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Franklin Templeton added about $150 million of tokenized money-market fund shares to the XRP Ledger, lifting its total to nearly $200 million. All sgBENJI shares on the network remain in one wallet, whose signing structure matches the issuer’s account.
A SpaceX SEC filing says any Tesla merger would require approval from Elon Musk as the company’s controlling shareholder, despite his recusal from special committees. Tesla investors still face a vote requiring approval from holders of at least 50% of all outstanding shares.
A Circle shareholder has sued Donald Trump, World Liberty Financial and Steve Witkoff, alleging USD1 transactions involving foreign interests harmed Circle and USDC. The White House called the case frivolous, while the dispute adds legal and political scrutiny to Trump’s crypto activities.
A former Circle employee and shareholder has sued Donald Trump over alleged unconstitutional profits from UAE-linked investments in World Liberty Financial, a crypto project co-founded by Trump and his sons. The complaint alleges $2 billion flowed through the venture’s USD1 stablecoin product.
Meta has approved non-voting Class C shares that could support future equity financing, compensation or acquisitions without directly diluting Mark Zuckerberg’s voting control. The company says no equity sale is currently planned, while filings outline potential funding needs reaching hundreds of billions of dollars over several years.
Asian stocks fell sharply as China’s CSI 300 entered bear-market territory, technology shares weakened and oil prices rose above $112 a barrel. Bitcoin retreated toward $82,000, while gold, silver and U.S. technology-stock futures also declined amid renewed uncertainty over AI spending.
Standard Chartered has signed definitive agreements to acquire Zodia Custody’s regulated operating entities across five jurisdictions. The deal remains subject to regulatory approvals and closing conditions, while Zodia’s software and professional-services assets would move to a separate SC Ventures entity.
A 1.3 billion-share SpaceX unlock worth about $194.3 billion is set to test Aave’s proposed use of tokenized SpaceX shares as collateral. LlamaRisk recommends a 55% borrowing limit, while thin onchain liquidity could complicate liquidations during sharp price moves.
JPMorgan Asset Management’s first long-term Bitcoin analysis sees the cryptocurrency reaching about $215,300 in a base case and nearly $385,500 in a bull case over 10 years, while warning that 55% volatility and unstable correlations limit its role in core portfolios.
Microsoft, Alphabet, Goldman Sachs and four other companies have objected to their shares being traded on OKXICE TSV, lifting the total number of objecting issuers to 16 as the planned tokenized-stock venue moves toward 24/7 blockchain-based trading.
BlackRock has filed for PBIT, a Bitcoin buffer ETF that would use options to limit initial losses while capping gains. The proposal follows a $665.2 million inflow into the firm’s IBIT fund, which led U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF flows on Monday.
Anthropic plans to commit 5% of its shares to a new public-benefit fund, while Elon Musk has promised one SpaceX share for every U.S. child next year. The moves come as Anthropic prepares for a possible IPO and advances a proposed AI safety bill.
SkyAI has sold its entire Solana treasury and launched a cash-funded tender offer worth up to $201.3 million for shares and warrants. The move reverses its year-old SOL accumulation strategy while the company continues developing a Solana stablecoin and artificial-intelligence platform.
Nine companies, including Verizon, Broadcom and UnitedHealth Group, have objected to their shares being offered on OKXICE TSV, a planned tokenized-stock venue from OKX and ICE. Nasdaq has also raised concerns about pricing, trade reporting and investor protections.
Nine public companies, including Broadcom, Verizon and UnitedHealth, have objected to plans by OKX and ICE to offer their shares in tokenized form, highlighting unresolved questions about issuer consent, pricing and oversight in blockchain-based stock markets.
Strategy bought 267 Bitcoin for $22.1 million, taking its holdings to 848,517 BTC, while spending $193.1 million on STRC repurchases. The company increased its preferred-stock buyback authorization to $3 billion as Michael Saylor expressed optimism about Bitcoin’s market outlook.
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson is developing a new programming language with Input Output Global engineer Lucas Rosa. The proposed tool would combine transaction intents, proof-carrying data and Groth16 proofs, but its name, specifications and release date remain undisclosed.
Kraken’s Protected Strategies USDC vault has joined Firelight’s DeFi coverage system on Flare, directing protection premiums toward an XRP-linked collateral pool. Stakers may earn recurring returns, but face slashing, delayed withdrawals and losses from qualifying incidents across the portfolio.
