Coinbase Derivatives to Launch Silver and Stellar Futures

Coinbase Derivatives is expanding its portfolio of CFTC-regulated products with the introduction of futures contracts for silver (SLR) and stellar (XLM) in retail sizes on November 11. More Options for Retail Traders With Silver (SLR) and Stellar (XLM) Futures The latest addition to Coinbase Derivatives which already includes bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH), bitcoin cash (BCH), … Read more

$2 Billion Milestone Reached in Tokenized Treasury Bonds

The U.S. Treasury bond-backed token economy has recently crossed a significant milestone, now exceeding $2 billion in value. Among the various projects contributing to this total, Blackrock and Franklin Templeton’s tokenized funds stand out, commanding a dominant 44.95% share of the net value. Tokenized Bond Market Breaks $2 Billion Barrier, With Ondo, Blackrock, and Franklin … Read more

$110M Added to Tokenized Treasuries in 5 Weeks, Market Cap Approaches $2B Mark

As of today, the market capitalization of tokenized U.S. Treasuries stands at an impressive $1.92 billion, reflecting a $110 million increase since July 9, 2024, marking a 6.08% rise over roughly five weeks. Blackrock’s BUIDL continues to lead the pack among tokenized Treasury assets by market cap, experiencing a $14.85 million uptick in just 38 … Read more

Tim Draper Champions Blockchain Startups: Announces Major Partnership With Stellar

Renowned venture capitalist Tim Draper announced a significant collaboration between Draper University and Stellar. The partnership aims to accelerate and fund up to 80 startups over the next two years, with these startups set to build on the Stellar blockchain platform. The initiative includes the Stellar Astro Hacker House and the Stellar Embark Accelerator, programs … Read more

Stellar Debuts Smart Contracts With Protocol 20 Update

Stellar has announced the introduction of smart contracts as part of its Protocol 20 update, passed by a validator vote on Feb. 20. The upgrade introduces Soroban, the new smart contracts system, to mainnet, and initiates a phased rollout for validators to monitor the performance of these transactions before scaling them at a subsequent phase. … Read more