Treasury Bonds – DIGIT INFO

SEC chair Gensler plugs changes to exchange definition that worries crypto

DIGIT — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:52:04 +0000

Gary Gensler reminded a conference on Treasury bonds about a proposed rule change that would impact DeFi, too.

Digital Asset, DTCC complete collateral tokenization pilot

DIGIT — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 17:26:41 +0000

The project aimed for speed, privacy and legal compliance while using highly accessible and desirable US Treasury bonds as a collateral asset.

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Blackrock’s BUIDL Fund Overtakes Franklin Templeton to Become Largest RWA Tokenized Offering

DIGIT — Sun, 05 May 2024 19:07:22 +0000

Based on the most recent figures, Blackrock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, also known as BUIDL, has expanded to $381.76 million, overtaking Franklin Templeton’s onchain investment vehicle, BENJI, as the largest real-world asset (RWA) tokenized offering. Blackrock’s Digital Fund Surpasses BENJI as Leader in Tokenized Treasury Offerings Blackrock’s BUIDL has now eclipsed all other tokenized […]

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Tokenized US Treasury Bonds Hit $1 Billion Milestone on Public Blockchains

DIGIT — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 14:33:39 +0000

This week, 21.co’s onchain data analyst Tom Wan presented figures revealing that tokenized U.S. Treasury bonds on public blockchains have surpassed the $1 billion mark. The analyst highlighted that Blackrock’s BUIDL experienced significant growth of 400%, escalating from $40 million to $240 million within a span of a week. The Rise of Tokenized Real-World Assets […]

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Elon Musk Criticizes Federal Reserve’s Data Latency and Calls for Immediate Rate Drop Amidst Banking Chaos

DIGIT — Sat, 18 Mar 2023 19:49:58 +0000

Amidst the chaos in the U.S. banking sector, Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and owner of Twitter, has been critical of the country’s central bank. Musk insists that the U.S. Federal Reserve is operating with “way too much latency in their data,” and he insists that the central bank needs to drop the federal […]

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Saudi Arabia Open to Trading in Currencies Other Than US Dollar, Signaling a Shift Toward De-Dollarization

DIGIT — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 15:30:17 +0000

After a 48-year relationship solely with the U.S. dollar, Saudi Arabia’s Finance Minister, Mohammed Al-Jadaan, said the kingdom is open to trading in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The statements follow China’s president, Xi Jinping, urging the Gulf monarchs to accept yuan for oil, and Riyadh officials saying last March the country would consider […]

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Bitcoin may behave more like US Treasury bonds: Bloomberg Intelligence

DIGIT — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 04:29:05 +0000

Bitcoin markets will behave more like that of Treasury bonds and gold during market recovery, said the analysts.

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US Dollar Drops to a Three-Year Low, Greenback Could Dip 10% Lower, Fed Still Not Ready to Taper QE

DIGIT — Thu, 20 May 2021 16:40:53 +0000

America’s currency has been flirting with lows again, as the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) dropped to a low of 89 on Tuesday and the following Thursday. This is the third time since April 2018, the DXY has been this weak, and some analysts think the currency could drop even lower. US Dollar ‘Is a Bit […]

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Hedge Fund Manager Says Sell-off in US Treasury Bonds a Threat to ‘High-Flying Assets’ Like BTC

DIGIT — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 03:30:38 +0000

Hedge fund manager Bob Prince has warned that the recent sell-off in the U.S. government bond market could accelerate and this could “threaten high-flying assets” like cryptocurrencies and blank cheque companies. Prince, who is the co-CIO at Bridgewater Associates, links this looming downturn in the $21 trillion Treasury market to the improving economy as well, […]

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‘The Fed Is Trapped’- Erratic Bond Markets, Exhausted Supplies, Analyst Says Tsunami of Treasury Issuances Underway

DIGIT — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 14:39:06 +0000

The U.S. Federal Reserve is in a predicament as fiscal deficits erode the American economy and the nation is seeing a spike in benchmark 10-year Treasury yields. Meanwhile, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell expressed zero worries about inflation during an interview at a Wall Street Journal Jobs Summit on Thursday. Powell didn’t explain when the […]

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