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TLDR: Tokenized real-world assets grew 66% in 2026, rising from $14B to $23.6B in total on-chain market value. Tokenized funds lead the sector with $10.5B as treasury bills and bonds transition onto blockchain rails. Tokenized commodities reached $6.5B, with gold-backed assets driving global investor participation. Tokenized equities climbed near $4B as blockchain enables fractional ownership and continuous trading. Tokenized real-world assets recorded strong growth in 2026 as blockchain infrastructure expanded across financial markets. The sector’s on-chain market value rose from about $14 billion in January to roughly $23.6 billion, reflecting increased institutional participation and broader asset tokenization. Institutional Funds Accelerate…
The U.S. markets regulators are melding their operations in the places where the duties of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) overlap, and building a crypto oversight framework is listed among the core aims of a written agreement released on Wednesday.Most of the objectives of the memorandum of understanding in combining supervision, product approvals and policy interpretations, plus coordinating enforcement actions and providing dual registration, will effect the regulated majority of the crypto sector. But the agreement also specifically listed “Providing a fit-for-purpose regulatory framework for crypto assets and other emerging technologies,” as…
A new chart analysis from market technician Johnathan Carter highlights a defining stage in the current price cycle of Dogecoin. In a chart shared on X, Carter shows the meme coin trading within a descending channel on the daily timeframe, a structure that outlines both its present position in the trend and the price levels that could shape the next market move. Dogecoin’s Position Inside The Descending Channel Carter’s chart shows a clearly defined descending channel that has shaped Dogecoin price action for several months. The structure is formed by two downward-sloping parallel trendlines that continue to guide the asset’s…
Cosmos Health Inc. announced it has purchased $600,000 worth of Bitcoin as part of its ongoing digital assets treasury strategy. Following the latest purchase, the healthcare company said its total investment in digital assets now stands at approximately $3.1 million, including holdings in Bitcoin and other crypto. The company did not share the price point of the purchases. Chief Executive Officer Greg Siokas said the company views select digital assets as an attractive asset class with long-term upside potential. He added that Cosmos Health is building its position through a disciplined treasury approach designed to diversify the company’s balance sheet…
Buenos Aires-based Correspondent Pedro Solimano reports from Aleph, a monthlong conference on frontier technology.Four Argentine lawmakers convened in Buenos Aires to champion blockchain and artificial intelligence as the key solution to a lot of Argentina’s problems.One catch: keep the government out of it. “How much power do we want to give the state over our lives?” asked Damián Arabia, a national deputy, during the panel at the month-long Aleph conference on March 11. Another panelist reckoned that the entire political system stands to benefit if blockchain and AI get implemented across the country. Both technologies “have everything to make our…
Key takeaways:Professional traders remain cautious, pricing low odds for a Bitcoin breakout to $78,000 despite recent ETF inflows.US and Israel-Iran war and soft US labor data offset momentum in Bitcoin ETFs.Bitcoin options: 17% chance of breaking $78,000Bitcoin (BTC) reclaimed the $70,000 mark again on Wednesday. However, repeated failed attempts to break above $74,000 over the last five weeks have fueled skepticism. The ongoing US and Israel-Iran war, coupled with disappointing US labor numbers, has only added to the cautious outlook.Traders are now evaluating whether recent inflows into Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) signal an imminent bullish breakout.US-listed Bitcoin ETFs daily net…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure On-chain data has identified a massive ETH transfer linked to Ethereum co-founder Jeffrey Wilcke, raising immediate concerns about potential insider selling pressure on the already fragile market. Blockchain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence flagged the large-scale transaction, drawing widespread attention across the crypto community. Ethereum Co-Founder Moves $158 Million In ETH To Kraken On March 7, roughly 79,358 ETH, valued at $158.9 million at the time, was moved from a cluster of wallets linked to Wilcke to Kraken, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges. The transaction was…
Bloomberg Intelligence senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone, who previously said bitcoin could drop to $10,000, is reiterating his call that bitcoin could still fall below that level, an outlook several market analysts said would require an extreme macroeconomic shock.In an interview with EllioTrades, McGlone said the crypto bear market may not be over and warned that bitcoin could remain vulnerable if global risk assets reprice sharply.McGlone’s forecast was met with rebuttals from several market analysts who said that while they agree a further downside for bitcoin BTC$69,593.87 is possible, a drop to $10,000 would likely require an extraordinary global liquidity…
Arthur Hayes is still structurally bullish on Bitcoin. He just does not think now is the moment to buy. Speaking on the Coin Stories podcast on March 10, the BitMEX co-founder and Maelstrom CIO said he would stay patient until a more familiar macro catalyst arrives: central bank liquidity. In Hayes’ telling, a prolonged Iran war and the credit stress that could follow from AI-driven economic disruption may ultimately force the Federal Reserve back into money printing, and that, rather than the conflict itself, is the signal he is waiting for. “If I had $1 to invest right now, would…
Ethereum is seeing a growing divergence between the level of activity on the network and spot prices, suggesting that transactional activity alone isn’t driving demand for Ether.Ethereum network activity has been reaching record highs, according to CryptoQuant, including active addresses, token transfers, and smart contract calls.Total active addresses spiked to over 1.1 million in February, more than double the prior-year period, while token transfers topped a million in March, up from around 750,000 in December, according to CryptoQuant data.Smart contract and automated protocol token transfers have also climbed to record levels, reflecting the growth of decentralized finance (DeFi), stablecoins, automated…