Apex Group said it plans to fold Tokeny’s team and tech into its services as it pushes tokenized finance to the mainstream.
Kamino Finance and Steakhouse Financial are teaming up to bring Securitize's ACRED token to the fast-growing Solana DeFi ecosystem.
Ethereum prices have surged by over 19% in the past day, reaching almost $2,500 as a general crypto market resurgence continues. Amidst investors’ euphoria, prominent crypto analyst and OKC Partner Ted Pillows has tipped the prominent altcoin to sustain its bullish form, reaching a market price of $12,000 in 2025. Related Reading: Ethereum Stuck Between Retail Sell-Off And Whale Accumulation, Analyst Explains Institutional Adoption, DeFi Status To Drive Ethereum Market, Among Others In an X post on May 9, Ted Pillows provided some valuable insights into the bullish potential of the Ethereum market. The angel investor and KOL stated there are five reasons ETH investors should be expecting profits of about 600% before 2025 runs out. Firstly, Pillows has hinted that Ethereum is likely to experience the highest level of institutional adoption among altcoins. Amidst a pro-crypto US government and the growing chances of a digital asset regulatory framework, institutional investors are likely to start diversifying their capital to other cryptocurrencies aside from Bitcoin. As seen with the spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs), Ethereum ranks high ahead of other altcoins for portfolio additions, considering its position as the second-largest cryptocurrency with a 7.24% market share, and an extensive smart contract application. In particular, Ted Pillows emphasizes Ethereum’s dominance in smart contract programmability as another reason for investors to be highly bullish. According to DefiLlama, the Ethereum blockchain currently holds 80.17% of RWA, 51.01% of circulating stablecoins, and 53.29% of total value locked (TVL) in DeFi, indicating much potential for network adoption and price growth amidst a crypto bull market. Another possible market trigger highlighted by Ted Pillows centers on the potential introduction of Ethereum ETF staking. Deadlines for the SEC’s decision on the proposed staking option lie in late May & late August. However, Bloomberg analyst James Seyfart has indicated there is much potential for the Commission to wait till the final deadline in October, as seen with the ETH options trading. The introduction of staking is likely to drive inflows into the Ethereum ETFs as it provides an additional means of income for investors. Staking would allow ETFs custodians to lock up ETH on the Ethereum network to serve as a validator for a defined period and earn a commission in return. Token Burn Post-Pectra Upgrade Signals Good Times Ahead Among other potential bullish drivers, Ted Pillows also points to the high level of ETH Burn following the launch of the Pectra network upgrade on May 7. A high burn rate indicates rising scarcity, which is always good for the market price appreciation. Finally, Ted Pillows hints at the growing potential of a risk-on environment later in 2025 as the US Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates and begin quantitative easing, which would encourage investments in volatile assets such as cryptocurrencies. At press time, Ethereum continues to trade at $2,334 following a slight market retracement in the last few hours. Notably, the asset’s trading volume is up by 62.81% and valued at $49.85 billion. Related Reading: Sovereigns Are Buying Billions Of Bitcoin, Says Anthony Scaramucci Featured image from Pexels, chart from Tradingview
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The USDT issuer expands beyond crypto with a controlling stake in Adecoagro, a major Latin American producer.
Moving loans, funds and land ownership on-chain could reshape private real estate markets, the report said.
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The Stellar blockchain has made new partnerships with Paxos, Ondo, Etherfuse and SG Forge.
OM recently fell from over $6 to under $0.45 in a matter of hours on no apparent catalyst
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Gold-backed crypto tokens outperformed most crypto sectors, including stablecoins, in market cap growth since Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration, a CEX.IO report said.
The credit agency highlighted concerns over operational fragility, blockchain vulnerabilities and patchy regulation.
The investment aims to accelerate Plume’s efforts to make real-world assets tradable and usable in crypto markets.
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The firm also offers a broader selection of tokenized funds, including equity indexes and fixed income strategies.
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The overall stablecoin market, including tokens pegged to currencies and commodities, crossed $230 billion rising for the 18th consecutive month, CoinDesk Data's report show.
Using tokenized assets to satisfy margin requirements could help asset managers improve capital efficiency, said Cynthia Lo Bessette.
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Sky, formerly MakerDAO, announced last year its plan to allocate $1 billion of reserve assets in tokenized real-world asset products.
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The stablecoin issuer acquired Hashnote earlier this year with plans to expand its USYC token as collateral option for institutional investors.
Gold-backed tokens have enjoyed a resurgence in activity recently as gold prices hit record highs.
Mastercard's MTN incorporates API-enabled blockchain tools to allow banks to streamline domestic and cross-border transactions
Mavryk Dynamics aims to simplify RWA tokenization and DeFi integration, making digital asset ownership more accessible.