Fred Wilson, one of the most influential venture capitalists in the U.S., thinks crypto’s breakthrough moment in 2026 won’t come from new blockchains — but from making them invisible to their end users. “Blockchains disappear behind better consumer interfaces that allow users to use, spend,… Read More
Crypto markets are entering a phase where activity concentration matters more than narrative momentum, according to a new outlook from Coinbase Institutional that frames 2026 as a test of whether crypto’s core markets can scale under more disciplined conditions. The report, written by global head… Read More
Coinbase (COIN) is one of the top fintech ideas for 2026, according to a new outlook report by Clear Street analyst Owen Lau, who sees the crypto exchange as a central player in the shift toward blockchain-based financial infrastructure. Lau, who already had a buy… Read More
Nasdaq is looking to enable nearly round-the-clock trading, aiming to match the increasingly global nature of financial markets and investor behavior, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Under the proposal, Nasdaq would expand trading hours for stocks and exchange-traded… Read More
The coming week will be dominated by data from the wider economy, with employment and inflation reports in the U.S. and interest-rate decisions in Japan and Europe. Coinbase, the largest publicly traded crypto exchange, announces a system update that is expected to include an in-house… Read More
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) and crypto-friendly bank Standard Chartered (STAN) said they expanded a partnership on digital assets to explore the development of trading, prime services, custody, staking and lending products for institutional clients. The deal builds on the existing tie-up between the two companies… Read More
