The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance has issued updated staff guidance on public reporting expectations for digital asset depositories and crypto custody arrangements. The guidance centers on how public companies disclose balance sheet treatment and risk factors when they hold crypto assets on behalf of third-party customers. That makes it important for custodians, exchanges, digital…
Metaplanet has bought another 1,007 Bitcoin for $69 million, lifting its total corporate treasury holdings to 20,000 BTC. The company said the latest purchase was made at an average price of $68,520 per Bitcoin. At that level, Metaplanet’s Bitcoin balance is now valued at more than $1.38 billion, making the Japanese company one of the…
BitGo has partnered with Core Chain to introduce a tokenization framework for real-world assets, including physical gold, real estate, and fine art. The move puts another institutional custody name into the fast-growing RWA market, where crypto infrastructure is being used to represent traditional assets on-chain. BitGo’s role is important because tokenization does not work on…
Belgian federal police have targeted crypto wallets linked to offshore piracy platforms in a cross-border enforcement action, according to an official government release. The action highlights how digital asset wallets continue to appear in law-enforcement investigations beyond the usual exchange, fraud, and darknet narratives. In this case, the focus is limited to wallets allegedly connected…
A Federal Reserve research paper has compared wholesale CBDC settlement with tokenized commercial bank deposits, adding another official research layer to the debate over how future digital money systems might operate. The paper does not mean the Fed is launching a CBDC. It does not amount to an endorsement of crypto assets. It is research,…
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $142 million in net inflows as September trading opened, giving Bitcoin traders a positive flow signal after the previous session’s outflow broke a multi-day streak. The inflow shows that regulated Bitcoin demand remains active, even after a choppy end to August. ETF flows have become one of the cleanest indicators…
U.S. spot Solana ETFs recorded $925,000 in net daily inflows as September trading opened, giving SOL markets a fresh regulated-demand signal after a strong August. The figure is modest compared with larger Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF flow days, but it still matters. Solana funds are at an earlier stage of market development, and even smaller…
Tokenized real-world assets and equities collateral have reached a monthly high, according to DeFiLlama RWA data, adding to signs that tokenization remains one of crypto’s more durable institutional themes. The milestone comes as investors continue to track the growth of on-chain exposure to traditional assets, including treasuries, credit products, funds, equities, and collateralized instruments. Unlike…
The CFTC has issued regulatory enforcement guidance for event contract derivatives, sharpening the lines around prediction markets at a time when event-based trading is moving deeper into the financial mainstream. The guidance matters because event contracts sit in an awkward space. They can look like derivatives, prediction markets, betting products, information markets, or political-risk tools…
Crypto security losses reached $136 million across 50 incidents in August, according to PeckShieldAlert data, keeping exploits, phishing, and incident response firmly in view as the market enters September. The figure is another reminder that market recoveries do not erase infrastructure risk. Even when prices rise and liquidity improves, attackers continue to target smart contracts,…