TD Securities, a major Canadian investment bank with operations across North America, says tokenization may be approaching an institutional turning point following the New York Stock Exchange’s push into tokenized equities. In recent commentary, TD Securities Reid Noch, vice president for electronic trading, said tokenization is beginning to carry real implications for market structure, pointing …
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Fundstrat’s Tom Lee thinks March will be an “up month” for the stock market despite the geopolitical instability unleashed by the US and Israel’s airstrikes against Iran. In a new interview with CNBC, Lee predicts that the worst of the war-related sell-off will happen this week. “Nobody likes to see headlines and images of explosions …
Leveraged Bitcoin and crypto traders are getting wrecked to start the week, as investors weigh the impact of the US and Israel’s strikes on Iran. Bitcoin surged from a 24-hour low of $65,280 to as high as $69,850, triggering a total of $432 million in liquidations, according to CoinGlass. The majority of the liquidations hit …
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Bitcoin (BTC) rallied to $70,000 on Monday as the shadow of war looms over the entire Middle East. Data from CryptoQuant shows short-term holder loss transfers to exchanges falling to a two-week low over the past 24 hours, and the slowing exchange flows stand in contrast to the rate of selling seen in early February. …
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Under the proposed law, Turkey’s president would be allowed to change the income tax rate on digital assets from zero to up to 20%. Turkey’s Justice and Development Party proposed a 10% tax on cryptocurrency income and gains as part of a draft bill amending the country’s tax laws. According to a Monday report from …
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Bitcoin (BTC) surged toward $70,000 after Monday’s Wall Street open as crypto markets diverged from US stocks. Key points: Bitcoin reacts to positive US manufacturing data as bulls manage to sideline geopolitical tensions. BTC price action leaves stocks wrestling with macro uncertainty to retarget $70,000. Traders stay highly skeptical that the market will begin a …
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Bitcoin treasury company ProCap Financial has added to its digital asset reserves as it steps up efforts to reduce the gap between its share price and underlying net asset value (NAV), underscoring a focused capital allocation strategy amid volatility in the crypto and equity markets. ProCap disclosed Monday that it acquired 450 Bitcoin (BTC) during …
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Key takeaways After paying a $45-million settlement in 2023 and exiting the market, Nexo has reentered the US with a redesigned product model focused on regulatory alignment rather than direct yield issuance. The 2023 crackdown centered on unregistered securities concerns. The SEC alleged that Nexo’s Earn Interest Product functioned as an unregistered security, raising questions …
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An analyst known for making timely crypto calls believes one Ethereum (ETH) rival is flashing bullish signals. Pseudonymous analyst Bluntz tells his 339,000 followers on X that Solana (SOL) may be setting the stage for a breakout after posting a bullish divergence on the four hour chart. A bullish divergence occurs when the price of …
Crypto investment products recorded their first weekly inflows since January, snapping a five-week outflow streak totaling roughly $4 billion. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) attracted $1 billion last week, led by $882 million into Bitcoin (BTC) funds, according to a Monday report from CoinShares. “From a macro standpoint, it is difficult to attribute the shift in …
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Sony Bank said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with stablecoin issuer JPYC Inc. to study whether the Japanese yen-pegged stablecoin JPYC can be connected more directly to the bank’s deposit rails. In a statement on Monday, the companies said they will study real-time account transfers that would allow users to purchase JPYC instantly …
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Hong Kong and Shanghai authorities have agreed to deepen cooperation on using blockchain technology to streamline trade finance and cargo documentation, under a new partnership announced Monday. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the Shanghai Data Bureau (SDB) and the National Technology Innovation Center for Blockchain (NTICBC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to …
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Bitcoin (BTC) begins the first week of March 2026 in a holding pattern as fresh geopolitical tensions escalate. Bitcoin avoids major volatility as a new Middle East conflict breaks out, though sentiment remains cautious. Long-term BTC price patterns lead to a fresh $45,000 target. Iran tensions form the week’s macro focus as analysis dismisses the …
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The amount of unrealized losses on American banks’ balance sheets remains “elevated,” according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. In its new Quarterly Banking Profile for the fourth quarter of 2025, the FDIC says US banks reported $306.1 billion in unrealized losses on securities. Unrealized losses are the difference between the price banks paid for …
Qivalis, a consortium of major European banks, is in advanced talks with crypto exchanges and liquidity firms to distribute its planned euro-pegged stablecoin, Spanish business newspaper Cinco Días reported Monday. The group, including banks such as ING, UniCredit, and the recent addition of BBVA, is moving toward the launch of a stablecoin in the second …
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