Japan’s financial regulator is moving toward allowing crypto ETFs, with products potentially reaching markets by 2028 as major institutions prepare offerings.
VanEck has launched the first US-listed ETF offering exposure to Avalanche’s AVAX token, including potential staking rewards.
xAI’s Grok 4 is leading a live stock market trading experiment, outperforming seven rival AI models under real-money conditions with a 7 percent return.
Binance is considering bringing back tokenized stock trading as interest in blockchain-based equities grows across both crypto-native platforms and traditional financial institutions.
Ledger is reportedly in talks with major banks about a potential US IPO that could value the crypto hardware wallet maker at more than $4 billion.
Superstate raised $82.5 million in a Series B round to expand its onchain platform for issuing and trading SEC-registered equities, signaling growing institutional confidence in blockchain-based capital markets.
Large transfers of Bitcoin and Ether from BlackRock to Coinbase Prime, combined with ETF outflows and pending US inflation data, are heightening expectations of near-term crypto market volatility.
Strategy’s growing reliance on perpetual preferred equity has reduced refinancing risk as it overtakes the firm’s outstanding convertible debt.
Asset manager F/m Investments is seeking SEC approval to record ownership of its $6 billion Treasury ETF on a permissioned blockchain while retaining its regulated structure.
Bitwise said crypto markets showed characteristics of a potential bear market bottom in the fourth quarter, despite weak price performance.
Thailand’s securities regulator is drafting rules for crypto ETFs and futures trading as the country seeks to attract more institutional participation.
Crypto custody firm BitGo priced its initial public offering at $18 per share, above its marketed range, with trading set to begin on the NYSE.
Bitpanda will roll out stock and ETF trading next week, accelerating a shift among crypto platforms toward full-stack, multi-asset financial services.
Architect Financial Technologies plans to introduce perpetual futures tied to AI compute pricing, extending crypto-style derivatives into emerging infrastructure markets.
Chainlink has launched 24/5 data streams for US stocks and ETFs, supporting tokenized equities trading beyond standard market hours.