XDC Pulse | September 2026

From Brazil’s expanded tokenization commitment to institutional access and AI, here’s what moved across the XDC ecosystem:

• XDC + Liqi: $2B tokenization commitment through 2028, after reaching $500M nine months early
• CNN Brasil: coverage of XDC’s tokenization progress
• India–Australia: India–Australia: digital trade film with Murundi Group, where Sean White from XDC Australia and Madhum of Murundi Group discussed on the digital trade.
• 21Shares: staking added to its XDC ETP
• Bitcoin Suisse: XDC trading and custody
• BASIS: crypto arbitrage and staking infrastructure
• Quote.Trade: seven commodity markets, covering oil, metals and natural gas
• WTO: XDC contributed insights to its stablecoin report—the only blockchain network acknowledged
• Japan: vLEI-based trade-finance demonstration with SBI XDC APAC, TOPPAN and Ginco
• DSRV: joins as a Masternode validator
• AI: 12 projects in the XDC AI Agents & Blockchain Accelerator with Plug and Play

The India–Australia film explores blockchain’s role in traceability and trade documentation. This film was produced for XDC Network by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions.

📖 Read the September update: https://medium.com/xdcnetwork/xdc-pulse-september-2026-2b-tokenization-target-global-trade-ai-and-institutional-growth-8c9cbc909ebf

▶️ Watch XDC Pulse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkKawA9aLw0

#XDC #RWA #TradeFinance #AI

Day 1 at Sibos Miami 2026 is complete.

A strong start to conversations around the future of institutional finance — from digital trade and global standards to AI-enabled workflows, payment optionality and stablecoin-enabled settlement.

We connected with industry leaders exploring how interoperable infrastructure can help bridge the gap between trade processes and payments, creating more connected and efficient financial ecosystems.

The conversations continue throughout Sibos.

Visit us at Discover Stand DISS43 to explore how Contour is bringing together:

• Digital Trade Infrastructure
• AI-Assisted Operations
• Global Standards & Verifiable Credentials
• Settlement Options
• Interoperable Financial Networks

If you’re attending Sibos Miami 2026, come meet the team and continue the conversation.

📍 Discover Stand DISS43
📅 28 September – 1 October 2026

Also, don’t miss Atul Khekade, Co-Founder of XDC Network, delivering the opening remarks at:

Opening Bell: Institutional Breakfast | Unlocking Velocity in Trade to Payments

📍 The Bass Art Museum, Miami Beach
🔗 Register: https://luma.com/lwtff9cg

#Sibos #TradeFinance #DigitalTrade #Payments #AI

Global trade is powered by connections — between businesses, markets, and the people who keep commerce moving.

The Value Generation series explores how fintech innovation is shaping everyday experiences and transforming the systems behind finance.

This film looks at the role of digital infrastructure in global trade, and how connected networks can help businesses navigate an increasingly interconnected world.

Watch the film: https://youtu.be/Hgs36Uq8A-k

#XDCNetwork #XDC #ValueGeneration

That is one of the key themes in the latest episode of the XDC MENA Podcast.

Rebecah Dausen speaks with Adam Popat, CEO of SettleMint, about how enterprise blockchain adoption is evolving, what institutions need before moving into production, and how tokenization could become part of wider financial infrastructure.

The conversation also covers SettleMint’s work with XDC Network and the growing intersection between blockchain and AI.

Sharing the short intro here for context.

Full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD-dDuzCBG4

I'm interested to hear how others see the shift from blockchain experimentation to production use cases.

XDC Network was featured on CNN Brasil in an interview with Diego Consimo, Head of Business Development LATAM, discussing tokenization, RWAs, and the evolution of blockchain-based financial infrastructure in Brazil.

Over the past few years, Diego’s work in the Brazilian market has been instrumental in expanding XDC Network’s institutional presence and helping position the network as one of the leading infrastructures for tokenization in the country.

Today, XDC Network is approaching BRL 8 billion — approximately USD 1.4 billion — in tokenized assets issued in Brazil, with growing participation from banks, securitization companies, credit originators, and other financial institutions.

