.

🛡️ Swisstronik and Oracles

Swisstronik integrates oracles to enable privacy-preserving, compliant access to external data. Using Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) and Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs), it allows sensitive off-chain information—like KYC/AML results or financial data—to be used by smart contracts without exposing user details. Through its Decentralized Identity (SDI), Swisstronik also acts as a compliance oracle, verifying user eligibility privately. With EVM compatibility and Cosmos IBC support, it connects seamlessly with existing oracle networks or custom cross-chain solutions, making it a powerful base for real-world Web3 adoption.