In a statement shared after this article’s publication, Paige Pidano Paridon, the executive vice president and co-head of regulatory affairs at the Bank Policy Institute said, “BPI supports efforts to bring innovative new products and services into the regulated banking ecosystem, provided that the entities… Read More
Nasdaq Ventures agreed last month to invest $100 million in Payward at a $21 billion valuation while expanding the companies’ collaboration on tokenized equities. Under that agreement, Nasdaq and Payward will continue to develop the operational and commercial infrastructure for Nasdaq Equity Tokens. Payward will… Read More
In contrast, perpetual swaps never expire. Instead, they use a funding rate mechanism to anchor the contract price to the spot index, theoretically offering investors the closest possible proxy to trading the actual VIX spot price. “Traders don’t have to worry about expiries and decay… Read More
South Korean crypto exchanges saw operating profits fall 78% in the first half of 2026 as trading activity, market valuations and customer deposits declined, according to new government data. On Thursday, the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU) said average daily trading volume at domestic virtual… Read More
That had been a point of disappointment for some participants in past events: While Trump briefly appeared, they didn’t get a chance to meet him. Since his memecoin’s launch in the days before he took office again, investors have lost billions of dollars, and those… Read More
According to the 760-page proposal, the SEC will allow for self-custody by advisers seeking to hold their clients’ funds. The agency is using the term “self-custody” as an asset management firm practice, not how crypto companies typically use the term. It would first require that… Read More
