CFTC’s new crypto framework could face 2028 election deadline, says TD Cowen
Newly proposed rules for leveraged and margined crypto trading may be too late as the 2028 election cycle looms, according to TD Cowen.
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Binance launches AI trading tool after 150,000-user beta
Binance rolled out Binance AI, a free generative-UI trading interface, to all English-language users after a beta with about 150,000 testers.
StoneX raises Securitize price target 50% as tokenized stock platform opens new revenue stream
StoneX lifts SECZ price target to $18 from $12, citing new revenue from the Securitize Stocks tokenized trading platform on Solana.
DeFi Development grows SOL holdings 12% as CHAD hits record highs
DFDV added 22,070 SOL last week, lifting holdings to 2.59 million SOL, as its CHAD preferred stock hit record highs despite a selloff.
Bitmine adds 12,532 ETH as Tom Lee flags potential ‘largest-ever’ crypto bull market
Bitmine (BMNR) added 12,532 ETH last week, lifting its Ethereum treasury to 6.03 million tokens, or 4.9% of supply, with 84% staked.
‘There’s always room for more orange’: Michael Saylor’s Strategy scoops up another 250 bitcoin for $21.5 million as holdings reach 848,250 BTC
Strategy's total holdings account for around 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap — worth roughly $71 billion.
Evernorth names former Coinbase investment exec to steer 473 million XRP treasury ahead of Nasdaq debut
Evernorth plans to put its XRP holdings to work through lending, liquidity provision and yield strategies.
Morgan Stanley expects to support tokenized equities in Q1 2027, digital asset strategy head says
Morgan Stanley is actively building the necessary infrastructure for tokenized equities while monitoring industry developments.
Standard Chartered launches custody for Ripple’s RLUSD on XRP Ledger
The bank is working with Ripple and LMAX Group to enable RLUSD as collateral for certain LMAX products under its collateral mirroring model.
Former Acting Chair Caroline Pham says CFTC can regulate almost everything except ‘onions and box office receipts’
Pham said the CFTC's recent proposals are 'absolutely the kind of protection' needed for crypto retail traders in the United States.
Sui Foundation invests $30 million in DATA Network as AI data protocol migrates to Sui
DATA Network is set to be upgraded to run as a protocol natively on Sui, and its independent chain will be retired.
Trader nets $1.28 million on new 1,000x exchange Papertrade by moving Hyperliquid’s ETH prices
The same wallet later lost $450,000 when 30 short positions were liquidated on Saturday night after staying open for more than three hours.