Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization is an emerging concept that traces back to the advent of blockchain technology. The journey began with Bitcoin’s introduction in 2009, which unveiled a decentralized, secure, and transparent ledger system. This groundbreaking technology laid the foundation for turning physical assets into digital tokens recorded on a blockchain. However, the real leap forward…

BitcoinOS (BOS) has announced that it has open-sourced BitSNARK, a zero-knowledge (ZK) verification protocol for use on Bitcoin. BitSNARK is the first protocol to bring zk-SNARKs (Succinct Non-Interactive Argument of Knowledge) to Bitcoin. According to a press release shared with Cointelegraph, the protocol enables privacy preservation in transactions and smart contracts on the blockchain without…

Global banking conglomerate Societe Generale has partnered with Bitpanda, to grow crypto and stablecoins into a key component of the global financial system. Bitpanda will work with the banking conglomerate’s blockchain subsidiary, Societe Generale-FORGE, to advance the mainstream adoption of its euro-denominated stablecoin EUR CoinVertible (EURCV). The partnership is a crucial step in making stablecoins…