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Hester Peirce Farewell Speech Highlights SEC Crypto Rulemaking Divide
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce delivered a farewell speech titled “Peirce Out.”
SpaceX’s IPO exposes the first crack in tokenized stocks – fragmented ownership and allocation
SpaceX priced its IPO at $135 per share on June 11, raised $75 billion in the largest public offering in history, and…
Tokenization mirrors the $20 trillion ETF boom as blockchain and AI converge, Ondo exec says
Tokenization is laying the groundwork for autonomous investing and real-time portfolio management, Ondo's new head of…
SpaceX IPO scramble reveals difference between tokenizing a stock and getting one
Crypto platforms promised early access to the blockbuster SpaceX IPO through tokenized shares. The problem wasn't tec…
SEC targets 20-year-old rule standing between Wall Street and blockchain trading
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is moving to dismantle a stock-trading rule that has governed Wall Stree…
Former SEC Chair Gensler rejects CFTC claim of authority over prediction market sports betting
Gary Gensler is calling malarkey the claim that the CFTC has jurisdiction over prediction markets, specifically sport…
Kraken Adds USDCx Support On Canton As Institutional Stablecoin Rails Expand
Kraken has added USDCx deposits and withdrawals on Canton, expanding exchange connectivity for institutional stableco…
Crypto exchanges are opening a two-front war for the stock market
Binance, Kraken, Bybit, and Gemini are moving to add US stocks and ETFs to their crypto trading apps, making a direct…
Ethena Labs to allocate $250 million to Securitize’s Tokenized AAA CLO Fund as it deploys on Solana
STAC is one of Securitize’s in-house offerings that provides onchain access to institutional-grade, floating-rate s…
Ripple chases AI’s machine economy as XRPL stablecoins near $1 billion
Stablecoin liquidity on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) has nearly doubled over the past month, putting the network within reac…
Metaplanet to acquire Siiibo Securities for $13 million to develop bitcoin-linked yield products
Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich said the deal is expected to close in July, and the company plans to rename the busines…
Avalanche Treasury shares fall 38% on Nasdaq debut after $675 million merger
The company intends to accelerate the growth of the Avalanche ecosystem and plans to acquire over $1 billion worth of…
SEC’s proposal to scrap key NMS rules a major unlock for tokenized US stocks: analysts
Galaxy's Thorn said this would remove barriers that prevented DeFi automated market makers from trading tokenized US …
Elon Musk’s SpaceX IPO fever sparks $1 billion crypto bet before Nasdaq debut
Crypto traders have turned Elon Musk’s expected SpaceX listing into a round-the-clock proxy market, pushing more th…
Americans secretly drove as much as $34 billion in offshore prediction market bets, new report claims
A new report from a boutique consulting firm claims that nearly a third of U.S. prediction market volume occurs on of…
The next DeFi drain could come from legacy contracts everyone forgot
The Raydium AMM V3 exploit drained roughly $1.34 million from a phased-out program tied to five pools outside the cur…
Community bank group launches new ad campaign targeting Clarity Act stablecoin reward language
A key group representing small to mid-sized community banks plans to launch a new ad warning of risks in digital asse…
Citi opens new route into private markets with tokenized share offering
The bank said it is using blockchain technology to connect investors with private company equity through digital depo…
Ondo Finance hires former Invesco ETF chief to build onchain investment products
John Hoffman will spearhead Ondo's expansion from tokenizing individual assets to full investment portfolios and stra…
Singapore bank DBS to offer tokenized gold to retail customers
Each token is backed by one gram of physical gold held by DBS in a dedicated vault in Singapore.
Figure to acquire Kiavi for $717 million to expand RWA tokenization network
Figure said moving Kiavi assets onchain could reduce costs while maintaining a capital-light, high-margin business mo…
UK mutual funds may soon be allowed to hold crypto ETNs, but only with a 10% leash
The proposal opens a route into UCITS and most NURS while keeping direct crypto holdings outside authorized funds. Th…
Bitcoin takes back seat to stablecoins and tokenization among financial advisors: Bitwise CIO
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan said financial advisors are now showing more interest in stablecoins and tokenization than bi…
Solana infrastructure firm Helius acquires Light Protocol to expand onchain privacy
The acquisition comes amid a moment of consolidation in the crypto industry and during a resurgent interest in onchai…
Tether leads up to $1.4 billion round in robotics firm Neura, plans crypto wallet integration
Tether will also provide and "deploy" technology within the Neura robotics ecosystem, including a crypto wallet integ…
MegaETH-based MNX raises $6.4 million pre-seed at $40 million valuation to build AI-focused futures exchange
MNX, a decentralized futures exchange focused on the AI economy, has raised $6.4 million in a pre-seed funding round.
Benchmark says Securitize ‘poised to be a positive outlier,’ sets $16 target as NYSE listing nears
Benchmark reiterates Buy on Securitize with $16 target as the company's planned NYSE listing moves into final stages.
Pyth launches 24/7 proprietary indices for US equities, oil and metals
Pyth is aggregating data from onchain and offchain sources to provide continuous price discovery for major equities a…
Crypto’s killer app may be selling stocks after its own tokens failed retail
A Delphi Consulting analysis of 652 CEX listings from January 2025 onward found that a user buying every new token ac…
Securitize CEO says tokenized stocks could unlock a $5 trillion crypto market
At a panel at ETHConf, Carlos Domingo argued that bringing stocks and exchange-traded funds onchain could unlock a ma…