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On-Chain Migration of Precious Metal Assets: WEEX Expands Tokenized Gold and Silver Trading Layout Amid Rising RWA Narrative

Amidst global financial market volatility driven by high interest rates and geopolitical uncertainties, gold and silver are gaining renewed attention as stable value assets. This cycle, however, extends beyond traditional finance into the crypto market through the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA). Precious metals tokenization, exemplified by projects like PAX Gold (PAXG), Tether Gold (XAUt), and silver ETF token SLVON, enables 24/7 trading on blockchain. This shift enhances price discovery, liquidity, and accessibility while maintaining 1:1 backing with physical assets. WEEX Exchange has expanded its offerings to include spot and合约 trading for these tokenized metals, positioning itself as a neutral infrastructure provider focused on robust risk management and continuous trading capabilities. The platform emphasizes that RWA integration requires mature technical and operational frameworks to support all-hour markets. Beyond precious metals, this trend signals a broader move toward diversified RWA adoption, with future expansion likely to include more asset types. The focus is shifting from mere on-chain representation to trading depth, liquidity quality, and risk control—key factors in the evolving crypto-traditional finance bridge.

marsbit12/31 08:02

On-Chain Migration of Precious Metal Assets: WEEX Expands Tokenized Gold and Silver Trading Layout Amid Rising RWA Narrative

marsbit12/31 08:02

The 2026 Showdown: Will the Financial Super App Ultimately Belong to HOOD or COIN?

Coinbase and Robinhood are competing to build the ultimate financial super app, but with distinct strategies. Robinhood (HOOD) is creating an all-in-one platform for everyday financial life, targeting a young user base (75% under 44) with its digital banking features, Robinhood Gold subscription, and integrated services like stock trading, crypto, and a 3% cash-back card. It aims to capture the generational wealth transfer and keep users within its ecosystem. Coinbase (COIN) is building a crypto-native super app with recent updates like 24/5 commission-free stock trading, prediction markets via Kalshi, and a DEX aggregator. Beyond its user-facing app, Coinbase’s larger vision is to become the backend infrastructure for traditional finance (TradFi), offering crypto custody, stablecoin-as-a-service, and institutional solutions. Its revenue is diversifying, with 41% from subscriptions and services in Q3 2025. While both are expanding into each other’s territories—Robinhood with tokenized stocks and its own chain, Coinbase with extended trading hours and stock perps—their core visions differ: Robinhood wants to be the user’s financial home, and Coinbase aims to be the pipes powering the on-chain economy. Both face risks like costly incentives (HOOD) and stagnant user growth (COIN), and their stocks have seen significant rallies. The race in 2026 will test which foundation proves stronger.

marsbit12/31 07:15

The 2026 Showdown: Will the Financial Super App Ultimately Belong to HOOD or COIN?

marsbit12/31 07:15

RWAs become DeFi’s fifth-largest sector – Assessing the $17B rise

RWA (Real-World Assets) tokenization has become DeFi's fifth-largest sector by total value locked (TVL), surging to over $17 billion after starting the year outside the top ten. The market is increasingly dominated by a few major protocols, including Tether Gold, Securitize, Paxos Gold, Circle’s USYC, and Ondo, while Ethereum hosts more than $12 billion of RWA value, reasserting its dominance after briefly losing share to newer chains. According to CoinGecko, RWAs were the top-performing crypto narrative of 2025, delivering 185.8% year-to-date returns—far outpacing other sectors. Key performers included Keeta Network, Zebec, and Maple Finance. Gold-backed tokens like Tether Gold ($2.29B) and Paxos Gold ($1.6B) lead the sector, valued for their redeemability, attestations, custody, and liquidity. Tokenized equities have also scaled rapidly, reaching a new all-time high market cap of over $1.2 billion.

ambcrypto12/30 22:14

RWAs become DeFi’s fifth-largest sector – Assessing the $17B rise

ambcrypto12/30 22:14

Grayscale Points to Zcash Among Six Privacy Coins to Watch

Grayscale's Q4 2025 report highlights six top-performing privacy-focused cryptocurrencies: Zcash, Monero, Dash, Decred, Basic Attention Token, and Beldex. Zcash led not only the privacy segment but the entire Top 20 assets tracked. The Shield Pool, a core privacy feature of Zcash, reached a record high with over 5 million ZEC (30% of supply) locked, indicating strong holder confidence despite price volatility. ZEC’s price rebounded over 70% in December, reinforcing its privacy value proposition. Institutional interest is shifting toward privacy assets amid growing data breach scandals. Grayscale forecasts continued growth in 2026, driven by integration with DeFi and Web3 applications.

TheNewsCrypto12/30 20:25

Grayscale Points to Zcash Among Six Privacy Coins to Watch

TheNewsCrypto12/30 20:25

How Are Crypto Scams Using Offensive AI Memes To Create New Rug Pulls?

A growing ecosystem of crypto scams is leveraging deliberately offensive, AI-generated memes—such as violent or racist parody characters—to promote fraudulent memecoins, primarily on platforms like Instagram. These shocking images, including AI-generated versions of public figures, are designed to exploit social media algorithms by driving high engagement through outrage or humor. This increased visibility is then used to lure investors into new tokens, often launched on low-barrier platforms like Pump.fun, where the vast majority are rug pulls or pump-and-dump schemes. Researchers note that the more disturbing the content, the more effectively it spreads, enabling scammers to profit from unsuspecting users who react to the memes. The trend coincides with reduced content moderation on major social platforms and raises concerns about the weaponization of AI for financial exploitation.

ccn.com12/30 17:14

How Are Crypto Scams Using Offensive AI Memes To Create New Rug Pulls?

ccn.com12/30 17:14

From Wuhan to Silicon Valley: How an AI Company Covered a Decade's Journey of Giants in 9 Months?

