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Blockchain Privacy Infrastructure Soda Labs Completes $3 Million Seed Round Led by NextBlock
Odaily News: Blockchain privacy infrastructure company Soda Labs has announced the completion of a $3 million seed round led by NextBlock, covering the company's full fundraising target. Soda Labs is dedicated to providing programmable privacy infrastructure for financial activities on public chains. Over the past two and a half years, the company has developed a cryptographic privacy solution combining Garbled Circuits and Multi-Party Computation (MPC) that can run on standard cloud CPUs without requiring specialized hardware, while maintaining compatibility with existing public chain ecosystems.
Crypto.com Custody will provide institutional-grade custody and liquidity services for XYO and XL1
Crypto.com Custody has announced it will provide institutional-grade custody and liquidity services for XYO and XL1. This marks the first listing on a major trading platform for XL1 following its token sale, allowing qualified institutions and high-net-worth clients to store, manage, and exchange both tokens through a regulated pathway. Related assets will be held in client-segregated MPC wallets and held by bankruptcy-remote entities. Private keys are protected by multi-party computation running within a trusted execution environment. Clients have access to cold storage, audit trails, and Crypto.com’s institutional liquidity services. Eric Anziani, President and Chief Operating Officer of Crypto.com, stated that digital asset organizations require custody solutions that offer both security and liquidity. Markus Levin, co-founder of XYO, noted that after XYO was initially listed on the Crypto.com trading platform, the relationship between the two parties has continued to expand. In July 2026, Citadel Securities invested $400 million in Crypto.com at a valuation of $20 billion. In February 2026, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) conditionally approved Crypto.com to establish Crypto.com National Trust Bank.
Sui Hashi Testnet Handles Over 1.1 Million Bitcoin Deposits in Three Weeks, 25 Institutions Participate in Stress Testing
Odaily News: Since the launch of Sui's Hashi Bitcoin lending protocol testnet on July 22, it has processed over 1.1 million Bitcoin deposits and 165,000 withdrawals within three weeks. As of last week, more than 25 institutions had participated in the system's stress testing. Participating institutions include digital asset custodian BitGo, trading firm Cumberland, as well as Swissborg, Fluid, and Ledger, covering areas such as trading, custody infrastructure, and wealth management platforms. Hashi allows users to deposit native Bitcoin, which is confirmed by Sui validators before minting hBTC for on-chain lending and stablecoin borrowing. Deposits utilize a 2-of-2 multi-signature mechanism with MPC validator signatures, while withdrawals require review by the Guardian Layer; the project team will proceed with the 2026 mainnet launch only after this security layer completes its security audit. (Bitcoin.com News)
Sui Launches B2B Enterprise Settlement Network Tessera, Solving Transaction Amount Privacy Issues
According to official news, Sui announced the launch of the B2B enterprise settlement network Tessera. Built on Seal MPC + Sui private transfers, the product aims to address transaction amount privacy issues, enabling enterprises to complete settlements privately while meeting regulatory and audit requirements when needed. The code is now open source.
Crypto.com Custody will provide institutional-grade custody and liquidity services for XYO and XL1
Crypto.com Custody has announced it will provide institutional-grade custody and liquidity services for XYO and XL1. This marks the first listing on a major trading platform for XL1 following its token sale, allowing qualified institutions and high-net-worth clients to store, manage, and exchange both tokens through a regulated pathway. Related assets will be held in client-segregated MPC wallets and held by bankruptcy-remote entities. Private keys are protected by multi-party computation running within a trusted execution environment. Clients have access to cold storage, audit trails, and Crypto.com’s institutional liquidity services. Eric Anziani, President and Chief Operating Officer of Crypto.com, stated that digital asset organizations require custody solutions that offer both security and liquidity. Markus Levin, co-founder of XYO, noted that after XYO was initially listed on the Crypto.com trading platform, the relationship between the two parties has continued to expand. In July 2026, Citadel Securities invested $400 million in Crypto.com at a valuation of $20 billion. In February 2026, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) conditionally approved Crypto.com to establish Crypto.com National Trust Bank.
