Making RWAs compliant requires legal and operational rigor

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Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization needs more than smart contracts to scale: it requires rigorous legal structuring, continuous disclosure and institutional-grade controls to satisfy U.S. securities law. The path to compliance is being shaped by securities classification, custody frameworks and anti-financial-crime measures, with former SEC counsel Ashley Ebersole and other industry experts pointing to the SEC’s […]

Visa offers stablecoin settlement for U.S. banks using Circle’s USDC on Solana

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Visa has begun offering stablecoin settlement for U.S. financial institutions using Circle’s USDC on the Solana blockchain, enabling select partners to settle VisaNet obligations in fiat-backed tokens. As of November 30, 2025, Visa reports that monthly stablecoin settlement volumes have surpassed an annualized run rate of $3.5 billion, signaling that tokenized rails are already handling […]

JPMorgan launches tokenized money market fund on Ethereum as Wall Street moves onchain

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JPMorgan Chase is taking another concrete step into blockchain-based finance, rolling out a tokenized money market fund on the Ethereum network. The initiative introduces the My OnChain Net Yield Fund, or MONY, seeded with an initial $100 million and framed as evidence that Wall Street is moving onchain. For observers tracking tokenization’s trajectory, a mainstream […]

Coinbase Prepares to Launch Prediction Markets and Tokenized Stocks

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Coinbase is preparing to introduce prediction markets and tokenized stocks, signaling a strategic expansion into event-driven trading and asset tokenization. The move has implications for market structure, liquidity, and compliance, and frames key decisions around design, execution, and oversight. How settlement, custody, and verification are implemented will shape participation and adoption.

Singapore Tops 2025 Global Crypto Rankings as RWA Tokenization Surges 63%

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Singapore has been ranked the top jurisdiction for crypto adoption in 2025, driven in part by a sharp rise in real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, which climbed 63% year-on-year. The 2025 Global Crypto Rankings report from Bybit and DL Research credits policy clarity and expanding institutional infrastructure for this shift, positioning Singapore ahead of traditional leaders.

Tajikistan Imposes Criminal Penalties for Crypto Miners Using Stolen Power

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Tajikistan has criminalized unauthorized cryptocurrency mining that consumes stolen electricity, enacting penalties under Article 253(2) of its Criminal Code and making the measure effective in December 2025. The law prescribes fines of 15.000–75.000 somoni (about $1.600–$9.900) and imprisonment terms of two to ten years, a response to roughly $3.5 million in estimated grid losses tied […]

Ethereum options traders signal stronger bullish bias than Bitcoin peers

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As of December 5, 2025, Ethereum options traders have adopted a noticeably more bullish stance than their Bitcoin counterparts, with positioning and capital flows clearly skewed toward call options. This shift is being driven by a major protocol upgrade, concentrated ETF inflows, and a technical breakout in the ETH/BTC ratio, all of which have reinforced positive […]

CZ’s YZi Labs in Boardroom Coup Bid for World’s Largest BNB Treasury

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YZi Labs has launched a written-consent takeover bid targeting CEA Industries Inc. (ticker: BNC), which manages what it calls the world’s largest BNB treasury. The move, formalized in a preliminary consent statement filed on November 27, 2025, accuses BNC’s leadership of governance lapses and seeks to replace the board to restore value. The campaign, linked […]