The value of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) on public blockchains has climbed about 66% in 2026, reaching roughly $23.6 billion as of Wednesday, according to DeFiLlama data. The market stood at around $14.1 billion on Jan. 1 before steadily rising through early March. Tokenized funds, including products backed by US Treasury bills, bonds and money
Oracle (ORCL) shares jumped 11% in premarket trading on Wednesday after the company delivered stronger than expected results and pushed back against fears of a looming “SaaS apocalypse,” easing investor concerns about both AI disruption and its recent debt raise. Revenue climbed 18% to $17.19 billion, beating the $16.92 billion analysts, according to Wall Street
In a significant development for digital asset markets, Tether’s partner firm Antalpha now holds over $100 million in unrealized profits from its strategic investment in tokenized gold. This substantial gain, reported first by CryptoPotato, underscores the growing convergence between traditional safe-haven assets and blockchain technology. The firm’s position, equivalent to approximately 1.8 tons of physical
Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has publicly shut down recent estimates regarding his personal wealth, criticizing Forbes for publishing what he called a “guess a number” list. Forbes has estimated his net worth currently stands at a staggering $111 billion. Given the massive 50% market drawdown that has battered the cryptocurrency sector in early 2026,
Kevin Warsh may be headed for one of the hardest jobs in Washington. If he takes over the Federal Reserve in May, he could walk straight into a split-screen economy. Inflation may still be too high. The job market may be getting weaker. Energy prices may be pushing costs up again. That would leave Kevin
Artificial intelligence won’t be the large-scale job-taker as feared, as the tech needs workers to build and then maintain the trillions of dollars worth of infrastructure for it to run, says Nvidia founder Jensen Huang. Huang argued in a blog post on Tuesday that AI has become “essential infrastructure, like electricity and the internet,” and
Changpeng Zhao is richer than Bill Gates. The Binance founder’s net worth hit $110 billion on Forbes’ 2026 World’s Billionaires list, ranking him 17th globally — just 17 months after he walked out of a California federal prison. CZ’s rise reflects a broader transformation: crypto wealth is no longer on the margins of global finance.
BitGo will provide custody and trading services for StableX Technologies’ digital asset treasury as it plans to acquire up to $100 million in crypto tokens tied to the stablecoin sector. According to Tuesday’s announcement, BitGo Trust Company will serve as the custodian for StableX’s digital asset holdings, while BitGo’s trading platforms will help execute the