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# The Signal: Crypto Platforms Bypass Regulations, Challenge Traditional Finance Rules
- URL: https://wire.fourthweb.ai/the-signal-crypto-platforms-bypass-regulations-challenge-traditional-finance-rules/
- Published: 2026-10-17T13:01:45.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-17T13:01:45.000Z
- Description: Base quietly launched tokenized stock trading hitting $262M in volume while skirting traditional securities rules. Nvidia threw a lifeline to struggling crypto miner CoreWeave as shares tanked. Charles Schwab now lets customers buy Bitcoin spot in their brokerage accoun
- Author: Travis Wright
- Tags: daily-signal

Base quietly launched tokenized stock trading hitting $262M in volume while skirting traditional securities rules. Nvidia threw a lifeline to struggling crypto miner CoreWeave as shares tanked. Charles Schwab now lets customers buy Bitcoin spot in their brokerage accounts beating traditional stock access.

*October 17, 2026 — 495 words / \~3.3 min*

### Stories covered:

1. [Base Just Became a $262M Shadow Stock Market Without Permission](https://wire.fourthweb.ai/base-just-became-a-262m-shadow-stock-market-without-permission/)
2. [Nvidia Publicly Backs CoreWeave as Stock Craters 20 Percent](https://wire.fourthweb.ai/nvidia-publicly-backs-coreweave-as-stock-craters-20-percent/)
3. [Charles Schwab Just Made Buying Bitcoin Easier Than Buying Stocks](https://wire.fourthweb.ai/charles-schwab-just-made-buying-bitcoin-easier-than-buying-stocks/)