2026·08·10
Carter Bray
What Does the SEC Data-Center Bond Exemption Mean?
The SEC staff confirmed data-center bonds fall outside the Exchange Act asset-backed security definition, freeing issuers from Rule 192 and risk retention.
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2026·08·10
Carter Bray
The SEC staff confirmed data-center bonds fall outside the Exchange Act asset-backed security definition, freeing issuers from Rule 192 and risk retention.
2026·08·06
Yonier Bellido
Tether has expanded its tokenization business into Saudi Arabia, starting with real estate, using Hadron with First Data and BKN301 to issue property-backed assets.
2026·08·04
Carter Bray
Wells Fargo will launch tokenized deposits in fall 2026 for 24/7 corporate payments, joining JPMorgan and Citi in rebuilding commercial bank money as programmable.
2026·08·03
Ian Irizarry
Kenya's exam council placed over 30 million academic records on the Avalanche network, cutting credential verification from weeks to seconds and curbing fraud.
2026·07·30
Carter Bray
Tokenized gold held its peg through a market stress test, yet under 2% serves as programmable collateral. Here is what institutions should read into the gap.
2026·07·28
Carter Bray
Russia's new digital depository rules set tiered capital requirements from 50 to 250 million rubles ahead of a crypto framework taking force in September 2026.
2026·07·24
Carter Bray
Bond market volatility, measured by the MOVE index, fell to about 59 in late 2025, the calmest since 2021. History shows why institutions should not read that as safety.
2026·07·23
Carter Bray
The SEC will pay $150,000 and reform text-message preservation to settle a Coinbase-backed FOIA suit over Gary Gensler's lost records. Here is why it matters.
2026·07·22
Carter Bray
Yes. The CLARITY Act's proposed ethics rules would bar US officials, including the president, from issuing or sponsoring digital assets for pay until January 2029.
2026·07·17
Carter Bray
Canada's consumer-driven banking launches in phases from 2026, but read-only access and no payments mean institutions should expect measured change, not disruption.
2026·07·17
Carter Bray
Visa's new Stablecoin Platform lets institutions mint, move, and manage stablecoins, adding Open USD support alongside USDC and USDG as Circle faces competition.
2026·07·13
Ian Irizarry
Robinhood built Robinhood Chain to settle tokenized equities, but memecoin trading drove most of its launch-week volume. Here is what institutions should read into it.