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Paxos Labs Launches Gold Token That Can Earn A Return In GoldPaxos Labs has launched PAXGy, a token backed by PAXG that can increase in value relative to gold over time. The underlying reserves are deployed to vetted institutional borrowers through the gold-leasing market. PAXGy is live across platforms including OKX, X Layer, Uniswap, 0x and Ether.Fi, but the return is not guaranteed. **ID:** N25-09 **Site:** NewsBTC **Status:** READY **Author:** NewsBTC Editorial Team **Focus Keyword:** Paxos **Image Keyword:** Gold **Category:** Altcoins **Tags:** Paxos, PAXG, PAXGy, Gold, Tokenization **Primary Source:** https://www.paxos.com/blog The Token Balance Stays The Same While Its Gold Value Can Grow PAXGy is backed by PAXG. Each PAXG represents physical gold held in institutional custody, with the underlying reserves subject to regular attestation. PAXGy adds another layer. Paxos Labs says holders can deposit PAXG or swap supported stablecoins for PAXGy. The reserves backing PAXGy can then be lent to vetted institutional borrowers in the bullion market. When those strategies generate a return, that value accrues through the PAXGy exchange rate. The holder’s number of tokens does not have to increase. Instead, each PAXGy can become redeemable for more PAXG over time. That is a very different model from simply holding tokenized bullion. Yield Also Introduces Risk That Plain Gold Does Not Have There is no free yield here. Paxos Labs explicitly warns that deploying gold into external strategies introduces credit, liquidity and market risks. If borrowers default or the underlying strategies suffer losses, the PAXGy exchange rate can move downward. Growth is not guaranteed. That distinction matters because PAXG and PAXGy may sound almost identical while representing different risk profiles. PAXG is designed around direct exposure to physical gold. PAXGy adds a yield-generating strategy on top of that exposure. The token is launching with support from OKX, X Layer, 0x, Uniswap, Ether.Fi and Chainlink. Paxos Labs says tokenized gold has now grown beyond $5 billion in total value, while trading volume during the first quarter of 2026 exceeded the whole of 2025. PAXGy is an attempt to make that market more financially productive. Instead of tokenizing gold simply so it can move onchain, the product tries to connect it to a centuries-old lending market as well. It is another example of tokenization starting to recreate financial functions around an asset, not merely digitize ownership of it. *This article was written by the News Desk and edited by [Samuel Rae](https://www.newsbtc.com/author/rae-samuel/).*
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Trump Warns Xi Against Helping Iran in War, China Assures US it Will Stop Support — But Tehran Says Beijing Promised the OppositeTrump pressed Xi to end China’s support for Iran, but Tehran says Beijing privately pledged to maintain its ties.
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Shiba Inu (SHIB) +351% in 8 Hours: Market Volatility Goes Even HigherShiba Inu is gaining more volatility as futures market receives fresh inflows.
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Trump Rejects Iran’s 7-Day Ceasefire Offer, Tells Aides Bombing Could Resume After Midterms: ReportPresident Donald Trump has discarded Tehran's offer for a ceasefire and expects to restart attacks on Iran after the midterms.
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TikTok to Pay $100 Million to Alabama to Settle Child Safety Claims in First-Ever State Deal (UPDATED)TikTok and ByteDance agree to pay Alabama up to $300 million over allegations involving child safety and consumer protection.
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Swiss bank shields Bitget institutions while retail funds freezeSygnum offers bank-held trading collateral to institutional clients, while Bitget's withdrawal pause leaves ordinary balances dependent on its own controls and fund. The post Swiss bank shields Bitget institutions while retail funds freeze appeared first on CryptoSlate .
