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Northern Trust has entered the tokenized Treasurys fund market with a new share class, offering a blockchain-enabled structure for its liquidity fund, which now has onchain US Treasurys exposure nearing $11 billion.

Iranian cryptocurrency outflows surged 700% following US-Israeli airstrikes on Tehran, indicating potential capital flight, according to Elliptic's blockchain analytics.

Hong Kong and Shanghai have collaborated to develop a blockchain-based platform for cross-border trade, aiming to reduce trade finance friction and increase access to global markets.

Alchemy has introduced autonomous payment rails for AI agents on Base, enabling them to automatically pay for blockchain data and compute credits in USDC, further advancing the adoption of autonomous crypto applications.

Figure Technology's stock price dropped 20% after the company released mixed Q4 earnings, beating revenue estimates but missing earnings expectations, despite achieving a $134 million annual profit.

US lawmakers are proposing a bill to protect blockchain developers from prosecution, which could positively impact the industry's growth and adoption.

Grant Cardone's firm, Cardone Capital, plans to tokenize its $5 billion real estate portfolio using blockchain-based tokens, indicating growing interest in tokenization in the real estate sector.

A bipartisan bill aims to promote innovation in blockchain development in the US, positioning the country to win the global 'code war'.

Bloomberg and Kaiko are expanding financial data to tokenized markets, targeting institutional Treasurys and repo markets, aiming to embed licensed data directly on blockchain networks.

MoonPay has launched 'Agents,' a new infrastructure that enables AI systems to transact with stablecoins onchain, marking a significant step towards the development of the 'agent economy'.

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is exploring the use of onchain systems, which could lead to the tokenization of securities, 24/7 trading, and onchain settlement, potentially reshaping post-trade processes in financial markets.

Better and Framework Ventures have reached a $500M stablecoin mortgage financing deal, which aims to channel crypto liquidity into US home loans, testing the scalability of blockchain-based capital in traditional mortgage markets.