#OpenDigest | 16 January 2026

Each week, we bring you the biggest headlines, sharpest insights, and key updates on stablecoins, tokenized RWAs, and the OpenEden ecosystem.

🟣 Stablecoin & RWA Market Pulse

→Total stablecoin market cap: $310.676B

→Total RWA on-chain market cap: $21.24B

→Total stablecoin holders: 222.08M

→Total RWA assets holders: 634,259

🟣 Top Headlines

→ BNY, the world’s largest custodial bank, is offering institutional clients the ability to settle bank deposits on a blockchain.

→ The tokenization of real‑world assets (RWAs) on public blockchains exploded in 2025, with total on‑chain value surging by an estimated 232% year‑over‑year.

→ Visa is working to integrate stablecoins into existing payment systems, seeing an opportunity to maintain its market leadership as these tokens gain traction.

→ Senate Banking Committee postpones crypto bill discussion hours after Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong's objections.

🟣 OpenEden's Updates

→ Our Founder and CEO Jeremy Ng shared an opinion piece with Blockhead, breaking down on where real demands in RWA tokenization lies.

✅ Read the full digest on our X: https://x.com/OpenEden_X/status/2012077528983417240?s=20