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Crypto promised to eliminate stockbrokers, but 94% of its tokenized market now relies on an Alpaca
Alpaca says it custodies more than $1.5 billion of shares backing tokenized equities, which, by public tracker measurements, would represent most of the market. With DTCC preparing to launch its own tokenization service in October and the SEC warning that third-party stock tokens can expose investors to additional ownership and intermediary risks, the numbers reveal …
Crypto home invasions jump 20x as wrench-attack exposure hits $124 million
CertiK recorded roughly $124.1 million in losses and ransom demands in H1 2026, a measure of exposure rather than criminal profit.
Why OKX hired Andrew Cuomo: Crypto’s next battle isn’t for users
OKX added Andrew Cuomo to its board of directors this month, framing it as a natural progression from two years of him advising the company. Cuomo also co-chairs a joint venture between OKX and Intercontinental Exchange, the operator of the New York Stock Exchange. That venture is building infrastructure for tokenized assets, institutional derivatives and …
Crypto investor charged with using 8 companies and new investor cash to keep an alleged $20M fraud alive
Prosecutors say eight entities were used as investor funds moved through financial institutions and crypto exchanges, with new money repaying earlier investors.
Crypto malware in 8 Steam games steals tokens after leaving trail to Uber Eats deliveries
Investigators reportedly followed Bitcoin-funded gift cards to Uber Eats deliveries, showing both sides of software-mediated wallet risk.
Crypto equities gained 23% while crypto tokens fell 36% this year – Is value shifting?
Bitwise reported that publicly traded crypto companies gained 23% in the first half of 2026, while crypto assets fell 36%, creating a 59-percentage-point gap. Equities could be pricing in a recovery that sits above where the tokens currently trade, or they could also be capturing revenue crypto adoption generates for companies through fees, yield, and services …
Crypto exchanges are becoming the new distribution channel for Wall Street assets
Crypto exchanges are increasingly becoming distribution platforms for Wall Street exposure as trading in tokenized stocks and real-world asset derivatives accelerates across crypto markets. Tokenized assets became the most-listed category across major centralized exchanges in the first half of 2026, accounting for nearly one in every five new listings, CryptoRank data shows. The category represented …
Crypto won the ETF fight but now the SEC is questioning if things have gone too far
The ETF became one of Wall Street’s most powerful distribution tools because it turned market exposure into an easy-to-use and easy-to-understand retail product. Investors could buy an index, a basket of bonds, a commodity thesis, or a tightly packaged theme from the same account they use for blue-chip stocks. This was so convenient that it …
Crypto bettors believe Balogun’s suspended red card will give USA edge over Belgium
Prediction-market traders are giving the United States a narrow edge over Belgium after FIFA cleared striker Folarin Balogun to play in Monday’s World Cup round-of-16 match, a decision that followed direct lobbying from US President Donald Trump and triggered criticism from European soccer officials. Prices on Polymarket showed the US with about a 39% chance …
Crypto hacks hit a record count but the biggest threat isn’t smart contracts
The industry's security problem is changing shape: more hacks, smaller median smart-contract losses, and a handful of infrastructure compromises still defining the year's damage.
Crypto wanted to replace Wall Street – Instead, Wall Street took over crypto
Crypto was founded on a simple premise: people should be able to send, hold, and manage money without going through a bank. Fifteen years later, some of the industry's most significant developments involve banks doing that, on blockchains, for their own institutional clients. JPMorgan now settles payments in its own deposit token on a public …
Crypto exchanges are selling stock options and tokenized stocks but users may not own what they think
Bitget launched US stock options this week and says no other major crypto exchange offers them. The product starts with the simplest version of options trading, where eligible users buy single call or put contracts, with more complex strategies planned as it matures. It sits alongside Bitget's existing crypto markets, tokenized stocks, and contract-for-difference products …
Crypto firms race to lock in CLARITY Act rules before the Senate window closes
Some of the largest US crypto companies and advocacy groups are escalating a coordinated lobbying campaign to secure a Senate vote on landmark digital-asset legislation before lawmakers leave Washington for their August recess. The industry’s push for the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act comes as the Senate confronts a narrowing legislative calendar, and negotiations remain …
Crypto lending turns to Wall Street credit rules to win back institutional trust after 2022 collapse
Celsius froze withdrawals in June 2022 before filing for Chapter 11 in July 2022, and Genesis froze redemptions after FTX's collapse and filed for bankruptcy in January 2023, owing approximately $3.4 billion to its 50 largest creditors. BlockFi, Celsius, Genesis, and Voyager together accounted for 40% of the crypto lending market and 82% of CeFi …
Crypto finally has a CLARITY Act date – delivery now depends on seven Senate Democrats
The House Financial Services Committee has scheduled a July 17 field hearing in New York on the CLARITY Act, giving the bill another public stage while the Senate floor vote that would decide its immediate path remains unscheduled. The CLARITY Act cleared the House in July 2025, with 78 Democrats joining the majority, establishing
Crypto users told to pull funds after Ethereum L2 bridge failure exposes rollup exit risk
The incident turned bridge security from an abstract trust model into an immediate withdrawal test for users.
Crypto perps’ US future to be defined by what regulators decide to call them
The agencies' request turns product definitions into a public contest over perps, event contracts, and alternative compliance.
Crypto exchanges are opening a two-front war for the stock market
Binance, Kraken, Bybit, and Gemini are moving to add US stocks and ETFs to their crypto trading apps, making a direct play for the retail brokerage relationship that Wall Street has owned for a century. Binance launched direct access to more than 7,000 US stocks and ETFs alongside bStocks, a tokenized product offering 1:1 economic …
Crypto’s killer app may be selling stocks after its own tokens failed retail
A Delphi Consulting analysis of 652 CEX listings from January 2025 onward found that a user buying every new token across Binance, Bybit, Coinbase, Gate.io, and Kraken would have kept roughly 50 cents on the dollar. The win rate across all listings was 12%, 52% of tokens lost more than 80%, and the median return …