TradFi & Fintech
From banks, to asset managers and payments apps, these are the financial firms operating on top of traditional rails and non-blockchain infrastructure.
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Grayscale Files S-1 for Spot Worldcoin ETF
The registration statement, filed with the SEC on July 20, would create an exchange-traded product holding the WLD token.
Bernstein Lifts Robinhood Target to $160 on Prediction Markets
Analyst Gautam Chhugani raised his target to $160 from $130, arguing prediction-market revenue is on track to overtake Robinhood's crypto trading business as soon as the second quarter.
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Grayscale Files S-1 for Spot Worldcoin ETF
The registration statement, filed with the SEC on July 20, would create an exchange-traded product holding the WLD token.
Bernstein Lifts Robinhood Target to $160 on Prediction Markets
Analyst Gautam Chhugani raised his target to $160 from $130, arguing prediction-market revenue is on track to overtake Robinhood's crypto trading business as soon as the second quarter.
Bitmine Slowed ETH Buys to Smallest Weekly Pace Since June 2025
The largest corporate ether holder slowed its buying to its smallest weekly pace since June 2025, redirecting capital to a share repurchase, and now holds 5.78 million ETH — 96% of the way to its "Alchemy of 5%" target.
Visa Launches Stablecoin Platform Built on Open USD
Crypto head Cuy Sheffield unveiled the platform, which Fortune reported will bring stablecoin services to more than 200 million merchants, initially through Open USD.
Ondo Finance Partners With SBI to Tokenize Japanese Assets
The deal routes distribution through SBI's ecosystem and settles in the group's JPYSC yen stablecoin, connecting Japan's capital markets to onchain finance.
DTCC Starts Live Tokenized-Securities Trades With More Than Two Dozen Firms
The company that settles most US stock trades is running its first production trades of tokenized real-world assets, with a full service launch set for October.
Stripe's $53B PayPal Bid Would Combine Bridge and PYUSD Under One Owner
The unsolicited offer from Stripe and Advent International, if PayPal accepts, would consolidate two of the mainstream payments industry's stablecoin operations.
Tether Leads $7M Series A in Pact Labs for USA₮ Payroll
The stablecoin issuer's latest strategic bet targets payroll, wage access and everyday payments rails for its US-focused USA₮ token.
HSBC Issues First Digitally Native Structured Product in Hong Kong
The bank placed USD-denominated notes issued directly on a blockchain, with Marketnode acting as tokenization agent and digital paying agent.
Privy Launches Global Fiat Onramps With Stripe in US, EU
Privy pairs Stripe's Crypto Onramp for the US and EU with its own aggregator covering more than 100 other countries, all funneling into a single wallet.