Brazilian farmers tokenized dairy cows to get loans, bypassing bank lending limits

SummaryFarmers in Paraná, Brazil, have tokenized 10 dairy cows on the B3 stock exchange, raising nearly $20,000 in credit backed by their livestock amid tighter bank lending.The project, led by agtech firm Cowmed, uses AI-powered tracking collars to create encrypted digital identities for each cow, preventing double-pledging and enabling cows to serve as movable collateral.Cowmed, which already monitors about 100,000 cows worth more than $395 million, expects up to 20% of its network to adopt this tokenized financing model, potentially unlocking $77.6 million in new agricultural credit as part of a broader push into real-world asset tokenization.  Farmers in Parana, Brazil, struggling to get banks to loan them cash, became the first to tokenize livestock and place 10 dairy milk cows‘ tokens for trade on the country’s B3 national stock exchange. They generated nearly $20,000 in credit backed by their cattle, signaling the potential of tokenizing RWAs as a financing tool.  The dairy cow tokenization in Brazil is a world first and serves as a test in a real-world scenario in which farmers are facing increasingly stringent lending limits imposed by local banks on small agricultural businesses.  We take the cow, which is a real and tangible asset, and transform it into a

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BTC supply in profit eyes 60%, but analysis hints recovery may ‘roll back over’

Bitcoin (BTC) investors are back in aggregate profit, but onchain data suggests its too early to confirm a new bull market.  Key points:Bitcoin supply profitability is improving, but the trend must prove its staying power before confirming a market recovery, says CryptoQuant.Supply in profit is now approaching 60%, up from its 2026 low near 46% less than a month ago.Long-term holder onchain losses continue to dominate — a caveat in a bullish recovery.  Bitcoin profit metrics risk second false breakout  According to onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant, Bitcoin supply in profit rebounded above the 50% mark in July.Bitcoin supply in profit. Source: CryptoQuant  “Bitcoins Supply in Profit (%), the share of Bitcoin worth more than its acquisition price, has climbed to 57.5% as of July 22, up from 46.2% on June 30, the 2026 low,” CryptoQuant contributor thechessONCHAIN summarized.Bitcoin supply in profit data (screenshot). Source: CryptoQuant  With nearly 60% of the BTC supply now in profit, the spent output profit ratio (SOPR) of long-term holders (LTHs) is also improving.  LTHs are entities whose Bitcoin has remained dormant for at least six months. SOPR measures the proportion of LTH coins moving onchain at a higher price relative to their previous transaction. Values above 1 indicate coins moving onchain

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RWAs become Hyperliquids largest trading category

Perpetual decentralized exchange (DEX) Hyperliquids weekly trading volume in tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) exceeded that of all other asset categories combined for the first time.  RWAs generated $25.1 billion in trading volume from July 13 to July 19, accounting for 52% of Hyperliquids total weekly volume of $48.2 billion, according to Blockworks data.  “Hyperliquid‘s RWA market alone was larger than the combined crypto perpetual volume of every other DEX,” wrote ARK Invest’s research director for digital assets, Lorenzo Valente, in a Thursday X post.  The milestone reflects growing demand for tokenized assets on Hyperliquid. Over the past month, RWA holders grew by 32% to 1.25 million users, while the total value of tokenized RWAs rose by 3.5% to $36.7 billion, according to data aggregator RWA.xyz.  Hyperliquid generated $7.6 million in revenue over the past week, according to DefiLlama. The perp DEX ranked third among crypto applications by weekly revenue, behind stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle, which generated $112 million and $45 million, respectively.Hyperliquid: Perpetual Futures Volume, 2-year chart. Source: Blockworks  Major “structural shift” for crypto markets: Circle co-founder  Crypto-native firms and traditional financial institutions have expanded tokenized asset offerings as they bring more financial assets onto blockchain networks. In March, the NYSE partnered with tokenization platform

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Investment Giant Fidelity Backs Clarity Act

