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Real-world asset tokenization has surged from roughly $11.8 billion to $33.5 billion in a year, driven by tokenized Treasuries, money market funds, stocks and institutional adoption.…
Elon Musk’s estimated $894.9 billion fortune looks large enough to buy nearly two-thirds of Bitcoin’s maximum supply or more than 6,300 metric tons of gold. But…
The Federal Reserve heads into its September 2026 meeting with inflation easing, employment weakening, consumers pulling back and markets increasingly expecting another rate hold. Yet long-term…
Liquidity pools are built for DeFi trading, not long-term savings. Learn how impermanent loss, smart contract exploits, volatility, and liquidity risks can put your crypto at…
Bitcoin has absorbed a major wallet hack, Strategy BTC sales, weaker CLARITY Act hopes, and mixed ETF flows without another major collapse. Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan…
MSCI’s proposed screening framework could remove Strategy and Metaplanet from major indexes, but the bigger issue goes beyond passive fund selling. The rule challenges whether Bitcoin-heavy…
A major security study of x402 facilitators found 31 vulnerabilities across 15 providers, including Coinbase. The bigger concern is what happens when AI agents can spend…
Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF added $371.1 million through share contributions during its first reporting period, while nearly all of its $66.9 million operating decline came from…
The SEC canceled its August 14 meeting on a possible crypto fundraising regime, delaying a proposal that could have clarified how token issuers raise development capital.…
Bitcoin received another favorable U.S. inflation signal, but the price barely moved. With CPI cooling, Fed pressure easing, and BTC still trapped near $63,000 to $65,000,…
