15 stories about Nasdaq from across the crypto press, curated and summarized daily. Most recent: Oct 24, 2026.
Franklin Templeton has registered two Nasdaq-listed funds that pair U.S. stocks with bitcoin. Each starts with a 95% stocks and 5% bitcoin allocation, and dividends from the stocks are used to buy more bitcoin.
Nasdaq has invested $100 million in Kraken's parent company, Payward, at a $21 billion valuation. This deal will bring tokenized, voting-enabled equities to crypto exchange users. The valuation has surged from $13.3 billion just five months ago.
Evernorth, a company holding significant XRP, has received SEC approval for a shareholder vote on listing its shares on Nasdaq. The firm's XRP holdings are currently worth less than its purchase price.
Zhibao, a Shanghai-based insurance-tech company, plans to raise $220 million by selling new shares directly for bitcoin. This move would make it the first Nasdaq-listed company to hold bitcoin as a treasury reserve.
Nasdaq-listed Empery Digital said it sold 1,400 Bitcoin since May to help fuel an AI data center deal, legal bills, and other expenses.
Nasdaq is now offering its TotalView data feed through Pyth Network's marketplace. This move reflects growing demand for financial data on blockchain infrastructure. The partnership aims to enhance transparency and efficiency in decentralized finance (DeFi) applications.
Avalanche Treasury shares fell sharply on their first day of trading after a $675 million merger. The company plans to acquire over $1 billion in AVAX tokens over time to support ecosystem growth.
SpaceX now holds 18,712 BTC, worth about $1.29 billion, making it the eighth-largest corporate Bitcoin holder. The company's Bitcoin holdings were revealed as it begins trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX.
Abra’s CEO Bill Barhydt believes tokenized yield products and onchain lending will be the next big thing in crypto wealth management. This comes as Abra prepares for its Nasdaq debut, signaling growing institutional interest in the space.
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) CEO Jeffrey Sprecher said Hyperliquid, a crypto-native trading platform, is 'bigger than NASDAQ' and revealed he has met its founders. This signals deepening engagement between traditional finance and decentralized trading infrastructure.
Nasdaq is introducing Bitcoin options, pending regulatory approval. This move could make it easier for both institutional and retail investors to manage crypto risk. The offering is expected to launch in the coming months.
The SEC has approved Nasdaq to list Bitcoin index options, but trading won't start until the CFTC also gives its approval. These cash-settled contracts will trade under the ticker QBTC on the Phlx exchange.
A decentralized finance (DeFi) exchange is now offering equity perpetuals, a type of financial derivative, using real-time data from Nasdaq. This marks the first time a DeFi platform has integrated traditional stock market data into its offerings.
CME Group is expanding into the $85 trillion digital assets market with new Nasdaq CME Crypto Index futures. The move comes as demand for crypto products surges, with trading volumes up 43% year-to-date.
CME Group will introduce market-cap-weighted crypto index futures on June 8, covering Bitcoin and six other assets. This is the first such contract backed by Nasdaq, offering a new way to trade crypto derivatives.