Ondo Global Markets Goes Live on Binance Alpha, Expanding Access to Tokenized US Securities

Ondo Finance has integrated its tokenized stock platform with Binance, allowing hundreds of millions of users to trade on-chain versions of blue-chip U.S. equities and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Ondo Global Markets officially launched on the Binance Alpha platform on February 24, 2026. This partnership enables global (non-U.S.) Binance users to gain economic exposure to major … Read more

Stocks Face Long Grind Lower, but Bitcoin May Rally First, Says Gareth Soloway

Gareth Soloway, president and chief market strategist at Verified Investing, told David Lin on The David Lin Report (TDLR) that U.S. stocks could face a prolonged grind lower while bitcoin may be primed for a sharp relief rally. Gareth Soloway Warns of Japan-Style Stagnation as He Turns Bullish on Bitcoin Markets opened the week on … Read more

Kraken Debuts 24/7 Tokenized Equity Perps for S&P 500, Gold and Big Tech

Kraken is pushing traditional finance (TradFi) markets into crypto’s nonstop trading culture with the launch of regulated tokenized equity perpetual futures tied to major indexes, gold and blue-chip stocks. Round-the-Clock Perpetual Futures via xStocks Kraken announced Feb. 24 the launch of what it calls the world’s first regulated tokenized equity perpetual futures contracts using the … Read more

Dow Drops 735 Points as Trump Tariff Shock Smashes Crypto and Stock Markets

U.S. markets slid sharply on Monday as President Donald Trump’s new 15% global tariff and intensifying artificial intelligence (AI) disruption fears rattled investors, dragging down stocks and crypto while gold and silver climbed on safe-haven demand. AI Disruption and Trade Tensions Roil Markets Wall Street opened the week in retreat. The Dow Jones Industrial Average … Read more

Bitdeer Dumps 943 BTC, Falls off the Bitcoin Treasury Rankings

Singapore-based miner Bitdeer, led by crypto veteran Jihan Wu, has sold 943.1 bitcoin from reserves, completing a full liquidation of its corporate treasury as it pivots toward infrastructure expansion and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven growth. Bitdeer Clears Bitcoin Balance Sheet The move, disclosed in a weekly operational update, brings Bitdeer’s pure corporate bitcoin holdings to zero … Read more

Kraken‑Backed Tokenized Stocks Surpasses $25 Billion in Volume

The xStocks framework has exceeded $25 billion in total transaction volume, establishing a new liquidity benchmark for tokenized traditional assets on blockchain infrastructure. The Kraken-backed xStocks ecosystem reached a milestone $25 billion in total transaction volume on February 19, 2026, marking a shift in the adoption of tokenized U.S. equities. The platform currently supports over … Read more

Stocks Snap Back as Supreme Court Blocks Emergency Tariffs, but Trade Drama Isn’t Over

Wall Street shook off weak growth data and staged a late-day rally Friday after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping emergency tariffs, sending the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 solidly higher by the closing bell. Supreme Court Ruling Sparks Relief Rally Across Retail and Industrials U.S. equity markets closed at 4 p.m. … Read more

Figure Launches FGRD as First SEC-Registered Onchain Public Stock

Figure Technology Solutions has launched FGRD, calling it the first SEC-registered public stock issued, traded and settled entirely on blockchain infrastructure with T+0 finality. FGRD Stock Trades and Settles Entirely Onchain, Bypassing DTCC New York-based Figure Technology Solutions on Feb. 19 launched FGRD, its common stock issued natively onchain through the Onchain Public Equity Network, … Read more

Sharplink’s ETH Stack Nears 870K as Institutions Claim 46% Stake

Sharplink now holds 867,798 ETH worth roughly $1.72 billion, tightening its grip as one of the largest public ethereum treasury firms. Sharplink’s Ethereum Strategy Draws Institutional Capital Miami-based Sharplink, Inc. explained on Thursday that institutional investors owned 46% of its common stock as of Dec. 31, 2025, according to the latest Form 13F filings. During … Read more

US Stocks Slip Late as Oil Rises, Fed Signals and PCE Data Loom

U.S. equities traded modestly lower late Thursday as rising oil prices, geopolitical tensions, and cautious Federal Reserve signals tempered momentum from the prior session’s AI-fueled advance. Stocks Ease in Late Trading as Oil Hits Six-Month High As of 3:30 p.m. EST on Feb. 19, just before Wall Street’s close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood … Read more

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