TREE NEWS update: DAC has raised $1 million in a funding round led by Unicorn Crypto Ventures. The investment will support the development of its digital asset custody solutions.
TREE NEWS reports: Bitfinex Securities has listed five tokenized notes tracking bitcoin treasury companies Strategy, Metaplanet, H100, Capital B, and Strategy’s STRC preferred stock, tradable against dollars, Tether, and bitcoin. This marks a significant step in integrating real-world assets with crypto markets.
TREE NEWS update: London Stock Exchange is evaluating tokenized UK stocks via a partnership with Payward, Kraken’s parent, targeting 2027 listings. Meanwhile, Pons plans to expand its stock token offerings, with creators having earned over $25M in fees. The news also covers a suspected $4.9M exploit on Injective’s binary options, among other market updates.
TREE NEWS update: Full Sail, a DeFi protocol on the Sui ecosystem, has announced it will gradually cease operations. The decision marks a retreat from the competitive DeFi landscape on Sui.
TREE NEWS update: Ether (ETH) has fallen below the $2,400 mark, reflecting a broader market downturn. The decline highlights ongoing volatility in the cryptocurrency market.
TREE NEWS reports: Meme coin traders are leveraging Robinhood’s tokenized stocks on-chain to short Wall Street, according to a ChainCatcher analysis. This strategy highlights the growing intersection of crypto trading and traditional finance through RWA tokenization.
TREE NEWS update: Swan CEO Cory Klippsten announced Swan Trinity, a Bitcoin custody product where keys are split among Swan, BitGo, and a third firm, with no key held by the client. The product is expected to launch in Q4.
TREE NEWS reports: Kalshi’s head of institutional, Andy Ross, revealed that the exchange submitted a filing for perpetual futures on currencies and interest rates on Monday. This move extends a contract type that was not legally available onshore in May across most Wall Street asset classes.
TREE NEWS reports: StonkBrokers, an NFT collection on Robinhood Chain, has seen its floor price rise 77% in a month, blending regulated financial products with pixelated avatars. The collection rewards holders with Stock Tokens, raising questions about whether it constitutes a security or a collectible.
TREE NEWS update: Bitcoin’s price is falling as geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran escalate. The market is reacting to the heightened risk environment, leading to a decline in the cryptocurrency.
TREE NEWS reports: Crypto-backed PAC Fairshake has scaled back its advertising spending in the Massachusetts primary, with $189,000 allocated to support Representative Jake Auchincloss. This marks the group’s latest effort to influence the 2026 elections using funds from the crypto industry.
TREE NEWS reports: Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum Layer 2, saw its DEX volume jump 61% to $1.6 billion within days. DeFi deposits and stablecoin holdings on the network have approached $800 million, indicating growing adoption.
TREE NEWS reports: Strive’s SATA has purchased Bitcoin for the ninth consecutive day, using funds from a preferred stock offering. This continues a trend of the company allocating capital to the cryptocurrency.
TREE NEWS update: Binance is launching physically settled options on over 1,000 US stocks and ETFs for eligible non-US users, deepening its foray into traditional finance. The move allows traders to access US equities via a single Binance account, bridging crypto and TradFi markets.
TREE NEWS update: Bitcoin has historically declined in eight of the last 13 Septembers, mirroring a similar seasonal weakness in US stocks since 1928. The article examines the causes of this ‘Red September’ phenomenon, what broke the pattern last year, and expectations for the upcoming month.
TREE NEWS reports: UK authorities froze $13.5 million in cash as part of an investigation into Sorare, a crypto fantasy sports platform and Premier League sponsor. The freeze followed a January 2025 court order from Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
TREE NEWS reports: Attackers exploited an authentication flaw by registering Lenovo IDs with victims’ email addresses, allowing them to bypass passwords and access existing Dropbox accounts. The breach highlights vulnerabilities in third-party authentication integrations.
TREE NEWS reports: Payward, Kraken’s parent, will issue tokenized versions of the 100 largest London-listed companies within weeks, but UK investors cannot buy them and the exchange’s own leg still needs regulatory sign-off. This marks a significant step in bringing traditional equities onchain.
TREE NEWS update: Citi, Goldman Sachs, Fidelity, WisdomTree, and 19 other financial firms have committed to issuing a dollar stablecoin, more than doubling their group size since October. They target the first half of 2027 for the token, which has no name or chosen blockchain yet.
TREE NEWS reports: A report suggests that using credit cards via FOMO and Robinhood Wallet to buy memecoins might circumvent card network restrictions on crypto transactions. This could raise regulatory and compliance concerns.
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