CryptoEconomy

South Korea's BoK aims CBDC development and deposit tokenization to modernize payments, favoring sovereign-controlled, regulated token economy over stablecoins, with pilots testing DLT interoperability.
The article reports that the BoK's new governor outlined a technology-driven roadmap prioritizing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) and the tokenization of bank deposits to modernize the national payment system, emphasizing institutional infrastructure and sovereign control over digital liquidity while distancing from stablecoins. It envisions a regulated token economy where commercial banks issue programmable money, supported by distributed ledger technology (DLT), with large-scale pilots planned to test interoperability among domestic financial institutions.

W3.io announced a production alliance with Space and Time, the data blockchain oriented toward onchain finance, to build verifiable infrastructure end-to-end designed for enterprise financial workflows. The integration is already live and processes more than 200,000 daily workflows.
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PayPal signs a multi-year NFL P2P payments deal, enabling fans to send, split, and pool money via PayPal and Venmo across domestic and international games, plus sweepstakes up to $1 million.
Abstract: PayPal announced a multi-year deal with the NFL to become the league’s official peer-to-peer payments partner, making PayPal the primary tool for fans to send, split, and pool money within the NFL ecosystem. The collaboration covers domestic games and nine international matches scheduled for 2026 across four continents. Through the PayPal app, users can search contacts by phone, share payment links, and move funds between PayPal and Venmo, connecting more than 430 million active accounts and over 100 million Venmo users. The announcement highlights a large-scale fan economy driven by person-to-person payments and mentions a series of sweepstakes with prizes up to one million dollars distributed over the season, signaling PayPal’s broader strategy to embed digital payments in sports experiences.

Abstract: AVA Foundation announced that AVA+ Rewards will be accessible to Smart Steel through Platinum members on April 22, expanding self-custody rewards tied to locked AVA holdings. The program offers 5% annual rewards on locked AVA, with daily claims, non-compounding, and withdrawal options of a 2% fee or a 10-day no-fee withdrawal, subject to tier caps.
Summary: AVA+ Rewards launches for Smart Steel–Platinum members on Apr 22, enabling self-custody rewards of 5% annually on locked AVA, with daily claims, non-compounding, and a 2% withdrawal fee (or 10-day no-fee option).

This Monday, it was revealed that Grayscale Investments modified its filing for the Hyperliquid ETF (GHYP), naming Anchorage Digital Bank as its primary custodian. This action displaces Coinbase, which previously served as the fund’s broker and custodian, marking a notable shift in Grayscale’s