Crypto venture firm Dragonfly closes $650 million fourth fund—even as blockchain VCs face ‘mass extinction’

An inside look at the fast-rising firm, from its early Polymarket bet to its mysterious founding partner....

fortune.com

Ethereum's tokenized RWA market jumps more than 300% year over year as value tops $17 billion

Ethereum’s tokenized real-world asset market cap has topped $17 billion, up nearly 315% year over year as more TradFi giants move onchain....

theblock.co

Nexo Reenters U.S. Market Three Years After Regulatory Exit

The company rolled out a suite of products including yield programs, an integrated crypto exchange, and crypto-backed credit lines....

coinmarketcap.com

Aave founder sees $50T abundance assets driving DeFi growth

Aave says DeFi could unlock up to $50 trillion in tokenized “abundance assets” by 2050, focusing on sectors like solar, robotics, and advanced manufacturing....

cryptopolitan.com

CLARITY Act is turning into a proxy war over who pays Americans for holding “digital dollars”

Behind closed doors, the CLARITY Act is morphing into a battle over who gets to pay Americans yield on digital dollars, banks or stablecoin issuers, with Section 404 at the center of the fight....

cryptoslate.com