Investment giant Fidelity is the latest big player to back the latest version of the long-awaited Clarity Act.  The Boston-based firms “Public Policy” account on X said Friday that it was urging the Senate to pass the bill.  Lawmakers have been hashing out the crypto market structure bill since last year. A new improved draft circulating the Senate this week bans officials and their families from issuing or promoting crypto — a sticking point for opposition politicians.  “The time is now for clear rules of the road that are essential to strengthening investor confidence, providing certainty for market participants, and reinforcing U.S. leadership in global digital asset markets,” the company said.  Fidelity — which manages around $7 trillion in assets — was joined Friday by crypto advocacy groups the Crypto Council for Innovation, Blockchain Association, and the Digital Chamber, as well as the National Fraternal Order of Police and other politicians in backing the bill.  Top asset manager Fidelity is interested in the bill as the firm manages Bitcoin and other digital asset exchange-traded funds: products which give American investors exposure to crypto via shares that trade on stock exchanges.  The SEC approved a number of spot BTC ETFs in 2024, which have since gone on

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Strategys STRC tops major ETFs despite trading below $100

Strategys STRC preferred stock has become the largest holding in three major U.S. preferred stock ETFs, which collectively own $756 million of the security even as its price remains about 13% below its $100 par value.  SummarySTRC has become the largest holding in three major preferred stock ETFs with $756 million invested.Institutional holdings have risen 105% as retail ownership fell from 78% to 71%.Strategy plans to issue more STRC and buy Bitcoin once the stock returns to $100.  Michael Saylor, Strategy‘s co-founder and executive chairman, disclosed that STRC now leads the portfolios of BlackRock’s iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF), Virtus InfraCap‘s U.S. Preferred Stock ETF (PFFA), and VanEck’s Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (PFXF). In a July 24 X post, Saylor described the placements as evidence that Strategys “digital credit” products are entering institutional portfolios.  Digital Credit is entering the institutional mainstream. $STRC is now the largest holding in three leading U.S. preferred stock ETFs, with $756 million held across BlackRock‘s $PFF, Virtus InfraCap’s $PFFA, and VanEcks $PFXF.   The three funds give investors indirect exposure to STRC alongside preferred securities issued by established U.S. companies. According to Saylors figures, their combined STRC position has reached $756 million, making the security the

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TON Price Prediction: Momentum Flatlines at $1.60 — $1.52 Flush or $1.67 Breakout Coming Fast

Peter Zhang  Jul 24, 2026 09:10  Toncoin is nailed to $1.60 with MACD momentum clinically dead and every major moving average stacked overhead like a wall; the high-probability path targets a $1.52–$1.55 washout, but an anomalousl…  Market Context: Why TON is Moving Now  Toncoin isn‘t moving — that’s the entire story. A six-cent trading range and sub-$8M Binance spot volume in a 24-hour window tells you exactly where this asset ranks in the current risk-appetite hierarchy: nowhere. Nobody is fighting over TON right now, and the chart architecture reflects that indifference brutally. The SMA 50 at $1.78 and SMA 20 at $1.64 loom overhead like concrete ceilings, while the only floor with any meaningful structural weight is the SMA 200 at $1.55 — the same level analyst Darius Baruo identified on July 11 as his gravitational target, calling a $1.52–$1.55 flush at 60% probability, as reported by Blockchain.news. Two weeks later, that flush still hasnt materialized — but neither has a recovery. TON is simply trapped.  Thin volume beneath descending moving averages is never a neutral read. It means sellers dont need to be aggressive. Gravity is doing their work for them.  Hourly candlesticks (about 96 bars), same endpoint as our cryptocurrency price pages. Numbers below

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Why Selling To One Country Is A Bigger Risk Than Sourcing From One

