The market for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) continues to expand despite broader weakness in crypto markets, with the value of onchain financial assets climbing sharply over the past six months as traditional financial products migrate onto blockchain rails. According to Token Terminal, tokenized assets now exceed $43 billion in market value, up roughly 37% over
Bitcoin holders appear unwilling to support dedicated Bitcoin-native DeFi at the scale needed to keep projects in the space alive. That is the tension behind Botanix Labs’ decision to wind down Botanix, a Bitcoin Layer 2 built to bring EVM-style applications, lending, borrowing and yield to $BTC holders. The wind-down is harder to dismiss than
Cross-chain platform Squid has enabled instant cross-chain swaps for Ripple’s $RLUSD, boosting the stablecoin’s access across several networks, including the $XRP Ledger (XRPL) and Ethereum. This follows the stablecoin’s recent launch on Ethereum layer-2 networks through Ripple’s partnership with Wormhole.
The Federal Reserve will announce its first interest rate decision under new Chairman Kevin Warsh tomorrow. The biggest question mark for Warsh, nominated by President Donald Trump at the end of January to head the Fed, is whether he will pursue interest rate hikes to control inflation or whether he will open the door to
Summary Coinbase is rolling out a broad suite of products spanning stocks, crypto derivatives, artificial intelligence tools and consumer finance as it pursues its ambition to become an “everything exchange.” The company is expanding into traditional markets with stock and ETF trading, options for both equities and cryptocurrencies, thematic and pre-IPO perpetual futures, and tokenized
Jim Cramer has praised Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: SPCX), popularly known as SpaceX, after it surpassed the $200 mark for the first time since its mega initial public offering (IPO) In an X post on June 16, Cramer referred to SpaceX as a ‘Monster’ after the stock outshined his expectations. As SpaceX prepared for
Bitcoin is showing signs of recovery after reclaiming a broken downtrend, but on-chain data still points to $48,000 as a major long-term support zone. Traders are now watching whether $BTC can break above the 20-day SMA or face another pullback. Bitcoin’s CVDD Level Points to $48K as Critical Support Bitcoin could still have one major
The company that settles almost every US stock trade is putting tokenized securities on a public blockchain, and it chose Stellar. What the deal actually covers, what the $114 trillion figure really means, and why $XLM jumped. In May 2026, the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, the clearinghouse that sits behind nearly every stock trade
Global Banking Giant Standard Chartered Becomes the Focus of $XRP–BRICS Payment Speculation A growing discussion around $XRP’s role in the future of global payments has gained attention after crypto researcher SMQKE pointed to Standard Chartered’s expanding involvement in digital finance, blockchain infrastructure, and cross-border settlement solutions. The conversation centers on the bank’s exploration of next-generation
Stablecoins have spent years promising faster, cheaper, and more efficient payments. The challenge has never been the concept. It has been the infrastructure. While blockchain networks can handle impressive transaction volumes under normal conditions, many still struggle with unpredictable fees and performance bottlenecks when demand spikes. For businesses processing payroll, remittances, cross-border transfers, or B2B