BNB and SOL Outpace BTC as Tokenized Equities Expand
Amid slowing U.S. inflation and the S&P 500 hitting a record high, the tokenized equities market has surged, with BNB and Solana leading gains among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. The circulating value of tokenized equities has surpassed 2.5 billion dollars, with BNB Chain maintaining the top spot at a 33.6% market share, followed by Ethereum at 27.8% and Solana at 22.1%. BNB rose about 3% for the week to around 610 dollars, while SOL gained 5%, even as Bitcoin and Ethereum declined over the same period. Grayscale added BNB to its smart contract fund for the first time, making it the largest holding with a 30.6% allocation, providing an additional boost. Technical indicators suggest BNB's medium-term uptrend remains intact, with upward momentum persisting as the price approaches resistance near 620 dollars.
Microsoft Warns Hackers Are Using BNB Chain to Spread Malware
Microsoft has uncovered a new malware campaign that uses BNB Smart Chain to make malicious infrastructure harder to take down. The campaign leverages the blockchain's decentralized nature to host command-and-control addresses, complicating efforts to disrupt the attackers' operations. Microsoft's security researchers detailed the technique in a report, noting it represents an evolution in how threat actors evade detection and takedowns.
T. Rowe Price Launches First Actively Managed Multi-Crypto Spot ETF
T. Rowe Price has launched the T. Rowe Price Active Crypto ETF, the first actively managed exchange-traded fund providing spot exposure to multiple cryptocurrencies under one umbrella. The fund holds positions in eight digital assets, with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Binance Coin accounting for about 70.6% of the portfolio, while seven of the eight holdings rank among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. Managed by Blue Macellari, who has more than two decades of experience in alternative assets, the ETF charges an annual fee of 0.75% after a 0.15% fee waiver expiring on May 31, 2027. The launch comes as the U.S. market already counts nearly 5,300 exchange-traded products, with 730 new ETFs introduced in the first half of 2026 alone.
BNB Chain to Launch Next-Generation Layer 1 for Agentic AI in Early 2027
BNB Chain has revealed plans to launch a testnet by the end of 2026 and a mainnet in early 2027 for a next-generation Layer 1 designed for AI applications, including agentic AI. The network aims to embed AI capabilities directly into the base layer architecture, with performance optimizations and consensus mechanisms tailored for autonomous AI agents. While the BNB price has fallen 34 percent year-to-date to around 566 dollars, the total value locked in the DeFi ecosystem on BNB Chain has risen 13 percent from 7.6 million BNB to 8.6 million BNB, equivalent to 4.9 billion dollars.
Pepeto Presale Surpasses $10.33 Million as BNB Price Prediction Targets $4,500
Pepeto's presale has raised over $10.33 million, with wallet profiles matching those that were early in BNB and SHIB before their public launches. The project was listed on CoinMarketCap organically, without any marketing campaign, reflecting the kind of attention seen before major listing runs since 2021. Meanwhile, BNB gained 5% overnight on Friday to trade above $631, holding its $600 floor, while a Coinpedia forecast sets a high target of $4,500 by 2030 driven by quarterly burns, ETF inflows, and ecosystem growth past 850 million unique addresses. Pepeto is building a zero-fee trading platform across Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Solana with a zero-gas bridge and an AI contract scanner, and presale holders receive a lifetime share of platform activity distributed yearly.