Meta has acquired the AI startup Manus for billions of dollars, marking its third-largest acquisition to date. Founded by Xiao Hong, a graduate of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Manus started in Wuhan and launched its product in March of this year. Within just nine months, the company grew its annualized revenue to $125 million with a global subscription-based user base. Initially criticized as a "shell" for using third-party AI models like Claude and Qwen, Manus focused on the application layer rather than developing its own models. The acquisition process took only 10 days, as Meta urgently sought a proven AI product to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. A key turning point was Manus’s relocation from China to Singapore in July, which involved downsizing from 120 to 40 employees. This move facilitated the acquisition amid geopolitical complexities. Investors, including Sequoia China, Tencent, and ZhenFund, saw returns of dozens of times their initial investments. Xiao Hong will now serve as a VP at Meta, reporting directly to Mark Zuckerberg. The deal underscores a new paradigm: Chinese entrepreneurs and investors can achieve global success, though it may require strategic relocations to navigate international regulations.

比推12/30 16:26

From Wuhan to Silicon Valley: How an AI Company Covered a Decade's Journey of Giants in 9 Months?

比推12/30 16:26

«Thanks for a Lot of Positive Emotions». Hot Topics of the RBC Crypto Forum

The article highlights the active discussions within the "RBC Crypto Forum" Telegram community. Key topics include a subscriber's positive feedback, a contest summarizing 2025, a record volume of cryptocurrency liquidations, and new Bitcoin chart patterns. Traders are evaluating Zcash and altcoins like APT, TON, ZEC, DOT, and ETH. Other discussions cover Bitcoin mining costs, card blocking issues related to crypto trading (Federal Law 161), the new Lighter project and its airdrop, testnet quests from OP_NET and Nexus, and the Trust Wallet hack. The community also shares memes and audio broadcasts with experts. The forum featured a pre-New Year broadcast discussing 2025's major events and 2026 expectations, including regulation and Bitcoin forecasts. A market review video summarized the year. Expert threads from professionals like trader Anatoly Radchenko, Olga Goncharova (Head of the Digital Assets Expert Center at the Russian Banks Association), and Andrey Tugarin (founder of GMT Legal) offer unique content, direct Q&A, and insider insights. The forum, launched in summer 2024 with over 20,000 members, aims to build a community of investors, traders, and blockchain users, with topics shaped by subscriber demand.

RBK-crypto12/30 15:26

«Thanks for a Lot of Positive Emotions». Hot Topics of the RBC Crypto Forum

RBK-crypto12/30 15:26

Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi Unveils His Crypto Predictions For 2026

Dragonfly partner Haseeb Qureshi shared his 2026 crypto predictions, expecting surprises both positive and negative. He forecasts Bitcoin exceeding $150K by year-end, but with decreasing dominance, and a moderate altcoin rebound without a true "alt season." He anticipates underperformance from newer fintech chains like Tempo and Robinhood Chain, while Ethereum and Solana overdeliver. More Fortune 100 companies, especially in banking, will launch blockchains, with Avalanche and modular stacks like OP and ZK standing out. A major tech firm may launch or acquire a crypto wallet. In DeFi, perp DEXs will consolidate around three major venues, and equity perps will grow significantly. Stablecoin supply will expand by ~60%, with USD remaining dominant, though USDT's share may drop to ~55%. Stablecoin-backed cards will see explosive growth, especially in emerging markets. US crypto legislation may pass after negotiations, but with industry buyer’s remorse. Prediction markets will grow rapidly, led by Polymarket, while most competitors fail. AI use in crypto will remain limited to engineering and security, with no meaningful agent-to-agent payments. Privacy solutions like Zcash may see some adoption, but overall, 2026 will largely continue existing trends.

bitcoinist12/30 14:39

Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi Unveils His Crypto Predictions For 2026

bitcoinist12/30 14:39

Bitmine adds 44K ETH – Can it hold 5% Ethereum stake by 2026?

Bitmine Immersion Technologies is aggressively accumulating Ethereum, recently adding over 44,000 ETH to reach a total of 4.11 million tokens, representing 3.41% of the total supply. Its long-term "Alchemy of 5%" strategy aims to control 6.03 million ETH (5% of the supply) by late 2026. The company is shifting from simply holding ETH to becoming a major network player, with plans to launch its own large-scale staking system, MAVAN, in 2026. Chairman Tom Lee projects MAVAN could eventually generate over $374 million in annual staking rewards. The success of this ambitious plan hinges on key shareholder votes at its upcoming January meeting.

ambcrypto12/30 12:51

Bitmine adds 44K ETH – Can it hold 5% Ethereum stake by 2026?

ambcrypto12/30 12:51

BlackRock’s BUIDL Crosses $2B in Assets as Tokenized Finance Gains Momentum

BlackRock's tokenized money market fund, BUIDL, has surpassed $2 billion in assets under management and distributed over $100 million in cumulative dividends, marking a significant milestone in tokenized finance. Launched in March 2024, BUIDL is backed by U.S. Treasury bills, cash, and repurchase agreements, offering a stable, yield-generating product with monthly blockchain-distributed dividends. It enables institutional investors to access government-backed short-term instruments while benefiting from blockchain transparency and settlement efficiency. The fund's rapid adoption reflects strong institutional demand for low-risk, digital yield products and highlights its utility as collateral in both traditional and decentralized finance. Despite regulatory scrutiny, BUIDL's growth signals a shift toward tokenized real-world assets as core infrastructure in institutional finance.

TheNewsCrypto12/30 12:19

BlackRock’s BUIDL Crosses $2B in Assets as Tokenized Finance Gains Momentum