Crypto industry mergers and acquisitions hit a record $8.6 billion in 2025, driven by large strategic deals and a more supportive regulatory backdrop.
Binance is exploring a potential return to the US market, considering changes to Binance.US ownership and compliance structure amid a shifting regulatory climate.
Grayscale says growing regulatory clarity and macroeconomic pressures are positioning digital assets for deeper institutional adoption in 2026, reshaping how capital enters crypto markets.
JPMorgan Asset Management has launched its first tokenized money-market fund on Ethereum, signaling deeper institutional adoption of blockchain-based investment infrastructure.
Kraken and Deutsche Börse partner to deliver institutional access across crypto, tokenized markets, and derivatives, integrating trading, custody, and FX liquidity across geographies.
The UK has enacted legislation that formally designizes digital assets as a separate category of property, providing stronger legal clarity for ownership, recovery, and litigation involving crypto.
Binance has appointed co-founder Yi He as co-CEO, expanding its senior leadership structure. Meanwhile, the company has approached 300 million global users.
Kraken has reached an agreement to acquire Backed Finance, a firm that tokens traditional assets like stocks and ETFs.
Kalshi has launched tokenized versions of its event contracts on Solana as it aims to attract crypto-native traders and boost liquidity across its prediction markets.
China’s central bank has opened high-level policy talks to strengthen enforcement against stablecoin and crypto payments amid the renewed trading activity.
A primary focus for Coinbase Ventures is the expansion of RWA perpetuals beyond conventional crypto assets.
R25 has launched its on-chain RWA stablecoin platform on Polygon, debuting rcUSD+, a yield-bearing, dollar-pegged token backed by money market funds and structured notes.
Global funds network Calastone is rolling out tokenized fund share classes on Polygon’s Layer 2 infrastructure, enabling its network of 4,500 institutions across 58 markets to distribute fund shares on-chain.