Finance

Combining Franklin Templeton’s tokenization expertise with Binance’s trading infrastructure could speed crypto adoption, companies say

The firm’s upcoming filing comes as competition heats up over the USDH stablecoin

Bitwise investment strategist expects end to “the wild-west phase of public companies …turning into crypto vehicles”

Private testnet aims to deliver low-cost settlement with partners including Visa, Deutsche Bank, and OpenAI

The new system aims to unify Europe’s fragmented tokenized asset settlement and cut cross-border costs

The startup aims to modernize finance by tokenizing assets like mortgages and credit

The proposed trust would use Coinbase for custody, CF Benchmarks pricing and may incorporate staking if tax status allows

Arizona asset manager embraces LINK token reserves, balancing digital asset strategy against looming delisting risk

Singapore’s largest bank is issuing crypto-linked structured notes on Ethereum, but the tokens will remain permissioned

The ETH products have notched $3.6 billion of net inflows from July 1 to July 22, Farside Investors data shows

The stablecoin-focused bill is set to have a profound effect on dollar dominance and the demand for US debt, a senior Treasury official says

The fund group has submitted proposals in recent months for other funds that would hold litecoin, solana, XRP, HBAR, Sui and others

A valuation model for “blockchain GDP”

Franklin Templeton’s Innovation Head Sandy Kaul says institutions will issue stablecoins and tokenized cash offerings to stay competitive

As Permissionless speakers talk on-chain RWA potential, tokenized stock platform Dinari secures FINRA broker-dealer approval

Credit infrastructure DeFi protocol Grove makes allocation into a CLO segment “ripe for movement into DeFi”

Publicly-traded, liquid securities are “low-hanging fruit” for tokenization before moving to private markets, executive says

The $135 million raise shows that TradFi giants are serious about crypto adoption

This isn’t the worst hack to ever hit Mt. Gox, but it could be the most entertaining

Many community banks and credit unions feel like they missed the fintech craze — and they don’t want to miss stablecoins

BlackRock COO Rob Goldstein noted that the firm had been looking into crypto since 2017

Here’s a look at who owns bitcoin

Circle’s stock is expected to price at $31 and will go public on the NYSE Thursday

Fineqia’s Matteo Greco says Circle’s targeting a valuation in line with market expectations to avoid a post-launch drop like Coinbase