Kraken Parent Payward Seeks US Federal Trust Charter

Payward says the OCC national trust charter would complement Kraken's banking arm, Kraken Financial.

ONDO Surges 68% in a Week amid US Tokenization Push

A four-firm pilot settling the first cross-border, cross-bank redemption of tokenized U.S. Treasuries on the XRP Ledger extended a rally sparked by Ondo's seat at the DTCC’s tokenization table.

MegaETH Kicks Off MEGA Buybacks

Future repurchases will follow a preset schedule and be routed through on-chain markets.

LayerZero Admits Mistake in 1/1 DVN Setup Tied to $292M Kelp Hack

LayerZero Labs acknowledged a Lazarus Group attack on internal RPCs and a multisig signer's unauthorized personal trade, impacting 0.36% of assets on the protocol.

Circle Raises $222M in Arc Presale at $3B FDV

The private token sale for Circle's Arc blockchain was led by a16z crypto, and included BlackRock, Apollo, and Intercontinental Exchange.

Galaxy to Manage $125M DeFi Yield Fund Seeded by Sharplink's ETH Treasury

Mike Novogratz's firm will pick protocols and size exposures while Sharplink keeps its core staked ETH position intact.

Banks Sound Alarm as Senate Prepares CLARITY Act Markup

The Senate Banking Committee is set to mark up the sweeping crypto market structure bill on Thursday.

Stream Finance Breaks Six Month Silence With Wind-Down Plan

A newly formed Delaware entity will consolidate and liquidate remaining assets, with "strategic alternatives" coming in the next few weeks.

Ripple Prime Secures $200M Debt Facility to Expand Lending Capacity

Funds managed by Neuberger Specialty Finance committed the facility to grow margin financing for the multi-asset prime broker.

SUI Rallies 40% as Mysten Labs Promises Free, Private Payments "At Scale"

Co-founder Adeniyi Abiodun unveiled confidential transactions at Sui Live Miami, the same week SUI Group Holdings staked its entire $140M treasury.

Strategy Resumes Weekly Buys with Smallest BTC Purchase Since December

Meanwhile, the largest Ethereum DAT, Bitmine, made its smallest ETH purchase since January, announcing it will slow its weekly purchase pace.

Bitcoin Tests $82K As Crypto Funds Notch Sixth Straight Week Of Inflows

Crypto investment products absorbed $858 million last week, ahead of the upcoming CLARITY Act markup and Fed chair transition.

xStocks Assets Surge Past $100M on Ethereum, $30M on BNB Chain: xStocks

Tokenized stock protocol xStocks has crossed $100M market cap on Ethereum with 1,000% YTD growth, while expanding to BNB Chain with $30M in commodities-linked assets.

Court Greenlights Arbitrum DAO Vote to Move $71M in Recovered Kelp ETH to Aave

The court order allows the on-chain Constitutional AIP vote and transfer to proceed without violating the restraining notice, but the freeze itself extends to Aave LLC.

Senate Banking Committee Releases 309-Page Clarity Act Draft: US Senate Banking Committee

The Senate Banking Committee publicly released the full text of its crypto market structure bill ahead of Thursday's markup, with amendments due by end of business Wednesday.

BlackRock Files for New Tokenized Fund With SEC, Taps Securitize Again

BlackRock has filed for a new tokenized fund structure with the SEC, selecting Securitize infrastructure for the second time after BUIDL's $2.3B success.

Anthropic Flags Unauthorized Tokenized Shares

The developer of Claude has updated its terms of service, warning against the third-party sale or transfer of its private equity.

DTCC Picks Chainlink As Data Layer For 24/7 Tokenized Collateral Platform

The Collateral AppChain will use the Chainlink Runtime Environment to automate eligibility, margining and settlement across global markets, with production launch slated for Q4 2026.

Ethereum Foundation Launches Clear Signing Standard

The initiative, anchored by ERC-7730 and a new attestation framework, aims to make human-readable transactions the default across wallets and protocols.

Bitcoin Clings To $80K As Altcoins Drag Market Lower

Solana, Cardano and Hyperliquid led the day's losses as risk appetite cooled across digital assets.

JPMorgan Files Second Tokenized Money Market Fund for Stablecoin Issuers

JPMorgan has filed to launch a tokenized money market fund targeting stablecoin issuers, following Morgan Stanley's similar product launch.