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📰 Ondo clears FINRA hurdle as ONDO price tests resistance near $0.42 🗓️ Jul 23 2026 18:59 UTC - Lawrence Mondal Ondo’s Oasis Pro secures FINRA permissions for U.S. tokenized securities as ONDO price tests key resistance near $0.42. ➤ Ondo Finance's subsidiary, Oasis Pro Markets, has received FINRA and SEC authorization to offer tokenized securities, including equities and ETFs, to U.S. investors. ➤ The approved framework supports stablecoin settlement and integration with existing broker-dealer systems, enabling access for retail and institutional clients. ➤ Despite regulatory progress, the ONDO token is testing resistance near $0.42, with the company having previously surpassed $2.5 billion in total value locked for its tokenized products. #ondofinance #oasispromarkets #finra #sec #tokenizedsecurities #usinvestors #equities #etfs #onchain #regulatoryauthorization 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 US Digital Asset Policy Vs EU Crypto Regulation 🗓️ Jul 23 2026 16:38 UTC - Jike Eric Washington and Brussels are charting increasingly different courses for overseeing digital assets, and the gap is starting to matter ➤ The US and EU are developing divergent regulatory approaches for digital assets, with the US favoring a fragmented, enforcement-led model and the EU adopting a unified framework (MiCA). ➤ This regulatory divergence creates significant compliance challenges and influences where companies choose to operate and structure their products. ➤ The EU's MiCA framework, with its passporting rights, offers greater regulatory certainty, potentially attracting more firms despite the US market's depth. #usdigitalassetpolicy #eucryptoregulation #mica #fragmentedapproach #unifiedframework #passporting #complianceburden #stablecoinissuer #crossborderoperations #regulatorycertainty 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 Payward Teams Up With GTN to Bring xStocks Tokenized Equities to Global Markets 🗓️ Jul 23 2026 06:58 UTC - Trader Edge Payward partners with GTN to expand xStocks tokenized equities globally, starting with Hong Kong before rolling out to Europe, UK, and South Korea. ➤ Payward (Kraken) is partnering with GTN to expand its xStocks tokenized equities platform globally, starting with Hong Kong. ➤ The collaboration aims to streamline access to international equity markets, with plans to expand into Europe, the UK, and South Korea, pending regulatory approval. ➤ GTN will provide execution, custody, and record-keeping services, while Payward handles the tokenization process, representing a significant move into international tokenized securities. #xstocks #tokenizedequities #payward #kraken #gtn #globalmarkets #hongkong #regulatoryclearance #internationalequities #securities 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 Tokenized Treasuries Pull Back While Wall Street Battles for the $35 Billion RWA Market - Crypto Economy 🗓️ Jul 23 2026 00:26 UTC - C. Monasterio Tokenized Treasuries dropped to $34.67 billion according to rwa.xyz, following the peak of $35.20 billion recorded on July 10, 2026. ➤ The total value of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) has slightly decreased to $34.67 billion, down from a peak of $35.20 billion. ➤ U.S. public debt remains the largest RWA category, while tokenized equities showed the highest monthly growth. ➤ Competition among Wall Street firms is intensifying in the $35 billion RWA market, with various asset classes and blockchain networks showing different growth trends. #tokenizedtreasuries #rwamarket #ussovereigndebt #circleusyc #blackrockbuidl #jpmorganjltxx #tokenizedequities #tethergold #paxosgold #figureheloc 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 INJ rebota tras el susto: análisis del precio y niveles clave 🗓️ Jul 23 2026 16:02 UTC - Juan Pablo Duran La migración de Coinbase al token nativo de Injective generó grandes movimientos de INJ en el mercado. ➤ The article analyzes the price movements of INJ, the native token of the Injective blockchain, following a significant migration of tokens to Coinbase wallets. ➤ This migration, related to Coinbase's infrastructure update to support native INJ over ERC-20, initially caused investor nervousness due to broader market tensions, but was confirmed as a successful upgrade. ➤ Despite recent price drops, INJ shows signs of recovery with key support and resistance levels identified, and Injective reports substantial RWA volume and transaction numbers. #inj #injective #coinbase #erc20 #nativetoken #migration #priceanalysis #rwa #blockchain #cryptomarket 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 STABLE surges 16% as StableSwap launch drives 167K transactions: $0.05 in sight? 