Apr 3, 20265m 04s
The IMF Says Tokenized Finance Is a Structural Shift, Not an Upgrade
The IMF's new 23-page note argues tokenization reconfigures financial architecture, not just speeds it up. With $27.5B in tokenized RWAs, the risks are real.
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Narrated analysis on crypto policy, stablecoins, payments, and market structure.
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Apr 3, 20264m 46s
The Author of the DOJ Crypto Enforcement Memo Is Now Running the DOJ
Todd Blanche, who dismantled the DOJ crypto enforcement team while holding crypto assets, is now interim Attorney General after Trump fired Pam Bondi.
Apr 3, 20265m 13s
Tether Makes a Final Push to Close Its Fundraising Round at a 500 Billion Dollar Valuation
Tether is pushing to finalize its fundraising at a $500B valuation after scaling back from $20B, with a KPMG audit and USAT launch backing its case.
Apr 2, 20264m 58s
The Bitcoin Treasury Boom Is Unwinding as Companies and Governments Sell
Riot Platforms, Empery Digital, Genius Group, and Bhutan are all reducing their Bitcoin holdings. The corporate accumulation thesis is facing its first real stress test.
Apr 2, 20265m 24s
The Drift Protocol Exploiter Now Holds 130,000 ETH, and the Market Feels It
The Drift Protocol attacker has converted nearly all $285M in stolen funds into 130,262 ETH, creating one of the largest concentrated positions on Ethereum.
Apr 2, 20265m 55s
The Treasury Just Published Its First Stablecoin Rules Under the GENIUS Act
Treasury's 87-page proposal sets a $10 billion threshold separating state and federal stablecoin oversight, with a 60-day comment window now open.
Apr 2, 20264m 25s
Metaplanet Just Passed Marathon to Become the Third-Largest Corporate Bitcoin Treasury
Japan's Metaplanet bought 5,075 BTC in a single purchase, pushing its total to 40,177 BTC and overtaking Marathon Digital for the #3 spot globally.
Apr 2, 20264m 45s
Ripple Treasury Brings XRP and RLUSD to the Corporate CFO Dashboard
Ripple launches Digital Asset Accounts and Unified Treasury, letting CFOs manage XRP and RLUSD alongside fiat in a single system built on GTreasury.
Apr 2, 20265m 27s
Drift Protocol Confirms Its $280M Exploit Used Pre-Signed Nonce Transactions and Social Engineering
Drift Protocol reveals the $280M Solana exploit relied on durable nonce pre-signed transactions and targeted social engineering, not a smart contract bug.
Apr 2, 20264m 55s
Tokenized Stock Transfers Hit 2.87 Billion Dollars in March, Up 80% in 30 Days
On-chain equity transfers reached $2.87B in March 2026, an 80% monthly surge driven by NYSE, Nasdaq, and Kraken partnerships pushing tokenized stocks mainstream.