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Societe Generale said its digital assets subsidiary Societe Generale-FORGE will deploy EUR and USD CoinVertible stablecoins on the Canton Network and support tokenized collateral and repo financing activity on the network. The Paris-based bank said it plans to use the network for collateral management and short-term financing transactions tied to tokenized assets. It added that Canton’s infrastructure could be used for collateral mobility, margin management and risk management workflows tied to tokenized assets. SG-FORGE said its $EURCV and USDCV stablecoins will be used for settlement, financing and cash management activity on the network in permitted jurisdictions. The stablecoins are restricted…

Large Bitcoin holders accumulated 61,568 more Bitcoin over the past month against the backdrop of escalating conflict in the Middle East and macroeconomic uncertainty. Whales and sharks, defined as those holding between 10 and 10,000 Bitcoin ($BTC), have increased their holdings by 0.45%, while wallets with under 0.01 Bitcoin have added 0.42%, or 213 $BTC, over the past month, Santiment said in an X post Thursday. The figures support recent data showing that Bitcoin exchange outflows have persisted throughout March, indicating that Bitcoin holders are accumulating rather than looking to sell. Santiment analysts added that whale accumulation could be a…

The total value of $HYPE tokens staked on the Hyperliquid network has officially surpassed $1 billion, marking a significant milestone for the decentralized exchange and layer-1 blockchain protocol. Data from Hyperinsight, a blockchain analytics platform, confirms the achievement, which underscores growing user confidence in the network’s staking mechanisms. Staking Growth and Market Reaction The $1 billion threshold in staked value represents a substantial vote of confidence from the Hyperliquid community. Staking involves locking up $HYPE tokens to help secure the network and validate transactions, with participants earning rewards in return. The milestone comes amid a broader positive trend for the…

It has been suggested that the new cycle in the $NFT market may be powered not by profile picture (PFP)-focused collections as in the past, but by tokenized physical assets and digital use cases. OpenSea CMO Adam Hollander stated that future $NFT growth could be shaped by tokenized products such as Pokémon trading cards, Rolex watches, digital tickets, and in-game assets. Hollander stated that in the 2021-2022 period, the $NFT market was largely shaped around speculative transactions and avatar-based collections, but the primary use case for $NFT technology is verifying ownership of digital and real-world assets. Therefore, he suggested that…

Ethereum whale Garrett Jin moved 577,896 $ETH worth $1.35 billion to Binance over four days, per Lookonchain. An Ethereum whale identified as Garrett Jin deposited all 577,896 $ETH worth roughly $1.35 billion into Binance over four consecutive days, raising concerns about potential selling pressure. Lookonchain flagged the transfers on May 10 and 11. Jin originally converted Bitcoin to Ethereum eight months ago when $ETH was trading at approximately $4,591. With $ETH now holding near $2,300, Lookonchain noted he is sitting on roughly $1.3 billion in unrealized losses. His position represents one of the largest single-wallet inflows to a centralised exchange…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a rule change allowing Nasdaq to trade securities in tokenized form. With today’s official decision, a significant step has been taken in the integration of traditional finance and blockchain technology. The proposal, first submitted by Nasdaq in September 2025, received final approval after evaluations and two separate amendment processes. The SEC’s decision paves the way for certain assets to be represented and traded on the blockchain, particularly within the scope of the tokenization pilot program (DTC Pilot). According to the new regulation, tokenized securities will be able to trade on Nasdaq…

Public Bitcoin miners spent years racing to add more hashrate to the network. In the first quarter of 2026, many of them did the opposite. This article first appeared in Miner Weekly, a weekly newsletter by Blocksbridge Consulting curating the latest news in energy, compute, infrastructure, and data analysis from The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. Bitcoin’s average network hashrate, based on public blockchain data, declined from roughly 985 EH/s in Q4 2025 to 873 EH/s in Q1 2026. Separately, TheEnergyMag compiled quarterly production disclosures from major publicly traded miners to calculate their respective realized hashrate…

Fidelity International, a global asset manager with about $1 trillion in client assets, has launched a tokenized liquidity fund assessed by Moody’s Ratings. The new Fidelity USD Digital Liquidity Fund (FILQ) is issued on blockchain infrastructure linked to Chainlink and was launched through Sygnum Bank’s tokenization platform. According to Sygnum, the fund received a AAA-mf assessment from Moody’s Ratings, a designation used for money market funds that signals strong credit quality and liquidity. “This marks an important milestone in the evolution of capital markets, demonstrating how tokenized liquidity products can bring high-quality, yield-bearing liquidity on-chain in a regulated and scalable…

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) logged $171 million in outflows on Thursday, their biggest day of redemptions since March 3, when they posted $348 million in outflows. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) led the outflows with $41 million, Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) followed with $32 million, the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) sold $30.5 million, and Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC) sold $24 million, according to data from Farside Investors. The outflows follow a period of demand for Bitcoin ETFs, which attracted $1.36 billion in monthly inflows so far in March and are on track for…

General Tensor, a core infrastructure developer within the Bittensor ($TAO) decentralized AI ecosystem, has acquired Backprop Finance, a leading decentralized exchange (DEX) and DeFi hub built on the $TAO network. The acquisition, first reported by Business Insider, marks a significant consolidation of liquidity and trading activity within the Bittensor ecosystem. Acquisition details and ecosystem impact Backprop Finance has been one of the largest decentralized exchanges operating on Bittensor, facilitating a substantial portion of token swaps and liquidity provision for $TAO-based assets. With this acquisition, General Tensor is now estimated to account for approximately 33% of the total trading volume on…