UK tokenization push could add as much as $44B to annual output by 2035: Report
The United Kingdom could add as much as 33 billion British pounds ($44 billion) to its annual economic output by 2035 by becoming a leader in tokenized financial markets, according to a government-backed industry task force. The estimate appears in the first report from Wholesale Digital Markets Champion Chris Woolard, who was appointed by HM
US Treasurys lead tokenization wave as CoinShares predicts 2026 growth
Digital asset investment company CoinShares predicted that a surge in tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) in 2025 will continue into 2026, driven by increasing global demand for dollar yield. In its 2026 Digital Asset Outlook report, CoinShares said tokenized RWAs saw strong growth in 2025, led by tokenized US Treasurys. According to the report, onchain Treasurys
Chainalysis says pig-butchering is becoming national security threat
The multibillion-dollar scam known as “pig-butchering,” once treated as a consumer-fraud issue, has crossed a new threshold and is prompting concerns over national security. In a podcast, Chainalysis head of national security intelligence, Andrew Fierman, and former prosecutor Erin West, founder of cross-sector anti-scam nonprofit Operation Shamrock, discussed how pig butchering is becoming a threat
Tokyo exchange operator eyes crackdown on Bitcoin-holding firms after DAT rout
Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich said JPX’s concerns are with companies that feature poor approvals and insisted the critique doesn’t apply to them. Update Nov. 13, 9:20 am UTC: This article has been updated to include an official statement from Metaplanet. Japan’s largest stock-exchange operator weighs new restrictions on publicly listed companies that pivot their core
Bitcoin ETFs snap six-day outflow streak with $240M inflows
Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $240 million in inflows after six days of redemptions, signaling renewed institutional demand for BTC. United States spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded a $239.9 million net inflow on Thursday, ending a six-day slump of outflows draining almost $1.4 billion from the market. According to data from Farside Investors, the reversal
Forward Industries launches Solana validator, almost $1.7B SOL staked
Publicly traded Solana treasury company Forward Industries launched its first institutional-grade validator node on the Solana blockchain as part of its broader strategy to deepen its role within the Solana ecosystem. The company announced the launch on Tuesday, saying that the validator runs on DoubleZero’s fiber network, which powers the validator and uses Jump Crypto’s
Crypto hack losses fall 37% in Q3 as tactics shift to wallets
Total funds lost to crypto hacks and exploits fell by almost 37% in the third quarter, as malicious actors shifted their approach from smart contract attacks to wallet-focused compromises and operational breaches. According to data from blockchain security firm CertiK shared with Cointelegraph, the initial losses dropped from $803 million in Q2 to $509 million
New Ethereum standard aims to set baseline for real-world asset tokenization
A coalition of Web3 companies has introduced a new Ethereum token standard designed to streamline compliance and reduce fragmentation in the growing real-world asset (RWA) sector. According to an announcement sent to Cointelegraph, the standard, ERC-7943, creates a minimal, modular interface designed to work across Ethereum layer-2s and Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) chains, while remaining