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On Nov. 26, Nasdaq’s International Securities Exchange quietly triggered one of the most important developments in Bitcoin’s financial integration. The trading platform asked the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise the position limit on BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) options from 250,000 contracts to one million. On the surface, the proposal looks procedural. […] The post Bitcoin on Wall Street will never be the same after a quiet Nasdaq move appeared first on CryptoSlate.

For a while, owning Bitcoin was professionally awkward. Big asset managers couldn’t touch it, compliance teams didn’t know what to do with it, and internal mandates typically banned the direct custody of anything that looked like a bearer instrument. But equities? Equities were fine. That’s how MicroStrategy, a Virginia-based enterprise software firm, became the most […] The post Why did Wall Street just dump $5.4 billion in Strategy MSTR stock? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A bullish BNB price prediction is gaining traction after Binance revealed a major partnership with BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager.Through this deal, institutional investors can now use their BUIDL fund holdings as collateral to trade directly on Binance, increasing both demand and utility for BNB.As more traditional finance players explore tokenized assets, BNB could […] The post BNB Price Prediction: Wall Street’s Biggest Player Just Backed BNB – Institutions Coming? appeared first on Cryptonews.

After defeating the US Securities and Exchange Commission over the status of XRP, Ripple has made a puzzling move: it’s not rushing to go public. Instead, the company is staying private. This choice says more about the uneasy fit between crypto firms and public markets than about Ripple’s finances. In July 2023, the court ruled […] The post Ripple won the fight—now it’s ghosting Wall Street despite a $40B IPO valuation appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Banks don’t publish their risk positions, and asset managers don’t broadcast client portfolios. Yet, both want programmable settlement and verifiable execution without exposing what they’re settling or for whom. That tension has kept institutional capital at the edge of public chains, waiting for privacy technology to catch up to compliance requirements. If banks can’t enter […] The post Chainlink says it finally solved crypto’s $3.4 trillion problem: The privacy fix Wall Street has been waiting for appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Despite record levels of institutional investment, most Wall Street firms are still trading off-chain, says Annabelle Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Altius Labs.

In August 2025, Ripple Labs formally closed its years-long battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company paid a $125 million civil penalty, accepted an injunction on certain institutional XRP sales, and walked away with something more valuable than victory: clarity. Judge Analisa Torres had already ruled in July 2023 that XRP itself […] The post Exploring Ripple’s strategic sidestep from Wall Street spotlight appeared first on CryptoSlate.

For years, the assumption inside crypto and across traditional finance was simple: when institutional adoption finally matured, Ethereum would be the chain Wall Street chose. This is unsurprising, considering the network is the largest smart-contract network, the default environment for developers, and the ecosystem that has shaped today’s idea of programmable finance. However, as institutional […] The post How high could Solana’s valuation go if Wall Street starts using it properly? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Remember when Crypto Twitter was like taking a front-row seat to the movies? Markets were a runaway rollercoaster, narratives flipped like pancakes, and every week had the energy of a new heist movie. What happened? If you’re lamenting the days of God candles and 20% BTC pumps, Nic Carter wants you to smile through the […] The post From Wild West to Wall Street: Crypto is boring now because ‘we won’ appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin might be moving sideways, but Jordi Visser says there is still faith in the underlying asset, as shown through ETF approvals and the Bitcoin network hashrate hitting new highs. Bitcoin is in an initial product offering (IPO) phase as OG holders rotate out and fresh blood scoops up the tokens, distributing the supply across a broader number of people, macro analyst and Wall Street old hand Jordi Visser says.  In a Saturday episode of entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano’s podcast and a post on Substack, Visser said old coins that have been dormant for years are on the move, “Not all at once. Not in panic. But steadily,” and new investors are stepping in, “accumulating on dips.”  “In the traditional world, this moment is called an IPO. It’s the moment when early believers cash out, when founders become wealthy, when venture capitalists return money to their limited partners,” he said. Read more

Grayscale's Solana Trust ETF debuts on NYSE Arca with staking rewards and a 0.35% fee, entering a market where Bitwise already captured $69.5 million in first-day flows. The post Solana ETF Race Heats Up as Grayscale Joins Bitwise on Wall Street appeared first on Cryptonews.

T. Rowe Price, one of the biggest old-school fund managers in the US with roots stretching back to 1937, is finally dipping its toes into crypto, but not just with another Bitcoin tracker. A Oct. 22 SEC filing reveals the $1.8 trillion firm wants to run a fund with a “diversified basket of crypto assets,” […] The post $1.8 trillion Wall Street giant files active multi-coin ETF to challenge BTC dominance appeared first on CryptoSlate.

