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Franklin Templeton and SWIFT say the future of banking is 24/7 and natively on-chain

Tokenized funds and deposits are edging toward the mainstream, though regulation, infrastructure and security remain obstacles.

Aviva Investors to tokenize funds on XRP Ledger in Ripple partnership

The U.K. asset manager teamed up with Ripple to bring traditional fund structures onchain in its first tokenization push.

Tokenization still at start of hype cycle, but needs more use cases, specialists say

Crypto asset specialists must figure out how to match tokenization hype to real-world utility, Securitize’s Graham Ferguson said.

Robinhood believes yields should be passed on to the customer, criticizes traditional finance

Robinhood’s Johann Kerbrat took the stage along with Bullish CEO Tom Farley to speak of his platform’s views on stablecoin yields and traditional financial systems.

DeFi is not really decentralized, it is unavoidably centralized

Rules are required to ensure DeFi projects grow and mature, which means they need layers of centralization before becoming truly decentralized. .

Regulation, derivatives helping drive TradFi institutions into crypto, panellists say

Non-participation in decentralized finance is becoming a career risk for traditional finance professionals, panellists said.

Arkham Intelligence said to be shutting crypto trading platform as usage fails to sparkle

Data analytics firm Arkham Intel first floated the idea of adding a crypto derivatives exchange in late 2024.

Hong Kong ready to issue first stablecoin licenses in March, Financial Secretary says

Hong Kong will begin issuing a small number of stablecoin licenses to companies with credible business models and strong compliance, Paul Chan Mo-po said.

MrBeast’s finance bet could become the new generation’s Schwab, Robinhood, Tom Lee says

The BitMine chairman said at Hong Kong Consensus 2026 that MrBeast acquiring neobank Step could win over a new generation of investors to crypto.

Tom Lee says stop timing the bottom and start buying the dip

Thomas Lee, speaking on stage at Hong Kong Consensus 2026, said investors should be looking at opportunities as crypto is in the midst of a “mini winter.”