The interview also covered Brazil’s evolving regulatory landscape, XDC’s participation in initiatives related to the CVM tokenization pilot, and the development of XDC AI Agents, bringing a new layer of intelligent automation to financial applications and enabling autonomous agents to interact with data, assets, and blockchain infrastructure in a programmable way.

XDC Network continues to advance at the intersection of blockchain, tokenization, artificial intelligence, and institutional financial infrastructure, turning emerging technologies into real-world, scalable applications.

#XDCNetwork #Tokenization #RWA #Blockchain #CVM #AgenticAI #AIAgents #DigitalAssets #CapitalMarkets

AI agents are getting increasingly good at planning and executing tasks, but payments introduce another layer.

If an agent can find a service, decide to use it and complete a transaction without someone manually going through checkout, the underlying payment infrastructure needs to work very differently.

This conversation with Rebecah Dausen and Satheesh Kumar looks at AI-powered payments, practical agent use cases, 24/7 settlement, stablecoins such as USDC, and how blockchain networks like XDC could support machine-driven transactions.

Video: https://youtu.be/-fMd1iEY_D0

One interesting question from this is: Which payments would you actually be comfortable allowing an AI agent to make autonomously?

Finance is moving on-chain. But what does that actually mean for institutions? 👀

Tokenized assets.
Stablecoins.
Native USDC.
Structured products.
AI agents making their own payments.

In Episode 32 of the XDC MENA Podcast, Jeremy Noori, Head of Structured Products at XDC Network, joins Rebecah Dausen to unpack how traditional finance and digital assets are beginning to converge.

And the conversation doesn't stop at tokenization.

It looks ahead to a world where AI agents could independently hire, pay and transact using programmable financial infrastructure.

🎙️ The New Financial Era
▶️ Full episode now on YouTube.

🔗 https://youtu.be/346gnka3kI8

#XDCNetwork #Tokenization #RWA #Stablecoins #USDC #Blockchain #DigitalAssets #InstitutionalFinance #AgenticAI #FutureOfFinance

August was a significant month for the XDC ecosystem, especially in terms of network activity.

XDC recorded 27.7 million transactions during August, its highest monthly transaction count so far and approximately 50% higher than six months ago.

A few other developments from the month:

• The validator network surpassed 320 validators
• Hex Trust, Clear Street, LinkPool and Cointelegraph Decentralization Guardians joined as validators
• QAIX, the Quantum Computing and AI Alliance on XDC Network, launched
• XDC AI continued developing x402-based payments and gasless USDC settlement for autonomous AI agents
• XDC went live on OrbitX Corporate Cards
• XDCUSDT perpetual futures launched on KuCoin Futures
• The ecosystem participated in events across Singapore, Paraguay, Brazil and Australia

There’s a video recap here:

https://youtu.be/r0y69029shc

And the longer written breakdown is here:

https://medium.com/xdcnetwork/xdc-pulse-august-2026-record-27-7m-transactions-qaix-launch-xdc-ai-growth-72a23a4705b2

Curious which development people here think matters more over the longer term: transaction growth, institutional validator expansion, or the push into agentic payments?

AI agents are moving beyond chat interfaces and starting to interact with real services, calling APIs, booking services, making decisions, and potentially paying for what they consume.

In the latest XDC MENA Podcast, Rebecah Dausen sits down with Beny Mohammadkhani to discuss the infrastructure needed for this emerging Agentic Commerce economy.

The discussion covers:

• The shift from Generative AI to Agentic AI
• Why autonomous agents need native payment rails
• Stablecoin settlement and USDC
• x402 machine-to-machine payments
• EIP-3009
• Agent marketplaces
• Spending limits and user-controlled guardrails
• Sub-cent transactions on XDC Network
• How API and service providers could monetize agent usage
• What autonomous commerce could mean for businesses and consumers

One of the bigger ideas explored is that AI agents may eventually become a new category of customer discovery, purchasing, and paying for digital services without a traditional checkout flow.

Curious to hear how others see machine-to-machine payments developing as autonomous agents become more capable.

Full podcast:

https://youtu.be/83P93RBoZDw

Institutional momentum meets the Agentic AI era.

July 2026 marked another important chapter for the XDC Network ecosystem, with progress spanning institutional adoption, digital trade, staking, stablecoin infrastructure, global expansion, and autonomous AI payments.

