The SEC staff has given Franklin Templeton a narrow but important nod for a custody setup that lets registered funds invest in its tokenized money market fund, FOBXX. It’s not a blanket approval, but it’s another sign that tokenized finance is edging into the institutional mainstream.
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Copper’s U.S. arm has landed SEC broker-dealer status and FINRA membership, giving it a regulated route to serve institutions with crypto custody, trading, staking, financing, OTC services, and ClearLoop access. It’s another sign the real crypto action is moving into boring-but-necessary market plumbing.
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MUFG is testing whether Japanese government bond repo trades can settle on blockchain rails without replacing Japan’s existing securities system. The proof-of-concept explores tokenized deposits or stablecoins for cash, with delivery-versus-payment and no commercial launch date yet.
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Delio CEO Jeong Sang-ho was sentenced to 15 years in prison as South Korea kept cracking down on crypto platform misconduct. A major fraud charge fell apart over illegally obtained evidence, but the court still convicted him on billions of won in losses tied to Delio’s collapse.
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Charles Schwab has opened Bitcoin and Ether trading to its 39.8 million brokerage accounts, bringing crypto into the same place clients already hold stocks and ETFs. The rollout is cautious, with a 0.75% fee and no deposits or withdrawals at launch.
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Monaco is tightening its crypto regime with MiCA-style licensing rules as FATF pressure mounts, forcing firms to get prior authorization, stronger governance, and deeper scrutiny. It’s a clear signal: the principality wants serious crypto business, not cowboy operators.
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BOJ rate hikes could squeeze the yen carry trade, trigger a leveraged unwind, and spill over into Bitcoin. BTC isn’t part of the trade, but if global liquidity tightens, crypto can get dragged into the mess fast.
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Goldman Sachs and the Swiss National Bank are showing Bitcoin exposure can come through the side door: ETFs and MSTR, not direct BTC buys. It’s a sign Wall Street and central banks still want the upside — just with fewer optics and more wrappers.
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Blockchain Association is backing Custodia Bank’s Supreme Court bid to challenge the Fed’s power to deny master accounts on “undue risk” grounds. The fight could define whether crypto firms get real access to payment rails — or remain at the mercy of central bank gatekeeping.
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New York City Council is investigating whether Kalshi, Polymarket, Coinbase, and Gemini Titan are marketing prediction markets in deceptive or predatory ways, with Polymarket facing the sharpest scrutiny over creator promos and flashy claims. The real fight: innovation and free markets, or just gambling dressed up in fintech clothing.
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