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Over the past year, JUST has completed five consecutive large-scale buyback-and-burn rounds, permanently removing 1.88B JST tokens from circulation and pushing cumulative deflation toward 19%. Following this milestone, the buyback and burn mechanism is set to undergo a comprehensive upgrade.
On October 17, JUST, the leading DeFi infrastructure in the TRON ecosystem, announced the completion of its fifth buyback and burn of its native token JST as scheduled. Over 170M JST were burned in this round (approx. 1.72% of total supply), backed by nearly $23.53M in capital deployed—all funded directly by JustLend DAO's net operating revenue.
Over the past five rounds, a total of 1.88B JST tokens have been burned, driving the cumulative deflation rate past 19% with over $100M revenue deployed.
JST has reached a key operational milestone following this latest burn: the remaining 70% of JustLend DAO's initial treasury reserves has been fully deployed according to the original plan. This marks the successful completion of the first phase , paving the way for a major mechanism upgrade.


170M+ Tokens (~$23.53M) Burned in JST's Fifth Buyback Round
According to the official announcement released, the fifth JST buyback and burn was successfully completed. As a routine buyback for Q3 2026, a total of 170,723,144 JST tokens (approx. 170M) were burned, representing about 1.72% of the total token supply, with a total value exceeding $23.53M.
Maintaining similar levels of burn scale and capital investment to the previous four rounds, this burn round continues the stable, predictable execution cadence of JST buybacks and burns.
Looking further into the source of funds, the funds invested in this buyback and burn came entirely from JustLend DAO's net operating income, specifically composed of two parts: the remaining $10.34M from JustLend DAO's existing income and the $9.28M QoQ increase in Q3's net income.
In terms of quarterly revenue performance, JustLend DAO's Q3 net income remained steady compared to previous quarters. With quarterly earnings consistently anchored at the eight-figure ($10M+) level, the ecosystem's core revenue streams continue to prove their resilience.
At the same time, deploying the remaining 70% of the initial revenue reserve means that the early-stage treasury reserve plan has officially reached its conclusion—setting the stage for a brand-new phase of the buyback program.

One Year, Five Burns: JST's Price Soars 300% with $100M Deployed from JustLend DAO's Revenue
From its launch in October 2025 to the fifth round on October 16, 2026, the JST buyback and burn mechanism has completed one full year of operation across five consecutive burn rounds. A total of approximately 1.881B JST tokens have been burned, representing a cumulative deflation rate of > 19% with more than $100M deployed from JustLend's revenue.

A breakdown of the five buyback and burn executions is as follows:
- Round 1 (October 19, 2025): Burned ~559M JST (~5.66% of total supply), with ~$17.72M deployed.
- Round 2 (January 14, 2026): Burned ~525M JST (~5.3% of total supply), with ~$21M deployed.
- Round 3 (April 15, 2026): Burned ~271M JST (~2.74% of total supply), with ~$21.3M deployed.
- Round 4 (July 17, 2026): Burned a total of ~355M JST (~3.59% of total supply), with ~$34.59M deployed. In addition to the routine quarterly buyback, this round incorporated dedicated burn funds from USDJ's historical stability fees (~$10.39M) for the first time.
- Round 5 (October 16, 2026): Burned ~170M JST (~1.72% of total supply), with ~$23.53M deployed.
In terms of operational intensity, the execution of five consecutive rounds in a single year—averaging roughly $20M per round, with over $100M committed from real protocol earnings and nearly one-fifth of the total token supply burned—places JST among a select tier of buyback programs rarely seen in the DeFi sector.
This continuous execution has transformed the buyback from a series of short-term news catalysts into a permanent value engine. Rather than acting as an isolated marketing tactic, the program transmits its impact systematically through a five-pillar chain: Capital Foundation—Execution Assurance—Transparency & Trust—Deflationary Scarcity—Market Feedback, cementing a durable foundation for long-term valuation.
On the capital foundation, JST buybacks rely directly on authentic business cash flows. Except for the historical USDJ stability fee allocation in Round 4, every dollar of the $100M+ deployed across all five rounds originated directly from JustLend DAO's organic operating earnings.
In execution assurance, both capital scale and operational cadence have been uncompromisingly delivered. Single-round commitments began at $17.72M in Round 1, stabilized around $20M thereafter, and reached $34.59M in Round 4. Throughout all five quarters, every burn landed strictly on schedule—free from delays, disruptions, or arbitrary cuts.
For transparency and trust, every buyback follows the standard procedure of "pre-disclosed rules, on-schedule execution, and verifiable on-chain proof", backed by immutable on-chain transaction records and open official disclosures.
In deflationary impact, around 1.881B JST tokens have been burned across five rounds, contracting total supply from 9.9B down to ~8.02B—a nearly 19% reduction that continuously compounds structural scarcity.
Ultimately, market feedback validates the mechanism through synchronized gains in both token price and market cap. CoinGecko data shows JST climbing steadily from its ~$0.03 low in October 2025 to an October 10 peak of $0.142—a 300%+ year-to-date surge marking a new high since 2022—while circulating market cap surged past $1B.
This closed-loop flywheel—fueled by authentic revenue, reliable execution, complete transparency, structural deflation, and market validation—has elevated the buyback program far beyond short-term hype, solidifying it as the central pillar sustaining JST's long-term economic value.

Buyback Mechanism Poised for Comprehensive Upgrade as Capital Sources Diversify
With five consecutive rounds now complete, the JST buyback program arrives at a watershed moment: the first phase officially concludes, setting the stage for a new upgraded phase.
Looking back at the initial phase, the framework was initially structured to draw backing jointly from JustLend DAO and USDD. Under the original terms, USDD's cross-chain ecosystem revenue was to feed into the buyback pool once cumulative earnings hit $10M—a threshold not yet reached. Consequently, this early phase operated primarily on JustLend DAO's accumulated treasury reserves alongside the increment in quarterly net revenue. Specifically, the $59M+ reserve earmarked at inception under the plan of "30% upfront, 70% in phased tranches" has now been fully deployed across five rounds. This signifies that the initial phase has smoothly achieved its objectives, clearing the path for the comprehensive upgrade.

As outlined in the JST Q1 2026 financial report released in April, the upgraded JST buyback mechanism will broaden capital sources beyond the existing framework by incorporating revenues from new business streams such as GasFree, providing deeper and more diversified funding for ongoing buybacks.

With the upgraded phase around the corner, JST's long-term deflationary momentum and value-return capabilities are poised to enter an even more sustainable and predictable cycle.

