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AMC's CEO Told Robinhood To Halt Its Stock Token. Robinhood Told Him To Send Lawyers

Adam Aron called on Robinhood to "CEASE AND DECIST" trading of AMC stock tokens and said the company's securities counsel is looking at whether it can force a halt. Chief Legal Officer Dan Gallagher answered "Send your lawyers and we'll educate them." The token's onchain supply grew from 157,844 to 1.5 million in the 18 hours between the two posts, and at least 23 memecoins whose names spell AMC launched against it.

Coinbase Files SEC Notices in Bid to Bring Single-Stock Perpetuals to US

The proposal would expand Coinbase’s U.S. equity-derivatives lineup beyond thematic stock indexes, while CFTC product approval remains the company’s stated next step.

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Coinbase Files SEC Notices in Bid to Bring Single-Stock Perpetuals to US

Revolut Says OCC Conditionally Approved Proposed US National Bank

21 Financial Institutions Commit to Joint Stablecoin Venture

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AMC's CEO Told Robinhood To Halt Its Stock Token. Robinhood Told Him To Send Lawyers

Coinbase Files SEC Notices in Bid to Bring Single-Stock Perpetuals to US

The proposal would expand Coinbase’s U.S. equity-derivatives lineup beyond thematic stock indexes, while CFTC product approval remains the company’s stated next step.

Revolut Says OCC Conditionally Approved Proposed US National Bank

The fintech says it still needs FDIC, Federal Reserve and final OCC clearances before a planned 2027 launch offering insured deposits, credit and crypto access.

21 Financial Institutions Commit to Joint Stablecoin Venture

Bank of America, Citi, Goldman Sachs, UBS, Deutsche Bank and 16 other firms said Tuesday they will incorporate a company in the second half of 2026 to issue a dollar stablecoin, with a market launch targeted for the first half of 2027. The announcement did not name the company, its owners, its executives or the blockchain it will use.