Brazil's B3 Registers First Loan Backed by Tokenized Dairy Cows
Fazenda Engenho Velho secured the loan through BMP and investment fund Target FIDC, registering it on B3 as a movable digital asset. Agrotech firm Cowmed's Smarty Collars track each cow's health and location in real time, hashing data to blockchain for tamper-proof verification that lets lenders value collateral near full market price. This breakthrough addresses Brazil's tight agribusiness credit, where farm bankruptcies are rising, and could unlock millions more in loans for farmers without selling assets. Target FIDC plans R$5 million in similar deals by year-end.
Samsung Adds Native Stablecoin Support to Wallet App
During the July 22, 2026 event, Samsung revealed plans to bring stablecoin features like send, receive, and top-up directly into its Wallet, starting with a demo of USD Coin secured by Knox encryption. Product manager Lee Dinham said this expands the app beyond cash to new digital value, making Samsung one of the first major mobile brands to do so natively. With over 1 billion Galaxy devices worldwide and existing ties to Coinbase, the move could make fast, low-cost dollar-pegged transfers everyday simple for millions.
BitMEX to Shut Down Operations on September 23, 2026
The Seychelles-based exchange, founded in 2014 by Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo, and Samuel Reed, cited a strategic review amid industry shifts and competition from platforms like Binance and Bybit. It introduced the 100x leverage perpetual swap in 2016, once dominating with $16 billion daily volume, but now holds under 0.01% market share. Leaders like Binance's Changpeng Zhao and Bybit's Ben Zhou praised its innovations and orderly wind-down, as its BMEX token plunged nearly 98% on the news.
比特幣支付應用Strike創始人傑克·馬勒斯於7月20日辭去在紐約證券交易所上市的“Twenty One Capital”(XXI)首席執行官職務,拉斐爾·扎古裏(Raphael Zagury)接任新領導者。由Tether支持的這家公司目前持有超過43,500枚BTC,在公開上市公司中排名第三;其現將重點放在來自經營活動的現金流、像伯克希爾·哈撒韋那樣的紀律化資本配置,以及原生比特幣的服務上。由於與董事會存在分歧,馬勒斯放棄了未歸屬的期權,並重申其對Strike的承諾;Strike將繼續保持獨立。XXI股票收於4.80美元,較高點下跌超過90%,原因是加密市場回調。各方反應不一,批評者提到該股遭到“清零式”的打擊,而支持者如安東尼·龐普里亞諾(Anthony Pompliano)則看到了兩家公司潛在的上行空間。