The Digital Sovereignty Alliance (DSA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing clear and ethical public policy, research, and education related to emerging technologies, participated in Nacha’s Payments Innovation Alliance Fall Meeting, where DSA Senior Policy Advisor Molly Woodman joined industry leaders to discuss emerging technologies, regulatory developments, and the future of domestic and global payments.
Held October 14-16 at the InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile in Chicago, Illinois, the three-day meeting brought together stakeholders from across the financial services and payments industries to exchange insights, address operational challenges, and explore opportunities for innovation. Discussions focused on evolving payment technologies, regulatory considerations, and practical approaches to navigating an increasingly complex financial landscape.
As part of the Alliance’s ongoing initiatives, Woodman facilitated discussions surrounding the newly launched Next-Gen Currency Project Team, a project co-led by Nacha and DSA. The team explores the global use of digital assets, including stablecoins and tokenized deposits, for money movement. Its work focuses on developing tools to bridge digital assets and traditional payment systems, tracking regulatory developments, identifying operational implications, and providing educational resources to the payments industry.
Throughout the meeting, participants also examined practical challenges facing financial institutions as emerging technologies reshape payment systems. Topics included expectations for financial institutions regarding agentic payments, the reliability of multifactor authentication methods as technology evolves, and emerging approaches to Know Your Agent (KYA) frameworks. Discussions highlighted the importance of industry collaboration in addressing operational uncertainties and developing workable solutions as regulatory frameworks continue to evolve.
“It’s been encouraging to watch financial institutions brainstorm together on how to build some continuity in areas where regulation hasn’t caught up yet,” said Molly Woodman, Senior Policy Advisor at DSA.
DSA’s participation reflects its ongoing commitment to supporting informed policy discussions and collaboration across the financial services and emerging technology sectors. Through its involvement in the Next-Gen Currency Project Team and broader industry engagement, DSA works to advance approaches that support responsible innovation, regulatory clarity, and the integration of emerging technologies into the evolving payments landscape.
About the Digital Sovereignty Alliance
The Digital Sovereignty Alliance (DSA) is a nonprofit social welfare organization committed to advocating for public policies that support ethical innovation in decentralized technologies, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Web3, and artificial intelligence. DSA conducts research, organizes educational events, and promotes policies that prioritize public welfare and digital sovereignty.

У міру розвитку квантових обчислень виклики виходять за межі криптографії Біткоїна й охоплюють фінансову інфраструктуру, побудовану навколо нього.
Квантові обчислення стають одним із довгострокових викликів для безпеки Біткоїна. Достатньо потужний квантовий комп’ютер теоретично міг би скомпрометувати цифрові підписи, що захищають транзакції Біткоїна, і потенційно поставити під загрозу кошти, пов’язані з вразливими відкритими ключами.
Хоча жоден публічно продемонстрований квантовий комп’ютер наразі не здатен здійснити таку атаку в широкому масштабі, її наслідки виходять за межі самого Біткоїна. У міру дедалі тіснішої інтеграції Біткоїна в децентралізовані фінанси (DeFi) через токенізовані активи, як-от Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), майбутній перехід на нову криптографію вплине не лише на мережу Біткоїна, а й на фінансову інфраструктуру, побудовану навколо неї.

The XDC token is available to trade for eligible U.S. customers on Robinhood Crypto starting today, bringing a blockchain built for trade finance and institutional settlement to a mainstream retail audience
Robinhood Crypto has integrated support for XDC Network, allowing eligible U.S. retail customers to trade the XDC token on its platform from now. The listing opens XDC, the native token of a Layer-1 blockchain built for trade finance, payments and tokenized real-world assets, to 2.3 million users on the Robinhood platform.
“We built XDC for the part of finance most people never see, the payments, documents and settlement that keep global trade moving,” says Ritesh Kakkad, Co-Founder, XDC Network. “Trade finance proved what the network can do. Bringing it to retail users widens who can access that infrastructure without changing what it is built for. The same network institutions rely on to move value across borders is now within reach of everyday users.”
Until now, XDC has been mostly leveraged by institutions, including banks, trade finance providers, tokenization platforms and developers. From now, it is also available to everyday U.S. traders on Robinhood, next to bitcoin and ether.
The listing follows steady institutional growth on the network. Deutsche Telekom, SBI Holdings, NTT DOCOMO Global and Clear Street are among the firms running validators on XDC.
The listing follows a run of institutional partnerships across the network. Deutsche Telekom, SBI Holdings, NTT DOCOMO Global, Clear Street and Taurus are among the firms helping run and secure XDC as validators. On the payments side, XDC has integrated with Bridge, a Stripe company, joined Mastercard’s Crypto Partner Program and powers OrbitX’s USDC corporate cards, which let businesses spend digital balances on everyday expenses.
Trade finance rarely makes headlines, yet the World Trade Organization estimates that up to 80% of global trade depends on it. Access to it is uneven. The Asian Development Bank puts the gap between what businesses request and what banks approve at about $2.5 trillion, and small and mid-sized exporters are turned away most often, partly because much of the process still runs on paper. XDC Network moves trade documents and payments on chain, cutting the time and cost of settlement. Its ISO 20022 compatibility lets it connect with the messaging systems banks already use.
Not all crypto assets are available in every state. Trading digital assets involves significant risk, including the risk of substantial loss. Access on Robinhood is subject to its terms and eligibility requirements. This announcement is for information only and does not constitute investment advice.
About XDC Network
XDC Network is an open-source, EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain built for payments, trade finance and real-world assets, offering high throughput, low fees and enterprise-grade security, while being ISO 20022–compliant to support interoperability with global financial messaging and payment systems. XDC Network underpins a growing ecosystem of regulated digital money, trade, and settlement solutions across the globe.

VIENNA, October 15, 2026 – BingX EU (MEGE zweite GmbH) has secured its Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA or MiCAR) license from Austria’s Financial Market Authority (FMA), that will enable the platform to offer regulated crypto services across 29 countries of the European Economic Area (EEA), subject to ongoing passporting arrangements. The authorization marks a significant milestone in BingX's European expansion, providing EEA users with access to digital asset services under a unified regulatory framework built on transparency, security, and investor protection.
The authorization reflects BingX EU's long-term commitment to responsible growth in Europe. As digital assets become increasingly integrated into the financial system, regulatory clarity plays an essential role in strengthening user confidence, supporting institutional participation, and enabling sustainable industry development. Through its regulated European entity, BingX EU will provide compliant crypto services designed to meet the evolving needs of both retail and institutional users across the EEA.
"Our priority is to provide European users with trusted and locally regulated trading experience," said Daniel Lai, Chief Executive Officer of BingX EU. "Operating under MiCAR will allow us to deliver our services under a clear regulatory framework that gives users confidence while supporting the long-term development of Europe's digital ecosystem. It also enables us to combine innovation with the high standards of security, transparency and accountability that European users and institutions expect. We believe this foundation can help create a more accessible and sustainable environment for the continued adoption of digital assets across the region."
Looking forward, BingX EU will continue working closely with Austria’s FMA and other European regulators as it prepares for the launch of its regulated services across the European Economic Area. BingX EU remains committed to operating within Europe’s regulatory framework while providing users with secure, transparent and compliant access to digital asset services.
About BingX EU
MEGE zweite GmbH ("BingX EU") is a MiCAR-regulated crypto-asset platform, headquartered in Vienna, licensed as a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR). Dedicated to serving clients across 29 countries in the European Economic Area, BingX EU delivers fully regulated services in alignment with European standards for investor protection and market integrity. Under its MiCAR authorization, BingX EU provides a platform that offers regulated broker services, such as crypto custody, exchange, and other crypto services.
About BingX
Founded in 2018, BingX is one of the the world’s leading multi-asset trading platform, serving more than 40 million users worldwide. The company has been the Principal Partner of Chelsea FC since 2024 and became the Official Team Partner of Scuderia Ferrari HP in 2026.
Disclaimers: The content qualifies as a marketing communication under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) and is issued by MEGE zweite GmbH (BingX EU). It does not constitute investment advice.

