Crypto & Web3

Several newsletters covered S&P Global's acquisition of blockchain security firm OpenZeppelin. Fintech Futures reported on S&P Global's move to acquire the blockchain security firm, while Payments Wrap Up and Bankless each noted that S&P Global agreed to acquire OpenZeppelin. Connecting the Dots in FinTech framed the deal as S&P Global buying the security layer of onchain finance.

Bankless published the largest volume of crypto-related content, covering a range of subjects including a CFTC compliance win described as extending across the industry, Zcash's plans for its next major network upgrade, comments from Vitalik on AI potentially strengthening cybersecurity, and the launch of what it called "The Arc Era," tied to Circle's Arc Mainnet going live. Bankless also covered Fake World Assets opening its V2, Venice reaching a 250B daily tokens milestone, and The Standard Reserve's effort to build a new kind of bank onchain.

Nasdaq's investment in Kraken drew coverage from multiple outlets. The Fintech Blueprint covered Nasdaq's $100MM investment in Kraken at a $21B valuation, while Payments Wrap Up described the same investment, referring to Kraken by its legal name Payward, as part of a tokenised equities partnership. Stack and Story separately covered Kraken's move to put DeFi yield on tokenized stocks.

Other newsletters addressed distinct topics. American Banker Fintech reported that a crypto market structure bill failed in a Senate vote, 49-50. Stack and Story covered Deutsche Bank's crypto custody plans on a timer and a USDT trail connected to Orlen's $230M oil loss. Fintech Wrap Up referenced reports on tokenized money for banks, authorised payment fraud, and an agentic commerce pulse report. Lombard Notes covered local liquidity issues in what it termed the stablecoin sandwich.