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Today’s top news:
Crypto majors selloff amidst Trump tariff turmoil; BTC -2% at $91,100 NYSE announces plans to launch 24/7 stock trading + tokenization Bermuda wants to bring its national economy onchain with Coinbase & Circle Pump Fun introduced its Pump Fund and upcoming Hackathon Trove fell over 90% in a disastrous TGE ️ NYSE Leans Into 24/7 Tokenized TradingWall Street is finally capitulating into blockchain and around-the-clock trading.
What HappenedThe effort is being developed under NYSE parent Intercontinental Exchange, and would allow traditional securities to trade continuously using blockchain-based rails, rather than the fixed market hours and delayed settlement that define today’s equity markets.
Key elements under consideration include:
24/7 trading, removing weekday-only market hours Tokenized representations of stocks and ETFs with the same economic rights as traditional shares Faster, potentially onchain settlement, reducing clearing and counterparty risk Compatibility with stablecoins and tokenized cash, enabling instant funding and movement of capitalThe platform would still require regulatory approval and isn’t live yet, but moving in the right direction for the crypto natives who have been calling for this eventuality for years.
️ What They’re Saying“For more than two centuries, the NYSE has transformed the way markets operate. We are leading the industry toward fully on-chain solutions, grounded in the unmatched protections and high regulatory standards that position us to marry trust with state-of-the-art technology.” - Lynn Martin, President of NYSE Group
Back in December, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and COO Rob Goldstein said that finance is “entering the next major evolution in market infrastructure,” one that could move assets “faster and more securely than systems that have served investors for decades.”
🧠 Why It MattersThe world’s most important stock exchange is building for a crypto-native market structure.
This is a big deal for a few reasons:
First, it validates crypto’s core market thesis. As Crypto matured it showed how outdated legacy market infrastructure is (9:30-4 trading hours, no weekends). The NYSE moving toward 24/7, programmable market shows crypto market design was directionally right. Second, tokenization is crossing the point of no return. Once equities trade as tokens on the biggest exchanges it becomes harder for regulators, brokers, and institutions to argue that tokenization is fringe or experimental. And it will be hard to reverse. Third, this great convergence nears. The NYSE leaning into blockchain for 24/7 trading and settlement for tokenized stocks is just the latest signal that TradFi is coming into crypto, and soon the two will be difficult (or impossible) to separate.Now what does it mean for prices?
And as the overall pie grows and crypto is taken more seriously, the bull case for crypto majors becomes easier to digest.
This won’t happen overnight.
But once the world’s most important exchange goes tokenized, there’s no looking back.
A few headlines that stood out:
Crypto majors are red following Trump’s tariff turmoil; BTC -2% at $91,100; ETH -4% at $3,105, SOL -3% at $129; XRP -2% to $1.93 CC (+12%), MYX (+5%) and SYRUP (+4%) led top movers The NYSE began preparations for 24/7 tokenized stock and ETF trading Steak ’n Shake revealed roughly $10M in Bitcoin exposure alongside the creation of a corporate BTC strategic reserve Vitalik Buterin called for more sophisticated DAO governance models to improve accountability, coordination, and long-term sustainability Bermuda outlined plans for a fully onchain national economy, working with Coinbase and Circle on payments, identity, and tokenized financial infrastructure
