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As part of efforts to make easy access to RWA offerings on-chain, Brickken, a tokenization platform, today entered into a strategic partnership with Taiko, a decentralized layer-2 rollup protocol built on Ethereum. The partnership enabled Brickken to integrate Taiko’s layer-2 scaling solution, aiming to advance scalability and interoperability on its tokenization network. Brickken is an institutional-grade tokenization platform that enables businesses to tokenize real-world assets (RWAs), including real estate, equity, debt, funds, and many other regulated instruments, into digital assets on its specialized blockchain. The RWA tokenization platform allows enterprises and financial institutions to bridge traditional finance with decentralized systems.…

Bitcoin has dipped below $77,000 on Gate, with the $BTC/$USDT pair trading just under the threshold in a muted session. According to market data, the $BTC/$USDT pair is currently priced at $76,998, putting bitcoin just under the $77,000 level. The 24-hour move is marginal, with the pair down 0.03% over the period, indicating essentially flat price action rather than a sharp sell-off. The small decline suggests traders are consolidating positions rather than reacting to a major macro or idiosyncratic shock. For context, bitcoin remains far above key long-term levels even as yields and Fed expectations have recently moved against risk…

In a groundbreaking move to enable users to access more DeFi applications and earn rewards, Deel, an emerging stablecoin wallet, today entered into a strategic partnership with Morpho, a decentralized lending protocol. Deel is an upcoming stablecoin wallet network designed for global workers, allowing them to hold earnings in a stable currency, spend worldwide, and earn rewards. This partnership enabled it to integrate Morpho’s lending infrastructure, allowing users on its stablecoin wallet to interact with various DeFi lending products, creating a pathway to advanced DeFi applications’ accessibility and liquidity. .@deel Stablecoin Wallet, powered by MorphoDeel puts dollar-backed balances into the…

A member of the European Central Bank Governing Council has indicated that the upcoming June meeting will determine whether interest rates are raised or left unchanged, underscoring growing uncertainty over the next phase of eurozone monetary policy. According to Kocher, cited in Jinshi reports, policymakers are effectively split between maintaining current restrictive levels and implementing another rate hike depending on incoming inflation and growth data. The comment highlights how the ECB is entering a decision-sensitive phase, where small shifts in macroeconomic indicators could determine whether policy tightening continues or stabilizes. Inflation uncertainty keeps ECB in a split-decision phase The ECB’s…

Jito Foundation and Solana Company (NASDAQ: HSDT) have announced a strategic partnership to deploy institutional-grade Solana validator infrastructure and staking products across the Asia-Pacific region, targeting asset managers and financial firms in Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, and South Korea. The two Solana juggernauts plan to jointly operate high-performance Solana validators anchored by Pacific Backbone, Solana Company’s institutional infrastructure network which cuts across four different APAC markets. The validators will run Jito’s Block Assembly Marketplace (known as BAM), which connects to Jito’s block-building layer and enables optimized transaction processing on the Solana network. The partnership also includes co-developing staking and yield…

For roughly a year, Chinese companies had a neat workaround for US chip export controls: just buy the chips through a subsidiary in Malaysia or Singapore. The US Commerce Department just killed that trade. The Bureau of Industry and Security issued guidance on May 31 mandating that advanced AI processors, including Nvidia’s Blackwell and Rubin chips and AMD’s MI350x, now require export licenses when sold to Chinese-headquartered entities. The key change: it doesn’t matter where the delivery happens. A Chinese company’s subsidiary in Southeast Asia is still a Chinese company in the eyes of BIS. How the loophole worked The…

How MiCA and $EURCV Are Driving $XRP Ledger and Multi-Chain Stablecoin Adoption According to Evernorth, the debate is no longer about whether traditional banks will adopt blockchain, it is already happening. As a result, the focus now is on the pace of adoption, the networks that will support regulated financial activity, and the extent to which blockchain becomes embedded in mainstream banking over the next 18 months. Europe is providing one of the clearest examples of this shift. Société Générale’s digital asset subsidiary, SG-FORGE, has expanded its euro-backed stablecoin, $EURCV, across multiple public blockchains, including the $XRP Ledger (XRPL), Ethereum,…

In today’s newsletter, Sarah Cummings from Morgan Stanley Investment Management provides insights and considerations when assessing crypto exchange-traded funds. Then, in “Ask an Expert,” Ryan Tannahill from iA Private Wealth USA, answers questions about borrowing against bitcoin assets. Assessing Crypto ETPs in an Evolving Market When evaluating exchange‑traded funds (ETFs), investors typically focus on factors such as fees, liquidity and tracking. Spot bitcoin exchange‑traded products (ETPs) introduce additional dimensions of due diligence that investors may be less accustomed to assessing. First launched in January 2024, these vehicles — structured as grantor trusts under the 1933 Act — seek to track…

The first week of June has split DeFi in two. Whale flows, total value locked, and sharp price moves point to three DeFi tokens and their respective projects to watch, where one is running hot, and two are bleeding. This time, the smart-money signal and the price action mostly agree. Hyperliquid ($HYPE) Hyperliquid is the week’s clear winner. $HYPE is up about 17% over seven days and roughly 51% over the past month, even after an 8% pullback in the last 24 hours. Want more token insights like this? Sign up for Editor Harsh Notariya’s Daily Crypto Newsletter here. The…

BlackRock Chief Operating Officer Rob Goldstein revealed that demand for cryptocurrency has significantly exceeded the firm’s initial projections, marking a notable shift in institutional sentiment toward digital assets. Speaking during a Binance online stream, Goldstein addressed the market’s reception of BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), IBIT, and outlined the asset manager’s broader strategic outlook on blockchain-based finance. Demand Driven by Value Proposition, Not Speculation Goldstein emphasized that the global demand for IBIT was stronger than anticipated, describing the interest not as fleeting speculative enthusiasm but as a recognition of a new value proposition rooted in emerging technology. He noted…