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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has launched a blockchain-based platform aimed at private funds and completed its first live transaction, a move that seeks to bring tokenization and faster settlement to traditionally slow fund markets. According to LSEG, the new system — called Digital Markets Infrastructure (DMI) — runs on Microsoft Azure and is designed to handle everything from issuance through to post-trade servicing. Blockchain: Platform Handles Full Life Cycle Reports have disclosed that DMI is built to cover the whole lifecycle of an asset. That means…

TLDR Senator Elizabeth Warren asked the OCC to halt the bank application linked to WLFI. Warren raised concerns over President Trump’s financial stake in the digital asset company. She said approving the application could create a conflict of interest for federal regulators. The OCC is currently reviewing World Liberty Trust Co.’s request to become a U.S. trust bank. WLFI’s trust bank would have the authority to issue the USD1 stablecoin if approved. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has urged the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to pause a bank application connected to WLFI. She cited potential conflicts due to…

Animoca Brands acquires Somo to integrate its collectibles and gaming ecosystem into Animoca’s global Web3 network. Animoca Brands announces completion of its acquisition of Somo on 14 January 2026, integrating Somo’s digital collectibles and gaming titles — including Somo Codex, Somo Duel, and Somo Battleground — into Animoca’s Web3 ecosystem. The deal is intended to […] Source link

Monero price extended its rally on Wednesday, pushing to fresh multi-month highs as the market continues to show interest in privacy-focused assets.  Summary Monero is still trading in a clear uptrend, holding above prior resistance turned support. Futures activity has increased quickly, adding leverage-driven risk near recent highs. Momentum indicators show overbought conditions, raising the chance of short-term swings. At press time, Monero was trading near $690, up 8% on the day, capping a sharp move that has lifted the token more than 50% over the past week. The rally comes as traders rotate out of rival privacy coin Zcash,…

TLDR 30% of crypto firms in France remain unresponsive as the MiCA licence deadline approaches. The French regulator sent reminder letters in November to all unlicensed crypto companies. Out of 90 unlicensed crypto companies, 40% have no intention of seeking a MiCA licence. The AMF expects all firms to be MiCA-compliant by the end of the transition period. Unresponsive firms risk penalties, suspension of services, or blocking EU users. A French financial regulator has revealed that 30% of crypto companies operating in France without an MiCA licence have not responded to communications. As the deadline for obtaining the required European…

US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins is confident that a long-awaited crypto market structure bill could find its way into US President Donald Trump’s office for signature before the end of the year. The SEC chief highlighted ongoing efforts during an interview with Fox Business to clarify rules around digital asset trading and said the bill could provide much-needed guidance to investors and trading platforms. Related Reading Atkins Expresses Confidence Atkins, who was confirmed by the Senate in April 2025 in a 52-44 vote, said tokenization and faster settlement systems are part of the next phase for US markets.…

TLDR: XLM forms inverse head and shoulders pattern targeting 30% rally toward $0.33 resistance level ahead Chaikin Money Flow remains positive during correction, indicating smart money accumulation continues Bullish divergence appears as MFI holds higher levels while XLM price makes lower lows recently Stellar’s Real-World Asset value grows 11% to nearly $986M, strengthening network fundamentals   Stellar’s native token XLM has declined approximately 34% over the past three months, yet technical indicators and network fundamentals suggest a possible trend reversal.  The cryptocurrency is forming an inverse head and shoulders pattern on daily charts while maintaining positive capital inflows.  Network activity…

Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen artificial intelligence models have reached 700 million downloads on Hugging Face as of January, making them the most popular open-source AI system worldwide. Research from consultancy AIBase, released Friday, showed that Qwen’s downloads in December alone were more than the combined downloads of the next eight leading models on the platform. These competing models come from companies like Meta Platforms and OpenAI, along with Chinese companies Zhipu AI, Moonshot AI and MiniMax. Leading the global open-source market Alibaba Cloud handles the AI and cloud computing operations for Alibaba Group Holding, which owns the South China Morning Post.…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure According to Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Sec. Henry Aguda, the government is taking concrete steps to test whether blockchain can make the Philippine national budget more open and traceable. He told the Malacañang Press Corps that a working prototype will be shown to senators and representatives to prove the idea can work. The move comes as lawmakers push a bill that would put budget documents and transaction records on a distributed ledger for public verification. DICT Moves To Build Prototype Aguda said the country…

Fasial Tariq, co-founder of Paradox Metaverse dubbed a “Ponzi” by crypto investigator Coffeezilla, has been linked to what UK authorities call the world’s largest seizure of illegal weight-loss drugs. Summary UK authorities seized £250K in illegal weight-loss drugs linked to a crypto gaming founder. Fasial Tariq was tied to companies operating from the raided Northampton facility. Coffeezilla previously labeled Paradox Metaverse a Ponzi after investigating the project. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency raided an industrial estate unit in Northampton. They seized retatrutide (nicknamed the “Godzilla” of weight loss jabs) along with £20,000 ($27,000) in cash, raw chemical ingredients,…