Apia, Samoa, October 14, 2026 - The crypto market saw a notable rally in the just-concluded third quarter. It was also the quarter in which HTX turned 13. Over the past 13 years, the industry has weathered multiple bull and bear cycles, and HTX has stood alongside users worldwide throughout them. Resilience in navigating market cycles has been a defining characteristic of HTX over the past 13 years.
To mark its anniversary themed "Resilience Reveals the Future", HTX launched the 13th-Anniversary Carnival and Trading Championship #3, among other celebratory events, in the third quarter, celebrating alongside users worldwide. Meanwhile, the platform continued to invest in TradFi, trending assets, yield products, and global compliance, delivering an outstanding quarterly performance report.
13th-Anniversary Celebrations Conclude, with Participation from Users Worldwide
On August 13, HTX kicked off its 13th-anniversary celebrations with the Anniversary Carnival. Its spot, futures, Earn and lending businesses rolled out exclusive anniversary promotions in succession, launching a celebration that lasted more than a month.
The annual trading competition Trading Championship #3 was the centerpiece of the anniversary celebrations. It attracted 45,000 registrations and generated 6.8 billion USDT in futures trading volume, making it the platform's largest campaign of the quarter by both participation and trading volume. Meanwhile, HTX futures copy trading volume grew 21% quarter over quarter.
For spot trading, a series of 13th-anniversary campaigns, including the Individual Challenge, Trending Cryptos Margin Trading Carnival, and Points Tasks, played a key role in driving spot trading growth during the quarter. Over the three-month period, HTX launched 14 themed spot trading campaigns, attracting more than 46,000 registrations and generating over 500 million USDT in trading volume across the campaigns.
For 13 years, HTX and users worldwide have navigated one market cycle after another together. The anniversary celebrations were both a gesture of appreciation for users’ long-term support and a reflection of HTX’s determination to carry its resilience into the next 13 years.
TradFi Asset Offerings Expand as Quarterly Trading Volume More Than Doubles
In the third quarter, HTX listed 183 new futures assets, including 154 stocks and index-related assets. As of now, the platform offers 278 tradable stock assets, spanning US stocks, major global indices and ETFs, pre-IPO unicorns, and leading companies in Japan and South Korea, continuing to lead the industry in multi-market stock asset coverage.
HTX's asset lineup focuses on four key sectors: AI hardware and semiconductor computing power, global e-commerce and internet companies, leading Asia-Pacific companies and major indices, and high-dividend blue-chip stocks. AI and semiconductor computing, leading Asia-Pacific companies, and pre-IPO unicorns were key themes throughout the quarter. Popular assets such as POLYMARKET, OURA and MOONSHOT were also listed. Eligible users can access global market opportunities through HTX without switching between platforms. This service is not available in jurisdictions subject to regulatory restrictions.
The expanded asset lineup drove rapid growth in trading volume. So far the cumulative TradFi trading volume on HTX has approached $6 billion, with $4.1 billion generated in the third quarter alone, more than doubling the cumulative total from the previous quarter.
The trading experience was upgraded alongside these developments. Stock perpetual futures feature a dividend settlement mechanism, allowing position values to adjust more continuously when an underlying stock goes ex-dividend and reducing the impact of non-trading-related price adjustments on users’ positions. TradFi asset detail pages include market data, news updates, and company profile, bringing key information together in one place. Dedicated categories for stocks, commodities and ETFs have also been added to market rankings, making it easier for users to discover assets. HTX has also upgraded its TradFi trading fee structure, bringing its net trading fees into the industry’s top tier.
HTX is also taking a longer-term view of the convergence of traditional finance and crypto markets. As real-world assets (RWAs), particularly tokenized stocks, become an increasingly important area of development in the global digital asset industry, the platform is monitoring regulatory developments and exploring regulatory frameworks and compliance pathways in preparation for future product innovation. All related products and services offered by the platform operate within the framework of applicable laws and regulations, and access restrictions are applied to users in certain jurisdictions as required.
Trending Assets Emerge as Earn and Lending Products Put Funds to Work Efficiently
In the third quarter, HTX listed new projects attracting strong market interest, several of which were first listed on the platform. Niulai was the quarter's top-performing newly listed token, recording a peak gain of more than 500%. DOS and STONK each recorded peak gains of 240% after listing.
Earn and lending products expanded alongside new asset listings. During the quarter, HTX Earn changed the launch schedule for its new-token products from weekly updates to real-time synchronization with new listings, allowing users to access corresponding Earn products as soon as eligible popular tokens become available. Nearly 500,000 users participated in HTX Earn during the quarter, with subscription amounts totaling nearly 1 billion USDT. SVIP Flexible Earn products added BTC and ETH, expanding the options available to users with large holdings. In addition, SmartEarn introduced a trading-linked APY boost, offering a base APY of 4% upon activation and up to 9% APY for users who meet the required trading volume threshold. This further expands the yield potential for idle assets.
Margin and Convert features added 21 tradable assets, with XAUT becoming the first precious metal asset available through Convert. This further expanded the range of assets available for trading, borrowing and use as collateral. Loan interest rates are adjusted frequently in response to market conditions across more than 50 cryptocurrencies. Interest rates for large loans remain among the lower levels in the industry.
Risk management tools were also upgraded. Trailing stop orders and MMR TP/SL orders were launched successively. Stop-loss levels can automatically track market movements, giving users with large positions and high leverage greater flexibility in managing risk.
Advancing Global Compliance and Making a Major Brand Appearance at TOKEN2049
Compliance is a prerequisite for global expansion. In the third quarter, HTX made further progress on compliance initiatives in several key markets. In Dubai, the establishment of the relevant applicant entity received preliminary approval from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), with subsequent regulatory applications and compliance reviews proceeding as planned. In Pakistan, following the formal publication of virtual asset service regulations and the launch of a licensing application process, HTX continued to advance the establishment of its local entity, its formal license application, and the development of its compliance framework, building on the No Objection Certificate (NoC) already obtained from the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA).
HTX continued to strengthen its presence in regional markets. In August, HTX Ventures participated in Conviction Vietnam, building connections with local users and Web3 ecosystem partners. As the fourth quarter began, HTX appeared at TOKEN2049, a major annual gathering for the global crypto industry. Held in Singapore from October 7–8, the event brought together projects, investment firms, developers, and industry builders from around the world. HTX Ventures exhibited at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore, engaging invited guests through brand displays and on-site interactions. Justin Sun, adviser to HTX and a core supporter of HTX DAO, attended related events and delivered a speech. He visited the HTX Ventures booth to meet with the team and other industry participants.
At Future Night, a private, invitation-only event hosted by HTX DAO during the same period, Justin Sun shared his views on industry trends via video. He noted that the crypto industry is becoming more closely connected with traditional finance. AI is changing how wealth is created, while crypto and digital finance are transforming how wealth is held and transferred. He also said that stablecoins could play a greater role in global payments and settlement, while the on-chain adoption of traditional assets such as bonds, funds and gold is likely to continue developing. The free flow of value in the digital world, he said, will be an important trend to watch over the next decade.
During the event, HTX DAO also hosted a private VIP dinner. Justin Sun met face to face with industry representatives, ecosystem contributors, and partners to exchange views on industry developments, market changes, product experiences, and future collaboration.
HTX DAO Ecosystem Expands as Q3 $HTX Burn Approaches
HTX DAO continued to support the long-term value of $HTX in the third quarter by steadily implementing its deflationary mechanism through quarterly token burns, while expanding $HTX use cases and building consensus among developers and the community. These efforts aim to lay a solid foundation for the ecosystem's long-term development.
On July 15, HTX DAO completed its Q2 2026 $HTX token burn, valued at more than $13.6 million, bringing cumulative burns and donations to 117.79 trillion tokens. In line with its quarterly burn schedule, the Q3 $HTX token burn is scheduled to take place on October 15.
On the ecosystem front, HTX DAO focused on developers and the community. The Genesis Hackathon, co-hosted by HTX DAO and B.AI, attracted more than 200 developer teams exploring $HTX use cases, AI agent finance, on-chain asset management, and DAO tools. At Future Night, HTX DAO ambassador Molly shared that several projects developed by global university teams participating in the hackathon had advanced to further incubation stages and were exploring ways to integrate with use cases across the $HTX ecosystem.
Molly also shared that nearly 200 active volunteers were independently contributing to HTX DAO community development. In the fourth quarter, HTX DAO plans to develop regional community nodes to support members in organizing events and exchanging ideas. She also noted that HTX, as an ecosystem participant, continues to optimize withdrawal fees, gather user feedback, and improve the app experience.
Navigating Market Cycles with Resilience, Shaping the Future Together with Users Worldwide
Thirteen years ago, HTX began as a digital asset trading platform. Today, it has grown into a comprehensive blockchain ecosystem serving users worldwide. Over the years, markets have experienced both highs and lows, and the industry landscape has evolved. Throughout these changes, HTX has remained committed to putting users first. Regardless of market conditions, improving its products and prioritizing the security of user assets remain among the platform's top priorities.
Standing at the beginning of its 14th year, HTX will continue to navigate market cycles with resilience and build the future together with users worldwide.
About HTX
Founded in 2013, HTX has evolved from a virtual asset exchange into a comprehensive ecosystem of blockchain businesses that span digital asset trading, derivatives, research, investments, incubation, and other businesses.
Guided by its vision to “Achieve Financial Freedom for 8 Billion People Worldwide,” HTX works to make the digital asset space more accessible to a broader audience. The platform continues to develop its products and services in response to user needs and an evolving industry landscape.

