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- Hong Kong-listed New Town Development plans to launch a digital asset research institute to integrate real-world asset (RWA) tokenization with its business infrastructure. - The initiative will leverage external blockchain experts, legal advisors, and technical partners to address compliance, tax, and technological challenges in the digital asset sector. - Growing institutional interest in RWA is evident through Metafyed's $5.5M funding and Aethir's $3M grant to Arizona State University for blockchain ed
- Institutional investors allocated 59% of portfolios to Bitcoin in 2025, driven by ETF adoption and declining volatility (75% drop since 2023). - Bitcoin is undervalued by $16,000 vs. gold on volatility-adjusted metrics, with JPMorgan projecting $126,000 to match gold's $5T market cap. - Bitcoin-gold portfolios outperform either asset alone (Sharpe 1.5-2.5), leveraging divergent correlations in inflation and crisis scenarios. - Strategic allocations suggest 1-5% in Bitcoin for growth and 5-10% in gold for
- DAR’s Web3 Quest System (launched Sept 1, 2025) redefines play-to-earn gaming by prioritizing skill-based rewards, cross-game discovery, and economic sustainability. - The tiered quest structure with Moon Coins, Quest Points, and dynamic D token pools shifts focus from speculative mechanics to active player engagement. - Dynamic tokenomics adjust monthly based on community growth, mitigating inflation risks and aligning with 2025 industry trends toward gamified, meritocratic ecosystems. - By combining sk
- CaliberCos Inc. adopts Chainlink (LINK) tokens as part of a Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) strategy to stabilize liquidity and boost investor confidence amid financial struggles. - The move, leveraging Chainlink’s institutional partnerships, triggered an 80% stock surge, signaling blockchain’s role in corporate restructuring. - Regulatory clarity in 2025, including the EU’s MiCAR framework, supports digital assets as legitimate financial tools. - However, undisclosed allocation details and staking yields r
- XRP nears critical triangle breakout point with $3.10 resistance and $2.85 support defining potential 34% upward move to $4 or bearish drop to $2.74. - Technical indicators show neutral RSI (49) and declining volume, while regulatory clarity post-SEC settlement and Ripple's RLUSD expansion boost institutional adoption. - XRP's $168B market cap and 59% circulating supply highlight strong liquidity, but risks include regulatory uncertainty and CBDC competition threatening adoption.
- FinCEN reveals Chinese money laundering networks (CMLNs) laundered $312B from 2020-2024, aiding Mexican cartels in drug trafficking and other crimes like human trafficking and fraud. - CMLNs act as intermediaries, enabling cartels to bypass currency controls while helping Chinese nationals circumvent foreign exchange limits through shell companies and money mules. - Networks also facilitate real estate purchases, healthcare fraud, and elder abuse, with $53.7B linked to property transactions involving she
- Zcash Foundation’s Q1 2025 report highlights financial transparency and treasury strategies amid market volatility. - Governance remains centralized despite decentralization efforts, with 12% block rewards allocated to a "lockbox" and 8% to grants. - Zero-knowledge (ZK) proof systems enable privacy but hinder auditability, creating challenges for institutional adoption and regulatory compliance. - A May 2025 Hacken audit identified security flaws in Zcash’s web3 wallet, underscoring the need for proactiv
- 00:57The Bank of Korea and six major banks are advancing tests for treasury cryptocurrency subsidies.ChainCatcher News, according to Yonhap News Agency, the Bank of Korea and six major banks (KB Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank, Hana Bank, Woori Bank, NH Nonghyup Bank, and Industrial Bank of Korea) are advancing an experiment to pay treasury subsidies in the form of cryptocurrency. This test aims to examine the feasibility of providing treasury subsidies or vouchers (government-guaranteed vouchers) to beneficiaries via cryptocurrency. With the characteristics of cryptocurrency based on blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies, the usage location and period can be pre-programmed, fundamentally preventing improper receipt and misappropriation of subsidies, and enabling accurate measurement of the subsidy’s effectiveness. The Bank of Korea and the Ministry of Economy and Finance plan to hold a briefing later this month to share the test schedule and main inspection items with participating banks. If preparations go smoothly, the test may be conducted in the first half of next year.
- 00:52Ripple CTO changes avatar, causing PHNIX price to surgeChainCatcher news, according to BeInCrypto, after Ripple CTO David Schwartz changed his X profile picture to a PHNIX NFT, the meme token PHNIX deployed on XRP Ledger surged nearly 40% in the short term, with trading volume increasing simultaneously.
- 00:52A certain whale spent $12 million to purchase 256,000 HYPE.According to ChainCatcher, analyst Yu Jin has monitored that whale qianbaidu.eth, who made $1.93 million on HYPE three months ago, has recently bought back HYPE worth $12 million over the past two days. In the past two days, he transferred 14 million USDC into Hyperliquid, and has already used 12 million USDC to purchase 256,000 HYPE at a price of $46.9 each.