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Plume and Shinhan Put The Korean Won To The Tokenization Test
Shinhan Asset Management has signed an MOU with Plume Network to pilot a KRW-denominated tokenized fund using ultra-short-term bond assets, benchmarking BlackRock's BUIDL model for offshore markets.
Ethereum And BNB Chain Face $575M Security Hit Across Thousands Of Addresses
A USENIX Security '26 study identified 65,340 high-risk crypto addresses on Ethereum and BNB Chain linked to more than $574.8 million in estimated losses, with attack vectors including contract account misuse and EIP-7702 exploits.
DEFI Doesn't Exist Anymore' as Onchain Finance Takes Over
Flying Tulip founder Andre Cronje says most DeFi protocols no longer meet the standard of true decentralized finance, arguing the sector has shifted to 'onchain finance' as total value locked falls from $167 billion to around $75 billion.
Riot Taps its Bitcoin Treasury To Fund Data Center Expansion
Riot Platforms sold 4,300 BTC in Q2 2026 to fund operations and expand its data center infrastructure, while also signing a landmark 20-year AI data center lease worth $9.1 billion.
MiCA Triggers Massive Crypto Industry Shakeup Across Europe
Only one in five pre-MiCA crypto firms secured authorization in Europe, according to TRM Labs. The regulation has reshaped the market, concentrating activity among licensed providers while exposing unauthorized firms as higher risk.
XRP Price Drop Forces Evernorth To Rewrite Its $1B Nasdaq Deal
Evernorth Holdings has revised its $1 billion Nasdaq listing terms after XRP fell well below the $2.36 price assumed at signing. The updated deal ties share issuance to XRP's VWAP at closing, with more than 95% of committed investors backing the change.
Fidelity Could Turn Its Ethereum ETF Into A Yield Generator
Fidelity has filed to add staking to its Ethereum ETF FETH, potentially allowing up to 100% of holdings to be staked and distributing quarterly cash rewards to shareholders.
Ansem Says Crypto Research Now Could Pay Off '10X' Later
Crypto investor Ansem (@blknoiz06) says risk-off investors do not need to deploy capital yet, but urges them to start researching crypto now before sentiment turns bullish again.
Bitcoin Could Become More Than A Standalone Asset Under Saylor's Model
Michael Saylor has outlined a multi-layered Digital Finance Stack that places Bitcoin at the base of a broader financial system, spanning credit, money, and currency products including Strategy's STRC preferred stock and Solstice Finance's SR-strcUSX on Solana.
SEC's Tokenization Push Stalls As CLARITY Act Negotiations Take Priority
The SEC has again delayed its tokenization innovation exemption as stakeholder negotiations over Section 10505 of the CLARITY Act continue, while the agency also cancelled its planned August 14 open meeting.
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