Artoco Announces Next-Phase NFT Product Roadmap, Expanding Into Staking, Fractionalization, Rental and Digital Asset Trading
As digital asset applications expand beyond ownership verification and recordkeeping, Artoco plans to broaden its NFT product ecosystem across asset management, usage and circulation
COLORADO, United States, 2026 — Digital technology company Artoco Ltd today announced its next-phase product roadmap, outlining plans to advance development across NFT staking, NFT fractionalization, NFT rental and a proprietary digital asset trading platform as the company expands its capabilities across digital asset management, usage and circulation.
Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Colorado, Artoco currently has 3 million registered users worldwide. In recent years, the company has continued to develop infrastructure around NFT technology, blockchain-based authentication, digital asset ownership verification and asset traceability, while exploring applications across digital copyright, education, charitable initiatives and digital content.
As its user base expands and digital asset use cases continue to evolve, Artoco is extending its product strategy beyond foundational authentication and asset recordkeeping toward a broader range of NFT management and application scenarios.
Extending Digital Asset Ownership Into Broader NFT Applications
After an early period in which the NFT market was largely associated with digital art, collectibles and secondary-market trading, industry attention has increasingly shifted toward asset authenticity, verifiability, utility and long-term application.
Against this backdrop, Artoco plans to explore additional ways for verified digital assets to be managed and used across its ecosystem.
The company’s next-phase roadmap is expected to progressively connect the following areas:
On-chain ownership verification → Digital asset management → NFT staking → NFT fractionalization → NFT rental → Market trading
The roadmap is intended to connect Artoco’s existing blockchain-based authentication and asset-recording capabilities with a broader range of NFT applications and future digital asset circulation infrastructure.
Advancing NFT Staking Applications
Artoco plans to advance the development of NFT staking-related functionality, exploring additional ways for blockchain-verified digital assets to be used while they remain held by their owners.
Traditional NFT applications have largely centered on display, collection and trading. Through new product mechanisms, Artoco aims to explore how verified NFTs may participate in a wider range of asset-management and platform-based use cases after ownership has been established on-chain.
This direction is also expected to build on Artoco’s existing work in blockchain authentication, asset traceability and open technical architecture.
Specific product mechanisms, availability and supported markets will be determined gradually based on development progress and applicable regulatory requirements.
Exploring NFT Fractionalization
NFT fractionalization is another area included in Artoco’s next-phase product roadmap.
Traditional NFTs are typically held and transferred as complete digital assets. For certain higher-value assets or assets associated with specific digital rights, full ownership may create limitations in terms of participation and liquidity.
Artoco plans to explore technical mechanisms that may allow certain rights associated with eligible NFTs to be represented in smaller digital units, creating more flexible approaches to participation, management and circulation.
The significance of this model extends beyond changing the unit in which an NFT is held or transferred. It may also create new ways to connect digital ownership records, rights management and market circulation.
Because fractionalized digital assets may be subject to different regulatory requirements across jurisdictions, Artoco intends to develop and introduce any related functionality in accordance with applicable laws, market conditions and product readiness.
Expanding NFT Utility Through Rental
In addition to staking and fractionalization, Artoco plans to explore NFT rental functionality.
Unlike the outright sale or transfer of an NFT, a rental model focuses on temporary usage rights. This may allow an asset owner to retain underlying ownership while granting another user access to certain rights or functions for a defined period.
Artoco plans to further study how this model could be applied to digital content, digital copyright, membership rights and other digital assets with usage-based characteristics.
This direction reflects a broader shift in NFT applications, where value is increasingly being explored not only through ownership and trading, but also through usage, authorization and circulation.
Proprietary Digital Asset Trading Platform Included in the Next-Phase Roadmap
As it expands its NFT application capabilities, Artoco also plans to develop a proprietary digital asset trading platform.
The platform is expected to form part of Artoco’s next-stage digital asset infrastructure, further connecting its existing blockchain-based ownership verification and asset-management capabilities with future NFT applications and potential market circulation.
Through this development, Artoco aims to progressively build a product architecture spanning digital asset creation, verification, management, usage and circulation.
Digital asset trading activities are subject to different legal and regulatory frameworks across jurisdictions. The categories of assets supported, trading mechanisms, user eligibility and geographic availability of any future platform will therefore be determined in accordance with applicable laws and actual product-development progress.
Moving Digital Assets From Recordkeeping Toward Application
By including NFT staking, fractionalization, rental and a proprietary trading platform in its next-phase roadmap, Artoco is extending its product ecosystem beyond digital asset authentication and recordkeeping toward a broader digital asset application layer.
The company has previously explored applications across digital copyright, education, charitable initiatives and digital content, while continuing to expand the use of blockchain authentication, asset traceability and digital trust infrastructure.
Going forward, Artoco plans to continue developing a product ecosystem spanning ownership verification, management, usage and circulation, while introducing related capabilities in line with technological development, user demand and regulatory requirements across different markets.
About Artoco Ltd
Artoco Ltd was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Colorado, United States. The company focuses on NFT technology, blockchain-based authentication, digital asset ownership verification and asset traceability.
Artoco currently has 3 million registered users worldwide and continues to explore applications across digital copyright, education, charitable initiatives, digital content and other digital asset use cases. The company aims to provide verifiable and traceable infrastructure for digital content and digital assets while continuing to expand its digital asset management and application capabilities.

