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Singapore bank DBS to offer tokenized gold to retail customers
Each token is backed by one gram of physical gold held by DBS in a dedicated vault in Singapore.
Figure to acquire Kiavi for $717 million to expand RWA tokenization network
Figure said moving Kiavi assets onchain could reduce costs while maintaining a capital-light, high-margin business mo…
UK mutual funds may soon be allowed to hold crypto ETNs, but only with a 10% leash
The proposal opens a route into UCITS and most NURS while keeping direct crypto holdings outside authorized funds. Th…
Bitcoin takes back seat to stablecoins and tokenization among financial advisors: Bitwise CIO
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan said financial advisors are now showing more interest in stablecoins and tokenization than bi…
Solana infrastructure firm Helius acquires Light Protocol to expand onchain privacy
The acquisition comes amid a moment of consolidation in the crypto industry and during a resurgent interest in onchai…
Privacy returns to focus as Ethereum developers explore new token standards
In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we're looking at where privacy is headed in the Ethereum ecosystem.
Raydium DEX says $1.34 million exploit hit retired AMM program, treasury to cover losses
The exploit drained roughly $1.34 million from five inactive Raydium liquidity pools, and impacted users will be comp…
The quantum clock is ticking: it's Bitcoin's problem, not Ethereum's
A recent research note published by Citi analysts reached a conclusion about quantum risk that should give every inst…
Mastercard unveils Agent Pay for Machines to support autonomous AI transactions, including stablecoins
Mastercard's Agent Pay for Machines infrastructure will support high-volume, low-value payments by autonomous AI agents.
MegaETH-based MNX raises $6.4 million pre-seed at $40 million valuation to build AI-focused futures exchange
MNX, a decentralized futures exchange focused on the AI economy, has raised $6.4 million in a pre-seed funding round.
Benchmark says Securitize ‘poised to be a positive outlier,’ sets $16 target as NYSE listing nears
Benchmark reiterates Buy on Securitize with $16 target as the company's planned NYSE listing moves into final stages.
Ripple launches toolkit for agentic payments on XRPL
A growing number of companies, including Ripple, want to create payment rails which would AI agents to execute transa…
Pyth launches 24/7 proprietary indices for US equities, oil and metals
Pyth is aggregating data from onchain and offchain sources to provide continuous price discovery for major equities a…
World Series of Poker adds Solana payments for tournament buy-ins
The move marks an integration of blockchain-based payments into a major live sporting and gaming event.
A 'Bitcoin DeFi' project just shut down with a brutal post-mortem: Users just didn't care
"It did not work," Botanix said. "At lest not in this market and not in this timeline."
Crypto’s killer app may be selling stocks after its own tokens failed retail
A Delphi Consulting analysis of 652 CEX listings from January 2025 onward found that a user buying every new token ac…
Solana (SOL) Back On The Defensive—Can Bulls Prevent Another Drop?
Solana failed to stay above $67 and corrected some gains. SOL price is moving lower and might aim for another increas…
Crypto tax bills a work-in-progress as U.S. House lawmakers pose concerns
The effort to push several tax bills is meant to be bipartisan, but the parties may not be comfortable with all detai…
Securitize CEO says tokenized stocks could unlock a $5 trillion crypto market
At a panel at ETHConf, Carlos Domingo argued that bringing stocks and exchange-traded funds onchain could unlock a ma…
Circle wants wrapped Bitcoin to look bank grade before institutions trust it as collateral
cirBTC gives Circle a BTC wrapper, but the harder test is whether custody, reserves, liquidity, and redemption contro…
Backpack US appoints former SEC Acting Chairman Piwowar to board amid push for crypto perps
Michael S. Piwowar was appointed by President Barack Obama and served as an SEC commissioner from 2013 to 2018.
Live updates: bitcoin drifts back to $62,500, putting damper on hope for two straight up days
Crypto prices rose on Monday following last week's crash, but the bears still appear to be in control.
Wall Street will run entirely on the blockchain by 2030, says Brickken CEO
Edwin Mata argues that EU regulations are choking local startups, leaving the U.S. and automated AI tools to run the …
Humanity's $36 million exploit tied to compromised laptop hosting a 'multisig' wallet
The compromised laptop held enough multisig keys to take over the project's bridges on two chains, a basic security f…
Zcash finalizes Ironwood upgrade plan, targets July activation
The Ironwood upgrade would introduce a new shielded pool and ensure the circulating ZEC supply remains bounded.
Humanity Protocol token crashes more than 80% after a $32 million private-key hack
The decentralized identity project said attackers compromised the keys of a foundation member and are dumping the sto…
What’s Going Wrong With XRP? Expert Points To 2 Major Bearish Flips In These Key Metrics
XRP and much of the broader crypto market managed a short-lived bounce on Monday after last week’s sharp drop to ar…
Wallets linked to Humanity Protocol drained for over $32 million, token plunges 89%: onchain analyst
Out of the stolen amount, $23.7 million has been swapped for Ethereum, while around $7.9 million remains in H tokens.
Crypto has ‘limited utility’ in solving AI’s trust and payment issues, IC3 researchers say
The academic researchers attempt to debunk idea that giving AI agents access to crypto wallets has the ability to mak…
Tokenized equities reach $5.5 billion market cap, fueled by SpaceX IPO access and exchange expansion
The growth of the fourth-largest RWA category signals a structural demand trend as crypto users want access to equity…