U.S. SEC Agrees to Pay $150,000 to Settle FOIA Lawsuit Over Ethereum Investigation Records, Will Submit Remaining Documents
Odaily news The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has agreed to pay $150,000 to resolve a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit concerning its records on the Ethereum investigation. According to a joint case status report filed on July 22, the SEC and the plaintiff, History Associates Inc., have reached a settlement and have requested the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to dismiss the case.Under the agreement, the SEC will continue to provide the remaining relevant documents and pay a fixed amount to cover the plaintiff's legal fees. The lawsuit was filed by History Associates in June 2024. This agency, commissioned by Coinbase, demanded the SEC disclose materials related to its regulatory investigation of Ethereum, including investigation files on Zachary Coburn and Enigma MPC, as well as records of regulatory discussions regarding Ethereum's transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS).Previously, this lawsuit prompted the SEC to deliver thousands of documents. The court also ordered the SEC to prioritize providing internal communications sent, received, or reviewed by then-Chairman Gary Gensler regarding Ethereum's migration from PoW to PoS.During the case, the SEC sparked controversy for deleting some of Gensler's text message records. The SEC's Office of Inspector General previously disclosed that the agency accidentally deleted Gensler's text messages from October 2022 to September 2023. Subsequent documents revealed that the SEC also wiped data from 21 senior officials' phones.Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated that the incident highlights transparency issues within government agencies during the crypto regulatory process and noted that the relevant lawsuits aim to promote public access to the basis for regulatory decisions. With the SEC completing the submission of the remaining documents, this lawsuit, which has lasted for over two years, will officially come to an end. (CoinDesk)
Galaxy: Structural Conflict Between SEC Custody Rules and DeFi Demand, RIA On-Chain Asset Allocation Constrained
Odaily Planet Daily reported that Galaxy stated on X platform that many Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) face difficulties in responding to client demands for allocating funds to DeFi while meeting compliance requirements under the U.S. SEC's Custody Rule. The current rule requires client assets to be held with a Qualified Custodian (QC), effectively excluding the self-custody path and making it difficult for traditional financial accounts to directly participate in DeFi strategies.In practice, however, the technical compatibility and compliance integration costs between custodians and new public chains, tokens, and DeFi protocols are high. Most custodians also lack the capability to support DeFi interactions, resulting in a persistent "compliance infrastructure gap." Meanwhile, fiduciary duties require RIAs to not simply exclude client demand for DeFi exposure, placing institutions in a structural conflict between compliance and investment intent.Galaxy believes that a potential future solution lies in establishing a principles-based regulatory framework, including MPC key management, governance controls, third-party audits, on-chain transparency, and rigorous protocol due diligence mechanisms. This approach would aim to unlock on-chain asset allocation capabilities without weakening regulatory objectives.
Bank of England's Greene: Demand for stablecoins may fade soon
According to Odaily Planet Daily, Megan Greene, a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), stated on Sunday that the hype around stablecoins may soon dissipate, to be replaced by tokenized deposits—digital versions of traditional bank deposits.Stablecoins, a type of crypto asset designed to maintain a stable value, have grown in popularity in recent years. Although issuance has leveled off in recent months, some still anticipate further growth for stablecoins."I think it's very likely that tokenized deposits will replace stablecoins, and in five years, we might wonder why we were even talking about stablecoins," Greene said at a conference in Dubrovnik, Croatia. She believes that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), stablecoins, and digital deposits all have their respective markets, but once commercial banks realize they risk losing traditional deposits if they don't act, digital deposits could ultimately emerge as the winner. (Sina Finance)
Assets must be migrated by October 16 as Ronin Waypoint will shut down its wallet service
Ronin Waypoint wallet will discontinue its services, and users must complete asset transfers before the final migration deadline of October 16, otherwise any remaining assets in the wallet may become inaccessible. This migration primarily affects users who use social login, keyless, or MPC wallets, who can migrate to Ronin Stash, which supports email or social login, or transfer to Ronin Wallet, which is protected by a seed phrase; users who only use seed phrase wallets are unaffected.bAXS and badges need to be handled separately through the official Axie migration page, and can only be done once. After migration, users should confirm that the target wallet has received the assets and check whether the Waypoint wallet still has any remaining assets.
