Articles Tagged “Market Infrastructure”
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Cboe and S&P DJI Extend Exclusive Options License to 2051
Cboe and S&P DJI extended their exclusive S&P 500 options license 25 years to 2051, and said they may explore tokenized options contracts together.
Circle Arc Mainnet Launches With USDC Paying Gas Fees
Circle opened Arc's public mainnet with 11 founding validators, 100+ apps live, and gas priced in USDC rather than a volatile native gas token.
Crypto Data Firm Kaiko Lands $110M From S&P Global
Kaiko extended its Series B to $110 million, with S&P Global leading and Nasdaq, BNP Paribas and Coinbase Ventures joining the crypto data firm.
Nasdaq Puts $100M Into Kraken's Tokenized Stock Plan
Nasdaq Ventures is investing $100 million in Kraken parent Payward at a $21 billion valuation, with tokenized Nasdaq stocks targeted for Q2 2027.
Robinhood Taps OG.com to Clear Prediction Market Trades
Robinhood will route event contracts through OG.com's CFTC-regulated exchange and take equity stakes, after $156M in Q2 prediction market revenue.
South Korea Sets a 3-Stage Tokenized Securities Plan
South Korea's FSC published a three-stage roadmap taking tokenized securities live in February 2027, ending with stablecoin-settled on-chain payments.
ICE Picks tZERO to Build NYSE Tokenized Stock Rails
NYSE parent ICE named tZERO design partner for its tokenized securities platform, licensing 103 blockchain patents and joining tZERO's funding round.
Vanguard to Buy Altruist in Advisor Custody Push
Vanguard agreed on August 26 to acquire RIA custody platform Altruist. Axios reported a $4.6B price; Altruist keeps operating as a standalone business.
BitGo Buys NYDIG's Institutional Trading Business
BitGo acquired NYDIG's institutional trading arm, adding derivatives, financing and roughly 250 client relationships in its first major move since IPO.
E-nano Futures Cut S&P 500 Bets to $0.50 a Point
CME's E-nano equity index futures went live August 24 at one-tenth the size of Micro E-minis, covering four benchmarks and trading 23 hours a day.
Grayscale Zcash ETF Filing Moves to Amendment Five
Grayscale filed a fifth amended S-3 for a Zcash ETF on August 21, naming NYSE Arca, ticker ZCH, and a 2.5% sponsor fee for a first-of-its-kind US fund.
Project Agorá Settles Real Money Across Six Currencies
28 banks and 5 central banks moved $1M of real tokenized money across six currencies in BIS Project Agorá, settling in about 80 seconds on average.
Nasdaq Managed Volatility Indexes Explained in Plain English
Nasdaq launched two Nasdaq-100 managed volatility indexes on July 31 with 4% and 6% decrements. Here's what those numbers actually mean for investors.
ICE to Buy MarketAxess in a $6 Billion Bond Deal
Intercontinental Exchange agreed to acquire MarketAxess for $167 a share in cash, a $6 billion deal at a 33% premium with $100 million in cost synergies.
Atomic Settlement Explained: T+1 vs Instant On-Chain
Atomic settlement swaps cash and securities in one indivisible step. Here is how DvP works on-chain, what it fixes about T+1, and what it costs.
Tether and Nairobi Exchange Explore Tokenized Stocks
Tether and the Nairobi Securities Exchange signed an MoU on July 28 to explore tokenized securities, instant settlement and fractional access.
CME Single Stock Futures Go Live With 77 Contracts
CME Group launches single stock futures on July 27 with 55 standard and 22 micro contracts on Apple, Nvidia, Tesla, SpaceX and 50+ US names.
Tokenized Stocks Clear FINRA Hurdle for US Investors
Ondo's Oasis Pro Markets won SEC and FINRA authorization to offer tokenized stocks, ETFs, and funds to US retail and institutional investors.
London Stock Exchange Unveils LSE 24 Trading Venue
The London Stock Exchange unveiled LSE 24 on July 21, a near-24-hour venue built for algorithmic and agentic trading, testing by end of 2026.
CoinShares MINE Is Europe's First Bitcoin Mining UCITS ETF
CoinShares listed MINE on Xetra: a physically replicated Bitcoin mining UCITS ETF with a 0.65% expense ratio, targeting Europe's €26.3T fund market.
Marex Accepts USDC Margin for US Derivatives Clearing
Marex became the first traditional clearing firm to accept Circle's USDC as initial margin for US derivatives, with Coinbase Prime handling custody.
Texas Stock Exchange Goes Live, First in a Generation
The Dallas-based Texas Stock Exchange began operations July 6 and live trading July 10 — the first new US national securities exchange in a generation.
EDX Markets Raises $76M Series C Led by SBI Holdings
EDX Markets closed a $76M Series C led entirely by SBI Holdings, which took a ~20% stake, funding its pending US national trust bank charter push.
Citi Sees a $5.5 Trillion Tokenized-Asset Market as Wall Street Goes On-Chain
A new Citi Institute report projects the tokenized-asset market reaching $5.5 trillion by 2030 as DTCC, NYSE, and Nasdaq embed tokenization in core infrastructure.
CME's Nasdaq Crypto Index Futures Offer Diversified Market Exposure
CME Group launched Nasdaq CME Crypto Index futures — a cash-settled, market-cap-weighted contract giving traders diversified crypto exposure in one regulated product.