Key Highlights: Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro secured roughly 47% of the vote to edge out President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (~45%), advancing to an October 25 presidential runoff. Brazil’s domestic financial markets surged following the election results, with the Bovespa benchmark jumping over 8% and the Brazilian real gaining more than 4%. Market reactions underscored ...
Key Highlights: The global market size for tokenized shares and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) expanded more than fivefold over a nine-month period, surging from roughly $719 million in January. BNB Chain’s market share growth has outpaced Ethereum and Solana, capturing around 1.8 million holding addresses—representing 45% of all tokenized stock addresses across the industry. Binance Research ...
Key Highlights Ark Invest’s head of crypto research, Lorenzo Valente, highlighted that Ethereum Layer 1 currently sees almost zero traction in tokenized equities trading compared to platforms like Base, Arbitrum, and Robinhood. Industry leaders, including Aave Chief Strategy Officer Luigi DeMeo, warn that Ethereum risks falling behind on real-world assets without a coherent strategy defining ...
Key Highlights: Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson highlighted blockchain and artificial intelligence as the latest wave of exponential technologies, drawing direct parallels to the transformative rise of the internet. Tokenized equity markets surged fivefold, expanding from approximately $600 million at the beginning of 2025 to roughly $3 billion as institutions adopt on-chain settlement systems. Hoskinson warned ...
Key Highlights Weekend trading volume for TradFi perpetual futures across crypto exchanges has risen sixfold to $28 billion, with Binance accounting for nearly half. Nasdaq and the SEC have identified major infrastructure challenges as traditional markets move toward continuous trading. Tokenized equities and blockchain-based settlement could preserve crypto’s advantage even as Wall Street adopts 24/7 ...
Key Highlights Cboe and S&P Dow Jones Indices are exploring the next stage of tokenization through derivatives, including $SPX options. The SEC’s Sept. 17 Innovation Exemption covers certain tokenized NMS stocks but does not extend to tokenized options or other derivatives. Tokenized equities reached $4.43 billion by September 15, while Citi has projected a potential ...
Key Highlights Ethena Protocol will halt all $USDe token incentives and inflation by end of September, marking a full transition to a sustainable yield model. $ENA token price surged to $0.28, leading altcoin gains, as markets reacted to the incentive wind-down and a new Binance partnership. Ethena is expanding its basis trade strategy into tokenized ...
Key Highlights Blockchain.com and NYSE Group have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore distribution of tokenized U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs via NYSE’s planned digital alternative trading system (ATS). The proposed service aims to enable 24/7 trading, fractional ownership, stablecoin funding, and onchain settlement for eligible global users, pending regulatory approvals and the launch of ...
Key Highlights Arch Lending plans to launch loans backed by tokenized equities “pretty soon” as the onchain stock market surpasses $3.15 billion in distributed value. Bitcoin still dominates Arch’s loan book at over 80%, though the lender reports rising demand for XRP collateral among U.S. borrowers. Competitors including Ondo Finance, Kraken, and Coinbase have already ...
Key Highlights The SEC’s five-year innovation exemption establishes a regulatory pathway for tokenized U.S. stocks to trade via automated market makers on public blockchains, requiring preservation of shareholder rights including dividends and voting. Goldman Sachs and Citizens analysts identify Coinbase as a primary beneficiary due to its existing tokenized-equity offering, institutional custody business, Coinbase Tokenize ...
Key Highlights Solana launches STOCKLANA, enabling 24/7 stock trading with over $125,000 in prize incentives. Initial social response shows strong community interest with 619 likes and 80 retweets on the announcement tweet. The initiative aims to unify stock and crypto trading experiences while driving broader adoption of the Solana blockchain. Solana Unveils STOCKLANA for Round-the-Clock ...
Key Highlights Binance’s bStocks added 181,000 new asset holders in seven days, outpacing Robinhood’s 148,700 additions. The BNB Chain now commands a significant share of the tokenized stock market, signaling a shift in trader preferences. Surge in tokenized stock adoption highlights growing demand for fractional ownership and digital asset alternatives. Binance bStocks Leads Tokenized Stock ...