27 stories about Wall Street from across the crypto press, curated and summarized daily. Most recent: Oct 18, 2026.
Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley are treating tokenization as a potential source of new business, not simply a challenge to traditional finance. They see opportunities in trading and faster payments, while advisers may help clients navigate tokenized assets.
BNY and Citadel Securities tested whether blockchain-based U.S. Treasury bonds could help trading firms move collateral faster between settlement and financing. The test highlights a practical Wall Street use for tokenization: making assets easier to transfer when firms need them to support trades or raise funding.
Federated Hermes is working with Prometheum to offer blockchain-based share classes of its funds through traditional brokerage accounts. The Pittsburgh-based manager oversees $911 billion, but the announcement details provided do not specify which funds will be included or when the shares will launch.
Macro strategist Jordi Visser argues that autonomous AI agents are becoming the killer application for blockchain infrastructure, triggering a wave of Wall Street FOMO as digital assets show resilience against macroeconomic headwinds.
JPMorgan and Citi are moving billions in tokenized deposits, but only within their own institutions. A U.K. challenger bank is set to break this mold by offering tokenization services to the public. This highlights the current divide in tokenization between Wall Street giants and retail consumers.
Clearing and custody firm RQD* has raised $74 million in a funding round led by Bain Capital. The company plans to use the capital to expand its digital asset and tokenization infrastructure, positioning itself for the growing institutional interest in tokenized markets.
Crypto exchanges built perpetual futures for digital assets. Now they are using them to offer 24/7 exposure to stocks, commodities and indexes, bridging the gap between crypto and Wall Street.
BlackRock, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs, Franklin Templeton, and SoFi have publicly endorsed the Clarity Act, a bill aimed at regulating crypto markets. The Senate's timeline for passing the bill is tightening, with a vote expected within weeks.
Regulated perpetual futures are now available in the U.S., but big banks are waiting for better liquidity and clearer rules. Meanwhile, crypto exchanges and trading firms are moving quickly to meet high retail demand.
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon supports the Crypto Clarity Act, breaking with JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon and banking trade groups who warn the bill's stablecoin-yield provisions could pull deposits away from traditional lenders.
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has executed its first live production trades using tokenized securities, a milestone for blockchain adoption in traditional finance. The move aims to streamline settlement and enhance security for Wall Street transactions.
Securitize and tZERO are locked in a legal battle over tokenization patents as companies rush to bring traditional financial assets onchain. This fight highlights the growing competition to digitize Wall Street securities.
The New York Stock Exchange's parent company, ICE, is teaming up with crypto exchange OKX to advance tokenized securities. This joint venture, co-chaired by a former New York governor, aims to bring blockchain-based financial products to mainstream investors.
Standard Chartered forecasts Uniswap's UNI token could rise nearly 40 times its current value by 2030. The bank attributes this potential growth to Wall Street's increasing adoption of blockchain technology.
Tokenized treasury markets have hit $14.6 billion, showing growing crossover between traditional finance and crypto. Centralized exchange trading volumes dropped over 11% to $4.61 trillion, the lowest since late 2024.
Wall Street is moving beyond initial crypto experiments and diving deeper into Ethereum, according to Vivek Raman, cofounder of Etherealize. The infrastructure is in place, but widespread adoption hasn't yet boosted ETH's value as expected.
A developer of the Canton Network, a blockchain designed for big banks and institutions, has raised $355 million. This follows similar funding rounds for Stripe's Tempo and Circle's Arc, indicating growing interest in institutional crypto solutions.
Crypto exchange Bybit is offering tokenized shares of U.S. IPOs, starting with SpaceX. This move gives retail investors direct access to IPOs at official prices, cutting out traditional underwriters. Bybit is leveraging blockchain technology to democratize access to high-profile initial public offerings.
Jenny Johnson, CEO of Franklin Templeton, says traditional finance resists public blockchains because they cut into fee-based revenue. The firm is expanding into tokenization, bitcoin products, and on-chain finance.
Wall Street's clearing giant, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), has selected the Stellar blockchain for tokenizing securities. Stellar was chosen for its compliance tools built specifically for regulated assets, according to Stellar Development Foundation CEO Denelle Dixon.
VanEck's tokenized fund is now live on the Euler DeFi protocol, marking a major step in bringing traditional finance to decentralized platforms. This move highlights the growing trend of regulated assets entering the crypto space, with tokenization expected to bring trillions onchain.
Hyperliquid is expanding beyond crypto into pre-IPO markets and prediction contracts, offering 24/7 trading. This puts traditional exchanges on notice, according to a new report by FalconX.
NUVA, founded by a former BNY Mellon executive, has launched with $19 billion in tokenized assets, aiming to bring regulated U.S. yield products into decentralized finance. This move could bridge traditional finance and crypto, offering new investment opportunities.
The SEC is set to propose a framework for tokenized stocks, reflecting growing interest from Wall Street in digital asset securities. This could make investing in stocks more accessible and transparent for everyday investors.