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The tokenized commodities market has surged over the past month as real-world assets (RWAs) continue to attract investor interest.As of April 4, the sector's market capitalization stands at $1.34 billion, reflecting a 12% increase over the past month, according to RWA.xyz. Monthly transfer volume has climbed 20% to $712 million. Paxos Gold leads with a market cap of $703 million, followed by Tether Gold at $619 million, while Comtech Gold rounds out the top three at $11 million....

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Ethereum restaking protocol EigenLayer is set to begin holding the operators who run nodes and validate transactions responsible for their actions. On April 17, the protocol will turn on slashing on its mainnet, in which operators are penalized for providing poor service or for malicious actions.EigenLayer enables tokenholders to restake their staked ETH, using it to provide security for third-party services to earn additional yield. This leaves restakers liable to being slashed in two ways — if...

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The Cosmos HUB token, ATOM, is leading the altcoin market in anticipation of the new IBC Eureka upgrade and the excitement surrounding the testnet launch of Ripple’s first sidechain, Peersyst, on Cosmos.ATOM is up 11% in the last 24 hours and nearly 20% over the last 30 days, despite the overall altcoin market’s poor performance. The token traded as high as $5.05 today, its highest price since Feb. 12....

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has clarified its stance on stablecoins, stating that most stablecoins pegged to the U.S. dollar, referred to as 'covered stablecoins', are not classified as securities. This includes widely used tokens such as Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC). The SEC's guidance indicates that individuals involved in the minting or redeeming of these stablecoins are not required to register with the agency. However, the SEC cautioned that yield-bearing tokens m...

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has publicly stated that Bitcoin is increasingly being recognized as a store of value. This comment was made during an interview on The Tucker Carlson Show, highlighting a shift in perception towards the cryptocurrency.Senator Cynthia Lummis has endorsed a proposal by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to use Bitcoin as a U.S. Treasury reserve, suggesting that such a move could significantly reduce or even eliminate the national debt. Lummis proposed converting gold cert...

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The stablecoin market has reached new record highs, with the total market capitalization surpassing $234.6 billion as of March 27, 2025, reflecting a $30.9 billion increase, or 15%, since the beginning of the year. Tether's USDT supply on the Tron blockchain has also hit an all-time high of approximately $66.72 billion. Tether remains the dominant player in the market, boasting a market cap exceeding $140 billion, nearly doubling since early 2022. The supply of stablecoins is primarily concentra...

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PayPal has expanded its cryptocurrency offerings by adding support for Solana (SOL) and Chainlink (LINK) for over 200 million U.S. users. This move allows PayPal and Venmo users in the U.S. to buy, sell, and hold these tokens directly from their accounts, marking a significant step in the company's ongoing crypto expansion. Previously, users had to purchase SOL and LINK through MoonPay, but now they can trade these assets directly on PayPal's platform. The addition of SOL and LINK comes as part ...

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