TRON DAO — DAO під управлінням спільноти, що прагне прискорити децентралізацію інтернету за допомогою технології блокчейн і децентралізованих застосунків (dApps), — взяла участь у TOKEN2049 Singapore як титульний спонсор, а також у конференції Blockworks Digital Asset Summit (DAS) Asia 2026, що відбулася в Marina Bay Sands. Засновник TRON Джастін Сан долучився до бесід у форматі fireside chat на обох конференціях і поділився своїми поглядами на стейблкоїни, інституційне впровадження, торгівлю на основі ШІ, платежі між машинами та потребу в квантово-стійкій блокчейн-інфраструктурі.

HTX Ventures, the global investment arm of HTX, has published a new report titled The Convergence of CeFi, DeFi, and TradFi in 2026: How Institutional-Grade Hybrid Architecture Is Taking Shape.
The report examines how CeFi, DeFi, and TradFi are converging to form a new institutional digital-asset architecture. As custody, collateral, execution, yield, and risk management are unbundled from the traditional all-in-one platform model, each layer is increasingly being occupied by specialized market leaders: TradFi provides regulated, yield-bearing assets; centralized platforms and custodians manage institutional access, compliance, and execution; while DeFi protocols and risk curators supply programmable backend infrastructure.
The report argues that this hybrid structure could offer institutions a more controlled path to adopt and test digital-asset products. It also signals a broader reallocation of revenue and market power toward the players that control asset issuance, custody, distribution, risk management, and client relationships.
The full report is available at: https://square.htx.com/the-convergence-of-cefi-defi-and-tradfi-in-2026-how-institutional-grade-hybrid-architecture-is-taking-shape/
About HTX Ventures
HTX Ventures, the global investment division of HTX, integrates investment, incubation, and research to identify the best and brightest teams worldwide. With more than a decade-long history as an industry pioneer, HTX Ventures excels at identifying cutting-edge technologies and emerging business models within the sector. To foster growth within the blockchain ecosystem, we provide comprehensive support to projects, including financing, resources, and strategic advice.
HTX Ventures currently backs over 300 projects spanning multiple blockchain sectors, with select high-quality initiatives already trading on the HTX exchange. Furthermore, as one of the most active FOF (Fund of Funds) funds, HTX Ventures invests in 30 top global funds and collaborates with leading blockchain funds such as Polychain, Dragonfly, Bankless, Gitcoin, Figment, Nomad, Animoca, and Hack VC to jointly build a blockchain ecosystem.

Сьогодні Polygon Labs оголосила, що Polygon Open Money Stack тепер підтримує мережу TRON, надаючи фінтех-компаніям, постачальникам послуг грошових переказів і платіжним платформам можливість безпосередньо підключати банківські кошти до найбільшої у світі мережі для USDT (TRC-20).
Це розширення поєднує Polygon Open Money Stack зі стейблкоїн-економікою TRON, де в обігу перебуває понад 94 мільярди доларів США в USDT, а загальний обсяг переказів перевищує 30 трильйонів доларів США. Компаніям, які обслуговують цю економіку, традиційно доводилося самостійно забезпечувати ліцензування, співпрацювати з банками-спонсорами та постачальниками гаманців і створювати інфраструктуру для маршрутизації між блокчейнами, перш ніж переказувати кошти між банківськими платіжними системами та блокчейн-мережами. Polygon Open Money Stack об’єднує ці компоненти в межах однієї інтеграції.

The Digital Sovereignty Alliance (DSA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing clear and ethical public policy, research, and education related to emerging technologies, announced today that its white paper, “Modern Foundations of Personal Finance: Literacy and Infrastructure in the Digital Economy,” has been named one of five winning papers in DC Fintech Week’s 2026 Call for Papers and selected as 2026 Featured Research.
The paper was written by DSA Senior Policy Advisor Molly Woodman as lead author, with contributions from Adrian Wall, Managing Director; Emily Ekshian, Content Manager; and Maghan Lusk, Policy Associate.
Chosen from dozens of submissions, the winning papers are featured on the DC Fintech Week website at dcfintechweek.org and in the event’s announcement to its community. DC Fintech Week 2026 takes place October 13-16 in Washington, D.C.
The paper examines how the shift to digital financial systems is outpacing Americans’ financial literacy, with comprehension of risk the weakest area of knowledge. It also considers how gaps in understanding and access fall unevenly across households, and concludes that regulation and financial education must advance together.
“We're grateful to DC Fintech Week for including our paper alongside such strong research,” said Molly Woodman, Senior Policy Advisor at DSA. “Most people are still getting comfortable with traditional finance, and now they’re being asked to make sense of digital assets too. Good rules can make these products safer, but they won’t help someone understand the risk they’re taking on. We hope this work encourages policymakers and educators to treat financial literacy as a priority along with regulation.”
The selection reflects DSA’s ongoing work to bring emerging technology expertise into policy discussions surrounding digital assets, financial infrastructure, consumer protection, and responsible innovation. Through research, education, and engagement with stakeholders across the public and private sectors, DSA works to advance policy frameworks that support innovation while prioritizing transparency, individual rights, and public welfare.
About the Digital Sovereignty Alliance
The Digital Sovereignty Alliance (DSA) is a nonprofit social welfare organization committed to advocating for public policies that support ethical innovation in decentralized technologies, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Web3, and artificial intelligence. DSA conducts research, organizes educational events, and promotes policies that prioritize public welfare and digital sovereignty.

