Fidelity reports gold overtakes USD assets in central bank reserves, while Bitcoin emerges in cross-border trade settlements, signaling a structural shift away from dollar dominance.
Seven central banks join BIS Project Agorá, demonstrating atomic settlement of tokenized reserves and deposits for instant cross-border payments.
Non-dollar stablecoins reach $1.2B supply, with euro tokens leading at 80%. MiCA regulation drives adoption, processing $10B monthly.
XRP ETFs see record inflows amid regulatory clarity, while rising refined product prices threaten global demand, analysts warn.
Sui blockchain gains momentum as Paga launches tokenized cross-border payments and SUI Group stakes 108.7M tokens, tightening supply and boosting price.
Stablecoins gain traction for low-cost cross-border payments, while easing Treasury yields and falling oil prices reshape gold's opportunity cost.
Ondo Finance, JPMorgan, Mastercard, and Ripple executed the first near-real-time cross-border redemption of tokenized US Treasuries on May 6.
RippleX pilot shows tokenized assets moving seamlessly between blockchain and traditional finance.
Ripple's ODL volume surged 45% YoY to $1.2B in Q1 2026, fueled by new corridors in Brazil and Japan.
JPMorgan, Ondo Finance, Mastercard, and Ripple executed the first cross-border redemption of a tokenized US Treasury fund in near-real time.