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Nasdaq to Invest $100M in Payward

As bitcoin, ethereum and other cryptocurrencies see major legal, institutional, and technological developments, the financial landscape continues to adapt. Stay up on the crypto news that matters with the "Crypto Currents" weekly from The Fly. Also, join us for your essential daily recap, every day at 2 PM ET on FlyCast radio.NASDAQ TO INVEST $100M IN PAYWARD:Nasdaqannounced Thursdaythe parent company of Kraken, including an agreement by Nasdaq Ventures to invest $100M, the continued advancement of the companies' work on the Nasdaq Equity Token framework, and a new market surveillance agreement. Nasdaq is partnering with Payward to support the continued evolution of tokenized market infrastructure while maintaining an issuer-centric approach grounded in strong governance, regulatory compliance, and market integrity. Nasdaq and Payward will continue to advance the operational and commercial infrastructure supporting Nasdaq Equity Tokens with an expectation to launch NETs in 2Q27. Earlier this year, Nasdaq announced plans to develop NETs and introduced an accompanying framework designed to connect them with Payward's xStocks ecosystem. The next phase of the collaboration will advance the global distribution, trading and post-trade capabilities needed to support the broader adoption of tokenized equities. As part of the expanded relationship, Payward will also adopt Nasdaq's surveillance technology across its portfolio of trading venues, including crypto, equities, tokenized equities, futures and options."The next era of market evolution will be defined by how efficiently and seamlessly capital and assets move across the financial system with durable liquidity," said Tal Cohen, President of Nasdaq. "Expanding our relationship with Payward reflects our conviction that the company can play an important role in building the infrastructure that supports this evolution. This partnership advances our work on Nasdaq Equity Tokens and helps build a more connected financial system while preserving the trust, transparency and integrity that underpin capital formation."CIRCLE TO ACQUIRE TAZAPAY:Circle Internet Groupannounced Tuesday it had signeda Singapore-headquartered B2B cross-border payments infrastructure company focused on serving payment service providers and financial institutions. The deal is expected to close in 2027, subject to customary closing conditions and receipt of regulatory approvals, including approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Tazapay brings over $25B of annualized payment volume, more than 60 banking and fintech partners, local payout rails covering over 100 markets, adding scale to Circle's payments infrastructure. Approximately 60% of Tazapay's transaction volume already includes stablecoins."Stablecoin settlement is becoming core infrastructure in the global economy, and combining USDC with Tazapay's world-class banking relationships, local payout rails, and institutional customer base will accelerate worldwide USDC adoption," said Jeremy Allaire, Circle CEO. "Tazapay has been a design partner for Circle Payments Network since 2025 and we share a deep alignment. We are excited to bring the team in-house and work together towards accelerating Circle's mission."Keefe Bruyette initiated coverage of Circle Internet with a Market Perform rating and $105 price target. Circle is well positioned to benefit from continued stablecoin adoption through USDC and its regulatory, ecosystem, and network advantages, while its larger payments and financial infrastructure opportunities offer significant but more speculative upside, the analyst said.Additionally, Clear Street said it views the deal as the "mirror image" of Mastercard's$1.8B BVNK acquisition in March. The deal roughly doubles the volume footprint of Circle's payments business at close, the analyst said. Clear views the $400M in stock deal price as "disciplined." It keeps a Buy rating on Circle Internet with a $107 price target.COINBASE, MOOV PARTNER FOR STABLECOIN PAYMENTS, CUSTODY:On Thursday, Coinbaseannounced it is, settlement, and real-time funding to Moov's growing customer base of more than 1,000 community banks and credit unions, combining Coinbase's regulated digital asset infrastructure with Moov's existing payments platform. Through this partnership, Moov is integrating Coinbase's stablecoin payments infrastructure into its existing payments platform, giving financial institutions a path to add stablecoin capabilities without building a separate crypto technology stack from scratch. Using CDP's Custodial Wallet accounts for fund custody and the Payments API to orchestrate stablecoin movement, Moov can embed crypto rails directly into its existing product."Community banks and credit unions have witnessed their customers use digital assets for years. Through our partnership with Moov, Coinbase is delivering the regulated infrastructure they need to offer these services directly embedded right into their existing systems. Modern tech should meet local institutions where they are, giving them the tools to compete with the largest players while preserving what makes them trusted pillars of their