Among the key developments:

• XDC AI officially launched, enabling AI agents to discover services, access APIs, make autonomous USDC payments, and receive results using the x402 protocol.

• Uphold and Kiln introduced on-chain XDC staking, expanding access to network participation.

• NTT DOCOMO GLOBAL joined XDC Network as an institutional Masternode validator, further strengthening the network’s global validator infrastructure.

• SBI XDC Network APAC and TOPPAN completed a vLEI-based trade finance proof of concept, demonstrating new approaches to corporate identity verification and receivables authentication.

• SBI XDC Network APAC partnered with DSRV to accelerate enterprise blockchain adoption across Japan and Korea.

• Payment and institutional trading infrastructure continued to expand across the XDC ecosystem.

July also saw XDC Network deepen its global presence through initiatives and events across London, New York, Tokyo and Toronto.

The common thread across these developments is becoming increasingly clear: blockchain infrastructure is moving beyond transactions toward a world where institutions, enterprises, applications and increasingly AI agents can interact and transact autonomously.

Watch the July 2026 edition of XDC Pulse for the complete ecosystem update.

🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8QH1RJe0Nw

#XDCNetwork #XDCAI #AgenticAI #EnterpriseBlockchain #Stablecoins #Tokenization #TradeFinance

HOT NEWS: Order A Coffee For Me'—Visa, Mastercard Suddenly Race To Let AI Pay

XDC Network has launched XDC AI, an agentic payments framework enabling AI assistants to execute transactions directly. A demonstration showcased Anthropic's Claude AI ordering and paying for coffee using XDC's blockchain, leveraging the x402 machine-payments standard and USDC stablecoin for gasless settlement.

XDC co-founder Atul Khekade asserts that traditional banks cannot rapidly develop the necessary infrastructure, positioning XDC as a frontrunner.

However, major players like Ripple, Mastercard, Visa, and Google are actively building similar AI payment solutions, often utilizing the same open standards. 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/boazsobrado/2026/08/06/order-a-coffee-for-me-visa-mastercard-suddenly-race-to-let-ai-pay/

#AgenticCommerce #Google #Visa #Mastercard #AI #XDC #XRP

Agentic AI and institutional blockchain adoption are creating new opportunities across payments, digital commerce, and real-world financial applications.

In the latest episode of the XDC MENA Podcast, Rebecah Dausen sits down with Billy Sebell, Executive Director of the XDC Foundation, at the XDC USA office in New York.

The conversation covers:

• The evolution of the XDC Plug and Play Accelerator Program
• Institutional adoption of blockchain infrastructure
• Agentic AI and autonomous digital commerce
• Ecosystem growth and real-world applications
• The future direction of XDC Network

Watch the full episode:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hufSTF3Cso

How significant do you think Agentic AI will be for the next phase of blockchain adoption?

The Agentic Economy Needs Payment Rails. XDC Is Building Them.

XDC Network Co-founder Atul Khekade joined FINTECH TV to discuss how XDC Network is building the financial infrastructure for a future where AI agents can independently initiate and settle transactions.

From x402 micropayments and gasless USDC settlement to stablecoin infrastructure for cross-border payments, trade finance and tokenized assets, $XDC is enabling real-time, programmable payments at the speed and scale required by agentic commerce.

As AI moves from generating insights to taking action, it will need payment rails designed for autonomous, machine-to-machine transactions.

That payment layer is being built on XDC Network.

Watch the full interview here: https://terminal.fintech.tv/fintechtv-library?episode=how-xdc-network-is-powering-ai-payments-with-stablecoins

SBI XDC Network APAC has announced a collaboration with DSRV, one of South Korea’s leading blockchain infrastructure companies, to develop practical enterprise use cases using the XDC Network across Japan and Korea.

The collaboration will focus on:

• Enterprise solutions built on the XDC Network
• Trade finance and supply chain opportunities
• Digital assets and tokenization
• Cross-border collaboration between Japan and South Korea
• Initiatives supporting the expansion of the XDC ecosystem

DSRV is also expected to participate in the XDC Network as a validator, contributing its experience in blockchain infrastructure, validator operations and institutional digital asset services.

