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• What's Hot in Blockchain News: The Demand Test

• Upcoming Events:
• Boston Blockchain Week on 9/8 - 9/10
• CoinDesk: Policy & Regulation on 9/22
• Swell 2026 on 10/27 - 10/29

• Featured Must Read: BNY Targets $8.6 Trillion Transfer Agency Market on Blockchain Rails (CoinDesk)

• Corporate Member News: Coinbase CEO: AI Will Make Crypto More Important, Not Less

• Blockchain Job Openings from BBA Board Member Trevor Talley

• ...and more!

What's Hot in Blockchain News

The Demand Test

July was a strong month for institutional blockchain adoption. DTCC executed its first live tokenized transactions with more than 30 firms, BNY extended fund servicing to digitally native funds, and Swift declared its shared ledger ready for 17 banks to begin piloting. The technology questions are largely settled; commercial demand is not, with bitcoin ETFs drawing their smallest monthly inflow on record. Stablecoin competition intensified, crypto legislation stalled in the Senate, and capital kept rotating from bitcoin treasury strategies toward companies building blockchain rails. A Coldcard wallet flaw that drained an estimated $114 million sharpened the custody debate heading into fall.

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Upcoming Events

Boston Blockchain Week 2026: The Digital Infrastructure Stack

September 8 - 10, 2026

Quincy, MA

Boston Blockchain Week 2026 returns September 8–10 with a focus on The Digital Infrastructure Stack, exploring how blockchain is moving from experimentation to real-world deployment. Hosted by QUBIC Labs, the three-day event brings together technologists, business leaders, policymakers, and investors to examine how blockchain integrates with financial systems, digital identity, supply chains, and government services. Programming will cover payment and settlement systems, tokenization, regulation and compliance, enterprise adoption, and developer tools, with AI, security, and trust serving as themes throughout the conference. Whether you're building, investing, or shaping policy, the event offers an opportunity to explore how blockchain infrastructure is being deployed at scale.

🎥 Never been? Watch the Boston Blockchain Week 2025 Wrap Up for a look at last year’s event.

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CoinDesk: Policy & Regulation

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Washington, D.C.


CoinDesk: Policy & Regulation is the premier event for the crypto industry to connect with Washington, D.C.’s most important lawmakers responsible for crypto legislation and regulatory oversight. Throughout this one-day, curated event, general counsels, compliance officers, chief legal officers and policy experts meet with lawmakers to set industry standards, align practical short-term and long-term objectives and set clear regulatory direction. Join us for this unique opportunity to evaluate and ultimately shape the future of crypto market structure that supports a vibrant, secure and healthy future for the digital economy.

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Swell 2026

October 27 - 29, 2026

New York City, NY

To mark the 10th anniversary of Ripple's premier annual event, Swell 2026 is gathering 1,500 global decision-makers in New York City—from Wall Street C-suites and fintech founders to developers and academic researchers defining the next frontier. 

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Featured Must Read

BNY Targets $8.6 Trillion Transfer Agency Market on Blockchain Rails (CoinDesk)

BNY is bringing one of Wall Street's core fund administration functions onchain by moving its transfer agency recordkeeping to blockchain, creating a single digital ownership ledger for tokenized funds while maintaining compatibility with existing financial infrastructure. The initiative, which supports approximately $8.6 trillion in assets, is expected to reduce reconciliation across intermediaries and improve operational efficiency without replacing traditional systems overnight. The move underscores how major financial institutions are increasingly using blockchain to modernize market infrastructure, with tokenized funds becoming a growing priority across the asset management industry.

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Corporate Member News

Coinbase CEO: AI Will Make Crypto More Important, Not Less

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong argues that AI and crypto are complementary technologies, not competing trends, saying AI agents will require blockchain-based financial infrastructure to transact autonomously. Rather than viewing AI as a replacement for crypto, Armstrong describes digital assets as the "money rails" that will enable AI agents to make payments, settle transactions, and interact economically in real time. He calls this emerging convergence "Agentic Finance" (AiFi) and positions crypto as a foundational layer for the next generation of AI-powered commerce.



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Blockchain Job Openings



Check out these opportunities curated courtesy of BBA Board Member Trevor Talley.

Coinbase

Forward Deployed Engineer, Finance

Location: United States — Remote

Contact: Mark Cialone

UBS

Digital Assets Distribution Manager

Location: New York City — On-site

Contact: N/A

The Digital Chamber

Executive Director Government Affairs

Location: Washington, DC — On-site

Contact: Zunera Mazhar

Ethereum Institutional

Head of US

Location: United States — Remote

Contact: N/A

Mastercard

Director, New Product Development – Digital Assets & Stablecoin Payments

Location: Purchase — Hybrid

Contact: Noah Lincoff

ClearToken

Deputy MLRO

Location: London — Hybrid

Contact: Kristi Tange

Stellar Development Foundation

Marketing Counsel

Location: New York City — Hybrid

Contact: Candace Kelly

Robinhood

Product Operations Manager

Location: New York City — On-site

Contact: Alec Schonfeld

Ondo Finance

Senior Product Manager

Location: United States — Remote

Contact: N/A

Bretton Woods Committee

Chief Operating Officer

Location: Washington, DC — On-site

Contact: N/A

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Disclaimer: All job postings are for informational purposes only and do not imply any representation, affiliation, endorsement, or involvement in hiring processes or decisions. No responsibility is assumed for hiring outcomes, interviews, referrals, or employment results.

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