Decentralized lending protocol ZeroLend has announced it will cease operations after three years in the market, citing declining liquidity, operational constraints, and mounting security pressures.
Taurus and Blockdaemon have joined forces to deliver institutional-grade staking directly to banks and regulated financial institutions, marking another step in the expansion of compliant crypto yield products.
The market capitalization of tokenized real-world assets has surged to $6 billion, up from roughly $1 billion in 2024, signaling accelerating adoption and a structural shift in how traditional financial value is migrating onto blockchain infrastructure, according to data from Artemis.
Israeli authorities have indicted an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reservist and a civilian accomplice for allegedly using classified military information to place bets on the decentralized prediction platform Polymarket.
Tokenized gold has crossed the $6 billion market capitalization threshold, marking a structural shift in how investors access traditional safe-haven exposure through blockchain infrastructure.
The UK government has selected HSBC’s Orion digital asset platform to support a pilot issuance of tokenized government bonds, marking a formal step in the country’s exploration of distributed ledger technology (DLT) for sovereign debt. The appointment, confirmed by His Majesty’s Treasury (HM Treasury), follows a competitive procurement process and positions the Digital Gilt Instrument (DIGIT) pilot within the UK’s Digital Securities Sandbox framework.
Midnight is entering a decisive phase as its mainnet launch approaches, marking the transition from early testing to a live production environment focused on privacy and selective disclosure.
LayerZero Labs has officially entered the Layer 1 race with the announcement of Zero, a new blockchain network aimed directly at institutional finance.
A major UK asset manager is stepping into blockchain-based finance in a move that signals how quickly tokenisation is becoming part of mainstream investment strategy.
Franklin Templeton and Binance have launched a new institutional off-exchange collateral program, allowing eligible clients to use tokenized money market fund shares as trading collateral.
Robinhood has officially launched the public testnet for Robinhood Chain and announced a strategic partnership with Chainlink, which will serve as the oracle platform for the network.
SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda signaled a notable shift in how U.S. regulators are approaching blockchain-based finance, saying securities tokenization is moving beyond theory and into real-world testing.