Sui Hashi Testnet Handles Over 1.1 Million Bitcoin Deposits in Three Weeks, 25 Institutions Participate in Stress Testing
Odaily News: Since the launch of Sui's Hashi Bitcoin lending protocol testnet on July 22, it has processed over 1.1 million Bitcoin deposits and 165,000 withdrawals within three weeks. As of last week, more than 25 institutions had participated in the system's stress testing. Participating institutions include digital asset custodian BitGo, trading firm Cumberland, as well as Swissborg, Fluid, and Ledger, covering areas such as trading, custody infrastructure, and wealth management platforms. Hashi allows users to deposit native Bitcoin, which is confirmed by Sui validators before minting hBTC for on-chain lending and stablecoin borrowing. Deposits utilize a 2-of-2 multi-signature mechanism with MPC validator signatures, while withdrawals require review by the Guardian Layer; the project team will proceed with the 2026 mainnet launch only after this security layer completes its security audit. (Bitcoin.com News)
Ledger CTO Analyzes Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration, Blockchain Favors Hash-Based Signature Schemes
Ledger Chief Technology Officer Charles Guillemet pointed out that the development of post-quantum cryptography has entered a critical stage. Although the timeline for a practical quantum computer remains unclear, a full-scale migration of the encryption systems across the industry is an inevitable trend. Led by NIST, the traditional sector plans to phase out high-risk algorithms by 2030 and completely ban them by 2035, with government and enterprise institutions expected to complete their migration layouts by 2029. Encryption and key exchange will adopt ML-KEM to defend against quantum decryption attacks on harvested data, with digital signatures becoming the core of blockchain transformation. The traditional industry prefers ML-DSA hybrid schemes, while the blockchain sector favors the more secure and robust SLH-DSA hash-based signature. Both schemes have their respective advantages and disadvantages. The compatibility challenges of post-quantum algorithms with MPC and threshold signatures remain a key risk that the industry urgently needs to address.
eToro Announces Acquisition of Self-Custody Wallet Zengo to Accelerate Expansion into On-Chain Financial Ecosystem
According to GlobeNewswire, eToro, a trading and investment platform, announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Zengo, a leading self-custodial crypto wallet provider. This acquisition aims to deepen eToro’s digital asset capabilities and accelerate its strategic initiative to bridge traditional finance with on-chain infrastructure. Founded in 2018, Zengo builds its keyless wallet architecture on Multi-Party Computation (MPC) cryptographic technology. It currently serves over 2 million users across more than 180 countries and regions, and has never experienced a wallet breach since its inception. Following the acquisition, eToro will leverage Zengo’s technological expertise to further support decentralized trading use cases—including tokenized assets, prediction markets, and perpetual contracts. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions.
Google to Launch MPC Encrypted Custody System
According to CoinDesk, Google will launch the Google Multi-Party Compute (MPC) security service at the inaugural digital assets conference in New York on Wednesday to help financial institutions such as banks safeguard and transfer cryptocurrencies and tokenized assets.
Coinbase Publishes Article Exploring Bitcoin's Post-Quantum Security Migration Path
In an official blog post, Coinbase shares technical considerations regarding its transition strategy for Bitcoin to address quantum computing threats. The article points out that quantum computers pose a potential threat to Bitcoin's existing cryptographic system, and migration efforts require years of advance planning. As one of the world's largest cryptocurrency custody institutions, Coinbase holds approximately 5% of the global BTC supply and has already joined the Bitcoin Security Alliance while investing in open-source research support. Key recommendations include adopting flexible output architectures such as P2MR (BIP-360) or P2TRv2 to support the introduction and replacement of post-quantum signature schemes; implementing a 1-of-2 hybrid transition construct that allows funds to retain both classical and post-quantum signature paths simultaneously; prioritizing stateless signature schemes to mitigate state management risks; and requiring candidate schemes to be compatible with Multi-Party Computation (MPC) to meet institutional-grade custody requirements. Coinbase emphasizes that the handling of legacy funds can be discussed in parallel with technical upgrade work and should not hinder the advancement of post-quantum signature support.
Assets must be migrated by October 16 as Ronin Waypoint will shut down its wallet service
Ronin Waypoint wallet will discontinue its services, and users must complete asset transfers before the final migration deadline of October 16, otherwise any remaining assets in the wallet may become inaccessible. This migration primarily affects users who use social login, keyless, or MPC wallets, who can migrate to Ronin Stash, which supports email or social login, or transfer to Ronin Wallet, which is protected by a seed phrase; users who only use seed phrase wallets are unaffected.bAXS and badges need to be handled separately through the official Axie migration page, and can only be done once. After migration, users should confirm that the target wallet has received the assets and check whether the Waypoint wallet still has any remaining assets.
