Blockchain.com And NYSE Plan 24/7 Tokenized Stock Access
TL;DR Blockchain.com and NYSE Group have signed an agreement to explore access to tokenized U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs. The proposed service would use NYSE’s planned digital trading venue and could support around-the-clock trading for eligible global users. Nothing is live yet: the project remains subject to the launch of NYSE’s digital ATS and required regulatory…
Galaxy Adds $100M Of Sky’s sUSDS To Corporate Treasury
TL;DR Galaxy has added $100 million of Sky Protocol’s sUSDS to its own corporate treasury. The firm has also approved sUSDS as collateral across an institutional trading business carrying an average loan book of about $1.4 billion. Galaxy additionally bought an undisclosed amount of SKY, deepening an existing lending relationship with the Sky ecosystem. Galaxy…
Visa Study Says Bank-Style Protections Could Push Stablecoin Use Sharply Higher
TL;DR Visa says U.S. willingness to use stablecoins rises from 36% to 56% when hypothetical bank-level fraud protection and deposit insurance are added. The study covered 2,192 U.S. adults and more than 45,000 respondents across 20 markets. The findings suggest trust and consumer protection may be a bigger barrier to mainstream stablecoin use than the…
Chainalysis Says Crypto Activity Barely Fell Despite $2.1T Market Rout
TL;DR Chainalysis says measured global crypto economic activity declined just 1.6% during the 12 months ended June 30, 2026. That happened while the wider crypto market lost roughly $2.1 trillion in capitalization. Domestic peer-to-peer and cross-border stablecoin activity both grew sharply during the period. Crypto prices took a beating over the past year, but the…
Privy Expands TRON Support As Stablecoin Payment Infrastructure Grows
TL;DR Privy has expanded its TRON integration with new transaction, policy, transfer and monitoring tools for developers. The Stripe-owned wallet infrastructure company says businesses can use the expanded stack for payments, treasury operations and other stablecoin products. TRON currently hosts more than $94 billion in circulating USDT, according to the network’s September data. Privy is…
Anchorage Digital Taps LayerZero To Take USAT Stablecoin Cross-Chain
TL;DR Anchorage Digital has selected LayerZero as its interoperability partner for regulated stablecoins issued through its platform. Tether’s USAT is the first token to adopt the LayerZero OFT standard under the arrangement. LayerZero supports connectivity across more than 170 networks, but not every Anchorage-issued stablecoin is live across every chain today. Anchorage Digital is putting…
OKX Shield Offers Up To €500K Account-Takeover Protection In Europe
TL;DR OKX has launched Shield in Europe, a discretionary reimbursement program for qualifying account-takeover losses. Protection limits rise from €100,000 for standard users to €500,000 for VIP 4–6 customers. OKX explicitly says Shield is not insurance, deposit protection or a statutory compensation scheme. OKX is trying a different approach to exchange security in Europe: make…
Ondo And Alpaca Add In-Kind Minting For Tokenized Stocks
TL;DR Ondo Finance has added in-kind minting and redemption for institutional Ondo Stocks users. Eligible institutions can contribute existing equity inventory rather than converting shares to cash first. The service currently supports tokenized positions on Ethereum and BNB Chain and is not a retail minting product. Ondo Finance is removing one of the more awkward…
Binance Brings 24/7 FX Perpetuals To Crypto Traders With USD/BRL
TL;DR Binance Futures has launched a 24/7 perpetual contract tied to the USD/BRL foreign-exchange rate. USD/BRL is the first pair in the new FX-perpetual product line. The product gives synthetic leveraged FX exposure through a crypto derivatives venue; it is not spot foreign-exchange settlement. Binance is moving another traditional market into the always-on crypto trading…
Bybit Adds PATH, CYPH And HUT Equity Perpetuals With Up To 25x Leverage
TL;DR Bybit has added USDT-margined perpetual futures tied to PATH, CYPH and HUT shares. The contracts offer up to 25x leverage through Bybit’s TradFi perpetual desk. These are synthetic derivatives tracking equity prices, not spot shares or direct stock ownership. Bybit is continuing to turn its crypto derivatives platform into a 24/7 market for traditional…