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Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (SMTB), Japan’s largest trust bank by assets under trust, openly framed its newest onchain project as an entry into the tokenized money market fund (MMF) category defined by BlackRock’s BUIDL and Franklin Templeton’s BENJI. According to its press release on 9 Jul, SMTB will tokenize the beneficiary interests of a Cayman Islands fund on Ethereum as a proof of concept (PoC). Beneficiary interests are the investor’s proportional claim on assets held by a trustee, functionally the Japanese trust-law equivalent of fund shares. They will be treated as digital securities under Japan’s Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.…

Crypto investors are seeing a growing gap between how blockchain networks perform as businesses and how their tokens trade. Market data showed Maker’s Sky generated $210.9 million in revenue over the past 90 days, the highest among major protocols, even as its $SKY token fell 33.5%. The disconnect stretched beyond the largest projects. Spark’s token dropped 55.3% while its revenue slipped just 2.6%, and Bittensor increased revenue 25.4% to $3.3 million despite its token losing 24.7%. The figures suggest protocol revenue is becoming less closely tied to token prices, even as investors continue to judge projects largely by market sentiment.…

Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming one of the biggest priorities in blockchain development. Instead of building faster networks only for human users, developers are now designing infrastructure that allows autonomous AI agents to trade, make payments, and interact with smart contracts almost instantly. That is exactly what $BNB Chain’s new AI-focused Layer-1 aims to achieve. While the blockchain is still scheduled for a late-2026 testnet and an early-2027 mainnet, projects like MemeToro ($MT) are already building AI-powered ecosystems today. As a result, many investors are beginning to connect the two developments. $BNB Chain Is Preparing for an AI-First Future The…

Manuel Adorni, Argentina’s cabinet chief and President Javier Milei’s longtime spokesman, has a tidy explanation for the roughly $513,000 he kept off the books for years. He says bitcoin gains explain a half-million dollars he hid. But his own trades, past videos and filings tell a different story. “In 2013 I entered the Bitcoin world. Then in 2014, I started to invest heavily (…) and between 2014 and 2018 we significantly profited. We invested approximately $200,000 and we made around $300,000,” Adorni told La Nación. This money, he amassed with his wife, wasn’t disclosed until now. Adorni has been investigated…

CRYL launched Bitcoin-backed loans of up to ¥1 billion ($6.2M) for individuals and businesses, with annual rates between 3.5% and 7%. Loans carry collateral ratios of 40% to 60%, run for one year, and can be used for taxes, business financing, or property purchases. Metaplanet Securities, JPYC, and Progmat are exploring the use of $BTC as collateral in digital corporate bonds, though no issuance has been confirmed yet. Japanese firm CRYL announced the launch of Bitcoin-backed loans of up to ¥1 billion ($6.2 million), targeting both individuals and businesses seeking fiat currency liquidity without having to sell their $BTC. Loans…

Fair launches have always sounded simple in theory. Everyone gets the same opportunity to buy when a token goes live. In practice, however, automated bots, front-running, and network congestion often give faster participants a major advantage before most users can even confirm a transaction. $BNB Chain believes the next generation of blockchain infrastructure can improve that experience. Its upcoming AI-focused Layer-1 is being designed for autonomous software rather than manual trading. At the same time, projects like MemeToro ($MT) are exploring how AI can simplify the process of creating and launching new memecoins from the application side. Why Fair Launches…

After filing with the SEC in mid-May, the Elon Musk-led company made history on Friday, debuting at a massive valuation of nearly $2 trillion on Wall Street. The spaceflight and telecommunications behemoth reported recently that it continues to hold bitcoin on its balance sheet. The question now is whether this public listing is bullish or bearish for $BTC in the short and long term. Bear Cases The first AI we asked about its opinion was Gemini, which began by outlining what a “watershed moment” SpaceX’s IPO is for all financial markets. Interestingly, it believes the short-term narrative for $BTC is…

A Solana-based memecoin called CATE saw its market capitalization spike roughly 230-fold in a single day, only to give back some of those gains shortly after. The token, which is inspired by a kitten video posted by the owner of Kabosu — the Shiba Inu that became the face of Dogecoin — briefly reached a market cap of over $9.5 million before settling to around $7.09 million, according to data from on-chain analytics platform GMGN. What drove the CATE token surge? The sudden price action appears to have been triggered by a post on X from @kabosumama, the owner of…

CleanSpark, a U.S.-listed Bitcoin mining company, has expanded its treasury by adding seven Bitcoin, bringing its total holdings to 13,931 $BTC, according to data from BitcoinTreasuries.net. This incremental acquisition maintains the company’s position as the 11th largest corporate Bitcoin holder globally. Strategic Accumulation Amid Market Dynamics The latest purchase, though modest in size, reflects CleanSpark’s ongoing strategy of accumulating Bitcoin directly from its mining operations and occasional market purchases. The company has consistently increased its Bitcoin reserves over the past year, aligning with a broader trend among public mining firms to hold rather than sell mined coins. As of this…

Blockchain networks have spent years competing over transaction speeds, but the conversation is changing. Instead of simply asking which network is faster, developers are asking what those speeds actually make possible. The answer increasingly points toward artificial intelligence. $BNB Chain’s latest roadmap reflects that shift. Its upcoming Layer-1 is designed specifically for AI agents rather than traditional blockchain users. While the network is still scheduled for public testing later this year, projects like MemeToro ($MT) are already building AI-powered applications that could benefit from this next generation of blockchain infrastructure. Why 100,000 TPS Matters Processing more than 100,000 transactions per…