Catenaa, Friday, March 14, 2025 – Coinbase is revisiting its ambitions to introduce tokenized securities to the US market, a move it had attempted unsuccessfully five years ago. The company is encouraged by a shift in regulatory sentiment under President Donald Trump’s administration, particularly with the creation of the SEC’s crypto task force. Security tokens […]
Moscow, Tuesday, February 20, 2024 – Cryptocurrencies had been increasingly used in pyramid scams, the Central Bank of Russia said in a media release on Friday, February 9. It said that the bank had detected a significant rise in financial pyramid schemes and illegal activities involving crypto themes in 2023. The Bank of Russia’s data, […]
Catenaa, June 30, 2025– Crypto exchange Gemini has launched tokenized stock trading for customers in the European Union, beginning with an onchain version of Strategy’s (formerly MicroStrategy) MSTR stock. The new offering is live on Arbitrum, an Ethereum Layer 2 network, and will expand to more equities and networks in the near future. The initiative, […]
Frankfurt, Monday, February 12, 2024 – Germany’s financial regulator, BaFin has granted regulatory approval to Neutral and DLT Finance for their blockchain-backed carbon credit exchange. “Neutral, a technology company building market infrastructure for environmental assets, and DLT Finance, a BaFin-licensed trading and brokerage firm, have partnered to launch the first regulated trading platform for tokenized […]
Catenaa, Tuesday, July 1, 2025- Chinese brokerage firm GF Securities has teamed up with HashKey to issue tokenized securities called “GF Token” in Hong Kong, available in US dollars, Hong Kong dollars, and offshore yuan. The move supports Hong Kong’s ongoing push to become a leading crypto hub. GF Token offers daily interest accrual and […]
TEL AVIV, Israel, Monday, March 18, 2024 – An Israeli cryptocurrency exchange is set to launch the country’s first-ever stablecoin pegged to the Israeli shekel, according to a company statement. The stablecoin, named BILS, will be issued by Bits of Gold, a Tel Aviv-based crypto financial services company. BILS will be backed by an equivalent […]
Austin, Texas, Saturday, August 5: Tesla CEO Elon Musk today denied plans to launch a cryptocurrency, dispelling rumors that his company X (formerly Twitter) had already done so. In a Tweet on August 5, Musk, in response to another post, said, “And we never will.” Following a cautionary message from a user known as Doge […]
San Francisco Wednesday, January 17, 2024 – Ondo Foundation, a decentralized investment platform dedicated to bridging traditional finance with decentralized finance (DeFi), has introduced ONDO Points and a token unlock plan. The goal is to encourage community participation and establish a robust governance structure. ONDO Points serve as a gateway to governance, allowing users to […]
Ripple, Binance stress that the affected wallets belonged to Chris Larsen’s private accounts and have nothing to do with Ripple San Francisco, February 7, 2024 – The value of XRP, the cryptocurrency associated with payments company Ripple, experienced a notable decline following news that co-founder Chris Larsen’s private crypto wallets were breached on Tuesday, January […]
Catenaa, Sunday, April 13, 2025- A new report from Ripple and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) forecasts that tokenized real-world assets will surge from $0.6 trillion in 2024 to $18.9 trillion by 2033. The dramatic rise, representing a compound annual growth rate of 53%, signals a major transformation in global finance. As financial assets evolve into […]
San Francisco, Tuesday, March 26, 2024 – Tensor, Solana’s top NFT marketplace, announced on March 13, 2024, that the $TNSR governance token will be introduced soon to the decentralized market. The new formation of the Tensor Foundation will be operated by the Tensor protocol with $TNSR holders, empowering the blockchain platform. The in-depth revelation of […]
Catenaa, Saturday, February 15, 2025 – World Liberty Financial, a decentralized finance (DeFi) project associated with President Donald Trump, intended to establish a “strategic reserve” with purchased tokens, co-founder Chase Herro said Thursday. Herro spoke on a panel at startup Ondo Finance’s inaugural summit in New York, where he was introduced by Donald Trump Jr. […]
Seoul, South Korea Tuesday, January 30, 2024 – South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit on Monday raised a red flag on the SSX (SOMESING) token, issuing an investment warning and temporarily suspending both trading and withdrawals due to potential security concerns. On Saturday Somesing disclosed a loss of 730 million of its native token, SSX, amounting […]
Catenaa, Tuesday, June 24, 2025- The market for tokenized real-world assets has surged past $24 billion, signaling a major shift as Wall Street banks, asset managers and tech firms intensify their on-chain strategies. This rapid growth, driven by rising institutional interest and the recent passage of the GENIUS Act, marks a turning point for blockchain […]