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AI agents are moving from simple responses toward autonomous action, including the ability to spend money on a user’s behalf. That shift is intensifying debate over whether machine-driven finance will run on open blockchains, stablecoins, traditional payment networks or closed technology platforms.

BlackRock’s work with Ondo Finance is drawing attention to a shift from tokenized single assets toward tokenized investment strategies. The approach could make portfolios more transferable, programmable and adaptable as blockchain-based market infrastructure develops.

ARK Invest is bringing its ARK Venture Fund onto blockchain rails through Securitize, giving eligible investors tokenized interests in a portfolio that includes OpenAI, Anthropic, Stripe and Databricks. The fund will launch first on Ethereum, with other networks potentially following as tokenization expands deeper into private markets.

U.S. listed spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $998.95 million in net inflows on Monday, their strongest daily haul since bitcoin traded at a record high on Oct. 6, 2025. BlackRock’s IBIT led the move as bitcoin climbed 44% this quarter to $85,000, even as year to date ETF flows remain negative.

Bitcoin is trading just below $78K after a fresh pullback left bulls facing resistance at the 50-week moving average. The broader crypto narrative remains supported by long-term store-of-value demand, record gold correlation, and institutional interest in leading digital assets.

A firmware flaw in Coinkite’s Coldcard hardware wallet has been linked to the theft of nearly 600 bitcoin, worth roughly $38 million so far. The incident is forcing Bitcoin investors to reconsider the trade-offs between self-custody, professional custodians and spot Bitcoin ETFs.

Nine major crypto firms have formed the Bitcoin Security Consortium, pledging a combined $15 million over three years for Bitcoin security research and open-source development. The initiative will support work on post-quantum defenses while avoiding any role in Bitcoin governance or protocol decisions.

Ark Invest added more than $75 million in crypto-linked stocks in June as the sector sold off, reinforcing its buy-the-dip strategy. Coinbase, Circle and Bullish were the main beneficiaries even as Circle suffered a steep monthly decline.

Ark Invest accumulated nearly 3.3 million SpaceX shares worth more than $500 million on the company’s record-setting IPO day. The move came alongside more than $325 million in stock sales across at least 13 companies.

ARK Invest snaps up $9.4M worth of eToro shares after its Nasdaq debut, as the trading platform surges 29% on launch day. ARK also increases its stake in Solana staking ETF SOLQ.