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The market cap of tokenized assets reached $24.6B in January, led by tokenized treasuries and commodities. Treasuries made up 39% of this, while commodities surged due to rising gold prices. Stablecoins contributed to liquidity, with a market cap of $308B.

_Kraken has partnered with Magma Devs to help strengthen the infrastructure behind its global trading operations, integrating the Smart Router, powered by Lava Network’s open source protocol, to improve automation around reliability, uptime, and data accuracy during peak market activity._ Berlin,

Resolv Labs proposed a settlement plan requiring the attacker to return 90% of approximately $25 million in stolen funds within 72 hours, with the option to retain 10% as an incentive. If the attacker does not comply, escalated measures such as asset freezing, public disclosure of addresses, and legal action will be taken. The incident was caused by the attacker exploiting stolen private keys to illegally mint USR tokens, leading to losses. Affected users should suspend trading and coordinate recovery through official channels.

Hong Kong-based AI company EcoRetail.AI has launched a “verifiable execution” solution for retail operations, positioning physical stores as AI-callable infrastructure nodes and explicitly benchmarking its implementation model against Tesla’s Cybercab autonomous robotaxi program. The company,

Since the Iran war erupted, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield has risen approximately 48 basis points, approaching 4.4%. Analysis indicates that 4.5% is a critical threshold for a shift in Trump policy, with rising yields suppressing the value of Bitcoin and gold, as the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets increases and a stronger dollar affects purchasing power. If yields continue to climb, Bitcoin will face greater downward pressure; if tensions ease, it could trigger a rebound.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies chairman Tom Lee has tipped an end to the “mini-crypto winter” impacting Ether, as the company bought another $139 million in ETH last week, bringing it closer to its goal of hitting 5% of the token's total supply. Lee said in a statement on Monday that Bitmine has ma

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In brief Hostplus CIO Sam Sicilia says the retirement fund is eyeing a potential launch as early as next financial year. The fund is looking beyond Bitcoin at a wider range of digital assets, including tokenized exposure to areas like music rights. It comes as AMP Super, the first

In brief Balancer Labs is winding down after a $128 million exploit left the company facing legal exposure and no sustainable revenue. The protocol will continue under a DAO, foundation, and service-provider structure, with staff potentially moving to a new operating entity. Experts say t

Delaware lawmakers introduced Senate Bill 19 on Monday afternoon, aiming to establish one of the nation’s first state-level regulatory regimes for payment stablecoins aligned with federal law. SB19 Requires 1:1 Reserves and Monthly Audits for

According to Q1 2026 reports, activity across a major crypto-based betting platform increased in its core markets—basketball, tennis, and soccer. Basketball betting volume, compared to the same period in 2025, nearly doubled, while tennis and soccer recorded increases of around 50% and 30%,

Federal prosecutors have raised doubts about the authenticity of a letter submitted to the court in support of Sam Bankman-Fried’s motion for a new trial, noting that the document was shipped via FedEx from Palo Alto or Menlo Park, California—rather than from the federal prison where he is incarcerated—and carried a typed digital signature instead of a handwritten one.

Two leading prediction-market platforms have rolled out tighter guardrails on Monday to curb insider trading and suspected market manipulation in event-based contracts, as lawmakers in Washington step up scrutiny of a sector that blends finance, law and politics. Kalshi and Polymarket argued that t

The April 2025 Exchange Benchmark report assesses over 100 metrics for digital asset exchanges, rating them from AA-F. Binance tops the scores. Findings reveal improved exchange quality, regulatory maturity, and security practices, with increasing KYC standards.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has forwarded its proposed interpretive guidance on digital asset classification to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), with government records showing the proposal as “pending review” as of March 23, 2026.

By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) The Iran war has single-handedly soured the macro environment for risk-takers in financial markets, and some participants are betting it could end soon. Onchain data tracked by Polymarket tracker PolymarketHistory shows that 10 wallets

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Strive Asset Management Chief Strategy Officer Avik Roy said Michael Saylor has effectively “struck oil” with STRC, arguing that Strategy’s latest preferred equity structure has opened a powerful ne

Hostplus, one of Australia’s largest pension funds with more than A$150 billion ($105 billion) in assets under management, is considering adding bitcoin and other digital assets to its self-directed investment option, according to a March 23, 2026, announcement from Chief Investment Officer Sam Sicilia.