Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
    
  Can blockchain tame AI’s IP problem?
The following is a guest post and opinion from Shane Neagle, Editor In Chief from The Tokenist. It is no secret that large language models (LLMs) crossed the capability threshold by harvesting vast amounts of public and private data. Combined with...
    
  Ripple (XRP) vs. Solana (SOL): Exec calls for facts-only debate on blockchain activity
A Solana Foundation manager has challenged XRP community members and Ripple executives to a livestream debate on X. Summary Solana’s Vibhu invites Ripple execs to a facts-based debate on network metrics. Data shows Solana averages 2.5M daily...
    
  Tether Invests in Kotani Pay to Boost Blockchain-Powered Financial Access in Africa
Tether, the world’s largest digital asset company, has announced a strategic investment in Kotani Pay, a leading African Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) that offers seamless on-ramp and off-ramp infrastructure connecting Web3 users to local...
    
  Blockchain for businesses: from hype to infrastructure
When it comes to blockchain and digital assets, businesses are moving past hype into real adoption. This is down to businesses beginning to see impactful, tangible benefits, especially in international markets. Blockchain and digital assets enable...
    
  Blockchain and AI open 200,000 new jobs for Vietnam’s youth
On October 31, the Vietnam Blockchain and Digital Assets Association (VBA), in partnership with the Institute of Blockchain and AI (ABAII), launched 'ABAII Unitour 2025' at the University of Economics and Finance in Ho Chi Minh City (UEF). The...
    
  Blockchain’s Promise to Democratize Investor Power Faces Its First Real Tests
The idea seems straightforward: using blockchain should make it hard for a handful of stakeholders to control an organization, often a concern for regulators who oversee publicly traded companies. Yet so far, the nascent but rapidly expanding...
    
  What is blockchain?
This is not reading material for kindergarteners. It is, however, for the benefit of kindergarteners and other young people who will live in a world where blockchain has much to do with their lives. I have resisted writing about blockchain because...
    
  From hype to design: How blockchain is entering its age of realism
University of Zurich’s Claudio Tessone says future of crypto depends on economic design, education, integration The blockchain industry, once driven by speculative manias and technological zeal, is entering a more sober phase. From Switzerland’s...
    
  Circle CEO: Arc Will Move Financial ‘Guts’ to Blockchain Rails
TLDR Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire described Arc as an economic operating system for the internet during an interview at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh. The Arc public testnet launched on October 28 with mainnet targeted for 2026 after...
    
  Aadhaar Cards Set For Major Tech Overhaul With AI, Blockchain, And Quantum Security
The government is preparing for one of the biggest upgrades to the Aadhaar system since its launch. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has drawn up a long-term plan called Aadhaar Vision 2032, which aims to make the digital ID...
    
  SEC all set to adopt blockchain-based authentication for corporate filings
Amid ongoing efforts to harness blockchain technology to strengthen transparency and accountability in the government, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is poised to roll out its own blockchain-based platform that allows for a more...
    
  Georgia launches US$100 million blockchain almond project
Georgia has signed a US$100 million agreement with American technology firm Farmway Technologies to develop its almond industry through blockchain-based modernization. The partnership combines agricultural development with digital asset management...
    
  Aadhaar Vision 2032 To Employ AI, Blockchain,…
New Delhi, Oct 31 (KNN) The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has unveiled the ‘Aadhaar Vision 2032’ framework to guide the next phase of Aadhaar’s evolution and future-proof India’s digital identity infrastructure. The roadmap aims...
    
  TON Redefines Blockchain Speed, Targets Processing Time Of Under A Second
The TON network core team has announced that plans are underway to clamp down on the processing time of transactions to under 1 second. TON Co-founder Anatoly Makosov explained that this intended upgrade will come at no expense to the network’s...
    
  World ID coming to blockchain gaming, dating age verification, more credentials
A brave new world, a whole new Orb, proof of humanity: World (the company) loves to claim it’s changing the world (the planet/society). Its latest announcement says it is partnering with Mythical Games to “usher in a new era for in-game...
    
  Web3 Is Coming For Jobs: How Automation, Blockchain Can Upend India’s Workforce, What Can Be Done
Last Updated:October 31, 2025, 16:00 IST The question is not only which jobs will vanish, but who replaces them, how firms, states manage the transition, whether the informal workforce will be dragged into the new order Young job seekers should...
    
  AI and Blockchain just broke the fog machine
The world’s not just changing—it’s flipping inside out. We’re heading toward what economists once thought impossible: perfect information. And no, that’s not utopia; it’s code. The drivers? Artificial Intelligence—the tireless brain—and...
Stablecoin Usage Patterns Reveal East-West Divide in Blockchain Adoption
Ripple launches crypto spot prime brokerage services
Blockchain payments company Ripple expanded its services to include digital asset spot prime brokerage for US markets, about seven months after announcing plans to acquire Hidden Road. In a Monday notice, Ripple said that its US-based...
    
  Blockchain and Roulette: A Practical Guide for Islanders
Blockchain and cryptocurrency aren’t just buzzwords anymore. They’ve crept into everything from banking apps to video games. Now, they’re reshaping one of the oldest casino staples: roulette. For players in Prince Edward Island, where communities...