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HIFI Raises $37M To Build Stablecoin And Tokenized Market InfrastructureHIFI has raised a $37 million Series A led by Left Lane Capital. The company says the funding will expand stablecoin payments, cards and infrastructure for tokenized capital markets. HIFI says its platform currently processes more than $7 billion in annualized volume across 87 countries. **ID:** N25-08 **Site:** NewsBTC **Status:** READY **Author:** NewsBTC Editorial Team **Focus Keyword:** HIFI **Image Keyword:** Payments **Category:** Technology **Tags:** HIFI, Stablecoins, Tokenization, Payments, Funding **Primary Source:** https://www.hifibridge.com/blog HIFI Wants To Connect Bank Money, Stablecoins And Tokenized Assets HIFI provides APIs designed to connect traditional bank rails with stablecoin settlement. The company says its infrastructure currently processes more than $7 billion in annualized volume across 87 countries. That business started largely around moving money. The next stage is broader. HIFI says the Series A will help expand card products, stablecoin payments and infrastructure used around tokenized securities and capital-market transactions. The company participated in DTCC’s July production trades involving DTC-tokenized assets alongside firms including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and Nasdaq. It has also partnered with Visa on stablecoin-funded payouts that can reach billions of Visa cards. Those integrations give HIFI a position between the blockchain layer and the financial institutions that ultimately need cash settlement, compliance and distribution. Tokenized Markets Still Need A Cash Side Much of the attention around tokenization goes to the asset. A Treasury security, stock or fund share gets represented onchain and suddenly the transaction looks modern. But every trade still has another side. Someone needs to deliver the money. That is where stablecoin infrastructure becomes particularly interesting. Tokenized capital markets work far better if the cash leg can move with the same speed and programmability as the security being traded. HIFI is betting that the infrastructure connecting those two sides can become a substantial financial-services business. The $37 million round does not come with a disclosed valuation. It does provide the company with more capital to build into a market where traditional payments, stablecoins and securities settlement are increasingly converging. Stablecoins used to be mostly a way for crypto traders to hold dollars between trades. Companies like HIFI are betting the bigger opportunity is making them part of the infrastructure underneath everything else. *This article was written by the News Desk and edited by [Samuel Rae](https://www.newsbtc.com/author/rae-samuel/).*
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C3.ai CEO Thomas Siebel sells 444,000 shares for $4.8M as stock slides 40% from highsThe CEO's stock sale amid a price drop may signal caution, impacting investor confidence and highlighting volatility in AI markets. The post C3.ai CEO Thomas Siebel sells 444,000 shares for $4.8M as stock slides 40% from highs appeared first on Crypto Briefing .
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Iran’s Pezeshkian refuses Trump meeting amid US mistrustPezeshkian's refusal to meet Trump highlights enduring US-Iran tensions, potentially destabilizing his administration and affecting diplomatic progress. The post Iran’s Pezeshkian refuses Trump meeting amid US mistrust appeared first on Crypto Briefing .
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Solana Foundation Hires Former Binance CMO For Institutional PushThe Solana Foundation has appointed former Binance global CMO Rachel Conlan as chief strategy officer. Former Polygon Labs executive Jamal Raees has joined as general manager of payments. The Foundation says the hires are aimed at accelerating institutional adoption and payment activity on Solana. **ID:** N25-07 **Site:** NewsBTC **Status:** READY **Author:** NewsBTC Editorial Team **Focus Keyword:** Solana **Image Keyword:** Solana **Category:** Altcoins **Tags:** Solana, Rachel Conlan, Payments, Institutions, Foundation **Primary Source:** https://solana.com/news Solana Wants To Turn Network Activity Into Institutional Adoption Conlan spent three years as Binance’s global CMO and previously held senior roles at OKX, CAA Sports and Havas. At Solana, her remit will extend beyond marketing. The Foundation says she will oversee institutional partnerships, ecosystem growth and go-to-market strategy. Raees will focus more narrowly on payments. His role covers stablecoins, tokenized deposits and the broader infrastructure required to make Solana useful as a financial settlement network. The appointments arrive as the Foundation points to substantial growth across those areas. It says Solana has processed more than $5 trillion in stablecoin volume during 2026, while real-world assets on the network have passed $4.5 billion and tokenized equity supply has moved above $620 million. Those are company-reported ecosystem figures, but they explain why the Foundation is building a team specifically around institutional finance. Solana Is Competing For Financial Infrastructure, Not Just Crypto Apps Solana’s earlier growth story was heavily associated with trading, NFTs and consumer crypto applications. The network is increasingly positioning itself around payments, tokenization and institutional settlement as well. That brings it into a different competitive set. Ethereum and its Layer 2 networks remain deeply embedded in tokenized finance, while newer payment-focused chains and private banking networks are chasing many of the same use cases. Solana’s pitch is performance: high throughput, low transaction costs and an existing pool of stablecoin liquidity. But technology alone does not bring institutions onchain. Banks, asset managers and payment companies require partnerships, compliance integration and people who can translate blockchain infrastructure into products that fit existing financial businesses. The Foundation’s latest hires suggest it knows that. Solana already has the network. Conlan and Raees are being brought in to help turn that network into something more institutions and payment companies actually use. *This article was written by the News Desk and edited by [Samuel Rae](https://www.newsbtc.com/author/rae-samuel/).*
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Donald Trump and Mike Johnson to meet with tech CEOs on AI next weekThe meeting could influence US AI policy, balancing innovation with accountability, impacting global tech competition and regulatory standards. The post Donald Trump and Mike Johnson to meet with tech CEOs on AI next week appeared first on Crypto Briefing .
