Hormuz Strait shipping traffic plummeted 95% due to US-Israel military operations, triggering severe global energy market volatility. Gold fell for seven consecutive days, silver declined over 13%, while Bitcoin remained relatively resilient, demonstrating different asset responses during crises. International responses to shipping lane security remain unclear, with energy supply crisis signaling prolonged price increases.
European asset manager Amundi and tokenization platform Spiko launched a $100 million Spiko Amundi Overnight Swap Fund (SAFO) and selected Chainlink as the oracle infrastructure. However, LINK has failed to break through $10 since February. Despite on-chain data showing declining LINK holdings and increased ETF inflows, market sentiment remains cautious, making short-term price appreciation difficult, with institutional adoption not yet becoming a price catalyst.
The World Gold Council and Boston Consulting Group jointly launched the "Gold as a Service" white paper, aiming to establish a unified open platform framework that connects physical gold with tokenized products to enhance the usability and transaction convenience of gold in the financial system. This framework features six key functions including standardized issuance, high transparency, and improved liquidity, and is expected to accelerate institutional investor participation in the tokenized gold market.