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The Federal Reserve kept interest unchanged on Wednesday, as expected. In this #SpecialMarketTake, Senior Economist Nicholas Fawcett shares his key takeaways 👇

Same Institutions. New Stack. Prividium is designed for Institutions that want to thrive in the digital assets economy without sacrificing privacy, compliance, performance and connectivity.

Johann Eid unpacks why TradFi's evolution makes tokenized equities inevitable. US stock market foreign ownership went from 8% to 18% in two decades. "Stock markets are meant for a global audience, not local. You want equities trading 24/7."

Marc Andreessen on why startups need to scale to have impact: “Startups are where a lot of the innovation happens.” “The thing that startups can’t do until they become big companies is have a big impact on the world.” “You have to get big to have a big impact.” “Otherwise the opportunity to make an impact with what you’ve invented... is going to be cut off and somebody else is going to step in and do it.” @pmarca at Fortune Brainstorm 2009: youtube.com/watch?v=W4KfTE…

We think there is no such thing as a “neutral” portfolio allocation. Natalie Gill, Portfolio Strategist at the BlackRock Investment Institute, explains why in this week’s #MarketTake 👇

Trillions in AUM. One room. In under 60 days, the people who move markets come together at Ondo Summit. The first major event of 2026 is set to shape global finance for decades to come.

Mass adoption of DeFi is coming. @SergeyNazarov on @Cointelegraph about how DeFi goes mainstream ↓ cointelegraph.com/news/defi-glob…

Major announcement: I have joined @RWA_xyz as Head of Growth I spoke to 50+ companies over the past month... This is the only one i wanted to bet my career on. But why did they stand out? 1. The Market RWAs are the only crypto sector with undeniable PMF. Market cap went from $8B --> $35B since 2024. This is the endgame for crypto and a new beginning for finance. 2. The Product The website is universally loved and is growing 300% YoY. It helps institutions understand tokenisation and helps protocols get more reach. We are also cited by @WhiteHouse @SEC @Fidelity @a16z @IMF. 3. The Team @adamlawrencium and @CharlieYouAI are by far the most cracked founders I have ever met. They are nerds for business. Each team member is obsessed with their role. Those are all leading indicators of success. Tokenisation is happening and the next cycle will be powered by the infrastructure we are building. If you're active in the RWA space, DM me - let's chat about how we can help with your go-to-market.

Harvard made #Bitcoin its largest U.S. equity position. Yes the same Harvard that rarely touches ETFs now has 21% of its U.S. public equities in $IBIT. @_dsencil x @graminitha1 break down why this could be the TradFi signal people have been waiting for. x.com/BitcoinNews/st…

world’s largest tokenized treasury fund world’s largest crypto exchange world’s largest asset manager 🤝🤝🤝

USYC is live on @Arc Testnet! USYC is a tokenized money market fund that enables instant redemptions at scale into @USDC. Programmable and built for the next wave of institutional DeFi innovation. → Access to short-duration US Treasury yields → Use as collateral for trading or creating structured products → ERC-20 token for seamless integration → Instant, 24/7 liquidity via onchain subscriptions and redemptions Developers can get allowlisted to access USYC on Arc Testnet. Future mainnet access is limited to eligible, non-US institutional users who complete onboarding. Request access: #usyc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">docs.arc.network/arc/references…

@tomerweller LayerZero and Stellar are building the foundation for a more connected financial future, one where global payments and onchain applications move freely, securely, and transparently.

In this week’s #MarketTake, Devan Nathwani, Portfolio Strategist at the BlackRock Investment Institute, explains why big structural shifts – what we call mega forces – are a key lens for investing today. 👇

What began as data for DeFi ↓ Became a suite of services ↓ Evolved into the industry-standard oracle platform ↓ Now bringing global capital markets onchain Chainlink everything.

M&A season has commenced. 📌 Aave Labs Accquires Stable Finance 📌 Fireblocks Acquires Dynamic 📌 Coinbase Acquires Echo for $375M 📌 Revolut Secures MiCA License, Expanding European Crypto Services 📌 Summary of the CLARITY Act: A Landmark Overhaul of U.S. Crypto Oversight

Friday bull post: the Horizon RWA market on @aave crossed $350 million net deposits in less than two months. Important for Aave, but also DeFi as a whole. Horizon has become the leading compliant DeFi option for institutions seeking RWA-backed loans.

Aave V4 will unify Aave's liquidity, benefitting users and builders alike. V4 will also position Aave at the center of the next wave of financial apps, bringing the next trillion dollars onchain. Read more below ↓

The scale of the private credit opportunity is accelerating, driven by multiple factors reshaping the market. Explore the full paper:

The onchain era has arrived. Since the start of 2023, Ondo's tokenized products have attracted $1.8B in AUM across nearly 30K holders. Tokenizing capital markets represents a multi-trillion-dollar opportunity and Ondo is building the infrastructure to capture it.

The RWA wave is hitting @solana and accelerating. Securitize TVL on Solana has grown 218% over the last 30 days. Fast growth for crypto's fastest network.