OKX's tokenized stocks and TradFi perpetual contracts now see roughly $3 billion in daily volume, signaling accelerating convergence between traditional finance and crypto. The exchange is expanding into pre-IPO exposure,...
Ondo Finance's total value locked has crossed $4 billion, with tokenized stocks and ETFs exceeding $1.3 billion and cumulative holders surpassing 1 million. The milestone highlights accelerating RWA tokenization and...
Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf says stablecoin use cases in the U.S. remain uncertain, even as the bank pilots tokenized deposits on its own blockchain. The move reflects a broader...
BNY settled a two-year Treasury note on its private digital ledger in minutes, and Citadel Securities then used the tokenized asset as collateral to raise overnight cash. The trade is...
Strategy's Q3 Bitcoin Banking Adoption Index shows average institutional adoption rose to 34%, with Fidelity leading at 77%. The report highlights how banks are moving from experimentation to full-scale Bitcoin...
Alpaca plans to launch a prime brokerage service in Q1 2027, moving into a business long controlled by major investment banks. The push comes as crypto trading platforms expand into...
Binance will list RWUSD/USDT with zero-fee spot and margin trading, enabling the Treasury-backed yield product as cross-margin collateral. The move marks a major step in embedding tokenized real-world assets directly...
KB Kookmin Card has partnered with SBI Holdings, SBI Everspin, and Everspin to explore stablecoin payment solutions, signaling deeper TradFi-DeFi convergence in Asia. The collaboration could accelerate cross-border settlement innovation...
DRV is being pitched as a fee-capture gateway where AI-driven demand meets tokenized real-world assets in on-chain derivatives. Its long-term value hinges on genuine trading demand, protocol revenue growth, and...
Standard Chartered's Dubai branch is now custoding Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin and plans an LMAX link that would let institutions use the token as collateral without transferring it to the exchange....
Zhibao Technology (NASDAQ: ZBAO) and Bedrock have signed a non-binding framework to explore tokenizing SEC-registered shares on-chain, deploying 2,380 BTC into liquid restaking, and building a KYC-compliant DeFi integration layer....
Since 2011, gold has doubled and silver has risen, while diamond prices have fallen by as much as 70%. The collapse stems from lab-grown diamond oversupply and the stones' lack...
EU finance ministers have agreed to push the DLT Pilot Regime cap from €6 billion toward €300 billion, far beyond the European Commission's €100 billion proposal. ECB President Christine Lagarde...
A retired investor was pitched a $350,000 allocation into a UAE data center, a deal that blends Middle East infrastructure hype with real-world asset tokenization. The pitch looks impressive on...
Bitcoin and Ethereum retreated as sticky inflation and high rates outweighed a risk-on tone in stocks and bonds, with US CPI and retail data looming. Attention is concentrated on stablecoins,...
BIT has launched Hong Kong stock trading under its new BIT Securities brand, marking a major step in the convergence of crypto and traditional finance. The move intensifies competition among...
BIT Securities has launched Hong Kong stock trading with stablecoin settlement, allowing users to trade HKEX Main Board and GEM stocks using USDT/USDC without a bank account. This move signals...
Compute assetization is accelerating, but the mature layer is the financing and credit market around GPUs, data centers, and future compute revenue — not GPU ownership tokens. Compute Credit, Stablecoin...
South Korea's financial regulator has proposed amendments to its Electronic Securities Act and Capital Markets Act to tokenize bonds, funds, and equities, with a phased rollout starting with institutional products...
Rare Pokémon cards have delivered a 150.7% return since September 2021, outperforming Bitcoin, gold, and the S&P 500. This surge highlights the growing appeal of collectibles as alternative investments and...
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