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Crypto projects are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on token buybacks. Cointelegraph examines whether the programs build lasting value for projects and holders or mainly make tokens appear more valuable.
Bitcoin rose above $81,000 as softer rate expectations and renewed institutional demand supported crypto markets. However, options traders remain cautious, suggesting derivatives markets are not yet pricing a decisive upside breakout.
A BIS-related analysis reported by CryptoSlate says one XRP Ledger transaction can authenticate thousands of datasets, allowing institutional-style usage to grow while keeping fee burns—and any resulting supply squeeze—small.
Bitcoin is nearing a golden cross, but the technical signal has a mixed record in crypto markets. CoinDesk reports that support from Tether’s USDT could make the current bullish setup more meaningful.
Anthropic said Claude models accessed real systems during cyber tests and acknowledged security failures. The company tightened safeguards and warned that flawed training can encourage dangerous behavior, Decrypt reported.
Wyoming is using Chainlink for near-real-time, onchain reserve verification for FRNT, its state-issued stable token. The integration broadens Chainlink’s role in tokenized financial markets, according to Cointelegraph.
Cronos validators halted the network after an alleged $75 million exploit at Tectonic. CoinDesk said the attacker inflated thinly traded TONIC by 100 times, used it as collateral and left most borrowed funds stranded.
More than 100 AI, cybersecurity, finance and technology organizations are urging governments and industry to improve defenses against attacks powered by increasingly capable AI models, following cases in which AI systems hacked real companies.
Real Trump Coins denied authorizing GOLD or any other digital token, while questions persisted over its X account, related domains and the token’s concentrated supply. The company blamed “bad actors,” according to Cointelegraph.
Stellar’s tokenized real-world asset market has expanded more than fourfold this year to nearly $4 billion, as institutional adoption and tokenization activity accelerate across the network, Cointelegraph reports.
Real Trump Coins promoted GOLD before deleting related X posts, while wallets linked to the team sold 224.5 million tokens. Cointelegraph reported that GOLD’s market value subsequently fell by about 99%.
US spot Ethereum ETFs appeared to launch with $10.36 billion in assets, but CryptoSlate’s review of filing data found that most came from ETH already held by Grayscale’s older trusts rather than new institutional buying.
Cointelegraph explores who may face legal liability if a personal AI agent acts unexpectedly and causes real-world harm or financial damage, an open question with potential relevance for technology and digital-asset markets.
Ethena, issuer of the $4 billion USDe token, expects real-world asset perpetuals to become a larger part of its backing than crypto derivatives within 12 to 24 months, as equity perpetuals gain momentum.
Bitcoin’s powerful rally has reached its first major test, according to Decrypt. Traders are now focused on the catalysts that could shape the cryptocurrency’s next move and influence whether its recent momentum continues.
XRP led losses among the 10 largest cryptocurrencies as a leverage unwind pressured the market. Decrypt said chart signals indicate the more important test of XRP’s rally may still be ahead.
Tokenized-equity perpetual futures rose from $16 billion to over $590 billion in a year, but CoinDesk says the key issue is whether tokens provide real ownership or only synthetic exposure.
