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Opinion by: Alex Zhang, co-founder at PharosTokenizing real-world assets (RWAs) is not a self-contained solution to traditional finance problems. To claim such a thing would be one-dimensional. As it stands, RWA tokenization is under immense pressure to perform despite showing clear value and signs of progress. Despite its progressive trajectory, the criticism leveled at RWA tokenization is immense. Critics say that decentralization alone is enough. It’s too complex for the masses. Regulatory hurdles are insurmountable. The infrastructure is lacking. Fraud is rampant. Manipulation is achievable. There’s a lack of auditing. A lack of standardization. It goes on.These critics fail to acknowledge that…

The cryptocurrency market has not had its typical “Uptober” performance so far this month, with most large-cap assets falling to new local lows in the past few months. The Ethereum price, which was on the verge of hitting $5,000 a few weeks ago, is now languishing below the $4,000 mark. While the “king of altcoins” had a stop-start performance over the past week, its price seems to be in a better place than it was seven days ago. However, an interesting outlook has emerged for the Ethereum price, with the altcoin believed to have already reached its peak in this…

Japan’s Okada Museum of Art is selling works from its collection because its founder, Kazuo Okada, needs to settle a $50 million legal bill that stems from his long-running feud with casino magnate Steve Wynn. Okada, an 83-year-old billionaire, is the former chairman of Tokyo-based Universal Entertainment Corp.Sotheby’s Hong Kong has landed the 125 works, which are set to hit the auction block on November 22. The collection includes Katsushika Hokusai’s iconic The Great Wave Off the Coast of Kanagawa (1830–32), a rare Qianlong “Eight Treasures” vase, and a pair of 16th-century six-panel screens by Kano Motonobu from the Muromachi…

Update Oct. 24, 4:56 pm UTC: This article has been updated to include comments from an Ocean Protocol Foundation spokesperson.The feud between Fetch.ai and Ocean Protocol Foundation may be drawing to a close as the two sides look to reach a middle ground without escalating into a full-blown legal battle.On Thursday, Fetch.ai said it would cancel all pending legal claims against the Ocean Protocol Foundation if the latter returned the 286 million Fetch.ai (FET) tokens that were allegedly sold during their merger.“They are expecting a legal proposal from us for the return of the tokens,” said Fetch.ai CEO Humayun Sheikh,…

Bitcoin slipped into a tight holding pattern, trading below a clean breakout threshold at 08:00 UTC as buyers and sellers marked out a narrow corridor with clear levels above and below.Session overviewAccording to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis data model, bitcoin BTC$111,566.06 moved from $111,157 to $111,634 during the 24 hours ending Oct. 25, 08:00 UTC, contained inside a roughly $2,025 (about 1.8%) band. The session’s map set resistance around $111,800–$111,900 and support near $109,800, with no dominant catalyst to force a sustained move.Volume and intraday contextTrading activity peaked at 14:00 UTC on Oct. 24, when volume rose to 23,728 BTC…

Opinion by: Joshua Chu, co-chair of the Hong Kong Web3 AssociationUS President Donald Trump’s recent pardon of Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhou has grabbed headlines. Some commentators hail the move as a way to “clear CZ’s record and allow him to return to the industry,” but this misses the point that a presidential pardon is not an erasure of guilt. Judicial powers are, after all, only conferred upon the judiciary. Only a sitting judge holds the power and authority to overturn a conviction, acquit and restore innocence. In CZ’s and Binance’s case, the shortcut to clemency came about — not through judicial…

Ethereum is struggling to push above the $4,000 level, as market sentiment remains uncertain and volatility keeps investors cautious. Despite several attempts, bulls have failed to sustain momentum, suggesting hesitation at key resistance levels. However, new on-chain data is drawing attention to potentially large-scale liquidity moves that could influence Ethereum’s next direction. Related Reading According to Lookonchain, an Ethereum OG holding 736,316 ETH (worth approximately $2.89 billion) recently deposited $500 million USDT into the vaults launched by ConcreteXYZ and Stable, just before their official announcement. This has sparked significant curiosity across the crypto community, as the transaction appears strategically timed…

Despite growing expectations of an imminent altcoin season, industry insiders are pointing to capital flowing back into Bitcoin and corporate cryptocurrency treasuries, raising doubts about the traditional crypto market cycle.Corporate digital assets treasuries (DATs) have drained about $800 billion worth of retail investor capital from the altcoin market, according to crypto market intelligence company 10x Research.“Liquidity, momentum, and conviction have all migrated elsewhere, leaving the altcoin market eerily quiet,” 10x Research wrote in a Friday blog post. “Our models show a decisive rotation back into Bitcoin, even as Korean retail traders, once the heart of altcoin speculation, shift their focus…

The financial world is witnessing an unprecedented shift, as Ethereum solidifies its position as the sole asset capable of becoming a multi-trillion-dollar institutional store of value. ETH is the only one currently demonstrating the scale, utility, and institutional acceptance to command and securely hold multi-trillion-dollar allocations, fundamentally redefining the future of global wealth preservation and growth. Why Ethereum Is The Foundational Role For Institutional Capital Ethereum has quietly become the final form of digital trust for institutions to store trillions of dollars. A market expert and entrepreneur, partnering with OKX and MEXC, Ted Pillows, has stated on the social media…

Enso stands as a revolutionary Layer 1 platform that operates as a Layer-0 connectivity and execution engine, providing a unified access point for all on-chain activity. It tackles the core dilemma facing the decentralized world: the complexity and difficulty of building applications interacting with the thousands of smart contracts scattered across countless independent blockchains. What is Enso?Source: EnsoEnso is a decentralized shared network dedicated to generating executable bytecode for smart contracts across an ever-expanding universe of blockchains, rollups, and appchains. By doing so, it serves as an intent engine, a critical piece of infrastructure that bridges the gap between the simplicity…