🗓️ Jul 23 2026 17:00 UTC - Gladys Makena Stable [STABLE] skyrocketed 16% to a 2-month high of $0.041 amid a memecoin frenzy and increased network usage. ➤ Stable [STABLE] surged 16% to a two-month high of $0.041, driven by the launch of StableSwap and a memecoin frenzy. ➤ The Stable network saw a significant increase in activity, processing over 167,000 transactions in 24 hours due to new token and NFT launches. ➤ Increased trading volume and open interest in derivatives suggest strong speculative demand, with potential for further price increases if network usage continues. #stable #stablecoin #stableswap #memecoin #networkusage #transactions #dex #fefer #finny #derivativesvolume 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 Digital Assets in Healthcare: Data Ownership, Consent, and Secure Exchange 🗓️ Jul 22 2026 23:10 UTC - Suyash Raizada Learn how digital assets in healthcare affect data ownership, dynamic consent, blockchain audit trails, SSI, tokenization, and secure exchange. ➤ Digital assets in healthcare extend beyond EHRs to include wearable data, consent records, and tokenized permissions, raising complex issues of data ownership and control. ➤ Blockchain serves as an audit layer for secure data exchange, recording consent states and access events off-chain, with permissioned blockchains being more suitable for healthcare's privacy needs. ➤ Self-sovereign identity (SSI) and tokenization can enhance patient control over their data, but implementation must prioritize privacy, granular consent, and understandable interfaces over hype. #digitalassets #healthcaredata #dataownership #consentmanagement #blockchain #audittrails #selfsovereignidentity #tokenization #secureexchange #phi 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 Ripple CLO Stuart Alderoty Defends Clarity Act Consumer Safeguards: “Perfect Can’t Be the Enemy of Good” 🗓️ Jul 23 2026 18:00 UTC - Ahmed Ishtiaque Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty has urged U.S. lawmakers to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, arguing that the legislation would strengthen consumer protection and give regulators clearer tools to address illicit activity in the digital asset market. ➤ Ripple CLO Stuart Alderoty advocates for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, emphasizing its role in strengthening consumer protection and providing regulators with better tools. ➤ The Act aims to clarify regulatory roles for the SEC and CFTC, improve AML/KYC provisions, and offer enforcement tools, though some observers note potential ambiguities in self-custody and developer protections. ➤ Alderoty's stance, "Perfect can’t be the enemy of good," highlights the urgency for legislative progress despite ongoing debates and potential imperfections in the bill. #clarityact #ripple #stuartalderoty #consumerprotection #digitalassets #regulation #sec #cftc #aml #kyc 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 Why the CLARITY Act’s Ethics Deal Faces Major Negotiation Hurdles 🗓️ Jul 23 2026 17:15 UTC Negotiations over the long-awaited US Digital Asset Market Clarity Act—known as the CLARITY Act—have reportedly narrowed to one of the most politically sensitive issues: ethics rules for federal officials and who will enforce them. After months of drafting and bargaining, a dispu... ➤ Negotiations for the US Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act) are stalled over ethics rules for federal officials and enforcement mechanisms. ➤ Democrats seek stronger ethics provisions and enforcement by state attorneys general, while Republicans advocate for sole enforcement by the Department of Justice. ➤ The dispute over ethics is a central bottleneck, threatening the bill's passage despite its importance for regulatory certainty in the digital asset market. #clarityact #digitalassetmarket #ethicsrules #federalofficials #enforcement #democraticsenators #republicans #departmentofjustice #stateattorneysgeneral #regulatorycertainty 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 Cathie Wood buys $14M Circle dip as CRCL stock tests key support 🗓️ Jul 23 2026 17:31 UTC - Lawrence Mondal Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest buys $13.9 million in Circle shares as CRCL stock tests support and traders watch CLARITY Act progress. ➤ Cathie Wood's ARK Invest has purchased $13.9 million worth of Circle Internet Group shares amidst a significant price decline for CRCL stock. ➤ The investment is seen as a bet on Circle's long-term potential, despite the stock trading below key moving averages and facing broader negative sentiment towards crypto-linked companies. ➤ Progress on the CLARITY Act is highlighted as a potential catalyst for regulatory certainty for Circle and other digital asset firms, though political obstacles remain. #cathiewood #arkinvest #circle #crclstock #stablecoin #usdc #clarityact #regulatoryuncertainty #digitalassets #arkinnovationetf 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 Kakao Partners With Circle to Test Won Stablecoin Payments Infrastructure 🗓️ Jul 23 2026 08:25 UTC