Binance Auto-Invest Expands to Over 200 New Stocks and ETFs
Odaily News: According to an official announcement, Binance Auto-Invest will support the following stocks and ETFs starting September 17, 2026 at 10:00 (UTC): ABNB, ACN, ADI, ADP, AEM, AEP, ALL, AMGN, AMT, AMX, ANET, AON, APD, APH, APO, APP, ASX, AXP, AZN, B, BA, BAM, BBVA, BCS, BE, BHP, BKNG, BMO, BMY, BN, BNS, BNY, BP, BTI, BUD, CAT, CB, CDNS, CEG, CI, CL, CM, CMCSA, CME, CMI, CNI, CNQ, COF, COP, CP, CRWD, CSCO, CSX, CTAS, CVS, DASH, DB, DDOG, DE, DELL, DLR, DUK, E, ECL, ELV, EMR, ENB, EOG, EQIX, EQNR, ETN, FCX, FDX, FTNT, GD, GE, GEV, GILD, GLW, GM, GOOG, GSK, HCA, HDB, HLT, HON, HPE, HSBC, HWM, IBM, IBN, ICE, IMO, ING, ITUB, ITW, JCI, KKR, KMI, LIN, LITE, LMT, LOW, LYG, MAR, MCK, MCO, MDLZ, MDT, MELI, MFC, MFG, MMM, MNST, MO, MPC, MRSH, MRVL, MSI, MUFG, NEE, NEM, NET, NGG, NOC, NSC, NTES, NU, NVO, NVS, NWG, ORLY, PBR, PBR.A, PCAR, PDD, PGR, PH, PLD, PM, PNC, PSX, PWR, RACE, RCL, REGN, RIO, ROST, RSG, RTX, RY, SAN, SAP, SCCO, SE, SHEL, SHOP, SHW, SKHY, SLB, SMFG, SNDK, SNPS, SNY, SO, SONY, SPCX, SPG, SPGI, SPOT, STX, SU, SYK, T, TD, TGT, TJX, TM, TMO, TMUS, TRP, TRV, TT, TTE, UBER, UBS, UL, UNP, UPS, USB, VLO, VRT, VRTX, VZ, WBD, WDC, WELL, WM, WMB, WPM.
Sui launches Squid Mode, allowing AI agents to use wallets without private keys
Odaily News: Sui announced on the X platform that it can now provide wallets to AI agents without exposing private keys to them. Squid Mode executes strategies outside the agent and splits each signature across independent validators, eliminating any single point of failure. This feature is built on @ikadotxyz's 2PC-MPC and is now live on Sui.
The Ethereum Foundation will sponsor the inaugural Workshop on Privacy-Preserving Technologies WPPT 2026.
The Ethereum Foundation announced on Twitter that it will sponsor the inaugural Workshop on Privacy-Preserving Technologies (WPPT 2026). The workshop is an affiliated event of Asiacrypt 2026 and will be held in Hong Kong in December 2026. Organized by staff from the Ethereum Foundation, it focuses on topics such as ZK, MPC, FHE, PIR, privacy identity, blockchain privacy, and practically deployed privacy systems, aiming to connect theoretical research with practical applications. Official calls for demonstration papers are now open; submissions require abstracts of no more than three pages, with a deadline of September 25.
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Google Launches Crypto Asset Custody Platform for Banks, Commercial Launch Planned for Early 2027
Google has launched a multi-party computation (MPC) custody platform designed to help banks and financial institutions safeguard cryptocurrency and tokenized assets. The platform distributes private key shares across different environments so that no single participant can hold the complete private key; before transactions are signed, it can also verify spending limits, approved addresses, and multi-party authorization requirements according to institutional rules.The service is currently in private preview and is planned for commercial availability in early 2027. Google stated that several major financial institutions have participated in testing; Alphabet has already used the technology to secure its digital assets on Solana and Ethereum, but did not disclose the assets held or the list of institutions involved in testing. (Bitcoin.com News)
Google to Launch MPC Encrypted Custody System
According to CoinDesk, Google will launch the Google Multi-Party Compute (MPC) security service at the inaugural digital assets conference in New York on Wednesday to help financial institutions such as banks safeguard and transfer cryptocurrencies and tokenized assets.
