Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

October 26, 2026 @ 1:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On-chain investigator ZachXBT has raised fresh questions about the Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX, asserting that a deposit address previously linked to a 2025 security incident remained active for months afterward and continued handling user funds. In a post on X dated October 22, 2026, ZachXBT… Read More

October 25, 2026 @ 11:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Phantom has started offering US users access to prediction markets through its first domestic integration with the CFTC-registered exchange Kalshi. In a statement published on October 23, 2026, the company’s general counsel, Kevin Jacobs, announced that the feature is beginning a phased rollout, with broader… Read More

October 23, 2026 @ 5:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payward, the parent entity of the cryptocurrency platform Kraken, has obtained preliminary regulatory clearance to establish operations in Kazakhstan. The Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) granted in-principle approval for a license covering Payward Kazakhstan within the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC). The development, announced on… Read More

October 22, 2026 @ 4:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

EquityZen, a secondary marketplace for private securities, says trading on its platform rose 57.4% quarter over quarter, comparing Q3 2026 to the second quarter. The size of transactions also experienced growth, as the average purchase increased by 38% compared to the second quarter. The sell… Read More

October 21, 2026 @ 3:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Andrew Cuomo, co-chair of OKXICE and former New York governor, stated that objections from major U.S. companies to the joint venture’s planned tokenized stock trading platform constitute an expected reaction to a new market structure. The comments came after an updated public notice dated October… Read More

October 21, 2026 @ 7:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway’s September cease-and-desist campaign against prediction-market platforms offering sports-related event contracts has produced its first federal lawsuits. On October 16, 2026, two of the six recipients—Crypto.com’s affiliated exchange and sports-focused operator Novig—filed actions seeking to block the state from applying its… Read More

October 20, 2026 @ 10:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) urged a federal court to dismiss CME Group’s lawsuit challenging the agency’s authorization of perpetual futures contracts on digital assets. The filing, submitted in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, contends that the exchange operator has… Read More

October 20, 2026 @ 2:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online investment platform Republic has inked a partnership with Grayscale to offer access to crypto funds. While Grayscale offers publicly listed digital asset funds these are private offerings. The partnership will see three Grayscale products available on Republic’s DeFi Fund (exposure to protocols like UNI,… Read More

October 19, 2026 @ 11:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The market for tokenized equities has expanded rapidly in 2026, with total value rising from roughly $654 million in the week of January 5 to $3.8 billion in the week of October 5—an increase of 483 percent—according to research published by DWF Labs. While overall… Read More

October 18, 2026 @ 9:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget stated on October 17, 2026, that it will end services for a limited group of users as part of a one-time action, while affirming that the broader platform will keep running normally. In its official message on X, the Seychelles-based firm described… Read More

October 18, 2026 @ 5:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Several US-listed companies have submitted formal objections that prevent tokenized versions of their shares from trading on OKXICE, a planned Tokenized Securities Venue. According to the venue’s public notice dated October 15, 2026, the companies that have filed Notices of Issuer Objection are Cerebras Systems… Read More

October 17, 2026 @ 4:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance.US, the U.S.-focused cryptocurrency trading platform, is reportedly exploring a new private capital raise of as much as $100 million that would value the company at approximately $1 billion. According to people familiar with the confidential discussions, the potential round is intended to strengthen the… Read More

October 17, 2026 @ 6:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) has released a detailed set of technical priorities aimed at guiding Bitcoin’s shift toward quantum-resistant security. In a blog post dated October 13, 2026, the digital assets focused firm emphasized the need for proactive steps on signature scheme upgrades and the gradual… Read More

October 16, 2026 @ 1:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset firm StarkWare has launched a service that supports privacy for Polymarket trades Because public blockchains like Polygon let anyone view transactions, traders can trace trades back to individuals, though it takes effort. Zcash says it is eliminating this risk while providing a compliant service…. Read More

October 15, 2026 @ 8:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Decentralized trading platform Hyperliquid is set to deepen its presence in traditional asset markets after EQX Labs announced plans to introduce a suite of tokenized US stocks and exchange-traded funds. The offering, scheduled to go live soon on Hyperliquid’s HyperCore infrastructure, will enable continuous, round-the-clock trading of these… Read More

October 14, 2026 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR) introduced cryptocurrency staking for eligible clients, allowing them to generate rewards on certain digital assets while holding those positions alongside equities, options, futures, and other instruments on its single platform. The service is delivered by infrastructure partner zerohash. At the outset,… Read More

October 13, 2026 @ 10:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

South Korea’s digital asset sector is seeing two contrasting developments in quick succession. On one side, a regulated bank has launched the country’s first won-denominated loans secured by bitcoin for corporate borrowers. On the other, financial authorities have expanded restrictions on unregistered virtual asset service… Read More

October 13, 2026 @ 12:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) plans to support tokenized equities on its alternative trading system (ATS), Trajectory Cross, in the first quarter of 2027. Amy Oldenburg, the firm’s head of digital asset strategy, shared this updated timeline in an interview at Token2049 in Singapore. This marks… Read More

October 13, 2026 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mogul, a real estate investment platform, reports it has closed a $15.5 million Series A funding round led by Draper Associates. According to a release, the funding will be utilized to scale its artificial intelligence (AI) powered investing services. The Series A funding arrived at… Read More

October 13, 2026 @ 3:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Activity on Robinhood Chain, the Ethereum layer-2 network the brokerage launched in July 2026, has continued to ease after an intense early-September period. What initially appeared mainly as a sharp drop in network fees has now shown up more clearly in lower transaction counts, fewer… Read More