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RWA Summit Hong Kong 2026 Targets the Future of Real-World Finance
11.2.2026
This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. RWA Summit Hong Kong will take place on 12–13 February 2026 during Consensus Hong Kong Week, positioning itself as one of the region’s key platforms for dialogue at the intersection of real-world asset ( RWA) tokenisation, stablecoins...
MrBeast's finance bet could become the new generation's Schwab, Robinhood, Tom Lee says
11.2.2026
The BitMine chairman said at Hong Kong Consensus 2026 that MrBeast acquiring neobank Step could win over a new generation of investors to crypto
Binance teams up with Franklin Templeton to use tokenized money market funds as off-exchange collateral
11.2.2026
Institutions can now use Benji-issued tokenized money market funds as off-exchange collateral to trade on Binance using Ceffu’s custody layer
Spark looks to build building a safe bridge between onchain capital and TradFi
11.2.2026
Spark is opening access to its $9 billion stablecoin liquidity pool for hedge funds and other institutions to bridge onchain capital with off-chain credit markets
Solana's Lily Liu champions internet capital markets at Consensus Hong Kong 2026
11.2.2026
Fireside chat with Michael Lau spotlights finance focus, Asia's centrality, and revenue-driven growth
Hong Kong continues to support local digital asset community growth, chief executive says
11.2.2026
The government will continue to support a local crypto/Web3 agenda, Chief Executive John KC Lee said at Consensus
XRP and RLUSD Holders Gain Tokenized Treasury Yield Through Doppler Finance
11.2.2026
XRPL-native yield infrastructure is moving closer to regulated U.S. Treasury-backed returns as a new partnership aims to unlock compliant, on-ledger yield for XRP and RLUSD holders while strengthening real-world asset adoption. Doppler, Openeden Expand Compliant Treasury Yield Access for XRP...
Robinhood starts testing its own blockchain as crypto and tokenization push deepens
11.2.2026
The Robinhood Chain, built on Ethereum-based Arbitrum, aims to become key plumbing for around-the-clock trading and plugging tokenized stocks into DeFi
Crypto PAC Fairshake leaps into first midterm Senate race with $5 million in Alabama
11.2.2026
The industry's leading campaign-finance operation is getting behind a pro-crypto candidate, Barry Moore, in Alabama's Republican Senate primary
What to expect at CoinDesk's Consensus Hong Kong 2026
10.2.2026
Consensus Hong Kong kicks off on Wednesday with speeches from the city's chief executive and the head of its markets regulator
MegaETH Goes Live, Challenging Layer 2 Norms With Real-Time Design
10.2.2026
MegaETH launched its public mainnet this week, positioning itself as a performance-first blockchain designed to deliver real-time execution rather than fit neatly into existing layer one (L1) or layer two ( L2) labels. MegaETH Launches Mainnet, Targeting High-Frequency DeFi and Gaming The MegaETH...
Tether invests in LayerZero Labs as it doubles down on cross-chain tech, agentic finance
10.2.2026
LayerZero’s Omnichain infrastructure (OFT) enables liquid stablecoin use across networks and “agentic finance” use cases
MrBeast Expands Into Finance With Acquisition of Teen Banking App
10.2.2026
Beast Industries, founded by Youtube star MrBeast, is acquiring teen-focused banking app Step, signaling its biggest move yet into financial services and hinting at longer-term ambitions that may include crypto. Teen Banking App Step Acquired by Beast Industries Beast Industries, the entertainment...
Crypto exchange Kraken fires chief financial officer ahead of long-awaited IPO
10.2.2026
Kraken has moved chief financial officer Stephanie Lemmerman to a strategic advisory role, according to a person familiar with the matter
Vitalik Buterin outlines how Ethereum could play a key role in the future of AI
10.2.2026
In a post on X revisiting ideas he first outlined two years ago, the co-founder of Ethereum argues that the push toward artificial general intelligence often resembles the kind of unchecked speed and scale the blockchain was created to challenge
Jump Trading to take small stakes in Polymarket, Kalshi: Bloomberg
10.2.2026
Jump is set to take a fixed amount of equity in prediction market Kalshi, while its stake in Polymarket will grow over time depending on the trading capacity that the firm provides
Fugitive foreigner sentenced in the U.S. to 20 years for $73 million crypto scam
10.2.2026
A U.S. judge sentenced Daren Li to 20 years for a $73 million crypto fraud. The scam used Cambodia-based compounds to target victims via social media and dating apps
LMAX unveils new exchange to break the wall down between crypto and FX
10.2.2026
Omnia allows users to trade any asset directly against any other 24/7, without restrictions on size or type
Farcaster founders join stablecoin startup Tempo after Neynar acquires social protocol
9.2.2026
Dan Romero and Varun Srinivasan have both exited crypto social media to focus on global payments via stablecoins
Crypto.com founder buys ai.com for record $70 million: FT
9.2.2026
Kris Marszalek joined the AI industry with autonomous agents and a Super Bowl ad that briefly sidelined the website