Experts: Crypto’s $1 Trillion Yield Opportunity Lies in Liquid Staking Derivatives and Tokenized RWAs

A recent study found that only 8% to 11% of the $3.2 trillion cryptocurrency market generates yield—a five- to sixfold disparity compared with traditional finance, where 55% to 65% of capital is yield-bearing. Experts say the gap is a major barrier to institutional adoption, noting that institutions require “predictable, auditable yield,” which in crypto remains … Read more

Crypto’s Trillion-Dollar Yield Gap: Only 10% of Assets Generate Income, Report Finds

A report by Redstone highlights a massive gap in yield generation. While the crypto market has a $3.2 trillion market cap, roughly 8% to 11% of assets ($300B to $400B) generate yield, sharply contrasting with traditional finance, where 55% to 65% of capital is in yield-bearing instruments. Institutional Shift Driven by Maturation Although the crypto … Read more

Polymarket Strikes Exclusive Deal With Yahoo Finance for Prediction Market Data

Polymarket has announced an exclusive partnership with Yahoo Finance, becoming the sole provider of prediction market data on one of the world’s most-visited financial platforms. Polymarket Partners With Yahoo Finance, Strengthening Web3-TradFi Bridge Polymarket’s Nov. 12 announcement marks a major step in integrating blockchain-based prediction markets with traditional finance (TradFi). Under the agreement, Yahoo Finance … Read more

Standard Chartered to Power Stablecoin Card for Real-World Crypto Payments

Standard Chartered has partnered with DCS (DCS Card Centre) to launch Decard, a new credit card that lets users spend stablecoins seamlessly in the real world. The move aims to bolster Singapore at the center of the global race to blend digital assets with traditional finance (TradFi), reflecting the rising appetite for faster, cheaper, and … Read more

S&P Global and Chainlink Bring Stablecoin Stability Ratings Onchain

S&P Global Ratings has teamed up with Chainlink to make its Stablecoin Stability Assessments (SSAs) accessible onchain for the first time, marking a major step toward integrating traditional financial data with decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols. S&P Global Launches Onchain Stablecoin Risk Data via Chainlink S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) announced a collaboration between S&P Global Ratings … Read more

The Digital Markets 50: S&P’s New Crypto Index Puts Top Names Under One Roof

S&P Dow Jones Indices is rolling out the S&P Digital Markets 50, a mixed basket of crypto and equities built to give investors cleaner, broader exposure to digital assets, a recent report from Barron’s disclosed. S&P Debuts Mixed Crypto–Stock Gauge to Corral a Chaotic Market On Tuesday, S&P said the index will combine 15 major … Read more

Binance Launches Crypto-as-a-Service for Banks and Brokerages

Binance has launched a white-label infrastructure solution, Crypto-as-a-Service (CaaS), allowing banks and brokerages to offer crypto trading while leveraging Binance’s technology and liquidity. Financial Institutions Gain Seamless Crypto Access With Binance’s New CaaS Offering Binance has rolled out Crypto-as-a-Service (CaaS), a white-label infrastructure product designed to help financial institutions and brokerages launch their own crypto … Read more

UBS Tokenize Pilot Trials Chainlink DTA With Swift Messaging

Chainlink announced a method to let financial institutions trigger and manage digital-asset workflows from existing systems using Swift messages routed through the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE). Chainlink Says Banks Can Use Swift to Access Blockchains via CRE Chainlink said on Tuesday that the approach allows banks and service providers to access public or permissioned blockchains … Read more

Report: SWIFT Flirts With Ethereum’s Linea in Bold Onchain Experiment

SWIFT, the grand old gatekeeper of global bank messages, is reportedly testing its approach onchain—dabbling with Ethereum layer two (L2) Linea to see if its buttoned-up messaging system can handle life in crypto’s fast lane. TradFi Meets DeFi: SWIFT Experiments With Ethereum L2 The SWIFT network—aka the buttoned-up Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications—is the … Read more

Binance and $1.6T Financial Giant Franklin Templeton Partner to Mainstream Digital Asset Adoption

A trillion-dollar asset giant is joining forces with Binance to fuse tokenized securities with global trading power and reshape capital markets forever. Franklin Templeton and Binance Target Digital Asset Growth in Traditional Finance Crypto exchange Binance and Franklin Templeton, a global investment leader with $1.6 trillion in assets under management, announced on Sept. 10 a … Read more