Institutional
Infrastructure

Crypto brokerage firm Alpaca raises $135 million for tokenized stock infrastructure

The company has previously cleared or held in custody roughly 94% of tokenized U.S. equities and now holds over $1.5 billion in underlying stocks. Read…
AI

Alpaca raises $135M to fund tokenized agent-first infrastructure

The BNP-backed brokerage infrastructure provider is expanding into tokenized markets and AI-native financial services as both DeFi and TradFi companies pursue onchain business. Read Full…
Institutional

BlackRock earned $82M while its crypto funds erased $30B – now it wants inside your wallet

BlackRock generated $82 million in revenue from its digital-asset products during the first half of 2026, even as falling Bitcoin and Ethereum prices erased nearly…
Institutional

US government sends $288M to Coinbase putting Bitcoin reserve rules into question

The transfer highlights unresolved custody rules, while the public evidence identifies a deposit rather than a government sale. The post US government sends $288M to…
DeFi

How Morgan Stanley plans to bring crypto custody, staking and lending support in-house

Preliminary OCC approval outlines a bank that could consolidate key crypto functions, while outside venues and infrastructure remain essential. The post How Morgan Stanley plans…
Institutional

DTCC Begins Limited Tokenized-Asset Trades With JPMorgan, BlackRock and Goldman

The clearinghouse at the center of US securities settlement is moving towards the full launch of its tokenization project. The post DTCC Begins Limited Tokenized-Asset…
Institutional

US Treasury Freezes More Than $130 Million in Iran-Linked Crypto Wallets

OFAC sanctioned wallets tied to Iran’s central bank, freezing mostly Tether’s USDT on Tron, as a US-Iran ceasefire collapsed and Washington renewed a naval blockade.…
Infrastructure

DTCC moves tokenized securities into live trading, marking a milestone for Wall Street's blockchain push

DTCC’s first live production trades using tokenized securities show how blockchain could reshape the infrastructure behind Wall Street. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
DeFi

BitMine made $46 million staking Ethereum then lost twice that betting on it

BitMine’s push to turn one of the world’s largest corporate Ethereum holdings into a source of recurring income generated nearly $46 million from staking last…
Institutional

VerifiedX and BitGo Sign MOU to Deliver Qualified Custody for vBTC, Expanding Institutional Access to Native Bitcoin Utility, and with Immediate Support for Non-Synthetic Canonical on Base

Bitcoin Magazine VerifiedX and BitGo Sign MOU to Deliver Qualified Custody for vBTC, Expanding Institutional Access to Native Bitcoin Utility, and with Immediate Support for…