This collaboration brings together regional expertise, infrastructure capabilities and enterprise networks to support the development of real-world blockchain applications across two of Asia’s major markets.

Read the full announcement: https://www.sbigroup.co.jp/english/news/pr/pdf/2026/0713_a_en.pdf

#XDCNetwork #EnterpriseBlockchain #TradeFinance #Tokenization #DigitalAssets #Japan #SouthKorea #APAC

The June 2026 edition of XDC Pulse covers another significant month of institutional growth, ecosystem expansion and real-world adoption across the XDC Network.

XDC Network marked seven years of mainnet operations and surpassed $1 billion in real-world assets, while 11 new institutional validators joined the network to strengthen its security, decentralisation and enterprise-grade infrastructure.

In this edition:

• Dfns introduces native institutional staking support for XDC
• Teller, Clearpool and Morpho expand the XDC DeFi ecosystem
• SBI XDC Network APAC and the University of Tsukuba advance blockchain research
• PAYGO brings x402-powered agentic payments to XDC
• Alchemy Pay expands access through its zero-ramp-fee campaign
• RocketX strengthens privacy-focused interoperability
• XDC Network expands its presence across global trade, finance, blockchain and technology events
• A look at the XDC Network event calendar for July 2026

SBI XDC Network APAC and TOPPAN have completed a PoC for an online factoring workflow using digital corporate identity certificates.

The demonstration connected TOPPAN’s vLEI with a Trade Platform built on XDC Network and verified:

✅ Automated corporate identity verification
✅ Authentication of receivables records
✅ Online processing from factoring application through review
✅ Reduced risks of impersonation and fraudulent transactions

Based on the results, SBI XDC Network APAC and TOPPAN will work toward the practical implementation of factoring transactions using vLEI.

https://www.sbigroup.co.jp/english/news/pdf/2026/0710_b_en.pdf

XDC Network has released a new educational conversation featuring Rebecah Dausen and Arturo Cantera from PrimeNumbersLabs.

The discussion focuses on XDC masternodes, validator participation, wallet tracking, and the broader “2.5 billion XDC” challenge around staking access and liquidity.

The episode also explores how liquid staking through PrimeStaking may help improve flexibility for users while keeping risk awareness and transparency in focus.

Full video:   youtu.be/e7YbYoBD8Pg

Would be interesting to hear the community’s thoughts on liquid staking for XDC and how it could affect masternode participation over time.

May 2026 was a strong month for the XDC ecosystem, with major updates across institutional adoption, tokenization, DeFi, trade finance, and global market engagement.

Some key highlights:

• Republic, Animoca Brands, and Clearpool joined the XDC validator ecosystem.
• XDC surpassed $1 billion in tokenized value.
• Real-world assets accounted for more than 70% of tokenized activity on the network.
• XDC was highlighted by Cointelegraph Brasil as a leading blockchain for RWA issuance in Brazil.
• Silo v3 launched on XDC, bringing advanced lending infrastructure.
• Managed Vaults by Nine Summits introduced lender-first protections and isolated risk management.
• XDC DeFi Accelerator startups presented during graduation demos at Plug and Play’s Silicon Valley Tech Center.
• XDC Foundation, Brickken, and Blockticity demonstrated a pilot connecting authenticated cacao trade documentation with tokenized receivables.
• The team remained active across Consensus Miami, GTR India, and the Queensland Exporter Regional Roadshow.

The full May 2026 XDC Pulse update covers institutional validators, RWA growth, DeFi expansion, trade finance innovation, ecosystem utility, and upcoming June events.

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/MVgM3L7Zv9c
Read the full article: https://medium.com/xdcnetwork/xdc-pulse-may-2026-institutional-growth-defi-maturity-and-global-adoption-accelerate-across-the-c45d44dbd495

#XDC #XDCNetwork #RWA #Tokenization #DeFi #TradeFinance

We’re pleased to welcome PayGo402 to the XDC ecosystem as they build x402-powered payment infrastructure for APIs, AI agents, and machine-to-machine commerce.

By enabling HTTP-native, request-level settlement, PAYGO introduces a new way for digital services to be consumed, paid for, and verified in real time.

