CFTC Clarifies Tokenized Investments With Customer Funds
US futures brokers and derivatives clearing organizations may invest customer funds in tokenized versions of eligible assets, provided existing regulatory requirements are met.
US futures brokers and derivatives clearing organizations may invest customer funds in tokenized versions of eligible assets, provided existing regulatory requirements are met.
Meta is reportedly planning to enter the prediction markets business. The company is said to be working on a platform called “Arena.”
Algorand has unveiled a roadmap for quantum-resistant cryptography. By 2027, the blockchain is expected to undergo a comprehensive upgrade.
Exodus and Ondo are aiming to make a strong push into the Solana ecosystem. The companies have introduced a new RWA platform that could expand user access to tokenized assets.
Tron was long regarded as a project that serious crypto circles dismissed with a tired smile. The TRX token launched in 2017 as an ERC-20 token on Ethereum. The whitepaper drew early plagiarism accusations, Vitalik Buterin publicly mocked its copy-paste character, and Arthur Cheong, CEO and CIO of DeFiance Capital, called the project "vaporware."
The tokenization of traditional financial markets is accelerating. According to data from analytics platform Token Terminal, the combined market capitalization of all tokenized stocks has reached a new all-time high of $1.5 billion — and the pace of growth suggests this is far from the ceiling.
America's largest bank is making its move. On May 12, JPMorgan filed a registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a money market fund running on the Ethereum blockchain — a clear signal of the bank's intent to challenge its rivals, most notably asset management giant BlackRock.
Ethereum is preparing for its next major scaling step. With “Glamsterdam,” deep changes to the blockchain are being planned.
The debate over stablecoins and their impact on the banking system is entering a new phase. Until recently, many critics argued that the growth of the stablecoin market could weaken banks, reduce deposit bases, and limit lending. However, a new US analysis paints a much calmer picture.
An attacker exploited the Resolv platform, draining approximately $25 million and simultaneously breaking the peg of its native stablecoin USR.
Gold Token S.A. is launching its gold-backed stablecoin DGLD on the Base network and has ambitious plans for the project’s expansion.
The Google Threat Intelligence Group has recently reported a new full-chain iOS exploit called DarkSword, which enables attackers to compromise iPhones using six zero-day vulnerabilities. According to the company, the exploit has been actively used since at least November 2025. Google links the activity to commercial surveillance vendors and likely state-backed actors. The campaigns targeted users in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Malaysia, and Ukraine.
World and crypto exchange Coinbase have introduced a new tool called AgentKit — a developer toolkit that allows the creation of AI agents with verified human identity. The main goal of the solution is to combat Sybil attacks and bot spam as the autonomous AI agent segment expands rapidly.