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South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) plans to release detailed tokenized securities rules in July as the country prepares to bring blockchain-based securities under its capital markets framework in 2027. The measures are expected to include a roadmap for tokenizing stocks, bonds and money market funds, possible changes to over-the-counter trading limits and rules allowing some fractional investment products to pool similar underlying assets, the FSC announced on Friday at the second meeting of its public-private tokenized securities council, which was launched in March to design issuance, trading, infrastructure and settlement rules before the framework takes effect in 2027. “The…

The Sui blockchain has announced support for trading XAGm, an institutional-grade tokenized silver product issued by real-world asset (RWA) platform Matrixdock. The token is fully backed 1:1 by physical silver bars certified by the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA), one of the world’s oldest and most respected precious metals market authorities. Bridging Traditional Silver Markets with DeFi Matrixdock, a Singapore-based RWA tokenization firm, designed XAGm to bring the liquidity and transparency of decentralized finance to the traditional silver market. Each XAGm token represents ownership of one troy ounce of LBMA-approved silver, stored in secure vaults and audited regularly. By listing…

Stretch (STRC), the perpetual preferred equity issued by Strategy (MSTR), the world’s largest corporate holder of bitcoin, reclaimed its $100 par value during Thursday’s trading session, giving the company the leeway to raise funds to add to its stash of the largest cryptocurrency. The recovery took nine trading days following the March 13 ex-dividend date, when buyers of the stock no longer qualify for the next payout. Prices of ex-dividend stocks typically drop to reflect the cash being distributed to the previous shareholders. At its core, STRC works by adjusting yield to steer price. If shares trade above $100, the…

Following the Fed’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is making important statements live on air. Here are the details from Powell’s press statement: High inflation is partly reflected in rising energy prices. The current monetary policy stance is appropriate. Events in the Middle East have increased uncertainty. PCE inflation is expected to be 3.5% in March. Inflation expectations have risen recently. Long-term inflation expectations are consistent with the 2% target. The economic outlook is highly uncertain. This is my last press conference as chairman. Congratulations, Warsh. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell welcomed the Justice Department’s…

Chainlink’s Zach Rynes sparked backlash after calling $XRP Ledger an “obsolete ghost chain,” criticizing its small RWA and stablecoin market share. $XRP supporters including David Schwartz pushed back strongly, defending $XRP’s role in payments while accusing Chainlink critics of spreading misleading narratives. Despite the heated social media clash, $XRP and Chainlink operate in different sectors—payments vs. oracle infrastructure—while their communities continue the rivalry. The latest $XRP vs $LINK clash erupted after Zach Rynes took direct aim at the $XRP Ledger, calling it an “obsolete ghost chain.” His remarks didn’t stop there; he dismissed $XRP’s long-standing role as a global bridge…

The US Senate Banking Committee advanced a long-awaited digital asset market structure bill with bipartisan support, but Republicans still need Senate Democrats’ votes to pass the bill in the full chamber. On Thursday, Democratic Senators Ruben Gallego and Angela Alsobrooks sided with 13 Republicans to vote for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY) after months of delays in the banking committee. With the US Senate Agriculture Committee having already voted to advance the bill in January, addressing laws and regulations affecting commodities markets, the legislation is expected to head to the full Senate for a vote soon. “The momentum…

InitVerse, a next-generation Web3 layer-1 blockchain infrastructure and a rapid decentralized application (DApp) deployment, has made its history-making partnership with d.id. The purpose of this partnership is to empower decentralized identity infrastructure for scalable cross-chain digital identity solutions. d.id is a decentralized identifier (DID), a new, unique, cryptographically verifiable identifier. 🚀 PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT 🚀We’re excited to welcome https://t.co/Fx5TifQ7yy into the InitVerse ecosystem! 🌐🤝As a blockchain-based, open-source, decentralized DID system, https://t.co/Fx5TifQ7yy is redefining digital identity by enabling anyone to register and manage… pic.twitter.com/I5X7pqEL5H — InitVerse (@InitVerse) May 12, 2026 InitVerse focuses on combining artificial intelligence (AI) assisted blockchain development, privacy-focused infrastructure,…

In a groundbreaking 2025 market analysis, JPMorgan Chase & Co. has documented Bitcoin’s remarkable resilience, demonstrating superior stability compared to traditional safe-haven assets like gold and silver. The investment bank’s comprehensive report reveals significant insights about cryptocurrency behavior during periods of market stress. According to JPMorgan’s research team, Bitcoin has maintained its position within the high $60,000 to low $70,000 range despite ongoing geopolitical tensions and volatile energy markets. This stability contrasts sharply with gold’s recent performance, which shows weakening due to capital outflows and deteriorating liquidity conditions. The analysis provides crucial evidence about Bitcoin’s evolving role in global financial…

Nvidia’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) dominance in artificial intelligence (AI) became clear once again this week when the company reclaimed its $5 trillion market cap status and saw its shares hit a new all-time high. At the same time, the chipmaker now accounts for nearly 5% of the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI), surpassing national markets as big as Japan, Germany, and France. This month’s steady growth has thus made up for the losses incurred in March, when Nvidia shares hit their lowest point of the year, ending the quarter at $165. If you’d invested $1,000 in Nvidia on January 1,…

The number of whale wallets holding more than one million of US President Donald Trump’s memecoin has surged to a five-month high after announcing a luncheon at his Florida home for top holders last week. There are now 83 wallets holding more than 1 million $TRUMP ($TRUMP) (equating to $3.7 million), making it the highest showing for the memecoin since Oct. 8 last year, Santiment said in an X post on Monday. The luncheon with Trump is set for April 25 at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, according to the Trump team. The top 297 token holders are invited, with…