BREAKING
- Phantom Wallet receives no-action relief from the CFTC, enabling non-custodial wallets to access regulated markets without broker registration
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- NYSE is working with Securitize on infrastructure for tokenized securities and onchain settlement
- Mastercard (MA) acquires BVNK to strengthen onchain payment and settlement infrastructure
- PayPal (PYPL) expands PYUSD to more than 70 markets, strengthening global stablecoin payment infrastructure
- Binance expands its futures offering to include tokenized equities and commodities with 24/7 trading
- S&P Dow Jones licenses the S&P 500 for onchain derivatives trading via Hyperliquid
- JPMorgan (JPM) expands tokenized money market infrastructure on Ethereum
- Kraken halts planned IPO due to weak market conditions
- Allium Labs brings 65TB of blockchain data onchain, with usage by Visa and Stripe
- Coinbase (COIN) partners with Better to launch crypto-backed mortgages within traditional US financial structures
- **ECB **advances its digital euro initiative with a concrete rulebook and a possible launch by 2029
- Franklin Templeton partners with Ondo Finance to expand tokenized securities for onchain investors
- Tether (USDT) engages KPMG for its first full audit and is exploring registration under US regulation
- Visa joins the Canton Network as a validator and expands infrastructure for regulated onchain payments
- Federal Reserve grants Kraken, via Kraken Financial, direct access to Fed payment rails, integrating crypto infrastructure into the banking system
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) describes tokenization as a structural shift in financial architecture rather than incremental innovation
- US senators advance the "Mined in America Act," positioning bitcoin mining as strategic infrastructure for energy and compute
- Ethereum advances DVT-lite to simplify staking infrastructure for institutional use
- VersaBank tests tokenized USD bank deposits on public blockchains as an alternative to stablecoins Kalshi raises more than $1 billion at a $22 billion valuation despite regulatory uncertainty
- BlackRock (BLK) scales its tokenized money market fund BUIDL to more than $2.1 billion in volume Core Scientific expands its credit facility to $1 billion to build out AI and HPC data centers
- Ethereum Foundation launches initiative to develop quantum-secure cryptography Hyperliquid releases mobile app MVP to strengthen decentralized derivatives trading
- Major League Baseball (MLB) partners with Polymarket and the CFTC to establish regulatory standards for prediction markets
SPEAKERS’ CORNER
- In March, investors were noticeably reticent amid tensions between Iran, Israel and the US
- The geopolitical uncertainty led to a classic "buyers' strike"
- As long as no sustained easing is in sight, elevated volatility is likely to persist — we too continue to monitor developments closely and are maintaining a strategic liquidity position
Translated from the German original, which is the authoritative version. Read the German version
