NYSE-Blockchain.com Tokenized Stocks Deal, Raiffeisen-Bitpanda Expansion, CFTC Warning

The New York Stock Exchange and Blockchain.com have signed a memorandum of understanding to bring tokenized US stocks and ETFs to crypto users through NYSE's planned digital trading platform. Under the proposed arrangement, Blockchain.com will distribute tokenized equities and ETFs traded on NYSE's digital alternative trading system, pending regulatory approval. The companies also plan to exchange market data, with ICE Data Services distributing Blockchain.com crypto data while Blockchain.com incorporates select ICE and NYSE feeds. The move intensifies competition among Kraken, Nasdaq, Binance, Coinbase, and Robinhood, all of which are building tokenized equity offerings. Tokenized stocks have surged to $3.14 billion in distributed value as of Wednesday, up more than 18% over the past month, according to RWA.xyz.

Raiffeisen Bank International is expanding its cryptocurrency push across Central and Eastern Europe through a group-wide partnership with Bitpanda. Bitpanda Enterprise will provide the digital asset infrastructure that RBI's network banks can use to roll out crypto services, potentially reaching approximately 18 million customers. Individual banks will tailor their offerings and rollout pace to local market and regulatory conditions. RBI CEO Michael Höllerer said customer demand for digital assets is growing across the bank's footprint, adding that the institution is committed to meeting that demand through the Bitpanda partnership. A Bitpanda spokesperson told Cointelegraph that implementation remains in early stages and will proceed market by market.

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued a fresh warning to exchanges over manipulation risks tied to prediction market "mention" contracts, highlighting concerns about contracts that reference public statements or events tied to named individuals or entities. Regulators are increasingly scrutinizing event-driven derivatives as prediction markets expand beyond sports and elections into broader news-driven products. The advisory signals heightened oversight of contract design, pricing transparency, and market integrity in the fast-growing prediction sector.

Bitcoin was trading at $84,406.49, down 2.07%, while Monero rose 3.48% to $553.64 and BNB gained 2.64% to $767.50. Stellar led decliners at $0.2020 after a 6.50% drop, with Solana sliding 2.95% to $115.00 and HYPE falling 3.30% to $93.99.