📊 Gold-backed stablecoins have now surpassed $4 billion in market capitalization, nearly tripling from $1.3 billion at the beginning of 2025. Tether Gold dominates this sector, leading the market with approximately $2.2 billion, representing 50% of the total. 🗞The Block (https://www.theblock.co/post/382582/gold-backed-stablecoins-near-4-billion-as-safe-haven-demand-grows-onchain)

🇧🇷 The Brazilian stock exchange B3 will launch its own tokenization platform and stablecoin. The stablecoin will facilitate transactions of tokenized assets and is expected to be pegged to the Brazilian real. The tokenization platform will allow assets to be tokenized and traded on the exchange. 🗞️Coindesk

🇫🇷👮‍♂️ A new cryptocurrency-related crime occurred this morning in La Rochelle. A cryptocurrency holder and his family were attacked at their home by four individuals, who aimed to steal their cryptocurrencies. According to TheBigWhale, the victims were forced to transfer an estimated $10 million worth of cryptocurrency. If confirmed, this would be one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in a wrench attack (physical attack) recorded in France. The investigation is ongoing, and it appears the perpetrators knew the exact addresses of the wallets and the amounts held by the victims. This information may have been obtained through a data leak, according to their own statements to the victims during the hostage situation. 🗞️Gregory Raymond

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