“I’m very cautious; meme coins hold no value for me,” she said. “I'm not interested in one hour. I'm not interested in just today.”Although Switzer’s crypto holdings make up a small portion of her overall portfolio, which mainly consists of real estate, she often checks her accounts twice a day and has an approach many would find thorough and clear-eyed.Switzer’s story, though unique, helps explain why people of all ages and financial backgrounds have been drawn to the world of crypto for reasons that go be ...

RWA Adoption & Institutional Involvement - BlackRock, Apollo, and Hamilton Lane collectively deployed $3 trillion (3T) in assets under management (AUM) into SEI settlement infrastructure [1] - Avalanche reached $1 billion (1B) in Real World Asset (RWA) Total Value Locked (TVL) with a 5.7% market share [1] - Morpho scaled from $0 to $300 million (300M) in RWA markets within 3 months [1] - Aave Horizon has $350 million (350M) in RWA loans [1] Token & Ecosystem Strategy - Industry suggests accumulating Ondo and securitize ecosystem tokens at fractions of DeFi equivalents [1] - Anticipation of first centralized exchange (CEX) listing may trigger rotation from AI agent speculation [1]

Core Insights - CME Group and CF Benchmarks are launching four new cryptocurrency reference rates and real-time indices for Arbitrum, Ondo, NEAR, and Sui, expanding their suite of cryptocurrency benchmarks [1][2] - The new benchmarks aim to provide transparent pricing data for market participants, covering over 96% of the investible cryptocurrency market capitalization [2][4] - These reference rates will utilize pricing data from multiple exchanges, ensuring accuracy and reliability in the cryptocurrency ecosystem [3][4] Company Overview - CME Group is recognized as the world's leading derivatives marketplace, facilitating trading across various asset classes and providing a platform for risk management [6] - CF Benchmarks is a regulated cryptocurrency index provider, authorized under the UK Benchmarks Regulation, and offers transparent methodologies for tracking and valuing cryptocurrency products [8][9] - The indices from CF Benchmarks are integrated into significant regulated crypto products, including a majority of spot bitcoin ETFs in the US and a substantial portion of the regulated crypto derivatives market [10]