In brief Franklin Templeton filed with the SEC on Thursday for two ETFs that would hold baskets of U.S. stocks and steer the dividends into Bitcoin. The funds track new VettaFi “Bitcoin DRIP” indices, starting with a 5% Bitcoin weighting that is capped at 20%. The filing adds to a crowded 2026 pipeline, with analysts
The race to manage stablecoin reserves is attracting another major Wall Street name, and this time it’s Fidelity. The financial services giant has officially launched a money market fund designed specifically for stablecoin issuers operating under the $GENIUS Act, further expanding the list of traditional asset managers competing for reserve assets. The move comes as
The digital credit market suffered one of its sharpest selloffs to date on Thursday, with Strive Asset Management CEO Matt Cole describing the move as a leverage-driven liquidation rather than a sign of weakening credit fundamentals. Cole said it was “the most difficult day in the history of Digital Credit,” in a post on X,
The total asset size of spot ETFs based on $XRP, one of the most closely followed altcoins in the cryptocurrency market, continues to remain above $1 billion. According to $XRP ETF data, the total assets under management in spot $XRP ETFs stand at $1.05 billion, while the amount of $XRP held in ETF vaults has
Latam Institutions Lead in Crypto Adoption Globally While stablecoins are now being adopted widely around the world due to their dollar-proxy traits, their adoption has been larger in some regions following specific needs. The Digital Chamber, an organization established in 2014 to advocate for innovation in digital assets, highlighted that even with the current developing
Tokenized stocks emerged as the fastest-growing crypto coin category between January 2024 and May 2026, according to a new CoinGecko report tracking the number of coins listed across major sectors. The category expanded by a whopping 3,314.3% during the period, after rising from just 14 listed coins to 478. Crypto’s Fastest-Growing Category Real World Assets
Morgan Stanley has updated its proposed Ethereum and Solana exchange-traded funds with a staking structure that would allow 95% of staking rewards to remain within the trusts while charging a 0.14% annual sponsor fee. According to amended S-1 registration statements filed by Morgan Stanley, both the Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust and Morgan Stanley Solana Trust
Custodia and Vantage Bank have proposed a token that automatically switches between a bank deposit and a stablecoin as it moves between participating banks and external users. According to a white paper shared with Cointelegraph on Thursday, the token would operate as a deposit issued by a participating bank when held within a banking consortium
Crypto News Zimbabwe has formalized oversight of its digital-asset sector, requiring virtual asset service providers to register with the Financial Intelligence Unit housed within the central bank and pay a $500 annual fee. Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube announced that firms handling the buying, selling, swapping, transfer, or custody of crypto must re-register each year, and
Strategy’s STRC preferred stock has fallen as much as 17% below its $100 par value, prompting Arca Chief Investment Officer Jeff Dorman to argue that selling billions of dollars worth of Bitcoin may be the company’s best path to easing pressure on its capital structure. According to a June 18 X post by Dorman, the