Tokenization Adoption May Drive More Investment in LATAM Regions

Update Aug. 21, 2:23 p.m. UTC: This article has been updated to include a paragraph on Latin American stablecoin adoption. Tokenization adoption may solve some of the systemic inefficiencies identified in Latin American capital markets and accelerate investment and capital flow in the region, according to Bitfinex Securities. Systemic inefficiencies, including high fees, complex regulations…

Tokenization Adoption May Drive More Investment in LATAM Regions

Update Aug. 21, 2:23 p.m. UTC: This article has been updated to include a paragraph on Latin American stablecoin adoption. Tokenization adoption may solve some of the systemic inefficiencies identified in Latin American capital markets and accelerate investment and capital flow in the region, according to Bitfinex Securities. Systemic inefficiencies, including high fees, complex regulations…

Tether And Circle To Meet Top South Korean Bank CEOs: Report

Leading stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle are expected to meet with top executives from South Korea’s largest banks this week, according to local media. South Korea’s state-funded Yonhap News Agency reported Thursday that representatives from Tether and Circle are scheduled to meet with the top executives of South Korea’s four major financial groups. The executives are…

RWA protocol exploits reach $14.6M in H1 2025, surpassing 2024

Cryptocurrency hackers are targeting real-world asset (RWA) tokenization protocols, posing a security threat to the increasing institutional demand for this emerging blockchain sector. Real-world asset tokenization refers to financial and other tangible assets minted on the immutable blockchain ledger, increasing investor accessibility and trading opportunities for these assets. Hackers have started targeting RWA protocols, as…

Ethereum Whale Opens $16.3M Leveraged Long Bet as ETH Hints at Local Bottom

Key takeaways: ETH price has a short liquidation cluster “magnet” at $4,300–$4,360. Ether price technicals support the case for a rally toward $4,750–$8,000. An Ethereum whale has opened a massive $16.35 million long position on Ether (ETH), using 25x leverage, in what looks like a bold wager that the latest dip is over. 1% price…

Bitcoin Whale Shifts to ETH With $295 Million Long Position

A major Bitcoin whale who has diamond-handed Bitcoin for the last seven years sold off some of its bag to open a long position in Ether (ETH), joining a recent wave of Bitcoin whales opening up to Ethereum.  The OG whale sold 670 Bitcoin (BTC) for $76 million on Wednesday, then used those funds to…

Arthur Hayes Joins Stem Cell Firm After Trump Pardon

BitMEX co-founder and Bitcoin billionaire Arthur Hayes has taken a board seat and major stake in a stem cell company following his March pardon from US President Donald Trump, which wiped clean his conviction for Bank Secrecy Act violations. Hayes, who built BitMEX into one of the largest derivatives platforms before it came under regulatory…

Bitcoin Crash to $100? Harvard Professor Rogoff Revisits 2018 BTC Price Prediction

In 2018, Kenneth S Rogoff, professor of economics at Harvard University and a former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, predicted bitcoin was more likely to be worth $100 than $100,000 in a decade. In reality, bitcoin’s price rose above $100,000 this year, a 10-fold increase from March 2018’s sub-$10,000 level when Rogoff predicted…

DBS Launches Tokenized Structured Notes on Ethereum

DBS, Singapore’s largest bank by assets, is expanding its digital asset offerings with the launch of tokenized structured notes on the Ethereum blockchain.  DBS announced on Thursday that the bank is opening the door to traditionally high-barrier financial products in smaller denominations through tokenization.  Structured notes are a type of debt security offered by financial…

Biotech-Turned BNB Treasury Firm Falls 77% After Nasdaq Delisting

Windtree Therapeutics, a biotech company that established a BNB treasury strategy last month, fell 77% on Wednesday after Nasdaq said it would be delisted from the stock exchange for failing to meet compliance requirements. The noncompliance concerned Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), which requires a company’s stock to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per…