DFINY founder accuses NEAR Intents of using its proprietary threshold signature technology
DFINTIY founder Dominic Williams (@dominic_w) posted on X stating that the key components relied upon by NEAR's Chain Abstraction and Intents utilize the threshold ECDSA algorithm from a paper published by DFINITY in 2022. He stated that the technology was only licensed for use on the Internet Computer, and accused NEAR of recruiting former employees fired by DFINITY in 2021 to lead the relevant work. He further claimed that the algorithm can triple signing speeds compared to other solutions. Williams also questioned the degree of decentralization of NEAR, noting that its related system operates on only 8 servers, while the corresponding solution for the Internet Computer runs on subnets comprising around 50 independent node operators. Citing pull request #4503 and issue #4324 in the NEAR MPC repository on GitHub, he stated that NEAR is attempting to downgrade from a 1-round signing scheme to a slower 3-round scheme. Williams indicated that the matter involves legal considerations, asserting that DFINITY would be willing to share the technology under fair terms if NEAR had sought collaboration beforehand and properly attributed the technology's origin. At present, the post contains only one-sided allegations, with no response yet seen from NEAR, and the related claims have not yet...
Coinbase Says It Custodies About 5% of Bitcoin, Urges Immediate Quantum-Resistant Migration
Odaily News: Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase stated that the Bitcoin it custodies accounts for approximately 5% of the total existing Bitcoin supply, and urged Bitcoin developers to immediately begin addressing the quantum computing threat. Coinbase pointed out that Bitcoin consensus changes and ecosystem migration could take years, and action cannot wait until quantum computers with the capability to break signature schemes emerge.Coinbase recommends adopting a flexible "container" design similar to BIP-360 to enable the gradual replacement of quantum-resistant signature systems; it also proposed a phased "1-of-2" approach that would allow the same funds to be spent via either traditional keys or quantum-resistant keys during the transition period. The proposal would also need to be compatible with multi-party computation (MPC) key-splitting mechanisms.Coinbase stated that dormant, lost, and Satoshi-era Bitcoin holdings constitute a separate governance issue, and that any rescue mechanism itself must also be quantum-resistant. In January of this year, Coinbase established a Quantum Advisory Board; in July, it joined the Bitcoin Security Alliance alongside BlackRock and Strategy, with a combined commitment of $15 million for Bitcoin's quantum-resistant overhaul. (Decrypt)
Coinbase Publishes Article Exploring Bitcoin's Post-Quantum Security Migration Path
In an official blog post, Coinbase shares technical considerations regarding its transition strategy for Bitcoin to address quantum computing threats. The article points out that quantum computers pose a potential threat to Bitcoin's existing cryptographic system, and migration efforts require years of advance planning. As one of the world's largest cryptocurrency custody institutions, Coinbase holds approximately 5% of the global BTC supply and has already joined the Bitcoin Security Alliance while investing in open-source research support. Key recommendations include adopting flexible output architectures such as P2MR (BIP-360) or P2TRv2 to support the introduction and replacement of post-quantum signature schemes; implementing a 1-of-2 hybrid transition construct that allows funds to retain both classical and post-quantum signature paths simultaneously; prioritizing stateless signature schemes to mitigate state management risks; and requiring candidate schemes to be compatible with Multi-Party Computation (MPC) to meet institutional-grade custody requirements. Coinbase emphasizes that the handling of legacy funds can be discussed in parallel with technical upgrade work and should not hinder the advancement of post-quantum signature support.
Blockchain Privacy Infrastructure Soda Labs Completes $3 Million Seed Round Led by NextBlock
Odaily News: Blockchain privacy infrastructure company Soda Labs has announced the completion of a $3 million seed round led by NextBlock, covering the company's full fundraising target. Soda Labs is dedicated to providing programmable privacy infrastructure for financial activities on public chains. Over the past two and a half years, the company has developed a cryptographic privacy solution combining Garbled Circuits and Multi-Party Computation (MPC) that can run on standard cloud CPUs without requiring specialized hardware, while maintaining compatibility with existing public chain ecosystems.