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Token Terminal recently revealed that Ondo’s $USDY tokenized U.S. Treasury fund has surpassed $1 billion in market capitalization over the past 90 days. This remarkable growth reflects rising interest in tokenized real-world assets, particularly in the wake of increasing institutional participation in the sector. For further details, see the official tweet from Token Terminal. What Went Down While most altcoins traded sideways recently, $USDY broke ranks with a significant milestone. The tokenized U.S. Treasury fund, managed by Ondo, has grown its market cap by over $1 billion, highlighting a surge in institutional interest. This growth aligns with broader trends in…

Two groups affiliated with the cryptocurrency company-backed political action committee (PAC) Fairshake disclosed spending more than $1.5 million on media to support House of Representatives and Senate candidates in Florida, Alaska and Wyoming after suffering a primary loss in Michigan on Tuesday. According to Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings as of Thursday, Fairshake PAC affiliates Defend American Jobs and Protect Progress spent a combined $1.5 million on ads for Republican and Democratic candidates, many of whom voted in favor of the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act while serving in Congress. In Alaska’s at-large congressional district, scheduled to hold a…

While the on-chain movements of large investors in the cryptocurrency market are closely monitored, a withdrawal of approximately $10 million from Binance by a wallet believed to be linked to Amber Group has attracted attention. According to on-chain data shared by AmberCN, the wallet withdrew five different crypto assets from Binance approximately six hours ago. The total value of assets withdrawn from the wallet was approximately $9.97 million. The largest portion of the transaction consisted of Ethereum ($ENA). The wallet withdrew 38.89 million $ENA, worth approximately $3.58 million. In second place was $AAVE, the native token of the decentralized finance…

The JAN3 Bitcoin index placed the United Kingdom third in its 2025 B20 after weighing policy advances and more than 60,000 $BTC in law-enforcement custody. UK records classify the coins as seized criminal property subject to court proceedings. A March 2026 Treasury answer said central government held no cryptoassets. JAN3 promoted the UK result this month alongside its full B20 ranking. The scorecard gave the UK 6.44 and a BB rating, behind the United States at 7.42 and Bhutan at 6.64. Its evidence window ran through to the end of 2025. The publisher’s framework combines national Bitcoin holdings, state mining,…

Tokenized U.S. Treasuries are expanding rapidly across blockchains, but capital continues to concentrate heavily on Ethereum [ETH]. The sector now holds $15.2 billion, after accelerating sharply through 2025 and 2026. According to Tokenterminal data, Ethereum accounts for $6.6 billion, translating to roughly 43% of the market despite growing competition. Trailing closely is $BNB Chain with $4.8 billion, while Stellar [XLM], Solana [SOL], and Avalanche [AVAX] collectively add nearly $2.8 billion. Source: TokenTerminal This distribution shows institutions are adopting multiple settlement networks rather than relying on one chain. Nevertheless, Ethereum still maintains an important advantage. This is because Treasury liquidity sits…

Speaking with Steven Bartlett on The Diary of a CEO podcast, the Strategy executive chairman described AI as a tool for solving problems that traditional finance had never encountered. He opened the discussion with a simple message: “Bitcoin is digital capital. AI is digital intelligence.” Together, he stressed, the technologies are reshaping business, markets, work, and long-term wealth. Saylor Says AI Solved a Problem Humans Could Not Saylor’s biggest claim centered on Strategy and the digital asset treasury (DAT) firm’s effort to continue raising capital after exhausting more traditional financing options. According to him, the company had already become one…

Caffeine is an AI platform built by the DFINITY Foundation that turns plain English instructions into working, full-stack web applications, then deploys them directly on the Internet Computer Protocol ($ICP) blockchain, with no coding required. Instead of hiring a developer, a user types what they want, and the AI writes, tests, and hosts the finished product. What Is Caffeine AI? Caffeine lets someone describe an app, such as a blog or an online shop, in a chat window. The AI interprets the request, writes the code, and publishes a live link within minutes. Dominic Williams, DFINITY’s founder and chief scientist,…

A federal court in Boston has fined Liu Zhou, founder of the crypto financial services firm Mytrade, $10,000 for his participation in a market manipulation scheme. The penalty, handed down in a civil enforcement action, stems from allegations that Mytrade’s platform, Mytrade MM, offered cryptocurrency projects so-called “volume support services.” These services were designed to artificially inflate exchange trading volumes and market activity through wash trading executed with automated bots. Background of the Case The case against Liu Zhou and Mytrade is part of a broader regulatory crackdown on manipulative practices in the digital asset industry. According to court documents,…

CME Holds the Majority Stake and Almost None of the Volume Flutter Entertainment said Wednesday that all Fanduel Predicts sports and novelty contracts will move to Crypto.com’s exchange, with CME Group continuing to supply financial markets. “In coordination with CME, we have agreed that all Fanduel Predicts sports and novelties contracts will now be moved to Crypto.com,” chief executive Peter Jackson wrote in the company’s second-quarter earnings release, adding that the arrangement would let Fanduel ship products faster ahead of the NFL season. CME is the majority owner of the business: its annual report for 2025 discloses a 51% equity…

Bitcoin $BTC$63,598.22 barely budged on Tuesday, extending a five-week standstill as steady demand from exchange-traded funds ran into selling from miners and corporate holders. $BTC slipped to around $63,500, down 0.6% over the past 24 hours. More importantly, the largest cryptocurrency remained trapped in the roughly $62,000-$66,000 range that has contained prices for much of the summer. “Bitcoin’s recent price action has largely been driven by steady ETF inflows being offset by OTC selling from miners and Strategy (MSTR),” Paul Howard, senior director at trading firm Wincent, said. Daily spot bitcoin ETF flows (SooValue)Crypto trading volumes have fallen to their…