Traditional Finance (TradFi)

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Interactive Brokers Unleashes Stablecoin Rails, Slashes Crypto Trading Costs

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Interactive Brokers announced a major expansion of its digital asset footprint on Tuesday, introducing nine new trading tokens and unveiling bidirectional account funding through prominent stablecoins. The Connecticut-based brokerage firm aims to streamline how global investors manage cryptocurrency positions alongside traditional equities, options, and futures contracts. Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), the automated global broker that … Read more

$12 Trillion Vanguard Signals Deeper Crypto Push With New Head of Digital Assets Position

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Vanguard, which manages about $12 trillion in global assets under management, is recruiting a senior executive to oversee digital assets within its Personal Wealth division, signaling a reassessment of how the firm develops, governs, and delivers digital asset capabilities for clients. Why Is Vanguard Building a Digital Assets Roadmap Now? Vanguard’s July 6 job posting … Read more

Report: Kiwoom Securities Eyes Bithumb Stake as Korea’s TradFi-Crypto Merger Picks up Speed

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South Korea’s Kiwoom Securities is reportedly in early negotiations to buy a stake in Bithumb through a private placement of new shares, adding a major brokerage to the list of traditional financial (TradFi) firms moving into domestic crypto infrastructure. Chosunbiz first reported the discussions on Monday. Under the proposed structure, Bithumb would issue fresh shares … Read more

American Men Lead Crypto Adoption as 31% Prioritize Privacy Over Banking Norms

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A new study found 51% of U.S. crypto wallet users are systematically replacing legacy banks with digital assets for everyday financial tasks. The Rise of Daily Digital Transactions Traditional banks are not necessarily being fired by American consumers—they are just slowly being left behind, one daily task at a time. According to a new study … Read more

Samsung Affiliates Pay $408 Million for Upbit Operator Stake, Closing June 2026

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Three Samsung affiliates have agreed to jointly acquire a 4% stake in Dunamu, the company behind South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Upbit, for approximately 612.8 billion won ($408 million). Samsung Units to Acquire 4% Stake in Upbit Operator Dunamu Samsung Securities, Samsung SDS, and Samsung Card announced the deal on May 28, 2026, according to … Read more

Whale Shorts $16M in Bitcoin and Ether While Going Long on TradFi on Hyperliquid

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Onchain data has flagged a smart money whale running heavily leveraged short positions on bitcoin and ether simultaneously with long positions on traditional financial (TradFi) market indexes through Hyperliquid. Long TradFi, Short Crypto: The Trade in Detail The wallet holds a $5.09 million long position on the XYZ100 index perpetual at 4x leverage, currently sitting … Read more

Bitget Launches Reality Platform for Tokenized Stocks With Stablecoin Dividend Payments

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Bitget has unveiled Reality, a regulated platform for issuing tokenized real-world assets tied to traditional securities. The company aims to bridge traditional and decentralized finance ( DeFi) markets by offering fully collateralized, onchain versions of stocks with institutional-grade infrastructure. Reality by Bitget Connects DeFi Markets to Tokenized Nasdaq-listed Stocks Crypto exchange Bitget has launched Reality, … Read more

Wisdomtree Suggests Stablecoin Market Faces Structural Repricing as Institutions Shift Toward Yield

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Stablecoins are facing rising pressure as the yield debate exposes inefficiencies in idle capital. Firms like Wisdomtree Digital Assets are pointing to tokenized funds as a way to capture income without sacrificing liquidity. Key Takeaways: Wisdomtree says a regulated money market fund can match stablecoin liquidity while generating income. Stablecoins drive the yield debate as … Read more

Gold, Silver, and Oil Perpetual Swaps Reach $25 Billion Weekly, per BitMEX Research

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A BitMEX research report published Thursday found that traditional finance (TradFi) perpetual swap volume climbed from $525.8 million to $30.7 billion weekly in Q1 2026, as commodity and equity derivatives built on the decade-old crypto mechanism reached a 1.72% share of all exchange-traded crypto derivatives. Key Takeaways: A BitMEX research report found TradFi perpetual swap … Read more

Crypto RWA Perpetuals Challenge TradFi Market Share

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Crypto-native perpetual markets tied to real-world assets ( RWA) are rapidly gaining traction against traditional futures. New data shows sharp growth in trading volumes across metals, equities, and energy. Key Takeaways: Binance Research saw RWA perps jump from 0.2% to 4.9% in 90 days, challenging futures markets. Gold hit 3.6% of COMEX and silver 13.6% … Read more

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