Flags of multiple countries flying on flagpoles against a blue sky, representing global trade and international e-commerce.  PEXELS  A few weeks ago I wrote about brands that move production from China to Vietnam and find out they never really left, because the parts and the tooling still come from China. Consider this part two. The same brands tend to make a second version of that mistake at the other end of the business. They spread out where they make their product, then sell almost all of it into one country: the United States. (Cross-border sales are still under a fifth of all online commerce.)  The whole idea behind spreading production is that leaning on one country is a risk. That‘s what “China plus one” is, building a second base alongside China so your whole supply doesn’t depend on one place. Investors have pushed brands toward this for years. But if it‘s dangerous to depend on one country to make your product, it’s just as dangerous to depend on one country to buy it. When all of your customers sit in one market, all of your revenue rides on that markets currency, its spending and its trade rules. If any one of those moves

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Paramount agrees to delay WBD acquisition to as late as June 2027

Paramount Skydance has agreed to delay its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery to as late as June 2027 — a multi-month delay that will ultimately raise the deal price — as the tie-up faces a legal challenge.  Last week, a group of state attorneys general led by Californias Rob Bonta sued to block the deal over antitrust concerns. On Monday, a judge reviewing the case issued a temporary restraining order, delivering a near-term delay.  Paramount had repeatedly said it intended to complete the transaction by the end of September.  Yet in a statement Friday, Paramount called the agreement a “significant win.”  “The result is exactly what we have sought from the outset: a direct path to a trial based on the evidence. This is the fastest and clearest way to prove that this transaction is good for competition, good for consumers, and good for creators, a conclusion dozens of competition authorities around the world have already reached,” the company said. “Plaintiffs‘ market definitions bear no relationship to the realities of today’s marketplace and cannot withstand scrutiny. We look forward to proving our case at trial.”  Shares of Paramount Skydance fell 3% in afternoon trading Friday.  Under the terms of its agreement, Paramount will owe Warner

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Crypto's institutional influx has killed the memecoin craze

It points to a broader change in how capital flows through crypto. The introduction of U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs in 2024 accelerated the institutionalization of the market, drawing in a class of investors who have little interest in meme tokens and significant interest in bitcoin as a macro asset. Capital has also been pulled away by other emerging sectors with links to traditional finance, such as real-world assets.  Capital that once chased speculative memecoins is consolidating into bitcoin and other major market sectors. This, coupled with higher interest rates worldwide, indicates that the era of easy money through memecoins is gone.  As for short-term market trends, positioning in the options market points to a constructive outlook among traders with expectations for a BTC price increase to at least $72,000. Stay alert!  Read more: For analysis of todays activity in altcoins and derivatives, see Crypto Markets Today . For a comprehensive list of events this week, see CoinDesks “Crypto Week Ahead.”  Whats trendingTrump considering a ‘massive attack’ on Iran as Tehran labels UK ‘accomplice’ to America (CNBC): U.S. President Donald Trump said he will soon decide on whether to launch a “massive” and “bigger than ever before” attack on Iran after the conflict expanded to

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EU hits Russia with massive 21st sanctions package targeting $120B crypto network

SummaryThe European Union has expanded its Russia sanctions to target the A7 cross-border payments network, including its new links to Africa, and the A7A5 stablecoin used for sanctions evasion.The latest package widens a transaction ban to 14 crypto-related platforms in countries including Georgia, the UAE and Panama, and introduces a tool that could allow a full ban on crypto-asset services used by Russia.Alongside the digital asset measures, the EU is freezing assets and banning transactions for 94 banks and major financial institutions, and extending its transaction ban to 33 additional Russian credit and financial institutions.  The European Union (EU) extended sanctions against Russia to include four designations related to the cross-border A7 network, including its new links to Africa.  The EU is also extending its transaction ban to 14 unnamed crypto-related service platforms based in Georgia, Panama, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Marshall Islands, Kyrgyzstan and Belarus.  Chainalysis recently noted that on the A7 network, where the A7A5 stablecoin operates, has processed nearly $120 billion to date and that it is purposely built for Russias sanctions evasion.  “We‘re hitting over a hundred banks and crypto operators, 40+ vessels in Russia’s shadow fleet, and several oil refineries in Russia and Belarus,” Kaja Kallas, High

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