Laser Digital, the digital asset arm of Japanese banking giant Nomura, has officially launched its Bitcoin yield fund specifically designed for the institutional sector. This new investment vehicle, called the Bitcoin Diversified Yield Fund, seeks to generate additional returns over asset appreciation, thus responding to a growing demand for more sophisticated and productive tokenized financial products in today’s market.
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Olivia Brooks reports on the policy, macro and institutional forces shaping digital assets. Her work at BlockchainJournal connects regulation, geopolitics, RWA markets, centralized exchanges and stablecoin infrastructure without overstating what a filing, license, partnership or market signal actually proves.She also follows Web3 initiatives and altcoin markets when regulatory changes are a key factor.
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Asset manager F/m Investments has filed an application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to implement the tokenization of financial assets within its flagship fund. Through this pioneering initiative, the firm seeks to record ownership of its 3-month Treasury bill ETF on a permissioned blockchain network, marking an unprecedented regulatory milestone during the current economic cycle.
The Cardano ecosystem has experienced a drastic shake-up after spot trading volume on decentralized exchanges collapsed by 95% since January 6. Despite this retail sector disconnection, ADA whale accumulation has injected more than 350 million dollars into the asset, marking a significant divergence between large investors and general market sentiment during this period.
RedStone completed the acquisition of Security Token Market (STM) and its TokenizeThis conference, folding a seven‑year RWA dataset and an institutional summit into its oracle business. The move is designed to deepen RedStone’s presence in tokenized real‑world assets and strengthen its pricing and collateral feeds for DeFi.
Monero plunged roughly 20% into the $480–$500 band by January 21, after a parabolic run that peaked near $798 on January 14. The fall has split market commentators between framing it as a fundamental warning and a tactical profit-taking correction; on-chain flows and funding behavior point toward the latter.
New filings to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Task Force pressed two linked questions: whether individuals retain an enforceable right to self‑custody digital assets, and when on‑chain liquidity providers should be treated as registered dealers.
dYdX has launched a redesigned affiliate program that raises base commissions and introduces time-limited booster campaigns to accelerate referrals and trading volume. The move, tied to recent protocol updates, shifts the program toward a performance-based sliding scale that materially increases earning potential for top referrers.
Aave transferred stewardship of the Lens Protocol to Mask Network, a move confirmed by Aave and Lens founder Stani Kulechov. The handover narrowed Aave’s role to technical advisory while freeing the protocol to redeploy capital and engineering resources toward core decentralized finance activities.
The long-awaited RLUSD listing on Binance, Ripple’s US dollar-backed stablecoin, will begin its journey in the spot market this Thursday. According to Shaurya Malwa, the asset will be initially available under the Ethereum standard, while integration with the native XRP Ledger network is expected to be completed soon to expand its global reach.
The long-awaited issuance of the first stablecoin issuer licences in Hong Kong during the first quarter of this year marks a milestone in the region’s financial strategy. Paul Chan, the city’s Financial Secretary, confirmed from the World Economic Forum in Davos that this move seeks to consolidate a responsible and sustainable digital asset ecosystem, ensuring the stability of the local market today.
