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Democratizing weather derivatives through tokenization could be the blockchain industry’s most important real-world use case

Democratizing weather derivatives with tokenization This is where tokenization comes in and where I believe the crypto industry has a really important role to play in democratizing weather risk hedging. It’s an initiative that I think is significantly more important than simply offering traditional return-generating assets like bonds onchain. The core benefits of putting weather […]

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Robinhood Chain’s real-world assets jump fivefold when tokenized shares start trading in size

Total value locked has roughly tripled since mid-July to around $312 million, according to DefiLlama, and Robinhood Chain now clears more than $600 million in daily decentralized exchange, placing it among the more active networks in crypto. Robinhood Chain’s locked value has more than doubled since mid-July. (Shaurya Malwa/CoinDesk) Its transaction count has also attracted

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Crypto exchange BitMEX sued for 623 bitcoin as it prepares to shut down

BitMEX, the crypto derivatives exchange that invented the perpetual swap, faces a proposed class action alleging bitcoin theft BTC$64,196.79 and insider trading filed on the same day it said it would shut down in three months. The lawsuit, filed by former tokenization project BKX Services and David Namdar in the US District Court for the

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Poolin files for bankruptcy after collapse of bitcoin’s largest mining pool

Bitcoin mining company Poolin has filed for bankruptcy along with its two US subsidiaries Lonestar Dream and Lonestar Taproot with estimated liabilities between $100 million-$500 million, TheEnergyMag reported on Friday. The Singapore-based company, which once dominated the industry, filed for Chapter 11 protection in New Jersey on July 22 with about $173 million in debt,

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Bitcoin Holds Near $65,000 As Iran Conflict Sends Oil To Two-Month High: Crypto Markets Today

The crypto market closes the week on a constructive note, with bitcoin BTC$64,098.09 added as much as 1.1% since midnight UTC to $65,760 as the broader market held firm despite a macro backdrop that should add far more pressure. Brent crude futures traded at $97.66 a barrel, the highest since mid-May, as the Iran conflict

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This $5 billion cluster points to a bullish positioning

Several large, deliberate trades hit the band recently, building this concentration of open interest at the $70,000 and $72,000 levels. Laevitas identified a large bull call spread structure that involved buying the $70,000 call and simultaneously selling the $72,000 call. The bull call spread, as the name suggests, bets on a moderate rally in the

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Crypto market maker B2C2 explored sales conversations with several potential buyers

Crypto markets have struggled for most of the year as weaker trading volumes, worries about the economy and waning risk appetite weighed on digital assets. The tougher backdrop has hurt market makers, whose income is largely dependent on trade flows and the provision of liquidity. With subdued spot trading volumes, companies across the sector have

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Institutional crypto trading platform LMAX explores strategic alternatives including sale, IPO

Institutional crypto trading platform LMAX Group is working with Morgan Stanley ( MS ) and investment bank KBW, part of Stifel ( SF ), to evaluate strategic options, according to three people familiar with the matter. The company is exploring a sale or public listing that could value the company at up to $5 billion,

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The World Foundation is raising $52.5 million in a new funding round led by Pantera Capital

Poised to become the world’s most prominent “network of real people”, the project formerly known as Worldcoin aims to establish an identity layer to distinguish unique individuals from automated bots. The protocol relies on custom hardware, known as an Orb, to issue credentials without compromising users’ privacy. “The world’s technology and proof of human and

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Senate Democrats should accept the victory they won on Trump’s crypto borders: the White House

That government conflict of interest negotiation had delayed progress on the Clarity Act for months — now potentially beyond the window when it could most easily become law in 2026. This week’s release of the final working draft of Clarity included the first ethics language to circulate openly, so Democrats are now reacting — many

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