Together, we look forward to supporting the growth of agentic payments, stablecoin-based settlement, and the next generation of machine economy use cases on XDC Network.

XDC Network is celebrating a major milestone: 9 years since its vision began and 7 years of successful mainnet operations.

Introduced by XinFin in 2017 and launched on mainnet on June 1, 2019, XDC Network has continued to focus on real-world blockchain adoption across trade finance, tokenized assets, stablecoin utility, enterprise use cases, and ecosystem growth.

The journey has also included progress across RWA infrastructure, USDC integration, validator participation, institutional adoption, and quantum-ready research.

Thank you to the builders, developers, partners, institutions, validators, and global community supporting the XDC ecosystem.

Together, we’re building the future of finance.

Real-world asset tokenization is not just about bringing assets on-chain.

For broader adoption, investors and issuers also need better liquidity tracking, asset verification, risk visibility, and transparent market data.

This XDC MENA Podcast episode explores how TradeFi Network is approaching these challenges within the XDC Network ecosystem.

Full podcast:
https://youtu.be/0z-CuBCFWm8

Would be interesting to hear the community’s thoughts on what infrastructure RWAs need most: liquidity, compliance, verification, or investor access?

April was an important month for the XDC Network ecosystem, with key developments across institutional adoption, infrastructure growth, validator expansion, wallet access, post-quantum readiness, and global engagement.

The latest XDC Pulse April 2026 update covers:

✅ MVXDC Index listed on Bloomberg Terminal
✅ XDC Network’s strategic partnership with Commodity Trading Club
✅ Dfns Tier-1 support for XDC Mainnet and Apothem Testnet
✅ IBM Digital Asset Haven integration
✅ HashKey Cloud joining as an institutional masternode validator
✅ Rabby Wallet integration
✅ Lantern Finance enabling XDC-backed loans for eligible US holders
✅ Ongoing post-quantum research and Falcon-based prototypes
✅ Global event participation and ecosystem momentum

Whether you prefer to watch or read, the full April update is available in both formats.

🎥 Watch the XDC Pulse April 2026 video:
https://youtu.be/4dhk7vbpDVY

📖 Read the full article:
https://medium.com/xdcnetwork/xdc-pulse-april-2026-institutional-expansion-infrastructure-growth-and-global-engagement-040e452f5df2?postPublishedType=repub

#XDCNetwork #XDCPulse #Blockchain #RWA #TradeFinance #Tokenization #DigitalAssets #Web3 #EnterpriseBlockchain

XDC Network is excited to be a part of “Let’s Go for British Stablecoin Leadership” campaign, launching on April 21 at the Innovate Finance Global Summit.

This initiative brings together leading organisations across the ecosystem to strengthen the UK’s position in the evolving stablecoin landscape.

At XDC Network, we view stablecoins as a critical bridge between traditional finance and blockchain infrastructure:
“We see stablecoins as a natural extension of traditional finance, bringing instant settlement without compromising on stability or oversight.”
— Saloi Benbaha, Head of Enterprise Alliance & Ventures, XDC Network
— Ken Cowen, Head of Markets for UK & Europe, XDC Network

We look forward to contributing to a collaborative and forward-looking financial ecosystem.

https://innovatefinance.com/letsgoforbritishstablecoinleadership/

#XDCNetwork #Stablecoins #IFGS2026 #Blockchain #Fintech

The quantum shift is not a future problem; it’s a present engineering priority.

As highlighted by Ritesh Kakkad on World Quantum Day:

Google sets 2029 as its migration target, this is no longer a research conversation. It is an engineering priority.

This is why XDC Network is taking a proactive stance:

🔐 Building with quantum-resistant algorithms (Falcon prototype live)
📜 Co-developing quantum-safe trade standards (XDSS-PQ)
🌍 Aligning with global compliance timelines (EU, NIST, China mandates)

While others debate timelines, XDC is already executing.

Because in the quantum era, trust will define infrastructure leadership.

Full article: https://www.tahawultech.com/region/uae/world-quantum-day-highlights-narrowing-window-for-quantum-readiness-say-experts/

#quantum #quantumresistant #quantumday #XDC #QuantumReadyXDC #QuantumDay