Digital Assets

A Japanese firm, Gates Inc., is turning $75 million worth of Tokyo real estate into digital tokens using the Oasys blockchain. The move aims to make it easier for overseas investors to buy and sell property in Japan by using blockchain-based ownership records.

Australia’s central bank is accelerating its digital finance strategy, announcing that Project Acacia—its flagship initiative focused on wholesale tokenized asset markets—is entering a new phase of real-world testing.

Florida is investigating Robinhood for allegedly misleading users about the true costs of crypto trading on its app. The state claims Robinhood promoted itself as cheap while hiding fees through its payment system.

Ant Group plans to add USDC, a dollar-backed stablecoin from Circle, to its blockchain platform for international payments. The move depends on US regulatory approval and could make Ant a major user of regulated digital currencies outside China.

Remixpoint will pay its CEO fully in Bitcoin instead of company shares due to insider trading rules in Japan. The firm already holds over $116 million in crypto and says this move ties leadership more closely to its financial performance.

SBI Holdings and Aplus now let Japanese credit card users swap loyalty points for Bitcoin, Ethereum, or XRP. This is the first time crypto has been added as a reward option, though the exchange amount is small and capped.

Polaris Office has filed 102 trademark claims in South Korea for its upcoming won-pegged stablecoin, POLAKRW, as it expands into digital finance. The move comes as tech and banking firms rush to prepare for new stablecoin laws expected soon under the country's tighter crypto rules.

Hong Kong will start issuing stablecoin licences from August under a new law, with only a small number expected to be approved by the end of 2025. The rules will allow only fiat-backed stablecoins and focus on safe, practical uses like cross-border payments.

Dubai Land Department has partnered with Crypto.com to allow blockchain and crypto payments in real estate deals, including paying government fees with digital assets. The move supports Dubai’s 2033 vision to modernise its property sector, with plans to tokenise real estate and attract more global investors.

A recent report by Bloomberg revealed that one of the richest U.S government agencies is the U.S Secret Service, who have quietly accumulated $400 million in digital assets over the past decades.