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Figure Launches OPEN to Bring Public Equities Onchain — Interview with Co-Founder Mike Cagney

Last week, blockchain lender Figure announced the launch of its On-Chain Public Equity Network (OPEN), a new platform that allows companies to list and trade equity natively onchain

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Jan 23, 2026

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Figure Rolls Out OPEN to Take Public Equities Onchain — Interview with Co-Founder Mike Cagney

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Market Structure Bill Markup Postponed After Coinbase Pulls Backing

Jan 16, 2026

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Market Structure Bill Markup Postponed After Coinbase Pulls Backing

What was shaping up to be a pivotal week for U.S. crypto regulation took an unexpected turn on Wednesday. After months of bipartisan negotiations, the market structure bill’s path forward hit a setback when crypto giant Coinbase pulled its support for the Senate Banking Committee’s long-awaited draft, citing core issues around DeFi, privacy, and stablecoin yield.

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Market Structure Bill Markup Postponed After Coinbase Backs Out

Jan 16, 2026

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Market Structure Bill Markup Postponed After Coinbase Backs Out

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Polygon Closes $250 Million in Acquisitions, Advancing Move Into Stablecoin Payments

Jan 16, 2026

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Polygon Closes $250 Million in Acquisitions, Advancing Move Into Stablecoin Payments

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Coinbase Unveils Expansion Into Stocks, Prediction Markets, Stablecoin-as-a-Service

Dec 19, 2025

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Coinbase Unveils Expansion Into Stocks, Prediction Markets, Stablecoin-as-a-Service

On Wednesday, Coinbase held its highly anticipated “System Update” event, unveiling a broad slate of new products and services spanning crypto, traditional assets, AI, and stablecoin infrastructure.

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Tempo: Stripe-backed Payments Chain Goes Live on Testnet

Dec 12, 2025

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Tempo: Stripe-backed Payments Chain Goes Live on Testnet

A few months after its initial unveiling in September, the Stripe-backed Layer 1 Tempo launched its public testnet on Tuesday, opening the network for anyone to begin building.

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Kraken Brings xStocks Inhouse with Acquisition of Backed

Dec 5, 2025

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Kraken Brings xStocks Inhouse with Acquisition of Backed

On Tuesday, Kraken announced the acquisition of Backed Finance AG, the Swiss tokenization specialist behind the xStocks standard for tokenized equities. While financial terms were not disclosed, the deal marks Kraken’s fifth acquisition in 2025 and follows its recent $800 million capital raise valuing the exchange at $20 billion.

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Kraken to Acquire Backed Finance in Tokenized Assets Push

Dec 5, 2025

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Kraken to Acquire Backed Finance in Tokenized Assets Push

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Robinhood Acquires U.S. Derivatives Exchange, Doubles Down on Prediction Markets

Nov 28, 2025

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Robinhood Acquires U.S. Derivatives Exchange, Doubles Down on Prediction Markets

On Tuesday, Robinhood announced the acquisition of the U.S. derivatives exchange MIAXdx. The move deepens the neobroker’s push into prediction markets by providing it with the necessary CFTC licenses to originate and clear event contracts on its own platform, eliminating dependence on third-party infrastructure.

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Circle Launches xReserve for USDC-Backed Stablecoins

Nov 21, 2025

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Circle Launches xReserve for USDC-Backed Stablecoins

On Tuesday, stablecoin giant Circle introduced xReserve, a new service that lets blockchain teams launch their own stablecoins backed by USDC. The offering is designed to help new networks bootstrap stablecoin supply without waiting for native USDC issuance, which has historically been both costly and slow to integrate.

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Uniswap Founder Aims to Activate the “Fee Switch” and Overhaul Protocol Economics

Nov 14, 2025

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Uniswap Founder Aims to Activate the “Fee Switch” and Overhaul Protocol Economics

On Monday, Uniswap Labs and Uniswap Foundation unveiled plans for a major overhaul of the token economics of the leading decentralized spot exchange, activating the long-discussed "fee switch".

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Figure Launches OPEN to Bring Public Equities Onchain — Interview with Co-Founder Mike Cagney

Figure Rolls Out OPEN to Take Public Equities Onchain — Interview with Co-Founder Mike Cagney

Market Structure Bill Markup Postponed After Coinbase Pulls Backing

Market Structure Bill Markup Postponed After Coinbase Backs Out

Polygon Closes $250 Million in Acquisitions, Advancing Move Into Stablecoin Payments

Coinbase Unveils Expansion Into Stocks, Prediction Markets, Stablecoin-as-a-Service

Tempo: Stripe-backed Payments Chain Goes Live on Testnet

Kraken Brings xStocks Inhouse with Acquisition of Backed

Kraken to Acquire Backed Finance in Tokenized Assets Push

Robinhood Acquires U.S. Derivatives Exchange, Doubles Down on Prediction Markets

Circle Launches xReserve for USDC-Backed Stablecoins

Uniswap Founder Aims to Activate the “Fee Switch” and Overhaul Protocol Economics

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