US dominates Polymarket political bets despite geoblock: Report
New data from Allium suggest that US users are bypassing geoblocks to bet on markets offered on Polymarket’s global platform. Source:Cointelegraph
Strategy will be ‘less important’ in Bitcoin after STRC incident: Bitwise
Bitwise’s Matt Hougan said Strategy's STRC offer of high yields and low volatility was always a questionable fit for buying Bitcoin, as the cryptocurrency…
Securitize gains on NYSE debut with tokenized stocks live on Solana, Avalanche
Securitize has issued tokenized versions of its shares on Solana and Avalanche, marking the first time a newly public company has done so on its debut.…
IMF says tokenization could transform settlement and financial stability
The global lender says blockchainbased finance could streamline markets but warns that fragmented standards and regulations may create new systemic risks.…
Russia on track for digital ruble rollout on Sept. 1: Central bank governor
EU authorities already preemptively sanctioned Russia’s digital ruble in 2025 as part of measures in response to the country’s war against Ukraine.…
Bitcoin price taps new July high above $62K on weak US jobs data
Bitcoin took daily gains to nearly 4% on the second day of "green July" as US labormarket signals supported an easing inflation policy from the Federal…
FBI director discloses Strategy holdings months after deadline: Report
Strategy is a registered US government contractor, though Kash Patel claimed that “no current conflict exists” with his $100,001 and $250,000 worth of the…
Ondo expands tokenized equities with onchain shareholder voting
Ondo's latest partnership adds shareholder governance to tokenized stocks as competition in blockchainbased equity offerings accelerates. Source:Cointelegraph
UK payments blueprint outlines tokenized payments for ‘multi-money ecosystem’
UK regulators published an update to a national retail payments blueprint, calling for infrastructure support for tokenization and interoperability with new…
Aave brings V3 lending and GHO stablecoin to Monad
Aave launched its V3 lending protocol on Monad with 12 supported assets as the network commits $15 million in firstyear incentives to build liquidity and…
Standard Chartered, Circle bring USDC minting onto banking rails
Standard Chartered and Circle launch bankled USDC minting and redemption for institutions, starting in Dubai’s DIFC with planned global expansion.…
The three factors that have finally brought the small-cap trade to life
Strategists at Goldman Sachs said the three key catalysts for the Russell 2000’s recent outperformance were the artificialintelligence industry, a strong…