The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved on Wednesday Nasdaq’s proposal to allow certain securities to trade in tokenized form, a significant milestone to integrate blockchain tech into U.S. equity markets. Nasdaq’s tokenization plan ties into a pilot run by the Depository Trust Company… Read More
After a 13-page letter from investment powerhouse Citadel Securities advised the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols handling tokenized securities demand a closer regulatory grip, the industry answered back with its own correspondence on Friday, calling the arguments “baseless.” “While we… Read More
Crypto exchange Kraken has raised $800 million in fresh funding, including $200 from investment from Citadel Securities, to accelerate its efforts to bring traditional financial markets onto blockchain infrastructure, the company said Tuesday. The round was split across two tranches, with the main one led… Read More
