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Finance

Animoca Brands delays IPO plans, suspends merger talks with Currenc

Talks between the two kicked off late last year, with plans for the former to own 95% of the merged company.

Animoca Brands' co-founder and executive chairman Yat Siu speaks at Consensus Hong Kong (CoinDesk)

Finance

Nasdaq invests $100 million in Kraken parent company Payward at $21 billion valuation

The investment expands a strategic partnership to bring tokenized, voting-enabled equities to crypto exchange users.

Nasdaq sign. (CoinDesk Archives)

Finance

Solana gets its first Strategy STRC product through Solstice Finance

The Solana vault splits income from Strategy’s preferred stock into a lower-risk senior token and a higher-risk junior token.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC to review Nasdaq bitcoin options approval after CME challenge

CME argues that because bitcoin is a commodity, options tied to its value fall under CFTC jurisdiction, not the SEC's authority.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Nasdaq expands distribution of its market data into blockchain infrastructure

The exchange operator will offer its TotalView data feed through Pyth's marketplace as financial firms increasingly build applications on blockchain rails.

CoinDesk

Markets

Bitcoin options are coming to Nasdaq. Here's what it means for you

The new offering, pending CFTC approval, aims to democratize seamless crypto risk management.

Nasdaq sign. (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

A DeFi exchange becomes the first to offer equity perpetuals powered by Nasdaq data

The partnership underscores both the rapid growth of equity perpetuals in onchain markets and Nasdaq’s broader strategy to support tokenized equity trading infrastructure.

Ostium team. (Ostium's LinkedIn)

Finance

Elliptic raises $120 million backed by Nasdaq, Deutsche Bank as AI reshapes crypto security

The crypto analytics firm plans to expand its AI-powered monitoring tools as stablecoins and tokenized finance grow rapidly, CEO Simone Maini said.

Elliptic CEO Simone Maini (Elliptic)

Policy

Nasdaq's president says the SEC’s new crypto stance is letting markets 'build' again

Nasdaq’s Tal Cohen said a friendlier SEC is giving crypto firms and exchanges room to experiment with tokenization and digital market infrastructure.

CoinDesk

Finance

Crypto asset manager CoinShares to list on Nasdaq Stock Market after $1.2 billion SPAC deal

The listing makes CoinShares the latest crypto firm to list in the U.S., following the likes of BitGo, Circle, Bullish and Gemini.

Jean-Marie Mognetti, CEO CoinShares (CoinShares)