RWA tokenization faces pushback from Chinese industry groups
Chinese industry groups warned firms not to trade or issue tokenized real-world assets (RWA) in China.
Monet Bank in Texas has become a crypto-focused lender
Monet Bank in Texas has become a crypto-focused lender serving cryptocurrency and digital-asset businesses.
Private credit may inject more risk into crypto space
Private credit has caused concerns in traditional finance, with calls for more oversight. In crypto, tokenized private credit is just making forays as a lending collateral and the basis for stablecoins.
U.S. traders dial down exposure as crypto risk appetite drops
New crypto investors entering the market dropped sharply from 21% to just 8%, with young people and minorities pulling back the most.
SEC meeting exposes rifts on tokenization and DeFi oversight
SEC meeting reveals divisions regarding the regulation of tokenization and oversight of DeFi.
CoinDCX reports portfolio diversification among Indian crypto investors
According to CoinDCX’s annual report for 2025, an average investor now holds 4–6 tokens against the earlier 2–3 in 2022. These trends come as the Indian crypto market recorded a total spot trading volume of $618.5 million for 2025, with an average monthly trading volume of $51.6 million.
Coinbase is running crypto pilots with JPMorgan, Citigroup, and Bank of America on stablecoins, custody, and trading
Coinbase started live pilots with some of the largest U.S. banks this week to test stablecoins, custody, and crypto trading, according to comments made Wednesday by CEO Brian Armstrong. The trials began as prices continued a stop‑and‑start slide that has dragged on since October.
Bankman-Fried hails Trump’s pardon of ex-Honduran leader while eyeing his own
Sam Bankman-Fried praised Trump’s pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández.
SEC to roll out crypto ‘innovation exemption’ in January 2026, chair says
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair, Paul Atkins, has revealed that the innovation exemption for crypto companies will take effect in January 2026. This will enable crypto projects to issue tokens without full SEC registration.
Former Gryphon execs to lead treasury deal with Trump Media and Crypto.com
Two former executives of Gryphon Digital Mining have been tapped to lead a new cryptocurrency‑treasury business combining Trump Media & Technology Group (Trump Media) and Crypto.com.