Securitize Just Got Licensed to IPO Companies on Blockchain
The IPO machinery just got ported to the blockchain, and it happened through regulatory approval, not a hack around it.
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Wall Street's $2.5 Quadrillion Clearing Giant Goes Live With Tokenized Assets in July
The plumbing that clears $2.5 quadrillion in securities annually just announced it's going on-chain, and Wall Street's biggest players are already stress-testing the pipes. The DTCC will pilot live tokenized asset trades in July 2026, with full platform launch targeted for October 2026
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DTCC Plans October Launch for Tokenizing $114 Trillion in Securities
The infrastructure that moves $114 trillion in securities just set a public launch date for putting stocks and bonds on blockchain rails.
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BitMine Bets $238M That Ethereum's Bottom Is In
Tom Lee isn't just calling the bottom—he's betting a quarter-billion dollars of shareholder capital that he's right. BitMine Immersion Technologies bought $238-240 million in Ethereum, marking its third consecutive weekly purchase above 100K ETH
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Coinbase's First Believer Just Raised $1B for AI Agents That Own Crypto
The same investor who bet on Coinbase when regulators still called crypto "funny money" just raised a billion dollars to fund the companies building AI agents that own crypto wallets.
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North Korea Calls Crypto Investigators Reptiles After $659M Hack Exposed
When a nation-state calls you a reptile for reporting the truth, you're probably over the target. North Korea rejected U.S. cybercrime claims as "absurd slander" while crypto theft attributed to the country exceeded $6 billion total, with $635M stolen in April 2026 alone by the Lazarus Group.
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New York Just Made Crypto Platforms Liable for Every Scam They List
The state just told crypto platforms they're liable for what they sell, not just what they build. New York AG Letitia James secured a $5 million settlement from Uphold for promoting CredEarn, a third-party crypto savings product that misrepresented risks to users.
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NYSE Goes 24/7 With Tokenized Trading While Crypto Crashes on Tariffs
While crypto traders panic-sold on tariff news, the New York Stock Exchange quietly started building the rails for always-on tokenized markets. NYSE began preparations for 24/7 tokenized stock and ETF trading, the first real signal that TradFi is ready to adopt crypto's operating hours
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Bitcoin ETFs Just Hit Their Longest Buying Streak Since Launch
The institutions bought the dip while retail froze, and now geopolitics might not matter as much as everyone thought. Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $819.7M as US-Iran ceasefire news broke, extending a five-week inflow streak despite retail trading volumes hitting two-year lows
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Treasury Bills Now Backing $2.7 Billion in DeFi Loans
The infrastructure that lets you use Treasury bills as collateral just crossed the billion-dollar threshold, and nobody's talking about it. Composable real-world assets hit $2.7 billion in DeFi lending markets, with tokenized Treasuries now functioning as productive collateral across protocols
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Crypto Wins Stablecoin Rewards While Banks Get Locked Out of Yield
The compromise that gets stablecoins legal also walls off the part banks care about most.
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MoonPay's AI Agents Can Now Swipe Credit Cards at 100 Million Stores
The credit card economy just opened its doors to non-human customers. MoonPay launched the "MoonAgents Card," a Mastercard-network debit card that lets AI agents spend stablecoins directly from onchain wallets
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AI Agents Can Now Swipe Visa Cards Funded by Stablecoins
AI agents just got their first credit cards, and they're spending stablecoins on the legacy payment rails that crypto was supposed to replace. Tether-backed Oobit launched Agent Cards, virtual Visa corporate cards that let AI agents spend USDT without human approval for each transaction
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South Korea Wants 20 Years for CEO Who Locked 2,800 People Out of $169M in Crypto
When nearly 2,800 people can't access their crypto, prosecutors don't call it a market correction. South Korean prosecutors are seeking a 20-year prison sentence for Delio CEO Jeong Sang-ho over allegations he embezzled between $169-181 million from crypto deposit users.
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Solana Founders Bet $5M on Yield Exchange Nobody's Heard Of
When Solana's own founders write checks alongside institutional capital, they're not diversifying a portfolio—they're betting on the rails their entire ecosystem needs to compete with TradFi rates.
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Kelp DAO's $290M Hack Shows DeFi's Defense System Works
The DeFi immune system is learning to fight back faster than the exploits evolve. Aave and Compound released technical plans to eliminate bad debt and restore full backing for rsETH tokens after the $290M Kelp DAO exploit
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Wall Street's $50 Trillion Plumbing Just Got Rebuilt on Blockchain
The plumbing of capitalism just got an upgrade, and most people won't notice until their shares settle instantly instead of in two days.
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Mythos Breach Proves Every Crypto Security Practice Is Already Obsolete
The Mythos breach didn't just drain wallets — it exposed how the entire crypto security playbook might be obsolete. Mythos suffered a major security breach, forcing the crypto industry to fundamentally reconsider security practices across the board
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$70 Trillion in U.S. Stocks Can Now Move Onchain Starting Today
The infrastructure for tokenizing every publicly traded U.S. stock just went live, and most people still think this is five years away.
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GSR's New ETF Picks Between Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana For You
The first actively managed multi-crypto ETF just made choosing between Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana someone else's problem. GSR launched the Crypto Core3 ETF on NASDAQ, bundling Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana into one actively rebalanced portfolio
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