Key Takeaways:
• Bitcoin ETF inflows accelerate, nearing $1B in a day.
• Digital asset prices stall despite strong institutional demand.
• TRUMP token surges 30% after exclusive dinner invite for top holders.
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Licensed to Shill: DeFi's Third Phase is Tokenized Yield, and Institutions Are Already Buying In (Ben Nadareski, Solstice)
The Solana-based yield protocol has $500 million in liquidity and a delta-neutral strategy with four and a half years of trading history – but its CEO's bigger argument is about what most DeFi investors still fail to check before they deposit.
DBS Moves Into Tokenized Gold, Betting on Retail Demand for Accessible Bullion
The bank has launched a product that lets retail customers own gram-level stakes in vaulted bullion.
Visa Lays Out Infrastructure Play for AI Agents, Programmable Money
With $7 billion in stablecoin settlement already flowing through its network and new tools for AI agent authentication, Visa is positioning itself as the trust layer for an increasingly autonomous commerce landscape — without requiring banks or merchants to replace their existing systems.
Canton Wins Wall Street's Backing With $355M Raise
The funding round — at a $2 billion valuation — is one of the largest institutional blockchain bets in years, and the participant list reads like a consensus view that Canton has won the privacy-preserving infrastructure race for regulated markets.