Geneva, Switzerland — October 5, 2026 — The Office of Justin Sun today announced the newest recipients of the Justin Sun Prize: independent researcher Wouter van Doorn, mathematics Ph.D. student Quanyu Tang, and mathematics researcher Yanyang Li from Nanjing’s Southeast University, recognized for contributions spanning six Erdős problems.
Wouter van Doorn is an independent number theorist who began researching mathematics as an undergraduate in 2010 and continued collaborating and publishing after leaving academia following his master’s degree. Quanyu Tang (汤泉宇) is a mathematics Ph.D. student at the University of Science and Technology of China whose research spans number theory, combinatorics and AI-assisted mathematical discovery.
Erdős problems are mathematical questions posed or popularized by Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős about numbers, patterns and other mathematical structures. Often simple to state but difficult to solve, they have helped shape research in number theory and combinatorics, with some remaining open for decades. The Erdős catalog, compiled and maintained by Thomas Bloom, a mathematician and Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of Manchester, has more than 1200 problems.
Van Doorn and Tang worked with Yanyang Li, from Southeast University’s School of Mathematics in Nanjing, to solve Erdős Problem #650, determining exactly how many integers can always be matched to distinct multiples within a specified interval. Van Doorn also produced computer-checkable proofs in Lean, software for verifying mathematical reasoning, for #369, concerning consecutive integers with restricted prime factors; #457, about whether a short run of consecutive integers can collectively contain every prime in a given range; and #469, concerning whether the reciprocals of a special class of numbers expressible as sums of their divisors add to a finite total.
Tang separately resolved #1044, establishing a sharp lower limit for boundary lengths of regions defined by polynomials, and contributed alongside Li to a wider team’s solution of #1196, bounding weighted sums over sets of integers in which no member divides another.
Their work on #650 offers a concrete example of how human judgment and AI can complement each other. ChatGPT helped develop the proof strategy, while Aristotle, an AI system for mathematical reasoning, repaired a gap during Lean formalization. The researchers then simplified the argument and wrote the final proofs and exposition.
“This experience taught me how public feedback can sharpen a research question, and how AI-assisted discovery can combine mathematical judgment, collaboration and rigorous verification,” Tang said.
These are the program's first confirmed awards, recognizing both mathematical discovery and the work needed to make proofs independently checkable. Information about the Justin Sun Prize, its problem catalog and recipient contributions is available through the program’s public GitHub repository.
The prizes will be paid out in either USDT on TRON (TRC-20) or USDC on Ethereum (ERC-20) based on the recipient’s choice. For more information, please visit www.hejustinsun.com/prize.
About the Office of Justin Sun
The Office of Justin Sun supports Justin Sun’s global business, philanthropic and public initiatives across technology, blockchain, artificial intelligence, scientific research, investment, art and space exploration.
Justin Sun is the Ambassador and former Permanent Representative of Grenada to the World Trade Organization and the Founder of TRON. TRON is the leading blockchain for the stablecoin revolution, processing over $13 trillion in volume since its inception. In the world’s emerging markets, people rely on USDT on TRON to access the global financial system.
A protégé of Alibaba founder Jack Ma, Sun has been recognized internationally for his work in the digital asset industry, including a Forbes cover profile in April 2025 and multiple appearances on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. In August 2025, he flew aboard Blue Origin’s NS-34 mission, becoming the 712th person in history to travel to space. His broader interests span technology, investment, philanthropy, art, gaming, and space exploration.
About Justin Sun Prize
The Justin Sun Prize is an academic initiative established by Justin Sun to support advances in mathematics, formal verification, and AI-assisted scientific discovery. The prize is decentralized and built around the principle that mathematical work should be judged by the strength, rigor, and verifiability of the proof itself, not the prestige or reputation of those submitting it.
Justin Sun established the prize in his own name as a long-term commitment to return wealth created through mathematics and technology back to mathematics itself. Its legacy is intended to be defined by the body of work it recognizes and the laureates whose discoveries stand the test of time. The prize links clearly defined mathematical challenges to machine-verifiable proof. Its guiding principles are openness, public benefit and open-source access.

Пропонуємо цільовий APY ~8% і миттєву ліквідність T+0 з початковим лімітом місткості $10 млн

TopNod інтегрувала Axil Pot (APT) — новий ончейн-yield-скарб (vault), куратований Axil, який тепер доступний безпосередньо через гаманець TopNod Wallet. Орієнтуючись на оцінену дохідність ~8% APY разом із опціями ліквідності T+0/T+7 для повсякденних потреб у капіталі, vault відкривається з початковим лімітом місткості $10 млн. Це дозволяє користувачам спрямувати бездіяльний ончейн-капітал у роботу без періодів блокування — зберігаючи доступ до свого капіталу тоді, коли він потрібен.

Створений за зразком щоденних інструментів для управління грошовими коштами, популяризованих фінтех-суперапами, подібними до Apple Savings, інтеграція надає знайомий досвід cash-sweep на ланцюжку. Вона дозволяє бездіяльним цифровим активам генерувати щоденну дохідність, залишаючись при цьому ліквідними.

