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Circle Pulls $222 Million From Blackrock and A16z to Launch Arc Blockchain at $3B Valuation

Circle Internet Group raised $222 million in a private presale of its ARC token, tied to a new stablecoin-native layer-one (L1) blockchain called Arc, at a fully diluted valuation of…

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Blackrock’s European Bitcoin ETP Surpasses $1.1 Billion in Assets With 14,200 BTC

Blackrock’s European iShares Bitcoin exchange-traded product has crossed $1.1 billion in assets under management just over a year after its launch, confirming that institutional demand for regulated bitcoin exposure has…

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Bitcoin’s August Hard Fork May Dwarf Every Previous Split Combined — Here’s Why

Bitcoin is scheduled to fork in August 2026, and for the first time, the entities holding a great deal of coins are not retail traders but exchange-traded fund (ETF) sponsors,…

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Blackrock, Standard Chartered Power OKX Tokenized Treasury Collateral System

Blackrock anchors OKX’s tokenized Treasury collateral framework with Standard Chartered, enabling institutions to trade while maintaining yield and regulated custody. Key Takeaways: OKX framework, introduced April 28, 2026 enables tokenized…

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Bitcoin ETF Inflows Turn Fully Positive Across Key Timeframes, Led by Blackrock’s IBIT

Bitcoin ETF inflows have turned positive across all tracked periods, signaling renewed institutional demand for bitcoin exposure. Sustained inflows matter because they can influence bitcoin’s near-term price direction and broader…

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Tokenized Real-World Asset Market Cap Surges 20x in Three Years, Topping $29 Billion

The market capitalization of tokenized real-world assets ( RWA) has grown nearly 20-fold over the past three years, surpassing $29 billion as institutional adoption accelerates across private credit, government debt,…

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Morgan Stanley Low-Fee Bitcoin ETF Sparks Fee War Across Issuers, Analyst Says

Lower bitcoin ETF fees are accelerating competition and pressuring margins as Morgan Stanley undercuts rivals, signaling a potential reshaping of investor flows and pricing dynamics across digital asset markets. Key…

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