Aukai Arkus

Combat Veteran of the USMC and former military contractor, currently studying the emerging intersections of fintech and environmental and cultural preservation efforts. Son of Oahu, Hawai'i. Cybersecurity, author, game designer and publisher.
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Tokenized Gold Tops $6B at Record Prices, Led by Tether and Paxos

A gold token is the simplest real-world asset there is: one bar, one vault, one claim. The trouble starts with…

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What Does It All Mean, BASEL? – Rules Face Review, Banks Push Back

The global standard that decides how banks hold digital assets went live in 2026, and the Basel Committee is already…

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State-of-Crypto: Alaska’s Begich Drives Federal Bitcoin Reserve Bill to Buy 1 Million BTC

Alaska's lone congressman is driving the national Bitcoin reserve push. Back home, the harder problem is moving money to villages…

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Tokenized Private Credit Outpaces Funds as Maple, Centrifuge Push 8–15% Yields

Tokenized funds turned idle cash into round-the-clock yield; tokenized private credit goes further, and asks you to trust the underwriter,…

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State-of-Crypto: Alabama DAO Law Takes Effect October 2026

Alabama just became the second state to give DAOs legal standing, the harder test being whether the same property tools…

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Tokenized Treasuries Top $15B as BlackRock Files Two On-Chain Funds.

The $15B tokenized Treasury market is the proof of concept the rest of on-chain finance is borrowing from — and…

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State-of-Crypto: Hawaiʻi Crypto Regulation Pivots to Kiosk Fraud, Two Years After Dropping Licenses

Hawaiʻi just cracked down on the Bitcoin kiosks that prey on kūpuna (elders), while the rails for cheaper remittances and…

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