BlackRock and other Wall Street giants are betting big on real-world asset tokenization, turning Treasuries, credit, gold, and more into blockchain-based claims. The pitch: faster settlement and wider access. The catch: custody, legal, and regulatory risk still rule the game.
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Tokenized stocks only matter if they deliver real ownership rights, not just blockchain-branded price exposure. The key question is simple: does the token give you voting, dividends, custody protections, and a legal claim on the asset — or just a shiny wrapper with a wallet address?
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Stablecoin runs could force issuers to dump short-term Treasuries fast, pressuring prices, yields, and the repo plumbing behind TradFi. The bigger risk isn’t instant collapse, but stress spilling from crypto reserves into markets that thought they were safely boring.
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Public companies may be stacking nearly 5% of Bitcoin’s supply, but the figure is still unverified because the source data and methodology weren’t provided. The corporate adoption trend is real — the exact number, not so fast.
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Hong Kong is tightening crypto’s guardrails on two fronts: advancing stablecoin licensing with strict reserve and compliance rules, while a crypto-asset reporting framework moves into legislative review. The message is clear: welcome digital assets, but no funny business.
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Bitcoin ETFs just saw a record $1.79 billion weekly outflow as BTC slipped back to $58,000, signaling a sharp pullback in institutional appetite. Seven straight weeks of redemptions show the pressure is real, even if Bitcoin’s long-term case isn’t dead.
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U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a brutal late-June selloff, with BlackRock’s IBIT leading redemptions as BTC and ETH prices softened and paper losses piled up. The flows show real de-risking — and a reminder that institutions can head for the exit just as fast as retail.
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Hong Kong is targeting mid-2026 for its first regulated stablecoins, with two issuer licenses already approved and strict reserve and supervision rules in place. The city wants real payment infrastructure, not another crypto free-for-all, and it’s cracking down on unlicensed issuers.
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The BIS is warning that stablecoins may look like money, but if they scale too far they could drain bank deposits, stress Treasury markets, and weaken monetary stability. Its answer: tokenization anchored by central bank money, not private dollar wrappers.
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Banks and stablecoin issuers are fighting over the same prize: control of digital money rails. Stablecoins can siphon deposits out of the banking system, while deposit tokens let banks keep the liability and modernize payments without handing the wheel to crypto-native competitors.
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