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Tokenization makes investing more accessible — Robinhood exec

Robinhood Crypto’s senior vice president, Johann Kerbrat, highlighted the potential of tokenization to broaden financial inclusion at Consensus 2025. He emphasized that tokenization could democratize access to traditionally restricted asset classes like real estate and private equity, currently accessible to…

Solv brings RWA-backed Bitcoin yield to Avalanche blockchain

Solv Protocol has launched SolvBTC.AVAX, a yield-bearing Bitcoin token on the Avalanche blockchain designed to provide institutional investors with increased exposure to yield opportunities secured by real-world assets (RWAs). This innovative token links Bitcoin to RWAs such as US Treasurys…

SEC hacker sentenced to 14 months in prison

Eric Council Jr. Receives 14-Month Prison Sentence for Fake SEC Bitcoin ETF Announcement A federal judge sentenced Eric Council Jr. to 14 months in prison for his involvement in a scheme to post a fraudulent announcement on the U.S. Securities…