Latest updates, press releases, and insights from the volatile world of digital assets.
Securitize has launched a tokenized U.S. stock trading platform on Solana, initially offering one-for-one claims on shares of Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Tesla and Amazon with settlements in USDC
Ripple Prime has begun providing financing for leveraged ETFs through total-return swaps, expanding its services into a market long dominated by Wall Street banks. The expansion builds on the company’s $1.25 billion acquisition of Hidden Road and follows a series of capital raises that have strengthened its institutional brokerage platform
Standard Chartered plans to offer institutional custody for selected cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets in Singapore, building on its existing global footprint and regulatory frameworks
Moody's assigns Sky Protocol a B3 issuer rating with stable outlook, its first credit assessment of any stablecoin protocol and its first-ever rating of a stablecoin protocol
Regulated crypto brokerage platform now enables partners to offer buying, selling, holding, deposits and withdrawals of the token via its infrastructure
South Korean brokerage Meritz Securities has signed a strategic partnership with Ripple to assess institutional custody and tokenization tools for the country’s capital markets as local regulations advance
The move creates a single regulated liquidity pool linking U.S. and international crypto options and perpetual contracts, with phased access for institutions and retail users
Securitize and LG CNS signed an MOU to develop tokenized funds, securities and stablecoin infrastructure for Korean institutions ahead of new rules taking effect in February 2027. Shares of Securitize rose about 8%
Ripple and the $35 billion alternative investment manager expand their ties, granting access to unified prime services across traditional and digital markets
Crypto exchange OKX has closed an extension funding round at a flat $25 billion valuation, bringing in Circle, Ripple, SC Ventures and Qube Research & Technologies alongside its earlier Intercontinental Exchange investment
