Real World Assets (RWAs) have reached a major milestone. Data from DefiLlama shows that the active market cap of RWAs has surpassed $15 billion for the first time. This figure reflects assets actively circulating in wallets and smart contracts rather than tokens that issuers hold or lock, highlighting genuine participation and on-chain engagement. The achievement
MIAMI BEACH — Endowments are rethinking where they invest as they brace for weaker returns from traditional assets. At the iConnections conference on Tuesday, several chief investment officers said the playbook that drove gains over the past decade may not work as well in the next one. Equity valuations remain high, credit spreads are near
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 1937.2, up 4.4% (+82.19) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. All 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: DOT (+17.2%) and AVAX (+12.9%). Laggards: BTC (+2.8%) and AAVE (+3.0%). The
By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Traders chasing alpha might want to take a look at U.S.-listed bitcoin $BTC$65,804.51 mining stocks. Some of these companies are surging, boldly decoupling from the cryptocurrency’s choppy price action. Shares in Terawulf (WULF) have gained 31% this month, even as bitcoin’s spot price has dropped nearly
Circle (CRCL) shares jumped over 15% in pre-market trading after the stablecoin issuer’s fourth-quarter earnings per share (EPS) beat analysts’ forecasts. The issuer of the USDC stablecoin reported EPS of $0.43, compared with a consensus estimate of $0.16, according to FactSet data. The New York-city based firm also posted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
Demirors, founder of Crucible, stated that traditional institutions reaching out to crypto are not interested in the underlying values of decentralization and financial freedom, but in the opportunity to turn onchain structures into engines of new revenue for repackaged products. Demirors: Onchain Assets Are the Next Goal for Institutions While bitcoin and the crypto sector
President Donald Trump took the floor Tuesday night for his State of the Union address, highlighting his economic goals and policy priorities. Although digital assets rallied during the speech, he did not mention cryptocurrency or Bitcoin. Key Points Donald Trump framed his return to office as the start of a renewed economic era, emphasizing national
Hong Kong will set up a new digital asset platform this year to support the issuance and settlement of tokenized bonds, as the city pushes to move tokenization from pilot deals into core market infrastructure. In his 2026-27 budget speech delivered on Wednesday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said CMU OmniClear Holdings, a subsidiary of the
Trump took the stage during the State of the Union Address. Prices of cryptocurrencies increased slightly. The market cap jumped by 2.58%. US President Donald Trump appeared in the State of the Union Address, wherein he covered several topics. However, it was the crypto segment that took a few notes for a reaction hours after
Gold prices have recovered to $5,161 per ounce after January’s dramatic crash — and the epicenter of the rebound points squarely at China. But this time, the story is bigger than speculation. Beijing is making a coordinated push to reshape the global gold market from the ground up. The Hainan Arbitrage Hainan’s new zero-tariff regime