📢 Stablecoins account for 8 of the 10 fastest-expanding tokenized asset deployments, while tokenized equities make up the remaining two.

📢 SBF claims U.S. crypto companies were driven overseas during the Biden administration but are now being encouraged to return under Trump.

📢 Tessera Picks Chainlink for Private Equity Verification

Tessera is strengthening transparency in tokenized private equity by choosing Chainlink as its oracle partner.

• Chainlink selected to provide real-time verification for tokenized private equity assets
• Helps improve trust and accuracy of off-chain asset data on blockchain
• Shows continued growth in tokenization of traditional investment products

📢 SWIFT Tests Tokenized Settlements with Bank of England.

SWIFT is stepping into blockchain experimentation through the Bank of England’s Synchronisation Lab.

• SWIFT joins testing for cross-border FX transactions
• Focus on DvP settlement for tokenized securities
• Signals deeper exploration of blockchain in traditional financial infrastructure

📢 $92M worth of crypto positions have been liquidated over the last hour.

📢 Polygon Brings $USDC Tax Refunds to Italian Airports 🇮🇹

Polygon is making crypto more practical for travelers during the 2026 Winter Olympics.

• Tourists can receive tax refunds in $USDC
• Available at Milan, Rome, and Venice airports
• Shows real-world use of blockchain in everyday payments

📢 Coinbase reports that some users are currently unable to buy, sell, or transfer crypto while it looks into a technical issue, emphasizing that customer funds remain secure.

📢 Apple shares ($AAPL) are down 5% today, putting the stock on pace for its largest single-day drop since April 2025.

📢 An Indiana Senate committee has moved forward HB1042, a bill that would permit state retirement funds to allocate investments into cryptocurrency.

📢 Crossmint has launched lobster.cash, an open payment standard designed to support secure transactions for OpenClaw agents, backed by Visa, Solana, Circle, and Stytch.

📢 The CFTC has formed a 35-member Innovation Advisory Committee featuring CEOs from Coinbase, Polymarket, Ripple, Kraken, Gemini, Chainlink Labs, and Robinhood.

📢 BIP 360 has been added to Bitcoin’s official repository, with the goal of strengthening protections against potential quantum computing risks.

📢 BitGo Scales US and EMEA Services Through 21Shares Partnership

BitGo is expanding its collaboration with 21Shares to strengthen crypto services across key regions.

• Expanded custody support across the US and EMEA
• Adds staking services to broaden yield opportunities
• Strengthens infrastructure for institutional crypto products

📢 Polymarket has launched 5-minute $BTC price prediction markets, allowing users to wager on short-term price movements.

📢 Binance Integrates $RLUSD on XRP Ledger

Binance has completed the $RLUSD integration on the XRP Ledger network.

• Deposits for $RLUSD are now live on XRP Ledger
• Withdrawals will open once enough liquidity is available
• Expands stablecoin activity within the $XRP ecosystem

📢 Polymarket traders see a 68% probability that Bitcoin reaches $60K before climbing to $80K.

📢 According to Arkham, the Royal Government of Bhutan has sold an additional $6.7M in $BTC and still retains about $372M worth of Bitcoin in tracked wallets.

📢 The market cap of tokenized gold has exceeded $6B, rising by more than $2B since the beginning of the year.