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Crypto.com Exchange and OG.com are moving to expand institutional access to regulated event contracts through a new partnership with prime brokerage River Markets, potentially giving hedge funds and quantitative trading firms a more integrated way to trade real-world outcomes alongside digital assets. The companies announced on October 20 that they had signed a memorandum of […]
The International Monetary Fund expects the world economy to expand by 3.1% in 2026, with a powerful artificial intelligence investment cycle helping offset the economic impact of higher energy prices and geopolitical disruption. The IMF’s October 2026 World Economic Outlook slightly raises its 2026 forecast from the 3.0% projected in July. Growth is then expected […]
Morgan Stanley is preparing for a financial system in which stocks, private funds and other traditional investments increasingly move onchain, with the bank’s digital asset strategy chief saying the tokenized real-world asset market could reach between $3 trillion and $10 trillion by 2030. Amy Oldenburg, Morgan Stanley’s Head of Digital Asset Strategy, told The Block […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed changes to rules governing transactions between registered investment funds and certain affiliated entities, aiming to widen the range of eligible securities and potentially lower trading costs for investors. Announced on October 9, the proposal would amend Rule 17a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The […]
The strategic expansion of decentralized financial infrastructure in Asia has reached a monumental milestone. XRP Asia has officially debuted at the XRP Seoul 2026 showcase, establishing a dedicated regional organization designed to supercharge the growth of the XRP Ledger (XRPL). Headquartered in Singapore and led by industry veteran Sabrina Tachdjian—former vice president of the Hedera […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a new framework for how registered investment advisers and regulated funds can hold crypto assets, including a conditional path for advisers to safeguard certain assets themselves and a proposed expansion of eligible custodians to state-chartered trust companies. Announced on October 1, the proposal would amend rules under […]
The U.S. Senate’s failure to advance the Clarity Act on September 15 did not produce the sustained crypto-market weakness that some investors might have expected from the collapse of a major regulatory initiative. Instead, according to Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan, the market rallied sharply in the two weeks following the vote. In his […]
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is giving regulated derivatives firms clearer guidance on how blockchain-based assets and records can fit within existing rules. An update published September 24, 2026, addresses two practical questions: whether customer funds may be invested in tokenized versions of already-permitted investments, and whether blockchain or distributed-ledger technology can satisfy regulatory […]
Brazil is moving into a more detailed phase of crypto-market supervision. The Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) has adopted two new measures that expand anti-money-laundering reporting for virtual-asset transfers and increase the information that regulated crypto-service providers must supply for supervisory purposes. The changes were published on September 23, 2026, through Resolutions BCB 588 and […]
U.S. IPO activity accelerated sharply in the first half of 2026, with 208 initial public offerings raising more than $137 billion, according to updated statistics published by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The number of IPOs increased by about 16% from the same period in 2025, while proceeds rose by nearly 400%. The data, […]