TradFi & Fintech
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OCC Denies Wise's US National Trust Bank Charter
The regulator cited money-laundering risk concerns in a rare rejection amid a wave of crypto charter approvals. Wise plans to refile under the GENIUS Act.
Ondo's Oasis Pro Markets Cleared to Offer Tokenized Stocks in US
The tokenization firm said its broker-dealer subsidiary can now sell tokenized equities, ETFs and funds to American investors under SEC and FINRA oversight.
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OCC Denies Wise's US National Trust Bank Charter
The regulator cited money-laundering risk concerns in a rare rejection amid a wave of crypto charter approvals. Wise plans to refile under the GENIUS Act.
Ondo's Oasis Pro Markets Cleared to Offer Tokenized Stocks in US
The tokenization firm said its broker-dealer subsidiary can now sell tokenized equities, ETFs and funds to American investors under SEC and FINRA oversight.
KAIO Tokenizes Mubadala Capital Fund Across Base, Solana and Sui
Coinbase will add exposure to the tokenized private-markets offering, which launched with about $75M in onchain value, KAIO said.
Tokenized Stocks Hit Records Across Every Major Venue as Sector Reaches $2.3B
Ondo, Backed Finance, and Robinhood Chain all set all-time highs in tokenized equity holdings this week, while dYdX's new Arcus exchange posted record perps volume — signs the market for onchain stocks is scaling on multiple fronts at once.
Franklin Templeton Says Altcoins Are Key to the Agentic AI Trade
Digital assets head Sandy Kaul argues card rails can't handle $0.001 machine payments, making blockchain tokens the way to capture agentic AI value.
Ramp Adds Stablecoin Accounts and Bill Pay on Stripe Stack
Bridge converts dollars for Bill Pay while Privy stores balances, splitting the roles across Stripe's stablecoin infrastructure.
S&P and Pantera Launch Revenue-Screened Digital Asset Index
The 18-constituent benchmark excludes Bitcoin and meme coins, screening for protocols with positive revenue verified by onchain data.
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.