FactFriday - @nillion This week’s Spotlight is on Nillion, the privacy-focused network building Encrypted Markets, where sensitive instructions stay hidden until the right conditions are met. Here’s what you need to know: Encrypted Markets Roadmap: Nillion has laid out a seven-phase roadmap for Encrypted Markets, moving from Covenants on Ethereum toward multichain settlement, private conditions, post-quantum security, and lower-cost scaling. Dusk Live on Sepolia: Dusk, the first phase of the roadmap, launched on Ethereum’s Sepolia testnet in August. It brings condition-based Covenants onto a public testnet ahead of the Ethereum mainnet rollout. First Covenants App Is Live: The first Covenants-powered application is now live on testnet, allowing users to encrypt a conditional instruction and keep it private onchain until a price or time condition is met. Chainlink CCIP Integration: Nillion integrated Chainlink CCIP to bring NIL to Hyperliquid, connecting the network with one of crypto’s most active trading ecosystems. Sources: nillion.com/news/the-road-to… nillion.com/roadmap docs.nillion.com

Fact Friday - @sphere_labs This week’s Spotlight is on Sphere, with updates across cross-border payments, stablecoin infrastructure, compliance, and developer tools. Regulated US - Mexico Payments: Sphere has launched regulated operations in Mexico for MXN - USD payments, targeting importers, exporters, and fintechs. The service is currently in private beta and is designed for same-day settlement through regulated local payment infrastructure. Onramper Accounts Launch in the Dashboard: Sphere has added Onramper Accounts directly to its dashboard. Businesses can now receive USD or EUR through dedicated routing accounts and automatically convert deposits into USDC, USDT, or EURC for delivery to a selected wallet. More Real-Time Payment Updates with Webhooks v2: Sphere’s Webhooks v2 introduces 18 events covering customer verification and transfer lifecycles. Developers can receive updates as payment states change, reducing the need to repeatedly poll the API. SWIFT Expands Global Payout Reach: Sphere’s API now supports USD payouts through SWIFT to more than 11,000 financial institutions across 200+ countries. Businesses can use the same API to send stablecoin-to-USD payouts to overseas suppliers, partners, and other beneficiaries. Sphere Joins Mastercard’s Crypto Partner Program: Sphere has joined Mastercard’s program to connect stablecoin infrastructure with global payment systems while exploring new markets and payment rails. Sources: spherepay.co/blog/sphere-lau… spherepay.co/blog/onramper-a… spherepay.co/blog/introducin… spherepay.co/blog/send-usd-p… spherepay.co/blog/sphere-joi…

AI agents are beginning to choose and deploy the compute they need. This could change how the cloud works. Read our latest article to explore what this shift could mean for decentralized infrastructure.

SQD has partnered with @GoogleCloud Web3 to power the onchain data behind Google Cloud's blockchain analytics. Through SQD 360, our enterprise solution, we provide the indexing and pipelines that keep Google Cloud's onchain datasets accurate, complete and fresh. 🧵

Fact Friday - @LayerZero_Core This week, we’re highlighting LayerZero, the interoperability infrastructure provider that connects assets and applications across more than 170 blockchains. Here’s what you need to know: Enterprise Verification in Production Worldpay, Fidelity’s FCAT, we at Deutsche Telekom MMS, and Google Cloud now operate production DVNs on LayerZero. Applications can select and combine these independent verifiers to meet their specific security and compliance requirements. Tokenized Assets Across 170+ Chains LayerZero’s OFT Standard allows tokenized assets to support cross-chain transfers, while giving an asset’s issuer the customization and control they need to operate at scale. LayerZero reports that more than 80% of cross-chain transfer volume in 2026 has used its infrastructure. Regulated Dollars Gain Global Reach LayerZero has joined @global_dollar, a network of more than 150 fintechs, institutions, and enterprises. The OFT Standard already enables 1:1 cross-chain transfers for USDG, the regulated stablecoin that powers Global Dollar Network. Other Types of Tokenized Assets Go Multi-Chain LayerZero’s infrastructure allows many other types of tokenized assets to exist multi-chain, including tokenized stocks with @DinariGlobal, tokenized stocks and treasuries with @Ondo, and commercial bank money across nine currencies with @KeetaNetwork. LayerZero’s Multi-Asset OFT Standard allows these issuers to efficiently manage operations for these large suites of assets without significant operational overhead. Institutional Assets Connect through Canton LayerZero is the first interoperability protocol live on @CantonNetwork, linking its privacy-focused infrastructure with public blockchains for tokenized securities, bonds, stablecoins, and other real-world assets. Sources / References LayerZero official blog & announcements (layerzero.network) - 170+ chains, OFT Standard, Multi-Asset OFT, DVN operators, Canton integration (March 2026), Keeta partnership LayerZero X post (4 Aug 2026) - 87% of 2026 cross-chain transfer volume via OFT Standard Global Dollar Network announcement - LayerZero membership & USDG Dinari × LayerZero integration (Nov 2025) - tokenized stocks (dShares) Ondo Finance × LayerZero - tokenized stocks, ETFs and Treasuries Canton Network official announcement (26 Mar 2026) - LayerZero as first interoperability protocol

XDC Network Added Another Major US Institutional Validator Clear Street, a regulated New York financial infrastructure firm, has joined XDC Network (@XDCNetwork) as a masternode validator. The regulated New York financial infrastructure firm will validate blocks and maintain the ledger. It will also participate in network governance under XDC's delegated proof of stake system. Clear Street joins other established institutions in the XDC Network ecosystem, including Deutsche Telekom and SBI Holdings.

