Speaking at the Consensus Hong Kong 2026, top executives from the traditional finance and crypto firms said that the future of banking will run 24/7 with assets issued directly on blockchain. Their message was clear that the financial system could soon be working continuously without shutting down. Franklin Templeton said
February 11, 2026 2 mins read
Binance Exchange has taken a step forward to deepen the connection between traditional finance and digital assets. Binance has partnered with Franklin Templeton, a global asset manager, to allow institutional traders to use tokenized money market funds as collateral. What changes happened after this partnership Usually, large traders need to
February 11, 2026 2 mins read
Hong Kong is planning to become a leading regulated hub for digital assets. Julia Leung, SFC Chief Executive, speaking at CoinDesk, says that the watchdog will soon publish a high-level regulatory framework that allows licensed trading platforms to offer perpetual futures contracts tied to cryptocurrencies. Initially limited to institutional investors
February 11, 2026 2 mins read
The White House has revealed that major disagreements remain between the crypto firm and the banking sector on how the stablecoins should be regulated. Crypto firms have prepared to discuss a compromise solution, but the banking sector continues to prohibit any form of yield, incentives, or benefits tied to holdings
February 11, 2026 2 mins read
Ledger is adding decentralized trading from OKX directly inside the Ledger wallet app to make it easier for users to swap the tokens without giving up control of their coins. The new update allows users to trade directly through OKX’s decentralized exchange (DEX) while their assets stay in their own
February 10, 2026 2 mins read
A federal court in the U.S. has sentenced Daren Li to 20 years in prison for his involvement in a global cryptocurrency scam that stole more than $73 million from the victims through fake investment platforms and online deception. Darren is a dual citizen of China and St. Kitts and
February 10, 2026 2 mins read
Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary, is pushing the crypto firm, banks, and lawmakers to stop fighting and find a compromise so that the Clarity Act can be moved forward. His statements have come right before the key White House meeting. Right now, the bill has been stuck in the Senate,
February 10, 2026 2 mins read
Morgan Stanley has started formally analyzing the three major publicly traded Bitcoin miners. They argued that these miners should not be viewed as a cryptocurrency bet; instead, they should be valued as an infrastructure business. The bank has given overweight ratings on Cipher Mining and Terawulf, while giving Marathon Digital
February 10, 2026 2 mins read
A cryptocurrency wallet, which was linked to last year’s Infini exploit, has been active again after six months of silence. Blockchain trading firm says that the wallet bought millions of dollars’ worth of Ethereum during the recent price drop and then sent it to the private mixing service, which is
February 9, 2026 2 mins read
BingX says that the future of trading will be driven by artificial intelligence, and it is going to spend around $300 million behind that belief. Instead of adding AI just on the exchange, it wants AI to explain market trends and give smarter insights, which helps users to make better
February 9, 2026 2 mins read