This is a segment from the Forward Guidance newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. A Monday Nasdaq filing seems to affirm what many of you may have read previously: Tokenization could transform finance sooner than many think. In a proposal to the SEC, the exchange seeks to let firms and investors tokenize the equity securities
Key Takeaways A Putin advisor alleges the US is using crypto markets to address its $35 trillion debt. He frames gold and crypto as alternatives to the US dollar, which are gaining traction globally. A senior advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that the US is attempting to use crypto, in particular stablecoins,
Last week, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) executives were tapping the company’s at-the-market (ATM) to sell MSTR and dilute shareholders ahead of its highly anticipated and ultimately disappointing S&P 500 decision. On Friday — after the company had sold over $200 million worth of MSTR in a week — S&P Dow Jones Indices’ US Index Committee declined
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) warns that most people who hold or plan to buy crypto lack the money and digital skills they need, and this gap puts them at high risk of losing money, falling for scams, or facing technical failures. The international organization of 38 mostly developed countries published the
U.S. equities extended gains on expectations of rate cuts following a weak jobs report, but crypto markets remained flat. Investors are now watching Thursday’s inflation print as the next key catalyst. Bitcoin and Ether Stay Resilient as Markets Eye Inflation Data U.S. equity futures climbed higher this week after August’s Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report showed
Bitfinex Securities is approaching a new, significant milestone: the regulated platform for capital raising through tokenized securities is close to reaching 250 million dollars in digital assets issued. This achievement reflects the company’s rapid expansion in the digital finance sector and is accompanied by a new, ambitious step: the application to obtain the full Investment
Hyperliquid is planning to launch its own stablecoin, in a move that could reduce the decentralized exchange’s (DEX) dependency on Circle’s USDC. In spite of these fears, USDC supply has surged to $72.5 billion, running 25% ahead of Wall Street broker Bernstein’s 2025 estimates. The firm had predicted that the stablecoin’s supply would reach $74
European digital asset fund manager CoinShares on Monday announced plans to go public on the Nasdaq in the United States. St Helier, Jersey-based CoinShares, which manages around $10 billion in assets, said it had entered into an agreement with blank-check company Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp. in a transaction valuing CoinShares at $1.2 billion pre-money
Michael Saylor, executive chairman at Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy, recently addressed the recent S&P 500 snub, predicting that the leading Bitcoin treasury firm will eventually be able to join the much-coveted stock market index. Saylor does not think that there is “bias” against crypto, adding that he did not actually expect Strategy to be added
Stocks gained on Monday as Wall Street continued to bet that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this month. Summary S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose as stocks began the week largely in the green. Wall Street will be keen on two important inflation reports this week. Investors are optimistic as they eye Federal Reserve’s