MultiBank Group, the Dubai-headquartered financial derivatives powerhouse, has announced a groundbreaking $3 billion real-world asset (RWA) tokenization agreement with UAE real estate developer MAG and blockchain infrastructure firm Mavryk.

As digital assets gear up for a potential market upswing, two blockchain projects are joining forces to expand their reach.

Speaking at the Token2049 conference in Dubai, Eric Trump announced a major crypto development: the dollar-backed stablecoin USD1, created by World Liberty Financial (WLFI), will serve as the official stablecoin in MGX’s $2 billion investment in Binance.

Visa is teaming up with Bridge, the stablecoin startup recently acquired by Stripe, to launch a new card-issuing product enabling stablecoin-backed Visa cards.

Re7 Capital, a DeFi-focused investment firm managing over $600 million in digital assets, has launched a new $10 million venture fund targeting the emerging SocialFi sector.

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan believes that the U.S.’s top four wirehouses — Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, and UBS — will begin supporting spot Bitcoin ETFs by the end of 2025.

BlackRock is making a significant move toward blockchain integration by proposing a new digital share class—dubbed “DLT Shares”—for its $150 billion Liquidity Treasury Trust Fund.

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are still advancing across the globe, but their real-world impact continues to underwhelm.

Mastercard is stepping further into the world of digital assets by enabling consumers and merchants to transact directly using stablecoins.

MetaMask is stepping into the crypto payments arena with the launch of its own self-custody crypto card, giving users a new way to spend their digital assets directly.

Payments giant Stripe is preparing to roll out a new stablecoin-based payment product, according to multiple social media posts.