Advertisement

TradFi & Fintech

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

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
TradFi & Fintech

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
TradFi & Fintech

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.
Securitize Will Issue Socios' Tokenized Sports Team Equity
TradFi & Fintech

Securitize Will Issue Socios' Tokenized Sports Team Equity

The Chiliz Group announced the equity token product on Aug. 27 without naming an issuer. The EU regime the companies say the first offering would run through admits shares only from issuers worth less than €500 million.
BitMine’s Staked ETH Holds at 5.07 Million as Treasury Grows
TradFi & Fintech

BitMine’s Staked ETH Holds at 5.07 Million as Treasury Grows

The $12.7 billion staked balance was unchanged in four weekly readings, while BitMine added 53,501 ETH and reported $335 million in annualized staking revenue.
Sberbank Plans Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether as Loan Collateral
TradFi & Fintech

Sberbank Plans Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether as Loan Collateral

The expansion is contingent on new crypto rules taking full effect and the Bank of Russia permitting the assets for public circulation.
Schwab Crypto to Add SOL, AVAX and LINK to Bitcoin-and-Ether Lineup
TradFi & Fintech

Schwab Crypto to Add SOL, AVAX and LINK to Bitcoin-and-Ether Lineup

The retail platform began rolling out in May, while a separate advisor-channel crypto service is targeted for mid-2027.
Bitwise Launches Self-Custodied Tokenized Stock Portfolio on Base
TradFi & Fintech

Bitwise Launches Self-Custodied Tokenized Stock Portfolio on Base

Only the Mag7X strategy is active at launch, holding four Coinbase-issued stock tokens; two additional Bitwise models remain marked ‘coming soon.’
Ex-X Product Chief Says Trade Buttons Coming
TradFi & Fintech

Ex-X Product Chief Says Trade Buttons Coming

Nikita Bier left the role on Aug. 5. No X corporate account has ever announced a trading feature, and Bier said in February that the company is not handling trade execution.
HSBC and Standard Chartered Complete First Live Transaction on Swift Blockchain Ledger
TradFi & Fintech

HSBC and Standard Chartered Complete First Live Transaction on Swift Blockchain Ledger

Swift’s ledger matched and netted obligations recorded on the banks’ separate platforms, but final settlement still ran through existing systems.