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In a bold move, BNP Paribas Asset Management has launched a tokenized share class for a French money market fund on public blockchain infrastructure. This step marks a key advancement in using like Ethereum for real-world finance. The project uses a permissioned access model on Ethereum. This means only approved participants can hold or transfer the tokens. It stays within strict rules to keep things safe and legal. What is This Tokenization Project All About? BNP Paribas Asset Management created a new share class for one of its existing money market funds based in France. These shares now live as…

CryptoDep’s tweet did what a good chart should: it made you stop scrolling. The graphic, pulled from DeFiLlama data, isn’t just a list of numbers. It’s a snapshot of a month where capital took a few wild left turns, some obvious, some downright surprising. Start at the top and it’s almost comical how quickly the bars fall off. MegaETH (MEGA) exploded, clocking roughly a 2,121% jump in TVL over 30 days. That sent it to about $69.6 million in DeFi deposits, a hefty pile for a chain most people hadn’t heard of until their numbers went viral. After that, Mezo…

$ETH’s reported 50.18% staking share is disputed, with CoinShares putting active staking near 30.8% due to deposit‑only contract data. Summary Santiment says 50.18% of $ETH supply (about 80m $ETH) sits in the staking deposit contract, crossing a symbolic 50% threshold for the first time. CoinShares’ Luke Nolan calls the figure “inaccurate or materially misleading,” noting the contract logs deposits only and ignores withdrawals. Active staking is closer to 37m $ETH, or roughly 30.8% of circulating supply, using Ethplorer and CryptoQuant validator data. A dispute has emerged between blockchain analytics firms over the accuracy of Ethereum staking data, with analysts disagreeing…

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz stated that the Bitcoin and Ethereum treasury company model has reached a critical breaking point, and companies that started with this structure now have to choose between “transforming or slowly disappearing.” In a podcast with investor and former Trump administration official Anthony Scaramucci, Mike Novogratz argued that simply holding crypto assets is no longer a sustainable business model. According to Novogratz, with a few exceptions like Strategy and BitMine, treasury companies need to transform into businesses with real products and services. Novogratz stated, “Holding the underlying asset alone does not create shareholder value. Management needs…

Pro‑crypto PAC Protect Progress plans $1.5m spend next month against Rep. Al Green over his anti‑crypto voting record. Summary Protect Progress, aligned with Fairshake, will pour $1.5m into ads and outreach in Texas’ Democratic primary to defeat Green. The PAC cites Green’s opposition to FIT 21, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, the GENIUS stablecoin bill, and his support for SAB 121 bank‑custody limits. Fairshake and affiliates control about $193m in cash from donors including Ripple, Coinbase and a16z, signaling deeper crypto lobbying in 2026 races. A cryptocurrency-aligned super PAC announced plans to spend $1.5 million opposing Rep. Al Green…

The intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology is rapidly becoming a new frontier for the digital economy. However, the increasing prevalence of decentralized artificial intelligence platforms creates a high level of complexity surrounding the smart contracts that lie under these platforms; this high level of complexity creates a correspondingly high level of risk from a security standpoint. Vital Block is launching a full-scale smart contract audit for MyShell AI (operating on the Binance Network) as part of its strategy to help create more trust within this emerging industry. Securing the AI Consumer Layer MyShell AI is a groundbreaking…

In a development that could fundamentally alter the economics of decentralized finance, the Uniswap decentralized exchange is reportedly considering a major policy shift. According to a report from The Block, the protocol’s governance is actively debating the application of protocol fees across all Uniswap V3 liquidity pools. Simultaneously, the project is pursuing a significant technical expansion to eight additional blockchain networks. This dual strategy aims to secure sustainable revenue for the protocol’s decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) while aggressively increasing its market reach across the evolving multi-chain landscape of 2025. Uniswap Protocol Fees: A Deep Dive into the Proposed V3 Change…

The Ethereum ($ETH) network is set to welcome a stealth address feature that allows users’ wallets to stay hidden. To achieve this, the ecosystem will integrate ERC-5564 to ensure that a user’s real wallet and transaction history are private. This development was shared by Ethereum developer Pandit Dhamdhere on X. How stealth meta-addresses guarantee privacy Notably, ERC-5564 was an Ethereum EIP co-authored by founder Vitalik Buterin. The ERC-5564 is proposed to add privacy to users’ wallets and ensure they receive payments anonymously when the sender uses the “stealth one-time address.” The goal is to protect the user’s identity and prevent…

In Washington, the safest vote is often no vote at all, and the most convenient timeline is “next session.” But when it comes to the future of banking, financial markets and financial services, inaction is unacceptable. The United States needs crypto regulatory clarity to compete and succeed in the digitally networked financial system of the 21st Century. The Senate is today at a crossroads on market structure legislation—policy designed to bring order to digital asset innovation, an increasingly important component of global finance. Failing to codify the “rules of the road” doesn’t just stall crypto; it invites regulatory chaos that…

Eleven days after Binance added Ripple USD to its platform, a clearer picture is forming around why the Feb. 12 listing matters beyond another spot market debut for the stablecoin. According to Mike Higgins, BD/CD at Ripple Prime, the real development is not even visibility but collateral status, as $RLUSD is now live on Binance spot pairs and approved as eligible margin for perpetual futures. This is all within the $XRP Ledger integration. How $RLUSD solves capital fragmentation, according to Mike Higgins When a stablecoin can be used as margin on one of the biggest crypto derivatives markets worldwide, it…