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Coinbase Ventures outlined nine investment focus areas for 2026, including real-world asset perpetuals, unsecured lending protocols, and AI development tools. The announcement comes as third-quarter crypto venture funding reached $4.65 billion, marking a 290% increase from the previous quarter, according to Galaxy Digital.

Coinbase Ventures has outlined eight priority investment sectors for 2026, focusing on real-world asset integration, AI-powered infrastructure, and next-generation DeFi protocols. The venture arm, which has deployed capital across 618 deals since 2018, expects the upcoming market phase to differ structurally from previous cycles.

Coinbase Ventures has outlined its 2026 investment strategy, prioritizing perpetual futures for real-world assets, specialized trading platforms, and AI-blockchain integration. The venture arm identified prediction market terminals and reputation-based lending as emerging opportunities in decentralized finance.

Sui's native token rose 12% to above $1.50 on November 25, 2025, following R25 Protocol's deployment of real-world asset-backed tokens on the network. The launch introduced rcUSD and rcUSDp, bringing institutional-grade financial instruments to Sui's decentralized ecosystem.

Hong Kong's monetary authority has received approximately 80 applications for stablecoin issuer licenses, with only a limited number expected to gain approval in early 2026. The jurisdiction has become the first to mandate that stablecoin reserves consist exclusively of High Quality Liquid Assets. The framework follows several digital asset scandals and establishes centralized oversight under the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.

Eighty-three percent of major financial institutions now provide digital asset services, with tokenization emerging as the most widespread offering across firms including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, and the London Stock Exchange. Tokenized real-world assets are projected to grow from $0.6 trillion in 2025 to nearly $19 trillion by 2033, data show. The technology places bonds, funds, real estate, and credit products on programmable infrastructure, reducing settlement times and eliminating intermediary layers.

Hong Kong has transitioned Project Ensemble from sandbox testing to live pilot operations, enabling real-value transactions with tokenized deposits and digital assets. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced the initial focus will include tokenized money-market fund transactions and real-time treasury management. Interbank settlements will utilize the HKD Real Time Gross Settlement system.

Citi and Swift have successfully tested a Payment-versus-Payment model that settles fiat currency and blockchain assets simultaneously. The trial used smart contracts to enhance Swift's existing network rather than replacing traditional banking infrastructure. The breakthrough addresses a key bottleneck in institutional digital asset adoption by eliminating settlement risk between traditional and on-chain transactions.

BNB is trading at $906.22, down 6.2% over seven days and 15.15% in thirty days, while holding a critical support level. Real-world asset deployments on BNB Chain have surpassed $1 billion, led by Circle's USYC and tokenized treasury products from Franklin Templeton and Securitize, data show. The divergence between weakening retail sentiment and accelerating institutional activity creates a pivotal moment for the asset's 2025 trajectory.

HSBC Holdings will introduce tokenized deposits for corporate clients in the United States and United Arab Emirates during the first half of 2026. The bank's Tokenized Deposit Service enables instant cross-border and domestic transfers operating continuously, expanding on existing operations in Singapore, Hong Kong, the UK, and Luxembourg.