Onchain real-world assets gain traction amid Bitcoin market uncertainty
    09 Feb 2025
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    Real-world assets (RWAs) are gaining traction as investors seek stable, yield-generating alternatives amid Bitcoin’s recent price stagnation and global market uncertainties. RWA tokenization refers to financial products and tangible assets like real estate and fine art minted on the blockchain, increasing investor accessibility and trading opportunities of these assets. Bitcoin fell below the $100,000 psychological mark…

    Stablecoins account for 90% of crypto use in Brazil — Central bank chief
    08 Feb 2025
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    Stablecoins dominate cryptocurrency transactions in Brazil, according to Gabriel Galipolo, president of the Central Bank of Brazil. Speaking at a Bank for International Settlements event in Mexico City, Galipolo said digital asset use in Brazil has surged in the last three years, according to a report by Reuters. Galipolo said 90% of crypto use in the country…

    RWAs rise to $17B all-time high, as Bitcoin falls below $100K
    04 Feb 2025
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    Real-world assets (RWAs) reached a new cumulative all-time high following Bitcoin’s decline below $100,000. RWA tokenization refers to financial and other tangible assets minted on the immutable blockchain ledger, increasing investor accessibility and trading opportunities of these assets. Onchain RWAs have reached a cumulative all-time high of more than $17.1 billion across over 82,000 total asset…

    Trump memecoins boost ‘crypto’ Google searches to 3-year high
    28 Jan 2025
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    US President Donald Trump’s recent foray into the memecoin market drove Google search interest for the term “crypto” to its highest level since 2021. On Jan. 18, Trump launched an official memecoin project just two days before his inauguration. Following the launch of the Official Trump (TRUMP) token, First Lady Melania Trump also launched a self-titled memecoin,…

    US court overturns Tornado Cash sanctions in pivotal case for crypto
    23 Jan 2025
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    A US court has overturned the sanctions against the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency mixing protocol in a decision that could signal a shift significant toward more innovation-friendly regulations for privacy-preserving technologies. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) originally sanctioned Tornado Cash in August 2022, accusing it of facilitating money laundering by the North Korean Lazarus Group. The…

    Trump ushering in new ‘era of memecoins,’ analysts call for altseason
    21 Jan 2025
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    The Trump family’s newly-launched tokens may usher in a wave of retail investor adoption for high-risk digital assets such as memecoins and smaller cryptocurrencies. Trump’s advisory team launched the Official Trump (TRUMP) memecoin on Jan. 18 and the Official Melania (MELANIA) token on Jan. 19 on the Solana network, ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration on Jan….