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TradFi & Fintech
Ripple Prime Rolls Out Traditional-Asset Perps Linked to Trade.xyz, Bloomberg Reports
The reported rollout builds on Ripple Prime’s existing Hyperliquid access, which lets institutions combine onchain derivatives with other exposures in one margin framework.

TradFi & Fintech
Schwab Completes Retail Bitcoin and Ether Rollout, Begins Crypto Transfers
Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink are planned by year-end as CEO Rick Wurster points to crypto as a source of transaction-based revenue.

TradFi & Fintech
Visa Direct Moves USDC Prefunding Into Production With Inyo Global
Eligible payment providers can fund cross-border payouts around the clock through the same Inyo APIs they already use.

CeFi
OKX Opens Onchain Spot and Perps Beta With Simulated TradFi Trading
The points competition shares a 250,000 USDT reward pool with Outcomes. Funded trading is scheduled to follow after the contest ends.

Regulation & Politics
Tether Routed Payments to Hines's Firm During White House Tenure, WSJ Reports
The Journal says Nxum earned $6.3 million from the arrangement; a firm representative said Hines received no Tether-derived funds while in government.

Research & Opinion
Tokenization Is About Much More Than Bringing Assets Onchain
Instant settlement, automated coupon payments and collateral that can be re-pledged in DeFi are what separate a tokenized asset from its offchain version.

TradFi & Fintech
Stripe and Plasma to Develop Multi-Currency Stablecoin Cards
Plasma plans to move to Stripe’s card infrastructure, with direct euro spending among the capabilities under development.

TradFi & Fintech
BVNK Launches Global Money Platform Linking Stablecoins to Mastercard Rails
Nuvei and Marqeta are among the first planned integrators; local-payout coverage is expected to expand in 2027.

Tokens
VanEck Seeks to Withdraw Lido Staked Ethereum ETF Filing
The proposed fund would have held stETH directly and offered brokerage-account exposure to Lido’s liquid-staking token. Its registration never became effective.

TradFi & Fintech
Tempo Takes Zones Privacy System Into Production With Deel
Contractor balances and payout history stay out of public view, while Deel retains records for reconciliation and audit.