Kakao Group is teaming up with Circle to explore how won-backed stablecoins could be integrated into South Korea’s mainstream payment and financial services. The partnership comes as regulators work through a still-evolving legal framework for stablecoins, with the government sig... ➤ Kakao Group and Circle are partnering to explore the integration of won-backed stablecoins into South Korea's payment and financial services. ➤ The collaboration focuses on technical infrastructure studies for payments, remittances, and bridging traditional finance with blockchain, pending evolving stablecoin legislation in South Korea. ➤ The partnership highlights a trend of South Korean firms testing capabilities while awaiting regulatory clarity on stablecoin issuance and oversight. #kakao #circle #wonstablecoin #southkorea #paymentsinfrastructure #digitalassetbasicact #remittances #regulatoryframework #mou 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 AFX bridge exploit drains $24.15M USDC as attacker buys 12,467 ETH 🗓️ Jul 23 2026 02:35 UTC AFX lost $24.15 million in USDC after its cross-chain bridge was exploited, and stolen funds were later swapped into 12,467 ETH on Ethereum. ➤ AFX experienced a $24.15 million USDC loss due to an exploit targeting its third-party cross-chain bridge, not Arbitrum's native bridge. ➤ The attacker converted the stolen USDC into approximately 12,467 ETH on the Ethereum network. ➤ Investigations are ongoing by Blockaid and the Arbitrum team to trace the funds and understand the breach, with no recovery confirmed yet. #afx #arbitrum #crosschainbridge #exploit #usdc #ethereum #eth #blockaid #peckshield #securityincident 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 5 leading Bitcoin-backed loan platforms in 2026 🗓️ Jul 23 2026 09:05 UTC Bitcoin-backed lending is regaining traction as investors seek liquidity without selling their holdings, supported by stronger custody and risk practices. Bitcoin holders run into the same problem during every market swing. They want cash, but they don’t want to sell… ➤ Bitcoin-backed lending is experiencing a resurgence in 2026, with platforms like Ledn leading the market by offering liquidity to holders without requiring them to sell their Bitcoin. ➤ The industry has learned from past failures, with current platforms emphasizing stronger custody, transparent disclosures, and conservative risk management practices, such as higher loan-to-value ratios and borrower protection tools. ➤ Key platforms highlighted include Ledn for its clean track record and transparency, Unchained for its self-custody approach, Nexo for its broad offerings, Coinbase for its integration with Base network, and Strike for its transparent and accessible product. #bitcoinbackedloans #ledn #liquidity #collateral #custody #riskmanagement #unchained #nexo #coinbase #strike 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 Japan Could Launch Its First Bitcoin ETF By 2028 🗓️ Jul 23 2026 09:45 UTC Japan is moving closer to approving its first Bitcoin ETF by 2028, backed by new legislation that reclassifies crypto under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, growing institutional interest, and estimates of up to JPY 3 trillion in... ➤ Japan is poised to launch its first Bitcoin ETF by 2028, following legislative changes that reclassify crypto as financial instruments. ➤ New regulations will introduce investor protections and allow trading through standard brokerage accounts, with major firms like Nomura and SBI preparing products. ➤ Institutional interest is growing, with a corporate pension fund planning crypto exposure and analysts projecting significant asset inflows, further boosted by a planned tax rate reduction. #bitcoinetf #japan #financialinstrumentsandexchangeact #fsa #tokyostockexchange #nomuraholdings #sbiholdings #corporatepensionfund #bitcoin #taxreform 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 CryptoQuant Warns Stablecoin Buying Power Has Yet to Return 🗓️ Jul 23 2026 16:45 UTC - Samuel CryptoQuant data shows stablecoin exchange reserves still falling, raising questions about crypto's near-term liquidity outlook. ➤ CryptoQuant data indicates that stablecoin exchange reserves are still falling, suggesting a lack of significant buying power returning to crypto markets. ➤ While net flows have seen a slight positive turn, overall reserve levels remain substantially below previous peaks, indicating a potentially restricted liquidity outlook. ➤ The contraction in stablecoin capital on exchanges implies that future market rallies may rely more heavily on leverage and external flows rather than fresh liquidity, posing a risk to price gains. #stablecoin #cryptoquant #exchangereserves #liquidity #netflow #capital #issuance #redemption #erc20 #novaquerresearch 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 Coinbase's corporate customers can now accept payments from AI agents 🗓️ Jul 23 