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Putting a security on a blockchain does not change its legal status, three SEC divisions said Wednesday, adding that tokenized assets face the same registration requirements as traditional instruments. In a joint staff statement on Wednesday, the agency’s Divisions of Corporation Finance, Trading and Markets, and Investment Management said tokens that represent securities remain subject to federal securities laws. “The format in which a security is issued or the methods by which holders are recorded (e.g., ...

Core Insights - Ark Invest has released its 10th annual "Big Ideas" list for 2026, highlighting key themes and investment opportunities following a strong performance in 2025, where its ETFs outperformed the S&P 500 [1][2] Group 1: Thematic Trends - "The Great Acceleration" is identified as a central theme for 2026, impacting various technologies such as AI, public blockchains, robotics, energy storage, and multiomics, which is expected to drive significant GDP growth [2][3] - Capital investment in disruptive innovation platforms could contribute an additional 1.9 percentage points to annualized real GDP growth during this decade, focusing on innovations like robotaxis and AI agents [3] Group 2: Investment Opportunities in ETFs - Ark's thematic ETFs are aligned with the Big Ideas for 2026, with U.S. ETFs and public companies holding 12% of total Bitcoin supply, and Bitcoin ETF balances increasing by 19.7% in 2025 [4] - The Ark Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF and Ark Space & Defense Innovation ETF were the top performers among Ark's ETFs, achieving gains of 49.8% and 49.2% respectively in 2025 [4] Group 3: Key Companies and Stocks - Several publicly traded companies are highlighted as key players in the 2026 themes, including Coinbase Global, Circle Internet Group, and Robinhood Markets for the tokenized assets theme [8] - For the Multiomics theme, notable stocks include Illumina Inc, CRISPR Therapeutics, and 10x Genomics, which are expected to drive advancements in healthcare [9] - Waymo, owned by Alphabet Inc, is recognized as a disruptor in the autonomous vehicles sector, impacting competitors like Uber and Lyft [10] - Tesla Inc, while not frequently mentioned, is central to multiple Big Ideas, including autonomous vehicles and distributed energy, and remains a significant holding in Ark's portfolios [11]

Group 1: Ethereum Network Activity - The Ethereum network has reached a new all-time high in daily transaction count, with a 7-day moving average of 2.023 million transactions as of January 4, indicating increased user interaction with the blockchain [1] - The surge in transactions is attributed to the accelerating adoption of real-world asset (RWA) tokenization and a broader market recovery that has increased token transfer activity [1][2] Group 2: Market Sentiment and Price Action - Despite the increase in network activity, Ethereum's price has lagged, currently trading at $3,240, which is a 2.2% increase over the past 24 hours and an 8.9% increase over the past week [3] - Market sentiment shows that traders are more optimistic about gold than Ethereum, with a greater likelihood assigned to gold reaching $5,000 compared to Ethereum's near-term prospects [4] - Investors are more confident in a short-term target of $4,000 for ETH, with a 58% chance of reaching this target, up from 43% at the beginning of the year [5] Group 3: Long-term Outlook and Investment Case - The preference for gold in prediction markets is viewed as a short-term reaction to geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainties, rather than a fundamental shift away from Ethereum's narrative as "digital gold" [6] - The long-term investment case for Ethereum is supported by its dominance in decentralized finance (DeFi) and tokenized assets, areas where gold lacks functional equivalents [6] - A key catalyst for aligning Ethereum's price with its fundamentals is expected to be a sustained increase in on-chain ETH accumulation by long-term holders, which would tighten effective supply and support price appreciation [7]

Market Overview - Market capitalization for tokenized assets reaches an all-time high of $325 billion [1]

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BREAKING: Market cap for tokenized assets is at an all-time high of $325 billion. https://t.co/bFWfzYvOfa ...

RT Token Terminal 📊 (@tokenterminal)either intern is good at cherry-picking data, or tokenized assets are trending up across stablecoins, tokenized funds, stocks, and commodities https://t.co/0a6lOZUXcc ...

RT Sei Development Foundation (@Sei_FND)$33B in tokenized assets isn’t the product. It’s the proof of concept.So far, RWAs have largely solved putting already-liquid markets onchain.The real transformation is unlocking the assets that can’t trade at all.New opinion piece from @ChadHugghins and @OnChainAlex. https://t.co/E4E8pN7I5w ...

either intern is good at cherry-picking data, or tokenized assets are trending up across stablecoins, tokenized funds, stocks, and commodities https://t.co/0a6lOZUXcc ...