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SWIFT Services Provider Taps Chainlink to Bring 600 Banks Onchain
3.9.2026
Chainlink and Bottomline are teaming up to give more than 600 banking customers access to blockchain-based cross-border settlement while allowing banks to keep using familiar payment messaging systems. Bottomline Brings Blockchain Rails to a $16 Trillion Payments Network The recently announced...
Saeed Al-Marri: How Tokenization Is Opening Maritime Shipping Funds
31.7.2026
According to Saeed Bin Saleh Al-Marri, tokenization can lower entry barriers to expensive maritime assets by fractionalizing vessel ownership into smaller, digital units. However, it cannot magically eliminate underlying asset illiquidity. Demystifying RWA Tokenization and Illiquidity Commercial...
Interactive Brokers Unleashes Stablecoin Rails, Slashes Crypto Trading Costs
14.7.2026
Interactive Brokers announced a major expansion of its digital asset footprint on Tuesday, introducing nine new trading tokens and unveiling bidirectional account funding through prominent stablecoins. The Connecticut-based brokerage firm aims to streamline how global investors manage...
$12 Trillion Vanguard Signals Deeper Crypto Push With New Head of Digital Assets Position
8.7.2026
Vanguard, which manages about $12 trillion in global assets under management, is recruiting a senior executive to oversee digital assets within its Personal Wealth division, signaling a reassessment of how the firm develops, governs, and delivers digital asset capabilities for clients. Why...
Report: Kiwoom Securities Eyes Bithumb Stake as Korea’s TradFi-Crypto Merger Picks up Speed
29.6.2026
South Korea’s Kiwoom Securities is reportedly in early negotiations to buy a stake in Bithumb through a private placement of new shares, adding a major brokerage to the list of traditional financial (TradFi) firms moving into domestic crypto infrastructure. Chosunbiz first reported the discussions...
American Men Lead Crypto Adoption as 31% Prioritize Privacy Over Banking Norms
5.6.2026
A new study found 51% of U.S. crypto wallet users are systematically replacing legacy banks with digital assets for everyday financial tasks. The Rise of Daily Digital Transactions Traditional banks are not necessarily being fired by American consumers—they are just slowly being left behind,...
Samsung Affiliates Pay $408 Million for Upbit Operator Stake, Closing June 2026
28.5.2026
Three Samsung affiliates have agreed to jointly acquire a 4% stake in Dunamu, the company behind South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Upbit, for approximately 612.8 billion won ($408 million). Samsung Units to Acquire 4% Stake in Upbit Operator Dunamu Samsung Securities, Samsung SDS,...
Whale Shorts $16M in Bitcoin and Ether While Going Long on TradFi on Hyperliquid
27.5.2026
Onchain data has flagged a smart money whale running heavily leveraged short positions on bitcoin and ether simultaneously with long positions on traditional financial (TradFi) market indexes through Hyperliquid. Long TradFi, Short Crypto: The Trade in Detail The wallet holds a $5.09 million long...
Bitget Launches Reality Platform for Tokenized Stocks With Stablecoin Dividend Payments
27.5.2026
Bitget has unveiled Reality, a regulated platform for issuing tokenized real-world assets tied to traditional securities. The company aims to bridge traditional and decentralized finance ( DeFi) markets by offering fully collateralized, onchain versions of stocks with institutional-grade...
Wisdomtree Suggests Stablecoin Market Faces Structural Repricing as Institutions Shift Toward Yield
15.4.2026
Stablecoins are facing rising pressure as the yield debate exposes inefficiencies in idle capital. Firms like Wisdomtree Digital Assets are pointing to tokenized funds as a way to capture income without sacrificing liquidity. Key Takeaways: Wisdomtree says a regulated money market fund can match...
Gold, Silver, and Oil Perpetual Swaps Reach $25 Billion Weekly, per BitMEX Research
9.4.2026
A BitMEX research report published Thursday found that traditional finance (TradFi) perpetual swap volume climbed from $525.8 million to $30.7 billion weekly in Q1 2026, as commodity and equity derivatives built on the decade-old crypto mechanism reached a 1.72% share of all exchange-traded crypto...
Crypto RWA Perpetuals Challenge TradFi Market Share
9.4.2026
Crypto-native perpetual markets tied to real-world assets ( RWA) are rapidly gaining traction against traditional futures. New data shows sharp growth in trading volumes across metals, equities, and energy. Key Takeaways: Binance Research saw RWA perps jump from 0.2% to 4.9% in 90 days, challenging...
Polymarket Brings TradFi Markets to Prediction Trading With Pyth Integration
2.4.2026
Polymarket has integrated Pyth Network as the resolution source for a new category of traditional asset markets on its prediction platform, giving traders a data-backed way to speculate on U.S. equities, commodities, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Pyth Terminal Goes Live as Polymarket Adds Daily...
Private Credit Defaults Hit 9.2% as $1.8 Trillion Market Faces Liquidity Strain
19.3.2026
Private credit is having a moment — and not the flattering kind — as defaults climb to levels that outpace widely cited 2008 benchmarks while liquidity concerns quietly lurk beneath the surface. Default Rates Jump in Private Credit as Market Grows to $1.8 Trillion Fitch Ratings reported that...
Report: Barclays Joins Global Banks Building Blockchain Payment Systems
2.3.2026
Barclays is reportedly exploring a blockchain-based platform for payments and deposits as financial banking giants prepare for faster, digital settlement systems. Sources Say the Banking Behemoth Barclays Is Preparing a Blockchain Strategy The London-based lender has issued requests for information...
‘It’s an Annexation’: Meltem Demirors Warns of Wall Street’s Crypto Takeover
25.2.2026
Demirors, founder of Crucible, stated that traditional institutions reaching out to crypto are not interested in the underlying values of decentralization and financial freedom, but in the opportunity to turn onchain structures into engines of new revenue for repackaged products. Demirors: Onchain...
Morpho Association and Apollo Sign Cooperation Agreement
16.2.2026
Morpho Association agrees with Apollo affiliates on token purchases and cooperation to support onchain lending. The Morpho Association announces a cooperation agreement with certain affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc., dated February 13, 2026, in Paris, under which Apollo may acquire...
Why Bitcoin Fell on Feb. 5: Procap Executive Points to ETF Mechanics, Not Crypto Panic
8.2.2026
Bitcoin’s sharp sell-off on Feb. 5, 2026, was driven primarily by activity in spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and broader traditional finance (TradFi) deleveraging, according to a detailed analysis published by Jeff Park, chief investment officer at Procap. Bitcoin’s Feb. 5 Drop Was...
Metamask Wallet Adds Tokenized US Stocks, ETFs and Commodities
3.2.2026
Metamask has expanded beyond digital currencies, adding support for tokenized U.S. stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and commodities directly inside its self-custodial wallet. Metamask Users Gain Access to Tokenized U.S. Equities and Commodities The new feature is powered by an integration with...
Japan Bond Shock Ripples Into US Treasuries as Crypto Watches Closely
21.1.2026
A sharp selloff in Japanese government bonds spilled into U.S. Treasuries, prompting coordinated intervention from U.S. and Japanese officials. While markets briefly stabilized, lingering structural risks could reshape how investors view bitcoin and other non-sovereign assets. Sovereign Bond...