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A proposed upgrade to Ethereum’s privacy features could make institutional staking more attractive by concealing sensitive on-chain data, but it would also introduce new operational costs and complexities, according to Swiss digital asset bank Sygnum. How EIP-8222 Would Work The proposal, known as EIP-8222, aims to decouple staking deposit addresses from validator and withdrawal information. Currently, these data points are publicly linked on the Ethereum blockchain, allowing anyone to track an institution’s holdings, entry timing, and operating strategies. This transparency, while a core feature of public blockchains, has been a deterrent for institutional investors who prioritize strategic privacy. Thibault Dubuis,…

Kansas City Federal Reserve President John Schmid indicated on Wednesday that additional monetary tightening may be necessary to bring inflation back to the central bank’s 2 percent target. Speaking at a conference in Omaha, Nebraska, Schmid noted that while progress has been made, the battle against inflation is not yet won. Context and Implications of Schmid’s Remarks Schmid’s comments come at a critical juncture for U.S. monetary policy. The Federal Reserve has held its benchmark interest rate steady since July 2023, pausing after a historic tightening cycle that saw rates rise from near zero to a range of 5.25% to…

RWA-focused blockchain project Plume has announced its participation as an ecosystem partner in a tokenization initiative for Japanese stock market listed-equity investment strategies. The project is led by SBI Global Asset Management, a subsidiary of major Japanese financial conglomerate SBI. Japan’s $7.8 Trillion Market Moves On-Chain Plume shared the news via its official X account, stating that “7.8 trillion-dollar Japan capital market is moving on-chain.” The initiative brings together several key players: SBI and the Solana Foundation are building a platform in Japan for financial products tied to local equities, while Singapore-based RWA platform DigiFT will provide a regulatory-compliant tokenization…

The growing embrace of Bitcoin by publicly traded corporations has reached a new milestone. According to the latest data from $BTC Treasuries, the top 100 public companies worldwide now collectively hold 1,264,867 $BTC, representing 6.02% of the cryptocurrency’s total capped supply of 21 million coins. This concentration of digital assets within the corporate sector underscores a significant shift in how major institutions view Bitcoin as a treasury asset. The Dominance of Strategy and the Leading Holders The list is headlined by Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), which alone accounts for 847,363 $BTC — more than two-thirds of all corporate Bitcoin holdings tracked.…

Putting real-world investments onchain, a process called tokenization, is moving out of the testing phase and into everyday business. Citi’s new report Tokenization 2030: Wall Street On-Chain shared with CoinDesk ahead of Proof of Talk in Paris, shows that the global market for thse digital investments sits at just $17 billion today. However, Citi expects this market to increase to $5.5 trillion by 2030 in its base forecast. Depending on how fast adoption take place, that could land anywhere from a low end estimate of $2.7 trillion to a bullish forecast of $8.2 trillion, Citi said. As the report points…

SBI Shinsei Bank is reportedly offering crypto deposit rewards to customers, with vouchers worth 20% of their interest payments redeemable for BTC, ETH, or $XRP through SBI VC Trade. A three-month campaign launched on June 10, with a broader rollout planned for fall, covering ordinary deposits and time deposits from three months to five years, roughly 4.33 million individual accounts. The mechanics reveal SBI using digital asset vouchers to make a conventional yen deposit stickier at a moment when Japanese savers have real alternatives for the first time in decades. The Bank of Japan’s policy rate now sits at 0.75%,…

Blockchain technology is often criticized for helping criminals move money. However, the same permanent transaction records are increasingly helping authorities trace suspicious funds and identify those responsible. This shift is particularly visible in South Korea, where prosecutors are using digital trails to strengthen investigations and preserve evidence. According to local media reports, the Ministry of Justice said prosecutors booked 304 people in financial, securities, and virtual-asset cases between June 2025 and May 2026. Of those suspects, 25 were detained. In addition, authorities secured preservation orders covering 381.4 billion won in suspected criminal proceeds. As a result, defendants cannot transfer or…

The cryptocurrency market started July on a positive note, leaving behind a rather stressful first half of 2026. Santiment, a popular on-chain data and social analytics company, assessed the current state of the market and its potential trajectory for the second half of the year. Santiment analysts noted that the recovery following the sharp declines in June was encouraging, but issued important warnings to investors regarding critical metrics. Santiment analysts say that after Bitcoin ($BTC) lost approximately 14% of its value in June, markets finally breathed a sigh of relief in the first days of July. On a weekly basis,…

Crypto investment products extended losses to three straight weeks last week amid ongoing selling pressure in markets and limited institutional demand. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) recorded $1.67 billion in outflows last week, the second-largest weekly withdrawal of 2026, CoinShares reported on Monday. The fresh outflows bring three-week losses to $4.21 billion, with total assets under management dropping to $141 billion, the lowest level since early April. CoinShares head of research James Butterfill attributed surging outflows to an Iran-related risk-off move that has now overwhelmed any cushioning effect from CLARITY Act progress. “The pattern is reminiscent of the January-February episode that…

When Anthony Ralphs joined Ripple in its early days, the company was a small team working toward goals that most of the financial world had not yet begun to take seriously. Years later, as founder of Nova Modus and one of the few people who watched Ripple’s institutional strategy develop from the inside, his perspective on what the company got right carries a weight that outside observers rarely achieve. Building on the Right Foundation Ralphs came to Ripple as a technologist rather than a speculator, and that distinction shaped everything about how he saw the company’s opportunity. The financial system…