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Major financial institutions are expanding crypto services across regulated finance, with Bitwise data showing 24 firms active in trading, custody, funds, payments, tokenization, or exchange-traded products. The activity points to wider use of regulated crypto access. Key Takeaways: Major financial firms are widening crypto activity across custody, payments, funds, and tokenization. Regulated ETP access has become the broadest entry point for institutional crypto exposure. Tokenized funds and blockchain settlement tools could expand deeper into traditional finance. Banks Move Crypto Deeper Into Regulated Finance Wall Street’s crypto footprint is expanding across the financial system. Asset management firm Bitwise shared data on…

Tether printed more than $5 billion in $USDT on TRON in two weeks because the crypto market needed a huge amount of dollar liquidity at once. The company added another $1 billion on the network in its latest issuance, taking the recent TRON total to around $5 billion. In April, Tether created 2 billion $USDT on Ethereum in only three days, meaning demand was already rising before the current market recovery became clear. Bitcoin just rallied above $80,000 for the first time in so long while short sellers were getting liquidated hard. At the same time, institutional buyers took in…

SEC Chair Paul Atkins says the long-running clash between U.S. regulators and the crypto industry is entering a new phase, moving away from the enforcement-heavy approach seen under former Chair Gary Gensler. Since taking over in April 2025, Atkins has pushed for a more crypto-friendly direction after years of SEC lawsuits and regulatory pressure on digital asset firms. He now says the agency is no longer “at odds with technology and innovation” and is working alongside President Donald Trump’s administration and Congress to create clearer rules for crypto and blockchain companies operating in the U.S. Trump Wants America to Lead…

Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the United States, has announced plans to list pre-market perpetual futures tied to SpaceX (ticker: SPCX). The trading is scheduled to begin at 6:00 a.m. UTC on June 4. This move marks a significant expansion of Coinbase’s derivatives offerings into the realm of private company pre-market contracts. What Are Pre-Market Perpetual Futures? Pre-market perpetual futures are derivative contracts that allow traders to speculate on the future price of an asset before it is publicly listed on traditional stock exchanges. Unlike standard futures, perpetual contracts do not have an expiration date, enabling traders…

In a bid to power automated and smarter on-chain Web3 systems and provide customers with a superior user experience, Anome Protocol, a decentralized ecosystem, today entered into a strategic partnership with 4AIBSC, an autonomous decentralized AI marketplace. The collaboration enabled Anome Protocol to merge with 4AIBSC’s decentralized AI marketplace to support automation in its Web3 on-chain operations through intelligent efficiencies. Anome Protocol is a decentralized ecosystem that combines DeFi, social interaction, and Web3 gaming into one platform. Powered by its native token (ANOME), this cutting-edge platform allows both experienced and beginner Web3 users to participate in DeFi applications, GameFi rewards,…

Arthur Hayes on Tuesday warned in his essay “The Butterfly Touch” that AI could become one of the biggest political fights in America before the November midterm elections, especially if rising power costs, job fears, and inflation keep hitting the middle class. Arthur added that Bitcoin is already beginning to price itself accordingly. He pointed out that the bull run is directly connected with the American bombing of Iran that took place on February 28, and that there will be an influx of additional dollars and yuan into the economy, as both America and China continue to invest in data…

Asheesh Birla has spent 13 years in blockchain. He has watched $XRP go from a niche asset discussed in specialist forums to a live ticker on CNBC. He has seen institutional adoption go from a theoretical future to a present-tense reality. And yet he is sitting in the middle of what he describes, with genuine puzzlement, as one of the strangest markets he has ever seen. “We’ve been waiting for this moment for so long,” Birla, CEO of Evernorth, told Paul Barron in a recent interview. “Adoption and tokenization are shattering records. You’ve got adoption taking off, doubling in a…

The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 is 257 pages of statutory text divided into six titles, each tackling a different piece of U.S. digital asset regulation. Most coverage describes the bill in vague terms like “establishes clear rules for crypto.” The actual legislation is more specific and more consequential than that. It defines digital commodities through a 20 percent control threshold for “mature blockchain systems,” reclassifies tokens from securities to commodities once they hit secondary markets, carves out DeFi software development from registration requirements under Sections 309 and 409, and prohibits the Federal Reserve from issuing a central…

South Korea’s financial and blockchain sectors are converging. Korea Investment & Securities, domestic crypto exchange Coinone, global exchange OKX, and gaming-focused Com2uS Holdings have announced a strategic partnership to build a comprehensive digital asset ecosystem. The alliance was formalized during a vision declaration ceremony today, as reported by Maeil Business Newspaper. Strategic Alignment and Shared Goals The four entities issued a joint declaration outlining their ambition to pioneer a next-generation, blockchain-based financial model. This partnership leverages the existing ownership structure: Korea Investment & Securities, OKX, and Com2uS Holdings are all shareholders in Coinone, creating a natural foundation for collaboration. The…

ChimpX, an AI-centric Web3 infrastructure entity, has collaborated with Pundi X Labs, a renowned Web3 payment infrastructure provider. The partnership aims to accelerate seamless payments across Web3 and DeFi networks. As ChimpX disclosed in its official social media announcement, the development merges its AI-first infrastructure with the wider blockchain payment framework of Pundi X Labs. Hence, the move is set to establish a more intelligent, user-centric, and scalable digital economy. PARTNERSHIP 🤝ANNOUNCEMENT @ChimpxAI × @PundiXLabs We’re excited to partner with Pundi X Labs, a global blockchain technology company building payment infrastructure and AI-powered solutions for the next generation of Web3.⚡️AI…