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Jul 16 — Soft CPI, DTCC tokenization, and Asian crypto rules
• June CPI fell 0.4% month-on-month, putting annual inflation at 3.5% — the softer-than-expected print reversed a geopolitical selloff and pushed Bitcoin up over 4% on the week. • The DTCC moved tokenized stocks, ETFs, and Treasuries into live production trading with BlackRock, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and 30+ other firms — real-world asset tokenization has shifted from concept to operating infrastructure. • Japan formally classified crypto as a financial product on par with stocks and bonds, opening the door to spot ETFs, while South Korea moved to recognize digital assets as national…
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