Follow crypto adoption news across institutions, governments, merchants, and consumers as digital assets move further into everyday use.
Rather than embracing crypto as an asset class, Wall Street is increasingly adopting battle-tested onchain infrastructure for settlement, payments, and tokenization.
Ben Nadareski 8 min read 
The exchange is taking crypto futures and options 24/7, while trade dates, settlement and reporting stay tied to business days.
GEL₮ puts the lari on private stablecoin rails, but issuer approval, reserves, redemption rights, and payment access will decide whether it works.
Vitalik Buterin says the Ethereum Foundation should shrink, sell less ETH, and leave asset promotion to outside groups while ETH holders demand stronger execution.
David Schwartz says an XRP Ledger fork would be settled by UNLs, validator coordination, code defaults, and whether anyone is willing to keep the old rules alive.
The AFL-CIO says clearer crypto market rules could make digital assets easier to package into 401(k) and retirement investment products before stronger safeguards are in place.
The CLARITY Act would push crypto spot markets under the CFTC. The unresolved test is whether an agency down 21.5% in payroll FTEs can turn that mandate into rules, registrations, surveillance, and enforcement.
SBI’s Bitcoin ETF Japan roadmap could move crypto exposure from exchanges into brokerage accounts, tax wrappers, and one of the world’s largest household savings markets.
The committee vote gives crypto a policy signal, but holders, banks, and exchanges still need the Senate to turn it into rules.
