Our Scans · Blockchain · Weekly Summary

• [New] Tokenized deposits and bond issuances can reduce settlement times from days to minutes, opening multi-trillion-dollar institutional flows to public and permissioned blockchain rails through 2033. Persistence Market Research
• [New] The blockchain-based segment is estimated to grow with a CAGR of 28.4% from 2025 to 2033, with the increasing adoption of decentralized technologies that enhance transparency, reduce intermediation, and enable global participation without reliance on traditional financial gatekeepers. Market Data Forecast
• [New] Among the most prominent trends expected through 2026, integration of AI with blockchain stands out. Bitcoin Foundation
• [New] The blockchain industry trends unfolding right now will define how digital ownership operates for the next decade. Blocsys
• [New] Animoca is betting that AI agents will need blockchain rails and that Asia will be the most practical place to build that future. News, Events, Advertising Options
• As blockchain becomes an ever-larger part of the world's financial infrastructure, scalability will be a large part of which networks successfully achieve institutional-scale adoption. The Digital Asset Infrastructure Company
• By the 2030s, advances in data analytics, artificial intelligence, and blockchain technology are likely to alter not only the mechanics of trial practice but also forms of evidence. Seyfarth Shaw - Technology in Trials of the 2030s
• American Banker's Operating risk on the blockchain video captures a debate that is likely to define the next wave of institutional blockchain adoption: not whether distributed ledgers are secure in theory, but how they alter the operating risk profile of a bank in practice. News, Events, Advertising Options
• McKinsey's latest research highlights that the emergence of stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and other forms of on-chain money could drive a multi-trillion-dollar transformation in financial infrastructure, signaling a new era for blockchain-enabled commerce. Antier
• A dedicated, high-performance blockchain for AI could position the ASI ecosystem as a leader, potentially increasing the long-term utility and value of its token. CoinMarketCap
• Justin Sun announced plans for a quantum resistant testnet launching in Q2 2026 followed by mainnet in Q3, positioning TRON as the first major blockchain to address quantum computing threats, as MetaMask confirmed. TechBullion
• By blockchain type, the private blockchain segment is expected to witness the fastest CAGR of 41.1% from 2026 to 2034. Precedence Research
• The CLARITY Act has sparked a lot of debate, including concerns that it could shield bad actors, strip the SEC of authority, or pressure banks into adopting blockchain-based technologies. The Digital Chamber
• Lawmakers will see firsthand how blockchain technology can reduce administrative costs, eliminate duplicative processes, and bring real transparency to how government serves its constituents. The Digital Chamber
• The Financial Action Task Force has separately flagged blockchain-integrated messaging applications as a potential vector for sanctions evasion, a concern that could generate compliance pressure on Telegram Wallet specifically. yellow.com
• At the wholesale level, the Eurosystem's Pontes initiative will connect TARGET services to distributed ledger technology (DLT) platforms, enabling settlement of DLT-based wholesale financial transactions in central bank money by the third quarter of 2026. European Central Bank
• The launch of infrastructure for autonomous AI agents and a dedicated blockchain testnet could drive long-term adoption and validate the ASI Alliance's foundational thesis. CoinMarketCap
• By 2027, verifiable credentials secured via blockchain will become industry standard, not innovation. Certopus Blog
• Risks associated with emerging technologies like blockchain, AI, VR, quantum computing, intelligent automation, etc. also rise in prominence, increasing from 38% saying it was a challenge in the past year to 46% saying it will be a challenge in the next two years. ISC2
• The Bank for International Settlements has highlighted that cross-border payment revenues could surpass USD 300 billion annually by 2030, encouraging banks to modernize global transaction systems using blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. Spherical Insights
• Looking ahead from 2026 into the late 2020s and early 2030s, the convergence of AI and blockchain accelerates into something far more profound than today's integrations. SISGAIN
• SWIFT's tokenized asset settlement experiments, conducted in partnership with more than a dozen major global banks including Citi, BNP Paribas, and Deutsche Bank, demonstrated that existing SWIFT messaging infrastructure could be used to instruct settlement across multiple blockchain networks. yellow.com

Last updated: 08 July 2026