OpenAI has set in motion a $300 billion hardware expansion that binds its chip suppliers, financiers, and energy providers into a single feedback loop. The company has locked in multi-year agreements with AMD and Broadcom to deliver tens of millions of AI accelerators between 2026 and 2029, deals that together represent roughly 16 gigawatts of […] The post OpenAI builds $300B bubble machine: The feedback loop rewiring Wall Street finance appeared first on CryptoSlate.

BitMine’s Tom Lee says that Ethereum will eventually flip Bitcoin’s market cap, despite being almost five times smaller currently. Ethereum could eventually surpass Bitcoin’s market share in a similar manner to how US equities overtook gold 54 years ago, when the US abandoned the gold standard, according to BitMine chair Tom Lee. “Ethereum could flip Bitcoin similar to how Wall Street and equities flipped gold post 71,” Lee said in an interview with ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood on Thursday.  Bitcoin’s (BTC) market capitalization is about 4.6 times larger than Ethereum’s, standing at roughly $2.17 trillion compared to $476.33 billion, according to CoinMarketCap. Read more

Grayscale’s spot crypto ETFs bring regulated staking yields to mainstream investors, merging crypto rewards with traditional Wall Street exposure. Grayscale has bridged traditional finance and decentralized crypto by launching the first publicly traded staking investment vehicle. Its staking-enabled ETPs allow investors to earn blockchain rewards without running validator nodes or managing complex technical and custody risks. Grayscale’s Ether and Solana ETPs are the first in the US to combine spot crypto exposure with staking rewards, paying yields through the fund’s NAV or direct payouts. Read more

Sharps Technology, which holds one of the largest Solana treasuries in the U.S., has chosen Coinbase as its official custodian — a move that signals serious long-term intent and supports a bullish Solana price prediction.According to a recent press release, the company has already acquired 2 million SOL, valued at over $440 million, and appears […] The post Solana Price Prediction: Public Company Taps Coinbase to Buy Millions in SOL – Wall Street is Here appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitwise CIO believes Solana’s speed positions it as Wall Street’s preferred blockchain for stablecoins and tokenization. The post Bitwise CIO: Solana Will Be Wall Street’s Go-To Network for Stablecoins and Tokenization appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitwise’s Matt Hougan said Solana’s speed and finality make it Wall Street’s top choice for stablecoins and tokenization despite Ethereum’s dominance. Chief investment officer of crypto asset management firm Bitwise, Matt Hougan, thinks Solana will be the Wall Street network of choice for stablecoins and real-world asset tokenization. “I think Solana is the new Wall Street,” said Hougan, speaking with Solana Foundation’s Akshay BD on Oct. 2. He added that the Wall Street audiences consider Bitcoin (BTC) “very ephemeral” and “hard to get their heads around.” They can see what is happening in the stablecoin and tokenization space, and they know that it is going to be “enormously significant,” he said before adding, “Really important people are saying that stablecoins will reinvent payments and tokenization will reinvent stock, bond, commodity, and real estate markets.” Read more

Wall Street capital is flowing into late-stage, IPO-ready crypto firms, signaling new dynamics at play for the incoming altcoin season. Wall Street’s growing interest in late-stage cryptocurrency firms could disrupt the traditional boom-and-bust cycle of digital assets, according to new research. Crypto financial services firm Matrixport said Friday that more than $200 billion worth of crypto companies are preparing initial public offerings (IPOs), which may raise between $30 billion and $45 billion in new capital. Matrixport said investor focus is rotating away from early-stage bets toward scalable, IPO-ready companies positioned for public markets. Read more

Wall Street leans into crypto: E*Trade to add BTC, ETH and SOL, JPMorgan cools on stablecoin risks, and CFTC tests tokenized collateral. Crypto’s integration with traditional finance is accelerating. Major banks are rolling out crypto trading services, expanding stablecoin initiatives and preparing for regulatory shifts that could let tokenized assets serve as collateral in derivatives markets. This week’s Crypto Biz dives into Morgan Stanley’s plan to launch crypto trading via E*Trade, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s cautious acknowledgment of stablecoins and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) exploration of tokenized collateral. Plus, Strategy’s Michael Saylor dismisses talk of a fading bull market, predicting institutional demand will push Bitcoin higher in Q4. Morgan Stanley’s discount brokerage E*Trade will begin offering cryptocurrency trading in 2026 through a partnership with infrastructure provider Zerohash, marking another sign that major banks are moving into digital assets. Read more