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MARA Buys Texas Site From HIF in $600M Bitcoin, AI Deal
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MARA Buys Texas Site From HIF in $600M Bitcoin, AI Deal

The 1,200-acre Matagorda County site was previously slated for a $7 billion HIF Global e-fuels plant backed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott before HIF pivoted to power computing instead.
Dinari, tZERO Partner on Tokenized US Stock Framework
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Dinari, tZERO Partner on Tokenized US Stock Framework

Dinari, an issuer of tokenized U.S. equities, and tZERO Group, a blockchain-based financial infrastructure provider, said Wednesday they are partnering to build an operating framework that would let broker-dealers offer tokenized U.S. stocks.
Securitize Tokenizes Its Own NYSE Stock SECZ on Its First Day as a Public Company
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Securitize Tokenizes Its Own NYSE Stock SECZ on Its First Day as a Public Company

Securitize put its own newly listed common stock onchain the same day SECZ began trading on the NYSE, launching tokenized shares on Avalanche and Solana through its regulated platform.
New York Life Partners with Centrifuge on Tokenized Corporate Bonds
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New York Life Partners with Centrifuge on Tokenized Corporate Bonds

New York Life Investment Management is tokenizing a high-yield corporate bond strategy for the first time, partnering with Centrifuge on the NYLIM Anemoy fund settled in USDC.
Open Standard Unveils Open USD, a Bank- and Tech-Backed Stablecoin Governed by Its Users
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Open Standard Unveils Open USD, a Bank- and Tech-Backed Stablecoin Governed by Its Users

A consortium of more than 140 financial and technology companies introduced Open USD, a dollar stablecoin whose reserve earnings and governance are designed to flow to the businesses that adopt it rather than to a single issuer.
BNY Adds USDC to Institutional Custody Platform in Expanded Circle Partnership
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BNY Adds USDC to Institutional Custody Platform in Expanded Circle Partnership

BNY, the world's largest custodian bank with $59.4 trillion in assets under custody, has made USDC the first stablecoin on its Digital Asset Custody platform, enabling institutional clients to store, transfer, mint, and redeem Circle's dollar-pegged token alongside traditional assets.
Chainlink Launches Project Pangea With 50+ Banks Across 16 Countries for T+0 FX Settlement
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Chainlink Launches Project Pangea With 50+ Banks Across 16 Countries for T+0 FX Settlement

Chainlink and a multinational consortium of more than 50 banks across 16 countries launched Project Pangea at Point Zero Forum in Zurich, targeting real-time atomic settlement for the $9.6 trillion-a-day global foreign exchange market via Chainlink rails, Swift messaging, and regulated EUR and KRW stablecoins.
Ripple Launches RLUSD in Japan via SBI as Circle and Nomura Join Stablecoin Race
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Ripple Launches RLUSD in Japan via SBI as Circle and Nomura Join Stablecoin Race

Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin went live in Japan on Tuesday after receiving approval from Japan's Financial Services Agency, becoming the first foreign-issued stablecoin classified under Japan's revised Payment Services Act.
Tokenized Asset Value Stalls Even as Stock Token Holders Surge
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Tokenized Asset Value Stalls Even as Stock Token Holders Surge

Distributed tokenized real-world asset value slipped about 1.4% over the past month to roughly $31.5 billion, the first monthly decline of its institutional-led run, even as the number of holders climbed 14%, led by tokenized stocks, according to data from rwa.xyz.
Securitize Goes Public on NYSE July 2 With $400M From SPAC Merger
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Securitize Goes Public on NYSE July 2 With $400M From SPAC Merger

Securitize, the tokenization platform behind BlackRock's BUIDL fund, is set to begin trading on the NYSE on July 2 under the ticker SECZ after a SPAC merger with Cantor Equity Partners II that raised over $400 million, including an oversubscribed $225M PIPE.