The Block - 2026-07-15
10 items collected.
1. From Perpetual Swaps to Perpetual CFDs: The Regulated Evolution
Author: The Block Research
Published: 7/15/2026, 11:19:00 PM
Categories: Markets
The 24/7 Trading Imperative Fixed exchange sessions are a structural mismatch with the global retail base. The NYSE opens at 9:30 a.m. Eastern and closes at 4:00 p.m., a window designed for an era when the participant base was concentrated in a single geography and order flow was physically intermed...
2. Stripe-PayPal deal could accelerate shift to blockchain-based money, Polygon exec says
Author: RT Watson
Published: 7/15/2026, 9:41:07 PM
Categories: Companies, Deals, Equities, Finance firms, Market Updates, Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions, Analyst Reports, Equity Movers, Fintech, Private Company Mergers and Acquisitions
"Within the next few years the majority of money will live and move on blockchain in one form or another," according to Polygon Labs.
3. Public Hyperliquid treasury firm Hyperion enters into new 500k HYPE bond agreement with Skew
Author: Daniel Kuhn
Published: 7/15/2026, 9:33:12 PM
Categories: Companies, Crypto Ecosystems, Deals, DeFi, DEXs
Hyperion will deploy 500,000 tokens to Skew through a HYPE Asset Use Service (HAUS) agreement in exchange for equity and revenue share.
4. Strategy CEO says company isn’t going anywhere as bitcoin buyer, sees debt concerns only below $10,000 BTC
Author: Yogita Khatri
Published: 7/15/2026, 9:08:05 PM
Categories: Companies, Markets, Public Equities, Strategy
Strategy would begin considering risks associated with its debt only if bitcoin falls to around $8,000-$10,000, CEO Phong Le said.
5. ‘Hugely positive’ meeting on Thursday with Trump to discuss ethics raises hopes for passage of sweeping crypto legislation
Author: Sarah Wynn
Published: 7/15/2026, 8:03:29 PM
Categories: People, Policy, Regulation, U.S. Policymaking, Donald Trump, Senate Agriculture Committee, Senate Banking Committee
Ethics will be front and center Thursday at a meeting with President Donald Trump, a small group of lawmakers and White House staff.
6. Benchmark says Securitize investors should ‘strip out the noise’ after post-SPAC selloff
Author: Kyle Baird
Published: 7/15/2026, 7:49:50 PM
Categories: Companies, Crypto Ecosystems, Deals, Equities, Markets, Web3, Analyst Reports, Tokenization
Separately, Securitize announced a partnership with Cantor Fitzgerald to support blockchain-based IPOs and secondary offerings.
7. Coinbase’s Jesse Pollak hands Base app leadership to Cobie after admitting social bets fell short
Author: Daniel Kuhn
Published: 7/15/2026, 5:58:49 PM
Categories: Companies, Crypto Ecosystems, DeFi, Exchanges, Layer 2s and Scaling, Markets, Metaverse, Metaverse & NFT, Public Equities, Web3, Base, Coinbase, Decentralized Social Media
Coinbase executive Jesse Pollak will focus on Base blockchain's infrastructure, prioritizing trading, stablecoin payments, and AI agents.
8. BlackRock outlines vision for crypto-TradFi convergence as product pipeline grows
Author: RT Watson
Published: 7/15/2026, 4:56:06 PM
Categories: Companies, Crypto Ecosystems, Equities, Finance firms, Markets, Public Equities, Web3, BlackRock, Earnings, Tokenization
The firm seeks to offer tokenized long-term investments like "Treasury funds, iShares ETFs, and even private markets."
9. Crypto clearinghouse Glacis Labs raises $6.8 million seed to expand ZeroDelta platform
Author: Yogita Khatri
Published: 7/15/2026, 4:43:07 PM
Categories: Companies, Crypto Ecosystems, Deals, Venture Capital, Web3, exclusive, Seed and Pre-Seed
Glacis aims to expand ZeroDelta, its multichain clearing platform for stablecoins, into tokenized securities and foreign exchange over time.
10. Kraken Institutional taps Upshift to build vaults that earn yield on idle bitcoin, ETH and stablecoins
Author: Daniel Kuhn
Published: 7/15/2026, 4:05:02 PM
Categories: Companies, Crypto Ecosystems, Deals, DeFi, Exchanges, exclusive, Kraken, Smart contracts
Upshift will build dedicated vaults tailored to each client’s specific investment strategy and risk considerations.