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Market Overview
Current Prices:
- CoinDesk 20 Index: 1,849.02 (+0.94%)
- Bitcoin (BTC): $58,248.56 (+0.33%)
- Ether (ETH): $2,369.12 (+0.95%)
- S&P 500: 5,595.76 (+0.75%)
- Gold: $2,567.76 (+0.37%)
- Nikkei 225: 36,581.76 (-0.68%)
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The price of Bitcoin has shown minimal fluctuations, primarily oscillating between $57,800 and $58,200. As of the latest update, Bitcoin is trading at approximately $58,250, reflecting a modest increase of 0.33% over the past 24 hours. This stability may indicate that Bitcoin is consolidating after a notable recovery from a recent low of $53,800 recorded just a week ago.
The broader digital asset market has experienced a slight uptick, with the CoinDesk 20 Index revealing an overall increase of around 0.9%. Leading this upward trend is the cryptocurrency XRP, which has surged over 5% following the announcement of Grayscale’s new trust that offers exposure to XRP. This development is significant as it may pave the way for XRP to potentially become an exchange-traded fund (ETF), similar to the established BTC and ETH products offered by Grayscale.
Tokenized Real-World Assets (RWAs)
According to research conducted by Binance, the market value of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) has reached an impressive $12 billion. This figure highlights the growing interest and investment in tokenized assets, which are digital representations of physical assets. Major financial institutions such as BlackRock and Fidelity have successfully ventured into the RWA space, collaborating with several crypto-native projects like Securitize and Polymath.
Notably, tokenized treasury funds, which are digital representations of U.S. Treasury notes, have now exceeded a market value of $2.2 billion. Among these, BlackRock’s BUIDL has emerged as a leader with nearly $520 million in market cap, while Franklin Templeton’s FBOXX follows as the second-largest tokenized Treasury product with a market capitalization of $434 million. The rapid growth of tokenized Treasuries can be largely attributed to the elevated interest rates currently prevailing in the U.S. market, as highlighted by the findings of Binance Research.
Starknet Governance and Staking Implementation
In a landmark governance election conducted on Snapshot’s new decentralized Snapshot X platform, Starknet token holders voted to implement staking on the layer-2 network. This proposal, which has been under consideration since July, saw overwhelming support from the community. The voting process began on Tuesday and concluded with a remarkable 98.94% of participants voting in favor of the staking implementation. However, it is worth noting that only 0.08% of eligible voters participated in the election, which raises questions about voter engagement within the community.
With the successful passage of this proposal, holders of the native Starknet token, STRK, will soon have the opportunity to stake their tokens on the network, starting in the fourth quarter of this year. This new staking mechanism is expected to enhance the network’s security and incentivize long-term participation from token holders.
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