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Tokenized Securities Need Market Competition, Not Regulatory Gatekeepers: Former House Finance Chair’s Blueprint

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tokenized securities need market competition, not regulatory gatekeepers: former house finance chair's blueprint

Why America’s Capital Markets Must Embrace Tokenization Competition America’s capital markets have led the world for decades precisely because they adapt. Paper certificates gave way to book-entry records. Trading floors yielded to electronic markets. Manual processes surrendered to faster settlement, automated clearing, and global access. Each evolution sparked legitimate concerns and required guardrails, yet America … Read more

Ramp Study Finds Heavy AI Spending Is Linked to Stronger Hiring and Workforce Growth

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ramp study finds heavy ai spending is linked to stronger hiring and workforce growth

Companies investing most aggressively in AI are adding jobs, not cutting them Ramp, a financial operations platform, says the companies making the biggest investments in artificial intelligence are expanding their workforces rather than shrinking them. The finding pushes back against a widely discussed concern in finance and business circles: that generative AI is already triggering … Read more

Phantom Expands Perpetual Futures Push With Hire of Former Hyperliquid Ventuals Builders

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phantom expands perpetual futures push with hire of former hyperliquid ventuals builders

Phantom deepens its derivatives strategy Crypto wallet Phantom is stepping further into the fast-growing perpetual futures market after hiring Alvin Hsia, Emily Hsia and Aris Samad, the team behind Ventuals. The trio previously built one of Hyperliquid’s highest-profile private-market trading experiments, including OpenAI and Anthropic perpetual futures markets, before that project shut down earlier this … Read more

Nasdaq Integrates TotalView Market Data with Pyth Network for Blockchain-Ready Finance

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nasdaq integrates totalview market data with pyth network for blockchain ready finance

Nasdaq has officially announced a strategic expansion of its market data distribution, pushing its flagship TotalView equity data feed into the blockchain ecosystem through a partnership with the Pyth Network. This move signals a significant bridge between traditional financial (TradFi) infrastructure and the burgeoning world of decentralized finance (DeFi), as institutional firms increasingly migrate their … Read more

The Tokenization Frontier: Why Open Competition in Securities Markets is the Key to U.S. Economic Leadership

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Evolution in the Capital Markets America’s capital markets have maintained their status as the global gold standard primarily through their ability to adapt to technological shifts. The transition from physical paper certificates to book-entry records was once viewed with skepticism, as was the shift from physical trading floors to high-frequency electronic markets. Each milestone in … Read more

MetaMask’s Money Account: Unified Stablecoin Yield, Spending, and Trading for Modern Crypto Users

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metamask's money account: unified stablecoin yield, spending, and trading for modern crypto users

MetaMask Redefines Stablecoin Utility: Earn, Spend, Trade with New ‘Money Account’ MetaMask, a leading self-custodial crypto wallet, has officially unveiled its innovative “Money Account.” This new offering integrates stablecoin yield generation, seamless payments, and comprehensive trading functionalities into a single, user-friendly product. This strategic launch signifies a pivotal shift for wallet providers, moving beyond mere … Read more

Circle (CRCL) shares tumble 17% as Stripe, Coinbase and BlackRock launch Open USD stablecoin network to challenge USDC

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circle (crcl) shares tumble 17% as stripe, coinbase and blackrock launch open usd stablecoin network to challenge usdc

What Happened? Circle (CRCL) shares fell more than 17% on Tuesday, hitting a four-month low, after a consortium of more than 140 companies unveiled a new stablecoin called Open USD. The project is backed by major payments and crypto firms, including Stripe, Coinbase, Mastercard, Visa and BlackRock, and is positioned as a direct competitor to Circle’s … Read more

Nasdaq Bridges Wall Street and Web3: TotalView Data Feed Launches on Pyth Network

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nasdaq bridges wall street and web3: totalview data feed launches on pyth network

Nasdaq has announced the expansion of its market data distribution network into decentralized blockchain infrastructure. By integrating its premier TotalView data feed with the Pyth Network, Nasdaq permits developers and decentralized applications (dApps) to access real-time equity market data directly on-chain. This structural shift reflects a broader trend of traditional financial institutions (TradFi) aligning services … Read more

Why Washington Must Not Gatekeep the Tokenized Securities Market

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why washington must not gatekeep the tokenized securities market

The Evolution of US Capital Markets America’s financial infrastructure has historically maintained its global dominance through continuous adaptation. The transition from physical paper certificates to book-entry systems, and the shift from trading floors to automated electronic exchanges, initially sparked operational concerns. However, the market adapted. Tokenization represents the next phase of this financial evolution, promising … Read more

Nasdaq Unlocks Wall Street Data for Web3: TotalView Equity Feed Joins Pyth Network

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nasdaq unlocks wall street data for web3: totalview equity feed joins pyth network

Nasdaq Unlocks Wall Street Data for Web3: TotalView Equity Feed Joins Pyth Network Nasdaq, a leading global stock exchange operator, is making a significant stride into the burgeoning blockchain sector by expanding the distribution of its critical market data. The exchange announced its flagship equity data product, TotalView, will now be accessible via the Pyth … Read more