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45 percent of world central banks plan to raise gold holdings; what about \'digital gold\' bitcoin?

Global central banks’ appetite for buying gold has risen to a record high this year, a survey showed. In the World Gold Council’s 2026 central bank gold reserves survey, 45 percent of respondents said they plan to increase gold holdings over the next year, the highest since the survey began in 2018. Most respondents expect global gold reserves to keep rising and anticipate a lower share for the dollar, while bitcoin drew little interest as a sovereign reserve asset.

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State Street launches money market fund for stablecoin issuers\' reserves

State Street has launched a money market fund for stablecoin issuers to manage reserve assets. The product is designed to align with the U.S. GENIUS Act and uses a government money market fund structure under Rule 2a-7, investing in assets such as U.S. Treasuries and repurchase agreements. State Street Bank and federally chartered crypto bank Anchorage Digital joined as initial investors. Financial firms are speeding product development as the stablecoin market expands.

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RWA market surges 589 percent amid broader crypto downturn

The market for real-world assets (RWA) is growing rapidly despite a broader slump in cryptocurrencies, helped by financial institutions joining and a wider range of assets being tokenised. Binance Research said the overall RWA market jumped 589 percent from early 2025 to June 2026, with tokenised equities rising 422 percent. Bonds and money market funds grew 83 percent. Tokenised precious metals also drew inflows early this year, while banks are moving to build tokenised deposit networks.