Blackrock’s BUIDL Hits $2.8B, Reclaims Treasury Crown
Blackrock’s BUIDL fund has climbed back to roughly $2.8 billion in assets, reclaiming its spot as the largest tokenized U.S. Treasury product after briefly ceding the title to Circle’s USYC…
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Tether CEO Slams BIS Over Tokenized Bank Deposit Push
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stressed that stablecoins are a more trusted form of money than tokenized bank deposits, explaining that they are collateralized by U.S. treasuries, while tokenized bank deposits…
Tokenization Threatens Deposit Stability, Dallas Fed Researchers Warn
Research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas warns that the rapid adoption of tokenized deposits and instant 24/7 blockchain transfers could destabilize bank liquidity and shrink long-term lending capacity.…
UK Gives Bank of England New Stablecoin Innovation Mandate
The U.K. government plans to give the Bank of England a new secondary objective to support innovation in payments, including stablecoins and other forms of digital settlement. Financial stability will…
Bitwise Creates 3 Tokenized Stock Portfolios With Coinbase and Glider
Bitwise has launched Automated Token Portfolios, a new product that lets eligible non-U.S. investors hold and automatically manage baskets of tokenized stocks directly in their own wallets. The offering combines…
Franklin Templeton Brings Tokenized BENJI Into ETFs and Mutual Funds
Franklin Templeton plans to use tokenized money-market assets inside conventional ETFs and mutual funds after receiving what it describes as a first-of-its-kind U.S. regulatory clearance. The move could bring blockchain-based…
Coinbase Tokenized Stocks Go Live for Eligible Non-US Users
Coinbase has launched tokenized U.S. stocks on Base for eligible users outside the United States. The 1:1-backed securities support continuous trading and decentralized finance applications, with Chainlink supplying market data.…
Three Crypto Investing Mistakes Could Be Hiding a Much Bigger Opportunity
Crypto investors may be underestimating where the industry is heading, according to Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan, who has pointed to three mistakes he sees in the market right…
Franklin Templeton Wins SEC Staff Relief for Its $721M Onchain Fund
Franklin Templeton is preparing to put tokenized assets inside its conventional mutual funds and ETFs, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, eight days after SEC staff cleared the firm to hold its…
Beyond the Kimchi Premium: Korea’s Institutional Shift
Factblock CEO and Korea Blockchain Week organizer Andrew Park outlines South Korea’s transition from a retail-driven crypto market to an institutional digital finance hub. However, he believes institutional adoption relies…