Payward Services provides the custody and infrastructure rails behind the launch, bringing a MiCA-aligned trading venue to European traders.
WOO X, a leading global digital asset exchange, today officially announced the launch of WOO X EU, a dedicated trading platform custom-built to operate in alignment with Europe’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. The rollout is supported by WOO X’s strategic collaboration with Payward Services, the B2B infrastructure platform from Payward, subject to the parties’ respective operating roles and applicable regulatory requirements.
Elevating Asset Safety Under MiCA
The launch of WOO X EU marks a pivotal milestone in WOO X’s global expansion strategy. Built from the ground up around Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) standards, WOO X EU establishes a compliant gateway for European retail and institutional traders seeking high-performance execution within a legally protected framework.
Key highlights of the WOO X EU platform include:
Customer-Asset Safeguarding: Customer assets are subject to segregation and safeguarding arrangements designed in accordance with applicable requirements. Details of the applicable arrangements, supported assets and user protections are available in WOO X EU’s terms and disclosures.EEA Market Readiness: WOO X EU is designed to support a consistent user experience for eligible users in supported EEA jurisdictions. Service availability varies by jurisdiction, product and applicable requirements.Enterprise Security Infrastructure: Supported by battle-tested B2B infrastructure and custody rails designed to meet strict European operational risk standards.
WOO X EU is now open for account registration by eligible users in supported European Economic Area (EEA) jurisdictions, subject to identity verification, product availability and applicable legal and regulatory requirements. As part of the initial launch phase, deposits and withdrawals are officially live, allowing users to onboard, complete identity verification, and fund their accounts ahead of the platform's upcoming spot trading rollout.
Phased Rollout: Deposits Live, Spot Trading Coming Soon
To ensure an ultra-smooth onboarding experience, WOO X EU is executing a phased operational rollout. Effective immediately, European traders can register their accounts, pass streamlined identity verification, and initiate crypto and fiat deposits and withdrawals.
This foundation prepares the platform for the second phase of the rollout: the launch of WOO X EU Spot Trading, which will give European users access to deep institutional liquidity, tight bid-ask spreads, and millisecond execution speeds on major trading pairs.
About WOO X
WOO X is a leading global centralized digital asset exchange built by traders, for traders. Backed by YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs) and engineered by a premier team of quantitative traders, engineers, and technologists originating from top-tier Web2 and Web3 projects, WOO X delivers an elite trading environment tailored for both retail and institutional investors. The platform is globally recognized for its superior trade execution, offering deep aggregated liquidity, ultra-tight spreads, and zero-slippage execution.
Prioritizing user trust and platform integrity, WOO X features an industry-first, live-updating Proof of Reserves and Liabilities transparency dashboard. The exchange offers advanced trading architecture, fully customizable workspaces, and professional-grade infrastructure that supports flexible, professional withdrawal standards alongside top-tier asset custody solutions. Driven by a corporate culture of compliance, technical excellence, and relentless innovation, WOO X continues to pioneer transparent, high-performance trading environments for the global digital asset ecosystem.
About Payward Services
Payward Services is the B2B infrastructure platform built on 15 years of operating Kraken, one of the world's largest crypto platforms. Through a single integration, partners can access crypto and tokenized equity trading, fiat and stablecoin payments, yield, lending, prediction markets and derivatives. Fintechs, banks, brokerages, payment providers, exchanges, consumer tech platforms and asset managers can use Payward Services to offer digital assets to their clients without building the stack themselves.
Liquidity, custody, payments, compliance, risk and settlement are integrated by design, replacing fragmented multi-vendor stacks with a single regulated foundation. Partners build on the same infrastructure that powers Payward's family of products, deployed as modular services they can scale alongside their own.
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Компанія планує розпочати поетапне дослідження регіональних спільнотних екосистем у 2027 році, зміцнюючи зв’язки між своєю технологічною платформою, користувачами, регіональними ринками та майбутніми партнерами
Оскільки ринок цифрових активів продовжує розвиватися, а штучний інтелект, аналітика даних і вдосконалені алгоритми дедалі більше інтегруються в фінансові технології, зростає попит на більш доступні, технологічно орієнтовані та професійні сервіси для цифрових активів.
На цьому тлі Datavecta просуває свою міжнародну стратегію зростання та включає розробку глобальної спільнотної екосистеми до своїх довгострокових планів. Ініціатива спрямована на посилення зв’язків між платформою, її користувачами, регіональними ринками та майбутніми партнерами, а також на пошук моделей сервісу, адаптованих до потреб різних ринків.

GAEA Ventures and K1 Research will host “AI Meets the Chart,” a Horizon Series event focused on AI and trading, on Sept. 28 in Seoul during Korea Blockchain Week.
Taking place from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Alver Coffee Gangnam, the event will bring together AI developers, quantitative researchers, traders and Web3 industry participants for presentations and a roundtable discussion on AI-driven trading.
The program will cover AI quantitative trading, agentic trading systems, strategy development and automated execution, with speakers discussing how AI is being incorporated into different stages of the trading process, from market research and strategy development to trade execution.
Origins Network, D Network, UNIKEY and Travix will join GAEA Ventures and K1 Research as co-hosts. Becker Ventures, SkyDAO, Oraclizer, Flap, XPIN Network, AITok and KEYFLOW will participate as sponsors. Zest Protocol will also take part in the roundtable and sponsor presentations.
The roundtable will feature representatives from Origins Network, UNIKEY, Travix, Zest Protocol,Virgo Groupand AITok, while Oraclizer and other participating teams will deliver presentations during the event.
The program will also include prize drawings featuring gold, World Department Store gift cards and eSIM cards, followed by an evening networking session.
“AI Meets the Chart” is part of the Horizon Series, which brings together industry participants to explore emerging technologies and their applications in financial markets.
Registration: https://luma.com/5mgf0u76

ЛОНДОН, Великобританія, 24 вересня 2026 року – OpenZeppelin, стандарт безпеки для ончейн-фінансів і безпечної розробки смартконтрактів, сьогодні оголосила, що її бібліотеки смартконтрактів і безпечний набір для розробки тепер доступні для мережі TRON.
Інтеграція надає розробникам, які створюють на TRON, доступ до широко використованого безпеко-орієнтованого фреймворку розробки OpenZeppelin, адаптованого спеціально для мережі TRON. Тепер команди можуть створювати застосунки, використовуючи аудитовані компоненти контрактів, знайомі процеси оновлення та інструменти для розробників, розроблені з урахуванням стандартів TRON і можливостей мережі.

Женева, Швейцарія, 24 вересня 2026 року — TRON DAO, спільнотний DAO, присвячений прискоренню децентралізації інтернету за допомогою технологій блокчейну та децентралізованих застосунків (dApps), сьогодні оголосив, що загальний обсяг транзакцій, врегульованих у блокчейні TRON, перевищив $30 трильйонів. Цей рубіж досягнуто завдяки високій пропускній здатності мережі, низьким комісіям та глибокій ліквідності, що робить TRON шаром розрахунків за замовчуванням для переказів стейблкоїнів, платежів і цифрових активностей у всьому світі.

Geneva, Switzerland, September 24, 2026 – TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), announced today that Privy is expanding its support for the TRON blockchain, giving developers and businesses more tools to build and operate financial applications at scale on the network.
With the expanded integration, developers can use Privy to build and manage wallets and financial applications on TRON with enhanced transaction, policy, transfer, and monitoring capabilities. Developers can programmatically construct, sign, and broadcast supported TRON transactions, monitor wallet activity and on-chain events through balance and transaction webhooks, and use policy controls to set spending limits, recipient allowlists, and transaction approval or restriction rules. Transfers APIs also enable supported assets on TRON to be moved programmatically.
Together, these capabilities give businesses the infrastructure to build and operate stablecoin payment solutions, treasury workflows, wallets, and other on-chain financial products on TRON.
“TRON has become an important network for stablecoin activity globally, and we want to make it as easy as possible for developers to build on that foundation,” said Justin Sun, Founder of TRON. “By deepening our integration with Privy, we’re giving teams more of the infrastructure they need to bring payments, treasury, and other financial products on-chain.”
TRON has become a major global rail for stablecoin transfers, with the total transfer volume on the network approaching $30 trillion. Its infrastructure is increasingly being used for payments and treasury operations, as companies including Onafriq and Paystack are already building wallet and treasury use cases with Privy and TRON.
“We’re seeing more companies use TRON to move stablecoins across borders and build new financial products, particularly in markets where USDT is already an important part of how money moves,” said Henri Stern, CEO and co-founder of Privy. “Deepening our support for TRON gives these teams more of the infrastructure they need to build and operate at scale.”
The expanded integration builds on growing demand for stablecoin infrastructure that can support real-world financial operations. By combining Privy’s wallet and developer infrastructure with TRON’s stablecoin ecosystem, businesses can build applications designed for payments, treasury management, and other on-chain financial workflows.
About TRON DAO
TRON DAO is a community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet via blockchain technology and dApps.
Founded in September 2017, the TRON blockchain has experienced significant growth since its MainNet launch in May 2018. Today, TRON hosts the largest circulating supply of USD Tether (USDT) stablecoin, which currently exceeds $94 billion. As of September 2026, the TRON blockchain has recorded over 405 million in total user accounts, more than 15 billion in total transactions, and over $29 billion in total value locked (TVL), based on TRONSCAN. Recognized as the global settlement layer for stablecoin transactions and everyday purchases with proven success, TRON is “Moving Trillions, Empowering Billions.”
About Privy, a Stripe company
Privy provides secure, scalable wallet infrastructure for modern financial products built on crypto and stablecoin rails. More than 2,000 developers and businesses, including Ramp, Deel, and Hyperliquid, use Privy to power over 160 million accounts and process billions of dollars in monthly volume. Privy became a Stripe company in 2025.

