New York — Republic has announced a strategic partnership with Incentiv, an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain designed to strip away Web3’s complexity and make participation more rewarding.

Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) launched a blockchain proof of concept with Hashgraph, AlRayan Bank, and Blade Labs, introducing a Digital Receipt System to boost transparency and compliance in Shariah-compliant finance.

Taiwan partnership focuses on building community, hybrid finance solutions, and compliant DeFi infrastructure.

Indomobil Group and Space and Time are partnering to onboard 50,000+ Indonesian students onchain, using blockchain for verifiable education and trustless tuition payments.

Maple Finance has launched syrupUSDC on Arbitrum, bringing one of DeFi’s highest-yield dollar assets to a leading Layer 2. Integrated with Euler, Morpho & Fluid, the move pairs Maple’s institutional-grade yield with Arbitrum’s DRIP rewards program.

Bitget and Bitget Wallet now support 100+ tokenized stocks and ETFs via Ondo Finance, bringing 24/7 onchain access to real-world assets with plans to expand to 1,000.