Tag: Launch

Nasdaq and Kraken partner to launch equity token gateway to increase market liquidity

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Nasdaq on Monday announced plans to launch an equity token design, a framework to tokenize public company shares while keeping legal and regulatory integrity, modernizing investor engagement, and enabling always-on trading. The stock exchange giant has teamed up with Payward, Kraken’s parent company, to create a gateway connecting permissioned and permissionless markets for tokenized equities, ensuring legal equivalence, investor protections, and issuer control. The initiative aims to give issuers greater control over their shares in tokenized form while introducing programmable features that modernize how companies interact with shareholders on matters…

SoFi Selects BitGo to Launch Bank-Issued Stablecoin SoFiUSD

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SoFi Technologies has selected digital asset custodian BitGo to support the rollout of its bank-issued stablecoin, the latest sign of growing momentum around federally regulated stablecoins for payments and settlements. Under the partnership, BitGo will provide stablecoin infrastructure services for SoFiUSD, a US dollar-pegged token issued by SoFi Bank, a nationally chartered and insured depository institution, the companies disclosed Thursday.  The arrangement will run through BitGo’s “stablecoin-as-a-service” platform, which will support the issuance of SoFiUSD and help connect the token with payment providers, market participants and cryptocurrency exchanges. SoFi said…

CFTC chair Michael Selig targets US launch of crypto perpetual futures within a month

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CFTC signals shift toward compliant onshore perpetual trading within weeks. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig announced plans to bring perpetual futures trading to US markets within roughly a month, signaling a significant step in domestic crypto derivatives regulation. Perpetual futures allow traders to hold positions indefinitely without expiration dates, relying instead on periodic funding rates to maintain price alignment with underlying assets. These instruments have long dominated offshore venues but remained in a regulatory gray area domestically. “We’re working towards getting true perpetual futures, not long dated contracts, here in the…

Keone Hon: Monad’s blockchain launch achieved fast transactions and positive user feedback, strategic decisions set it apart, and first token sale on Coinbase marks a milestone

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Monad’s innovative launch strategy sets a new standard in blockchain with a record-breaking token sale. Key Takeaways Monad’s blockchain launch was successful, with fast transaction processing and positive user feedback. The decision to skip an ecosystem-wide pre-deposit campaign was strategic and set Monad apart from other projects. Monad was the first to conduct a token sale on Coinbase’s new platform, marking a significant milestone. Thorough preparation and audits ensured Monad’s mainnet was ready for public launch. Exchanges operate as businesses within the crypto ecosystem, facilitating token trading. Monad’s launch strategy…

Nasdaq files to launch binary options on Nasdaq 100 in prediction market push

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Exchange seeks SEC approval for yes or no contracts on flagship index as event trading expands. Nasdaq, the global stock exchange operator and financial technology provider, is pushing into the prediction market sector with plans to launch binary options tied to its flagship index. The company’s subsidiary Nasdaq MRX filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to introduce cash-settled contracts linked to the Nasdaq 100, according to regulatory documents. The European-style binary options would function similarly to short-term directional wagers offered on crypto-native platforms. The filing comes as prediction markets…

Qivalis Consortium Advances Euro Stablecoin Ahead of Launch

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Qivalis, a consortium of major European banks, is in advanced talks with crypto exchanges and liquidity firms to distribute its planned euro-pegged stablecoin, Spanish business newspaper Cinco Días reported Monday. The group, including banks such as ING, UniCredit, and the recent addition of BBVA, is moving toward the launch of a stablecoin in the second half of 2026, Cinco Días reported. The consortium is now reportedly in advanced discussions with crypto exchanges, market makers and liquidity providers. The shareholder banks themselves will also be able to distribute the stablecoin. The…

Trump confirms launch of operation against Iran

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President Donald Trump on Saturday declared that US military forces had initiated large-scale combat operations against Iran to eliminate imminent threats, respond to long-standing Iranian actions, and protect American national security interests. “The United States military is undertaking a massive and ongoing operation to prevent this very wicked, radical dictatorship from threatening America and our core national security interests. We are going to destroy their missiles and raise their missile industry to the ground,” Trump said in a video address. “We are going to annihilate their navy.” Trump, who ordered…

PayPal taps MoonPay and M0 to launch PYUSDx stablecoin issuance framework

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PayPal, MoonPay and M0 are launching PYUSDx, a platform that lets developers issue branded tokens backed by PayPal USD. The product is designed to allow app developers to launch their own dollar pegged tokens without building reserve and compliance infrastructure from scratch. The rollout is scheduled for next month. “The next phase of stablecoin adoption is happening at the application layer,” said May Zabaneh, PayPal’s head of crypto. PYUSDx merges M0’s token issuance technology with MoonPay’s operational tools, allowing launches in days rather than months. The framework supports deployment across…

Hong Kong to Launch HKMA Digital Bond Platform in 2026

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Hong Kong will set up a new digital asset platform this year to support the issuance and settlement of tokenized bonds, as the city pushes to move tokenization from pilot deals into core market infrastructure. In his 2026-27 Budget speech delivered on Wednesday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said CMU OmniClear Holdings, a subsidiary of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), will build the platform and extend it to other digital assets.  The system will also be linked with regional tokenization platforms. Chan said the platform would be “gradually extended to…

Cybersecurity Stocks Slump After Anthropic AI Launch

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Shares in leading listed cybersecurity companies have fallen since Anthropic’s launch of Claude Code Security on Friday, an AI-powered code vulnerability scanner. Anthropic launched Claude Code Security on Feb. 20 as a limited research preview.  Claude can reason like a skilled security researcher According to the company website, Anthropic’s chatbot Claude “scans your entire codebase for vulnerabilities, validates each finding to minimize false positives, and suggests patches you can review and approve.”  Claude reasons through code “like a skilled security researcher,” it understands context, traces data flows, and “catches vulnerabilities…