Technology
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), one of Wall Street's largest financial infrastructure providers, has announced plans to launch a tokenized securities platform. The company will begin pilot testing in July 2026, with a full commercial launch scheduled for October 2026, according to CoinDesk reporting. DTCC processes
Regulation
Securitize is the first firm to receive FINRA approval to custody tokenized securities and underwrite onchain IPOs and secondary offerings.
Market
GameStop has built a 5% stake in eBay and proposed to fund the deal with cash on hand plus third-party financing.
Exchange
With the deal closed, Payward now holds a full suite of U.S. derivatives licenses issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Macro
Morgan Stanley executive Andrew Oldenburg stated that while U.S. banks will eventually hold Bitcoin on their balance sheets, the timeline remains uncertain and implementation is not imminent. Speaking at a recent industry event, Oldenburg acknowledged the growing institutional interest in cryptocurrency assets but emphasized that significant regulatory and operational
Regulation
The settlement is the first New York enforcement action to target a platform that promoted someone else's crypto yield product rather than its own issuer.
Regulation
The world's largest asset manager opposed a potential 20% cap on tokenized reserve assets, a constraint that would limit products like its BUIDL fund.
Regulation
Reuters found that hundreds of millions of dollars in transactions tied to sanctioned Iranian state entities have moved through Nobitex since 2018.
Regulation
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong urged the Senate Banking Committee to "mark it up" as a months-long stalemate appears to be at an end.
Security
A major cryptocurrency hack resulted in losses of $292 million, marking one of the largest DeFi exploits in recent history. The attack targeted a prominent decentralized finance protocol, with hackers exploiting vulnerabilities in smart contract code to drain user funds. Industry insiders are calling the incident a wake-up call for
Regulation
Senator Thom Tillis has finally released the stablecoin yield text. It could indicate that a long-awaited Senate Banking Committee markup of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act may be nearing. Ad Ad What Does The Stablecoin Yield Text Say? The plan, which is negotiated with Sen. Angela Alsobrooks,
Market
The Trump family profited $3 billion from its crypto empire, yet retail and early supporters continue to lose money.