Between GENIUS, Open USD, FATF's virtual asset work, and the CLARITY Act in the Senate, a 56-country framework drew far less attention than it warranted. Our Chief Compliance Officer breaks down what you need to know about the Commonwealth Model Law on Stablecoins: spherepay.co/blog/commonweal…

Blockchain becomes interesting for institutions when it becomes reliable infrastructure.

Webhooks v2 is now available on Sphere.🪝 Remove developer complexity and simplify interactions with the Sphere platform by listening to webhook events. Review our docs to learn more: docs.spherepay.co/concepts/w…

Agentic payments need trusted infrastructure. 🌐 We are teaming up with @sphere_labs to support SphereNet, bringing enterprise-grade infrastructure to help secure its compliance-native ledger from testnet through its planned 2027 mainnet launch. More here: spherepay.co/blog/sphere-par…

Worldpay, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology, Deutsche Telekom, and Google Cloud all run production DVNs on LayerZero today. Together their core businesses represent more than $10 trillion in annual financial activity and each one now offers its name as a verifier in the security stacks of stablecoin issuers, tokenized asset issuers, payment applications, and onchain protocols. Learn more about what a DVN is, what each institution has built, and how to compose your own verifier set in our latest blog. layerzero.network/blog/enter…

Fact Friday – @helloSQD This week’s spotlight is on SQD, a decentralized data layer giving builders fast, validated access to onchain data. From real-time APIs to block-level verification, SQD is focused on making blockchain data easier to trust, query, and build with. Here’s what you need to know: Strategic Institutional Push: Subsquid Labs is repositioning SQD toward institutional clients, with a new CEO, Head of Transformation, and board focused on crypto, capital markets, AI, and enterprise adoption. SQD Portal Is Agent-Ready: SQD’s flagship data product, Portal, now ships with an MCP server, letting AI agents and assistants query blockchain data across 100+ chains. Agents can ask questions and receive validated onchain data in returnand they’re doing it in growing numbers, with AI agent usage on Portal up around 200% in recent weeks. Robinhood Chain Mainnet Live: Robinhood Chain mainnet is now live on SQD, bringing historical and real-time data for an EVM-compatible L2 powering Stock Tokens and real-world assets. TRON Goes Live on Portal: TRON is now live on SQD Portal, with real-time Mainnet data available to query.

We are sunsetting our validator operations with @ZetaChain and @ASI_Alliance over the coming weeks. As part of this process, we kindly ask all delegators to withdraw or redelegate their stake from our validator nodes. Thank you to the communities and partners for the trust and support along the way.

Good talks, cold beer, and great people 🍻 Thank you to @XDCNetwork, @PlatformD, @helloSQD, @nillion, @sphere_labs and everyone who joined us in Berlin for Telekom & Friends Vol.3. The short foundation talks were only one part of it. The conversations, questions and people in the room made the evening special. See you again soon. Maybe sooner than you think. 👀

🏛 Recap: Telekom & Friends Vol.3, Berlin Intensive day of institutional Web3 conversations with Deutsche Telekom MMS and partners across the regulated digital asset stack. XDC delivered the opening keynote - making the case for purpose-built RWA infrastructure over experimental Layer 1s. Key themes resonating across the room: - Trade finance tokenization moving from pilot to production - European institutional rails maturing post-MiCA - Validator-side institutional adoption accelerating The European institutional layer is forming. #XDC is structurally placed. @XDCNetwork Thanks to Telekom @mms_Blockchain for hosting and to everyone who joined the conversations. 📸 👇👇👇

🏛️ Institutional interest hitting unprecedented levels. Eight institutional masternode validators onboarded in 60 days: - HashKey Cloud - Institutional staking arm of HashKey Holdings (HKEX-listed), regulated under MAS Singapore and Hong Kong SFC - Republic - Tokenized investment platform with large US retail tokenization base - Animoca Brands - Web3 investment firm, runs validator infrastructure across 34+ chains - Clearpool - Institutional credit marketplace, $930M+ originated loans - BCW Group - Institutional crypto advisory and capital markets - stakeFi - Multi-protocol staking for institutions and custodians - SettleMint - Belgium-headquartered RWA tokenization infrastructure (DALP platform) - InvestaX - Tokenization platform Joining Telekom @mms_Blockchain , @sbixdc , and UOB Venture Management already on the network. Name another blockchain with this caliber of institutional adoption in such a short window. 👀 @XDCNetwork #XDC #blockchain genfinity.io/2026/06/23/xdc-…

Berlin Blockchain Week, we’re coming. Nillion is joining @mms_Blockchain for Blocks & Brews on June 18. Come for verifiable privacy, stay for limited-edition Nillion beers. 🧵👇

Cross-border payments, powered by stablecoins. @sphere_labs joins us at Telekom & Friends Vol. 3: Blocks & Brews, bringing the next generation of payment infrastructure to Berlin Blockchain Week. Stay tuned 👀 June 18 | @BerBlockWeek RSVP👇 luma.com/gu20fy2p