#OpenDigest | 20 March 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: $316.297B 

→Total RWA on-chain market cap: $27.35B 

→Total stablecoin holders: 238.5M 

→Total RWA assets holders: 684,647 

🟣 Top Headlines

→ Data from RWA.xyz shows distributed on-chain value for RWA, excluding stablecoins, hitting an all-time high of $27.14 billion. Tokenized US Treasuries dominate, accounting for roughly $11.3 billion of the total.

→ The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued guidance explaining how it will define cryptocurrencies as securities, creating several categories of digital assets. 

→ Mastercard has agreed to acquire BVNK for up to $1.8 billion. The deal includes $300 million in payments that are contingent on BVNK hitting certain performance metrics and is expected to close this year.

→ Ripple’s 2026 global survey of more than 1,000 finance leaders found that 72% believe that finance leaders must offer digital asset solutions to stay competitive.

→ The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a Nasdaq proposal to allow certain stocks to be traded and settled ‌in tokenized form, according to a regulatory filing.

🟣 OpenEden's Updates

→ Meet our Founder and CEO Jeremy Ng and Director of Growth Nathan Paitchel in NYC from 23 Mar to 3 Apr as they’ll be there for Digital Asset Summit 2026.

→ OpenEden's Learn & Earn campaign on Binance is still ongoing till 1 April. Take this opportunity to learn more about OpenEden and earn rewards by completing the quiz: https://binance.com/en/academy/learn-and-earn/course/what-is-openeden-eden-BN1226417715961802753 

→ Our Founder and CEO Jeremy Ng spoke on an AMA with Cryptic, discussing on how tokenization brings institutions on-chain. 

✅ Read the full digest on our X: https://x.com/OpenEden_X/status/2034933507206914269?s=20