On Wednesday, the S&P 500 set a new record, rising to 6711 points just before the market closed. The daily gain was 0.34%. Earlier in the session, the index also hit an intraday high — all of this happened against the backdrop of the first US government shutdown in seven years. Nasdaq Composite also added
According to sources, there is active preparation going on behind the scenes — fund issuers are getting ready for the possibility that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could give the green light to spot Solana-ETF applications in the coming days. After the SEC approved universal listing standards for crypto exchange-traded products (ETP), and
The stablecoin market continues to evolve. This time, it’s about the launch of a new dollar token, created in partnership between an infrastructure company and a fund developing a blockchain using zero-knowledge proof (ZK) technologies. Unlike traditional digital dollars, where transaction data is available to everyone, the new model focuses on privacy: information about addresses…
 
            
            Ondo Global has issued stocks and ETFs on the blockchain totaling over $300M — all just a month after launch. Although the crypto market looked sluggish in September, ONDO showed signs of active accumulation. This gives hope for a return to the all-time high. The first major achievement of Ondo Global Markets Ondo (ONDO) has
Tether Holdings SA has partnered with the gaming streaming platform Rumble Inc. to expand the use of its newly launched stablecoin USAT in the US. Representatives of the companies announced this on Wednesday at the Token2049 conference in Singapore. Speaking at the conference, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said that Rumble will launch a crypto wallet
The stablecoin A7A5, pegged to the ruble, has been recognized as a digital asset under Russian law and will soon begin to be used for settlements in foreign trade. This decision will allow Russian companies to use cryptocurrency for international transactions, bypassing financial restrictions imposed by the West. Russia plans to use the A7A5 stablecoin
Scheme of Swift, Chainlink, and UBS operation for tokenized fund transactions One of the largest players in the blockchain infrastructure world — Chainlink — announced the launch of a new product, created in collaboration with Swift and UBS. This is a solution that, for the first time, allows banks to use familiar Swift channels to…
 
            
            Anchorage Digital plans to integrate Jupiter into the Porto dashboard, an institutional wallet. The initiative aims to expand the crypto bank’s services for clients from the traditional financial sector who work with DeFi. The integration of Jupiter into Porto should simplify cryptocurrency conversion and other DeFi processes directly in the wallet. Anchorage Digital stated that
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unexpectedly instructed issuers to withdraw submitted documents for launching ETFs for Litecoin, XRP, Solana, Cardano, and Dogecoin. At first glance, this may have seemed like a rejection, but the regulator clarified: this is not about blocking, but about a change in the procedure itself. In September, the SEC…
 
            
            Kazakhstan has introduced a new crypto reserve, created with state support and in partnership with Binance. This is another step by the country towards digital assets. The first token in the fund’s portfolio is BNB, which is used to pay fees, vote, and make transactions within the Binance ecosystem. At the time of publication, its
Binance has launched a platform that will allow banks, brokers, and exchanges to work with cryptocurrencies under their own brand, without the need to build infrastructure from scratch. This is a white label solution, where Binance is responsible for the technological part — from trading and liquidity to custody and regulatory compliance, while client companies
On Monday, gold broke another all-time high — the price exceeded $3,800 for the first time in history. At its peak, the price reached $3,833, then rolled back slightly. The spot price settled at $3,829 (+1.9%), and December futures ended the day at $3,855.20, gaining 1.2%, according to CNBC. At the same time, t