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Davos 2026: Crypto Debate Shifts from ‘If’ to ‘How’ as Tokenization and Stablecoins Take Center Stage
The conversation around digital assets at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos is becoming more concrete. Discussion is shifting from speculative debates on crypto’s long-term viability to practical questions, such as integration into traditional finance.
The shift is visible in this year’s official agenda, which reflects a growing focus on implementation rather than
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State Street Rolls Out New Platform to Bring Tokenized Assets to Wall Street
State Street launched a digital asset platform, describing it as a scalable infrastructure designed to support a range of tokenized products for institutional clients.
The bank plans to use the platform to develop tokenized money-market funds, ETFs, other tokenized assets, and cash instruments including tokenized deposits and stablecoins.
The group positions the platform as a
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Stablecoins Are Becoming a Settlement Tool - And Brokers Need to Adapt
The stablecoin market has fundamentally transformed from a crypto-native experiment into critical infrastructure for B2B payments and settlement.
According to Binance Research’s Full-Year 2025 report, this evolution will force traditional brokers and fintech firms to reconsider how they approach digital payments.
The Numbers Tell the Story
In 2025, stablecoin market
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Ripple Provides $150 Million as LMAX Expands RLUSD for CFDs and Cross-Asset Trading
LMAX Group and Ripple have announced a strategic partnership aimed at integrating traditional financial markets and digital assets. The multi-year collaboration includes both technology integration and a financing arrangement.
Ripple will provide $150 million in financing to support LMAX’s long-term cross-asset growth strategy. No further financial terms were disclosed.
Last year,
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“No Bill Rather Than a Bad Bill”: Coinbase’s CEO Pulls Support from US Crypto Draft Bill
The positive reaction around the bipartisan crypto market structure bill put forward by US lawmakers appears to have faded, as Coinbase, the largest crypto exchange in the country, has pulled its support. Brian Armstrong, Coinbase’s CEO, even stated that “we’d rather have no bill than a bad bill.”
Coinbase’s Pushback on the
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Backpack Beta Lets Retail Traders Manage All Crypto Predictions in One Account
Backpack, a cryptocurrency exchange founded by former employees of Alameda Research and FTX, has started private beta testing of a new prediction market platform. The platform, called the Unified Prediction Portfolio, is designed to consolidate balances across different types of trading.
The move comes as prediction markets face growing regulatory scrutiny. Backpack enters the
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Gold Backed Stablecoins Wait as Hong Kong Holds to Fiat-Only Rules
Hong Kong has signaled that it is not moving quickly toward gold-backed stablecoins, despite growing global interest in asset-backed digital currencies. Recent reports indicate regulators have no current plans to introduce or support stablecoins linked to physical gold, reflecting a cautious approach as the city balances innovation with financial stability.
The new stance may affect
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BitGo Takes the First Swing for Crypto Custody IPOs, Chasing Nearly $2B Valuation
BitGo’s push to list its shares in New York marks a fresh test of how much confidence US investors still place in crypto infrastructure after a volatile stretch for digital assets.
The crypto custody company aims to raise up to 201 million dollars in a US initial public offering, targeting a valuation of as much as 1.96 billion dollars as it brings a decade-old safekeeping business
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Bakkt to Acquire Stablecoin Infrastructure Provider DTR Following Sale Speculation
Bakkt Holdings, backed by Intercontinental Exchange, has agreed to acquire Distributed Technologies Research, a stablecoin payments infrastructure provider. The deal marks a shift in strategy following earlier reports that Bakkt had explored a potential sale or
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Scam-Yourself Attacks Are Spreading – and AI Is Making Them Harder to Spot
Cybercrime is increasingly targeting people, not devices. Attackers are using so-called “scam-yourself” techniques across everyday channels such as SMS, email, and social media, walking users into taking harmful actions themselves.
According to latest Gen Digital’s Threat Report, this new class of social engineering increasingly combines generative AI with platform distribution tools
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Coinbase to Use Cyprus License to Offer Crypto Perps and Futures, Closes BUX's CFD Accounts
Coinbase appears to be launching its services under its Cyprus-regulated entity, as its website has recently gone live and shows “perpetual-style and traditional expiry futures contracts” as part of the offering.
Coinbase Puts Its MiFID II Licence to Use
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Elon Musk’s X Teases In-App Crypto Trading, but How Will It Work?
Elon Musk’s X is planning to add a Smart Cashtags feature for cryptocurrencies next month, which could allow users to buy and sell crypto directly from the social media platform. However, details about the in-app trading feature remain unclear.
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Report: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Moved $1 Billion Through UK Crypto Exchanges
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shifted roughly $1 billion in cryptocurrency through two exchanges registered in the United Kingdom between 2023 and 2025, according to blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs, which published its findings this week. The findings were also reported by The Washington Post.
The platforms, Zedcex and Zedxion, processed transfers that enabled
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Ripple Gets FCA Green Light for UK Payments via Local Unit, but with Tight Limits
Ripple has secured a key regulatory approval in the UK that lets its local subsidiary offer regulated payment services, while the country moves toward a full licensing regime for crypto assets. The decision gives Ripple a clearer base in one of the world’s major financial centres.
The Financial Conduct Authority granted Ripple Markets UK an Electronic Money Institution registration and
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BingX Expands TradFi Futures as Crypto Platforms Move Closer to Broker Territory
Crypto exchange BingX has launched BingX TradFi, a new feature offering futures tied to traditional assets. The move reflects a broader industry shift toward building one-stop financial platforms rather than single-purpose trading venues.
With this latest expansion, BingX joins an increasingly competitive push by crypto platforms to move beyond digital assets and into multi-asset
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