SEC Bifurcates Tokenized Stocks: “Synthetic” Issuers Face New Swap Classifications
New SEC guidance classifies third-party tokenized stocks as "security-based swaps," creating a regulatory moat for direct issuers while squeezing synthetic...
Standard Chartered Signals $500B Liquidity Drain as Stablecoins Bypass Banks
Geoff Kendrick predicts a massive liquidity drain from regional banks as stablecoin market cap targets $2 trillion by 2028.
OpenAI ‘Bot-Killer’ Social Network Reports Send Worldcoin (WLD) Up 27%
WLD jumps 27% as reports surface that Sam Altman's OpenAI is building a social platform that may use Worldcoin's Orb...
BlackRock Files for Bitcoin Covered Call ETF; Volatility ‘Cannibalization’ Fears Mount
BlackRock's new ETF strategy trades Bitcoin's upside for fixed income, a move critics warn could suppress volatility and leave retail...
Fidelity Challenges Tether with ‘FIDD’ Stablecoin Launch on Ethereum
Fidelity leverages its new OCC charter to launch the Fidelity Digital Dollar (FIDD) on Ethereum, challenging Tether and Circle with...
WisdomTree Deploys Full Tokenized Suite to Solana; Network RWA TVL Breaks $1B
Institutional rails arrive on Solana as the $159B asset manager opens its entire fleet of tokenized funds to retail and...
Aave Corners 51% of DeFi Lending; Analysts Flag $460M Safety Net Vulnerability
Aave's lending market share hits 51.3%, effectively establishing a monopoly backed by a thin $460M safety module.
Ethereum Deployment of ERC-8004 Signals ‘Trust Layer’ Bid in AI Agent Economy
Authored by Google and Ethereum Foundation engineers, the new standard introduces on-chain reputation registries to challenge Solana's dominance in the...
Standard Chartered: Stablecoins to Drain $500B from US Regional Banks by 2028
Geoff Kendrick predicts a $500 billion deposit exodus from US regional banks by 2028 as stablecoins evolve into the dominant...
Chainlink Breaks the Bell: 24/5 US Equities Data Goes Live On-Chain
Chainlink launches continuous 24/5 data streams for US equities, pre-empting NYSE's blockchain push and closing the gap for on-chain stock...
