Year: 2026

Morgan Stanley will let clients trade tokenized versions of U.S. stocks and ETFs on its internal ATS from late 2026, tying into SEC pilots at DTCC and Nasdaq for on‑chain…

CESR, the Composite Ether Staking Rate, is emerging as Ethereum’s reference rate, underpinning swaps, futures and risk models as institutions chase transparent on‑chain yield. Summary CESR, the Composite Ether Staking…

Circle (CRCL) sank about 22%, its worst drop since June 2025, after a tougher CLARITY Act draft threatened to ban stablecoin yield, clashing with booming USDC growth. Summary Circle Internet…

Artificial Superintelligence Alliance’s FET price pushes toward key resistance on steady AI-token demand, with price, volume, and on-chain positioning pointing to accumulation rather than euphoric blow-off. Summary FET trades around…

Summary Research firm Bernstein says Bitcoin has likely found a cycle bottom and is reiterated its $150,000 year-end price target, describing the current drawdown as the “weakest bear case” in…

Hong Kong lawmaker Johnny Ng says harsh COVID travel rules, not China’s 2021 crypto ban, pushed firms out as Hong Kong and Singapore now compete head‑to‑head as crypto hubs. Summary…

Circle froze USDC in 16 business wallets tied to a sealed U.S. civil case, drawing fire from ZachXBT and reigniting fears over centralized stablecoin censorship and control. Summary Circle froze…

Viral “predictive historian” Jiang recasts Bitcoin as a CIA war‑surveillance tool and hinge of U.S. imperial decline, mixing sharp geopolitical reads with conspiratorial leaps. Summary Viral “predictive historian” ties Bitcoin…

Balaji Srinivasan’s viral X post argues libertarianism only works with Lee Kuan Yew‑style order, using Singapore to link his crypto, network‑state and U.S. debt theses. Summary Balaji Srinivasan, former CTO…

BMO will let clients convert dollars into tokenized cash and deposits on CME and Google Cloud’s Universal Ledger, enabling 24/7 margin, collateral and B2B payments. Summary Bank of Montreal announced…