communities," said Ryan VanGrack, Vice Chair and Head of Corporate Affairs.The company also announced Wednesday it is rolling out a new way for customers in Brazil to earn more on the USDC they already hold by integrating Morpho. Users can deposit their USDC and put it to work onchain, where it accrues rewards until withdrawn with no lock-up required.Additionally on Wednesday, ION announced that Coinbase has selected ION's XTP for Event Contracts to support event contract clearing for Kalshi. Event Contracts is ION's latest extension to its flagship XTP solution, offering a fully automated, real-time platform for the creation, resolution, and settlement of event-based contracts.Goldman Sachs raised the firm's price target on Coinbase to $219 from $196 and kept a Buy rating on the shares.Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley initiated coverage of Coinbase with an Equal Weight rating and $250 price target. The company's scale, liquidity, regulatory infrastructure and product breadth position it to remain a central access and infrastructure provider as digital assets move further inside the regulated financial system, the analyst said. Morgan Stanley sees "meaningful strategic value" in Coinbase's positioning and believes the company is positioned to participate as crypto and traditional finance converge. However, the company's earnings profile remains highly cyclical, while incremental growth increasingly comes from businesses that are less proven, added the firm.CANTOR RAISES PRICE TARGETS ON CRYPTO NAMES:Cantor Fitzgerald raised the firm's price target on Bitmine Immersiontoand kept an Overweight rating on the shares. The price target increase reflects recent momentum in the crypto markets, the analyst said. While the firm is "mindful" of potentially choppy price action in the months ahead, the current bear-market drawdown will likely have bottomed by October 2026, Cantor said.The firm also raised its price target on Forward IndustriestoHyperliquid Strategiesto, Cypherpunk Technologiesto, DeFi DevelopmenttoHyperion DeFito, Metaplanetto, SharpLink GamingtoSol Strategiestoand SUI GrouptoThe analyst kept an Overweight rating on the names.Additionally, Bitmine announced Tuesday Bitmine crypto, total cash and marketable securities and "moonshots" holdings totaling $15.7B. As of September 7, the company's crypto holdings are comprised of 5,929,198 ETH at $2,495 per ETH, 211 BTC, $180M stake in Beast Industries, $91M stake in Eightco Holdingsand total cash & marketable securities of $593M.CANAAN REPORTS EARNINGS:On Tuesday, Canaan Inc.reportedwhich compared to analysts' consensus of loss per share of (15c) and revenue of $31.2M. The company also guided to Q3 revenue of $11M-$15M.Nangeng Zhang, CEO, commented, "Q2 2026 presented a difficult period for bitcoin mining, as renewed bitcoin price pressure, weaker mining economics, and seasonal power constraints weighed on equipment demand and profitability. Our team responded by staying close to customers, matching production to demand, and protecting liquidity. We generated $31.9M in total revenue with 2.5 EH/s of computing power sold during the second quarter. Our mining operations produced 243 bitcoins and continued to generate positive cash contribution before depreciation, supported by competitive power economics, while our digital asset treasury reached a record 1,915 BTC and 3,952 ETH at quarter-end. Beyond revenue generation, we kept our inventory lean, tightened spending and cash-flow management, and further streamlined our organization."BTIG lowered the firm's price target on Canaan to $2 from $3 and kept a Buy rating on the shares. The Q2 results were materially weaker than expected as declining BTC prices drove a sharp drop in mining-rig demand, sales volumes, and ASPs, while management's sharply lower Q3 revenue guidance signals continued pressure on the hardware business, the analyst said.Rosenblatt lowered the firm's price target on Canaan to 75c from $1.30 and kept a Buy rating on the shares. The firm said bitcoin market headwinds and ongoing repurposing of industry capacity toward high-performance compute colocation are weighing on demand for bitcoin mining rigs. As a result, Canaan's product revenue declined 70% quarter over quarter, the analyst said. However, Rosenblatt still sees meaningful operating leverage in Canaan's earnings model should bitcoin prices recover.OTHER CRYPTO NEWS:Strategymakesreports USD reserve of $5.1B as of September 7, price target raised to $179 from $175 at CanaccordStrivepurchasesas of September 4BVNK, Marqetapartner toMastercard launchesBitGoconnectsGalaxy Digitalreceiveslarge load interconnection processSecuritizeinitiatedH.C. Wainwright assumes Bit Digital, Mara HoldingswithTeraWulfinitiatedIrenSweetwater HubSoluna HoldingsenergizesAGM Groupentersto develop desktop nodeVisabringsGeminiprice target raisedU.S. BanklaunchesPowerComputeminesBTC Digitalannounceswith TianciCleanSparkreportsBlockapplies toCRYPTO STOCK PLAYS:Publicly traded companies in the space include Bit Digital, Coinbase, Core Scientific, Mara Holdings, Strategy, Riot Platformsand TeraWulf.PRICE ACTION:As of time of writing, bitcoin dropped roughly 2% this week to $77,469 in U.S. dollars, according to CoinDesk.

