The tokenized real-world asset (RWA) market has grown to $51 billion, up 42% this year, as private credit becomes the largest segment of the market, according to a Bernstein Research report seen by Cointelegraph. Private credit accounted for roughly 44% of total RWA value, Bernstein said, reflecting growing use of blockchain-based infrastructure for lending and
The global stock market ranking has changed dramatically in 2026. Taiwan share bazar has officially become the world’s fifth largest stock market after surpassing India in total market value. Investors across the world now focus heavily on the Taiwan index as technology stocks continue to dominate global trading activity. Taiwan’s total market capitalization recently reached
It’s getting tough for crypto bulls. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs), including ETFs, have fallen out of favor with investors as the U.S. Treasury market signals higher-for-longer interest rates. Digital asset investment products recorded $1.47 billion in outflows last week, the second consecutive week of redemptions and the third-largest weekly outflow of 2026, according to CoinShares.
Crypto investment products recorded $1.47 billion in outflows last week, extending a second straight week of withdrawals as Bitcoin funds led the decline, according to CoinShares. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) extended the prior week’s $1.07 billion in withdrawals, CoinShares reported Tuesday. Bitcoin products accounted for roughly $1.3 billion of the outflows, their largest weekly withdrawal
At the 2026 Goldman Sachs Asia Pacific FinTech Conference, Bybit Co-founder and CEO Ben Zhou discussed the rapid shift of traditional financial assets to blockchain, emphasizing that atomic settlement and 24/7 trading will eliminate the limitations of legacy markets. In a fireside chat moderated by Goldman Sachs’ Ken Tang, Zhou highlighted Bybit as a key
Isabel Schnabel, a member of the European Central Bank’s Executive Board, said the ECB should raise interest rates at its June meeting, even if a peace deal with Iran is reached. The statement, made on May 26, marks a decisive shift in tone from the central bank that had been holding rates steady as recently
The combined market value of all stablecoins has hit a record high of $322 billion, dwarfing the foreign exchange reserves of 95 countries, including several developed countries. As of now, their combined market cap is bigger than the FX reserves of Poland, Thailand, Mexico, and developed economies such as the United Kingdom, Canada and even
Ether treasury company Bitmine Immersion Technologies has been included in a preliminary list for potential inclusion in the Russell 3000 index, a move that chairman Tom Lee hinted could provide tailwinds for the company’s stock. FTSE Russell, a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange Group, published a preliminary index inclusion list for the Russell 3000
BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) CEO Larry Fink says America’s giant AI buildout will need trillions of dollars, and regular people’s money is part of the plan. According to Larry, the investments in artificial intelligence, including those for data centers, power grids, chips, and cables among others will come from places such as bank savings and pensions.
Prominent financial commentator Peter Schiff recently took aim at ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood and her vision for the future of digital savings. Wood on Bitcoin, arguing that the legacy precious metal is historically overvalued and primed for a major correction. The case for tokenized gold Schiff has rejected the idea that Bitcoin might have