OpenAI says Robinhood tokens are not equity in the company

OpenAI says Robinhood tokens are not equity in the company

The platform’s OpenAI private equity tokens were disavowed by the company, prompting OpenAI co-founder, Elon Musk, to call the AI firm “fake.” OpenAI issued a statement on Wednesday clarifying that OpenAI tokens distributed to European Union users by the trading platform Robinhood do not represent equity in the company. “We are not involved in this…

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Deribit, Crypto.com integrate BlackRock's BUIDL as trading collateral

Deribit, Crypto.com integrate BlackRock's BUIDL as trading collateral

The move will lower collateral requirements to access leverage for crypto trading due to the relatively stable value of US government debt. Crypto derivatives exchange Deribit and spot exchange Crypto.com are accepting BlackRock’s tokenized US Treasury fund as trading collateral for institutional and experienced clients. The move will allow institutional traders to use a low-volatility,…

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Cointelegraph goes onchain: CTDG initiative to secure Web3 with live validators

Cointelegraph goes onchain: CTDG initiative to secure Web3 with live validators

The Cointelegraph Decentralization Guardians (CTDG) initiative is operational with validators on Solana, Chiliz, Polkadot, Coreum, Canton and Mantra. Cointelegraph is evolving from industry commentary to active participation in securing Web3 with the launch of the Cointelegraph Decentralization Guardians (CTDG) initiative, debuting live, institutional-grade validators on major blockchains including Solana, Chiliz, Polkadot, Coreum, Canton and Mantra….

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Investment giant Guggenheim taps Ripple to expand digital debt offering

Investment giant Guggenheim taps Ripple to expand digital debt offering

Guggenheim’s Treasury-backed fixed-income product will be available on the XRP Ledger. US investment manager Guggenheim is expanding its digital commercial paper offering through a partnership with Ripple, underscoring the growing convergence between traditional finance and crypto-native enterprises. Under the partnership, Guggenheim’s subsidiary, Guggenheim Treasury Services, will make its US Treasury-backed fixed-income asset available on the…

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RWA token market grows 260% in 2025 as firms embrace regulating crypto

RWA token market grows 260% in 2025 as firms embrace regulating crypto

RWAs are benefiting from increasing US crypto regulatory clarity, which has pushed the tokenization sector past $23 billion. The tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) surged in the first half of 2025 as increased regulatory clarity fueled broader adoption of blockchain-based financial products. Real-world asset tokenization refers to financial and other tangible assets minted on the…

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Polygon NFTs hit B sales milestone as network defies downturn

Polygon NFTs hit $2B sales milestone as network defies downturn

Polygon’s NFT growth in 2025 is fueled by real-world asset marketplace Courtyard, which now rivals DraftKings in all-time sales. Polygon-based non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have surpassed the $2 billion milestone in all-time sales volume, marking a significant achievement for digital collectibles on the network.  The milestone comes amid consistent growth in monthly sales over the last…

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VanEck to launch Avalanche ecosystem fund

VanEck to launch Avalanche ecosystem fund

Idle capital will be deployed onchain into real-world asset (RWA) projects, the asset manager said. VanEck plans to launch a private digital assets fund in June targeting tokenized Web3 projects built on the Avalanche blockchain network, the asset manager said in a statement shared with Cointelegraph. The VanEck PurposeBuilt Fund, available only to accredited investors,…

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