📰 This Week’s Blockchain and Web3 Highlights

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Stripe and Paradigm introduce Tempo: A new blockchain purpose-built for payments and stablecoins is taking shape. Tempo is being co-developed with partners including Visa and OpenAI, and will allow transaction fees to be paid directly in stablecoins.

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Dalio warns on U.S. debt: Investor Ray Dalio cautioned that mounting U.S. debt weakens the dollar’s reserve status and increases demand for gold and crypto as alternative stores of value.

Regulators clarify spot crypto rules: Staff at the SEC and CFTC confirmed that registered trading venues can facilitate certain spot crypto products, giving regulated institutions clearer ground to expand digital asset offerings.

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Pokémon trading cards on-chain: Physically backed Pokémon card NFTs are gaining new traction. A Solana project launched a token tied to this market, bringing renewed attention to collectibles moving into digital form.

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IPO filings resurface: Figure is seeking more than $500 million in an IPO, while Gemini’s filing targets over $300 million, signaling renewed appetite for public listings.

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Public companies surpass 1M BTC: Data shows corporations now collectively hold over one million bitcoin on balance sheets, marking a milestone in institutional adoption.

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Galaxy Digital tokenizes equity on Solana: Galaxy Digital, with Superstate, announced plans to tokenize GLXY shares on Solana via the Opening Bell platform, bringing SEC-registered equities on-chain.