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Finance

Latin America Oil, Gas Deal Worth $75M Gets Tokenized as RWA Momentum Builds

Tokenization specialist Global Settlement said the deal marks the first fully tokenized capital stack for an operational energy asset.

oil field (Unsplash/Getty Images)

Markets

Financial Advisors Remain Hesitant Towards Bitcoin — But Won’t Be for Long

Questions have evolved from “What is bitcoin?” to “How does it fit in my portfolio?”

(Sean Pollock/Unsplash)

Policy

Meta's Stablecoin Plan Questioned by Democrats Ahead of Key Senate Vote

Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal sent a letter to Meta asking whether it's lobbied for the GENIUS Act or has any plans to join an issuer in any way.

Senators Richard Blumenthal (left) and Elizabeth Warren (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Finance

Moody’s Ratings Brings Credit Rating to Solana in Real-World Asset Tokenization Trial

Solana’s growing presence in real-world asset tokenization gets a boost as Moody’s tests on-chain credit ratings for municipal bonds.

Moody's logo in front of a chart. (GettyImages)

Policy

Senate Stablecoin Bill Likely to Win Massive Bipartisan Support, Dem Lawmaker Says

Republicans "adopted a lot of the amendments" Democrats wanted, Sen. Ruben Gallego said.

Ruben Gallego (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Core Foundation, Bitcoin Layer 1 With Over $500M Staked BTC, Adds BitGo and KODA as Validators

Core Foundation has announced BitGo and KODA as new validators, enhancing institutional adoption of Bitcoin-native DeFi.

Core adds BitGo and KODA to the validator set. (Yamu_Jay/Pixabay)

Markets

Hybrid Crypto Exchange GRVT Debuts Onchain Retail Price Improvement Orders, Bridging DeFi and TradFi

The system matches retail traders with non-algorithmic traders, ensuring fair play and a balanced trading environment.

GRVT launches retail price improvement orders. (ArtfulColorWorks/Pixabay)

Finance

Trump’s Team ‘Knows Nothing’ About Apparent ‘$TRUMP Wallet’ Launch

A representative for the Trump Organization distanced the group from a new crypto app branded with the former president’s name.

President Donald Trump sits at his desk in the Oval Office. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Finance

BCB Strikes Deal with SocGen–FORGE to Distribute Euro-Pegged Stablecoin EURCV

EURCoinVertible (EURCV) is one of the first stablecoins to comply with the EU’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) framework, which came into effect earlier this year.

European Union Flag (Christian Lue / Unsplash / Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Stablecoin Protocol USDT0 Aims to Bring Tokenized Gold Closer to DeFi

The gold-linked XAUT0 token follows the protocol's Tether-linked USDT0 that has grown to $1.3 billion in supply and available on ten DeFi-focused blockchains.

A gold bar (Scottsdale mint/Unsplash)