Crypto VC funding rebounded strongly in 2025, doubling year-over-year as real-world asset (RWA) tokenization emerged as the dominant narrative attracting institutional capital and reshaping blockchain investment trends.
Railsr, a regulated digital finance provider, is partnering with the Stellar network to launch on-chain vaults for digital assets blending regulated custody with blockchain settlement and opening new pathways for institutional crypto use cases.
India is exploring how its central bank digital currency, the e-rupee, could be used beyond domestic borders to cut costs, boost efficiency in international payments and expand the rupee’s role in global trade and remittances.
Real-time alternative inflation data points to a sharp cooling in US price pressures, weighing on Federal Reserve policy direction and carrying important implications for the US dollar, financial markets, and cryptocurrency asset behavior.
Jamie Dimon, the undisputed heavyweight of old finance, reportedly unleashed a profanity-laced broadside at Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong in Davos. It wasn't just a clash of personalities; it was a microcosm of the brutal, ongoing war between the entrenched financial elite and the relentless march of decentralized innovation.
Traders still view the prospect of Ethereum reaching $10,000 as plausible over time, citing long-term fundamentals, network growth, and evolving market dynamics, even if shorter-term resistance and sentiment slow near-term momentum.
RedStone, a leading oracle and data infrastructure provider, has acquired Security Token Market and the TokenizeThis conference is to deepen its role in institutional tokenization and strengthen its presence in the U.S. real-world asset sector.
Ray Dalio, the billionaire founder of Bridgewater Associates, warned at the World Economic Forum that the traditional fiat system is under strain as banks shift away from holding paper money, and gold’s performance reflects deeper macroeconomic pressures.
Sygnum Research suggests 2026 may usher in sovereign Bitcoin reserves and accelerated institutional adoption of tokenization, marking a pivotal phase in how traditional finance and digital assets converge.
Vitalik Buterin’s insights on decentralized stablecoins offer a nuanced roadmap for DeFi’s future emphasizing resilient design, risk mitigation and community-centric models that could shape the next era of digital finance.
BNY Mellon has launched tokenized deposits on an internal blockchain for institutional clients, marking a major push by a global bank to modernize payments, collateral, and settlement using programmable digital cash.
South Korea faces a deep policy debate over who should issue stablecoins—banks, fintech firms, or tech companies—as regulators struggle to balance innovation, financial stability, and consumer protection in a fast-evolving digital asset market.
Coinbase’s CEO praises strategic stablecoin lobbying efforts as a “genius act” that draws a regulatory red line, influencing U.S. financial policy reform around digital assets and challenging traditional bank interests.
The decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem is once again grappling with a major security breach after Balancer, one of Ethereum’s leading automated market makers, suffered a devastating $116 million exploit.
Nigeria’s largest fintech firm, Flutterwave, has unveiled plans for a continent-wide stablecoin payments network in collaboration with Polygon Labs, aiming to modernize cross-border transactions and unlock new efficiencies across Africa’s fragmented financial landscape.
Tether (USDT), the world’s largest stablecoin by market capitalization, is projecting a strong profit outlook for 2025, underpinned by growing adoption of digital assets and increased demand for stablecoins across global markets.
XStocks launches on Ethereum with 60 tokenized stocks for DeFi.
XRP risks a 25% drop in September if it breaks the $2.80 support zone.
U.S. government taps Chainlink and Pyth to anchor macro data on-chain.
Treasury considers embedding ID in DeFi; critics say privacy’s at risk.