GGD (Global Gold DAO) has launched a tokenized physical gold real-world asset (RWA) ecosystem on BNB Chain. The protocol introduces a three-token architecture GGT, GGU and GGD designed to link gold-referenced value to on-chain staking, minting, circulating and decentralized governance.
The project describes itself as "the world's first decentralized on-chain physical gold ecosystem DAO," positioning the protocol around the integration of traditional physical gold with blockchain infrastructure. It also aims to decentralize ownership of the tokenization network by distributing governance tokens as staking incentives, incentivizing participation in protocol level governance, and other protocol design includes DAO approved buybacks funded by protocol revenue, intended to align users with the protocol.
The launch comes as real-world asset tokenization continues to move traditional assets onto blockchain networks. The stated thesis is to democratize access, improve real-time transparency, strengthen ownership rights, enable liquidity and allow permissionless composability across on-chain applications. Gold has become one of the assets most actively explored in this transition, given its established global market, recognized pricing benchmarks and long-standing role as a store of value and a hedge against inflation, geopolitical instability and broader macroeconomic uncertainty.
Physical gold ownership, by contrast, can involve storage and insurance requirements, geographic constraints, limited divisibility, cross-border settlement friction and restricted usability in financial applications such as collateral, borrowing and lending. Tokenization offers an alternative structure in which gold-referenced economic exposure can be represented, transferred and utilized within blockchain-based systems.
GGD (Global Gold DAO) separates three core functions across three digital assets: GGT serves as the gold-referenced value layer, GGU functions as a volatility buffer in the form of a synthetic U.S. dollar-denominated value unit, and GGD acts as the governance and ecosystem incentive token.
GGT: The Physical Gold Asset
GGT, or Global Gold Token, is the protocol's primary RWA gold token. Each GGT represents the value equivalent of 0.001 troy ounces of gold.
Its current underlying asset is the CSOP Gold ETF (3030.HK), a Hong Kong listed exchange-traded fund managed by CSOP Asset Management Limited. The ETF holds physical gold and tracks the LBMA gold benchmark before expenses.
According to the project's white paper, the underlying asset structure is intended to evolve. The current structure relies solely on the CSOP Gold ETF, while a later phase is expected to introduce directly held physical gold, producing a combined structure of ETF holdings and allocated gold bars.
The legal issuer of GGT is RWAfi DAO LLC – Series 2, a Marshall Islands entity, while protocol level parameters and smart-contract control are assigned to GGD DAO governance. The design separates the entities responsible for holding the underlying assets via a licensed custodian, providing technology services and governing the protocol.
GGT holders do not directly hold units in the ETF, or direct title to the underlying physical gold. GGT is instead structured to provide economic exposure to the performance of the underlying gold linked assets under the contractual arrangements set out in the Marshall Island entities’s legal documentation.
GGT can be minted by depositing USDC or USDT, and withdrawal in accordance with defined protocol rules. It also supports permissionless peer-to-peer transfers on-chain.
The protocol additionally provides a pathway for GGT to physical-gold redemption mechanism. The current minimum redemption threshold is 50,000 GGT, equivalent to 50 troy ounces of gold, with an initial redemption fee of 2.5%. Redemption into USDC or USDT currently carries a 3.5% protocol fee.
GGU: A Synthetic Gold Unit denominated in USD
GGU, or Global Gold Unit, is structured as a volatility buffer in the form of a synthetic U.S. dollar-denominated value unit.
Under the protocol model, each GGU consists of US$1 equivalent of gold exposure paired with a short gold hedging position. The mechanism is intended to reduce net exposure to gold-price movements and hold the U.S. dollar value of GGU near US$1.
GGU is not a conventional 1:1 fiat-reserve stablecoin. Its value management mechanism depends on gold exposure, hedging positions, reserve availability, market liquidity and pricing data.
The white paper notes that full hedging may not be achievable during the protocol's early stages if the risk reserve is insufficient. Under those conditions, GGU may remain partially exposed to gold-price fluctuations and may deviate from its US$1 reference value.
GGT and GGU can be converted into one another through an on-chain atomic conversion mechanism, currently at a fee of 0.3% in either direction. Each conversion burns the source token and mints the destination token at the applicable protocol reference price.
GGD: Governance and Ecosystem Incentives
GGD is the protocol's governance and incentive token, with a fixed total supply of one billion tokens.
Under the allocation model, 45% is designated for ecosystem staking and minting, 15% for market incentives, 15% for the DAO foundation, 20% for the core team and 5% for private investors.
The protocol initially unlocks 100 million GGD. Further batches of 100 million tokens are released against cumulative GGT minting milestones. Within each batch, 45 million GGD is allocated to ecosystem minting and distributed linearly over 730 days under current parameters.
Users can participate in the staking system by staking GGT or GGU through protocol nodes. The minimum user staking amount is currently 10 GGT, or an equivalent effective amount of GGU under the protocol's calculation rules.
GGD is a governance token used to bootstrap network effects and participation in protocol level voting and to reward contributors and users. Its economic value derives from buybacks funded by protocol revenue, a structure designed to align user interests with the protocol’s growth and create a reinforcing growth cycle.
Transparency, Compliance and Security
The protocol's on-chain gold framework combines blockchain-based records with information supplied by licensed custodians, fund admin, asset managers and other service providers.
Pricing relies on multi-source oracle infrastructure. Under the white paper framework, abnormal deviations between price sources, or stale data, can trigger temporary suspension of functions that depend on real-time pricing.
Reserves and underlying asset information is supported by licensed custodian records, periodic attestations and third-party documentation. Information regarding the underlying holdings will be publicly disclosed and made available for verification.
Operators interacting with the official GGD (Global Gold DAO) interface must qualify as professional or accredited investors in their respective jurisdictions and are subject to on-chain screening, including Know Your Transaction (KYT) and Know Your Address (KYA) checks. Operators must not be located in the United States, mainland China, or any jurisdiction subject to United Nations sanctions.
Risk Considerations
The project's white paper identifies risks including gold-price movements, GGT tracking differences, GGU hedging and reserve risks, smart-contract vulnerabilities, liquidity constraints, governance concentration and regulatory uncertainty.
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About GGD (Global Gold DAO)
GGD (Global Gold DAO) is a decentralized tokenized gold RWA ecosystem initially deployed on BNB Chain.