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BlackRock just filed paperwork with the SEC for a new tokenized fund structure, using Securitize’s blockchain infrastructure to handle on-chain ownership records. The filing, submitted on May 12, represents the latest move by the $10 trillion-plus asset manager to weave blockchain rails into its traditional finance machinery. What the filing actually does The new fund structure relies on Securitize Transfer Agent, LLC to maintain blockchain-based ownership records. Instead of tracking who owns what through legacy systems, ownership gets recorded on-chain. The transfer agent role is critical here, because it’s the regulated entity responsible for making sure the right people own…

Bitcoin continues to enter traditional finance in new ways. Some lenders now accept it as a down payment. This shift attracts crypto holders who want to avoid selling assets. It also opens a new path for homeownership in a digital economy. However, this trend raises serious concerns among financial experts. Peter Schiff has voiced strong opposition to this idea. He believes lenders face major exposure when they accept Bitcoin. His warning focuses on the unstable nature of crypto markets. He argues that sudden price drops can destroy the value of collateral. The bitcoin mortgage risk conversation has now reached a…

The Ethereum Foundation and the Ethereum [$ETH] Working Group, comprising wallet developers, have started a project called “Clear Signing.” This initiative aims to eliminate blind signing, a structural flaw that has resulted in billions of users facing losses. For context, blind signing is the root cause of numerous exploits in blockchain and cryptocurrency applications. A common misconception is that hacks typically occur in the last stage, when there is a bug in the code. However, it’s usually a user approving a transaction that leads to billions of dollars in losses. Remarking on the same, in a blog post, the Ethereum…

Last night, the Fed kept interest rates unchanged at 3.5%-3.75%, as expected. As inflation concerns increase due to rising energy prices, the Fed is adopting a “wait-and-see” approach in its current policy stance. At this point, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has indicated that they are ready to take steps towards raising or lowering interest rates. While the Fed currently states that it is in neutral territory regarding interest rates, markets now see it as more likely that the Fed will raise interest rates this year rather than cut them. According to the Wall Street Journal, following hawkish signals from Fed…

Ripple’s CTO Emeritus, David Schwartz, has admitted that the $XRP price may not always reflect rational market expectations. David Schwartz, who previously served as CTO and now holds the title of CTO Emeritus at Ripple, recently spoke about concerns surrounding the price of $XRP. Notably, most members of the $XRP community believe the asset’s price does not fully reflect its real value. They mention factors such as $XRP’s growing role in payments, recent regulatory progress, increasing institutional adoption, and inflows into $XRP ETFs. Despite all this, the token still trades around $1.5, which most believe is lower than expected. This…

A crypto wallet associated with the prominent digital asset hedge fund Arrington Capital has deposited 100,000 $COMP tokens, valued at approximately $2.26 million, to the Binance exchange. The transfer, which occurred over a four-hour period, was first reported by on-chain analytics platform EmberCN. On-Chain Activity Signals Potential Sale Deposits of tokens to centralized exchanges are widely interpreted by market participants as an intention to sell. The movement of such a significant amount of $COMP from an address linked to a well-known institutional player immediately drew attention. Within the same four-hour window, the price of $COMP declined by roughly 4%, falling…

In brief Tezos launched TzEL, a post-quantum privacy system for blockchain payments on testnet. Arthur Breitman accused parts of the Bitcoin community of dismissing legitimate quantum risks. The project aims to protect encrypted blockchain transaction data from future decryption attacks. While practical quantum computers capable of breaking modern cryptography do not yet exist, Tezos co-founder Arthur Breitman said some pockets of the crypto industry are treating quantum computing like a conspiracy theory while ignoring a legitimate threat to blockchain privacy. The warning comes as Tezos launches TzEL, a post-quantum privacy system on testnet designed to protect private payments and encrypted…

Five years have passed since Michael Saylor’s possibly home-destroying advice about using a mortgage to keep a hold of bitcoin ($BTC). As of this week, the US government-sponsored mortgage system will finally allow Saylor’s acolytes and other $BTC owners to belatedly follow this advice. When Saylor originally told an audience to mortgage their houses to buy $BTC on March 10, 2021, $BTC was trading near $56,000. If anyone actually took that advice, by November of the following year, $BTC had cratered 72% to $15,500. As a result, and given the high collateralization requirements of $BTC-backed loans at that time, they…

A dormant ethereum genesis address holding 790 $ETH since block zero was activated on Wednesday, moving roughly $1.78 million after more than a decade of complete inactivity. Key Takeaways: An Ethereum Genesis Address holding 790 $ETH transferred $1.78M on May 13, 2026, after sitting untouched since 2015. The 7,300x return on a $244 investment signals ongoing awakening of early Ethereum ICO wallets in 2026. Whale Alert flagged the move to a fresh wallet, with no exchange deposits detected yet, keeping sell pressure unclear. Dormant Ethereum Genesis Address Moves 790 $ETH Worth $1.78M After 10.8 Years of Inactivity The address, labeled…

Anchorage Digital, the U.S’ first federally chartered crypto bank, has tapped M0 as its core technology provider, a move designed to turn the custodian into a primary engine for institutions looking to mint and manage regulated stablecoins. San Francisico-based Anchorage seeks to expand its issuance platform through M0, and opens the door to a broad range of firms looking to launch U.S.-regulated stablecoins, according to a press release. M0 (pronounced “M Zero”), is a flexible protocol that allows global institutions to mint fully configurable stablecoins, which also works with the likes of Stripe, Moonpay and MetaMask. “It might not sound…