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RWA Tokenization: What Does It Mean to Tokenize Real-World Assets?

Traditional finance giants are excited about the idea of putting ownership of assets like precious metals, art, homes and more on the blockchain.

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Markets

Venture Capital Firm a16z Unloads $7M of MKR Tokens as Price Soars

Lending platform Maker’s governance tokens soared to near one-year high prices last week prior to the sales.

a16z's MKR transactions (Arkham intelligence)

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Crypto Investors Sour on Bitcoin Funds After Massive Inflows, Turn Instead to Ether and XRP

Digital asset investment products recorded outflows last week for the first time since mid-June, CoinShares reported.

Digital asset fund flows (CoinShares)

Markets

Bitcoin Dawdles Below $30K as Investors Eye Coming Fed Rate Decision, BTC Options Expiry

Next week’s U.S. central bank interest rate decision and the bitcoin options expiry are unlikely to move markets, which have been stuck for weeks.

BTC daily price (CoinDesk)

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SOL, XRP Lead Slide in Crypto Majors as Bitcoin Lingers Below $30K

Some of the selling pressure may have also arisen as U.S. House Republicans introduced a new digital assets oversight bill on Thursday that aims to establish a regulatory framework to protect investors in the crypto sector.

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Finance

Macro State of Crypto – Where It Has Been and What's Next

Analytics can offer insight into how recent and past crypto and regulatory events have affected prices and movement. Plus: A quick Q&A on retirement funds.

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Markets

XRP Soars 10%, Lifting Altcoins as Bitcoin Dominance Teeters at 1-Month Low

Bitcoin’s stall despite a recent wave of positive crypto news is a cause for concern, one observer said.

XRP price in the last 24 hours (CoinDesk)

Markets

XRP Trading Volumes Hit $2.5B on South Korean Exchange UpBit

The trading volume of XRP against the Korean won was the highest among all other counterparts .

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Finance

Setting Boundaries: Defining Active and Passive Management for Crypto

Breaking down one of the key dilemmas in crypto investing in 3 different ways. Plus: Questions spurred by the BlackRock ETF application.

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Markets

Ethereum Tops New Crypto ESG Ranking, Bitcoin Slammed for Heavy Energy Usage

Crypto data firm CCData released the first institutional-grade scoring system that evaluates digital assets focusing on environmental, social and governance aspects.

Top ranking digital assets in the ESG ranking (CCData)