Dubai Land Department (DLD), the government’s department for real estate in the UAE, has moved forward with its tokenization initiative by launching the secondary market starting February 20, 2026. The launch will allow the resale of approximately 7.8 million real estate tokens within a controlled pilot framework aimed at assessing market efficiency, testing operational readiness,
China’s tech stocks are flying today because traders are reacting to real news. TikTok maker ByteDance had dropped its new video-making app called Seedance 2.0 and it’s not some half-baked beta. The videos it generates apparently look so good, it got everyone’s attention fast. By the time markets closed, COL Group had maxed out at
Japan’s stablecoin market is heating up, with a number of new partnerships forming around the country’s first yen-backed stablecoin. Banks and major businesses are now piloting both yen- and dollar-backed stablecoins for real world payments. But a clear split is taking shape. While USD stablecoins dominate global transactions, yen-backed coins are being positioned as a
Jump Trading, a Chicago-based firm specializing in algorithmic and high-frequency strategies, has reached agreements to take small ownership stakes in prediction market operators Kalshi and Polymarket, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing people with knowledge of the arrangements. The investment would deepen the proprietary trading giant’s exposure to event-based wagering after it began providing market-making liquidity on
The White House will hold a second meeting on Tuesday afternoon aimed at pushing banks and crypto firms toward a deal on stablecoin yields, a key dispute blocking progress on the CLARITY Act and fueling tensions between banks and crypto firms. The session follows an earlier closed-door gathering that ended without agreement on whether digital
Dan Romero, co-founder of the decentralized social protocol Farcaster and a former Coinbase executive, is joining Tempo, a layer 1 blockchain focused on stablecoin payments. I’m thrilled to announce that I’m joining @tempo! Stablecoins are a generational opportunity and I’m excited to work with @matthuang, @gakonst and the rest of the team to make them
US President Donald Trump has announced the successor to Jerome Powell, whose term as FED Chairman expires in May. At this point, Trump nominated Kevin Warsh. While discussions continue about how Kevin Warsh will affect the markets, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made important statements on the matter. According to Reuters, Scott Bessent, speaking to
E-Estate Group Inc., a company specializing in tokenized real estate, has revealed its roadmap for the next eight years, putting a special emphasis on scaling and institutional integration. Titled Vision 2034, the document also outlined some major milestones planned for 2026, including extended offerings such as tokenized apartments. Other initiatives include the tokenization of villas
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 1975.37, down 2.8% (-55.94) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday. One of 20 assets is trading higher. Leaders: BCH (+3.4%) and ETH (-1.3%). Laggards: APT (-9.4%) and NEAR (-8.0%).
Kris Marszalek, the founder and CEO of crypto exchange Crypto.com, spent $70 million to buy ai.com, the highest publicly disclosed price paid for a website domain, the FT reported. The acquisition signals the executive’s move into artificial intelligence, a sector that reached nearly $1.5 trillion in worldwide spending in 2025, according to Gartner. The momentum