Finance

A funding print carries five exchange choices, covering the interest component, the measurement depth, the clamp width, the cap and the settlement interval. With a 0.01% interest component and a 0.05% clamp, any average premium from minus 0.04% to plus 0.06% returns exactly 0.01%. Binance, Bybit and OKX shorten the settlement interval at the funding […]...

“Tokenized stock” is an umbrella term covering at least three structures with materially different ownership rights. Buying one does not automatically make you a shareholder. On 28 January 2026, SEC staff issued a joint statement dividing tokenized securities into those tokenized by or on behalf of the issuer and those tokenized by unaffiliated third parties, […]...

Tokenization eliminates traditional market hours, geographic restrictions, and T+1 settlement delays, allowing investors worldwide to trade the S&P 500 around the clock via near-instant atomic swaps. Rather than reinventing the index, most current tokenized S&P 500 assets use a “wrapped” model, where traditional ETF shares are held by a regulated custodian and mapped 1:1 to [&h...

Key Takeaways: Crypto markets process global conflicts and geopolitical shocks in real time because the onchain economy never sleeps. Institutional capital and spot ETFs now absorb sudden volatility to prevent the catastrophic retail selloffs seen in previous market cycles. Wall Street hedge funds actively utilize decentralized prediction platforms like Polymarket as primary intelligence feeds to ...

When people hear about CEO pay packages in the billions, the first reaction is usually disbelief or anger. But the reality is that almost none of that money comes from a traditional salary. The biggest names in business – Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Satya Nadella – earn most of their wealth through performance-based compensation: stock […]...

Nasdaq has moved another step toward merging traditional markets with blockchain technology. The exchange submitted a formal proposal to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that seeks approval for tokenized stock trading on its primary marketplace. The filing represents one of the most significant tokenization initiatives ever undertaken by a major American exchange and reflects […]...

Wall Street’s switch to risk-off in stocks and tech lined up almost perfectly with Bitcoin’s drop to a 6-month low. Spot Bitcoin ETFs turned into the main channel for selling, with billions in redemptions hitting price much harder than normal retail flows. Financialization shifted Bitcoin from self-custody and on-chain activity into brokerage accounts, making price […]...

Summary Gold’s $20 trillion market is much larger than Bitcoin’s $1.5 trillion, which makes it more liquid and widely accepted. Bitcoin has delivered higher long-term returns than gold but also comes with much greater volatility and deeper losses during downturns. Gold’s value is supported by both investment demand and industrial use, while Bitcoin’s demand is […]...

Summary The Fed is set to deliver its first rate cut since December 2024, with a 25 bps move already priced in. Short-term volatility is likely, as “sell-the-news” reactions have historically caused 10–20% dips in crypto. XRP, Solana, and Dogecoin face sharper risks than Bitcoin, with potential corrections of 15–20%. Bitcoin is holding firmer near […]...

Hong Kong’s ambitions to become a global crypto hub continue to test the resilience of international exchanges. On Thursday, BitMart confirmed that it had withdrawn its application for a virtual asset service provider (VASP) license in the city. The move places it alongside a growing list of platforms that have decided the cost of compliance […]...

This article tracks crypto company registrations in April 2025 using Coincub’s VASP Database, which compiles licensed entities from over 50 jurisdictions. The data tracks only regulator-published directories, not self-reported activity or other 3rd parties. We highlight jurisdictions where licensing is more deliberate and regulator activity can be meaningfully interpreted. April didn’t bring a...

Introduction With crypto becoming more mainstream, its adoption in the European Union is underway. The EU provides a decent environment for crypto businesses, especially with the MiCA regulation fully coming into effect at the end of 2024. Nonetheless, crypto businesses that want to operate within the EU, need to have Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) […]...

Sanal Varlık Hizmet Sağlayıcıları (VASP) -Ülkelere göre; Dijital Varlık Hizmet Sağlayıcıları (DASP), Kripto Varlık Hizmet Sağlayıcıları (KVHS), Para Hizmetleri İşletmeleri (MSB) şeklinde adlandırmalarla karşılaşılabilmektedir- şirketlerin faaliyet gösterdikleri ülkenin veya ülkelerin düzenleyici hukuk metin ve kararlarına uymalıdır. Son yıllarda kurumların kripto...

The advent of stablecoin investment products is one of the most incredible developments at the junction of traditional finance and digital assets. The launch of stablecoins establishes a new paradigm shift in the banking industry by disrupting the traditional business model and impacting the financial customer experience. Financial firms can play a key role in […]...

The price of bitcoin has surged back from its 2022 lows of $14k and is now steady at around $23k – despite recent setbacks – but does that mean cryptocurrency can stand alone from the banking industry? Far from it! The demise of Silicon Valley Bank rapidly followed by the implosion of Credit Suisse sent […]...

VISA is taking steps to make it easier for people to make automatic payments using self-custodial wallets, which are digital wallets that a user has full control over and can access using their own private keys. Currently, it can be difficult to set up automated payments on blockchain networks like Ethereum, but VISA is working […]...

Defi is a buzzword that suggests freedom, but paradoxically, the freedom it promises is held back by a lack of regulation. So will governments, public bodies, and large-scale financial and legal institutions ever really turn away from records and ledgers?  Having the ability to conduct one’s affairs, financial business, and contractual business on ‘open-ledgers’, verified […]...

The investment giant Fidelity launched a Metaverse outpost in Decentraland in April The move was calculated to bring attention to two new ETFs: the Metaverse ETF (FMET)  and the Crypto Industry and Payments ETF (FDIG) Financial literacy in the Metaverse The investment company Fidelity opened up an outpost in Decentraland in late April – the […]...