Alpaca Custodies 94% of Tokenized Stocks Market — Crypto’s Broker-Killer Relies on a Single Broker
Alpaca Finance custodies $1.5B in shares backing 94% of tokenized equities — exposing a deep irony as the DTCC prepares its own tokenization service.
Nadia Rahman is CoinScoop's Markets Editor. She covers Bitcoin, macro liquidity and the spot-ETF complex, and previously reported on rates and FX for a global newswire.
Alpaca Finance custodies $1.5B in shares backing 94% of tokenized equities — exposing a deep irony as the DTCC prepares its own tokenization service.
The CFTC has issued its second 2026 warning to prediction markets over boilerplate self-certifications, raising the prospect of enforcement against Kalshi, Polymarket and others.
BNB Chain now holds 61.7% of Franklin Templeton's Benji tokenized-asset platform after a reported 1,226% one-month surge, displacing Stellar and Ethereum.
Section 20216 of the CLARITY Act would bar dormant self-custodied Bitcoin from being deemed abandoned or subject to adverse possession, closing a $245B legal gap.
BitMart will end all trading by August 26 with no explanation given. Its native BMX token fell 59% in 24 hours. Here's what users need to know.
Bitcoin fell to $64,384 on July 26 as Trump's 'massive attack' threat on Iran, Houthi tanker strikes, and Brent crude topping $100 pushed the Fear & Greed Index to 26.
CertiK's H1 2026 report tallies $124.1M in wrench-attack exposure as crypto home invasions surge 20x year-over-year, making physical coercion the fastest-growing threat in digital asset security.
North Korea's spy agency arrested former state-trained hackers who drained the central bank and laundered proceeds through crypto — a rare case of Pyongyang turning inward.
Sen. Ruben Gallego called the GOP's revised CLARITY Act ethics language 'a piece of shit' as Majority Leader Thune cast doubt on a Senate vote before August recess.
Crypto market cap edges up 0.64% to $2.29T but Fear & Greed Index at 26 signals fragile stability. Bitcoin holds $64,443, DOGE leads with a 3.2% gain.