Charles Schwab Launches Crypto Trading Service

As bitcoin, ethereum and other cryptocurrencies see major legal, institutional, and technological developments, the financial landscape continues to adapt. Stay up on the crypto news that matters with the "Crypto Currents" weekly from The Fly. Also, join us for your essential daily recap, every day at 2 PM ET on FlyCast radio.CHARLES SCHWAB DETAILS SPOT CRYPTO TRADING LAUNCH:On Thursday, Charles Schwabannouncedoffer that will begin a phased rollout to retail clients in the coming weeks. Schwab Crypto will provide direct access to bitcoin and ethereum trading, combined with educational content and experienced professional support. At launch, Schwab Crypto will include direct trading in bitcoin and ethereum, in-depth digital assets education and resources, including insights and commentary from the Schwab Center for Financial Research and crypto-focused content through Schwab Coaching, as well as the ability to view and trade cryptocurrency and traditional investments side-by-side across Schwab.com, Schwab Mobile, and thinkorswim. It will also include access to Schwab's 24/7 support from thousands of tenured service professionals and will be priced among the lowest in the industry at 75 basis points on the dollar value of each trade. Over time, Schwab plans to add additional cryptocurrencies to the platform, as well as transfer capabilities for both deposits and withdrawals, allowing clients with existing digital asset investments to bring them to Schwab alongside their other investments."With Schwab Crypto, investors can access familiar cryptocurrencies within an all in one investing and banking experience, backed by an ecosystem of education, tools, resources, and support so they can make informed decisions about how crypto might fit into their broader investing goals," said Joe Vietri, Head of Digital Assets. "Whether you're new to crypto and looking for a firm you know and trust, or you already own digital assets, our goal is to be the destination of choice for retail investors who want to incorporate digital assets into their portfolios with confidence."ETORO ENTERS AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE ZENGA:eToroannounced Wednesday that it has entered intoa self-custodial crypto wallet provider, in a move that deepens eToro's digital asset capabilities and accelerates its strategy of connecting traditional finance with on-chain infrastructure and the crypto native economy. The acquisition brings together eToro's global multi-asset platform and distribution with Zengo's non-custodial wallet technology, supporting Zengo's next phase of growth while expanding eToro's digital asset capabilities. The transaction strengthens eToro's ability to support evolving digital asset use cases, including tokenized assets and emerging decentralized trading models such as prediction markets and perpetuals, as these markets develop.Yoni Assia, CEO, said, "We believe the future of finance will be increasingly digital, decentralized and user-controlled, with self-custody playing an important role in that evolution. Zengo has built an innovative and secure wallet experience, and this acquisition will enable us to accelerate its growth while continuing to provide users with choice in how they access digital assets. As we often say, crypto downtimes are the time to build and this acquisition reflects that long-term approach. At the same time, we continue to demonstrate the strength of our diversified business model. We've seen strong capital market activity so far this year, with commodity trading accounting for 60% of trading commissions by asset class in Q1 2026, with commodities trading volume nearly 4x higher year over year. This growth was driven by shifting global macro dynamics, our standing as a top-tier global multi-asset platform, and our strategic expansion of 24/7 trading, including gold and oil."On Thursday, eToro announced the relaunch of Tori, its AI investing companion, introducing three upgrades: persistent memory, real-time market sentiment from X powered by Grok 4.2, and the ability to create and manage user-defined AI-driven Agent Portfolios entirely through conversation.eToro also announced Tuesday the launch of the eToro App Store, a marketplace enabling investors and developers to build, share and access trading and analytics applications directly within the eToro platform.SEC APPROVES PLAN TO REMOVE DAY TRADING LIMITS:The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday approved changes to the pattern day trading rule, shifting from a fixed $25,000 threshold for small investors to risk-based margin requirements applied to all traders. Public feedback "overwhelmingly supported" the plan, which includes the "elimination of the $25,000 minimum equity requirements and definition of pattern day trader," SEC Assistant Secretary Sherry Haywood wrote in an order.Goldman Sachs noted the change and pointed out