InstitutionalMorpho Raises $175M as Paradigm, a16z Back Wall Street DeFi Push
Morpho secured $175M from Paradigm, a16z, Apollo and VanEck. Societe Generale joins Coinbase and Binance in building on the DeFi lending protocol.
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InstitutionalActive Tokenized RWAs Surge 589% in 18 Months: Binance Research Report
Active tokenized RWAs surged 589% from early 2025 to June 2026. Stocks +422%, bonds +83%, gold above $6B. Binance Research Monthly Market Insights.
InstitutionalSecuritize Clears SEC Hurdle, to List on NYSE as SECZ via Cantor Fitzgerald SPAC
SEC approved Form S-4 for Cantor Equity Partners II and Securitize, clearing the NYSE listing path. The $4B RWA platform partners with Apollo and BlackRock.
InstitutionalBybit and Kraken Open SpaceX IPO Access via xStocks: $1.8T Valuation
Bybit and Kraken let users buy SPCXx tokens backed 1:1 by SpaceX shares before the June 12 IPO. At $1.8 trillion, it would be the largest listing ever.
InstitutionalHedge Funds Dumped 52K BTC in Q1 as Banks Doubled: CoinShares
Hedge funds cut Bitcoin ETF holdings by 39%, brokers by 53%. Banks more than doubled. CoinShares analyzed Q1 2026 13F filings to find who was selling.
InstitutionalJPMorgan, Citi and Bank of America Build Shared Blockchain to Protect Deposits
JPMorgan, Citi and Bank of America plan a shared tokenized deposit network by 2027 to compete with stablecoins on speed and yield.
InstitutionalBIS Project Agora: Tokenized Cross-Border Payments Settle in Seconds
BIS and 7 central banks wrapped up Project Agora: a tokenized payment prototype settling wholesale cross-border transactions in seconds via atomic settlement.
InstitutionalSharplink, Bitmine and Galaxy Digital in Preliminary Russell 3000
Five crypto firms in FTSE Russell's preliminary Russell 3000: Sharplink, Bitmine, Galaxy Digital and Gemini. Index ETFs set to buy automatically on June 26.
InstitutionalRWA Market Hits $51 Billion as Private Credit Takes the Lead
Bernstein Research puts the RWA market at $51 billion, up 42% in 2026. Private credit leads the market, and Figure Technology tops platforms with $18 billion.