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Forward Industries issues tokenized shares on Solana

Nasdaq-listed Forward Industries issued its shares on the Solana blockchain. On the 18th (local time), Forward Industries said, "Our SEC-registered shares have begun trading on the Solana blockchain through Superstate's 'Opening Bell' platform," addi

Cardano founder "Trump's coin business acts as 'poison' to the industry"

Charles Hoskinson, Cardano (ADA) founder, unleashed criticism at U.S. President Donald Trump's personal virtual asset (cryptocurrency) business moves. He argued that Trump issuing a meme coin himself and pushing related projects actually turned what

"Prevent quantum computer attacks"...Solana · Aptos accelerate building security defenses

The virtual asset (cryptocurrency) industry is taking preemptive measures against the future threat of 'quantum computers.' As quantum computing technology has moved from theory to a tangible risk this year, major blockchain foundations have rushed t

David Sacks "'Clarity Act' Senate markup in January next year... Legislation nearing completion"

David Sacks, the White House special assistant for artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual assets policy (czar), said a markup (markup) on the 'Clarity Act' will take place in the Senate in January next year. Sacks said on the 18th (local time) via

JPMorgan "Stablecoin market unlikely to reach $1 trillion... Be wary of optimism"

JPMorgan maintained a conservative outlook on the growth of the stablecoin market. It said it would be difficult for the market to enter the $1 trillion range and analyzed that it is more likely to synchronize with the overall virtual asset (cryptocu

Next 'U.S. economic president' narrowed to three... Who is the pro-crypto candidate?

Trump signals "a strong proponent of steep rate cuts" Three candidates shortlisted… monetary easing is common Hassett and Waller are pro-crypto, Warsh is a 'question mark' As discussions over the next chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) intensify

ETHGas raises $12 million in seed round

Ethereum (ETH) infrastructure project 'ETHGas' announced on the 18th that it raised $12 million in a seed investment round. The round, led by Polychain Capital, included participation from Stake Capital, BlueYard Capital, Lafayette Macro Advisors, SI

Binance Wallet conducts Infrared Finance (IR) TGE..."40,000 participants"

Infrared Finance (IR) said on the 17th that the token generation event (TGE) conducted through Binance Wallet has been successfully completed. Binance Wallet held the exclusive TGE for Infrared Finance's token 'IR' from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. (Korean time)

Theoriq COO "AI agents solve complex DeFi... mainnet and token launch" [Coin Interview]

Pei Chen Theoriq COO Interview AI agents directly manage capital Simplifying DeFi through automation Mainnet and THQ token launch imminent "Korea, a key axis of early adoption" "Theoriq is building a financial operating system optimized for artificia

Solstice to unveil ecosystem token 'SLX' on the 22nd

Solana-based DeFi project Solstice will unveil the ecosystem token 'SLX' on the 22nd (local time). The plan is to implement the 'base yield layer'—equivalent to government bonds and money markets in traditional finance—on-chain. SLX will be launched

U.S. spot XRP and Solana ETFs record net inflows side by side

U.S.-listed XRP (XRP) and Solana (SOL) spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) both recorded net inflows on the 12th (local time). According to SosoValue's data on the 12th (local time), the one-day net inflow of the U.S. XRP spot ETF was 20.17 million dol

Moody's publishes stablecoin evaluation criteria…"Grades differentiated by quality of reserve assets"

Global credit rating agency Moody's has released new evaluation criteria to assess the credit and market risks of stablecoins. It is an attempt to extend traditional finance's evaluation standards into the virtual asset (cryptocurrency) domain, and o

U.S. Ethereum spot ETFs record net outflows for two consecutive trading days

The U.S. Ethereum (ETH) spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) market recorded net outflows for two consecutive trading days. On the 12th (local time), according to data from TraderT, total net outflows from U.S. Ethereum spot ETFs amounted to $19.44 millio

U.S. Bitcoin spot ETF market turns to net inflows in one day

The U.S. Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) market turned to net inflows in one day. On the 12th (local time), according to data from TraderT, the total net inflows into the U.S. Bitcoin spot ETF market amounted to US$50.41 million. The in

Trump "Narrowed next Fed chair candidates to two… my opinion should be reflected in rate decisions"

U.S. President Donald Trump said he has narrowed the candidates for the next Federal Reserve (Fed) chair to two. He also said the president's views should be reflected in the benchmark interest rate decision process, rekindling debate over the Fed's