that as this likely reduces margin requirements for traders, which would allow more smaller-sized accounts to trade more actively, this could drive increased retail trading volumes in equities, which could benefit brokers under coverage, including Buy-rated Robinhoodand Interactive Brokersand Neutral-rated eToro. This could be particularly true for the former, which has smaller average account sizes and mostly U.S. exposure, whereas Interactive Brokers has larger average accounts, and eToro is predominantly non-U.S. exposed.Meanwhile, BernsteinThe firm has an Outperform rating on the name with a $130 price target. The upside will be driven by a recovery in crypto markets and "breakout" revenue growth in prediction markets, the analyst said. Bernstein believes a "weak" Q1 report is already priced into Robinhood shares. The market will be forward looking as trading volumes recover Q2 onwards, contended the firm.Additionally, Truist lowered the firm's price target on Robinhood to $100 from $120 and kept a Buy rating on the shares. The firm updated its Robinhood model to incorporate trading data from February and March ahead of Q1 earnings. While shares have been under pressure year-to-date with revenue headwinds from crypto prices and high-beta equity volatility, shares have consolidated in recent months around $70, which the firm views as an attractive entry point for a platform poised to organically grow assets 20%+ annually for the next three years, the analyst said.CRYPTO COMPANIES SEEK MYTHOS ACCESS:Major crypto exchanges and custodians including Coinbaseand Binance are racing to prepare for powerful AI models like Anthropic's Mythos, which the AI company says could be dangerously good at finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities, The Information's Yueqi Yang reported Tuesday. Coinbase has been in "close communication" with Anthropic about Mythos, "a highly restricted model not available to the public," Coinbase Chief Security Officer Philip Martin said. "Mythos, and future models like it, will enable even deeper testing of software and systems at scale. This will accelerate digital threats as well as digital defense."Meanwhile, Piper Sandler raised the firm's price target on Coinbaseon the shares. Heading into Q1 earnings, the firm expects management teams to strike a positive tone on the outlook for trading volumes, especially in futures as the Iran War continues to impact global energy and commodities markets. Piper is somewhat cautious on the tough year-over-year comparisons facing exchanges in Q2, but a continuation of the Iran War is a strong counter.NORTHERN TRUST, DIGITAL ASSET PARTNER FOR CUSTODY CAPABILITIES:Northern Trustannounced Thursday it hasto support the development of custody capabilities for tokenized financial assets. This integration will advance Northern Trust's broader digital asset strategy as the firm continues to evolve its asset servicing model in response to changing market structures. As part of this agreement, Northern Trust will integrate with Canton Network's infrastructure to develop and deploy applications that bridge digital and traditional markets, supporting institutional grade custody and asset servicing workflows for network participants. This move also creates opportunities with other regulated partners and financial services utilities that provide services for digitally issued assets. Northern Trust will utilize its digital assets platform to support custody and asset servicing for tokenized assets issued or transacted on the network."As institutional adoption of digital assets progresses, clients are looking for custody and servicing models that align with established market standards and regulatory expectations," said Guy Gibson, co‑president, Asset Servicing and head of Institutional Banking and Markets. "Connecting to the Canton Network allows us to extend our asset servicing role into new market structures while maintaining the same principles of scale, control, and risk management that clients expect from Northern Trust."OTHER CRYPTO NEWS:Benchmark startsHoldingswith a BuyBitGo, tradias expandHyperscale DatareportsStrategyacquiresprice target raised to $385 from $350 at TD CowenBitmine ImmersionannouncesCanaanreportsTeraWulfreports preliminaryStrivepurchasesEmpery DigitalsellsBGIN BlockchainannouncesDeFi Technologiesprice target loweredat MaximLM FundingminesHigh Rollerteams with Crypto.com toVisalaunchesBitdeerproducesExodus Movementexpandsfiles lawsuit to compel W3C to complete saleSolunaacquiresfor $16.5MLQR Houseto acquireCypherpunk TechnologiesincreasesMorpheus Research saysTechnology, 'short position justified'CRYPTO STOCK PLAYS:Publicly traded companies in the space include Bit Digital, Coinbase, Core Scientific, Greenidge Generation, Mara Holdings, Strategy, Riot Platformsand TeraWulf.PRICE ACTION:As of time of writing, bitcoin rose roughly 6% this week to $77,225 in U.S. dollars, according to CoinDesk.

