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News & Education about Disruptive Technologies in Finance, Banking, Blockchain, Digital Assets, DeFi, Artificial Intelligence & Much More

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Stani Kulechov, the founder of Aave Labs, has proposed a massive evolution of the on-chain economy driven by what he calls abundance assets

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DeFi

Digital Assets

14 hours ago

Solar Power and 'Abundance Assets' Tipped to Rewrite DeFi Rules

Stani Kulechov forecasts a $50 trillion boom in abundance assets like solar energy, transforming DeFi collateral and on-chain lending by 2050. ...

Mainland China has officially extended its comprehensive cryptocurrency prohibition

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Crypto

Regulation

3 days ago

China Widens Crypto Ban to Stablecoins and Tokenized Assets

The PBoC and CSRC have officially extended China's virtual currency ban to include RMB-pegged stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets, targeting illegal fin ...

Harvard University has quietly elevated its exposure to digital assets, positioning Bitcoin ETFs as a primary pillar of its publicly disclosed portfolio

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Bitcoin

6 days ago

Harvard Endowment Surpasses Google Holdings with Strategic Bitcoin ETF Pivot

Harvard University now holds more Bitcoin ETFs than Alphabet stock, marking a massive $443M institutional bet on "digital gold" over Big Tech. ...

The TON Foundation has officially released TON Pay, a new payments software development kit (SDK)

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Crypto

7 days ago

TON Foundation Debuts TON Pay to Transform Telegram Commerce

The TON Foundation launches TON Pay, a wallet-agnostic SDK allowing Mini App developers to integrate instant, low-fee crypto payments ...

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Regulation

Tokenization

10 days ago

EU Tokenization Firms Urge Rapid Pilot Regime Reforms as US Gains Ground

European operators urge a "quick fix" to the DLT Pilot Regime, warning that the SEC's clear taxonomy on tokenized securities is drawing global capital to the US ...

House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee has cast a critical eye on the role of digital assets in Britain's economic future

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Regulation

Stablecoins

12 days ago

House of Lords Grills Witnesses Over UK Stablecoin Plans

Critics tell the House of Lords that stablecoins are merely "on-ramps" to crypto, calling the US GENIUS Act a "disastrous mistake" for the UK financial system. ...

MetaMask, the world’s leading self-custodial wallet developed by Consensys, officially began rolling out access to more than 200 tokenized US stocks

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Crypto

13 days ago

MetaMask Integrates Ondo to Launch Tokenized US Stocks and ETFs

MetaMask users can now swap USDC for 200+ tokenized US stocks and ETFs via Ondo Global Markets, bridging the gap between DeFi and traditional equities. ...

Nevada state judge has issued a 14-day temporary restraining order (TRO) against Polymarket operator Blockratize

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Regulation

13 days ago

Nevada Judge Halts Polymarket as State vs. Federal Power Struggle Escalates

A Nevada court grants a TRO against Polymarket, testing whether the CFTC’s federal oversight can preempt state-level gambling and wagering laws. ...

Bed Bath & Beyond—now a digital-first entity under Beyond Inc.—announced a definitive agreement to acquire Tokens.com

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Tokenization

14 days ago

Bed Bath & Beyond Signals the Dawn of a $24 Billion Tokenization Era

Beyond Inc. acquires Tokens.com to launch a blockchain-based platform for real estate finance and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) by mid-2026. ...

Nubank, the world's largest digital banking platform, has received conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

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Banking

17 days ago

Nubank Secures Conditional OCC Approval to Launch US National Bank

Latin American fintech giant Nubank receives conditional OCC approval to form a U.S. national bank, offering digital asset custody and lending. ...

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Stani Kulechov, the founder of Aave Labs, has proposed a massive evolution of the on-chain economy driven by what he calls abundance assets
Solar Power and 'Abundance Ass ...

News

DeFi

Digital Assets

Mainland China has officially extended its comprehensive cryptocurrency prohibition
China Widens Crypto Ban to Sta ...

News

Crypto

Regulation

Harvard University has quietly elevated its exposure to digital assets, positioning Bitcoin ETFs as a primary pillar of its publicly disclosed portfolio
Harvard Endowment Surpasses Go ...

News

Bitcoin

The TON Foundation has officially released TON Pay, a new payments software development kit (SDK)
TON Foundation Debuts TON Pay ...

News

Crypto

EU Tokenization Firms Urge Rap ...

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Regulation

Tokenization

House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee has cast a critical eye on the role of digital assets in Britain's economic future
House of Lords Grills Witnesse ...

News

Regulation

Stablecoins

MetaMask, the world’s leading self-custodial wallet developed by Consensys, officially began rolling out access to more than 200 tokenized US stocks
MetaMask Integrates Ondo to La ...

News

Crypto

Nevada state judge has issued a 14-day temporary restraining order (TRO) against Polymarket operator Blockratize
Nevada Judge Halts Polymarket ...

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Regulation

Bed Bath & Beyond—now a digital-first entity under Beyond Inc.—announced a definitive agreement to acquire Tokens.com
Bed Bath & Beyond Signals the ...

News

Tokenization

Nubank, the world's largest digital banking platform, has received conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Nubank Secures Conditional OCC ...

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Banking