On-chain data shows the market for tokenized commodities surpassed $6 billion this week, driven by a surge in demand for gold-backed tokens. At the time of publication, the market cap of tokenized commodities is $6.126 billion. The market cap of all tokenized assets as of February 9 is $328.156 billion. It means that the market
U.S. jobs growth sizably strengthened in the first month of 2026. There were 130,000 jobs added in January, according to a Wednesday report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Economist forecasts had been for 70,000 jobs added, up from jobs growth of 48,000 in December. The unemployment rate fell to 4.3% versus forecasts for 4.4%
Tokenized money market funds and digital bank deposits are shifting from experimental pilots to early-stage financial infrastructure, executives from Franklin Templeton, SWIFT and Ledger said Wednesday Consensus Hong Kong 2026. “Take traditional, existing financial instruments, make them cheaper, better faster, by putting them natively on chain,” said Franklin Templeton’s Chetan Karkhanis. The asset manager has
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has sparked debate about the future of the US dollar after warning that rising debt interest payments could weaken confidence in the currency. Speaking on February 10, 2026, Fink said that if the US fails to control its debt costs, the dollar could eventually resemble “monopoly money.” https://twitter.com/cryptorover/status/2021458804194652382?s=46 His comments arrive
Stablecoin yields should be passed on to the consumer, Robinhood General Manager Johann Kerbrat said Wednesday at CoinDesk’s Consensus Hong Kong conference. Kerbrat also said it should be up to consumers to decide what they want to do with their savings, though they need to be made aware of the risks inherent in these products.
Clearer rules and improved technology are accelerating the convergence of traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized markets, driving established institutions into areas such as crypto derivatives, according to panelists at Consensus Hong Kong. “Regulation is really important. It gives you the rails that you need to operate in,” said Jason Urban, global co-head of digital assets
If there is a classic technology hype cycle attached to tokenization — the representation of any asset on blockchains like Ethereum — we are barely getting started. That was the view of Min Lin, managing director of global expansion at Ondo, who pointed out the U.S. Treasuries market alone is worth $29 trillion. Adding in
TL;DR Italy recorded a 103% increase in digital asset holders, reaching 1.4 million users in two years. The total portfolio value reached nearly €2 billion, with an average balance of €1,400 per client. Young investors dominate adoption, as 64% are between 18 and 39 years old, confirming a decisive pro-crypto shift. Interest in blockchain finance
Cathie Wood’s $ARK Investment Management posits the world is at the beginning of a multi-year capital expenditure boom—driven not by traditional infrastructure but by artificial intelligence. In a report on Monday, the firm outlined a trifecta of accelerating trends, including the release of more powerful AI models, a strategy retreat by legacy automakers from electric