Tether Invests $20M in Mercado Bitcoin to Expand Blockchain

The post Tether Is Quietly Building Bitcoin’s First Shadow Bank appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Strike’s new volatility-proof Bitcoin loans shift price risk from borrowers onto the lender’s capital providers. Tether supplies the $2.1 billion credit facility behind the program and co-designed the loan structure itself. A proposed merger would fold Strike, Twenty One Capital, and miner Elektron Energy into one Tether-linked platform. The combined stack covers every core banking function except the safety net regulated banks carry. The headline this week belongs to Strike. On July 7 the company launched Bitcoin-backed loans with no margin calls and no price liquidations, promising that collateral stays untouched no matter how far Bitcoin falls, as long as borrowers keep paying. Most coverage stopped there. The more consequential story sits one layer down, with the entity actually carrying the risk. A loan that never liquidates on price means somebody holds undercollateralized debt th

Strike’s new volatility-proof Bitcoin loans shift price risk from borrowers onto the lender’s capital providers. Tether supplies the $2.1 billion credit facility behind the program and co-designed the loan structure itself. A proposed merger would fold Strike, Twenty One Capital, and miner Elektron Energy into one Tether-linked platform. The combined stack covers every core banking [...]

The post SpaceX IPO Analysts Issue Buy Ratings As Tokenization Looms Over Private Equity Markets appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Brokerage desks rarely agree on anything. Yet when research coverage on SpaceX dropped Tuesday after its $75 billion June IPO, the message was strikingly uniform: buy. The coverage, detailed in the original report, underscores a dynamic that crypto markets have long watched from the sidelines—Wall Street analysts piling into a freshly minted public company with ratings that can instantly move capital. For tokenized real-world assets, the scene reads like a blueprint of what mainstream adoption could look like, if the infrastructure and regulation ever align. A $75 billion IPO doesn’t happen quietly. It lures coverage from the same institutions that have spent years hedging on digital assets. That contrast is no longer academic. Tokenized equities, bonds, and funds now exceed $20 billion on-chain, according to recent data, with weekly volumes growing as p

The post Subgraphs vs Substreams: Choosing The Graph’s Data Tools appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Darius Baruo Jul 07, 2026 20:31 Understand the key differences between Subgraphs and Substreams, The Graph’s blockchain data solutions, and when to use each for scalability and performance. Blockchain developers working within The Graph ecosystem face a crucial decision when it comes to handling on-chain data: should they opt for Subgraphs or Substreams? Both tools are designed to extract, process, and deliver blockchain data efficiently, but their use cases differ significantly. Understanding these differences is vital for selecting the right solution as projects scale. Subgraphs: The Backbone for Frontend Applications Subgraphs, a cornerstone of The Graph since its inception, allow developers to define on-chain event handlers and expose structured data via GraphQL APIs. This makes them an ideal solution for dApps, analytics dashboards, and any application requiring

The post Binance’s bStocks Tokenized Equities Gain Traction appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Caroline Bishop Jul 07, 2026 18:10 Binance’s bStocks enable 24/7 trading of U.S. equities on blockchain, with $100M AUM two weeks post-launch. Binance’s recently launched bStocks—blockchain-based tokenized securities tied to U.S. equities—are quickly gaining traction, with $100 million in assets under management (AUM) achieved just two weeks after their debut, according to a July 1 report. Launched on June 12, 2026, bStocks offer crypto users economic exposure to select U.S.-listed stocks, combining the accessibility of cryptocurrency with traditional equity markets. Each bStock is backed 1:1 by underlying shares, held by BTech Holdings Limited under regulated custodial arrangements. They provide exposure to price movements, dividends, and corporate actions of the underlying stock, though holders do not possess direct ownership of the shares. This structure is particularly

The post $12 Trillion Vanguard Signals Deeper Crypto Push With New Head of Digital Assets Position appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Takeaways Vanguard is hiring a Head of Digital Assets to lead Personal Wealth strategy and execution. The role covers tokenization, stablecoins, custody, settlement, governance, compliance, and client-facing capabilities. The posting gives Vanguard flexibility to shape its digital asset offerings over time. Why Is Vanguard Building a Digital Assets Roadmap Now? Vanguard’s July 6 job posting places digital assets inside a client-facing wealth division, giving the role strategic and operational weight. The Head of Digital Assets would define how the asset management firm, which manages about $12 trillion in global AUM as of Nov. 30, 2025, evaluates, prioritizes, develops, and implements capabilities, products, and operating models. The role spans Dallas, Scottsdale, Charlotte, and Malvern under a hybrid model. The issue is not simply the hiring of a

Vanguard, which manages about $12 trillion in global assets under management, is recruiting a senior executive to oversee digital assets within its Personal Wealth division, signaling a reassessment of how the firm develops, governs, and delivers digital asset capabilities for clients. Why Is Vanguard Building a Digital Assets Roadmap Now? Vanguard’s July 6 job posting […]

The post Here’s why XRP’s RWA market is now 4x larger than its entire ETF sector appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Institutional positioning around Ripple appears to be taking a different path. The key takeaway is that this isn’t the usual whale accumulation or strategic buyback designed to create scarcity and fuel a sudden parabolic move. Instead, the focus seems to be shifting toward growing conviction in XRPL’s infrastructure, with tokenization momentum increasingly becoming the main theme. As the chart below shows, around $4 billion in tokenized RWAs are now live on XRPL, spanning more than 500 products. More importantly, there are already early examples of institutional usage. Earlier this year, a treasury redemption involving JPMorgan Chase, Ondo Finance, and Mastercard was settled on XRPL in roughly four seconds, according to the companies involved. Source: RWA.xyz Unlike scarcity-driven rallies, this momentum points to a different type of market dynamic. From a psychological