Author: James Wilson

Mirae Asset has set a 150 trillion won or about $109 billion target for a digital asset business spanning cryptocurrency, stablecoins, real-world assets and tokenized securities. Summary Digital X will serve as a central part of Mirae Asset’s next growth strategy. Mirae Asset acquired 97.15% of the former Korbit exchange for 141.4 billion won. The group plans to tokenize assets such as gold, silver, and electricity. Digital X has waived trading fees on won-denominated assets until August 2027. Digital X will anchor Mirae Asset’s $109B plan The Korea Times reported the target after Mirae Asset founder and chairman Park Hyeon-joo…

Aave V4 deposits have reached a record $806 million after climbing 30% over seven days, while active loans have increased to $206 million. Summary Aave V4 deposits rose above $800 million within six days of crossing $600 million. Ethereum Core leads the six listed markets with $378 million in deposits. Active EtherFi loans reached $62 million as the market’s utilization rate climbed to 92%. Aave V3 remains much larger, holding approximately $31 billion in deposits. Aave V4 deposits accelerate past $800 million Aave’s on-chain dashboard shows that V4 deposits reached $806 million on Aug. 27, extending a rapid rise that…

Genius Group has proposed raising capital through perpetual preferred securities to build an $827 million Bitcoin treasury and an $800 million AI portfolio within a $2 billion total-asset target for fiscal 2031. Summary An initial preferred securities offering would seek $12.5 million from income-focused investors. Proceeds would be divided among Bitcoin, AI investments, and an 18-month dividend reserve. Genius Group plans to restart Bitcoin purchases after liquidating its holdings to repay $8.5 million. Final offering terms remain subject to board approval, securities rules, and market conditions. Genius Group turns to preferred capital Genius Group said on Aug. 27 that it…

Stellar’s tokenized real-world asset market has climbed from about $785 million in January to more than $3 billion in July, while only just over $2 million has entered Blend pools that accept RWAs. Summary Stellar’s RWA value increased almost fourfold during the first seven months of 2026. Four tokenized products account for hundreds of millions of dollars each on the network. Blend has $127 million in TVL, but its RWA-enabled pools hold only slightly more than $2 million. RedStone says round-the-clock pricing remains necessary before more RWAs can serve as DeFi collateral. Stellar’s RWA market has crossed $3 billion RedStone’s…

Mantle has accumulated about $880 million in stablecoins and tokenized assets as its onchain product range has expanded across equities, Treasuries, funds and yield-bearing assets. Summary Mantle holds about $550 million in stablecoins and $330 million in tokenized assets. USDT0 accounts for approximately $440 million, or nearly 80% of the network’s stablecoin supply. The network supports 985 distinct tokenized assets across six product categories. Mantle increased its tokenized equity selection from 10 products in April to 155 by late June. Mantle’s asset base approaches $880 million Blockworks Research data shows that Mantle’s stablecoin circulating supply has reached approximately $550 million,…

Truflation has called for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates after its July forecast came within 0.01 percentage point of the official monthly headline PCE reading and matched the other three published figures. Summary Headline PCE rose 0.2% monthly and remained at 3.7% annually in July. Truflation forecast the published readings five days before the BEA released its report. Oliver Rust said weaker spending, lower gasoline prices, and mixed labor data support a rate cut. Fed officials remain concerned about inflation as services, wages, and tariffs keep pressure on prices. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Aug.…

Hyperliquid Strategies has raised $647 million in equity capital and more than doubled its treasury to 29.3 million HYPE tokens, valued at $1.9 billion at the end of June. Summary Hyperliquid Strategies held 29.3 million HYPE and $149.9 million in cash on June 30. The Nasdaq-listed company reported $305.5 million in annual net income and no debt. PURR shares gained nearly 18% after the fiscal-year results were released. Since December, the firm has spent $773.4 million buying about 16.5 million HYPE. Hyperliquid Strategies builds a $1.9 billion HYPE treasury Hyperliquid Strategies said in its fiscal-year results that its HYPE holdings…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Postquant Labs announces the upcoming launch of QuipSwap, a bridgeless protocol designed for secure cross-chain asset swaps. Summary Postquant Labs is launching QuipSwap, a bridgeless protocol designed to enable trustless cross-chain swaps without intermediaries. QuipSwap aims to improve cross-chain security by enabling P2P swaps without bridges, oracles, or wrapped assets. QuipSwap introduces a bridgeless approach to cross-chain trading through synchronized P2P transactions. Postquant Labs, the developer behind quantum computing protocol quip.network, has announced the imminent public launch of QuipSwap,…

Ethereum price held above $2,500 on Aug. 27 after strong US spot ETF inflows, improving global liquidity conditions, and a historic short squeeze supported its weekly breakout. Summary Ethereum price gained about 7.8% from its Aug. 21 opening price to trade near $2,507. US spot Ethereum ETFs attracted $697.2 million during their strongest inflow week of 2026. The daily chart places ETH at the critical $2,500 resistance level, with $2,656 as the next upside target. Liquidation data show concentrated leverage around $2,550 above price and $2,415 below it. Ethereum price holds its weekly breakout According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum…

Bitfinex Securities has completed a record $50 million tokenized capital raise for metals company Alkemya through a security backed by partnership interests tied to an independently valued $1.64 billion nickel asset base. Summary Bitfinex Securities completed a record $50 million capital raise for Alkemya through its ALKN tokenized security. ALKN represents fractional interests in a Luxembourg partnership holding nickel wire independently valued at about $1.64 billion. Alkemya plans to use the proceeds to commercialize engineered nickel products for applications including semiconductors. Additional ALKN tokens will remain available to eligible investors until Oct. 15, with secondary trading delayed until at least…