A new mission out of the crypto world wants to put a token on every digital agent on the planet, and its backers say the goal is simple: stop a handful of companies from cornering the market on agent ownership before it even gets started. That’s the pitch behind Virtuals Protocol tokenization, a project announced
Investment bank Bernstein today released a major report forecasting Bitcoin’s rise to $150,000 by mid-2027 and $300,000 by 2029, driven by the sovereign debt crisis and institutional demand. However, Capriole Investments founder Charles Edwards argues that this historic scenario is realistic only if Bitcoin Core developers implement quantum-resistant cryptography in time. According to his estimates,
Real-world asset markets are entering a new phase in 2026, as tokenized products move beyond issuance toward active market use. CoinShares and Token Terminal found RWA spot trading volumes rose about 220% between Q2 2025 and Q2 2026. Meanwhile, decentralized exchange spot volumes fell roughly 70%. The divergence shows tokenized assets gaining traction despite weaker
India is preparing its first tokenized corporate bond issue for September 2026, with state-owned REC expected to raise less than ₹500 crore. The pilot combines DEMAT 2.0, a new securities wallet, with RBI’s wholesale central bank digital currency, e₹-W. That design keeps the transaction inside regulated infrastructure while excluding Bitcoin, Ethereum, $USDT, and other public
Bitcoin ($BTC) slipped under $78,000 following Wednesday’s Wall Street open after US inflation data came in above expectations. Key points: Bitcoin sees further downside after US PCE inflation data came in 0.1% higher than expected in July. Markets await Nvidia Q2 earnings release as Wednesday’s next potential volatility catalyst. $BTC price analysis warns over 25%
A new Bitcoin ($BTC) transfer has occurred in a cryptocurrency wallet reportedly belonging to the US government. According to data from the blockchain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence, a government-linked address moved a small portion of Bitcoin, seized from Alameda Research accounts on Binance US approximately three years ago, to another address. Although the transaction size
Cathie Wood’s flagship fund has spent more than a decade failing to beat her two most obvious benchmarks. Her multi-billion dollar ARKK fund, which launched on October 31, 2014, has trailed the S&P 500’s total return, and $BTC, since inception. Even investors who might have tried to time their entries and exits out of Wood’s
More than three-quarters of Americans view cryptocurrency in workplace retirement plans as risky, as concerns over retirement security mount across the United States, according to a new survey from The National Institute on Retirement Security. The survey found that 77% of Americans consider crypto in workplace retirement plans risky, including 46% who view it as
Shares of major cryptocurrency-linked companies opened lower on [Insert Date], tracking a pullback in digital asset prices as U.S. trading commenced. The decline was broad-based, affecting major exchanges, miners, and corporate holders of Bitcoin. Market Open Declines Across the Sector Leading the downturn, Gemini (GEMI) fell 4.37%, while American Bitcoin (ABTC) dropped 4.35%. Bitcoin mining
Unstoppable Domains did not file applications for its web3 top-level domains in ICANN’s 2026 expansion round and is refunding customers who bought names under them, founder Matthew Gould said on Wednesday. The decision ends the promise the company had made to holders since 2019: that names like .crypto and .wallet would one day resolve in