IMF warns tokenized markets may deepen flash crashes, says governments will step in

IMF warns tokenized markets may deepen flash crashes, says governments will step in

Tokenization promises faster, cheaper markets, but the IMF warns new risks and government intervention will come with the shift to programmable finance. The IMF dropped an explanatory video on its X handle today exploring the new phenomenon of tokenized markets. The international body responsible for ensuring the stability of the international monetary system recognized the…

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Ondo turns to Figure’s stablecoin with M investment to back tokenized fund

Ondo turns to Figure’s stablecoin with $25M investment to back tokenized fund

The purchase broadens Ondo Finance’s onchain Treasury reserves and comes amid a renewed push into crypto-backed lending across fintechs, lenders and exchanges. Ondo Finance has purchased $25 million of YLDS, the yield-bearing stablecoin issued by Figure Technology Solutions, to diversify the assets backing its tokenized US Treasurys fund. The company said Monday that YLDS will…

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EToro stock jumps on Q3 results, 0M buyback plan

EToro stock jumps on Q3 results, $150M buyback plan

The company posted $20.8 billion in client assets, a 48% increase in profit, and plans for a $150 million share buyback program. Shares of social trading and investing platform eToro (Nasdaq: ETOR) rose on Monday after the company reported a 76% year-over-year increase in assets under administration to $20.8 billion in the third quarter. The…

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Malaysia’s central bank sets three-year roadmap to pilot asset tokenization

Malaysia’s central bank sets three-year roadmap to pilot asset tokenization

BNM’s tokenization roadmap aims to focus on real-world use cases such as SME supply chain financing, Shariah-compliant Islamic products, green finance and 24/7 cross-border payments. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), the country’s central bank, has unveiled a three-year roadmap to explore and test asset tokenization across the financial sector. Under the initiative, BNM will launch proof-of-concept…

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Coinbase wants to bring the entire startup lifecycle onchain, CEO Armstrong says

Coinbase wants to bring the entire startup lifecycle onchain, CEO Armstrong says

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said onchain fundraising could make capital formation “more efficient, fair, and transparent.” Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has outlined an ambitious plan to move every stage of a startup’s journey, from incorporation to fundraising and public trading, onto the blockchain. Speaking on the TBPN podcast, Armstrong described his vision for an onchain…

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Plume CEO tips RWA to grow 3-5x in 2026 as it grows past crypto natives

Don’t just tokenize assets, build the institutions to back them

RWA tokenization faces criticism, but regulatory clarity and institutional adoption prove it’s building the foundation for finance’s future. Opinion by: Alex Zhang, co-founder at Pharos Tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs) is not a self-contained solution to traditional finance problems. To claim such a thing would be one-dimensional. As it stands, RWA tokenization is under immense pressure…

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