What Is Franklin Templeton Offering Through HashKey? Franklin Templeton has partnered with Hong Kong-based HashKey Exchange to distribute a tokenized U.S. government money market fund, extending the asset manager’s digital asset strategy in Asia as demand for tokenized real-world assets continues to grow.HashKey launched the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Liquidity Fund through its Earn channel
Solana’s lending market has gotten a lot more competitive lately, and not just on the usual metrics. Protocols aren’t only fighting over liquidity and borrowing demand anymore. They’re fighting over how efficiently users can put their capital to work across the rest of the ecosystem.Jupiter’s move into lending is a good example of that shift.
Pakistan has opened its formal cryptocurrency licensing regime, giving existing virtual-asset service providers until September 5, 2026, to submit regulatory applications or stop operating in the country.The Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority, or PVARA, notified its final licensing regulations on August 21 and opened applications for No Objection Certificates, full VASP licences and its regulatory
CleanCore Solutions has effectively ended its Dogecoin treasury strategy after selling substantially all of its remaining 463 million DOGE for approximately $33.4 million, redirecting capital toward an ambitious expansion into artificial-intelligence infrastructure. The NYSE American-listed company disclosed that it sold the DOGE on July 20, according to securities filings reported August 24. The transaction implies
Cosmos Labs has urged chains using its Cosmos EVM software to halt validator operations as engineers respond to an ongoing security incident affecting users of the shared Ethereum-compatible infrastructure.The organization issued the emergency advisory on August 25, saying its security and engineering teams were “proactively addressing” the incident. Cosmos Labs recommended that Cosmos EVM chains
Bitcoin crossed $80,000 on August 24 for the first time in roughly 113 days, extending a dramatic recovery that has taken the cryptocurrency from below $60,000 in late June to its highest level since May. BTC moved above the psychologically important threshold following Monday’s Wall Street open, gaining roughly 3% during the session before retreating
BitMine Immersion Technologies added another 32,447 ETH over the past week, lifting its Ethereum holdings to 5,847,611 tokens as the world’s largest corporate Ether treasury continues moving toward ownership of 5% of the cryptocurrency’s supply. The company disclosed the updated position Monday, August 24, based on holdings as of 2 p.m. ET on August 23.At
Bernstein is sticking with its bullish call on Circle Internet Group, but the more interesting part of Monday’s note is what the firm says does not need to happen for the thesis to work.Analysts led by Gautam Chhugani reiterated an Outperform rating and $140 price target on Circle, arguing that the next USDC growth cycle
Can Bitcoin Hold Above $80,000? Bitcoin briefly broke above $80,000 on Monday for the first time since mid-May, extending a sharp August rebound that has lifted the cryptocurrency by roughly 25% and forced another wave of bearish positions out of the derivatives market.BTC entered Monday near $77,700 before pushing through $79,000 and then $80,000 after
Why Does Bank Distribution Matter For HKDAP? Standard Chartered has become the first bank authorised to distribute HKDAP, giving Hong Kong‘s first regulated local-currency stablecoin a direct route into institutional banking, corporate treasury and cross-border payment operations.Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) plans to work initially with eligible institutional clients and partners, integrating HKDAP into existing