Tokenization startup Midas’s Series A round was led by RRE and Creandum to scale an “instant liquidity layer” for onchain yield products. Midas has raised a $50 million Series A round to build what it describes as an “instant liquidity layer” for tokenized assets, according to a company blog post on Monday. The round was...Continue Reading

AI music licensing breaks on remixes and ownership. Blockchains embed smart contract royalties and provenance, automating creator compensation at scale. Opinion by: Dzmitry Saksonau, CEO of JGGL. The music industry recently closed one of its most consequential eras in decades. Warner Music settled its copyright lawsuit with Udio in November 2025 and signed a licensing...Continue Reading

Yields for five-year US Treasury bonds are up 4%, putting a damper on Bitcoin price, which has ended the month much where it started. This month, Bitcoin’s hashrate fell 6% after the US and Israel attacked Iran, highlighting Iran’s significant crypto mining activity. Bitcoin price, meanwhile, remains lackluster. Higher 4% yields on US Treasury bonds...Continue Reading

Bernstein says crypto-linked equities like Coinbase, Robinhood and Figure now trade about 60% below last year’s peaks, but analysts see growth in revenue and earnings through 2027. Broker Bernstein told clients on Monday that the steep selloff in crypto-linked equities had created a more attractive entry point into tokenization and onchain-finance themes, while maintaining bullish...Continue Reading

The rollout includes Aave Pro for advanced users and integrates Chainlink to provide oracle data for V4 markets. Decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform Aave has launched its V4 protocol on Ethereum after a binding onchain governance vote cleared its deployment.  On Monday, Aave announced the launch of its V4 protocol on Ethereum, introducing infrastructure designed...Continue Reading

Trilitech launched a new platform for trading tokenized uranium and metals that are critical for the development of the artificial intelligence industry. Update March 30, 1:20 p.m. UTC: This article has been updated to include a section on the wider tokenized commodities market. Trilitech, a London-based development company focused on the Tezos ecosystem, launched Metals.io...Continue Reading

Hong Kong plans to integrate tokenized bond issuance and settlement into its financial system, building scalable infrastructure for digital capital markets. Hong Kong’s 2026-27 budget marks a shift from experimental digital bond projects to the direct integration of tokenized issuance and settlement into the city’s regulated financial market infrastructure. CMU OmniClear, a subsidiary of the...Continue Reading

A Coinbase and CoinTracker survey found fewer than half of crypto users correctly understand when digital assets become taxable. A new survey shows that many crypto users still struggle with the basics of taxation, even as most say they intend to follow the rules. Only 49% of respondents correctly understand that crypto becomes taxable when...Continue Reading

Women creators gain financial sovereignty through Web3 payment rails. Smart contracts deliver instant global payments without banks gatekeeping creative income. Opinion by: Ashna Vaghela, chief customer officer at Mercuryo, and Vi Powils, CEO at World of Women. For decades, the financial industry has treated creativity as a high-risk hobby. If you’re a woman building a...Continue Reading

Bitcoin remains in a bear market despite a short-term bounce to $67,000 as several onchain metrics and pricing models suggest that the bottom may be at $40,000. Bitcoin (BTC) buyers made a tepid comeback on Monday, pushing BTC price to its intraday high of $67,860. Analysts said that Bitcoin remains in a bear market, with...Continue Reading