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NEAR and Ondo Launch 20 Tokenized U.S. Stocks and ETFs on near.com

Eligible non‑U.S. users can buy tokenized shares and ETFs directly with crypto through NEAR Intents, widening Ondo’s offshore distribution footprint.

Hidden Code Shows TikTok Is Exploring Peer‑to‑Peer Payments in Direct Messages

Toyota Finance Offers ¥1 Billion Tokenized Bond Through Toyota Wallet

Circle Signs MOUs With Kakao and Toss to Test USDC Payments in South Korea

Polymarket Enables Instant Bitcoin Deposits Over the Lightning Network

Standard Chartered Initiates Morpho Coverage With $60 2030 Price Target

Cash App Launches $40 AT&T‑Powered Mobile Plan

Bitget Launches Stocks 2.0 Tokenizing 36 U.S. Equities and ETFs

Coinhouse Gets MiCA PSCA Authorization and EU Passporting

CFTC Grants Phantom No-Action Relief to Link Wallet Users to Regulated Futures

Ghana Launches 12-Month Crypto Sandbox, Admits 11 Firms Under VASP Law

Binance, Franklin Templeton Debut Tokenized Money Fund Collateral for Institutional Trading

Apple Pay Reportedly Poised for India Debut by Late 2026 in Phased Card-Based Rollout

Spain Grants Crossmint MiCA License With EU Passporting

Ant Group Files 'AntCoin' Trademark in Hong Kong, No Token Launch Confirmed

Stripe Adds USDC Subscription Billing on Base and Polygon

Solana Foundation, Wavebridge Sign MoU for Compliance-Ready KRW Stablecoin and Tokenization Engine