Robinhood Shares Rise as SEC Eases Trading Restrictions

Retail brokerages climbed after the SEC signed off on sweeping changes to the pattern‑day‑trader regime, loosening constraints on active small investors. Bitcoin miners meanwhile pushed ahead with sizable equity raises and asset deals to repurpose existing sites as AI‑focused data‑center infrastructure. Stay up on the crypto news that matters with "Crypto Currents," daily from The Fly. Join us at 2 PM ET for your essential briefing on the fast-moving world of cryptocurrency on FlyCast radio.ROBINHOOD EXPANDS RETAIL TRADING MARKET:The SEC's elimination of the $25,000 pattern‑day‑trader minimum has placed Robinhoodat the center of a retail‑trading market expansion, with shares trading higher over the two prior sessions. The overhaul directly broadens the addressable market by opening active intraday trading to retail accounts that previously lacked the capital to meet the old threshold.TERAWULF AND SOLUNA CONTINUE AI PIVOT:, TeraWulfpriced a $900.6M common-stock offering of 47.4M shares at $19, with proceeds earmarked to fund high-performance computing and artificial intelligence data center expansion at its Nautilus campus and to repay a bridge credit facility. The raise is among the largest single equity transactions by a publicly listed infrastructure company. According to, Soluna Holdingscompleted a $16.5M buyout of Spring Lane Capital's 85.4% Class B interest in Project Dorothy 1A, a 100 MW West Texas green data center. The consideration consisted of a $12M promissory note plus cash, clearing the path to pivot compute workloads from mining toward tenants in the artificial intelligence sector.EUROPEAN BANKS FEEL THREATENED BY CRYPTO:According to, RBC Capital analysts warned that HSBCand Deutsche Bankare the most exposed European institutions to disruption if corporates migrate treasury management to crypto-based payment rails. Each derives more than 10% of group revenue from corporate payments, and RBC modeled up to a 7% group revenue hit assuming a meaningful share of wholesale corporate cash management shifts to on-chain settlement.STABLECOIN ISSUERS EXPAND INFRASTRUCTURE REACH:According to, Circle Internet GroupCEO Jeremy Allaire said a yuan-denominated stablecoin could emerge within three to five years as demand for digital-dollar instruments scales, noting USDCcirculation grew 72% year-over-year to $75.3B. According to, Tether participated in a $134M financing round for Stablecoin Development Corporationto back Sky Protocol's infrastructure build-out. Additionally, according to, the stablecoin issuer launched its first direct consumer-facing self-custodial wallet supporting various digital assets and bitcoin.MICRO-CAP FIRMS UPDATE CRYPTO TREASURIES:Cypherpunk Technologies(ZEC-USD), a corporatized privacy-centered token, for approximately $2.15M, lifting its treasury to 303,906 Zcash. The company also announced it will cease using traditional press wire distribution, as they have officially launched their digital asset treasury dashboard in the same vein as Strategy. Mega Matrixrevealed progress on its "dual-engine" strategy across multiple filings, pairing a short-drama streaming business with a digital asset treasury holding stablecoins. The9its FY25 form 20-F and an F-3 shelf registration for future capital raises alongside its mining operations. Bit Originalso revealed the disclosure of a new material agreement.PRICE ACTION:As of time of writing, bitcoinwas trading at$74,401.47, while etherwas trading at$2,328.91,.