2026 16:54 UTC - Ian Allison Rolling out this week, Coinbase Business users will be able to accept payments from AI agents, done via the x402 protocol, developed and incubated by the exchange. ➤ Coinbase Business users can now accept payments from AI agents using the x402 protocol, enabling USDC payments without extra setup. ➤ The new features include enhanced trading views for users employing AI agents for trading and research, with real-time data and autonomous execution capabilities. ➤ A new x402 SDK is available for developers to easily integrate agent-friendly payment acceptance into their services. #coinbase #aiagents #x402protocol #usdc #coinbasebusiness #developerplatform #sdk #agenticeconomy #payments #trading 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 Ford's F-150 now doubles as a $1,100 home backup generator | Fortune 🗓️ Jul 23 2026 16:34 UTC - The Associated Press As EV sales slump 23.8% year-over-year, automakers including Ford, GM, Kia and Tesla are racing into home energy to find new revenue. ➤ Ford is enabling F-150 hybrid and electric truck owners to use their vehicles as home backup generators, offering a less expensive alternative to traditional generators. ➤ This move by Ford, along with other automakers like Kia, Tesla, and GM, is driven by slowing EV sales and aims to tap into the growing home energy and grid resiliency market. ➤ The technology allows drivers to power parts of their homes during outages, with potential for bidirectional power flow and grid support in the future, though challenges like utility approval and customer understanding remain. #fordf150 #homebackupgenerator #evsalesslump #vehicletohome #gridresiliency #poweroutage #energysolutions #electricvehicles #hybridvehicles #homeenergy 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 Brazilian Farmers Are Tokenizing Cows to Get Farm Loans—And It's Working 🗓️ Jul 23 2026 17:31 UTC The first tokenized livestock deal on Brazil's stock exchange offers dairy farmers a lifeline as the sector's credit crisis deepens. ➤ Brazilian farmers are tokenizing cows, using them as collateral to secure farm loans through a new blockchain-based system. ➤ This innovative approach, involving AI-powered sensor collars and registration on the B3 stock exchange, aims to overcome the credit crisis in the agribusiness sector. ➤ The initiative offers farmers more attractive credit terms and represents a significant step in the broader trend of tokenizing real-world assets. #tokenizedcows #brazil #agribusiness #farmloans #blockchain #cprf #b3stockexchange #aisensorcollars #cowmed #targetfidc 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 Mirae Asset completes its takeover of Korbit giving a $1 trillion conglomerate direct ownership of South Korea's oldest crypto exchange 🗓️ Jul 23 2026 08:47 UTC - Walter Schulze Mirae Asset Consulting raises Korbit stake to 97.15%, completing South Korea's first acquisition of a crypto exchange by a major financial conglomerate. ➤ Mirae Asset Consulting has acquired a 97.15% stake in Korbit, South Korea's oldest crypto exchange, marking the first such acquisition by a major financial conglomerate in the country. ➤ The acquisition, approved by the Korea Fair Trade Commission, positions Mirae Asset Group, with over $1 trillion in assets under management, to enter the crypto space through exchange infrastructure, rather than just offering crypto-linked products. ➤ While Korbit has a small market share, the deal sets a precedent for other financial groups in South Korea, especially as the country is still developing its digital asset regulations. #miraeasset #korbit #cryptoexchange #southkorea #financialconglomerate #acquisition #regulatoryapproval #tokenizedassets #institutionalcryptoservices 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 Chainlink Is Quietly Becoming Crypto’s Most Important Infrastructure — Here’s Why LINK Could Be Undervalued 🗓️ Jul 23 2026 10:42 UTC - Ingrid Wolf Why LINK could be undervalued? The answer lies in Chainlink's emerging role as the vital crypto infrastructure. ➤ Chainlink is positioning itself as a critical infrastructure provider for the growing tokenized asset market, offering services beyond price feeds to include cross-chain interoperability (CCIP), proof of reserve, and automation. ➤ Despite its expanding utility and integration with traditional finance through initiatives like Swift trials, the LINK token's value capture mechanism remains unclear, leading to arguments that it may be undervalued relative to its market impact. ➤ The article highlights that while Chainlink's success is tied to the overall growth of tokenization and a multi-chain future, its primary risks involve weak direct value capture for the LINK token and potential competition from alternative solutions. #chainlink #link #oracles #ccip #interoperability #tokenization #defi #infrastructure #proofofreserve #swift 🔗 Read more at: