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“When Larry Fink says all stocks, bonds, and real estate can be tokenized, believe him,” said crypto asset manager Bitwise on Wednesday. The comment in reference to the BlackRock boss came alongside a chart showing that real-world asset (RWA) onchain value had surged to an all-time high of just under $25 billion. More recent data from RWA.xyz reveals that it is currently at $25.46 billion, which is close to record highs. When stablecoins are included, that figure jumps to $283 billion, which is its highest ever level. When Larry Fink says all stocks, bonds, and real estate can be tokenized,…

CMB International (CMBI), a major Asia-based asset manager under the Chinese bank Merchants paper. CMBI has made its HK-Singapore Mutual Recognition Fund tokenizable at the Solana blockchain. DigiFT and OnChain launched the tokenised unit (CMBMINT) with distribution and technical assistance. CMB International (CMBI): Asset manager with blockchain rails incorporated in the distribution of funds and all peripheral activities. Solana: performance L1 deployed for the issuance, transfer and corporate actions. Widely known for sub-second finality, near-zero fees, and parallelized execution. DigiFT: Singapore-based, regulated company that trades in tokenized securities / RWA placement, and KYC / AML-compliant onboarding of investors. OnChain: Infrastructure…

Ethereum (ETH) has just triggered a rare golden cross on the weekly chart, but the real story may lie in what is happening beyond the charts. As the 23-week moving average quietly edged above the 200-week average for the first time in over a year, a wave of corporate interest in ETH has begun to emerge — and the numbers are growing too great to ignore. According to a new DropsTab snapshot, a group of publicly listed companies now hold $7.59 billion worth of ETH reserves. However, their combined target is more than four times that size: a total allocation…

Animoca Brands’ flagship project, Moca Network, has formed a strategic partnership with Türkiye-based digital gaming marketplace Oyunfor, with the goal of building the world’s largest decentralized, off-chain digital identity network. Moca Network and Oyunfor Collaborate to Bring Digital Identity to Millions of Turkish Gamers As part of this collaboration, Moca Network’s AIR Kit software development kit (SDK) will be integrated into the Oyunfor platform, providing personalized, authenticated rewards and simplified Web3 access to over 6.2 million Turkish players. Following the AIR Kit integration, Oyunfor will develop feature-rich applications supported by smart accounts and verifiable credentials. Thanks to the AIR Kit’s…

Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, CoinDesk’s Tech & Protocols reporter. In this issue: OKX Slashes OKB Token Supply by 50% With $7.6B Burn, Price Surges ETH Transaction Volume Climbs on Price Rally, Cheaper DeFi Costs Weaponized Trading Bots Drain $1M From Crypto Users via AI-Generated YouTube Scam Babylon Introduces Trustless Bitcoin Vaults for BTC Staking Protocol Network news OKX SLASHES TOKEN SUPPLY IN HALF: OKB, the token of cryptocurrency exchange OKX, more than tripled to a record high after the company executed a one-time burn of…

The SEC has clarified that certain liquid staking models do not constitute securities offerings, providing a clearer regulatory framework for Ethereum-based staking protocols. Summary The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a staff-level statement clarifying that properly structured liquid staking arrangements do not qualify as securities under federal law. Liquid staking models that rely on smart contracts and avoid discretionary control by providers may operate outside the scope of the Howey test. Receipt tokens such as stETH and rETH are not considered securities when they reflect ownership of non-security assets and are issued through administrative processes. The SEC’s interpretation offers…

Sentient, a New York-based artificial intelligence company, has introduced The GRID, an open-source network designed for building and monetizing artificial general intelligence (AGI) systems. The company says the platform is aimed at providing a decentralized alternative to closed AI marketplaces from firms such as OpenAI. Developers can plug in their AI agents, models, or tools and earn token-based rewards, with usage fees and subscriptions available as optional monetization routes. At the time of its debut, The GRID hosts over 40 AI agents, 50 data sources, and more than 10 models, spanning both Web2 and Web3. These include tools like Napkin,…

Five years ago today, Curve Finance — now one of DeFi’s longest-running protocols — saw the launch of its governance token CRV in what remains one of the most unusual moments in crypto history. On August 13, 2020, an anonymous Twitter account, @0xc4ad, announced that they had gone ahead and deployed the CRV token and DAO contracts before the Curve team themselves had done so. “Yo, @CurveFinance! Saw your DAO is ready to rock and I gots to MAXIMIZE MY ALPHA! So I went ahead and deployed it for you,” the account posted. Loading Tweet.. They linked to the deployment…

U.S. stocks tied to Ethereum treasuries surged in pre-market trading today, driven by Ethereum’s 5.5% price rally and record highs in on-chain metrics. Here’s what this momentum might mean for Ethereum ETFs. Summary U.S. ETH-linked stocks, including SBET, BMNR, and BTCS, surged in pre-market trading today with gains up to 10%. The premarket enthusiasm is likely fueled by Ethereum’s 5.5% price surge and strong on-chain activity, incl. record transaction volumes and nearly 30% of ETH supply now staked. Analysts say that ETH treasury stocks may be a better buy than ETH ETFs, with SBET standing out due to its normalized…

Offchain Labs, the company behind Arbitrum, has acquired smart account infrastructure provider ZeroDev in a move that signals its ambitions beyond scaling infrastructure. The deal, which brings ZeroDev’s five-person team fully into Offchain Labs, represents what CEO Steven Goldfeder calls “a very logical next iteration” of the company’s mission. Founded in 2018, Offchain Labs initially focused on scaling Ethereum with optimistic rollups. But Goldfeder says the broader goal has always been “to solve the hardest problems that are standing in the way of bringing blockchain technology to mass adoption.” In that light, the acquisition isn’t a pivot, Goldfeder told Blockworks.…