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OpenAI discloses dozens of AI agent incidents, including leak of 53 user imagesOpenAI's AI agent incidents highlight urgent need for robust regulatory frameworks to ensure data privacy and accountability in AI systems. The post OpenAI discloses dozens of AI agent incidents, including leak of 53 user images appeared first on Crypto Briefing .
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IBM links 17 banks to the SWIFT ledger, but the cloud risk persistsDigital Asset Haven’s ISO 20022 adapter supports tokenized-deposit instructions, while final settlement stays with existing systems. The post IBM links 17 banks to the SWIFT ledger, but the cloud risk persists appeared first on CryptoSlate .
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The Clearing House Picks Quant For US Tokenized Deposit NetworkThe Clearing House has selected Quant to provide the interoperability and transaction-management layer for its On-Chain Money Initiative. The planned network will let financial institutions clear and settle tokenized deposits while connecting to existing RTP and CHIPS payment rails. Participating institutions are expected to gain access in the first half of 2027. **ID:** N25-06 **Site:** NewsBTC **Status:** READY **Author:** NewsBTC Editorial Team **Focus Keyword:** Quant **Image Keyword:** Tokenization **Category:** Technology **Tags:** Quant, The Clearing House, Tokenized Deposits, RTP, CHIPS **Primary Source:** https://www.theclearinghouse.org/payment-systems/articles/2026/09/quant-selected-for-on-chain-money-initiative Tokenized Deposits Meet RTP And CHIPS The Clearing House operates some of the core plumbing of the U.S. financial system. Its networks clear and settle more than $2 trillion per day across wire transfers, ACH, checks and real-time payments. The On-Chain Money Initiative is intended to add tokenized deposits to that environment. Quant’s role will be to coordinate how those tokenized deposits move between participating financial institutions while connecting the network to existing fiat rails including RTP and CHIPS. That creates a different model from a public stablecoin. A tokenized deposit remains a deposit liability of the bank that issued it. The blockchain component changes how that claim can be recorded, programmed and transferred. The underlying banking relationship remains. Programmable Bank Money Is Moving Closer To Production The initiative was first announced in June. The selection of Quant moves it from a broad banking project toward a specific technology architecture. The Clearing House says the system could support corporate treasury, liquidity management, cross-border payments and digital-asset settlement. Payments could also be programmed to execute automatically once agreed conditions are met. Participating institutions are expected to gain access in the first half of 2027. That means this is infrastructure under development, not a live consumer payment network today. Still, the scale of the organization behind it matters. Blockchain experiments inside individual banks are nothing new. A shared tokenized-deposit network attached to payment rails already used across the U.S. banking system is a different proposition. If the project works, banks would not need to choose between existing payment infrastructure and programmable onchain money. The two systems could increasingly become part of the same stack. *This article was written by the News Desk and edited by [Samuel Rae](https://www.newsbtc.com/author/rae-samuel/).*
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Ethereum node sync improved to under half a day with EIP-4444 optimizationsEIP-4444's optimizations enhance Ethereum's accessibility, reducing entry barriers for node operators and promoting network decentralization. The post Ethereum node sync improved to under half a day with EIP-4444 optimizations appeared first on Crypto Briefing .
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Pentagon Wins Major Court Battle Against AnthropicA federal appeals court just handed the Pentagon a major win in its ongoing war with a leading AI company. The ruling could reshape who controls America’s military AI going forward. A three-judge panel sided 2-1 with the Defense Department, upholding its decision to blacklist Anthropic from military contracts entirely. The Fight That Split Two The post Pentagon Wins Major Court Battle Against Anthropic appeared first on BeInCrypto .
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Solana (SOL), Zcash (ZEC), Chainlink (LINK) and Cardano (ADA) Price Analysis For September 26: Market Retains BullishnessSolana, Zcash, Chainlink and Cardano are testing crucial technical levels as crypto momentum strengthens, with key breakouts and resistance zones coming into focus.
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Atlas Energy Solutions surges as much as 19% after landing $613M in contracts with frontier AI labAtlas Energy's strategic shift towards AI infrastructure highlights the growing synergy between energy and tech, with potential long-term gains. The post Atlas Energy Solutions surges as much as 19% after landing $613M in contracts with frontier AI lab appeared first on Crypto Briefing .
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Here’s How Much You Would Have Made Owning DXP Enterprises Stock In The Last 5 YearsDXP Enterprises (NASDAQ:DXPE) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 32.82% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 45.02%. Currently, DXP Enterprises has a market capitalization of
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If You Invested $1000 In Baker Hughes Stock 5 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much TodayBaker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 6.13% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 18.34%. Currently, Baker Hughes has a market capitalization of $57.48