Strategy remains in Nasdaq-100... MSCI risk persists

Strategy (MSTR) remains included in the Nasdaq-100 index. On the 12th (local time), Nasdaq said in the results of its annual index reconstitution that it has kept Strategy as a Nasdaq-100 constituent. The Nasdaq-100 is composed of large non-financial

"Bitcoin, 'complete decoupling' from stocks for the first time in 10 years"

Bitcoin is showing an unusual move as it breaks away from the long-standing synchronized flow with the stock market. The previous pattern of stocks and virtual assets (cryptocurrencies) moving in the same direction has been broken, leading to analysi

Coinbase "Fed effectively shifts to 'stealth QE'... positive for crypto assets"

An analysis has emerged that the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) expanding short-term liquidity provision is creating a favorable environment for the crypto asset (cryptocurrency) market. Coinbase Institutional said on the 12th (local time) on its officia

Brazil's largest bank Itaú recommends including Bitcoin in portfolios up to 3%

Brazil's largest private bank Itaú Unibanco (Itaú Unibanco) has reportedly recommended including Bitcoin (BTC) in investment portfolios up to 3%. On the 12th (local time), according to Bitcoin Magazine, Itaú presented Bitcoin as one of the alternativ

DeFi industry calls Citadel's 'call for stricter regulation of tokenized securities' a "distortion of facts and defense of vested interests"

After Citadel Securities submitted a comment letter arguing that strong regulation should be applied to decentralized finance (DeFi) that handles tokenized securities, the DeFi industry directly refuted it as "baseless claims." On the 12th (local tim

NYDIG "Tokenized stocks' impact grows as integration with blockchain increases"

An analysis found that the long-term influence of stock tokenization will increase as its degree of integration with blockchain grows. On the 12th (local time), according to Cointelegraph, Greg Cipolaro, head of global research at New York Digital In

Tether offers to buy remaining stake in Juventus…Agnelli "No plans to sell"

Tether, the issuer of the stablecoin USDT, has submitted a cash offer to buy the remaining stake in the Italian football club Juventus in full. However, the Agnelli family, the club's largest shareholder, reportedly made it clear that they have no pl

YouTube introduces stablecoin payment option for U.S. creators

YouTube has introduced an option to pay U.S. creators in PayPal's stablecoin (PYUSD). May Zabaneh, head of PayPal's digital assets (cryptocurrency) division, said in an interview with Fortune on the 11th (local time) that "the feature allowing YouTub

U.S. Bitcoin spot ETF, 78,000,000 dollars net outflow

More than 70,000,000 dollars flowed out of the U.S. Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) market in a single day. While redemptions continued across major asset managers, only BlackRock and Bitwise products recorded net inflows. On the 11th (

U.S. spot Ethereum ETF sees net outflows exceeding $40 million

More than $40 million flowed out of the U.S. spot Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded fund (ETF) market in a single day. On the 11th (local time), according to TraderT's data, the total net outflows of U.S.-traded spot Ethereum ETFs were $42.38 million. T

U.S. SEC Chair "Financial markets will move on-chain"

Paul Atkins, chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said, "The U.S. financial market is ready to move on-chain," and added, "The SEC will prioritize innovation and embrace new technology while maintaining the core principle of in

Coinbase's launch of tokenized stocks and prediction markets imminent…to be unveiled on the 17th

Coinbase, the largest U.S. virtual asset (cryptocurrency) exchange, appears set to formalize its entry into the tokenized stocks and prediction market businesses. The 'all-in-one financial app' strategy, which spans not only virtual asset trading but

Pakistan "Bitcoin, a core element of national infrastructure and an asset"

The Pakistani government has publicly stated that it will make Bitcoin and virtual assets (cryptocurrencies) a central pillar of the national financial system. On the 11th (local time), according to Cryptopolitan, Bilal Bin Saqib, Pakistan's Minister

U.S. SEC Approves DTCC's Blockchain-based Tokenization Service

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a no-action letter allowing the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) to provide blockchain-based asset tokenization services. Accordingly, DTCC will operate a securities tokenizat

U.S. CFTC withdraws virtual asset 'actual delivery' guidance..."Does not match reality"

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has officially withdrawn its existing guidance that defined the 'actual delivery' standard for virtual assets (cryptocurrencies) (the act of actually transferring ownership or possession of goods t