June 16, 2026 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN)  has announced “true” tokenized stocks as part of a “System Update,” which includes a series of announcements. Tokenization, or digital securities, can reference various real-world assets as outlined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Some platforms “wrap” shares and describe them as tokenized…. Read More

June 16, 2026 @ 10:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Perpetual futures, or Perps, have arrived in the US with the first regulated Perp issue by Kalshi, referencing Bitcoin. Expect more to follow BTCPERP was approved last month by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). While some marketplaces offered a perpetual-like product, and they have… Read More

June 16, 2026 @ 8:43 am By JD Alois  |  

SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX)  went public last week in a historic IPO that valued the firm at $1.78 trillion. Today, just several trading days later,  SpaceX is valued at over $2.5 trillion – and in pre-market trading nearing $3 trillion. To put this in perspective, Amazon is valued… Read More

June 16, 2026 @ 8:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Modern brokerage Robinhood  (NASDAQ: HOOD)will slash its workforce by 10%, according to an update from the company. In a post on X, Robinhood founder and CEO Vlad Tenev described the move as a way to maximize”talent density.” “We’ve made the difficult decision to say goodbye to… Read More

June 15, 2026 @ 4:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online investment marketplace Republic listed an offering for a digital representation of SpaceX shares via the platform’s “Mirror Tokens,” or rSPAX, which is a tokenized Contingent Payout Note. The offering had a funding cap of $8 million. The successful initial public offering (IPO) of  SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) should provide… Read More

June 15, 2026 @ 4:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitso, a Latin American crypto platform, says that stablecoin usage by business customers has increased by 81% year over year. The company provided the update during the Stablecoin Conference 2026 in Mexico City. Bitso did not share aggregate amounts to provide data on actual usage…. Read More

June 15, 2026 @ 2:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, the House Ways and Means Committee introduced six bills targeting the digital asset sector. Ways and Means is the tax-writing committee in Congress and is thus very powerful. As the House remains under Republican control and is pro-innovation and supportive of digital asset… Read More

June 15, 2026 @ 2:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Charlie Javice, the founder of Frank, a Fintech that was purchased by JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) in 2021, only for the bank to regret the transaction, is seeking a pardon from President Trump, according to reports. Frank, a platform that helped aspiring college students tap into scholarships… Read More

June 15, 2026 @ 10:52 am By JD Alois  |  

 Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN)  CEO Brian Armstrong took to X to tout Bitcoin, the world’s most popular crypto, stating he is “bullish as ever on Bitcoin and “still long.” Bitcoin seems to have hit a floor, hovering around $60,000 at times below, but it is now nearing $67,000. Speculation is… Read More

June 15, 2026 @ 8:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Anthropic‘s Claude Mythos 5 and Fable 5 AI models have been suspended by the US Department of Commerce because they are deemed dangerous if accessed by foreign adversaries. These applications are apparently very capable of identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities in software, web browsers, and vital… Read More

June 15, 2026 @ 8:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Shares of SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) are moving higher in pre-market trading. Currently, the shares are up by almost 6% at at around $170.  SpaceX completed its initial public offering (IPO) last Friday, a historic event as it was the most highly valued firm ever to go… Read More

June 12, 2026 @ 7:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Shares of SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) closed up by over 20%, topping $160 today, following its initial public offering at $135 a share.  The IPO is being interpreted as a financial success for the AI/Space/internet company and as the largest firm ever to go public, with a… Read More

June 12, 2026 @ 10:24 am By JD Alois  |  

President Donald Trump has announced that Jay Clayton, the former Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the current US Attorney for the SDNY, has been nominated to serve as Director of National Intelligence (DNI). SDNY is the most influential jurisdiction for financial services, as it… Read More

June 12, 2026 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) goes public today in an initial public offering that values the firm at $1.8 trillion. The fixed-price offering at $135 a share is off the charts on the hypeometer, with every pundit in capital markets sharing opinions on the valuation, the total addressable… Read More

June 12, 2026 @ 9:06 am By JD Alois  |  

OKX, a leading crypto marketplace that also offers access to more traditional securities, says it will list SpaceX Perpetuals for European investors on the day SpaceX is scheduled to go public under the ticker SPCX. According to a note from the firm, retail investors in… Read More

June 12, 2026 @ 8:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA), a leading consulting and data group that supports online capital formation, has launched a new series of “Crowdfinance Indices.” The benchmarks are updated daily and cover Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF), the smallest securities exemption that enables online capital formation. These Indices… Read More

June 11, 2026 @ 8:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

SpaceX, the leading space firm in the US and soon-to-be-public company, is expected to begin trading on Nasdaq tomorrow, June 12, 2026, under the ticker SPCX. The company’s initial public offering (IPO) will raise money at a whopping $1.78 trillion dollars valuation – the largest firm to… Read More

June 11, 2026 @ 11:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital Asset has raised $355 million in Series E funding in a round led by a16z. Digital Asset is the creator of the Canton Network that aims to support regulated financial services. Other investors in the round include Adia, Apollo, HSBC, SoFi and more. Boutique… Read More

June 11, 2026 @ 11:24 am By JD Alois  |  

President Donald Trump has nominated Brian Johnson to take over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The appointment was announced yesterday, June 10th. Ohio based Johnson is currently a senior executive at Capital One and, if approved, will take the reins of the agency for… Read More

June 11, 2026 @ 9:56 am By JD Alois  |  

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) has launched a new advertising campaign that warns the public about the risk of crypto. The banking sector believes they are currently under threat because of the emergence of digital assets and have sought to undermine its development,… Read More