Metaplex Foundation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with K Wave Media to jointly advance the "Gaon Project," which will transition K-pop, Korean dramas, and other Korean Wave cultural intellectual properties on-chain. The project encompasses four core pillars: intellectual property on-chain, global liquidity, fan community empowerment, and content distribution, with the aim of innovating the tokenization of Korean cultural IP and exploring new financing and content distribution models.

T. Rowe Price has updated its registration for an actively managed cryptocurrency ETF, listing 15 digital assets including Bitcoin and Ethereum. The revised filing details operational changes, designates Anchorage Digital Bank as the cryptocurrency custodian, and reflects a growing trend of traditional financial institutions entering the crypto ETF market.

The crypto lending market has contracted significantly since October 2025, with total deposits down 35%. However, leading protocols Morpho, Maker, and Jupiter Exchange saw growth, with deposits rising from $18.4 billion to $20.9 billion, a 13.6% increase.