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Securitize, the tokenization firm backed by BlackRock, has cleared a significant regulatory hurdle on its path to going public. The SEC has approved its merger registration, opening the door to a NYSE listing. Securitize is the company behind BlackRock's BUIDL fund, and its potential debut marks a meaningful moment for the broader tokenization industry's push toward mainstream legitimacy.
Meanwhile, Russia's internet regulator Roskomnadzor appears to have escalated its war on privacy tools. Rather than simply blocking VPN services, the agency is now allegedly launching active DDoS attacks against their infrastructure. Services like Amnezia VPN have been struggling to stay online, which signals a troubling shift from passive censorship to outright digital aggression against the tools Russians use to access the open internet.
And in the world of developer funding, Supabase has doubled its valuation to ten billion dollars in just eight months. The open source database platform has become a quiet beneficiary of the AI coding boom, with tools like Claude and Codex driving developers toward its infrastructure. It's a reminder that the AI wave isn't just lifting model makers — it's lifting the entire layer of tools beneath them.
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