Monthly archives: March 2026

Nasdaq and Talos Partner to Advance Institutional Tokenized Collateral Management

Nasdaq and Talos announced a partnership on March 23, 2026, to connect Talos’s digital asset infrastructure with Nasdaq’s Calypso and Trade Surveillance platforms. The collaboration creates a unified solution for managing tokenized collateral, allowing institutional market participants to bridge the gap between traditional and digital asset ecosystems in New York and global jurisdictions. The initiative …

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Moonpay Launches Open Wallet Standard to Unify AI Agent Payments

On March 23, 2026, Moonpay launched the Open Wallet Standard (OWS), an open-source framework designed to solve fragmentation in the agent economy by allowing artificial intelligence (AI) agents to hold value and sign transactions without exposing private keys. The initiative arrives with backing from over 15 major organizations, including the Ethereum Foundation, Solana Foundation, and …

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Connecting Global Capital, Unlocking New Asset Management Horizons: 4th HED Conference of Asia Concludes Successfully in Hong Kong

HONG KONG — From March 19 to 20, 2026, the 4th HED Conference of Asia, organized by Finfo Global, was successfully convened in Hong Kong. Under the theme “From Capital to Innovation: Rethinking Asset Allocation in a Disruptive Era” the summit brought together over 300 decision-makers from private banks, family offices, and asset management sectors. …

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‘Updating the Plumbing of the Financial System’: BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Says Tokenization Could Expand Access to Markets

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is outlining a sweeping vision for the future of financial markets. In his latest annual letter, Fink emphasizes long-term investing, broader market participation and the transformative potential of tokenization. He frames today’s economic environment as one defined by rapid change and uncertainty, with digital wallets and tokenized assets offering the potential …

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U.S. Postal Service Employee Orchestrates $364,000 Bank Fraud Scheme: U.S. Department of Justice

An employee of the United States Postal Service has admitted to abusing his position to power a bank fraud scheme. According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), North Carolina resident Andre Whitehurst used his role as a postal clerk to steal incoming and outgoing checks from the mail. He then sold those checks to co-conspirators, …

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Nasdaq, Talos target collateral bottleneck in institutional tokenization push

Nasdaq will integrate its Calypso risk and collateral platform and trade surveillance system with digital asset infrastructure firm Talos’s institutional trading tools. The integration announced Monday aims to offer institutional clients a “unified” workflow for managing tokenized collateral and monitoring crypto and traditional assets for market abuse. It aims to ease a bottleneck in institutional …

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Aave DAO backs V4 mainnet plan in near-unanimous vote

Aave’s decentralized autonomous organization backed a proposal to move its V4 protocol toward deployment on Ethereum mainnet, signaling broader support for the upgrade after weeks of governance tension and contributor exits. On Monday, the proposal to deploy Aave V4 on the Ethereum mainnet garnered near-unanimous support from the DAO, with more than 645,000 votes in …

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As mass adoption approaches, crypto has forgotten its roots

Opinion by: Dr Corey Petty, chief evangelist at Logos When early cryptocurrencies were conceptualized, the vision was not one of complex leverage strategies, celebrity rugpulls and government treasuries. Rather, cypherpunks sought, through cryptographic tools, to empower people through the privacy-given freedom to exchange goods and services without the threat of government overreach and mass corporate …

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SEC’s top enforcer clashed over Trump cases before quitting: Report

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s former top enforcement official reportedly clashed with the regulator’s top brass before resigning last week, with part of the reason being how the agency handled cases involving those close to US President Donald Trump. Margaret Ryan, the ex-director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, wanted to pursue fraud and …

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Major Australian pension fund mulls crypto offerings amid growing demand

Hostplus, Australia’s third-largest pension fund by member count, is reportedly considering offering cryptocurrencies as an investment option, citing interest from its members in the asset class. “There’s certainly a demand from some of our members who write in and say, ‘Why can’t I have access to cryptocurrency?’” Sam Sicilia, the fund’s chief investment officer, told …

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Circle asks EU to ease crypto thresholds in proposed markets framework

Stablecoin issuer Circle has urged the European Commission to lower the barrier for institutions to engage with crypto-asset service providers in response to parts of its proposed Market Integration Package — a broad policy initiative aimed at strengthening capital markets in Europe.  In a statement on Monday, Circle said the Commission’s MIP proposals represent a …

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TRON DAO expands AI fund to $1B as agentic economy race heats up

TRON DAO has scaled up its artificial intelligence fund by a factor of ten, from $100 million to $1 billion, targeting investments in and acquisitions of early-stage startups building core infrastructure for the agentic economy. The billion-dollar fund, announced on Monday, will focus investments in four areas: agent identity systems, stablecoin-based payment rails, tokenized real-world …

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Aave V4 Clears Governance Vote, Eyes Ethereum Mainnet With Security-First Rollout

Aave’s community has approved a proposal to deploy Aave V4 on Ethereum mainnet, setting the stage for a tightly controlled launch focused on risk management and long-term scalability. Aave DAO Greenlights V4 Upgrade With New Credit Infrastructure The approved ARFC (Aave Request for Comment) outlines a security-first activation, with conservative parameters and a deliberately limited …

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Delaware Eyes Stablecoin Leadership With New Licensing Framework

Delaware lawmakers introduced Senate Bill 19 on Monday afternoon, aiming to establish one of the nation’s first state-level regulatory regimes for payment stablecoins aligned with federal law. SB19 Requires 1:1 Reserves and Monthly Audits for Stablecoin Firms The proposed Delaware Payment Stablecoin Act or Delaware Banking Modernization Act lays out a licensing and oversight structure …

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When Crypto Assets Become Investment Contracts, SEC Defines Key Conditions

SEC defines when crypto assets become securities while outlining five core categories, tying regulatory treatment to issuer-driven profit expectations and clarifying how different types of digital assets are evaluated under U.S. law. SEC and CFTC Outline Crypto Asset Classification Rules A regulatory shift is redefining how crypto assets are treated under U.S. securities law, as …

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