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The US Army is examining how smart contracts and blockchain technology could be applied to contingency contracting, according to an article published on Army.mil. The piece outlines how distributed ledger systems could automate and secure defense contracting processes in operational environments. The article has so far drawn limited public engagement.

Six major blockchain organisations, including the Cardano Foundation, Chainlink Labs, Hedera and Ava Labs, have sent a joint letter to the US Securities and Exchange Commission demanding legal clarity. They are pressing the SEC to classify digital assets as commodities rather than securities, arguing that unclear rules are holding back the industry in the United States. Crypto observers see the letter as a coordinated push for regulatory certainty.

Injective, a blockchain network focused on finance, has announced plans to tokenize roughly $10 billion in real estate assets and to launch a stablecoin pegged to the South Korean won. The moves would bring property onto its chain as tradable digital tokens and give users a local-currency payment instrument. Observers see it as part of a broader push by crypto platforms into tokenized real-world assets and regulated-adjacent currency products in Asia.

China's ruling Politburo devoted a collective study day to blockchain technology, a session reported by the South China Morning Post. The top leadership gathering signals how seriously Beijing treats the technology underpinning bitcoin, prompting observers abroad to ask whether any other government's highest decision-making body has done anything similar. Former Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt highlighted the session and suggested it shows China preparing to lead on the technology.

Tokenized stock trading is expanding on offshore exchanges such as OKX, allowing investors abroad to gain blockchain-based exposure to US equities. At the same time, companies including Goldman Sachs and Microsoft are pushing back against similar offerings in the United States. The divide is traced to a single SEC rule that lets US issuers block tokenized versions of their shares overseas, explaining why the market is flourishing offshore while facing resistance at home.

French authorities are seeking to clarify the legal status of perpetual contracts (perps) on blockchains as part of the ongoing revision of the EU's MiCA regulation. According to a new analysis from SunLibCrypto, if France's position is adopted, perpetual futures traded on decentralised platforms could fall under explicit EU crypto rules. The move would mark one of the first attempts to bring these derivative products into a formal regulatory framework, and is drawing attention from crypto market participants watching how EU oversight will expand.

Ondo Finance is drawing attention in digital asset circles with its tokenized stock offering, which puts exposure to US equities on the blockchain. The project argues its products differ from rivals through institutional-grade structure, daily verification of reserves and a focus on regulated, transferable tokens. Commentators are weighing how tokenized stocks fit between traditional brokers and crypto trading platforms.

The Blockchain Association has asked the US Securities and Exchange Commission to double the exemption threshold for crypto startups from $5 million to $10 million, which would let emerging crypto companies raise more capital before triggering full securities registration requirements. The proposal is part of ongoing industry lobbying for clearer, lighter-touch crypto regulation in the United States, a debate that has intensified as startups weigh moving offshore due to regulatory uncertainty.

Tokenized stock trading, where equities are represented as blockchain tokens and traded around the clock, is gaining traction outside the United States. Goldman Sachs and other U.S. financial companies are raising objections, arguing the trend raises regulatory and market-structure concerns as trading activity shifts to overseas platforms that American investors and firms cannot easily access.

A cybersecurity writer has published the fifth installment in a series on the darknet, this time examining why Bitcoin was never truly anonymous. The piece explains how blockchain traceability and crypto mixing services work, and follows earlier installments debunking darknet myths, explaining how darknet marketplaces operate, and tracing the lifecycle of leaked data. Early readers in the infosec community appear to be sharing it as a useful primer on cryptocurrency privacy misconceptions.

SunLibCrypto has published a new educational guide explaining what a 51% attack is, a scenario where an entity controls the majority of a blockchain's computing power and can manipulate transactions. The guide promises precise explanations, concrete examples and verifiable sources, continuing a series of accessible explainers on cryptocurrency security topics.

Bank Negara Malaysia, the country's central bank, has launched a distributed ledger technology platform for tokenized bonds. The move signals Malaysia's push into blockchain-based financial infrastructure, following a broader global trend of central banks and financial institutions exploring tokenization of traditional debt securities. Details on the platform's first issuances and participating institutions were not immediately available.

Solana's SOL token is priced at $105.95, giving the blockchain network a market capitalisation of roughly $62.5 billion. The figure is circulating among crypto and DeFi communities tracking the asset's performance. No broader context on recent price movement or news driving the level was available.