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Major US investment bank JPMorgan has reportedly tokenized a private-equity fund on its own blockchain platform, rolling out the tokenized product to its high-net-worth clients. JPMorgan plans to tokenize assets, such as hedge funds, through its upcoming fund tokenization platform, Kinexys Fund Flow, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. “For the alternative investments industry, it’s just a matter of time that a blockchain-based solution is going to be adopted,” JPMorgan’s asset management arm’s executive Anton Pil said. According to the report, JPMorgan expects a broader rollout of Kinexys Fund Flow next year and expects to tokenize additional assets such…

Maple Finance (SYRUP) price rose 12% on strong volume. Gains see bulls converge near the key resistance zone of $0.50. The uptick comes as Maple hits a new all-time high in monthly protocol revenue. Maple Finance (SYRUP) price is experiencing a notable outperformance. According to CoinMarketCap data, the on-chain asset management platform’s native token has spiked more than 12% in the past 24 hours, outpacing the broader cryptocurrency market. Notably, gains align with the platform’s record-breaking revenue performance in October 2025, and come amid key recent developments for the Maple Finance ecosystem. SYRUP price jumps 12%, outpaces crypto market Cryptocurrencies…

Christine Lagarde, the President of the European Central Bank (ECB), has publicly set a target for a first issuance of the digital euro in 2029, provided the necessary legislation is adopted by the EU in 2026. The ECB also plans a pilot phase starting in mid-2027. The project has now advanced from the preparation phase (launched November 2023) into a technical readiness phase, focusing on infrastructure, market engagement, and legislative support. Related: European Central Bank (ECB) Sets Sights on Ethereum and Solana for Digital Euro Rollout EU Claims Payment Sovereignty The primary objectives of this endeavor are to modernize the…

A pro-Bitcoin and crypto bill is expected to enter the French parliament, backed by the UDR party and its leader Eric Ciotti. The bill sets ambitious goals for building a BTC treasury and expanding euro stablecoin adoption. The French UDR party and its leader, Eric Ciotti, will propose an ambitious pro-crypto bill with multiple growth points. One of the biggest items on the proposal is the establishment of a BTC reserve of 420,000 coins, making up 2% of the total BTC supply. The treasury would rival some of the biggest buyers, bringing it close to the reserves of Strategy (MSTR).…

Avalon Labs launches an on-chain AI marketplace and introduces a new Commercial Rights Tokenization (CRT) standard on BNB Chain. The platform enables AI-Model-as-a-Service, letting users rent, train, and monetize AI models securely on-chain. Backed by YZi Labs and Framework Ventures, Avalon aims to bridge AI, DeFi, and real-world asset tokenization. Avalon Labs has made a big move in combining artificial intelligence and blockchain. The company released its whitepaper introducing the world’s first on-chain AI-powered RWA marketplace and a new concept called AI-Model-as-a-Service (AI-MaaS). The project is backed by YZi Labs and Framework Ventures and launched exclusively on BNB Chain. “Today,…

On-chain revenue has grown to $20 billion in 2025, driven mainly by decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms, according to a new report by crypto investment firm 1kx. Users paid roughly $9.7 billion in on-chain fees in the first half of 2025, up 41% from the same period last year and the highest H1 total on record. DeFi accounted for 63% of all fees, led by trading activity on decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and derivatives platforms. Onchain Fees Despite this growth, 2021 remains the historical peak, though on-chain fees have grown more than tenfold since 2020, representing a compound annual growth rate of…

US stocks opened higher on Friday,with S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite posting decent gains as Wall Street cheered strong earnings results from Big Tech giants Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN). Summary S&P 500 gained 0.6% and Nasdaq soared 1.2% as US stocks opened higher on Friday. Apple and Amazon stocks jumped 2% and 12% respectively following their earnings reports. Wall Street is up after shedding gains on Thursday. Stocks closed lower on Thursday as risk assets shed gains following this week’s Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s comments. The S&P 500 fell 1% and Nasdaq led the rout with -1.6%. Dow…

Some of the most prominent names in the crypto industry are among those footing the bill for the controversial White House ballroom construction that began in recent days with the leveling of the historic East Wing. But even as Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal is asking them to explain their connection to the project, they’re mostly avoiding the spotlight. CoinDesk asked crypto companies on the long list of Trump’s private-sector benefactors to comment on their support and their intentions to respond to the senator’s probe, but only a spokesperson for Coinbase responded. Ripple, Tether and Gemini, whose co-founders Tyler and Cameron…

MetaMask spent years as the default gateway to Ethereum, the browser extension that turned “connect wallet” into muscle memory for millions of users. Now Consensys is betting that same reflex can work across blockchains. In late May, MetaMask flipped the switch on native Solana support, letting its 30 million monthly active users manage SOL and SPL tokens without installing Phantom or any other Solana-first wallet. Bitcoin support sits somewhere on the 2025 roadmap, initially slated for the third quarter but not yet shipped. If it lands, MetaMask will become the first primary wallet to natively support Ethereum, Solana, and Bitcoin.…

On-chain analysts have spent the past few days scrutinizing a web of decentralized finance (DeFi) yield farming projects which collectively claim $950 million worth of total value locked (TVL). Criticisms levelled at the projects include that they recursively lent funds between one another’s assets to inflate TVL, and the lack of transparency over the positions held. Some have also raised doubts over the ability to unwind positions safely in order to secure the backing of their yield-bearing stablecoins, especially in the event of a liquidity crunch like that of October 10, 2025. DeFi daisy chain Projects such as YieldFi and…