Bank of America taps new leaders to bridge crypto, AI and traditional finance
Sonali Theisen was named head of BofA's global digital assets platform, while Kevin Milsom was tapped to serve as head of AI transformation
Charles Schwab is working with Cboe to launch S&P 500 'yes-or-no' binary options contracts: WSJ
The binary contracts would mark the brokerage's first move into prediction-market-style products, a sector that Kalshi and Polymarket already dominate.
TD Cowen says CME has the upper hand in lawsuit against CFTC over crypto perpetual futures
“We expect CME will seek a preliminary injunction to block perps as the case proceeds,” said TD Cowen’s Jaret Seiberg.
Citigroup to offer tokenized shares of private companies for wealthy and institutional clients: WSJ
Citigroup is rolling out tokenized shares of private companies on blockchain for wealth and institutional clients.
Securitize clears SEC registration statement hurdle, sets path to NYSE listing as SECZ
Securitize's SPAC merger is expected to close shortly after a CEPT shareholder vote, if approved, later this month.
Morgan Stanley lets clients lend bitcoin and other assets for in-kind spot crypto ETF conversions
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and Galaxy Digital have partnered to let eligible clients lend crypto in exchange for crypto ETP shares.
JPMorgan Says Window Is Narrowing for U.S. Crypto Market Structure Bill Passage in 2026
JPMorgan analysts said the crypto market structure bill, or Clarity Act, may have only a narrow window for passage this year.
Standard Chartered says Strategy's bitcoin sale may mark start of ETH outperformance
Standard Chartered said Ethereum DATs have an advantage over bitcoin DATs because ETH's staking yield means they do not need to sell ETH.
JPMorgan says bitcoin and gold ETF outflows point to 'cooling' debasing trade amid hopes for Iran-US deal
Both bitcoin and gold ETFs have seen outflows over the past two weeks as the debasing trade cools, according to JPMorgan analysts.