Tokenised Treasuries Find an Unlikely Buyer in Miners' Power Deals
Real-world asset tokenisation spent three years looking for a use case that was not a pitch deck. Collateral for power purchase agreements is turning into one.
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SEC Proposes Modern Transfer Agent Rules for Blockchain Era
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed overhauling decades-old rules governing transfer agents as blockchain-based recordkeeping and tokenized securities become more prominent in US markets. The…
Webull Launches Crypto Trading in Canada via Coinbase
Webull, a self-directed brokerage and trading platform, is expanding its Canadian offering to include cryptocurrencies, adding Canada to a crypto footprint that already includes the United States, Australia and Brazil…
Tokenized Stock Transfers Soar 415% to $29.5B
Tokenized stock activity surged over the past 30 days, with monthly transfer volume climbing more than 415% to $29.5 billion, according to data from RWA.xyz. Monthly active addresses rose more than 209% to around 1.3…
SEC Sends Crypto Custody Rule Overhaul to White House
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is moving forward with plans to overhaul custody rules for investment advisers and investment companies, potentially giving institutions greater clarity on how they can…
Bitmine Extends 14-Month ETH Buying Streak as Ether Tops $2.5K
Tom Lee’s Bitmine Immersion Technologies continued its accumulation of Ether last week, adding to its holdings as the cryptocurrency staged a sharp breakout following a prolonged downturn. The company disclosed Monday…
Fed: Crypto ownership driven by beliefs, boosted by past returns
A new Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland working paper offers a provocative explanation for why cryptocurrency behaves so differently from traditional financial assets: Americans who buy crypto don’t simply have…
SEC Clears Franklin Templeton to Invest in On‑Chain Money Fund
Franklin Templeton received the regulatory nod to invest in its own blockchain-based money-market fund under specific guardrails, without having to adhere to physical custody regulations. The Securities and Exchange…
Strategy Sells 1,690 BTC to Fund $108.6M STRC Buyback
Strategy, which holds the largest corporate Bitcoin treasury, sold BTC for the second week in a row to repurchase its STRC preferred stock. The company sold 1,690 Bitcoin for $108.6 million between Aug. 3 and Aug. 9…
Fed Links AI Infrastructure Demand to Rising US Inflation
Federal Reserve officials were split last month on whether to increase interest rates or keep them steady, with many seeing accelerating demand for artificial intelligence as a driver of inflation, according to meeting…
European Officials Warn AI Could Destabilize Financial Markets
European regulators and central bankers have warned that rulemaking cannot keep pace with rapid advances in agentic artificial intelligence and have called for guardrails to protect the financial system. Bank of England…
Sharplink Buys $62.4M of ETH in Three Days
Crypto treasury company Sharplink, which resumed buying Ether last week after an eight-month pause, has bought a total of $62.4 million worth of Ether since Thursday. Onchain data from Arkham shows that after Sharplink…