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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has begun preparing financial markets for what Chair Michael Selig called “mass tokenization,” as the agency works to adapt existing rules for blockchain, artificial intelligence and onchain finance. CFTC Chair Michael Selig said during…
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has emerged as a leading candidate to become President Donald Trump’s next artificial intelligence czar as the administration prepares to establish a new “AI Force.” Semafor reported on Sept. 22 that Bessent is among the…
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BlackRock's Q4 outlook keeps U.S. equities overweight as AI lifts earnings, while higher yields favor short-term bonds and selective credit.
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NEAR has partnered with Ondo Finance to give eligible users access to 20 tokenized U.S. stocks, exchange-traded funds, and commodity-linked products through near.com and NEAR Intents. Ondo Finance said the integration would let eligible near.com users exchange supported crypto assets…
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Prometheum has detailed how international investors would hold, redeem, and receive legal protection for tokenized US stocks under a proposed distribution arrangement involving HashKey and Velocity Capital. Tokenized US stocks will use existing ownership rules Prometheum co-CEO Aaron Kaplan told…
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Agora has secured preliminary conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish Agora National Trust Bank, bringing the stablecoin company a step closer to operating its issuance, custody and transaction infrastructure under federal supervision.…
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X now links U.S. Cashtags for stocks, ETFs and crypto to five partner platforms, where users can complete trades outside the social app.
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Binance faces a U.S. federal probe over possible Iran sanctions violations as prosecutors review compliance controls and trading activity.
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Coinbase has opened initial public offering access to eligible U.S. retail customers, starting with Oura’s $2.2 billion offering, as COIN shares gained more than 5% on Sep. 21. Coinbase IPO access starts with Oura Coinbase said in a Sep. 21…
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Coinbase has filed to list perpetual futures tied to more than 50 major U.S. stocks, including Nvidia, Microsoft and Tesla, with 24/5 trading and no fixed expiration dates. Coinbase said in a Sep. 18 announcement that it had submitted the…
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sent a proposed framework for crypto transactions and markets to the White House for review, moving ahead with rulemaking days after the CLARITY Act failed to advance in the Senate. According to a filing…
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Coinbase and Stablecore are linking crypto trading, custody, staking and stablecoin payments to existing systems used by U.S. community banks.
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U.S. Treasury sanctioned Iranian exchange BitBank, alleging it moved hundreds of millions in Bitcoin to the IRGC through a Zanjani-linked network.
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Crypto.com’s Nadex registered with the SEC for security futures and disclosed plans for 10 cash-settled single-stock futures in the U.S.
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Bitcoin has struggled to hold an advance above $76,800 after U.S. initial jobless claims fell by 10,000 to 196,000, strengthening the case for the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates elevated after its latest increase. US jobless claims strengthen the…
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The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee has advanced the Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act in a 38-5 vote, moving the first proposed federal tax framework for digital assets toward consideration by the full House. Crypto tax bill advances with…