DeFidYdX Rebrands as Arcus: DEX Launch on Robinhood Chain
dYdX Labs rebranded its protocol as Arcus and launched a DEX on Robinhood Chain with perpetuals and 95 commission-free tokenized stocks.
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StablecoinsCredit Agricole Launches EURXT: First Major-Bank Euro Stablecoin Under MiCA
CACEIS launched 20.02M EURXT on Ethereum with ACPR license. First use case: Amundi Money Market Fund. Full MiCA compliance from day one.
InstitutionalSBI Acquires Bitbank for $289M to Lead Japan's Crypto Market
SBI Holdings acquires Bitbank for $289M, gaining 100% control and 2.92M crypto accounts to become Japan's largest exchange by assets under custody.
InstitutionalFranklin Templeton Launches Franklin Crypto After 250 Digital Acquisition
Franklin Templeton closed its 250 Digital acquisition and launched Franklin Crypto. The firm's tokenized assets tripled to $2.5B over the past year.
InstitutionalOKX and ICE (NYSE) Launch Joint Venture for Tokenized Equities
NYSE parent ICE and OKX are launching a joint venture for tokenized NYSE equities. Andrew Cuomo will co-chair. Regulatory approval required.
StablecoinsBoE Sets 40 Billion Pound Cap on Systemic Stablecoins
Bank of England replaces individual stablecoin holding limits with a 40 billion pound issuance cap and raises the permitted bond allocation in reserves to 70%.
StablecoinsTether Winds Down aUSDT Gold-Backed Stablecoin
Tether is shutting down its gold-backed stablecoin aUSDT. New positions are blocked, and holders have until September 17, 2026 to reclaim their XAUT collateral.
DeFiStandard Chartered: DeFi to Grow 37x to $2.7 Trillion by 2030
Standard Chartered forecasts DeFi TVL to hit $2.7 trillion by 2030, a 37x rise. Tokenized RWAs and Uniswap are central to the bank institutional DeFi thesis.
TechnologyExodus and Ondo Finance Launch Tokenized Stock Marketplace With 200+ US Equities
Exodus wallet and Ondo Finance launched a marketplace with 200+ tokenized US stocks and ETFs. Buy Apple, Tesla, and ETFs from a crypto wallet, no broker needed.